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DEADLINES TO REMEMBER
SGA applications, Feb. 13, 5 p.m.
LeaderShape Institute applications, Feb. 15, 11:59 p.m.
TODAY
LeaderShape Institute information session, 6 p.m., Student Recreation Center activity room
THIS WEEK’S DATES TO REMEMBER
Official UA ring collection information fair, Feb. 13-15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Ferguson Center lobby
Auditions for “The Vagina Monologues,” Feb. 14, 4-9 p.m., 302 Ferguson Center
Auditions for “The Vagina Monologues,” Feb. 15, noon-4 p.m., 302 Ferguson Center
Community Service Center home-rebuilding project, Feb. 16
The “49” student organization meeting, Feb. 17, 3 p.m., 360 Ferguson Center
Learn to be a disc jockey, Feb. 17, 6 p.m., 300 Ferguson Center
Bama Idol auditions, Feb. 18, 5 p.m. (Paty Hall) and 6-9 p.m. (305 Ferguson Center)
Bama Idol auditions, Feb. 19, 6-9 p.m., 305 Ferguson Center
ATHLETICS
Women’s tennis vs. Washington, Feb. 15, 3 p.m., Tennis Complex
Baseball vs. VMI, Feb. 15, 6 p.m., Sewell-Thomas Stadium
Gymnastics vs. Auburn, Feb. 15, 7:30 p.m., Coleman Coliseum
Baseball vs. VMI, Feb. 16, 2 p.m., Sewell-Thomas Stadium
Baseball vs. VMI, Feb. 17, 1 p.m., Sewell-Thomas Stadium
Baseball vs. Southern Mississippi, Feb. 19, 6 p.m., Sewell-Thomas Stadium
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Undergraduate students of all majors are invited to enter UA’s annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference scheduled for April 16 at the Bryant Conference Center. Students can compete for cash prizes and earn practical experience in defending or performing their research or artistic projects before judges. Students can register online at http://urca.ua.edu. March 22 is the deadline to register and submit a project abstract. In addition to the website, more information is available by contacting Michelle Estes at mestes@fa.ua.edu or by following the conference on Tumblr, Twitter and Facebook.
Students can nominate individuals for the UA AAA Academic Advisor Excellence Award. The award recognizes the importance of academic advising and is given to an outstanding faculty advisor, professional advisor or someone with responsibility for advising who has made significant contributions to the field of academic advising. Click here for an application. More information: Shelley Vold at scvold@ua.edu or 348-6639.
STUDENT AFFAIRS
The Division of Student Affairs will cover tuition and travel costs for students selected to attend the 2013 LeaderShape Institute that will be held July 28-Aug. 2 in Atlanta, Ga. To find out more about LeaderShape and its impact on participants, students are encouraged to attend information sessions hosted by UA students who attended the 2012 institute. Attendance at these sessions may also result in an advantage during the application-review stage. Visit http://sa.ua.edu/leadershape.cfm for a list of session dates and for an application, which must be submitted online by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 15.
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
Applications for SGA senate and executive offices are now available at http://vote.ua.edu. The application deadline is Wednesday, Feb. 13, at 5 p.m. The spring campaign period will begin Feb. 25. Online voting will be March 12 via myBama. More information: Kelli Knox-Hall at mailto:kknox-hall@sa.ua.edu or 348-3250.
The 49 student organization will hold its first official meeting of the spring semester on Sunday, Feb. 17, at 3 p.m. in 360 Ferguson Center. Attendees will discuss how to improve the experiences of current and future out-of-state students. More information: Douglas Fair at dcfair@crimson.ua.edu.
The Collegiate 100 Black Women is an organization that promotes professionalism, academic excellence and cultural awareness. The organization also participates in service projects throughout the Tuscaloosa area. Meetings are every first and third Wednesdays at 7 p.m. More information: Andrea Dobynes at andrea.dobynes@gmail.com or 334-349-5317.
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority is encouraging students to vote for UA basketball coach Anthony Grant in ESPN’s Coaches’ Charity Challenge. The coach with the largest number of votes at the end of the contest will be awarded $100,000 for his chosen charity. Click here for more information and to vote. Click on the “South Region” tab to vote for Grant. Students can vote each day until March 11.
Students interested in joining Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity can contact Matt Lesser at melesser@crimson.ua.edu or 513-410-1637.
EVENTS
The University of Alabama Crossroads Community Center invites the campus and community to participate in events throughout February during African-American History Month.Click here for more information.
Any student who is interested in ordering an official UA ring can meet with representatives from Balfour on Feb. 13-15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Ferguson Center lobby outside of the University Supply Store. Students can view a collection of the rings, have their fingers sized and ask questions. Students can also click here to order rings online. Rings are available to all students who earned a minimum of 60 hours while pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees at the University. Each day’s event will feature prizes and free food. More information: Peter Pierre at ppierre@bama.ua.edu or 348-8847.
