On-campus sidewalk closed for the summer
Due to maintenance work, portions of campus near Woods Quad will be closed. Maintenance crews are replacing parts of the Manly Hall roof, and as a result the sidewalk and 14 parking spots on the west side of the building will be closed until July 27.
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Month-long road closure on 13th Street
13th Street from Dr. Edward Hillard Drive to McFarland Boulevard will be closed for approximately a month due to construction. This work is part of the McFarland Boulevard and 15th Street project. The city said residents of Crimson Place Condominiums and customers and employees of Little Peoples Daycare, both located on the closed portion of 13th Street, will still have access to their respective locations.
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SUPe Store to host graduation preparation event
The SUPe Store, located on the ground floor of the Ferguson Center, will host Graduation Celebration! on June 9 and 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. August graduates can visit the SUPe Store between these hours to order class rings, graduation announcements, caps, gowns, diploma frames and hoods for Masters and Doctoral students, in addition to other graduation gear. Students can save 10 percent off Bachelor’s and Master’s gown packages and 20 percent off diploma frames. Free refreshments will be offered as well as the chance to win door prizes with no purchase necessary. For more information, contact Jim Barron at [email protected] or 205-348-6124.
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Mayor Maddox to discuss safety Thursday
Walt Maddox, mayor of Tuscaloosa, will host a Safety Summit Thursday morning at the Tuscaloosa River Market. The meeting is titled, “Mayor’s Safety Summit: Creating a Safer Community,” and will brainstorm ways to make the city of Tuscaloosa a safer community. A panel will discuss topics such as crime statistics, habitual offenders, prison system problems and juvenile crime. The discussion will include perspectives from judicial, law enforcement, faith-based, educational and business communities. There will be time for questions for panelists after each discussion. The Summit will start at 8:45 a.m., with interviews with select Summit panelists beginning at 8:15 a.m. After the meet and greet at 8:45 a.m. Mayor Maddox will give welcoming remarks at 9 a.m. The Summit will conclude by 3:30 p.m. The Safety Summit is open to the public. The River Market is located at 1900 Jack Warner Parkway. For more information, call Tuscaloosa 311 at 205-248-5311.
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Alabama Writers Hall of Fame to induct first class
The Alabama Writer Hall of Fame, a collaboration between the Alabama Center for the Book and the Alabama Writers’ Forum, is set to induct its first class of 12 writers Monday evening. The inaugural class of writers includes Rick Bragg, Andrew Glaze, Harper Lee, Sonia Sanchez, Sena Jeter Naslund, Johnson Jones Hooper, Augusta Jane Evans Wilson, Helen Keller, Zora Neale Hurston, William March, Albert Murray and Helen Norris Bell. A reception will begin in the Bryant Conference Center at 6 p.m. with the induction ceremony, followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets for the event are $125 per person, and sponsor tables for 10 people are $1,500. For ticket sales, contact Emily Burnett, 205-348-5543 or [email protected].
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Student football away game ticket sales to begin Monday
University of Alabama students may begin opting in Monday for away football game tickets for the 2015 season. The opt-in window will begin Monday at 7 a.m. and remain open until Wednesday at 5 p.m. Students will visit rolltide.com to opt-in, and the opt-in process is not first-come, first-serve. Eligibility will be based on the number of earned credit hours. Once students have opted in to the ticket sales, ticket sales will begin June 15 and will be available each day that week between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Ticket sales will be first-come, first-serve and inventory may not be available for all purchase dates. For more information, contact the Alabama Athletics Ticket Office at 205-348-2262 or [email protected].
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