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DEADLINES
UA LEAD Summit applications, Dec. 5
Last day to withdraw from the University without having to petition to the student’s college office (except Nursing and Law), Dec. 5
Student Opinions of Instruction course-evaluation surveys, Dec. 7
Dewpoint submissions, Dec. 15
THIS WEEK
Women’s basketball vs. USC Upstate, Dec. 2, 6 p.m., Foster Auditorium
Men’s basketball vs. USF, Dec. 2, 8 p.m., Coleman Coliseum
Afternoons at Global Café: Coffee, Tea, and Conversation, Dec. 3 and 4, 3-5 p.m., Center for Community Based Partnerships
Student music video premiere, Dec. 3, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Jemison Mansion
Stress-Free Daze, Dec. 3, 8 p.m.-midnight, Ferguson Center
Holiday Dance, Dec. 5, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Smith Hall
Hilaritas, Dec. 5, 7:30-9 p.m., Moody Music Building Concert Hall
Hilaritas, Dec. 7, 3-5:30 p.m., Moody Music Building Concert Hall
UA Press holiday book sale, Dec. 12-14, second floor, McMillan Building on Hackberry Lane
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Traffic on Campus Drive, east of McFarland Boulevard, will be disrupted intermittently throughout the day Dec. 3. Drivers may want to take an alternate route to their destination to avoid delays.
UA now offers Microsoft Office for free to currently enrolled students and employed faculty and staff. Details are available at http://bit.ly/officeatua.
EVENTS
Join the Counseling Center and University Programs for Stress-Free Daze on Dec. 3 from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Ferguson Center. Students can relax and unwind before final exams while watching movies, painting ornaments and wrapping presents for children in need. Great prizes, giveaways and free breakfast will also be provided. More information and ticket registration: http://www.up.ua.edu.
Afternoons at Global Cafe: Coffee, Tea, and Conversation will be held Dec. 3 and 4 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the lobby at the Center for Community-Based Partnerships. More info: Beverly Hawk, beverly.hawk@ua.edu, 348-7392.
Holiday Dance will be held Friday, Dec. 5, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Smith Hall. Attire is semi-formal. Music will be provided by Jimmy Kunz, and complimentary photos will be available. Student tickets are $5. The event is sponsored by Crimson Tide Ballroom Dancers and Alabama Museum of Natural History. More information: 205-394-1493 or email CTBD@bama.ua.edu
The annual Hilaritas concert will be held Friday, Dec. 5 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Concert Hall of Moody Music Building. Tickets on the main floor and first balcony are $15 for general admission and $7 for seniors and students. Tickets for the second balcony are $10 general admission and $5 for seniors and students. Tickets can be purchased online at www.uamusic.tix.com or call 348-1672. More information: Courtney Fair, clstokes2@ua.edu, 205-348-7111.
Student music video premiere features 19th century city at Jemison Mansion. This semester, thirteen students enrolled in “The Nineteenth Century City,” an undergraduate course taught by Dr. Sharony Green of the University of Alabama’s Department of History, searched for “the nineteenth century city” in Tuscaloosa. The results of their efforts will be presented in a 12-minute documentary music video whose “world premiere” will occur 5:30-6:30 p.m. Dec. 3 at Jemison Mansion in downtown Tuscaloosa. See the trailer for the video, which features the tune “Druid City” by Bible Study, a local band. The hour-long event includes a food reception and student photography exhibition.
The University of Alabama Press will host its annual holiday book sale Dec. 12-14 in its offices on the second floor of the McMillian Building at 200 Hackberry Lane. Sale hours are as follows: Dec. 12, 2–7 p.m.; Dec. 13, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; and Dec. 14, 2–5 p.m. On Dec. 13 at 2 p.m., local author Jennifer Horne, an Honors College instructor, will read from her new debut collection of short fiction, “Tell the World You’re a Wildflower.” More information: Courtney Blanchard at ceblanchard@uapress.us.edu or 348-5181.
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Gorgas and Rodgers libraries will operate 24/7 Nov. 30-Dec. 12. For a complete list of library locations and hours, visit http://www.lib.ua.edu/hours.
The deadline to submit Student Opinions of Instruction course-evaluation surveys for Fall Semester 2014 is 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.
STUDENT AFFAIRS
The potential for stress and anxiety always accompanies the end of semester and holidays. The UA Counseling Center has many resources available to help students through these and other trying times. Visit the Counseling Center at 1000 South Lawn Office Building (1101 Jackson Ave.) or call the center at 348-3863. More information: http://counseling.ua.edu/index.cfm.
The second annual UA Leadership, Education, Action and Diversity Summit will be held Feb. 28, 2015. The Office of Student Leadership is accepting proposals from faculty, staff and students for breakout sessions. Sessions should include a component of leadership development, foundations of education, social justice advocacy, diversity awareness or community building. Proposals are due Dec. 5 and can be found at http://leadership.ua.edu/conference.cfm.
Dewpoint is accepting submissions for its fifth volume. All genres of poetry and prose are accepted. The submission deadline is Dec. 15. Dewpoint is the literary journal produced by UA’s Phi Xi chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society. For more information and to submit items, visit http://dewpointlit.com.
Marr’s Field Journal seeks student artists to be featured in the journal. Marr’s Field Journal is the official arts and literary magazine at the Capstone. More information: Andrea Dobynes at aldobynes@crimson.ua.edu or 348-7257.
Always remember to check the Crimson Calendar for all the week’s events.
For athletic events, go to http://www.rolltide.com.
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