The University of Alabama will kick off Cuba Week Sunday, Oct. 10 with a keynote address by State Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Ron Sparks on “The Importance of the Alabama-Cuba Relationship” at 5 p.m. in the Bryant Conference Center’s Sellers Auditorium.
The University of Alabama Wheelchair Basketball programs will hold their annual picture day Friday, Sept. 24, at the University Recreation Center. The men’s and women’s teams will be available for photos and interviews from 2-4 p.m.
Dr. Melvin Konner, a world-renowned biological anthropologist, will present his lecture, “Childhood Evolving: The Role of Development in the Evolution of Mind,” Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. in room 38 of Lloyd Hall on The University of Alabama campus.
Vietnam War veteran and national expert on veterans’ matters Floyd “Shad” Meshad will be on campus Thursday, Sept. 23, to help The University of Alabama launch the new VETS — Veterans Education and Transition Support — initiative.
Dr. Robert Higgs, an economic historian and a senior fellow at the Independent Institute, will present the lecture “The Rise of the Warfare State” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, in Room 205 of Gorgas Library on The University of Alabama campus.
The University of Alabama Faculty-in-Residence Series will begin Monday, Sept. 20, with a presentation from Irish poet Joan McBreen at 6 p.m. in 208 Gordon Palmer.
The University of Alabama Crossroads Community Center will host “Remembering Hurricane Katrina: Five Years Later” at 5 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 16, at the Crossroads Lounge, 232 Ferguson Center.
U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. will be the keynote speaker at an event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the publication of the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee on Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 3:30 p.m. in The University of Alabama Law School McMillan Lecture Hall, rooms 287/288.
“Palestine,” a one-woman performance by Najla Said, will be presented at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 20, at the Heritage Room in The University of Alabama’s Ferguson Center.
Two Native American Music Award winners – Muscogee flutist Billy Whitefox and Cherokee guitarist and vocalist Michael Jacobs – highlight this year’s Moundville Native American Festival, from Wednesday, Oct. 6 to Saturday, Oct. 9 at The University of Alabama’s Moundville Archaeological Park.