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DEADLINES
SOURCE applications for collaborative grants, Nov. 17
Nominations and applications for Premier Awards, Nov. 21, 5 p.m.
Student Opinions of Instruction course-evaluation surveys, Nov. 17-Dec. 7
THIS WEEK
Engage in Tuscaloosa: Envisioning Drug Education for All, Nov. 12, 10 a.m.-noon, Bryant Conference Center’s Sellers Auditorium
Student-memorial service, Nov. 12, Denny Chimes, 4-4:30 p.m.
Women’s volleyball vs. Mississippi State, Nov. 12, 5 p.m., Foster Auditorium
World Kindness Day, Nov. 13, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Ferguson Center
“Better Health, Lower Costs: One Man’s Global Quest to Fix a Bum Shoulder” community talk featuring T.R. Reid, Nov. 13, 6:30-8 p.m., Tuscaloosa River Market
Hot Topics: The Ebola Virus, Nov. 13, 7-8:30 p.m., 312 Ferguson Center
Color me Camo, Nov. 14, 2-4:30 p.m., Alpha Tau Omega house
Women’s basketball vs. Florida A&M, Nov. 14, 5:30 p.m., Coleman Coliseum
Men’s basketball vs. Towson, Nov. 14, 8 p.m., Coleman Coliseum
Rising Tide Tailgate, Nov. 15, the Quad
Bryant Museum game-day hours, Nov. 15, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Football vs. Mississippi State, Nov. 15, 2:30 p.m., Bryant-Denny Stadium
Women’s volleyball vs. Georgia, Nov. 16, 1 p.m., Foster Auditorium
Fashion for Life, Nov. 16, 5 p.m., Ferguson Center ballroom
Hillel fundraiser, Nov. 16, 6-8 p.m., Bloom Hillel Student Center
Women’s basketball vs. Duke, Nov. 16, 7 p.m., Foster Auditorium
“VOICES for Alabama Children: Priorities for Change” lecture, Nov. 17, noon, 104 Little Hall
Freshman-class “Script A” photograph opportunity, Nov. 17, 4:15 p.m., Bryant-Denny Stadium (ntnicholson@crimson.ua.edu for more information)
Men’s basketball vs. Western Carolina, Nov. 17, 8 p.m., Coleman Coliseum
Women’s basketball vs. Jacksonville State, Nov. 18, 6 p.m., Foster Auditorium
THIS MONTH
Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive, ongoing through Nov. 21
“Medal of Honor Exhibit of Valor,” ongoing through Dec. 1, Ferguson Center’s Grand Hall
HOMECOMING
Homecoming week launches Sunday, Nov. 16, with the annual Roll Tide Run. Registration for the run starts at 3 p.m., and the race begins at 4:15 p.m. on Capstone Drive. The election for homecoming queen will be Tuesday, Nov. 18. The choreography competition will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, at Coleman Coliseum. The pep rally will begin at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, followed by a bonfire. The homecoming parade (time to be announced) will be Saturday, Nov. 22, before the Alabama-Western Carolina football game, which starts at 3 p.m. in Bryant-Denny Stadium. For complete homecoming information, visit http://homecoming.ua.edu and select the “Click to view the 2014 Red Book link.
ATHLETICS/RECREATION
This week’s football game against Mississippi State kicks off at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, in Bryant-Denny Stadium. The game will be televised on CBS. ESPN’s “College GameDay” will broadcast live from the UA campus. Click here to read the latest game-day news regarding parking, tailgating and traffic; how to stay in the know via Facebook, Twitter and UA’s mobile website; and how to stay safe during inclement weather or other emergencies.
Students who do not have a ticket to the game or who have a ticket and would like to donate it should access MyTickets from myBama.ua.edu or UA’s mobile application for more information. MyTickets opens on Sunday at 1 p.m. prior to each home football game and closes at the start of halftime of that game. For more information, visit Action Card Office (click on MyTickets).
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Office of the President, the Office of the Dean of Students and the Student Government Association invite the public to a service at Denny Chimes on Wednesday, Nov. 12, to honor the memory of the following UA students: Christopher “Chris” Danyell Barnes, Diane “Dinah” Louise Duck Cooks, Richard Adam Dobbs and Parker Alexander Jordan. The memorial service will be held from 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Weather permitting, the University will test UA Alerts, the emergency public address system and digital signage at 11:55 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12. (This test was originally scheduled for Oct. 5.) The test will last approximately 30 seconds and should not be disruptive. Immediately following at noon, the Tuscaloosa Emergency Management Agency will test the outdoor tornado sirens, weather permitting.
Students should update their contact information on myBama to ensure they receive the UA Alerts messages. Students who currently receive the alerts but would prefer to be contacted differently will need to revise their contact information. To view and make changes to information online, students can click here.
As part of ensuring the health and well-being of UA students, faculty, staff and visitors, The University of Alabama will become smoke-free effective Jan. 1, 2015. Smoking, including the use of e-cigarettes, will be prohibited in all facilities, grounds and parking areas on the UA campus. Read here for more information that includes resources UA will provide to support the University community as the policy takes effect.
