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Artist Gary Stephan to Lecture at UA
Artist Gary Stephan will present a lecture at The University of Alabama on Wednesday, Feb. 16, at 8 p.m., in 203 Garland Hall. The presentation is free and open to the public.
UA Libraries Announce Spring Instruction Classes
University Libraries at The University of Alabama has announced its spring 2000 instructional classes for faculty and students in the use of AMELIA, EAI and Internet search engines on a fixed schedule from Feb. 14 through March 16.
UA Journalism Department, McWane Center Create “Newsroom”
University of Alabama journalism instructor Laurie Lattimore is working with Birmingham's McWane Center to develop Newsroom, a simulated newspaper environment that will provide students an intensive experience in real-world journalism.
UA Hosts 2000 Internship and Summer Employment Day
The University of Alabama will host the 2000 Internship and Summer Employment Day on Wednesday, Feb. 9, in the Ferguson Center Ballroom from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
UA Habitat for Humanity Chapter Building First House; Volunteers Needed
The University of Alabama Chapter of Habitat for Humanity has begun work on the first UA Habitat for Humanity house, and all students, faculty and staff are invited to joint the UA Community Service Center and Habitat chapter in this effort.
UA Guest Lecture to Discuss Civil Rights Movement
The University of Alabama departments of American studies, African American studies, women's studies and the School of Social Work are sponsoring Joan C. Browning as a visiting lecturer on Feb. 16-17.
UA Engineering Students Design Solutions for Companies
A class of University of Alabama seniors used its engineering expertise to assist companies facing engineering-related problems.
Media Advisory: UA Students to Kick Off Dance Marathon 2000 at News Conference on Feb. 3
University of Alabama students will introduce Dance Marathon 2000 ‚ UAs inaugural student-run fundraiser for the Childrens Hospital of Alabama‚ at a news conference set for 11:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 3, at the Student Recreation Center on campus.
UA’s Women’s Resource Center Continues Feast and Focus Lecture Series
The Women's Resource Center at The University of Alabama is continuing the "Feast & Focus" lecture series for women during the 2000 spring semester.
UA Press Books Receive Awards
Several publications from The University of Alabama Press have recently received literary awards.
State Mental Health Commisioner to Speak at UA Friday, Feb. 4.
Kathy Elmore Sawyer, commissioner of the Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, will be the featured speaker for The University of Alabama School of Social Work's 12th annual colloquium celebrating African American Heritage Month on Friday, Feb. 4.
UA Business School Names New MBA Program Director
Ronald W. Sullivan, a 1981 graduate of The University of Alabama, has been named director of the Master of Business Administration program at UA's Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration and its Manderson Graduate School of Business.
UA President Andrew Sorensen Receives SCLC Award
University of Alabama President Andrew Sorensen has been honored with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's State "Legacy of the Dream" Award.
UA Flag Football Team Wins Third Place in National Championship Tournament
A University of Alabama flag football team, Southern Comfort, won third place and the Sportsmanship Award at the 21st Annual Flag Football National Championship Tournament hosted recently by the University of New Orleans.
UA’s Office of Community Service and Volunteerism Presents Movies at the Ferguson Theatre
The University of Alabama Office of Community Service and Volunteerism is presenting the Community Service Movie Series.
UA Graduate School Hosts Forum on Recruitment and Retention of Minority Graduate Students
The University of Alabama Graduate School will conduct a Forum on Recruitment and Retention of Minority Graduate Students Thursday, Feb. 10, from 2-5:30 p.m. in 30 Alston Hall on campus.
UA’s Writers Series to Host Fiction Authors Steinke, Brennan
Fiction writers Darcey Steinke and Karen Brennan will read portions of their work as part of The University of Alabama's Bankhead Visiting Writers Series on Thursday, Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m., in 205 Smith Hall on the UA campus.
Author/Professor Will Coleman to Lecture at UA on African-American Identity
Dr. Will Coleman, author and theology professor, will discuss African-American identity throughout history on Tuesday, Jan. 25, from 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m., in ten Hoor Hall, room 30, on The University of Alabama campus.
New UA Atlas Offers Historical Information About Alabama Cemeteries
The University of Alabama geography department recently published the second volume in a planned series of historical atlases of Alabama offering a wealth of historical data regarding cemeteries in each of Alabamaís 67 counties.
UA Professor Named Editor-Elect of Quality Journal
Dr. William H. Woodall, Russell Professor of Statistics at The University of Alabama's Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, has emerged as one of the quality profession's most respected voices.
UA Offers Public Opportunity to View Rare Lunar Eclipse
The University of Alabama's physics and astronomy department will offer the public an opportunity to use its telescopes to view a rare lunar eclipse Thursday, Jan. 20, at Gallalee Hall on the UA campus. Public viewing will begin at 8 p.m.
UA Arboretum Announces Spring Events
The Friends of The University of Alabama Arboretum has announced a spring calendar of events.
Top Students to Attend UA’s Capstone Scholars Day Jan. 15
Some 1,000 outstanding high school students and their families are expected to take part in The University of Alabama's second annual Capstone Scholars Day on Saturday, Jan. 15.
Media Advisory: Former UA President Joab Thomas to Keynote UA’s “Education in the New Millennium” Event Jan. 14
Former University of Alabama president Joab Thomas will be the keynote speaker for UA's continuing education seminar, "Blast Off Into the New Millennium," Friday, Jan. 14, at the Bryant Conference Center.
Diabetes Support Group to Meet Friday at UA
Adults with Type II diabetes who need to lose weight are invited to join a support group that is meeting Friday, Jan. 14, from noon-1 p.m. at the Capstone Medical Center carrel room on The University of Alabama campus.