Events

UA’s Capstone Business Leadership Academy Accepting Applications for Summer

Applications are being accepted for the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration’s Capstone Business Leadership Academy, a summer program for high school students.

UA Production of ‘Big River’ Winds Its Way to Montgomery

The Montgomery Performing Arts Centre will open its doors to Huck Finn and all his friends this April with a production of the American musical “Big River” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 15. The University of Alabama’s department of theatre and dance is staging the performance.

UA Sakura Festival Celebrates 25th Anniversary

The University of Alabama Capstone International Center will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its Sakura Festival with cultural events throughout March.

Nationally Recognized Attorney to Deliver Mills Lecture at UA

John Wymer, a nationally known labor and employment law attorney and University of Alabama alumnus, will present the Helen Crow Mills and John Carroll Mills Lecture March 8 at 11 a.m. in the Ferguson Forum, room 360 of the Ferguson Center, on the UA campus.

Anti-Racism Author to Lecture at UA

Tim Wise, an anti-racism speaker and author, will lecture on “Between Barack and a Hard Place: Racism, Privilege and Denial In The Age Of Obama” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, in Morgan Auditorium on The University of Alabama campus.

Knap-in Event Returns to UA’s Moundville Archaeological Park

The Moundville Knap-in, which celebrates Native American crafts and games, returns Friday, March 11 through Sunday, March 13 at the The University of Alabama’s Moundville Archaeological Musem.

Scholar to Offer Insights into Middle East Freedom during UA Liberty, Power Lecture

Dr. Juan Cole, the Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan, will deliver the lecture “Liberty, Power, and Dictatorships: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, in Smith Hall, room 205, on The University of Alabama campus.

Applications Available to UA Students for Documenting Justice Filmmaking Course

Applications are now available for the 2011-2012 class of Documenting Justice, a two-semester course in documentary filmmaking that gives University of Alabama students of all majors the opportunity to explore social justice issues in their state or around the world through the creation of nonfiction films.

Supply Store to Present UA Graduation Celebration

The University of Alabama Supply Store will hold a Graduation Celebration on Wednesday and Thursday, March 23-24, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Plaza and Friday, March 25, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Supe Store lobby.

UA Honors College to Host Global Fund Adviser

The University of Alabama Honors College will host Kavita Ramdas on Tuesday, Feb. 22, at 6 p.m. in 205 Gorgas as a guest speaker for the Faculty-in-Residence series.