The University of Alabama’s 24-hour hazing and harassment hotline at 205-348-HALT (4258) allows 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. For more information, contact the Office of the Dean of Students at 348-3326 or visit http://hazing.ua.edu.
Also visit the UAct website at http://www.ua.edu/uact for additional reporting channels and detailed information on how the University community is working together to provide a safe environment for students, employees and campus visitors.
Bama Dining‘s newest facility, Presidential Terrace, is located inside the Student Activity Center at Presidential Village. Presidential Terrace features a convenience market, FUEL smoothie, deli and coffee shop.
The University Awards Committee is accepting nominations and applications for the five Premier Awards, the University’s highest honors. The awards are the William P. Bloom Award, Morris Lehman Mayer Award, Catherine J. Randall Award, John Fraser Ramsey Award and Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award. For complete information about qualifications and the scope of each award, visit http://premierawards.ua.edu. The deadline for applications is Nov. 21 at 5 p.m.
STUDENT AFFAIRS
The SOURCE is accepting applications for its semiannual collaborative grant. Any two or more organizations can partner and apply for grants of $500, $1,000 or $2,000 to put on an educational event or program for the organizations’ members. The grant committee will consider the following when reviewing applications: diversity of groups co-sponsoring the event; the role of each group within the event; the event’s benefit to the University, student body or community; and the total cost of the event and items requested. Applications should be submitted online by Monday, Nov. 17. Click here for more information and applications.
Know the student code and learn about the Office of Student Conduct. The Office of Student Conduct, located at 107 Burke West, is responsible for dealing with student non-academic misconduct that occurs on and off campus and is detrimental to the University community or adversely affects the University.
OSC helps students develop a foundation for success, a commitment to responsible citizenship and a desire to make positive lifestyle choices based on the Capstone Creed‘s values of fairness, honesty, accountability, integrity and respect.
Conduct Procedures
When a violation of the student code is reported or suspected, OSC initiates an investigation. The office may investigate and cite students and organizations with misconduct when the office has reason to believe that a violation has occurred. A written complaint is preferred but not required to launch an investigation.
A conduct investigator or conduct body may issue a summons for a student or organization to appear for a discussion or a hearing on the alleged violation. Guidelines for hearings can be found in Article V, Section B of the Code.
During an investigation, a student may choose to have an adviser present at the student’s expense. The adviser, which can include an attorney, cannot speak in the student’s place, represent the student or participate directly in the process. The student must communicate directly with the conduct investigator.
Sanctions
Possible sanctions for students and organizations include, but are not limited to, the following: warning, probation, loss of privileges, fines, restitution, community service, educational workshops, discretionary sanctions, no-contact order, residence-hall suspension or expulsion, and university suspension or expulsion.
When considering sanctions, a student’s prior code violations can be taken into account. More than one of the listed sanctions may be imposed for a single violation.
If sanctions are imposed, the student has the right to refer the matter to the review board, which will determine if the hearing was fair, if the decision was based on sufficient evidence, or if the sanction was appropriate. The review board can also consider new information not available at the time of the hearing.
Click here to read an updated version of the Code of Student Conduct.
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Student Opinions of Instruction course-evaluation surveys for Fall Semester 2014 run Nov. 17-Dec. 7. SOI allows students to confidentially rate their UA learning experiences and encourages feedback about their courses and instructors. Students can select either the standard or the mobile view of SOI. The mobile feature makes the surveys easy to navigate using smartphones or other mobile devices. The mobile feature functions well with newer Android, iOS and Windows mobile devices. Confidential reports of survey results are provided to UA faculty and administrators after all grades are submitted. Student ratings are important in helping instructors improve their teaching and in helping the University evaluate courses and faculty. Visit the SOI website at http://oira.ua.edu/soi/soi_info.html for more information or send an email to soi@ua.edu. SOI is on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/UAstudentopinions.
Browzine now available at University Libraries. BrowZine delivers thousands of academic journals to a user’s iPad or Android tablet. The application organizes the articles found in open access and subscription databases, uniting them into complete journals and then arranging those journals on a common newsstand. The result is an easy and familiar way to browse, read and monitor scholarly journals across the disciplines.
Visit: http://guides.lib.ua.edu/browzine to learn more and how to get started.
University Libraries opened three presentation practice rooms this fall: two rooms in McLure Education Library and one room in Rodgers Library for Science and Engineering. The rooms are dedicated spaces designed to allow users a quiet place to practice presentations while recording them for future reviews. Each facility has a camera that captures both the upper body of the presenter and a display of his or her content on a screen. The presenter provides a USB storage device in the case of McLure Library or an SD card in the case of Rodgers Library for capturing the video file. The practice rooms may be used by anyone on campus and can be reserved at the information desks in both locations.
