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DATES TO REMEMBER
Final examinations, Dec. 13-16
UA winter commencement, Dec. 17, 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., Coleman Coliseum
UA holiday, Dec. 22, 2011-Jan. 2, 2012; normal business operations will resume on Jan. 3
Classes resume, Jan. 11, 2012
EVENTS
UA will hold its winter commencement ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. in Coleman Coliseum. Ceremonies will be broadcast live over the Internet. The webcast will be archived on UA’s website at http://www.ua.edu/commencement and will be available for viewing for approximately 30 days following the ceremonies.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Gorgas, Rodgers and Bruno libraries will operate 24/7 until Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. For a complete list of library hours, visit http://www.lib.ua.edu/fall2011.
The University’s normal business operations cease at 5 p.m. on Dec. 21 for the holidays and will resume on Jan. 3, 2012. Spring classes begin on Jan. 11, 2012.
The University Supply Store will hold a UA community appreciation sale Dec. 14-17. The sale will feature 30 percent off all Bama apparel and souvenirs for all UA students, faculty and staff. Previously discounted items and Vera Bradley merchandise are excluded from the sale. Sale hours will be 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Dec. 14-16 at the Ferguson Center and Tutwiler Hall locations and 7 a.m.-5 p.m. on Dec. 17 at the Ferguson location. Free gift-wrapping will be available. A trade-book sale will be held in the lobby outside the Ferguson location in concurrence with the appreciation sale.
Students from UA and LSU will join forces in a service initiative in New Orleans Sunday, Jan. 8 to assist the Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Louisiana. If you will be in New Orleans on Jan. 8, show your Crimson Tide spirit by joining with students and alumni from LSU prior to the BCS National Championship Game to make a positive impact in the New Orleans community. The SGA and several other student organizations, departments and alumni chapters are working together from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Louisiana. Lunch will be provided at noon. If you are interested in volunteering, you must pre-register by clicking here.
Colonial Drive will be closed Dec. 19, 2011–Jan. 2 2012. The road between Doster Hall and Harris Hall will be open to eastbound and westbound traffic. A barricade south of this intersection will block off Colonial Drive.
Temporary power outages will occur in the following facilities as noted:
Dec. 19, begins at 5 p.m. and lasts for approximately 12 hours
- AIME Building
- Bevill Building
- Highlands, The
- Lakeside Community
- Lakeside Dining
- McMillan Building
- Mineral Industries Building
- Mineral Industries Building Parking Lot
- Riverside Community
- Riverside Parking Lot Lighting
- Science and Engineering Complex IV
- Science and Engineering Complex Job Trailers
- Shelby Hall
Dec. 20, begins at 5 p.m. and lasts for approximately eight hours
- The Highlands
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 to raise awareness of mental health and help erase any stigmas surrounding the illness. Students who are interested in submitting their stories can visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/L28VX2V and follow the instructions for submission. Submissions are due no later than Jan. 20, 2012. More information: Becca Kastner at rmkastner@crimson.ua.edu.
The Office of Sustainability strives for a better environment through recycling, reducing consumption and educating others on the importance of sustainability. The Go Green website highlights sustainable projects and provides ways to connect students, faculty, staff and the surrounding communities with “green” initiatives on and off campus. Visit http://www.gogreen.ua.edu to see posts of upcoming events and news. People who are aware of any green initiatives that are not currently highlighted on the website can email the Office of Sustainability at gogreen@fa.ua.edu or leave a message on the website. Follow UA’s green initiatives on Facebook by searching for the “University of Alabama Sustainability” page.
UA has established a 24-hour HALT hotline to allow students, parents or others to report incidents of discrimination, harassment, hazing or any kind of unhealthy behavior. An individual calling the hotline can leave a confidential message with the Office of the Dean of Students. Callers to the hotline are anonymous. Callers are asked to include as much detailed information as possible. The hotline number is 205-348-4258 (HALT).
University resources on harassment, bullying, and diversity and sensitivity training are available online. The University of Alabama is committed to providing an environment that is free from illegal harassment based on race, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status. Students are encouraged to review the University’s online training tutorial on harassment at http://training.newmedialearning.com/psh/ua (select the student version) to understand what is inappropriate behavior that should be reported. Details about to whom a student should report harassment are found in the policy located at http://eop.ua.edu/harrassment.html. The Code of Student Conduct at http://policies.ua.edu/conduct.html also prohibits students from engaging in physical abuse, verbal abuse, threats, stalking, intimidation, harassment, sexual misconduct or violence, coercion, and/or other conduct that threatens, harasses or injures a person. Students may file charges under the Code of Student Conduct with the Office of Judicial Affairs.
Students with complaints of harassment against faculty members, graduate assistants, other student employees and staff members should contact the designated harassment resource person in their department, school or college or in the department, school or college in which the alleged offender is employed. The name and location of the designated harassment resource person can be obtained online from the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs’ website at http://eop.ua.edu/persons.html or from the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs. Complaints of harassment against other students should be addressed to the student affairs’ designated harassment resource person. Students may also receive assistance from the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs, 171 Rose Administration Building, 205-348-5855, TDD 205-348-5573. Complaints can also be filed by clicking on one of the following two links: http://sa.ua.edu/complaints.cfm or http://dos.ua.edu/ (click on “Complaints” in upper right).
The Counseling Center (http://counseling.ua.edu) and the Women’s Resource Center (http://wrc.ua.edu/index.cfm) are staffed with trained professionals who, in a confidential setting, will help students deal with problems related to harassment or bullying of any type. The University’s Crossroads Community Center (http://crossroads.ua.edu) provides campuswide leadership in areas of cultural programming and intercultural education and facilitates meaningful engagement among students, employees and community. One of its programs, Sustained Dialogue, engages students and other University community members who discuss probing subjects that divide the community (such as race, class, gender) and work toward collective action designed to address these issues. The Division of Student Affairs, the Department of Human Resources, Capstone Alliance’s Safe Zone program and academic units also routinely offer anti-discrimination and diversity sensitivity programs. Students, faculty members and staff are encouraged to participate in the wide range of diverse cultural programs, intercultural education and other educational initiatives that enhance awareness and appreciation of cultural and individual diversity, promote community and prepare students for the global society in which they will live and work.
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