Auditions will be held in 302 Ferguson Center on Thursday, Feb. 14 (4-9 p.m.), and Friday, Feb. 15 (noon-4 p.m.), for “The Vagina Monologues.” Auditions are open to any woman regardless of abilities, theater training, body type, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, race, or nationality as long as she is committed to the project. The performance is scheduled for April 16-17 at the Ferguson Center Theater and will be directed by Stacy Panitch and Jessi Hitchins. This community performance, hosted by the students in the Student Leadership Council and Alpha Psi Omega theatre and dance honor society, supports the Women’s Resource Center in WRC’s mission to provide counseling and advocacy for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence within The University of Alabama. To register or learn more about the auditions, visit http://wrc.ua.edu/vday.cfm.
Have you ever wanted to be a disc jockey? Students and faculty are invited to join University Programs on Sunday, Feb. 17, at 6 p.m. in 300 Ferguson Center to learn how to be an announcer. A disc jockey from radio station WALJ 105.1 radio will teach the class. Cost is $10 for students and $15 for faculty. Click here to register. More information: kmwillis1@crimson.ua.edu or 348-7525.
Auditions for the next Bama Idol are scheduled to begin soon. All registered UA students are eligible to audition on any of the following dates and at the following locations:
- Feb. 18: Paty Hall, 5 p.m.305 Ferguson Center, 6-9 p.m.
- Feb. 19: 305 Ferguson Center, 6-9 p.m.
- Feb. 21: Mary Burke Hall Crimson Nights community room, 7 p.m.
- Feb. 25: Tutwiler Hall community room, 3–5:30 p.m.Riverside Community public-meeting room, 6-8 p.m.; Bryant Hall, 7 p.m.; Blount Undergraduate Initiative Living-Learning Center, 7 p.m.
- Feb. 26: Harris Hall, 7 p.m.
- Feb. 27: Presidential Village, seventh floor, 7-9 p.m.
- Feb. 28: Presidential Village, seventh floor, 6-9 p.m.
Auditions require a 30-second a cappella performance. A total of eight finalists will be selected to perform in the Bama Idol finale to be held on March 13 at 8 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Theater. More information: bamaidol@gmail.com.
CNN anchor Don Lemon will speak to UA students as part of the Capstone Conversations series. His lecture begins at 6 p.m. on Feb. 21 in the Ferguson Center Theater. His presentation is part of the events commemorating the 50th anniversary of integration at the University. A book signing follows the lecture. Copies of Lemon’s memoir, “Transparent,” will be available for purchase in the University Supply Store. Students can click here to register for free tickets to the event.
UA students are invited to participate in Higher Education Day in Montgomery, Ala., on Feb. 28. Students and others across the state will gather on the Capitol steps to raise awareness for funding higher education in Alabama. UA students will leave from the Student Recreation Center at 7 a.m. that day and return at 3 p.m. Students can register for the free event at http://sga.ua.edu. More information: Jimmy Taylor at jataylor3@crimson.ua.edu.
“Echo,” an exhibit of paintings by UA graduate student Astri Snodgrass, is on display through March 3 in the Ferguson Center Art Gallery. Gallery hours are 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Saturday. The exhibition highlights selections of recent work that explore memory and perception. Snodgrass is in her second semester in the department of art and art history’s MFA studio art program with a concentration in painting. Her work can be viewed at http://www.astrisnodgrass.com.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
The Community Service Center will be taking students to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity of Tuscaloosa on Saturday, Feb. 16. Students will help rebuild a home in the Alberta City area that was devastated by the April 27, 2011, tornado. Students will meet at the Ferguson Center at 8:15 a.m. to drive to the site and will work from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Students can sign up at http://slpro.ua.edu. More information: Lisa Bochey at uahungerandhomelessness@gmail.com.
The Community Service Center will be taking students to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity of Tuscaloosa on Feb. 23. Students will help with external repairs on a home in the Tuscaloosa community. Students will meet at the Ferguson Center at 8:15 a.m. to drive to the site and will work from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Students can sign up at http://slpro.ua.edu. More information: Lisa Bochey at uahungerandhomelessness@gmail.com.
The Community Service Center is asking for gift cards to send to Hattiesburg, Miss., and the University of Southern Mississippi community to help purchase items needed following a Feb. 10 tornado that damaged parts of that city and the USM campus. Students can bring gift cards to the CSC office at 346 Ferguson Center. CSC is also planning to take a group of students to Hattiesburg in March to help with relief efforts. More information: Paige Bussanich at pmbussanich@crimson.ua.edu or 256-577-7238.
The Up ’til Dawn student-run organization at UA invites all students to participate in the group’s letter-writing event on March 7 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Zone at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The event is held every year to support the fight against childhood cancer. Free food, game booths and a live band will be available. Visit Up ’til Dawn’s Facebook page for more information.
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