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UWA receives $35,000 for Environmental Sciences
endowment--The
University of West Alabama recently received $35,000
to increase the Alabama Power College of Natural
Sciences and Mathematics Endowed Scholarship Fund to
$50,000. The endowment comes from the Alabama Power
Foundation and is earmarked for undergraduate or
graduate students in UWA's environmental sciences
program.
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Mr. and Ms. UWA, Favorites chosen--In
a recent campus-wide election, University of West
Alabama students recognized a pair of seniors who
exemplify the University experience by honoring
Kaylan C. McDuff of Moundville as Mr. UWA and Audrey
McClendon of Greensboro as Ms. UWA. Students also
elected eight juniors and seniors as UWA Favorites.
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Cornbread Cookoff finds Black Belt's best iron
skillet chefs--Cornbread
chefs, get your iron skillets ready and bring your
winning recipes to the Sucarnochee Folklife Festival
Cornbread Cook-off on Saturday, April 21 in downtown
Livingston.
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Blues musicians pay tribute to the late Vera
Hall--Now
in its fourth year, the Sucarnochee Folklife
Festival features a special concert Saturday, April
21 by Alabama bluesman Willie King and the Alabama
Blues Project in memory of Sumter County blues
legend Vera Hall. Additionally, the Alabama Blues
Project, with the help of the Sumter County
Historical Society, will erect a historical marker
in memory of Hall, a 2005 inductee into the Alabama
Women's Hall of Fame.
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Black Belt scholars come to UWA for lunch
presentation--The
University of West Alabama welcomes a pair of
university administrators and authors for the Black
Belt Scholars Luncheon and Book Signing on Friday,
April 20 at noon at the Bell Conference Center. The
featured presenters are Dr. Robert W. Halli, Dean of
the University of Alabama Honors College, and former
UWA provost and history professor Dr. James P. Pate.
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 Tigers
split with Mars Hill, capture series--The
16th-ranked University of West Alabama baseball team
split a Sunday doubleheader with Mars Hill College,
as the Tigers claimed game one, 16-0, to clinch the
series, but fell 11-1 in the second contest of the
day at Tartt Field.
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UWA earns split during second day of tourney
action--For the second
consecutive day, the UWA softball team split a pair
of games at the Gulf South Conference Crossover,
losing the opener to Henderson State, 6-0, and
beating Christian Brothers, 5-2, Friday afternoon.
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| Tuscaloosa County Alumni Chapter meeting--The
Tuscaloosa County Chapter of the National Alumni
Association will meet Tuesday, April 17, at 6:30 p.m.
in the Dogwood Bar Room at Indian Hills Country Club. Head football coach Bobby Wallace
will serve as guest speaker. For more information,
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Choctaw County Alumni Chapter crawfish boil--The
Choctaw County Chapter of the National Alumni
Association will hold its annual crawfish boil
Thursday, April 26 at 6:30 p.m. The event, which
takes place at the Utsey camp house outside of
Butler, brings UWA coaches, staff, alumni and
friends to Choctaw County. Proceeds from the event
will help fund scholarships for Choctaw County
students to attend UWA. For more information, please
contact chapter president Gayle McPhearson at
205-459-2618 or the UWA Alumni Office at
205-652-3552.
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- April 17
- Opening reception for the UWA
Student Art Show. 1-3 p.m. in Webb Hall Parlor.
Student art will remain on display in Webb Hall
Gallery through the summer.
- Black Belt Garden stepping
stone dedication. Presented by artist Linda
Munoz and Sumter County schoolchildren. 4 p.m.
at the Jack Pleasant Greenhouse.
- UWA Film Series presents
"Psycho" with a presentation by Dr. Alan Brown.
6 p.m. in Wallace Hall Auditorium.
- The UWA Spring Semester James
Colquitt Faculty Colloquium. "Report from Abu
Dhabi, UAE: Education without Boarders
International Students Conference" presented by
Mary Pagliero, Denys Lupshenyuk and Clayton
Tartt. 6 p.m. in the Callaway School with a
reception to follow in the Moon House.
- Tuscaloosa County Alumni
Chapter meeting. 6:30 p.m. at Indian Hills
Country Club. For more information, call the UWA
Alumni Office at 205-652-3552.
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- April 18
- Brown bag luncheon featuring
artist Matthew Chase-Daniel's presentation
"Making Art From Native Materials." Noon at the
Callaway Schoolhouse. Held in conjunction with
the Sucarnochee Folklife Festival.
- Reading of the Spring 2007
issue of The Sucarnochee Review, UWA's
student-published literary magazine, with a
reception following. Hosted by the Department of
Languages and Literature at 6 p.m. at the
Callaway Schoolhouse.
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- April 19--"It's All in
the Family" Alabama authors panel featuring Sena Jeter
Naslund, John Sims Jeter and William and Loretta
Cobb with moderator Don Noble. 6 p.m. in the
Bell Conference Center. Free admission. Held in
conjunction with the Sucarnochee Folklife
Festival.
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- April 20
- Black Belt Scholars luncheon
featuring Dr. James Pate and Dr. Robert Halli.
Noon at the Bell Conference Center. A book
signing in Webb Hall Parlor will follow the
lunch. The event is free for UWA students, but a
$5 contribution is requested from other
attendees. Please RSVP to Dr. Tina Jones at
tnj@uwa.edu or
(205) 652-3752. Held in conjunction with the
Sucarnochee Folklife Festival.
- The
Sucarnochee Revue. 7 p.m. in Bibb Graves
Auditorium. Admission is $5. Free for students
and Sumter County Fine Arts Council members.
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- April 21--Sucarnochee
Folklife Festival.
Featuring Sucarnochee 5K River Run at 8 a.m., Cornbread
Cook-off at 9:30 a.m., live music headlined by bluesman
Willie King, artists and folk craft
demonstrators, storytelling, ghost tour and
more.
Courthouse Square in Livingston. For more
information, please call 205-652-3752 or
read more.
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- April 24--Reception
for retiring faculty and staff. 3-4 p.m. in the
Bell Conference Center.
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- April 25--Baseball
against William Carey. Doubleheader at 4 p.m. at
Tartt Field.
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- April 26--Choctaw
County Alumni Chapter crawfish boil. 6:30 p.m.
at the Utsey camp house outside of Butler. For
more information, call the UWA Alumni Office at
205-652-3552.
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- April 27--Softball
doubleheader against West Georgia. 3 p.m. at the
Softball Complex.
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- April 28-29--Baseball
against West Georgia.
Saturday doubleheader at 4 p.m. and Sunday at
1:30
p.m. at Tartt Field.
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- Ongoing until April 17--Volunteer
Income Tax Assistance (VITA) clinic open to
provide free income tax return preparation.
Tuesdays from 2-4 p.m. and Thursdays from 4-6
p.m. in Wallace Hall 212. Assistance is also
available by appointment. For more information,
call (205) 652-3846.
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