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DEADLINES TO REMEMBER
Today-April 5
Registration time assignments and advising for summer and fall
March 30
SOURCE team applications due, 4:45 p.m., 355 Ferguson Student Center
March 31
Online survey for campus master plan
April 1
Faculty/Staff Award nominations due
April 4-6
Opt in to purchase student football tickets
STUDENT AFFAIRS
Details and dates for the sale of student football tickets for the 2011 season have been finalized. For students who will return in the fall, the sale will occur over five days based on each student’s credit hours. These are UA hours and do not include transfer or AP hours. Following is a timeline that explains what each student needs to do in order to participate in the online sale.
April 4-6
All currently enrolled students should go to the home tab on http://mybama.ua.edu and click on “Opt in to Purchase Student Football Tickets” in the upper left-hand corner. Students must opt in to be eligible for the student sale. Students can do this anytime between 8:30 a.m. CDT on April 4 and 4:30 p.m. on April 6.
April 8
Students who indicated they were interested in tickets during the opt-in period will receive an email letting them know their sale dates. Sale days will be based on total credit hours.
April 18-22
Each student’s credit hours determine which day a student will participate. For each day, the University will allocate tickets based on the percentage that each group represents in the total group of students. For example, if 27 percent of interested students fall between 31 and 60 hours, 27 percent of the tickets will be allocated for that day. Following is the breakdown for each sales day:
Monday, April 18: graduate and professional students
Tuesday, April 19: 91 or more credit hours
Wednesday, April 20: 61-90 credit hours
Thursday, April 21: 31-60 credit hours
Friday, April 22: 0-30 credit hours
Student packages will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis each day, with a limit of one package per student. Contact the Alabama Ticket Office at 348-2262 with questions.
New campus-based students (freshmen, transfer, graduate, others) and students who receive undergraduate degrees from UA in Spring 2011 and who are admitted to a graduate program after March 25 will be included in the new-student sale that begins June 1.
The Crimson White is seeking staffers for the 2011-12 academic year. No minimum skill levels are required. All majors can apply. More information: http://jointhecw.wordpress.com or Victor Luckerson, editor, at editor@cw.ua.edu.
The Office of Dean of Students recently launched an initiative specifically for students who are in foster care, are wards of the state or are emancipated. People interested in being a part of the program can contact Dr. Lowell Davis at 348-3326.
The SOURCE board of governors is taking applications for team positions through March 30 at 4:45 p.m. Applications can be found at http://thesource.ua.edu and can be submitted to 355 Ferguson Student Center. More information: 348-6114 or source@bama.ua.edu.
The Academic Honor Council is accepting nominations for the 2011 Faculty/Staff Award through April 1. The award recognizes a faculty or staff member who promotes integrity in the classroom and inspires students to live moral and ethical lives. Applications are available at http://ahc.ua.edu/?page_id=857. More information: Josh Cirulnick at 348-1035.
Students who use the free tutoring services at the Writing Center have the opportunity to win free food and drinks from Stewart’s Corner. The Writing Center is located at 322 Lloyd Hall, and Stewart’s Corner is on the first floor.
The National Alumni Association has travel opportunities available for students about to graduate and for young graduates and professionals. More information: http://alumni.ua.edu/young-alumni-travel or Jennifer DeFrance at 348-1553.
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
The academic affairs division of the Student Government Association will help students with the registration process by administering a Registration Help Hotline during the weeks of registration. Students can call 348-8401 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 29-April 5 (excluding weekends). More information: Amelia Gwaltney.
The Alabama in Ghana study-abroad program is recruiting students for summer 2011. More information: Dr. Seth Appiah-Opoku.
CAMPUS AFFAIRS
The deadline to participate in the online survey regarding the campus master plan is March 31. Click here for more information and to access the survey. Return to the site occasionally to check on the results of the survey and to review progress toward what will become the 2012 Campus Master Plan Update. Comments or suggestions can be sent to Dan Wolfe, UA planner and designer.
EVENTS, ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
“UA Community and Respect: Celebrating the Capstone Creed” continues today through April 1.
- “Race in Real Time,” March 29, 6-8 p.m., 235 Lloyd Hall
- “Social Capitol on Campus,” March 30, noon- 2 p.m., Riverside Community Center
- “Who is UA? Creating a Plan for Campus Unity,” April 1, 2-4 p.m., 311 Carmichael Hall
More information: Josh Burford.
“Sleep Out on the Quad” begins at 8 p.m. on March 30. Stay all night on the Quad and help raise awareness for homelessness. Click here for complete details and events. Register on http://slpro.ua.edu. More information: uahungerandhomelessness@gmail.com.
Rhythm Entertainment Group, a new percussion group formed by UA percussion students, will present “Rhythm Magic” in the Moody Music Building concert hall on March 30 at 7:30 p.m. The show is free to the public. The performance will feature high-energy drumming and theatrics combined with cutting-edge technology, including LED and UV lights, glow paint, glow drums and other special effects. The five members of Rhythm Entertainment Group are Scott Radock, Derrill Koelz, Joe Collins, Johnny Suomu and Jeff Leng. More information: 256-682-0761.
The Women’s Resource Center and the Counseling Center will host “What Makes You Beautiful” on March 30 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Ferguson Student Center. Photographs of UA women will be taken and publicly displayed along with each woman’s personal definition of what makes her beautiful. More information: Jessi Hitchins.
The Women’s Resource Center is sponsoring the “Women Who Dared” poster campaign through March 31. The campaign provides students, faculty and staff with numerous illustrations of women who have achieved great heights in their areas of expertise, from environmentalism to medical research. In conjunction with the poster campaign, Women’s History Month table tents will be placed throughout the campus dining areas to provide the UA community with trivia about women’s history. More information: Jessi Hitchins.
