George McGovern and Bob Dole — two men very familiar with presidential debates — will share their political views with The University of Alabama community when they discuss current politics in a debate Tuesday, Oct. 19, at 8 p.m. in the Bryant Conference Center.
Step into the parlor of the Alabama Museum of Natural History on The University of Alabama campus to visit the creepy, crawly collections. See giant bugs, and visit the kid’s camp to taste, touch and hear the tricky, tickly creatures of the night. The hands-on exhibit for kids will feature items from the Museum collections and will be on display until Oct. 30.
Leading Latin America experts will participate in an upcoming symposium focusing on that regions’ political challenges during an Oct. 13 event to be held on The University of Alabama campus.
American art scholar Tom Armstrong will present “Abstraction and American Folk Art” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6 in the Huey Recital Hall of the Moody Music Building on The University of Alabama campus.
Chi Omega sorority at The University of Alabama will hold the ‘Just Wish for It!’ pancake breakfast to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation on Saturday, Oct. 2, from 8-11 a.m.
The University of Alabama and the University of Tennessee have long been fierce rivals on the gridiron, but this fall they are battling each other off the field, as well.
What business entrepreneurs are to the economy, social entrepreneurs are to social change, says author David Bornstein. They are the driven, creative individuals who question the status quo, exploit new opportunities, refuse to give up – and remake the world for the better, Bornstein says in his latest book, “How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas” (Oxford University Press, 2003).
University of Alabama Students for Gender Justice will hold their first meeting Monday, Sept. 27, at 5 p.m. in Ferguson Center room 301-A.
A ceremony to dedicate new markers for the graves of two slaves buried on The University of Alabama campus is planned for Wednesday, Sept. 29 from 6-7 p.m. The program, sponsored by the Coalition for Change, the Coalition for Diversity and Inclusiveness, and the Office of the Vice President for Community Affairs at UA, will be at the gravesite next to the Biology Building on Hackberry Lane.
Members of Theta Chi fraternity at The University of Alabama will travel to the Alabama Gulf Coast on Friday, Sept. 24, to help in the cleanup process for victims of Hurricane Ivan.