Blood drive competition next week
The University’s fourth annual School Blood Drive challenge is Tuesday through Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day at Capstone Drive near Gorgas Library. Colleges and schools will compete for the number of students who donate to win the traveling trophy. Donors receive free snacks and recognition items from LifeSouth and dessert treats from the School of Library & Information Studies.
Accepting applications for student art exhibition
Enter artwork in the Undergraduate Student Juried Exhibition. This undergraduate competitive exhibition is for all UA students. The juror is Clive King. First prize is $300, second is $200 and third is $100. Submission dates are March 8 and 9 in the Sella-Granata Art Gallery. Entry fee is $5 per submission. The exhibition opens on March 23 and runs through April 2 in the Sella-Granata Art Gallery. Application forms are available in 103 Garland Hall. For more information contact Lowell Baker ([email protected]).
Foster Auditorium parking changes
Beginning March 13, the following parking changes will be in effect for the remainder of the spring semester.
-Parking in the Burke lot will be limited to approximately 32 spaces. Entry will be from Sixth Avenue only. The gate from Hackberry Lane will be closed.
-Parking for brown residential permit holders and green faculty-staff will be expanded to include all of Hayden-Harris, all of Farrah, all of the lot at the southwest corner of Bryant Drive and Hackberry Lane, all of the lot west of the Baptist Student Union building and east of the park, and the lot south of the Aquatic Center.
-Parking for commuters will be eliminated at the Baptist Student Union area. Commuters who have been parking in this area may park at the Bryant Drive lot or Coleman Coliseum.
Additional changes to parking in the area will be announced as construction continues. These additional changes are not expected until early May. For a map of the affected area, visit http://bamaparking.ua.edu/images/special-maps/parking-changes-near-foster-rev-2-10.pdf
Undergraduate research conference deadline extended
The deadline for undergraduates to apply for the UA “Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference” has been extended until March 22. Undergraduate students of all majors are invited to enter the competition scheduled for April 15 at the Bryant Conference Center. To participate, undergraduate students must register their project by submitting an application form and abstract describing their project by the March 22 deadline. An online application, along with more details, is posted at http://www.osp.ua.edu/UndergradResearch.html. For more information, contact Richard Mocarski at 348-7163.
