UA’s Creative Campus to Host Artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph will be in-residence at The University of Alabama March 11-12, Creative Campus announced.
Events
UA’s C&IS to Host Diversity Forum
An upcoming campus event features a screening of the film “CRISIS: Behind a Presidential Decision,” that details the call to send federal troops to The University of Alabama on the occasion of George Wallace’s Stand in the Schoolhouse Door.
UA Education to Host Gifted Education Expert for Curtis Lecture
Dr. Joy Davis, director of the Center for Gifted Education at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, will be the Curtis Distinguished Lecturer for the 22nd James P. Curtis Lecture — in conjunction with The University of Alabama’s “Through the Doors” activities — at 6 p.m., March 12 in the Woodis-McDonald Auditorium in Graves Hall.
UA Panhellenic Association to Host Annual Easter Egg Hunt
The University of Alabama Panhellenic Association invites the Tuscaloosa community to participate in its annual Easter Egg Hunt from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 10, on the front lawn of the UA President’s Mansion.
UA to Honor Wade as Part of ‘Through the Doors’ Activities
As part of The University of Alabama’s “Through the Doors” activities, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of integration at UA, Dr. Archie Wade, one of the first black faculty members to teach at UA, will soon be honored with a ceremony and plaque commemorating his 30 years as a faculty member in the kinesiology department.
UA College of Engineering Opens 3-D Printing Lab
No longer a future technology, 3-D printing is becoming more commonplace in manufacturing and business, prompting The University of Alabama College of Engineering to open a lab that encourages creativity among faculty and students.
UA Student Group Hosts Southern Living Editor
The University of Alabama’s Meeting Professional International club invites the community to a talk with southern lifestyle expert Rebecca Gordon at 7 p.m. March 19 in Lloyd Hall Auditorium.
UA Journalism Announces 2013 Cason Winner, J-Day Schedule
“Rocket Boys” author Homer Hickam will speak at The University of Alabama’s Cason Award luncheon and during its annual Journalism Day.
UA Alumna Contestant on NBC’s ‘Fashion Star’
University of Alabama alumna and New York City-based fashion designer Hunter Bell will show the world what she’s made of when NBC premieres its new season of “Fashion Star” Friday, March 8.
Smithsonian Conservationist to Give ‘Strange Bedfellows?’ Talk at UA
A research scientist with the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute will discuss biodiversity studies done in collaboration with oil and gas companies in an upcoming talk at The University of Alabama.