March 3 - March 10, 2019

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 use the link below to submit your event.
All submissions for each Monday's newsletter must be in by
the previous Thursday at 12:00 pm.
Inclusive Campus Breakfast
Wednesday, March 6
8:30 a.m.
3125 Anderson Room
Ferguson Student Center
Join UA Crossroads for our monthly breakfast with other faculty, staff, and students to plan inclusive engagement opportunities at UA!
Come join a collaborative workgroup during your time at the
breakfast or start a workgroup of your own!
Wednesday, March 6
TOPIC: Leadership on Campus
The Campus Dialogues are a weekly opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to engage one another about important issues related to identity, current events, and campus life. Dialogues take place in the Ferguson Student Center Great Hall on Wednesdays, starting at 1:00 p.m. and concluding by 1:50 p.m.
Come and share your thoughts and listen to the perspectives of others in an inclusive and respectful environment!
For the full list of Campus Dialogue topics click on the link below:
Upcoming Events
The Sarah Moody Gallery of Art
is pleased to present its Farley Moody Galbraith Endowed Exhibition for 2019, an exhibition of prints by internationally acclaimed artist Julie Mehretu.

Mehretu sees her work as an investigation of identity and its links to community, power and place. She combines found imagery with free gesture to place current and historical events in a new, unfamiliar context.

Excavations: The Prints of Julie Mehretu opens January 24 and runs through March 8, 2019.
On-Going Events
International Coffee Hour
Fridays
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
121 B.B. Comer Hall 

Throughout the academic year (August through May), Capstone International Services and Capstone International Center host a weekly Capstone International Coffee Hour.
All international and American students, scholars, faculty, staff and friends are welcome to join.

Come to 121 B.B. Comer Hall each Friday between 11:30 and 1:00 pm and enjoy free coffee, tea, snacks, and conversation with our friends from around the world.

Contact Info: International Services, international@ua.edu, 348-5402
International Spouse Group
Every Wednesday throughout the spring semester
10:00 - 11.30 am
105 B.B. Comer Hall

This group is open to the wives or husbands of international students, faculty, and staff, as well as American spouses who are interested in making international friendships. We provide support in adjustment and acculturation while living and learning in the U.S.

To become a member of the International Spouse Group, you can simply join us for any of our meetings, which will be held every Wednesday from 10:00 to 11:30 am throughout the spring semester in International Services in 105 BB Comer Hall.

For any questions or general interest, please visit the ISG Page .

Contact Info: inernational@ua.edu, 348-5402
Alabama Students Without Borders Presents: Charlas con Café
Wednesdays from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm at the Ferguson Student 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.   
Engage UA with Crossroads
UA’s Crossroads Community Engagement Center is an initiative of the Division of Community Affairs. Crossroads fosters respectful intercultural engagement for students, faculty and staff, and community members throughout the state by facilitating: 

  • workshops on inclusive engagement practices.

  • dialogues where participants are invited to share their perspectives on challenging social issues in a respectful, inclusive environment.

  • collaborative programming to encourage appreciation of the rich cultural traditions on campus and in the local community.
UA Crossroads
3617 Ferguson Center
tel: 205-348-6930  email: crossroads@ua.edu