MONDAY, OCT. 1 – SUNDAY, OCT. 7
BEST BETS
BEAT AUBURN, BEAT HUNGER — The 25th annual Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger food drive kicks off Monday, Oct. 1, at UA and runs through Nov. 15. The drive collects food donations for the West Alabama Food Bank. The campus kickoff, featuring games and prizes, will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Ferguson Center Plaza. Also, at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 1, representatives from the UA and Auburn food drives, along with each school’s cheerleaders and SGA presidents will gather with Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on the front steps of the Capitol in Montgomery to mark the 25th anniversary of the competition. For more information, contact Richard LeComte, UA communications, richard.lecomte@ua.edu or 205-348-3782.
MOUNDVILLE PARK CELEBRATES 30TH NATIVE AMERICAN FESTIVAL OCT. 3-6 – UA’s Moundville Archaeological Park will host the 30th annual Moundville Native American Festival Oct. 3-6. The annual event features artists, craftsmen and educators from around the nation sharing their knowledge of Native American culture. Aside from traditional activities, organizers plan to commemorate the 30th year of the festival by reflecting on the past and celebrating how far the event has come. The 2018 Moundville Native American Festival has been designated as a special event celebrating the state of Alabama’s bicentennial. For more information, contact Bryant Welbourne, UA Strategic Communications, at 205-348-8325 or bryant.welbourne@ua.edu.
ENGINEERING HOSTS E-DAY TO INSPIRE YOUNG SCHOLARS – UA’s College of Engineering will host more than 1,000 students for a day dedicated to educating young students about the world of STEM, or Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. E-Day will be from 8:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5. The day will consist of lab tours where students will see one lab from each department, displays from student organizations and teams and enjoy a lunch on Shelby Quad. For more information, contact Alana Norris, engineering communications, 205-348-6444 or anorris@eng.ua.edu or UA communications, 205-348-5320.
EVENTS
HISTORIAN WHO CHRONICLED BLACK PANTHER PARTY’S ALABAMA ROOTS FEATURED – UA’s Graduate History Association is hosting its 10th annual “Power and Struggle Conference” featuring noted American historian Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries as its keynote speaker. The first day of the two-day conference will feature Jeffries’ keynote address at Smith Hall Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. It is free and open to the public. Jeffries wrote a well-received book, “Bloody Lowndes” about the Civil Rights Movement in Wilcox County. This is the county where the Black Panther Party was born. For more information, contact Jamon Smith, UA communications, jamon.smith@ua.edu, 205-348-4956.
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HISPANIC LATINO HERITAGE MONTH – The 2018 Rose Gladney Lecture will feature Dr. Monica Muñoz Martinez of Brown University in a talk titled “The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas.” The lecture is at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, in 205 Gorgas Library; the sponsor is the department of American studies. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Richard LeComte, UA communications, 205-348-3782, richard.lecomte@ua.edu.