Events

UA Student One of Four Selected to Host Fashion Show Benefit by National Magazine

Abigail Hardin, a senior in The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences, is one of four college students nationwide selected by Marie Claire magazine to host benefit fashion shows in their respective college towns.

UA Communication Studies Department to Host Annual Speak Off

An annual contest on Nov. 9 seeks to find the best public speaker in an introductory University of Alabama course.

First Year Experience Office Launches New UA Student Program

Applications are being accepted from freshmen and transfer students to take part in Ignite UA, a new community-building program created by the First Year Experience Office in The University of Alabama Division of Student Affairs.

CNN Journalist Soledad O’Brien to Visit UA

Soledad O’Brien, award-winning journalist and anchor for CNN’s special investigations unit, will speak at The University of Alabama Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Ballroom as part of her national tour.

Symposium Explores Integration of UA Athletics

“Black and White in Crimson: A Symposium on Race and Sports,” presented by The University of Alabama’s department of history, the Friends of History and the Paul W. Bryant Museum, will be Thursday, Nov. 3, and Friday, Nov. 4 at the Hotel Capstone on the UA campus.

UA Community Service Center to Hold First Beat Auburn Beat Hunger 5K Race

The University of Alabama Community Service Center is hosting a 5K race Sunday, Nov. 6, at 2 p.m. as a fundraiser for this year’s Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive.

Historical Tours, Readings Highlight UA’s ‘Slash Stitch Burn’

Slash Pine Projects at The University of Alabama presents “Slash Stitch Burn: A Patchwork History of the Druid City” Saturday, Nov. 12, in venues across Tuscaloosa.

UA, Chamber of Commerce to Host SBA Chief Counsel for Advocacy Oct. 25

The University of Alabama’s Small Business Development Center Network and the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama will jointly host Dr. Winslow Sargeant, chief counsel for advocacy of the U. S. Small Business Administration, at a business reception Tuesday, Oct. 25.

UA Student Organizations to Host Meteorologist Documentary Screening, Panel

The Society of Professional Journalists and the Radio Television Digital News Association, along with the Capstone Association of Black Journalists, will host a screening of “Meteorologists in the Storm” tonight at 6:30.

Meeting to be Held for Miss UA Contestants

The Miss University of Alabama program committee will host a candidate interest meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. in Alumni Hall.