UA’s C&IS Hosts Third Strategic Planning Speaker
Dr. Robert Picard, a professor and director of research at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford, will speak at 2:30 p.m., today in 118 Graves Hall.
Events
UA’s Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity Hosts Bone-Marrow Registration
The University of Alabama’s Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity is sponsoring a Be the Match on Campus bone-marrow registration drive from noon to 6 p.m. Friday, March 6, at the fraternity house, 202 University Blvd. on campus. The event is the fraternity’s second Hadley Drive, which began as a search for a bone-marrow donor match for Hadley Mercer, the infant daughter of UA alumnus and fraternity member Brad Mercer. A match was found for Hadley, but the drive will continue in her honor to help register more potential donors in the hopes of saving more lives.
UA Alumnus, CEO of Halyard Health to Discuss Company Transformations
Robert Abernathy, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Halyard Health, Inc., will present “Transforming a Company” for the Helen Crow Mills and John Carroll Mills Lecture Thursday, March 5 at 3 p.m. in the Mortar Board Room, room 300, of the Ferguson Student Center on campus.
Japanese Government Delegation Visits UA
A delegation led by Yasuo Saito, former Japanese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Russia and France, will visit The University of Alabama March 3 for a lunch and symposium on Japanese society, business, technology and culture.
UA Theatre Students to Perform Tributes to Tennessee Williams
University of Alabama theatre students will perform dramatic readings from the plays of Tennessee Williams, including performances from “Glass Menagerie” and “A Streetcar Named Desire,” on March 2 and 3 as part of a tribute to Williams and his friendship with Dr. Marian Gallaway, longtime professor of theatre at UA and director of UA’s department of theatre from 1947-1973.
UA’s Culverhouse Receives $2 Million Gift from Japanese and Birmingham Companies
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce received a $2 million gift today from Tokyo, Japan-based Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited and Birmingham-based Protective Life Corporation. A portion of the funding will be used to endow a professorship in partnership with Protective, Dai-ichi and the Culverhouse College of Commerce called the
UA’s C&IS Hosts Second Speaker on Future of Communication
The University of Alabama’s College of Communication and Information Sciences is hosting its second speaker to discuss a strategic planning process for the future of the College.
‘Star Wars’ Characters Coming to Event at UA’s SupeStore
Darth Vader and other characters from “Star Wars” will bring the Force to The University of Alabama for a sales event from 1 to 4 p.m.. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at UA’s SupeStore in the Ferguson Center.
UA Feminist Caucus, National Council of Negro Women to Host Celebration of Women and Diversity
The University of Alabama Feminist Caucus and the UA chapter of the National Council of Negro Women will host “Silhouette: From the Shadows to the Spotlight, “which will feature the stories and experiences of women of color and those who historically have been silenced, at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, in 38 Lloyd Hall on campus. The event is free and open to the public.
UA’s Hands on Tuscaloosa Event will Promote Leadership Development through Community Service
The University of Alabama Center for Sustainable Service and Volunteerism and the Office of Student Leadership are partnering to host Hands on Tuscaloosa, a day-long student community service and leadership development event Saturday, Feb. 28. Hands on Tuscaloosa will begin with the UA LEADS: Leadership, Education, Action and Diversity Summit at 8 a.m. in the Ferguson Center Ballroom on campus. The summit will bring together UA students, faculty and staff to participate in educational sessions and hear keynote speakers.