Announcements

UA’s Afro American Gospel Choir to Perform in Northport

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama’s Afro American Gospel Choir will hold its annual benefit concert at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Hightown Church of God in Northport. The event is open to the public. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted to assist the choir in covering transportation costs to

UA School of Music to Become ‘All Steinway School’

The University of Alabama and piano crafters Steinway & Sons are making beautiful music together. The University’s School of Music is becoming an “All Steinway School,” which will bring the Capstone into some rarefied air. Other “All Steinway” schools include Yale, Julliard, and the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.

UA Environmental Council to Host Film Showing

he University of Alabama Environmental Council invites the public to a free film viewing and discussion at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, in the Ferguson Theatre on campus. The Southern Exposure event, sponsored by the Southern Environmental Law Center, features a collection of documentaries designed to raise awareness about environmental issues that affect Alabama’s natural treasures as well as Alabamians’ health, economy and quality of life.

UA Plank Center Seeks Applications for its Educators Program

The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations, located at The University of Alabama, is accepting applications for the fifth annual Fellowship for Educators program.

Get on Board Day Helps UA Students Make Campus Connections

Students at The University of Alabama are invited to learn about more than 200 student organizations during Get on Board Day: Lock-in Edition, hosted by The SOURCE at UA. The event will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, on the second and third floors of the Ferguson Center on campus.

UA to Host Political Training Program for Campus Women

The University of Alabama’s Women’s Resource Center will host the fourth annual Elect Her-UA Women Win program at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb 1, in 301 Ferguson Center on campus.

Annexstad Family Foundation to Provide Scholarships for UA Students

The Annexstad Family Foundation has chosen The University of Alabama for their “Leaders for Tomorrow” national scholarship program and will provide major scholarships to selected UA students each year for four years.

John Legend to Lecture at UA

The University of Alabama welcomes multiple Grammy winner John Legend to present a lecture Jan. 19 at Moody Music Hall as part of the 2014 Martin Luther King, Jr. Realizing the Dream Concert.

Winter Graduates Announced at UA

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama will award some 2,150 degrees during winter commencement Saturday, Dec. 14, on campus. With this graduating class, UA will have awarded more than 234,000 degrees since its founding in 1831 as the state’s first public university. Students listed as candidates to receive degrees include: City State Zipcode Name

UA to Feature Work of Student Writers, Dancers, Artists

The University of Alabama invites the public to Collaborama, a presentation of collaborative work from student writers, dancers and artists. The event is from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, in the Morgan Hall Auditorium on campus. Admission is free.