Former University of Alabama football standout and three-time NFL Pro Bowl selection Shaun Alexander will be at the Paul W. Bryant Museum on Saturday, Oct. 2, at 2 p.m. to sign copies of his new book “The Walk” from Waterbrook Press.
The University of Alabama tradition of Homecoming Week will have a theme of “Share the Pride, Celebrate the Tide!” with campus events Sunday, Oct. 10-Saturday, Oct. 16.
The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations at The University of Alabama will present its inaugural Executive Mentorship Award to Billy Shore, founder and executive director of Share Our Strength, a national nonprofit leading the fight against childhood hunger in America, at an Oct. 14 dinner at the Union League Club in Chicago.
Henrik Ibsen’s classic play “An Enemy of the People” will be presented Monday, Oct. 4, to Sunday, Oct. 10 in the Gallaway Theatre on Stadium Drive in the UA Theatre District as part of The University of Alabama’s theatre and dance department season.
Dr. William H. Beezley, professor of history at the University of Arizona, will deliver the lecture “Indians, Intellectuals, Anthropologists and Calendar Girls: Jose Vasconcelos and Mexican Revolutionary Nationalism” at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, in 140 Bidgood Hall on The University of Alabama campus.
University of Alabama students and recreational golfers from the West Alabama area are invited to participate in UA’s Play Golf America Tournament on Tuesday, Oct. 5.
The Restaurant, Hotel and Meetings Management Program in the College of Human Environmental Sciences at The University of Alabama is celebrating its Silver Anniversary.
The University of Alabama will kick off Cuba Week Sunday, Oct. 10 with a keynote address by State Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Ron Sparks on “The Importance of the Alabama-Cuba Relationship” at 5 p.m. in the Bryant Conference Center’s Sellers Auditorium.
The University of Alabama Wheelchair Basketball programs will hold their annual picture day Friday, Sept. 24, at the University Recreation Center. The men’s and women’s teams will be available for photos and interviews from 2-4 p.m.
Dr. Melvin Konner, a world-renowned biological anthropologist, will present his lecture, “Childhood Evolving: The Role of Development in the Evolution of Mind,” Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. in room 38 of Lloyd Hall on The University of Alabama campus.