UA’s Paul Jones Gallery of Art to Unveil ‘Black is Beautiful’ Exhibit
University of Alabama students have curated an art exhibition that responds to stereotypical portrayals of African-Americans.
Announcements
UA Adapted Athletics Receives $3 Million Gift
The University of Alabama announced today a $3 million gift commitment from Michael and Kathy Mouron, of Mountain Brook, to help fund a $10 million facility for adapted student-athletes.
Annual Knap-in at UA’s Moundville Park Features Activities for All Ages
The University of Alabama’s Moundville Archaeological Park hosts the 16th annual Moundville Knap-In March 11 and 12.
UA’s Sonic Frontiers Series Presents Five Days of Collaborative Art Performances
Each day from Monday, Feb. 29, to Friday, March 4, a different artist who specializes in a particular medium will create a new piece while musician and composer Dr. Andrew Raffo Dewar simultaneously creates new saxophone and electronic music. The work of each of the six Alabama-based artists will inspire the sound that Dewar creates, and in turn their work will be inspired by his music.
Church, UA Art Department Team to Host “Empty Bowls”
More than 100 ceramic bowls will come out of the firing kilns of University of Alabama ceramics instructor Wade MacDonald’s class in the coming week. Colored and glazed, the bowls will be donated to University Presbyterian Church’s “Empty Bowls 2016” fundraiser for the hungry Feb. 26.
State Engineering Hall of Fame Inducts 2016 Class
The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted five individuals and honored two engineering projects during a recent ceremony at the Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel and Spa in Mobile.
UA’s Moundville Park Resumes ‘Saturday in the Park’ March 5
Prehistoric mica work, ancient hunting and fishing techniques and Southeastern pottery are a few of programs featured during Saturday in the Park at The University of Alabama’s Moundville Archaeological Park.
UA Establishes Community Affairs Board of Advisors
The Division of Community Affairs of The University of Alabama has announced the creation of an alumni board of advisors made up of outstanding individuals with a commitment to community engagement and student success.
UA Departments of Journalism, Telecommunication and Film to Merge
The University of Alabama’s College of Communication and Information Sciences will begin the process of merging its department of journalism and its department of telecommunication and film in fall 2016.
Former Urban League Director to Headline African-American Heritage Colloquium at UA
A former president and CEO of the Atlanta Urban League will speak during the annual Dr. Ethel H. Hall African-American Heritage Month Celebration Friday, Feb. 19 at The University of Alabama.