Barbara Berkman, Columbia University professor of social work and renowned scholar on aging issues, will present the lecture, “Research on Gerontological Assessment Revisited: A Personal Odyssey 1966-2004,” Thursday, April 21 at noon in 104 Little Hall on The University of Alabama campus.
The highly anticipated new book, “How About That! The Life of Mel Allen,” about the former University of Alabama alumnus, will be introduced by the author on April 27 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library located at 500 Hackberry Lane on campus.
The University of Alabama Afro-American Gospel Choir will celebrate its 34th anniversary April 18-24.
Dr. Steven L. Jacobs, Aaron Aronov Chair of Judiac Studies and chairman of Judaic studies in the religious studies department at The University of Alabama, will lead a discussion of “Bee Season,” April 21 at 7 p.m. on the fourth floor of the Gorgas Library on campus.
The University of Alabama’s New College welcomes alumna speaker Barbara Pleasant to discuss “What a Garden Can Do for You,” on April 14 at 7:30 p.m. at Maxwell Hall on campus.
The Institute for Rural Health Research at The University of Alabama is hosting its sixth annual Rural Health Conference on April 21-22 beginning at 8 a.m. at UA’s Bryant Conference Center.
A joint event between The University of Alabama and Stillman College will be held on Wednesday, April 13, from 7-9 p.m. in Stinson Auditorium on Stillman campus called “Memoirs: Perspectives on Black History.”
Silent and live art auctions, an exhibition of nationally known contemporary artist Vernon Fisher, dinner, and a special tribute to Mrs. Farley Moody Galbraith of Anniston will highlight The Arty Party Saturday, April 16 at The University of Alabama. The event will begin at 6 p.m. at Woods Hall on the UA campus.
The Sarah Moody Gallery of Art at The University of Alabama presents the 2005 Farley Moody Galbraith Endowed Exhibition from April 15-June 15. This year’s exhibition will feature work by internationally-acclaimed, Texas-based artist Vernon Fisher.
The University of Alabama chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma, the National Criminal Justice Honor Society, will host a career fair on Wednesday, April 13, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., in Rooms 300, 301 and 309 of the Ferguson Center.