Events

UA’s University Supply Store to Hold Fall Graduation Celebration Oct. 21-22

The University Supply Store will hold its fall 2008 University of Alabama Graduation Celebration on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 21- 22 in the Ferguson Center Heritage Ballroom from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. each day. The Graduation Celebration is designed to be a one-stop shopping and preparation venue for students who plan to graduate in December 2008. The event is also sponsored by Balfour, manufacturer of the University’s official class ring.

UA Homecoming Week to be Celebrated with Theme ‘Unified with Crimson Pride’

The University of Alabama tradition of Homecoming Week events will be held on Sunday, Oct. 26-Saturday, Nov.1 with the theme “A Tide Nation: Unified with Crimson Pride.”

Cookout to Benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation Hosted by Phi Delta Theta, Chi Omega at UA

The University of Alabama chapters of Phi Delta Theta fraternity and Chi Omega sorority will co-host the second annual Make-A-Wish cookout on Thursday, Oct. 16 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on the front lawn of the Phi Delta Theta house on University Boulevard.

Tree of Remembrance Part of Cancer Awareness at UA

The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center and the Social Work Association for Cultural Awareness are sponsoring the second annual Breast Cancer Tree of Honor and Remembrance as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month events on campus.

Creative Leaps to Present Concert, Workshops at UA on Creativity of Mind, Spirit

Imagination, global thinking and transformative language are just some of the themes artists from Creative Leaps International will explore and celebrate at a free concert, “Unless the Mind Catch Fire … A Concert of Ideas,” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13 in the Concert Hall of the Moody Music Building on The University of Alabama campus.

Champion of Racial Justice Cornel West to Speak at UA

Dr. Cornel West, a champion for racial justice since childhood who is considered by many to be one of America’s most provocative public intellectuals, will give a lecture at 7 p.m. Oct. 16 in Morgan Auditorium on The University of Alabama campus.

Nobel Peace Prize Winner F.W. de Klerk to Deliver Blackburn Institute’s Nix Lecture Oct. 17 at UA

President F.W. de Klerk, the Nobel Peace Prize winner who helped bring majority rule to South Africa, will speak at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 17, at Sellers Auditorium in the Bryant Conference Center on The University of Alabama campus.

Public Invited to Watch Jupiter and the Moon at UA Observatory

The public is invited to view Jupiter and the moon in the next sky-viewing session at The University of Alabama on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 8 p.m.

Children’s Musician to Present a Concert for All Ages

The University of Alabama School of Music’s Celebrity Series will host a concert for all ages with children’s musician Justin Robert at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3 in the concert hall of the Moody Music Building on The University of Alabama campus.

‘American Idol’ Star to Appear at UA Culture Fest

Alabama’s “American Idol” star Ruben Studdard will be a featured guest at the Community Culture Fest on Sunday, Oct. 5 at 5 p.m. The event, sponsored by The University of Alabama Office of Community Affairs and Tuscaloosa Housing Authority, will be held from 2-6 p.m. at McKenzie (Hope VI) Community, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Tuscaloosa.