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MONDAY, FEB. 6 – SUNDAY, FEB. 12, 2012
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STUDENTS TAKE NEW TWIST ON THE SINGING TELEGRAM FOR VALENTINE’S DAY – The UA Theater Honor Society Alpha Psi Omega will celebrate the Valentine’s season by selling Val-O-Grams, poetry recited by an actor or actress for the buyer’s significant other on campus during the week of Valentine’s Day for $10. Students can order Val-O-Grams from Feb. 6-20. Contacts are APO students Patrick Croce, pmcroce@crimson.ua.edu or Motell Foster, 256/592-7537, mgfoster1@crimson.ua.edu.
TIME WARNER EXECUTIVE TO ADDRESS STUDENTS – Ellen East, executive vice president and chief communications officer for Time Warner Cable, will deliver the 15th Koten Distinguished Lecture in Public Relations at UA Feb. 9 at 9:30 a.m. in Reese Phifer room 216. East, a 1983 UA journalism graduate, began her professional career as a reporter and editor at various daily newspapers, including a stint as assistant city editor for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She was vice president, communications and public affairs, for Cox Communications prior to joining Time Warner Cable in October 2007. East has received numerous professional awards. Women in Cable Telecommunications honored her as a “Woman to Watch” and a “Wonder Woman,” and the Public Relations Society of America awarded her two Silver Anvil Awards for issues management and integrated communications programs. The Koten Lecture Series is sponsored by The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations in UA’s College of Communication and Information Sciences. Contact: Misty Mathews, communication specialist, mmathews@ua.edu, 205/348-6416
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UA EXPERTS READY TO DISCUSS 2012 ELECTION – Faculty members in several disciplines are available to talk with the media about issues surrounding the 2012 presidential and congressional elections. Issues include Southern and Alabama politics; voting behavior; new media; the press; health-care policy; and the economy. Contact Richard LeComte in media relations at rllecomte@ur.ua.edu or 205/348-3782; or go to http://uanews.ua.edu/2012/01/ua-experts-ready-to-discuss-elections-issues-with-media/.
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DANCE ALABAMA! SPRING CONCERT – This student-oriented performance from the UA department of theatre and dance is at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, Wednesday, Feb. 15, and Thursday, Feb. 16 and 5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, in Morgan Auditorium. Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for seniors and UA faculty and staff, and $12 for UA students and children. For more information, go to http://theatre.ua.edu/productions/tickets/ or call 205/348-3400.
MINI-BOOK EXHIBIT – UA’s Gorgas Library will play host to the Miniature Book Society’s national traveling exhibit from Wednesday, Feb. 15, to Sunday, April 15. The exhibit is sponsored by University Libraries and the Alabama Center for the Book. Two University of Alabama students from the School of Library and Information Studies Book Arts Program entered the 2011 competition. Their books will be featured in the collection. Mary Elizabeth Watson’s book “Cat Talk” measures 3 inches by 2 5/8 inches. It features images hand drawn and printed from photographic plates. Timothy Winkler’s book “Jumble” is 3 inches by 3 inches. It is a letterpress book printed with polymer plates and linocuts. Contact: Richard LeComte, media relations, rllecomte@ur.ua.edu or 205/348-3782.
ASPA TO CELEBRATE 75 YEARS – The Alabama Scholastic Press Association will hold its 75th anniversary state convention Feb. 17-18. This year’s convention will feature a luncheon with members of the Alabama Press Association, which will be holding its annual statewide meeting concurrent with the ASPA convention. Keynote speaker for the luncheon is Alan Blinder, a recent UA journalism graduate who was part of an award-winning associated press team that covered the April 2011 tornado in Tuscaloosa. Contact: Misty Mathews, media relations, mmathews@ua.edu or 205/348-6416.
500 MIDDLE, HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS TO COMPETE IN SCIENCE OLYMPIAD – More than 500 students are expected to participate in the 2012 regional Science Olympiad competition at UA Saturday, Feb. 18, beginning at 9 a.m. The regional competition for middle- and high-school students is one of many taking place nationwide. Winners advance to compete in state and national competitions. There are more than 12,000 schools from all 50 states who participate in Science Olympiad events each year. UA events scheduled for middle-school students include “Awesome Aquifers,” where students learn about groundwater and build model aquifers; and “Crime Busters,” which prompts students to analyze crime-scene evidence such as hair samples, DNA and fingerprints to solve a crime. Watch for a news release with more details, or contact Kelli Wright, communications specialist, College of Arts and Sciences, 205/348-8539, khwright@as.ua.edu