Events

UA Panhellenic Association Hosts 2011 Preview Weekend

The University of Alabama Panhellenic Association is hosting the 2011 Panhellenic Preview Weekend March 25-27 for high school seniors and college students interested in fall recruitment.

Rural Mental Health Issues Take Center Stage at Upcoming UA Conference

Zelia Baugh, the newly appointed commissioner of the Alabama Department of Mental Health, will be a keynote speaker at the 12th annual Rural Health Conference on Monday, April 25, and Tuesday, April 26, at the Bryant Conference Center on The University of Alabama campus.

Slash Pine Writer’s Festival Returns to UA, Tuscaloosa

The Slash Pine Writer’s Festival 2011, an event that will bring more than 40 writers from across the nation to Tuscaloosa for readings and workshops, will be from Wednesday, March 30 through Saturday, April 2, at venues throughout the city, including The University of Alabama.

CCBP Marks Fifth Anniversary of Awards Program at UA

The University of Alabama Center for Community-Based Partnerships will present awards for the best faculty-, student- and community-initiated engaged scholarship during an awards ceremony Friday, April 22, at the Hotel Capstone.

UA Women’s Resource Center to Host Lunafest Film Festival

The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center will host the 10th annual LUNAFEST film festival on Thursday, March 24, at 6:30 p.m. at the historic Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa.

UA ALLELE Series Looks at the Importance of Evolution in Biology

Dr. Douglas Futuyma, a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a leading researcher in ecology and evolution, will present his lecture, “Evolution: The Most Important Theory in Biology,” March 24 on The University of Alabama campus.

Noted Artist Wiley Featured at UA’s Sarah Moody Gallery of Art

Noted artist William T. Wiley will be the focus of an exhibition and lecture in April at The University of Alabama. UA’s Sarah Moody Gallery of Art will present Wiley in a lecture at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, in 205 Smith Hall.

Three Reporters to Discuss Civil Rights at UA Panel Discussion

Three Southern reporters whose work has led to numerous convictions in decades-old killings during the civil rights era will speak Thursday, March 31, at The University of Alabama.

UA Joins Other Public Universities for Montgomery Events Supporting Higher Ed

The University of Alabama will join public universities from throughout the state in demonstrating support for higher education at two special events planned for April 6-7 in Montgomery.

Historian to Discuss Study of Islam at UA’s Aronov Lecture

Dr. Aaron Hughes, the Gordon and Gretchen Gross Professor of Jewish Studies in the department of history at the University of Buffalo, State University of New York, will give The University of Alabama department of religious studies’ ninth annual Aaron Aronov Lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, in Gorgas Library, room 205.