Dialog Extra for Sept. 13, 2012

September 13th, 2012 - Filed under: Dialog Extra

Crimson Calendar

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

LEADERSHIP U APPLICATIONS — UA faculty and staff with departmental leadership responsibilities may submit applications for Leadership U through Sept. 28. Leadership U prepares faculty and professional staff to assume positions of higher responsibility within the University and other higher-education arenas. This two-year program was created through a partnership between the Office for Academic Affairs, the Department of Human Resources and the College of Continuing Studies. Leadership U will select 10 members within the University community to participate in the program. Visit http://training.ua.edu/leadershipu for additional information.

UA EARLY COLLEGE LUNCH AND LEARNS — UA Early College invites all faculty and staff to attend a free Lunch and Learn to discover if their high school sons or daughters could benefit from taking online UA college courses while still in high school. Parents may choose from the following dates: Sept. 27, Sept. 28, Oct. 2, Oct. 3 or Oct. 9. Lunch is free. RSVP to earlycollege@ua.edu or 348-7083.

FAMILY WEEKEND 2012 — The Office of First Year Experience and Parent Programs invites all UA faculty and staff to mingle with UA students and their families during Family Weekend 2012, which will be held Sept. 21-23. Visit http://parents.ua.edu/fwschedule.cfm for a complete schedule of events. For more information, contact the Office of First Year Experience and Parent Programs at 348-8404 or visit http://parents.ua.edu.

SOFTBALL TEAM RING PRESENTATION — Members of the UA women’s softball team will receive their 2012 NCAA national championship rings during a presentation at Rhoads Stadium Sept. 21 at 8 p.m. Admission is free. Gates open at 7:30 p.m. In addition to welcoming back the 2012 national championship team, fans can participate in the celebration with a crowd photo and autograph session.

GROUP REGISTRATION FOR NOSC CONFERENCE – Registration continues for the National Outreach Scholarship Conference that will be held Sept. 30-Oct. 3 in the Bryant Conference Center. The conference is open to all faculty, staff and students with an interest or involvement in engaged scholarship. The conference will explore engaged scholarship and practice that advance the theme “Partner. Inspire. Change.” Visit the conference website at http://www.nosc2012.ua.edu for more information.

Please encourage interested students to register or volunteer. Organizations or classes may register up to six students as a group for $395. Groups should register by completing this form: http://nosc2012.ua.edu/images/NOSC%202012%20Registration%20Form_web.pdf  Student volunteers are needed for various tasks throughout the conference.  Please note that volunteers will have limited access to conference events if not registered for the entire conference. Volunteers may sign-up here and will be required to attend a one-hour orientation session. 

NEW SECURE WIRELESS NETWORK — The Office of Information Technology announces a new secure wireless network for faculty and staff. In order to connect to UA-WPA2, employees will need to install XpressConnect on their devices by visiting http://wpa2setup.ua.edu/CloudPath. As part of the installation process, users will be required to enter their myBama ID and password. UA-WPA2 provides secure wireless communications through the use of WPA2 Enterprise and will replace the pre-shared key SSID rolled out as an interim solution last year. Starting in October 2012, UA-WPA2 will replace UA Public Wireless for all faculty and staff. For instructions on installing UA-WPA2′s XpressConnect client, visit http://oit.ua.edu/oit/services/wi-fi-protected-access-wpa. For assistance or questions, contact the IT Service Desk at itsd@ua.edu or 205-348-5555.

FREE MEMORY SCREENINGS — Graduate students and faculty in UA’s psychology department are offering free memory screenings to Tuscaloosa-area adults who are 55 or older. The screenings, a community-service project as well as part of a UA research study by the clinical geropsychology program, are offered at Capstone Village by appointment. To participate, people should call 205-348-1921, leave a message indicating their willingness to participate and leave a name, call back number and convenient times to call. Each screening is expected to last between 45 minutes and one hour.

