October 03, 2005

• Six Leaders to be Inducted into C&IS Hall of Fame
• UA-Sponsored Nursing Hall of Fame to be Oct. 20
• Women’s Resource Center Offers Discussion and Support Groups
• Annual Communication Job Fair This Month
• University Libraries Calendar Features Rammer Jammer Covers
• UA Physics Department Sponsors Football Events

Six Leaders to be Inducted into C&IS Hall of Fame

Six distinguished journalists and community leaders who worked to advance the democratic arts in diverse ways will be inducted into the UA College of Communication and Information Sciences’ Hall of Fame Oct. 13. The induction ceremonies will be at the NorthRiver Yacht Club.

Established by the C&IS Board of Visitors, the Communication Hall of Fame was created in 1998 to honor, preserve and perpetuate the names and accomplishments of civic and communication personalities who have brought lasting fame to the state of Alabama. This year marks the eighth class of inductees into the Hall of Fame. Inductees are Albert P. Brewer (1935- ), Ronald B. Casey (1951-2000), Thomas E. Corts (1941- ), Jack Edwards (1928- ), Wayne Flynt (1940- ) and H. Bailey Thomson (1949-2003).

“Several years ago the college adopted ‘advancing the democratic arts’ as its mantra,” said Dr. E. Culpepper Clark, dean of the College of Communication and Information Sciences. “Certainly none in Alabama have done more to promote democratic reform than have the members of this class.”

The Communication Hall of Fame Gallery is located in the rotunda of Reese Phifer Hall on the UA campus.

UA-Sponsored Nursing Hall of Fame to be Oct. 20

Six health care leaders, including one who revolutionized home health care, pioneers in nursing education and one who helped write what would become the Medicare standards, will soon be inducted into the Alabama Nursing Hall of Fame, established by The University of Alabama.

“This year’s inductees are outstanding examples of the impact of nursing on the well-being of people,” said Dr. Sara Barger, dean of UA’s Capstone College of Nursing. “Our inductees have cared for the very young, the very old and the very vulnerable.  They protected the public and educated several generations of nurses.”

 The inductees will be honored Thursday, Oct. 20 during ceremonies at the NorthRiver Yacht Club in Tuscaloosa.  Tickets to the black-tie event are $100 each. For more information, contact Aaron Vold at 348-9876 or avold@bama.ua.edu.

Those to be inducted into the 2005 class are: The late Charles D. Beard Jr., Dr. Juanzetta S. Flowers, the late Dr. Laurene Gilmore, Dr. Jean Burns Lazarus, Dr. Marie L. O’Koren, and the late Dorothy Sturges Saad.

A gallery honoring these and previous Hall of Fame inductees is permanently located in the UA Capstone College of Nursing.

Women’s Resource Center Offers Discussion and Support Groups

The UA Women’s Resource Center offers a variety of events this fall that foster equal participation of women in the University community through programs and services that promote healthy lifestyles, personal development, leadership and social justice activism.

The Center is sponsoring a 10-week series titled “Pathways to Healing,” which explores various topics on violence against women. The group meets on Wednesdays from noon-1 p.m.

The October schedule of topics for Pathways to Healing includes:

• Oct. 5 - Dealing with Loss and Grief
• Oct.19 - Living with Anger
• Oct. 26 - Getting Trapped in Depression

Meetings are open-ended and participants can attend any or all of the sessions.

The Center also is sponsoring “Empower Lunches: A Support Group for Single Moms.” The group meets in 322 Russell Student Health Center every other Thursday from noon-1 p.m.

The schedule and topics for the October Empower Lunches include:

• Oct. 6 - Letting Go of the Idea that You Have to Make Up for the Absence of the Other Parent
• Oct. 20 - Overcoming Feelings of Isolation

Participants are encouraged to bring a lunch for these sessions. For more information about these and other programs, contact Kathy Wilson, at 348-5040 or kwilson@sa.ua.edu.

Annual Communication Job Fair This Month

The 10 th Annual Communication Job Fair, one of the longest-running campus job fairs for the communications industries, is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 14, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bryant Conference Center .

Representatives from all sectors of the media and some 300 students from campuses through the Southeast typically attend. Students will be seeking internships and information about jobs. The event, hosted by the College of Communication and Information Sciences, is open to all students. Students should bring at least a half dozen resumes and work samples to leave with recruiters.

For more information contact Dr. Caryl Cooper, assistant dean and coordinator of the event, at 348-3593 or cooper@apr.ua.edu .

University Libraries Calendar Features Rammer Jammer Covers

Before it became a rallying cry and part of a title for a best selling book, “Rammer Jammer” was UA’s celebrated humor and literary magazine. Published between 1924 and 1956, the “Rammer Jammer” captured a spirit and pride in the University through jokes, articles, cartoons and photographs.

The University Libraries is offering a 2006 calendar featuring the colorful covers of “Rammer Jammer” issues. These issues are part of the W. S. Hoole Special Collections Library’s Alabama Collection, located on the second floor of Mary Harmon Bryant Hall. Calendars may be purchased for $10 each at The Supply Store in Ferguson Center, in Gorgas Library, Room 201H and at the University Libraries’ tent on the Quad each home football game Saturday. For more information call 348-7561 or e-mail ymixon@bama.ua.edu.

UA Physics Department Sponsors Football Events

The department of physics and astronomy will have a tent on the Quad before two home football games in celebration of the World Year of Physics 2005.

The tent will be part of Kickoff on the Quad events for both the UA vs. Tennessee game on Oct. 22 and the UA vs. Utah State game on Oct. 29. Demonstrations will include experiments that illustrate contemporary physics concepts developed by the UA physics faculty.

Faculty members will be coordinating activities with the assistance of members from the local chapter of the Society of Physics Students. Visitors who participate in the experiments will receive free tops and yo-yos, items which illustrate key physics concepts, said Dr. Gary J. Mankey, UA professor of physics.

The World Year of Physics is an international event celebrating the importance of physics by bringing seminars and experiments to the public to inspire new generations to get involved with the science. The event also commemorates the 100-year anniversary of the contributions of Albert Einstein.

For more information, contact Mankey at 348-7793.

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