UA Student News for March 10, 2015

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

UA will suspend normal operations during spring break, March 14-22.

After further consideration, The University of Alabama has decided to publish the Corolla for 2014-15. Using a traditional format with tech-savvy innovations, the Corolla’s content will focus on preserving the broader Alabama experience and offer students an opportunity to be in the book in ways that capture their own individual experiences on campus during the year. The yearbook will be offered to students, employees, alumni and parents. Everyone will be able to submit photos to be considered for inclusion. The Corolla will be distributed in July 2015 and will include events from Fall Semester 2014 through Spring Semester 2015. Additional information about how to submit photos and order the yearbook will be provided in the coming weeks and can be found at http://www.alabamayearbooks.com.

Students can upload photographs for consideration in the upcoming Corolla by using the ReplayIt application. Students can download ReplayIt to their mobile phones (http://www.alabamayearbooks.com) or desktop (http://www.replayit.com/r/). Under Find Your School, choose The University of Alabama to get started.

Between now and May 11, students will receive suggested themes for their photographs through social media and UA Student News. Upcoming themes: you studying for mid-terms, snow-day photographs, Throwback Thursday photographs every Thursday, and you on the Quad.

Multiple electrical outages will occur Sunday, March 15, on the east side of campus beginning at 6 a.m. The following buildings will be affected: the School of Medicine, Student Health Center, University Medical Center, Stallings Center, Child Development Research Center, School of Nursing, Old Capstone Medical Center Building, Pi Kappa Phi house, Theta Chi house and East Campus Safe Shelter. For the majority of the buildings, power is expected to be restored by 2 p.m. The Child Development Research Center and the East Campus Safe Shelter are expected to be without power until 6 p.m. More information: Steven Mercado (348-4640) or Garnette Hatchett (348-5688) with the Office of Construction Administration.

University Libraries now offers ZoomText 10 software that assists those with low vision to use a computer. Users can adjust screen magnification levels, change color schemes and contrast, and have on-screen content read to them. The software is available on all Dell desktops in Bruno, Gorgas, Hoole, McLure and Rodgers libraries. More information: Robert Pucko, manager of networking and computing support for UA Libraries, rwpucko@ua.edu or 348-6765.

The Office of Library Technology/Area Computing Services now offers technology support in Gorgas Library. Patrons can receive assistance Monday-Friday with basic software problems, logging in, connecting to the Wi-Fi, printing, and Mac OSX or Windows 7. Days, hours and location in Gorgas for assistance: Monday-Friday, 8:15-10:15 a.m., Circulation Desk on the second floor; and Monday-Friday, 7:15-9:15 p.m., Information Services Desk on the first floor. More information: Robert Pucko, rwpucko@ua.edu or 348-6765.

Bama Dining is conducting an online survey regarding Bama Dining’s retail dining program. The survey is part of a larger study the University is conducting with Aramark, UA’s dining services partner. For the purposes of this survey, “retail dining” refers to Bama Dining locations that accept only Dining Dollars, cash, or credit, and not locations that accept meal swipes for unlimited meals. To start the survey, click on https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/bamaretail.

For a list of campus events, students should check the following sites on a regular basis: the UA Events Calendar, the Student Affairs Calendar of Events and the University Programs Schedule

To submit an item for consideration on the UA Events Calendar, use the online submission form at http://events.ua.edu/submit. UA Student News is not a replacement for the calendar.

DEADLINES

Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference, March 13. To participate, undergraduates must submit their projects by completing the abstract-submission and registration form. The conference will be held April 7 at the Bryant Conference Center.

Form: http://osp.ua.edu/UndergradResearch.html. More information: Erica Gambrell, egambrell@research.ua.edu or 348-4269.

The Center for Sustainable Service and Volunteerism assistant team leaders, March 13. Applications: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ZW9tHyD5xhS9zgE0s2Z1qt9evqvtRYCRJOm3yOfA8o4/viewform?c=0&w=1. More information: Jillian Hutt at uacssvcoordinator@gmail.com.

Grandeur Gentlemen’s Coterie new membership, March 13. Interested individuals should submit a current résumé and a faculty letter of recommendation to the organization’s email address at grandeurgentlemenscoterie@gmail.com.

Project Health Fall 2015 Internships, March 25. Applications and more information: http://projecthealth.ua.edu/apply.

GREEK AFFAIRS

Sigma Delta Tau will conduct open bids the last week of March and the first week of April. More information: rushsigdelt@gmail.com.

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

The College of Human Environmental Sciences is accepting recipes for the second edition of the “Nothing but the Best!” cookbook. This edition will feature child-friendly and healthy options in addition to old classics and new favorites. The deadline to submit recipes is March 15. Send recipes to CHEScookbook@gmail.com. Proceeds will support HES scholarships.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES