‘Leaving a Crimson Legacy’ Theme of UA’s 2013 Homecoming Week

The University of Alabama’s Homecoming Week 2013 will be from Sunday, Sept. 29, to Saturday, Oct. 5. This year’s theme is “Leaving a Crimson Legacy.”

UA Fraternity Offers Event to Raise Childhood Cancer Awareness

The University of Alabama’s Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity will offer a fund-raiser for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at the fraternity house off Jefferson Avenue on campus. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a charity aimed at combating childhood cancer.

UA Student News for Sept. 20, 2013

Home Game Weekend Edition Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/student to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. ANNOUNCEMENTS ALABAMA VS. COLORADO STATE — The Crimson Tide football team takes on the Colorado State Rams this week for the first home game of the season. Kick off is 6 p.m. Saturday,

UA’s Day Lecture Examines Intersection of Religion, Pop Culture

Religion and pop culture intersect and intertwine in a number of interesting ways, and a new lecture series at The University of Alabama aims to examine that trend in its inaugural Zachary Daniel Day Memorial Lecture series.

UA Advertising Seniors Selected for National Minority-centric Conference

University of Alabama seniors Antwon Key and Courtney McCall have been selected to attend a national conference for minority members in advertising next week in New York City.

UA’s WVUA-TV Announces End of ‘First at Four’

University of Alabama-owned television station WVUA-TV has announced it will end its “First at Four” program Sept. 23.

UA Hosts Family Weekend

More than 3,500 family members of University of Alabama students will visit campus Friday, Sept. 20, through Sunday, Sept. 22, during the 2013 Family Weekend.

UA Helps Area Teachers Transition to New STEM Curriculum

A group of professors at The University of Alabama are helping K-12 teachers in West Alabama change how they teach science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects.

UA Student News for Sept. 17, 2013

Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/student to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. DEADLINES TO REMEMBER Participation in Capstone Alliances’ “Out At UA: Online Campus Inclusivity,” Sept. 27 TODAY Schedule Builder and DegreeWorks workshop, 6 p.m., Lloyd Hall auditorium Homecoming queen information meeting, 7-8 p.m., 312 Ferguson Center THIS

Noted Historian, UA Alumnus to Lecture on Middle East

Dr. Richard Chambers, a University of Alabama alumnus and noted historian of the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey, will visit The University of Alabama this month to discuss the development of Middle Eastern studies and what it takes to be a specialist in that field.