Freshman Forum’s Track 3 will collect new or gently used, elementary-level children’s books to donate to a local elementary school. A table and donation box will be available in the Ferguson Student Center March 29-April 1 from 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. More information: Amber Hersh.
Speak Up and Chow Down will host “Grits and The Great Beyond,” an interbelief discussion of the afterlife, on March 31. A free dinner begins at 7 p.m. All belief groups are invited. More information: Tyler Richards.
The Afro-American Gospel Choir will host “Monday’s Best,” a spinoff of the gospel television show, “Sunday’s Best,” on April 4 at 7 p.m. in the Ferguson Student Center Theater. “Monday’s Best” is a Christian talent show; students are invited to sing in the show for an entry fee of $5. More information: Brittany Everson.
The Women’s Resource Center invites the UA community to the opening reception for the “Healing the Wounded Heart” exhibit on April 4 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Crossroads Community lounge in the Ferguson Student Center. Wooden hearts decorated by victims of sexual assault will be on display. Refreshments will be served. The exhibit runs through April 29. More information: Marie Perez-Fisher.
The “We Speak Up” photography campaign will be held April 4-8, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., in the Ferguson Student Center. Participants can have their photographs taken and submit personal messages explaining why they are against sexual assault. The photo messages will be displayed in the Ferg throughout April in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. More information: Maria Perez-Fisher.
The UA TOMS student organization will host “One Day Without Shoes” on April 5. All students and faculty are encouraged to go barefoot for a day to understand the significance of owning a pair of shoes. Barefoot events and activities will be hosted throughout the day on the Quad and at the Ferguson Plaza. More information: Kellie Gentry at kfgentry@crimson.ua.edu or UA Toms at uatoms@gmail.com.
The new American Studies Club will host a film screening of “Dazed and Confused” on April 5 at 5 p.m. in 125 ten Hoor Hall. Dr. Eric Weisbard, AMS professor, will lead a discussion following the film. Free refreshments will be provided. More information: AMSClubUA@gmail.com.
Students can view the new Invisible Children film “Tony” on April 5 at 7 p.m. at 1004 Shelby Hall. Following the film, a UA student will share firsthand experiences of last summer’s bombings in Kampala, Uganda. More information: Caitlin Trotter apwonjo@gmail.com.
Sustained Dialogue, a group on campus, is bringing Mental Health Monologues to UA for the first time. Mental Health Monologues is a project that collects anonymous essay submissions from students on campus about their personal struggles with mental illness. The submissions are then used as monologues performed by actors during a staged performance. Sustained Dialogue’s objective is to erase the stigma surrounding the discussion and treatment of mental illness. People can submit their stories through April 5 by clicking here. More information: rmkastner@crimson.ua.edu.
The next “Brown Bag Lecture” will be held April 6, noon-1 p.m., at 102 Manly Hall and will feature two women’s studies graduate students presenting their original research. Click here for more information.
The Community Service Center, Student Government Association and Housing and Residential Communities will host “Hands On Tuscaloosa” on April 8, 10 a.m.-noon. Hands On Tuscaloosa is a day of service meant to familiarize students with particular needs of the underserved population in Tuscaloosa. Email handsontuscaloosa@gmail.com for more information or click here for an application.
The Society of Physics Students is hosting a chess tournament on April 9 in 109 Gallalee Hall. Pre-registration is $5, and onsite registration is $10. A $50 prize will be awarded to the top, non-faculty participant. Other noncompetitive games will be available to play. All proceeds will benefit the UA chapter of the Society of Physics Students. For more information, visit the department of physics and astronomy front office in 206 Gallalee Hall or email sps@bama.ua.edu to register.
Colleges Against Cancer is hosting a survivorship banquet on April 9 in the Social Activity Room at the Student Recreation Center. Each cancer survivor can bring one guest. The meal is free. Relay For Life immediately follows at the soccer stadium. More information: klwoodard@crimson.ua.edu.
The Student Alumni Association and the Beta Delta chapter of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity will host the annual RISE and Shine Charity Golf Tournament on April 15. Proceeds will benefit UA’s RISE School for exceptional children and their typically developing peers. A small portion of the proceeds will also fund two student-leadership scholarships awarded annually by the SAA. More information: http://www.saa.ua.edu or http://saaatoriseandshine2011.eventbrite.com. Questions: Alex McNair.
Apwonjo is hosting “Please Don’t Stop the Music” at the Student Recreation Center on April 16. Andrew Briggs, founder of Freedom In Creation, will speak at 8 p.m. A dance party will be from 8:30 p.m. until 1 a.m. The cost for teams who register by April 7 is $10 per team member. Individuals can register for $12 each. After April 7, prices are $15 per team member or $20 per individual. More information: http://www.apwonjo.org/calendar-of-events.html.
ATHLETICS
March 30
Men’s baseball vs. South Alabama, 6:05 p.m., Sewell-Thomas Stadium
April 1
Women’s tennis vs. Arkansas, 3 p.m., Tennis Stadium
Men’s baseball vs. Arkansas, 6:35 p.m., Sewell-Thomas Stadium
April 2
Men’s baseball vs. Arkansas, 2:05 p.m., Sewell-Thomas Stadium
NCAA women’s gymnastics regional championships, 6 p.m., Coleman Coliseum
April 3
Women’s tennis vs. LSU, 1 p.m., Tennis Stadium
Men’s baseball vs. Arkansas, 1:05 p.m., Sewell-Thomas Stadium
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