CAREER, INTERNSHIP AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Students can help feed local hungry citizens by participating in the Swipe Away Hunger program. Students can donate guest meals from their meal plans, and they can also volunteer to help gather donations and serve food during the Thanksgiving banquet on Nov. 26. All donated meals will be collected and delivered to the East Tuscaloosa Community Soup Bowl. More information and to volunteer: swipeawayhungerua@gmail.com.
UA’s Office for Technology Transfer is offering spring internships to students. Interns will develop commercialization strategies for UA-based intellectual property in technical fields such as engineering, biology and chemistry. The scope of the commercialization strategy will include assessing a new technology, conducting market research to determine the correct markets for the technology, determining the technology’s position within the market and developing a recommendation for commercialization. Interns will be required to present their findings each week. Interns will gain valuable experience in preparing commercialization strategies, delivering elevator pitches and presentations, working in multidisciplinary teams, and interacting with angel investors, venture capitalists, industry leaders and executives. Interested students should send their résumés, cover letters and tentative Spring Semester 2015 schedules to Dr. Whitney Hough at wlhough@ua.edu.
Students interested in becoming Al’s Pals mentors for spring 2015 can visit information tables on the second floor of the Ferguson Center outside the Student Government Association office from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day until Nov. 17. Open interviews will also be held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Nov. 12 (301 Ferguson Center), Nov. 13-14 (3104 Ferguson Center), Nov. 17-21 (301 Ferguson Center) and Dec. 1-5 (1100 Ferguson Center). More information: alspalsua@gmail.com.
EVENTS
Engage in Tuscaloosa: Envisioning Drug Education for All will be held Wednesday, Nov. 12, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Bryant Conference Center in Sellers Auditorium. The program will include testimonials from families and individuals who have been affected by the tragic consequences of drug use and will also include medical information concerning the physiological effects of certain drugs. The event, co-hosted by UA, is free and open to the public.
T.R. Reid, a Washington Post journalist and author of the best-selling book “The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care,” will give a community talk at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at the Tuscaloosa River Market. Hosted by UA’s College of Community Health Sciences, College of Communication and Information Sciences and Culverhouse College of Commerce, the talk is free and open to the public. Click here for more information.
UA’s Caring for Camo student organization will host an event to support deployed soldiers from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, at the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house. Admission to Color Me Camo is $5. The public is invited. All proceeds will fund care packages to soldiers stationed around the world. The color war will involve students tossing colored powders at one another. Participants can also write letters to soldiers overseas and compete in challenges for prizes from marine wildlife artist Guy Harvey, who is sponsoring the event. Click here for more information.
Seniors in the UA apparel-design program in the College of Human Environmental Sciences will showcase their designs during the sixth annual Fashion for Life. The event begins at 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, at the Ferguson Center ballroom; doors open at 4:30 p.m. Armbands are now available for $5. All proceeds will benefit Arts n’ Autism. Click here for more information.
Hillel invites students and community supporters to the group’s first Spaghetti Bingo Night fundraiser, which will be held Sunday, Nov. 16, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Bloom Hillel Student Center on campus at 380 Ninth Street. The $5 entry fee includes a spaghetti dinner. Bingo cards are $1 each. Prizes will be awarded. Panhellenic points will be awarded to eligible attendees. Bama Cash, major credit cards and cash donations are welcome. More information: bamahillel@gmail.com or 348-2183.
Melanie Bridgeforth, executive director of VOICES for Alabama’s Children, will deliver “VOICES for Alabama Children: Priorities for Change” Monday, Nov. 17, at noon in 104 Little Hall. The lecture is part of the School of Social Work’s Colloquium Series that brings speakers to campus to share expertise with faculty, staff, students and guests. Click here for more information.
Calling all freshmen. The Student Government Association, First Year Experience and Million Dollar Band will host a unique photograph opportunity Monday, Nov. 17, at 4:15 p.m. in Bryant-Denny Stadium. Freshmen can bond with their classmates and make history by participating in the first “Script A” class photo. With the help of the MDB, students will create a “Script A” on the football field. Freshmen who attend the event should wear white or red shirts. Participants are also able to receive one Panhellenic point for their attendance. Click here for reservations. More information: Nicholas Nicholson at ntnicholson@crimson.ua.edu
All UA students are invited to the final Three Minute Thesis competition Nov. 18 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in 159 Russell Hall. The competition features 15 graduate students from around campus. Attendees will be able to cast their votes for the People’s Choice Award. An 80,000-word thesis would take nine hours to present. Each presenter’s time limit will be 180 seconds.
UA’s Resonance show choir will perform its fall show, “Encaged,” at the Bama Theatre Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door. More information: Michael Millan at mjmillan@crimson.ua.edu.
UA has been selected by the Saluting America Foundation as the nation’s first university to host the “Medal of Honor Exhibit of Valor” through Dec. 1 in the Ferguson Center‘s Grand Hall. The traveling exhibition features portraits of some of the nation’s most honored heroes. The exhibit also features rarely seen Medals of Honor representing three military service branches and personal citations describing combat actions. Click here for more information.
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