The University of Alabama SGA Student SPIRIT Campaign will hold its second “Swipe Week” Oct. 29-Nov. 1, giving UA students the chance to show their school spirit by swiping their ACTion cards to make small contributions to a UA scholarship fund for first-in-family college students.
The Everywoman Book Club, sponsored by The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center, will meet to discuss “Veil of Roses” by Laura Fitzgerald at noon on Thursday, Oct. 25 at the Globe Restaurant in Northport.
Renowned author and science reporter Chris Mooney will present a lecture entitled “Science at High Wind Speeds: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle over Global Warming” on Thursday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. in 127 Biology Building Auditorium on the UA campus.
Dr. Stuart Rachels, associate professor of philosophy at The University of Alabama, will give the 2007 Edwards Lecture at Emory University on Thursday, Oct. 25 discussing “One Person Doesn’t Make a Difference.”
The University of Alabama’s Phi Delta Theta Fraternity will host their fourth annual Chili Cook Off to benefit the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association on Thursday, Nov. 1 at 4 p.m. at their fraternity house on University Boulevard.
In the past year, the Capstone Rural Health Center in Parrish saw more than 3,200 patients, and a new facility in a more visible location should enable the center to serve even more patients, said a University of Alabama nursing professor who serves as the center’s executive director.
The University of Alabama Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility will be hosting the final round of the third annual Moral Forum Tournament on Friday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. in Morgan Auditorium to award some $13,000 in scholarships.
The University of Alabama Crossroads Community Center will host the Open Mic, Open Heart forum Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 6:45 p.m. in the Crossroads Lounge of the Ferguson Center to provide an uninhibited, unbiased and respectful environment to discuss campus issues.
A University of Alabama professor and author of a soon-to-be published book detailing the controversial search and history surrounding a rare woodpecker will give an Oct. 18 talk to the West Alabama Sierra Club at UA’s Alabama Museum of Natural History.
The University of Alabama department of theatre and dance will present “Amen Corner” Oct. 23-28, featuring an all African-American cast on the Allen Bales stage to an already sold out crowd.