MONDAY, JAN. 25, 2016 – SUNDAY, JAN. 31, 2016
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STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN SPACEX HYPERLOOP CONTEST – A team of UA engineering students will take part in Friday and Saturday’s SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition Design Weekend, a national contest on the leading edge of transportation research. For more information, contact Adam Jones, UA media relations, 205/348-6444 or acjones12@eng.ua.edu.
LEADERSHIP DIVERSITY COMPETITION HOSTED ON CAMPUS — Schools from across the country will make up 14 teams in the second annual Culverhouse Leadership Diversity Competition beginning Thursday on UA’s campus. Stillman College and Tuskegee University will each have three teams; Rhodes College will have two teams; and Alabama State, Alabama A&M, Rust College, Tulane, Tougalooa and Xavier will each have one team representing their schools. During the three-day competition, teams are given a real case study to analyze and devise a solution to the problem. The teams will then present to a panel of business executives. Monetary awards are given to the teams who place in the top three. For more information, contact Edith Parten, UA media relations, 205/348-8318, or Connie Chambers, cchamber@cba.ua.edu, 205/348-4503.
UA TO HOST ‘DOING WHAT MATTERS’ FOR CHILDREN CONFERENCE – Children’s advocacy leaders and education experts will meet at UA Jan. 26 to address various child and family needs and to explore ways to improve the quality of life in Alabama. The “Doing What Matters for Alabama’s Children Conference” will begin at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Bryant Conference Center. Nancy Buckner, commissioner of Alabama Department of Human Resources, and Dr. Thomas R. Bice, state Superintendent of Education, will be among the conference speakers. For more information, contact David Miller, UA media relations, 205/348-0825 or dcmiller2@ur.ua.edu.
LOOKING AHEAD
LULLABY CONCERT – UA’s Child Development Resources hosts a Lullaby Concert from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4. The free community event is designed for parents and children, birth to 5, to enjoy music and reading together. Entertainment will include storytellers, a musical petting zoo, various musicians and more. Families will also receive a free children’s book. For more information, contact Kim Eaton, UA media relations, 205/348-8325 or kkeaton@ur.ua.edu or Kristy Brown, CDR training coordinator, 205-348-4280 or kbrown@ches.ua.edu.
HANDS-ON FAMILY NIGHT – Children and their families can explore the academic world at UA during the fifth annual Hands-On Family Night at Smith Hall from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6. With a safari theme, this year’s event features exhibits by graduate students in different departments, as well as food and door prizes donated by various local businesses. It is open to students, faculty, staff and community members, and it is free. For more information, contact Kim Eaton, UA media relations, 205/348-8325 or kkeaton@ur.ua.edu.
MUSEUM KICKS OFF CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS NEXT WEEK – UA’s Alabama Museum of Natural History kicks off its Museum Monday and Growing Up Wild Preschool next week. Museum Mondays, offered to kindergarten through second-graders, runs from 3:30 to 5 p.m. the first Monday of the month. Cost is $8 per session. Growing Up Wild Preschool runs from 10 a.m. to noon the first Friday of the month for preschoolers and their caregivers. The cost is $2. Registration is required; call 205/348-7550 to register. For more information, contact Kim Eaton, UA media relations, 205/348-8325 or kkeaton@ur.ua.edu.