Campus & Community

UA Faculty Member Hosts Virtual Colloquium

The University of Alabama’s Dr. Tom Ward, a senior research fellow in the Center for Creative Media and executive officer of the Cognitive Science Society, will act as host for a virtual colloquium on Friday, April 9 at 1 p.m. E.S.T. The speaker will be Professor Andy Clark, director of the Cognitive Science Program at Indiana University, who will talk about the “extended mind” and how human created devices are leading to new forms of cognition and new ways of thinking about the mind.

UA Hoole Special Collections Library to Host Thesis Exhibit Hitopadesha

The W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library at The University of Alabama will host Susan Wyssen’s thesis exhibition and reception, including a selection of letterpress and binding work featuring her edition of the “Hitopadesha,” on Wednesday, April 14, in the Hoole Library on the 2nd floor of Mary Harmon Bryant Hall, 500 Hackberry Lane.

UA Guest Lecturer to Discuss Economic Future of Europe

Dr. Jean-Pierre Paelinck, secretary general of the European Investment Services Association, former secretary general of the Federation of European Stock Exchanges and a member of the International Advisory Board of The University of Alabama Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, will give a public lecture on “Whither Europe: Prospects for the EU in the 21st Century,” on Monday, April 12, in the Forum Room of the Ferguson Center on campus from 4-5:30 p.m.

After-School Tutoring Program Students to Display Art at UA Law School Wednesday

The Public Interest Institute of The University of Alabama School of Law has included art tutoring by law students as part of its after-school tutoring program. About 75 children at five Tuscaloosa Housing Developments have benefited from the program, which is in addition to the regular tutoring program.

UA Environmental Health and Safety to Hold Outreach Meetings

The University of Alabama Office of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) will host community meetings April 14 at 9 a.m. and April 20 at 5 p.m. to discuss pollution prevention and concerns.

Dinoff Memorial Lecture at UA to Feature Expert in Emotional Problems

Dr. Michael Vasey, associate professor of psychology and director of the Anxiety and Stress Disorders Clinic at the Ohio State University, will be the guest speaker for the annual Michael Dinoff Memorial Lecture on The University of Alabama campus Friday, April 16, 2004.

UA Career Center to Sponsor 2004 Spring UA-RED

The University of Alabama Career Center will hold the 2004 Spring UA-RED (Recruitment of Educators Day) on Wednesday, April 14, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Ballroom.

A Honors Week Set for April 12-16

The University of Alabama will honor scholarship and leadership among students and faculty with annual Honors Week activities on campus April 12-16.

UA’s Manderson Graduate School of Business M.B.A. Program Ranked 61st Nationally by U.S. News & World Report

The Manderson Graduate School of Business at The University of Alabama is ranked 31st among public M.B.A. Programs and No. 61 overall among full-time M.B.A. programs in the just-released rankings by U.S. News and World Report. Harvard University leads the 2005 rankings, followed by Stanford and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. UA placed 65th in last year’s rankings and 76th the year before.

UA School of Law Ranked 40th in Latest U.S. News Listing; Business School Also Highly Rated

For the sixth consecutive year, U.S. News and World Report has ranked The University of Alabama School of Law among the Top 50 law schools in the nation.