TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Vedic Society at The University of Alabama invites the public to its “Sacred Sounds” musical meditation concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, in the ballroom at 3300 Ferguson Center on campus. The event will feature free vegetarian food and kirtan music by The Mayapuris. Participants will also be able to explore
The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences will hold its annual Communication Hall of Fame Thursday, Oct. 1, in the North Zone at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
The University of Alabama School of Law will host Distinguished Visiting Lecturer Kenneth Feinberg at noon Tuesday, Sept. 29, in the Bedsole Moot Courtroom 140. The lecture is free and open to the public. Feinberg is an expert in mediation and alternative dispute resolution. He has handled financial claims for major crises and disasters. He will lecture on “Unconventional Responses to Unique Catastrophes: Tailoring the Law to Meet the Challenges.”
The board of advisers for The University of Alabama’s Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations has re-elected five members and added two new advisers, bringing the group to 24.
Three University of Alabama alumni — Sylvester Croom Jr., Charles Wayne Owen and Lillie M. Leatherwood — were honored with the 2015 Paul W. Bryant Alumni-Athlete Award during a ceremony Saturday, Sept. 12, at Bryant-Denny Stadium on the UA campus.
The University of Alabama’s department of physics and astronomy invites members of the community to attend a series of public nights this season to look at the universe through UA telescopes. The events are free of charge.
The Hypatia chapter of Mortar Board at The University of Alabama was among the outstanding Mortar Board chapters to be recognized at the 2015 Mortar Board National Conference.
Betsy Plank, public relations legend and the namesake of The University of Alabama’s Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations, has been inducted posthumously into the 2015 Southern Public Relations Hall of Fame.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Paul W. Bryant Museum on The University of Alabama campus will release a video and offer signings on Saturday, Sept. 12, before the Alabama-Middle Tennessee State football game. Andrew Zow and Wesley Britt, this week’s honorary football captains, will be signing at the Museum from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. In addition, author Dr. Donald
Former Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive will speak at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, in Graves Hall 118 on The University of Alabama campus. The talk is free and open to the public. Slive will discuss his tenure as SEC commissioner, specifically addressing the evolving role of the media during his time.