Media Advisory: UA’s Summer Commencement Exercises
SATURDAY, AUG. 9, 2008, 9 a.m.
COLEMAN COLISEUM
Events
UA to Hold Summer Commencement Ceremonies Aug. 9
The University of Alabama’s summer commencement ceremonies will be held Saturday, Aug. 9 at 9 a.m. in Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.
UA RISE Graduation to be Held July 24
The University of Alabama’s RISE Program will hold its annual commencement ceremony Thursday, July 24 at 6 p.m. at the Stallings Center on the UA campus.
UA Wheelchair Basketball Players Heading to Beijing Games
Seven players from The University of Alabama Wheelchair Athletics program are going to Beijing to play in the 2008 Paralympic Games in September.
UA’s Multicultural Journalism Workshop Celebrates its Silver Anniversary
Each summer, about 25 high school students are selected to participate in an intensive nine-day journalism workshop on The University of Alabama campus. This year’s Multicultural Journalism Workshop marks a special occasion – its 25th anniversary.
UA Book Club to Discuss ‘Water for Elephants’
The EveryWoman Book Club, sponsored by the Women’s Resource Center at The University of Alabama, will meet on Thursday, July 24 at noon at The Globe Restaurant to discuss the book “Water for Elephants” by Sara Gruen.
Students in UA’s Black Belt 100 Lenses Project to Display Work in Eutaw
Photographs featuring the creative work of Greene County youth taking part in the Black Belt 100 Lenses project through The University of Alabama will be on display in Eutaw at the William McKinley Branch Courthouse starting Thursday, July 17 with an opening reception from 5-7 p.m.
Alabama EPSCoR to Provide Partnership Development Opportunities at Annual Conference, Symposium July 22-24
The Alabama Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, known as Alabama EPSCoR, will provide networking and partnership development opportunities for academic institutions, government agencies, industry and small business representatives at the 2008 Annual Alabama EPSCoR Conference and Stakeholder Symposium July 22-24.
UA Hosts Wheelchair Basketball Camps with International Flair
Some 60 youth from across the United States, Canada and France will be attending the 2008 Alabama Boys and Girls Wheelchair Basketball Camps from June 18-23, hosted by The University of Alabama Disability Sports program.
UA Wheelchair Athletics to Host Canadian National Team
The University of Alabama Wheelchair Athletics program will host the Canadian National Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team for a training camp Monday-Wednesday, June 9-11, at the Student Recreation Center.