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DATES TO REMEMBER
Midsemester break (classes dismissed), Oct. 27-28
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
The new UA majors website is now available at http://ua.edu/majors. Visitors to the site will find helpful information on all majors available to undergraduate students, including student-designed programs and New College depth studies. The site provides information like accreditation, career opportunities and what UA graduates are doing with their degrees. Users can access the Degree Works academic-planning tool and the Finish in Four program that will help students to stay on track to finish their degrees in four years.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Section 30 of Act 2011-535, commonly referred to as the immigration law, states that a person conducting a business transaction must prove that he or she is either a citizen of the United States or is a lawfully present alien in the United States residing in Alabama. Business transactions include, but are not limited to, purchasing or renewing license plates, purchasing Alabama certificates of title, purchasing or renewing boats or manufactured homes, purchasing hunting or fishing licenses or purchasing business licenses. Certain documents, including a driver’s license or non-driver identification, are used to prove citizenship. Alabama residents may check the status of their driver’s licenses or non-driver identifications on the State of Alabama’s Driver License Verification System website at https://alverify.mvtrip.alabama.gov before submitting renewals for a license.
An individual who is a registered owner of a vehicle that is also registered or titled with a co-owner or co-registrant must also provide proof of citizenship or lawful presence for the co-owner and co-registrant.
Also, if an individual is renewing a tag, but the vehicle is in someone else’s name, proof of citizenship or lawful presence must be provided for both the owner of the vehicle and the person signing to purchase or renew a license plate. This includes students renewing a vehicle on behalf of a parent who lives in another state.
More information on purchasing and renewing licenses and vehicle tags is available by calling the Tuscaloosa County License Commissioner at 205-464-8233 or sending an email to license@tuscco.com.
By Oct. 15 of each year, each coeducational institution of higher education that participates in any federal student aid program and has an intercollegiate athletic program must prepare an Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act report and make it available upon request to students, potential students and the public. The University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics’ EADA report can be accessed at https://eada.ia.ua.edu. A paper copy of the report will be provided upon request by contacting the Office of University Relations.
The Women’s Resource Center asks members of the UA community to wear purple ribbons during October to raise awareness of dating and domestic violence. To obtain a ribbon, contact the WRC at wrc@sa.ua.edu or 348-5040. Click here to see a list of events for the month.
STUDENT AFFAIRS
The Office of the Dean of Students is still seeking members for its new initiative launched specifically for students who are in foster care, are wards of the state or are emancipated. People interested in being a part of this program can contact Dr. Lowell Davis at 348-3326 or at lkdavis2@sa.ua.edu.
Creative Campus announces the official launch of The Dome, an online multimedia-electronic magazine that highlights the arts of the UA and Tuscaloosa communities. A kickoff event will be held today at 6 p.m. at Maxwell Hall. Refreshments will be served, and various features of The Dome will be shown. More information: 348-7884, thedomeua@gmail.com, or http://www.thedome.ua.edu.
The Miss University of Alabama program committee will host a candidate-interest meeting on Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. in Alumni Hall. Prospective contestants will receive application information for the 2012 pageant scheduled for Feb. 18 at the Bama Theatre. Application deadline for contestants is Dec. 5. The Miss University of Alabama program is sponsored by the UA National Alumni Association and is a preliminary competition open to all female, full-time students at the Tuscaloosa campus. The pageant is an official preliminary pageant for the Miss Alabama and Miss America programs. The student named 2012 Miss UA will receive a one-year full-tuition scholarship, two book scholarships and other gifts. More information: Carol Wright, program director, at 205-752-3774, 205-454-8622 or cwwright4@comcast.net.
The Office of Health Promotion and Wellness at the Student Health Center invites all students to follow the Smoking Cessation Campaign on Twitter @Time2Quit (use the hashtag #time2quitUA) from Nov. 1 to Nov. 17. The account will be used to encourage nonsmokers to encourage their smoker friends to kick the habit by promoting the Alabama Tobacco Quitline in anticipation of the Great American Smokeout. Toward the end of the campaign, an interactive Twitter competition will be held, with prizes being awarded to the winners. More information: Alex McNair at atmcnair@crimson.ua.edu.
EVENTS
Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard will speak today at 6 p.m. in Smith Hall. The UA College Republicans is sponsoring the event. More information: Cliff Sims at csims06@gmail.com.
The Residence Hall Association will show the movie “Insidious” in the Ferguson Center theater at 8 p.m. today. The movie is free, and refreshments will be provided.
