Events

UA’s Community Health Sciences Co-Sponsors African Film Event

The second annual Tuscaloosa Evening of African Film, co-sponsored by The University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences, will be held Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa.

UA’s Camp 1831 to Offer Three Sessions

The University of Alabama’s First Year Experience within the Division of Student Affairs will offer three sessions of Camp 1831 in August.

UA’s Afro American Gospel Choir to Perform in Northport

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama’s Afro American Gospel Choir will hold its annual benefit concert at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Hightown Church of God in Northport. The event is open to the public. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted to assist the choir in covering transportation costs to

UA Culverhouse Alumnus Funds $50,000 Business Plan Competition

The Edward K. Aldag, Jr. $50,000 Business Plan Competition, hosted by The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce, will award three students with the winning business plans startup funding and in–kind services.

UA School of Music to Become ‘All Steinway School’

The University of Alabama and piano crafters Steinway & Sons are making beautiful music together. The University’s School of Music is becoming an “All Steinway School,” which will bring the Capstone into some rarefied air. Other “All Steinway” schools include Yale, Julliard, and the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.

Medical Examiners’ Director to Address McCollough Scholars Forum at UA

Larry D. Dixon, executive director of the Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners, will be the featured speaker for the 12th annual Susan and Gaylon McCollough Medical Scholars Forum Feb. 7-8 in the Shelby Hall rotunda on The University of Alabama campus.

Fording Kicks Off UA Social Work’s Spring Colloquium Series

Dr. Richard C. Fording, of The University of Alabama, will discuss his latest book, “Disciplining the Poor: Neoliberal Paternalism and the Persistent Power of Race,” in a public talk Monday at UA’s School of Social Work.

UA Theatre, Dance Presents Freshman Showcase, ‘Ready or Not’

Look out “Saturday Night Live” — The University of Alabama’s own not-ready-for-prime-time players are coming.

UA to Host High School Physics Contest Jan. 31

The University of Alabama’s high school physics contest, now in its 38th year, is set for Jan. 31.

UA Environmental Council to Host Film Showing

he University of Alabama Environmental Council invites the public to a free film viewing and discussion at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, in the Ferguson Theatre on campus. The Southern Exposure event, sponsored by the Southern Environmental Law Center, features a collection of documentaries designed to raise awareness about environmental issues that affect Alabama’s natural treasures as well as Alabamians’ health, economy and quality of life.