UA Student News for Sept. 19, 2014

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 VETERANS APPRECIATION DINNER TODAY — Delta Chi fraternity will honor area veterans with a dinner today from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Delta Chi fraternity house. Seating is limited to 250 people. Reservations from veterans are being taken

UA Marks Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month with Events

The University of Alabama’s Crossroads Community Center announces a number of events honoring Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month, which continues through Oct. 23 on the UA campus.

Roff, Alston to Receive Social Work Hall of Fame Honor

Two familiar faces to The University of Alabama School of Social Work will be inducted into the Alabama Social Work Hall of Fame during a Sept. 26 luncheon and ceremony.

UA Honors College Presents Fall Town Hall Event

The University of Alabama Honors College kicks off its 2014 Fall Town Hall series with the first installment, “Knowing Your Rights,” at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, in the Ferguson Center Forum. This event, which is free and open to the public, will address Town Hall’s most requested subject: how to protect one’s rights and know what to do in difficult situations.

Nebulae and Star-Clustering Viewing Set for UA’s Moundville Park

The University of Alabama’s Astronomy Group within the department of physics and astronomy will hold a nebulae and star-cluster viewing for the public from 8 to 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, at UA’s Moundville Archaeological Park.

UA Enrollment Tops 36,000; Freshmen Bring Record Scores, GPAs

Enrollment at The University of Alabama reached a record high 36,155 students this fall, and includes an outstanding freshman class.

UA Student News for Sept. 16, 2014

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 Alternative Break applications, Sept. 18, Sept. 29, Oct. 2, Jan. 29 TODAY Women’s volleyball vs. UAB, 7 p.m., Foster Auditorium THIS WEEK Free flu shots, Sept. 17, 7:30-11 a.m., 12-AB Law Center Balfour Ring Week,

UA UnlockED Offers Screening of Documentary on Education

UA UnlockED, a student-run organization at The University of Alabama dedicated to improving educational equality, will host a documentary screening at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, in 120 Lloyd Hall on campus. The event is free and open to the public. The featured film will be “Waiting for ‘Superman,’” which analyzes the failures of the American public education system by following the journey of several students striving to be accepted into a charter school.

Artwork by UA Interior Design Professor on Display

A restrospective exhibit of artwork and design by Beverly A. Kissinger, assistant professor of interior design in The College of Human Environmental Sciences, runs through Saturday, Sept. 27, in the second floor gallery of Doster Hall on The University of Alabama campus.

UA School of Social Work Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Dr. David Becerra, assistant professor of social work at Arizona State University School of Social Work, will deliver a lecture in observance of Hispanic Heritage Month Monday, Sept. 22, at The University of Alabama School of Social Work.