February 9, 2004
Feb. 9-22 — Dialog welcomes help from readers in compiling a comprehensive calendar. All calendar material must be submitted for consideration by Wednesday, eight working days prior to publication dates. Send campus mail to: Dialog, Box 870144; email shibbard@ur.ua.edu; or call 348-5320. For general information about activities, events and special announcements of upcoming calendar entries, go to events.ua.edu.
Mark Your Calendar: 2004 Exploring Excellence in Teaching Week
African-American Heritage Month Activities Continue at UA
Activities
Japan
Culture and Information Center
210 Research Drive, 348-5311
- Feb. 17 — Survival English, 10:30-11:30 a.m., free
- Feb. 17 — Tea Ceremony, 11:45 a.m., $2.50
- Feb. 17 — Kimono Sewing or Obi-tying, 1:15 p.m., $2.50
- Feb. 19 — Japanese Gift Wrapping and Box Making, 1-2 p.m., $2.50
- Feb. 19 — Tie-dying, 2-4 p.m., $2.50 plus cost
- Feb. 19 — Film Night, TBA, 5-7 p.m., free
- Feb. 19 — Go Game, 5 p.m., free
International Center for Students
121 B.B. Comer
- Every Friday — Capstone International Coffee Hour, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Discovering Alabama
Featuring Dr. Doug Phillips, airs each Sunday at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
on Alabama Public Television. For information about buying videos, call
348-2039.
Exhibits
For more information, visit specific Web sites or call the telephone numbers below.
Alabama Museum
of Natural History
Smith Hall, 348-7550
The Gorgas
House
On UA campus, 348-5906
Moundville
Archaeological Park and Museum
Highway 69 South, 205/371-2572
Paul
W. Bryant Museum
300 Bryant Drive, 348-4668
Alabama
Heritage Magazine
348-7467
The Web site provides information about the current issue of Alabama Heritage magazine, subscriptions, collecting back issues, the location on campus and more.
The Black Warrior Review is a nationally respected literary magazine that publishes the best in contemporary fiction, poetry and essays.
Gorgas
Library Book Arts Gallery
5th Floor, Gorgas Library
- Through Feb. 28 — Innovative Printmaking on Handmade Paper: An exhibition of innovative printmaking techniques on handmade paper. Speakers are Arturo Ruiz Contreras and Carlos Ayress Moreno.
Bounds
Law Library
101 Bryant Drive, 348-5925
W.S.
Hoole Special Collections Library
208 Mary Harmon Bryant Hall, 50 Hackberry Lane, 348-0500
Sarah
Moody Gallery of Art
103 Garland Hall, 348-1891
- Through Feb. 29 — Floored: Selections from the Permanent Collection: Features works on paper in the mediums of photography, printmaking, drawing, painting and digital art.
Cartographic
Research Laboratory
324 Farrah Hall
Also see alabamamaps.ua.edu.
The University
of Alabama Press
20 Research Drive, 348-5180
The UA Press will provide tours of its publication house and a current catalog upon request.
The
UA Press has announced a new imprint, Fire Ant Books. One of the first
to be printed in this imprint is The Constant Circle: H.L. Mencken
and His Friends, by Sara Mayfield with an introduction by Edmund
Wilson. The Fire Ant Books, billed as "books with a bite," are
trade paperback books that focus on a wide variety of topics with national
appeal.
Performances
Call 348-7111 for information about performances scheduled to be held in the Moody Music Building. All concerts are in the Concert Hall of the Moody Music Building and start at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Music
Moody Concert Hall, 348-7111, School
of Music calendar
- Feb. 17 — University of Alabama Chamber Singers
- Feb. 22— Opera Scenes, 2 p.m.
Theatre
Allen Bales Theatre, 348-3400
- Feb. 10-15 — The Glass Menagerie, performances at 7:30 p.m., Sunday performance at 2 p.m.
Events
The Crimson Calendar at http://events.ua.edu is UA's campus-wide events calendar. The Crimson Calendar displays each day's events, is searchable and links to other related information and sites. Anyone may submit an event to the Crimson Calendar.
Feb. 14 — "Scents of the Heart" Presentation and Valentine's Day Dinner. The UA Museum of Natural History and the UA Arboretum will host a St. Valentine's Day dinner featuring an aromatically inspired gourmet meal and a presentation by one of America's leading fragrance authorities. Annette Green, a prominent figure in the international fragrance industry who established the Oscars of the fragrance industry and the country's first fragrance museum, will present "Scents of the Heart." Her presentation focuses on the roles fragrance has played in society, from earliest of times, and the effects of aromas on human behavior. 6:30 p.m. Smith Hall. The event is $40 per person. Phone 553-3278 for reservations.
