Campus & Community

UA Women’s Resource Center to Hold Candlelight Vigil for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center, National Pan-Hellenic Council, the Panhellenic Association and Interfraternity Council will sponsor a candlelight vigil at Denny Chimes, Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 6 p.m. for Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

UA Aging Center Offers Lecture on Biology of Aging Oct. 16

Dr. Monica Driscoll of Rutgers University will speak about biological research in the areas of aging and longevity Thursday, Oct. 16, at 4 p.m. in room 202 Biology Building on The University of Alabama campus.

Murder and Corruption in Phenix City: UA’s Hoole Library Sponsors Event at Bama Theatre

Phenix City and its notorious past, including the events surrounding the assassination of Albert Patterson, former state senator and Democratic Party nominee for state attorney general, will be the topics of a night at the historic Bama Theatre.

Wilkinson Named 2003 UA Homecoming Queen

Maury Wilkinson of Clinton, Miss., was named homecoming queen for 2003 at The University of Alabama. Her selection was announced at UA’s homecoming pep rally on Friday, Oct. 10.

UA Management Science Student Receives National Award from Supply Chain Management Research Center

Prashant Yadav, a University of Alabama management science doctoral candidate, has received the University of Arkansas’ Supply Chain Management Research Center’s Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Award in supply chain management.

Georgia Businessman Gives $250,000 to UA Crimson Tradition Fund

Robert R. “Bob” Pope, of Douglasville, Ga., has given $250,000 to the Crimson Tradition Fund, a $100 million fundraising campaign for University of Alabama athletic facility improvements.

UA Business School, SAS Institute to Host Business Intelligence Symposium

In a partnership with the SAS Institute, a leading manufacturer of business intelligence software, The University of Alabama will present a symposium on Business Intelligence on Oct. 31 at the Alabama Institute for Manufacturing Excellence on the UA campus.

UA Department of American Studies Raising Funds for Lecture Series

The department of American studies at The University of Alabama is raising funds to support a new lecture series: The Rose Gladney Lecture on Justice and Social Change.

UA Roll Tide Run and Basketball Tournament Winners Announced

The University of Alabama kicked off Homecoming Week with the 15th annual Roll Tide Run on Sunday, Oct. 5. Nearly 350 students participated in the two mile walk, while 40 runners competed in a 10K run.

Homecoming Court Announced at UA

The 2003 University of Alabama homecoming court was selected in a general student election on Oct. 7-8.