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DATES TO REMEMBER
Women’s basketball vs. Virginia, Dec. 21, 2 p.m., Foster Auditorium
Men’s basketball vs. Mercer, Dec. 22, 1 p.m., Coleman Coliseum
Men’s basketball vs. Tulane, Dec. 30, 5 p.m., Coleman Coliseum
National Championship Service Project, Jan. 6, 2013, noon check-in, Miami, Fla.
National Championship Service Project, Jan. 7, 2013, 8:30 a.m. check-in, Ferguson Center Plaza
Discover BCS National Championship football game, Jan. 7, 7:30 p.m., Miami, Fla.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Students can register to participate in two projects that will have a positive impact on both the communities of Miami, Fla., and Tuscaloosa prior to the Discover BCS National Championship football game between UA and Notre Dame. Students and alumni from the two universities will work together withRoots in the Cityon an urban gardening project aimed at promoting community development and beautification in inner-city areas of Miami.The service project will beSunday, Jan. 6, 2013, from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., with check-in and lunch beginning at noon.
In addition, UA students who will be in Tuscaloosa onMonday, Jan. 7, can participate in a local National Championship Service Project from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.Check-in will be at 8:30 a.m. in the Ferguson Center Plaza. Volunteers will work with Tuscaloosa County Park & Recreation Authority and the Tuscaloosa Volunteer Reception Center. For more information, contact Wahnee Sherman, UA Community Service Center, at 348-5722 or wsherman@sa.ua.edu. To register, click here.
Sitters for Service, a volunteer-based program that provides free babysitting for UA student parents, seeks more volunteers for the spring program. Participants are eligible to earn UA community-service hours. For more information and to apply online, click here. Contact Cori Perdue at cperdue@fa.ua.edu with questions.
ATHLETICS
The Alabama Crimson Tide plays the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Jan. 7, 2013, in the Discover BCS National Championship. The game kicks off at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN and will be held in Sun Life Stadium in Miami. The Florida Department of Transportation encourages travelers heading to the game to use the 511 traveler-information system before hitting the road to stay up to date on crashes, congestion, construction and more. The 511 system provides information on all of Florida’s interstates, toll roads and other major metropolitan roadways, including those near the stadium such as Interstate 75, Interstate 95, Interstate 595 and the Florida Turnpike.
For traffic updates, travelers can call 511 toll free, visit http://www.fl511.com, download the 511 application on iTunes or follow 511 on Twitter.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Ferguson Center will operate under the following schedule during the holiday break: Dec. 18-21, 7 a.m.-6 p.m.; Dec. 22, 2012-Jan. 1, 2013, closed.
The Action Card Office will be moving to the Campus Drive parking deck and will open at that location Jan. 2, 2013. The office’s current location at 104 Student Services Center will remain open until Dec. 21.
Burke Dining Hall has closed for renovations and is expected to reopen Jan. 13, 2013. To view alternative on-campus dining options, visit http://www.bamadining.ua.edu.
Any student who plays a band instrument is invited to audition for the UA Campus Band. Visit http://campusband.ua.edu for more details. Seating auditions will be Jan. 14, 2013, 7-8 p.m. in 204 Moody Music Building. Rehearsals will be held every Monday, 7:30-9:30 p.m., beginning Jan. 21.
The Ferguson Center is accepting exhibit applications for Spring Semester 2013. The application can be found at http://ferguson.ua.edu/artgallery.cfm. More information: Kelli Knox-Hall at kknox-hall@sa.ua.edu.
Mokter Hossain and Dr. Jeffrey Carver in the department of computer science are conducting research to evaluate the usefulness of the new Blackboard Learn user interface at UA. This survey has been approved by UA’s Institutional Review Board. Students who have experience using Blackboard Learn or who have an opinion about the system are being sought by the researchers to participate in an online survey. The survey should take approximately 15 minutes to complete. Participants must be at least 19 years of age. Click here to access the survey. More information: Mokter Hossain at mokter@crimson.ua.edu.
EVENTS
ENGAGE U, a two-week series designed to create opportunities for student organizations to develop leadership skills, involve students, and promote new initiatives or projects, will occur Jan. 22-Feb. 1, 2013. Visit The Source at http://thesource.ua.edu for more information and to register an organization.
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