A reception marking the gift of 15 lithographs of drawings by the 20th century’s greatest artist, Pablo Picasso, to the art and art history department and The College of Arts and Sciences will be from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, in Gorgas Library at The University of Alabama. The reception is in honor of the donors of the lithographs, Dr. Virginia Rembert Liles, professor emeritus of art and art history, and Raeford Liles.
Forty business leaders from within the construction, finance, sales, law and marketing sectors of the real estate community will comprise the newly formed Leadership Council of The University of Alabama’s Alabama Center for Real Estate.
The University of Alabama has filed a rebuttal brief with the NCAA challenging the vacation of wins penalty in the case involving violation of the NCAA’s rules on textbooks for student-athletes.
The University of Alabama Homecoming Parade will be held Saturday, Oct. 17, at a new time, 11:30 a.m.
If the old maxim rings true, beloved University of Alabama elephant mascot Big Al will never forget the many footsteps taken to bring him — the original Big Al costume, that is — to a comfortable resting spot amongst the memorabilia in UA’s Paul W. Bryant Museum.
The University of Alabama Office of Community Affairs will host the 2009 Community Culture Fest in downtown Northport on the new date, Sunday, Nov. 1.
The August housing report and the August report on new housing construction are available on the Alabama Center for Real Estate Web site.
The 14th annual Communication Career Fair, one of the longest-running campus job fairs for the communication industry, is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 22, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Ballroom of Ferguson Center on The University of Alabama campus.
Corrie Harris, director of student involvement in The University of Alabama division of Student Affairs, has been named a leadership specialist for UA’s Creative Campus program.
The University of Alabama will be represented by a cross-section of faculty, staff and students at the 10th annual National Outreach Scholarship Conference Sept. 28-30.