WILLIAMS COLLECTION – Individual researchers and classes are invited to visit the “A.S. Williams III Americana Collection” in 301 Gorgas Library on Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., as well as during the collection’s regular hours of 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

THURSDAY, SEPT. 13
“Painted Space,” 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sella-Granata Art Gallery, 109 Woods Hall
Flu shots, 10 a.m.-12:45 p.m., Morgan Hall
Crimson Couch to 5K makeup check-ins, 11 a.m.-12:45 p.m., Russell Hall auditorium
Flu shots, 11 a.m.-12:45 p.m., Office of Admissions
Flu shots, 1-1:30 p.m., Alston Hall
Flu shots, 1:30-2:15 p.m., Carmichael Hall
Homegrown Alabama Farmers Market, 3-6 p.m., lawn of Canterbury Episcopal Chapel
Flu shots, 3:30-4:45 p.m., McLure Library

FRIDAY, SEPT. 14
Accessible and Assistive Technology Expo of Alabama, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Ferguson Center Forum and Heritage rooms
Alabama Vocal Association, 8 a.m.-9 p.m., Moody Music Building
VALIC individual retirement counseling, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. by appointment, G-54 Rose Administration Building
“Painted Space,” 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sella-Granata Art Gallery, 109 Woods Hall
Convocation, noon, Moody Music Building Concert Hall
Flu shots, 1-2:45 p.m., Farrah Hall
Training on the administration of UA’s drug- and alcohol-testing policy, 1:30-3:30 p.m., G-54 Rose Administration Building
Flu shots, 3:30-4:45 p.m., Osband Hall
Women’s volleyball vs. LSU, 7 p.m., Foster Auditorium

SATURDAY, SEPT. 15
Alabama Vocal Association, 8 a.m.-9 p.m., Moody Music Building
“Wow! That’s Engineering!” for girls in sixth through eighth grades, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Ferguson Center
“Moundville’s Saturday in the Park: Pots and Potters,” 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Moundville Archaeological Park

SUNDAY, SEPT. 16
Women’s volleyball vs. Tennessee, 1:30 p.m., Foster Auditorium

MONDAY, SEPT. 17
VALIC individual retirement counseling, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. by appointment, G-54 Rose Administration Building
“Painted Space,” 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sella-Granata Art Gallery, 109 Woods Hall
“The Hunger Games” book discussion, noon-1 p.m., 226 Reese Phifer Hall
“Constitution Day” debate on Alabama’s immigration law, 3 p.m., Ferguson Center Theater
Tuba master class with John Stevens, 5:30 p.m., Moody Music Building Recital Hall
Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra: “Pictures at an Exhibition,” 7:30 p.m., Moody Music Building Concert Hall

UPCOMING

TIAA-CREF individual retirement counseling, Sept. 18-19, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. by appointment, G-54 Rose Administration Building
Purchasing Card Reconciler Tips, Tricks and Shortcuts, Sept. 18, 3:30-4:45 p.m., 3058 South Lawn Office Building
John Stevens’ composition recital, Sept. 18, 7:30 p.m., Moody Music Building Concert Hall
Purchasing to Paying — What You Need to Know, Sept. 19, 9 a.m.-noon, 3058 South Lawn Office Building
Grand reopening ceremony for Rodgers Science and Engineering Library, Sept. 19, 10:30 a.m., Rodgers Library first floor
General Interest and Business Career Fair, Sept. 19, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Bryant Conference Center
HTML5 workshop, Sept. 19, noon-1 p.m., 109-A Gorgas Library
House of Marley campus van tour, Sept. 19, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Ferguson Center Plaza
Working with WordPress at UA, Sept. 20, 9-10:30 a.m., 205 Gorgas Library
Technical and Engineering Career Fair, Sept. 20, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Bryant Conference Center
Research and sponsored programs overview, Sept. 20, 3-4 p.m., G-54 Rose Administration Building

WORTH QUOTING — “We as a university can’t operate in the ‘ivory tower’ anymore. There are too many things going on outside of that campus in Tuscaloosa that we can help influence for the better.” Dr. George Daniels, UA associate professor of journalism, as quoted in the Daily Mountain Eagle. Daniels said colleges are increasingly including community-based partnerships as part of their educational programs because both sides learn from engaging with each other.

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