April 12, 2004

• We Have Style — Editorial Style and Visual Identity Standards Presented Online
• UA Honors Week Begins
• Noted Philosopher to Deliver Lecture
• Special Series Concludes with Guitarists
• CMHA Series Continues
• Women's Resource Center Offering Various Events
• UA's Coalition for Diversity and Inclusiveness Concludes Speaker's Schedule

We Have Style — Editorial Style and Visual Identity Standards Presented Online

In all forms of communication, it's not just what you say, but how you say it, that gets your message across. Because our printed and online publications represent the University to the rest of the world, correctly using our editorial style and graphic identity standards is crucial to making a coherent and positive impression on the many individuals with whom we communicate.

The University's editorial style and visual identity standards are all online for your convenience, and tell you when to capitalize the "t" in our name, how to set up a letter on your letterhead and much, much more. If you have any questions, please call the Office of Marketing Communications at 348-5767.

Online resources:

• Visual Identity Guide
• Editorial Style Manual
• Web Guide

UA Honors Week Begins

The University of Alabama will honor scholarship and leadership among students and faculty with annual Honors Week activities on campus April 12-16. Individual colleges, schools, departments and other organizations will hold special events during the week. Faculty and staff are encouraged to check with divisions and areas of interest for schedules.

The "Tapping on the Mound" ceremony, a tradition since the early 1900s, will be held Friday, April 16, at 1:30 p.m. on the Mound at the west side of the UA Quad. University-wide honoraries Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK), Mortar Board, Blue Key National Honor Society and Anderson Society will induct new members at this time.

ODK's membership is restricted to students of junior standing or above who are in the top 35 percent of their class scholastically and who exhibit leadership. Mortar Board membership, one of the highest honors granted to college seniors, is based on leadership, scholarship and service. Blue Key National Honor Society recognizes seniors who represent high scholastic ideals, leadership and diversity of background. The Anderson Society recognizes UA students who have made significant contributions to the University or the Tuscaloosa community.

For more information on UA Honors Week, contact Rick Funk, director of campus activities, Office of Undergraduate Admissions, at 348-9679. For a complete listing, visit http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2004/apr04/honorsweek040504.htm. Some activities are scheduled after April 16.

Noted Philosopher to Deliver Lecture

Dr. Kit Fine, professor of philosophy at New York University, will lecture at a colloquium presentation Friday, April 23, at 3:30 p.m. in 115 ten Hoor. Sponsored by the Anonymous Speakers Fund in UA's department of philosophy, his lecture is entitled "Necessity and Non-existence." For further information, contact Dr. Torin Alter at talter@bama.ua.edu. Fine, NYU's Silver Professor of Philosophy, specializes in metaphysics, logic, and philosophy of language. He has held fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the American Council of Learned Societies and is a former editor of Journal of Symbolic Logic. He is the author of The Limits of Abstraction (Oxford, 2002) and coauthor of Worlds, Times and Selves (Duckworth, 1977) and other works. He has written papers in ancient philosophy, linguistics, computer science, and economic theory.

Special Series Concludes with Guitarists

"Bluegrass, Big Bands, and More," a special series at the historic Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa, will conclude Friday, April 16, with Bertoncini/Wolfe Duo, composed of jazz guitarists Gene Bertoncini and UA's Tom Wolfe. The series has featured groups and individuals whose music shows the vibrant colors of the art forms native to this country, originating and developing in the United States in such areas as the Mississippi Delta, Appalachia, and the metropolitan north. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10. Visa/MC are accepted. Call 758-5195 to reserve tickets.

A former student of Bertoncini, Wolfe has been director of UA's jazz studies and faculty member since 1994. A Kennedy Center/USIA Jazz Ambassador, he has performed throughout the United States and toured abroad in North Africa, El Salvador, and France. His most recent recording, Brothers III, on Summit Records, reached number 23 on national charts. Bertoncini bridges jazz, classical, pop, and bossa nova while integrating his own improvisations in performances. He has earned high critical regard for his abilities on both classical and electric guitar, and was voted "number one jazz guitarist on classical guitar" in 1996 and 1998 by a Brazilian critics' poll for his recent recordings.

CMHA Series Continues

The Center for Mental Health and Aging's Scientific Seminar series for spring 2004 continues with several upcoming lectures, which will be presented in 104 Little Hall from noon-1:30 p.m., with lunch provided. For a complete schedule and more information, visit the website at www.cmha.ua.edu.

Seminars include:

• Monday, April 12: "The Impact of Action Errors on Quality of Life in Persons with Dementia," Dr. Beth L. Macauley, UA assistant professor, department of communicative disorders.
• Thursday, April 22: (special presentation) "Recruitment of Older African Americans into Alzheimer's Disease Related Research: Applying the Matching Model," Dr. T.J. McCallum, assistant professor of psychology, Case Western Reserve University.
• Monday, April 26: Survival to Very Old Age: Lessons Learned from the Georgia Centenarian Study," Dr. Leonard W. Poon, professor of psychology, chair, faculty of gerontology, director, Gerontology Center,University of Georgia.
• Monday, May 3: "Palliative and Existentially Augmented Care at the End-of-Life (PEACE): Examining the Role of Legacy Activities on Caregiver and Care Recipient Distress," Dr. Rebecca S. Allen, UA associate professor, department of psychology.

Women's Resource Center Offering Various Events

EveryWoman Book Club

The EveryWoman Book Club will meet to discuss Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody on Tuesday, April 13, at 6 p.m. The meeting will take place in the Frances S. Summersell Library in the Women's Resource Center, located on the third floor of Russell Student Health Center. Meetings take place monthly and all women in the community are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served. For more information call the Women's Resource Center at 348-5040.

Free Self Defense Course

A Sexual Harassment, Assault and Rape Prevention training (SHARP) is being offered to female faculty, staff, students and women in the community Tuesday and Wednesday, April 20-21, from 12:30-5 p.m. The course is free, but participants may choose to purchase the SHARP self-defense manual for $10. The training is a combination of discussion on psychological risk reduction strategies of self-defense followed by basic physical techniques. The class is limited to 40 participants. Moderate physical exercise is involved, so wear comfortable clothing. Participants are required to attend all sessions to receive a certificate of training. Call 348-5040 to register.

UA's Coalition for Diversity and Inclusiveness Concludes Speaker's Schedule

UA's CDI will conclude its spring schedule of speaker activities. The public is welcome to these free events. Rose Sanders Toure, civil rights attorney from Selma, Alabama, will speak on "The Future of Brown v. Board of Education" on Wednesday, April 21, at 7:30 p.m. in 340 Bidgood Hall. For additional information, contact Dr. Pat Bauch, CDI president, by e-mail at pbauch@bamaed.ua.edu.

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