UA Honors College’s 57 Miles Initiative Offers Photographic Exhibit in Marion
The University of Alabama Honors College will host a photography exhibit beginning Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Smith Building, 301 Washington St. in Marion, Alabama.
UA Doctoral Student Selected for Gerontological Social Work Award
Yugi Guo, a doctoral student in the School of Social Work at The University of Alabama, has been selected to receive the 2015 Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work Pre-Dissertation Initiative Award.
Award-winning Author Kicks Off UA’s Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies Minor With Lecture
Historian and award-winning author Ann Twinam will present “Purchasing Whiteness: Pardos, Mulattoes and the Quest for Social Mobility in the Spanish Indies” on Thursday, Oct. 1 at the inaugural lecture of The University of Alabama’s new Latin American, Caribbean and Latino studies minor.
‘Beat Auburn Beat Hunger’ Drive Launches Oct. 5 at UA
The University of Alabama Center for Service and Leadership launches the 22nd annual Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive with a kickoff event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, at UA’s Ferguson Plaza. The food drive, which benefits the West Alabama Food Bank, runs through Friday, Nov. 20.
UA Student News for Sept. 29, 2015
Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/category/ua-student-news/ to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. Submit your news at http://uanews.ua.edu/submit-student. DEADLINES Beyond Bama winter-break service-trip application, Oct. 28 UA Away scholarship application, Nov. 1 FREE FLU SHOTS WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30 Quad, 1-4 p.m. Tutwiler Hall, 1-4 p.m. Ferguson Center Plaza, 1-4
UA’s ‘Discovering Alabama’ Features Local Watershed in New Documentary
The University of Alabama’s Emmy Award-winning series “Discovering Alabama” announces its newest documentary “North River Watershed” will air on Alabama Public Television Oct. 18.
‘Forever Crimson’ Theme of 2015 UA Homecoming
The University of Alabama’s annual Homecoming celebration will run from Sunday, Oct. 4, to Saturday, Oct. 10.
Derby to Donate Civil Rights Photograph to UA during Exhibit Opening
Dr. Doris A. Derby, a documentary photographer and civil rights activist, will donate an historic photograph from the civil rights era to The University of Alabama during the opening reception of an exhibit featuring her photographs.
Elementary, High-School Students to Visit UA’s Paul R. Jones Gallery
Approximately 50 students from two Tuscaloosa schools will visit The University of Alabama’s Paul R. Jones Gallery of Art during the month of October as part of the gallery’s K-12 Fellows Program.
UA Preview
This week at The University of Alabama: Engineering open house – Student, Military veteran recruits veterans for research study – UA joins initiative bringing diversity to science, technology, engineering and math – Services made available for Hispanic families – Cybersecurity conference – Experts offer tips on finding music tutor, analyzing hunger cues