UA Student News for Sept. 1, 2015

September 1, 2015 Written by Cresandra Smothers 5 min read
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DEADLINES

Applications for SOURCE Team Members, 11:45 p.m., Sept. 1. More information: https://ua.collegiatelink.net/form/step/1?Guid=bb2585f7-510a-41e1-8e89-e33758f856bb. Questions: lmterry@crimson.ua.edu or 348-6114.

Applications for Student Alumni Association, Sept. 4. Interviews will be held Sept. 8-11. More information: http://saa.ua.edu/membership-application.

Applications for the Student Government Association’s Lobbying Board, Sept. 7. More information: http://sga.ua.edu/lobby-board.html.

Applications for Beat Auburn Beat Hunger volunteers, Sept. 11. More information: http://goo.gl/forms/YWrlr2jxHi or http://beatauburnbeathunger.ua.edu/volunteerInformation.cfm.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Weather permitting, the University will test UA Alerts, the emergency public address system and digital signage at 11:55 a.m. the first Wednesday of each month. The test will last approximately 30 seconds and should not be disruptive. Immediately following at noon, the Tuscaloosa Emergency Management Agency will test the outdoor tornado sirens, weather permitting.

Students should update their contact information on myBama to ensure they receive the UA Alerts messages. Students who currently receive the alerts but would prefer to be contacted differently will need to revise their contact information. To view and make changes to information online, students can visit UA Alerts Instructions for students.

MyTickets is the student-ticket system at UA. You can access student tickets through myBama or the UA Mobile app with your student login. Important information:

  • MyTickets opens at 1 p.m. on the Sunday prior to a home football game and closes at the start of halftime.
  • Tickets will have either “upper” or “lower” deck assignments. Students with upper-deck tickets should enter Gate 30; students with lower-deck tickets should enter Gate 31. You will be turned away if you attempt to enter the wrong gate.
  • The penalty for not using a ticket is now 2 points
  • Deadline for late ticket donation is now Wednesdays at 5 p.m.
  • Ticket donations accepted until one hour before kickoff.

Visit http://actcard.ua.edu for more information.

Visit the Action Card Office’s website to view videos on various Action Card services. Included are videos on how to use, obtain or donate football tickets and how to download your Bama Cash funds directly to your account.

Want to use UA logos for your student organization? Visit the licensing page for information about a new electronic process to expedite the approval of items with UA logos.

Need help using academic technology? Register for a workshop sponsored by University Libraries.

Visit UA’s Vimeo and YouTube sites to hear comments from students who participated in the Alabama Action project and from students on the first day of fall classes.

EVENTS

Students are invited to hear Dr. Stuart Bell, UA president, speak Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 5:30 p.m. in 159 Russell Hall as part of the Student Government Association‘s Leadership Speaker Series. More information: external@sga.ua.edu.

Students can learn about opportunities to study abroad at the Study Abroad Fair on Sept. 16, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., outside B.B. Comer Hall near the Crimson Promenade. More information: krhartley@ua.edu or 348-5256.

Check the Crimson Calendar daily for a more extensive list of campus events, including club meetings, arts and entertainment.

For athletic events, go to http://www.rolltide.com.

STUDENT AFFAIRS

Are you a student-parent? Sign up to be on an email listserv to receive weekly newsletters from the Graduate Parent Support program. The listserv is for UA students who are undergraduate or graduate students. Those already receiving the newsletters do not need to resubmit their names. To start receiving information about free family resources at UA, send an email to gps@ua.edu or dskimbrell@crimson.ua.edu.

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

University Libraries has launched a new website and created a video and blog post to provide information and help with transition to the new Web presence. Users can provide feedback through the Web Services Contact Form.

CAREER PREPARATION

Career fairs are planned for Sept. 23-24. Is your résumé in good shape? Stop by the Career Center at 3400 Ferguson Student Center Sept. 16-17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a quick review. More information: amy.bramlett@ua.edu or 348-5848.

VOLUNTEER/COMMUNITY SERVICE

Do you like to baby-sit? Do you want community service hours? Apply to be a volunteer baby sitter through Sitters for Service. Volunteers will earn community service hours in exchange for baby-sitting for student-parents. Applications: http://www.gps.ua.edu/sitters-for-service. More information: Stephanie Charles at sittersforservice@ua.edu.

Join Al’s Pals and help mentor youth in the Tuscaloosa community. Applications are being accepted, and interviews will take place through Sept. 4. More information: Center for Service and Leadership in 1100 Ferguson Student Center.

Homegrown Alabama seeks students majoring in public relations, marketing and advertising to fill vacant co-director positions. More information: homegrownalabama@gmail.com.

Students can earn community service hours and Panhellenic points by participating in or volunteering for the Out of the Darkness Walk that will be held Oct. 4 at the Ferguson Student Center Plaza and the Quad. More information: http://afsp.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=3561. Questions: nmbeck@sa.ua.edu or 348-3863.

Dr. Regina Lewis and Susan Fant are seeking students to participate in surveys about their expectations for the year 2025. Students will have the opportunity to voice their opinions on the future of the economy, entertainment and sustainability, among other issues, and will be exposed to the developing topic of foresight and scenario planning. More information: http://imagenyonline.com/index.html#signupsection.