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April 1, 2008

  
UWA hosts Sucarnochee Folklife Festival, BBQ & Blues Cook-off--Join us in Livingston April 18 and 19 for the fifth annual Sucarnochee Folklife Festival and the first Kansas City Barbeque Society-sanctioned BBQ & Blues Cook-off. Read more
 
Stone to lead UWA alumni affairs--The University of West Alabama welcomes TyAnne Smith Stone, UWA alumna and former National Alumni Association president, as the new director of alumni relations. Stone, a Choctaw County native, returns to her alma mater after working with the Alabama Department of Human Resources for many years. Read more
 
UWA inducts two alumni into the Society of the Golden Key--The University of West Alabama recently inducted two distinguished alumni, Jeanette B. Adams of Butler and Andrew L. Coats of Birmingham, into the Society of the Golden Key at its annual Honors Day Convocation. Induction into the society, founded in 1963, is the highest honor bestowed upon a UWA graduate or faculty member. Read more
 

UWA professor to participate in European art program--A University of West Alabama art professor will spend her summer as an artist-in-residence at one of the top ceramic art centers in Europe. Read more
 
The Sucarnochee Revue tapes 40th radio show--The Sucarnochee Revue, the nationally syndicated radio program that showcases Black Belt music to listeners across the nation and the world, returns to The University of West Alabama on April 18 for the 40th taping of the popular musical variety show. The live taping begins at 7 p.m. in Bibb Graves Auditorium. Read more
 
Annual Cornbread Cook-off draws 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 19 in downtown Livingston. Read more
 
  
Nathan Baker named head volleyball coach at UWA--The University of West Alabama Department of Athletics has announced the hiring of Nathan Baker as the 13th head coach in Tiger volleyball history. Baker comes to Livingston after serving as head volleyball coach at Tusculum College in Greenville, Tenn. from 2006 -2007. He is a native of Phil Campbell, Ala. Read more
 

 
#3 Tigers swept at Valdosta State--The third-ranked UWA baseball team looked to avoid the three-game sweep on Sunday afternoon from Valdosta State, but a ninth inning rally fell short, as the Tigers (29-8, 5-4 GSC) fell 8-7 at Billy Grant Field. The Tigers had not been swept since April 2005, when the Red and White dropped the series at North Alabama. Read more
 
Wranglers compete at Boll Weevil Stampede Rodeo--The University of West Alabama wranglers returned to action this weekend, as they took part in the Boll Weevil Stampede Rodeo at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. The women finished fourth while the men finished in eighth. Read more
 
UNA sweeps Tigers in GSC East twinbill--The UWA softball team closed out its spring break road trip with a pair of Gulf South Conference setbacks to in-state rival North Alabama on Sunday. The Lions of UNA topped the Tigers 8-2 in the opener and turned back UWA 6-4 in the finale. Read more

 
UWA tennis falls to nationally ranked BYU Hawaii; earn regional marks--The UWA tennis teams dropped matches to nationally ranked BYU in Hawai'i on Monday in Mobile, Ala. BYUH, the nation’s top-ranked team in NCAA Division II tennis, blanked the Tiger women 9-0 while the No. 25 Seasiders topped UWA 7-2 in the men’s match. Read more
 
  
Mobile County chapter dinner planned for April 1--The Mobile County Alumni Chapter will hold its annual spring dinner meeting Tuesday, April 1 at 6:30 p.m. at Gordon Oaks at Knollwood. UWA Board of Trustees President Margaret Lovett will serve as guest speaker. Tickets are $8 per person. Proceeds fund alumni scholarships for Mobile County students. For more information, please call the Office of Alumni Affairs at 205-652-3586 or chapter president Dr. Bob Clardy at 251-661-6365.
 
Mobile County chapter sponsors golf tourney--The Mobile County Alumni Chapter will host a golf tournament to fund alumni scholarships for Mobile County students. The tournament is set for Saturday, April 12 at 1 p.m. at the Spring Hill Golf Course. For more information or to sign up, please call chapter president Dr. Bob Clardy at 251-661-6365 or Mike Outlaw at 251-661-0952. 
 
 
  • April 1--2008 Fulbright Lecture Series welcomes Dr. Guillermo Labadie of Argentina for a public lecture, “Argentina: From the conquistadors to today." 6 p.m. in Brock Y-Hall.
    • Mobile County Alumni Chapter dinner meeting. 6:30 p.m. at Gordon Oaks at Knollwood. For more information, contact Dr. Bob Clardy at 251-661-6365.
    • "Seussical Jr." presented by the Demopolis High School Drama Club in cooperation with the UWA Department of Fine Arts. 7 p.m. in Bibb Graves Auditorium.
  • April 2--Softball doubleheader against Judson. 4 p.m. at the Softball Complex.
  • April 4--Softball doubleheader against West Georgia. 3 p.m. at the Softball Complex.
  • April 5-6--Baseball against West Florida. Doubleheader Saturday at 4 p.m. Sunday at 1 p.m. at Tartt Field.
    • April 5--Men's and women's tennis against Columbus State at 9 a.m. and against Belhaven at 2 p.m. at the Vaughan Tennis Complex.
  • April 8--Women's tennis against Montevallo. 2 p.m. at the Vaughan Tennis Complex.
    • Sumter County Fine Arts Council presents the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. at Bibb Graves Auditorium. Admission is $7 for adults and $2 for students. Free admissions for UWA students and Sumter County Fine Arts Council members.
  • April 9--Hypnotist Michael C. Anthony. 7 p.m. at Bibb Graves Auditorium. Sponsored by Campus Activities Board. Free admission.
  • April 10--Springfest Day. Band party featuring Fly By Radio at 8:30 p.m. at the SUB.
  • April 11--Relay For Life of Sumter County. 6 p.m. at the UWA intramural fields.
  • April 12--UWA Mobile County Alumni Golf Tournament. 1 p.m. at the Spring Hill Golf Course. For more information or to sign up, please call chapter president Dr. Bob Clardy at 251-661-6365 or Mike Outlaw at 251-661-0952.
  • April 16--Black Belt Symposium on Languages and Literature featuring Tony Grooms, author of Bombingham. Lunch presentation at noon in the Bell Conference Center. Free and open to all.
  • April 18--Sucarnochee BBQ & Blues Cook-off. Social begins at 5 p.m. at the UWA intramural fields.
    • The Sucarnochee Revue. 7 p.m. in Bibb Graves Auditorium. Admission is $5.
  • April 19--Sucarnochee Folklife Festival. Featuring Sucarnochee 5K River Run, Cornbread Cook-off, live music, artists and folk craft demonstrators, storytelling, ghost tour and more. Courthouse Square in Livingston. For more information, please call 205-652-3752.
    • Sucarnochee BBQ & Blues Cook-off. Judging begins at noon. Award presentation at 3 p.m. at the UWA intramural fields.
  • Ongoing until April 15--Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. Tuesdays from 2-4 p.m. and Thursdays from 4-6 p.m. or by appointment in Wallace Hall room 214. For more information or to make an appointment, call 205-652-3846 or 205-652-7408.
  • Ongoing until May 2--UWA Student Art Show. Weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Webb Hall Gallery.
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