Activities celebrating the chemical unit of measurement known as the “mole” are being sponsored this week by two campus organizations: the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers and the Chemistry Graduate Student Organization. An NOBCChE interest meeting will be held today at 6:30 p.m. in 2106 Shelby Hall. On Oct. 26, the “‘Mole’ificent World of Chemistry” will be held in the Ferguson Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The “What’s Taboo about Chemistry” game night will be held in 2105 Shelby Hall at 6 p.m. on Oct. 27. The two organizations will conduct a demonstration at Englewood Elementary School on Oct. 28. More information: Sharifa Love at stlove@crimson.ua.edu.
The Academic Honor Council will host Integrity Day on Nov. 3 at the Ferguson Center Plaza from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Students can meet the justices from each of the colleges and schools on campus and learn about the importance of academic integrity. There will be giveaways from every college and school, games, food and a chance to win book scholarships or football tickets to the UA vs. LSU football game. For more information, visit an Integrity Day tent on the Quad and in the Ferguson Center Plaza on Nov. 2. More information: Denzel Evans-Bell at devansbell@gmail.com.
Sigma Lambda Gamma multicultural sorority and LifeSouth will host a blood drive in the Student Activity Center on the first floor of the Student Recreation Center on Nov. 3 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. All blood types are needed. Donors will receive pizza and T-shirts.
The Beat Auburn Beat Hunger 5K Race will be held Nov. 6. The race starts at 2 p.m. from the outdoor-pool-parking lot at the Student Recreation Center. Registration begins at 1 p.m. Trophies will be awarded to the top three female and male winners in each category. Registration is $15 and includes a T-shirt. Click here for more information and the registration form.
UA’s Creative Campus will host Quidditch on the Quad, a campuswide muggle-quidditch tournament, on Nov. 13 in collaboration with University Recreation. Preliminary rounds will be held at the recreational fields on Nov. 10. Visit the Creative Campus website for more information.
Students are invited to the Squared Away Soldier Banquet on Nov. 17 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in 302 Ferguson Center. Hosted by UA organization Black Reflections, the event recognizes and appreciates soldiers and the service they perform. More information: Black Reflections at black.beauty.ua@gmail.com.
HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES
The UA Student Athlete Advisory Committee will host its ninth annual Halloween Extravaganza for children ages 13 years and younger Tuesday, Oct. 25 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Hand Crisp Indoor Facility. Children can dress up and play games with some of their favorite Alabama athletes. More information: Jill Lancaster at jlancaster@ia.ua.edu.
On Oct. 29 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., the Alabama Museum of Natural History will host Haunting at the Museum, a candlelit-walking tour of the Quad area. Tour leader Dr. Jerry Oldshue, known as the Capstone’s historian, will share stories of ghosts and unexplained sightings. The tour begins and ends at Smith Hall, where the ghost of Dr. Eugene Smith is said to occasionally make his presence known. While spectral visits are not guaranteed, refreshments are promised. The event is free to the public. Walking-tour participants should meet in front of Smith Hall. More information: Randy Mecredy at 348-7550 or museum.program@ua.edu.
The Student Alumni Association will host its annual Halloween Festival on Oct. 31 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the lawn of Alumni Hall. Children are invited to dress in costumes and come play games, decorate cookies and receive candy. More information: 348-1533.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
UA students can earn community service hours, work-study hours and SLPro hours by volunteering to work with animals through the Humane Society of West Alabama. More information: http://www.humanesocietyofwa.org.
Students can volunteer at Temporary Emergency Services on Thursdays, 1-3 p.m., for the rest of the semester. Volunteers will prepare food bags and organize donations. Interested students can sign up for the event on http://slpro.ua.edu and meet at 346 Ferguson Center on Thursdays. More information: Community Service Center at volunteer@ua.edu or 348-2865.
The Sunday Student Service Initiative occurs every Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Students meet at the Tuscaloosa Area Volunteer Reception Center at 2512 University Blvd. E. to receive service assignments in the field of debris removal that is within walking distance of the TARVC. The Student Government Association sponsors the initiative. More information: SGA at 348-2742.
ATHLETICS
Women’s soccer vs. Auburn, Oct. 28, 7 p.m., Soccer Stadium
Women’s volleyball vs. Georgia, 7 p.m., Foster Auditorium
Men’s tennis Crimson Tide Fall Championships, Oct. 28-30, time TBA, Tennis Stadium
Swimming and diving vs. Emory and Tulane, Oct. 29, time TBA, Aquatics Center
Women’s volleyball vs. Auburn, Oct. 30, 1:30 p.m., Foster Auditorium
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