UA Student News for Feb. 15, 2011

Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/student to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the e-mail subscription. DATES TO REMEMBER Today “Dance Alabama!” 7:30 p.m., Morgan Auditorium “Flora the Red Menace,” 7:30 p.m., Allen Bales Theatre Feb. 16 General interest and business career fair, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Bryant Conference Center “From My Hands: Quilt

Civil Rights Pioneer, Education Advocate to Speak at UA’s Women’s History Month Lecture

The University of Alabama School of Social Work will welcome civil rights pioneer and education advocate Ethel Hall to speak for its first-ever Women’s History Month lecture Monday, March 28 at 3 p.m. in 223 Little Hall on the UA campus.

UA Panhellenic Executive Council, Presidents Announced

The University of Alabama Panhellenic Council has announced the students chosen to serve on the 2011 executive council and as sorority presidents.

Johnson Named Management-Marketing Department Head at UA

Dr. Diane Johnson, associate professor of management and Miles-Rose Professor of Leadership, has been named head of the department of management and marketing at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce.

Whale of a Tale: ‘Moby-Dick’ Adaptation Takes UA Stage

The University of Alabama’s department of theatre and dance is presenting the world premiere of “Moby-Dick,” a play by Dr. Steve Burch, UA associate professor of theatre. The play will be performed Monday, Feb. 21, through Sunday, Feb. 27, in the Marian Gallaway Theatre on Stadium Drive in the UA Theatre District.

Kennedy Center Theatre Festival Honors UA Professor

Donna Meester, associate professor in The University of Alabama’s department of theatre and dance and director of costume design/production, has been awarded The Kennedy Center Golden Medallion for her service to the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.

Lecture on Muslim Presence in Greece Highlights Alabama Greece Initiative at UA

Dr. Angeliki Ziaka of Aristotle University will visit The University of Alabama from Monday, Feb. 21, to Friday, Feb. 25, to meet and converse with faculty and students across the College of Arts and Sciences.

UA’s ‘Starry Night’ Arty Party Benefits Art and Art History

Woods Quad on The University of Alabama campus will be the focus for “Starry Night,” the College of Arts and Sciences Leadership Board’s seventh Arty Party fundraiser to benefit student research in the department of art and art history.

UA, Impact Alabama Students Providing Free Tax Prep Services for Working Families

More than 100 students from The University of Alabama Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility and Impact Alabama are providing free tax preparation services to working families.

Hospitality Professional to be Inducted into UA Hall of Fame

A Vestavia Hills resident whose distinguished career in the convention and meeting industry includes a stint as president and CEO of the industry’s international professional association will be inducted into The University of Alabama’s Hospitality Hall of Fame Feb. 23.