Campus & Community

UA Alliance for Women of Color to Meet April 9

The University of Alabama Alliance for Women of Color, a newly formed group on campus, will hold a meeting open to all faculty, staff and students on Friday, April 9, at 2 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Heritage Room.

UA Women’s Resource Center to Hold ‘Take Back the Night Rally’ April 7

On Wednesday, April 7, the Women’s Resource Center, (WRC) at The University of Alabama will sponsor its annual “Take Back the Night” march at 7 p.m. to support the end of violence against women.

UA to Host Lecture Celebrating Lewis & Clark Bicentennial

The University of Alabama Libraries will host the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Lecture featuring Professor Harry Fritz from the University of Montana on Thursday, April 8, from 8-9:30 p.m. in 30 ten Hoor Hall on the UA campus.

UA Chemistry Professor Wins Prestigious Burnum Award

Dr. Robin D. Rogers, established scientist and chemistry professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at The University of Alabama , has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award.

UA Students Recognized for Advertising Campaign

A group of advertising and public relations students at The University of Alabama have been honored on campus for their work in the “Creative Challenge,” an advertising contest held each fall in Marilyn Mancini’s advertising copywriting class (APR 322).

UA Capstone Engineering Society to Sponsor Golf Tournament

The Greater Birmingham Chapter of the Capstone Engineering Society of The University of Alabama College of Engineering will hold the fourth annual CES Golf Tournament on Tuesday, April 13, at the Bent Brook Golf Course in Bessemer with registration beginning at 11 a.m.

Distinguished Law Lecturer to Discuss 9/11 Victim Compensation at UA on April 8

Kenneth Feinberg, one of the nation’s leading experts in mediation and alternative dispute resolution and Special Master of the Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund, will visit The University of Alabama School of Law on Thursday, April 8, at 11 a.m. as a Distinguished Visiting Lecturer to discuss “9/11 Victim Compensation: Private Pain and Public Compensation.”

UA College of Engineering Announces Outstanding Alumni Volunteer Award

The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently announced Warren Ross as the 2004 recipient of the Outstanding Alumni Volunteer Award.

UA’s Annual Curtis Lecture to Discuss Giftedness and Leadership

Where do the Mother Teresas and Nelson Mandelas of the world come from, and how can we promote more leaders like them? That will be the focus of the 2004 James P. Curtis Distinguished Lecture, to be presented by Dr. Joseph Renzulli, director of the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, on Monday, April 5 at 7 p.m. in the Rast Room of the Bryant Conference Center on The University of Alabama campus.

UA Student Support Services Opens in Ferguson Center Office

The University of Alabama Student Support Services, (SSS) has opened a new branch office on the first floor of the Ferguson Center.