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Each week UA Crossroads provides a list of upcoming
opportunities to engage the rich diversity of identities and experiences at UA.
If you are interested in having an event included,
please contact the Crossroads office at 348-6930
or
email us at crossroads@ua.edu.
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Happening this Week!
- see attached flyers below for more details -
Follow this link for:
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Monday, February 20
- Hallowed Grounds Campus Tour, Autherine Lucy, Forgotten Hero
2:00 pm, Departs from the main steps of Reese Phifer Hall
- The Black Belt and Beyond: Engaging Communities Through Community-Based Participatory Research
6:00 pm, 1803 Capitol Hall
- International Study Break
6:30 - 9:00 pm in the lounge area in front of UA Crossroads (3rd floor Ferguson Student Center)
Tuesday, February 21
- The Art of Storytelling, Black History Roundtable with Professor Steven Hobbs
12:00 pm, Law School, Hayes Conference Room (Room 334)
- Tuesday T - 1:00 pm, Ferguson Student Center Great Hall
- An Evening at Global Café: Children’s Book Party with the Tuscaloosa Librarian
5:00 pm refreshments, 5:30 pm program in Capitol Hall
Wednesday, February 22
- Hallowed Grounds Campus Tour, Slavery at the University
11:00 am, Departs from Gorgas House
- #BlackComedy: A Night of Comedy in a Handheld World
6:00 pm, Maxwell Hall
- Our Bodies, Our Stories
6:00 - 7:30 pm, 205 Gorgas Library
- Is God Colorblind? Christianity & the Perpetuation of American Racism
8:00 - 10:00 pm, Ferguson Student Center, Forum Room 3700
Thursday, February 23
- EveryWoman Book Club - Leaving Atlanta by Tayari Jones
12:00 pm *Only open to UA faculty/staff, and graduate students.
Please RSVP to cpmiller1@ua.edu.
- Hallowed Grounds Campus Tour, UA African American Heritage
2:00 pm, Departs from the main steps of Reese Phifer Hall
- African American History Month Read-In
6:00 pm, 205 Gorgas Library
Friday, February 24
- International Coffee Hour
11:30 - 1:00 pm, 121 BB Comer
Saturday, February 26
- Alabama Wheelchair Basketball, OLLI Collegiate Classic
Women's Game - 5:30 pm
Men's Game - 7:30 pm
Both games will be held in Foster Auditorium
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Tuesday, February 21
1:00 pm
Ferguson Student Center Great Hall
Tuesday T is a weekly opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to dialogue about important issues related to identity, current events, and campus.
This week's dialogue circles include:
Why Nott Talk
Interfaith Politics
Open Topic Circle
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#blkComedy: A night of Comedy in a Handheld World
Wednesday, February 22
6:00 pm
Maxwell Hall
#blkComedy: A night of Comedy in a Handheld World will explore the creative process of creating viral videos and developing comedy with experts making content in new media spaces online. Special guest Jordan Williams will share his tips to comedic success in a social media based environment. Come laugh with Creative Campus, and maybe go viral in the process!
Our Bodies, Our Stories
Wednesday, February 22
6:00 - 7:30 pm
205 Gorgas Library
In honor of Body Appreciation Week, catch a glimpse into the life of Whitney Thore of TLC's "My Big Fat Fabulous Life" followed by a panel of women sharing poetry and stories about their own body image struggles. This event is sponsored by the Women and Gender Resource Center and the Dept. of Health Promotion and Wellness.
Contact Info: Paige Miller, cpmiller1@ua.edu, 205-348-5040
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Spaces are limited! Sign up today!
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First Generation Students' Week
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The Office of Student Involvement is currently in the process of developing the calendar of events for the 5th annual First Generation College Students’ Week (March 27th – March 31st).
If you are unfamiliar with this week of events, it is an opportunity to both celebrate the unique experiences and amazing accomplishments of our first generation students, as well as a chance to highlight some of the services we, as a University, offer that might assist these students in becoming the first member of their families to graduate from college.
If your office, department, division, or college is interested in hosting an event during this week, please fill out this short event registration form. Examples of some of the many successful events from prior years include: office tours, trainings, workshops, panel discussions, film screenings, and theme nights at sporting events. Events submitted prior to Monday, March 20th will be included in all of our First Gen Week publicity materials. We hope to have a master calendar of events available by Wednesday, March 22nd.
If you have any questions, please contact Kirk Walter in the Office of Student Involvement at kdwlater@ua.edu or (205) 348-5036. Text Link
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Promoting Health Equity:
Addressing Implicit Bias, Racial Anxiety and Stereotype Threat
Thursday, March 30
4:30 - 8:00 pm
In keeping with the Rural Health Conference mission, the Institute for Rural Health Research is collaborating with facilitators from the renowned Perception Institute Group to offer a training session focused on race and gender cultural competency awareness and skill building.
This workshop will focus on strategies to empower health care providers and their communities, encourage supportive networks and promote resiliency in health care providers and their patients in these challenging times.
This event requires an additional fee to attend and is not included in the registration package for the rest of the 2017 Rural Health Conference.
Addendum: Earlybird: Students $20, Others $40 (Before March 1, 2017)
After March 1: Students $25, Others $45
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“The Biggest Small-town They’ll Ever Call Home:
Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in UA Classrooms”
For: UA Faculty, Instructors and Graduate Teaching Assistants
How do we, as teachers, create a welcoming educational environment in diverse classrooms? The Inclusive Classrooms Workgroup, with generous support from the Office for Academic Affairs, is facilitating a series of four Spring 2017 teaching workshops on promoting diversity and inclusion in the classroom.
Register online through Skillport to attend one or all presentations by clicking this link Promoting Diversity and Inclusion to enroll in the presentation(s) of interest. You can also register for individual sessions by clicking the links below the workshops. Note: Please help us manage seating, refreshments and the catering of meals by being timely with your registration.
For questions on Skillport and registering, please see http://hr.ua.edu/learning-development/online-learning/skillport. For questions concerning login access in Skillport, please contact HR Learning & Development at 205-348-9700 or HRLearningandDevelopment@ua.edu.
Coffee hour - Wednesday, March 8, 4-5 p.m., 205 Gorgas
“Notions of Identity in the Classroom”
Professor: Dr. Utz McKnight
Student panelists: Lizzie Emerson and Andrea Dobynes
Lunch - Friday, April 14, 12-1 p.m., 205 Gorgas
"The Other Side of the Lectern: Students on Diversity and Inclusion”
Professor: Norm Baldwin
Student panelists: Katie Jane Childs and Vic Harris
UA Faculty are the target audience for these presentations.
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Evenings at Global Café
Capital Hall, 413 Bryce Lawn Drive
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Evenings at Global Café are opportunities to relax, visit, and meet leaders from campus and community organizations. Global Café provides a local welcome for world visitors, an international connection for American travelers, and a resource for conversation partners practicing language.
5:00 pm refreshments. 5:30 pm program.
For our semester schedule and directions to Capital Hall, please check our website
globalcafe.ua.edu
Contact Info:
beverly.hawk@ua.edu
, or call 205-348-7392.
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Alabama Students Without Borders Presents:
Charlas con Cafe
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Every Thursday from 4:00 - 5:00 pm
at the Ferguson Center Starbucks. Drop in for an hour, enjoy a cup of coffee, and practice your Spanish.
The table will be marked with a Latin American Flag.
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UA Crossroads | 205-348-6930 | crossroads@ua.edu | crossroads.ua.edu
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