Feb. 18 — 2004 Spring Career Fair. The bi-annual event, at 9 a.m. in the Ferguson Center Ballroom gives UA students and alumni a chance to meet potential employers on campus. Companies and nonprofit organizations offering full-time, part-time, internship and summer employment opportunities will participate. The fair provides employers with the opportunity to market their organizations on campus and identify future employees. A complete list of participating organizations is available at www.career.ua.edu. Contact Susan Cowles at 347- 5848 for more information.
Lectures
Feb. 18 — Coalition for Diversity and Inclusiveness Lecture: Constructing Black Identity, Confronting White Supremacy. Dexter Gordon, Director of African American Studies at the University of Puget Sound, will present. 7:30 pm, 340 Bidgood Hall. Free and open to the public.
Crimson
Tide Sports
Complete information is available via The University of Alabama official athletic Web site at www.rolltide.com. The site includes information about all sports, schedules, pricing information on faculty/staff tickets as well as tickets available to the public. General information on schedules and other news from Alabama athletics is also available at the site.
UA baseball and softball seasons open Feb. 13. Softball begins with the Hampton Inn Bama Bash. Details are TBA. Baseball opens with a game against New Orleans at 6:30 p.m. Alabama softball and baseball can host birthday parties for $75 at every home game this season. Scheduling is done on a first come, first served basis. Call Adam at 348-7497. The Media Guides can be downloaded from www.rolltide.com.
Alabama softball is ranked in the top ten in two polls. For information, go to www.rolltide.com.
Gymnastics
- Feb. 20 — UA vs. Georgia, Coleman Coliseum, 7:30 p.m.
Men's Basketball
- Feb. 14 — UA vs. Tennessee, Coleman Coliseum, 2 p.m.
- Feb. 18 — UA vs. Vanderbilt, Coleman Coliseum, 7 p.m.
Women's Basketball
- Feb. 15 — UA vs. Arkansas, Coleman Coliseum, 2 p.m.
Softball
- Feb. 13-15 — UA, Albany, Eastern Kentucky, Lipscomb will square off in the 3-day Hampton Inn Bama Bash; game times to be announced
Baseball
- Feb. 13 — UA vs. New Orleans, Sewell-Thomas Stadium, 6:30 p.m.
- Feb. 14 — UA vs. New Orleans, Sewell-Thomas Stadium, 4 p.m.
- Feb. 15 — UA vs. New Orleans, Sewell-Thomas Stadium, 2 p.m.
- Feb. 20 — UA vs. Cincinnati, Sewell-Thomas Stadium, 6:30 p.m.
- Feb. 21 — UA vs. Cincinnati, Sewell-Thomas Stadium, 4 p.m.
Women's Tennis
- Feb. 15 — UA vs. Florida State, noon
Mark Your Calendar: 2004 Exploring Excellence in Teaching Week
Continuing its emphasis on "Best Teaching Practices," the University has scheduled the 2004 Exploring Excellence in Teaching week, Feb. 23-27. This initiative is in line with UA President Robert Witt's goal that the University be "the university of choice for the best and brightest students in Alabama and a university of choice for all other exceptional students." Watch Dialog Extra for the complete schedule and go to the web site at www.teachingweek.ua.edu/teachingweek.html. Highlights include:
Monday, Feb. 23 — Keynote Address
Dr. Peter Felton, Vanderbilt University, 2 p.m., Ferguson Forum; sponsored by the Visible Knowledge Program.
Friday, Feb. 27 — Closing Event
Discussion with Dr. Amy Driscoll, Director of Teaching, Learning, and Assessment, California State University, Monterey, 3 p.m., AIME Building (north side of the parking lot across from the Ferguson Center). Driscoll has worked on her campus to design an outcomes-based assessment program for both general education and the major programs of study. Driscoll's visit is sponsored by the College of Arts and Science.
African-American Heritage Month Activities Continue at UA
The
University is hosting more events to recognize February as African-American
Heritage Month. For more information, contact Steven McCullar, assistant
dean of students, 348-7525, smccullar@sa.ua.edu.
Go to the web site at www.sa.ua.edu/dos/aahm.htm
for a complete listing.
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