Events

Terry Saban to Speak at UA’s RISE Graduation Ceremonies July 29

RISE, The University of Alabama’s renowned early intervention program, will recognize 16 graduates at its annual graduation ceremony Thursday, July 29 at 6 p.m. at the Stallings Center on the UA campus.

Works by Claudia DeMonte to Open UA’s Moody Gallery Season

“Claudia DeMonte: Mapping Beauty” will open the 2010-11 season at The University of Alabama’s Sarah Moody Gallery of Art. The exhibit will run from Thursday, Aug. 19, to Thursday, Sept. 23.

UA’s Annual Social Work Conference Scheduled Aug. 26-27

The University of Alabama School of Social Work will host its ninth annual Fall Social Work Conference Aug. 26 and 27 at the Paul Bryant Conference Center on the UA campus.

Partnership between Jefferson Davis, UA Offers Nurses Mobility

Advanced nursing degrees are within easier reach for area registered nurses through a new Internet-based partnership between Jefferson Davis Community College and The University of Alabama’s Capstone College of Nursing.

UA Professor Teaches the ABCs of Money

UA professor Jan Brakefield teaches middle-school students money management and life skills.

UA School of Accountancy Hosts Camp to Bring More Diversity to Profession

A program introduced by the Culverhouse School of Accountancy at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce and the Birmingham chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants is doing its part to bring more minorities into the accounting profession.

UA Acquires Extensive Collection of American Historical Documents, Photos and Books

The University of Alabama Libraries is acquiring one of the most extensive collections of Americana and Southern history in private hands: the A. S. Williams III Collection of History and Culture of the South. For more than 40 years, Williams, a Eufaula native and UA alumnus, collected rare Americana, primarily books, manuscripts and photographs relating to the history of the United States.

Musicals, Dramas, Dance and the Devil to Highlight UA Theatrical Season

Across the ocean, along the Mississippi, south to the Gulf of Mexico, over to France and Norway and down into hell itself — The University of Alabama’s theatre and dance department will take audiences on many exciting journeys during the 2010-2011 theatrical season.

Alabama High School Students Participate in In-Depth Humanities Program at UA

Twelve Alabama high school students are experiencing a slice of college life on The University of Alabama campus this week as part of the 2010 SUPER Emerging Scholars summer institute.

UA Theatre Professor to Perform One-Woman Show in New York, Edinburgh

Allison Hetzel, assistant professor of theatre and dance at The University of Alabama, will present her one-woman show “Considering Georgia O’Keeffe” in July at the East to Edinburgh Festival in New York City and in August at Scotland’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival, one of the top theater festivals in the world.