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2005 Schedule of Events

Aug. 15 10:00 - 11:30 am
Education Building
147 and 148
Training session for Freshman Discussion Group facilitators
Aug. 15 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Learning Resource Center 135
Training session for School Discussion Group facilitators
Aug. 16 10:00 - 11:30 am
Education Building 151
Training session for Freshman Discussion Group facilitators
Aug. 17 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Multiple locations
Freshman Discussion Groups
Sept. 7 12:00 - 1:00 pm
West Pavilion
Conference Room E
Brown Bag Panel Discussion #1 for faculty, staff, and students:
  • Carol Dashiff, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Graduate Studies in Nursing

  • Kathleen Nelson, M.D., Professor and Sr. Associate Dean, Pediatrics

  • Gregory Pence, Ph.D., Professor, Philosophy, and SOM (ethics)

  • Ferris Ritchey, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Sociology

  • Sept. 15 - Oct. 15 Multiple times
    Residence halls
    Dorm Discussion Groups for freshman students
    Sept. 30 12:00 - 1:30 pm
    Hill University Center auditorium
    Film: The Split Horn: Life of a Hmong Shaman in America
    followed by discussion led by Michele Forman, documentary filmmaker and program administrator, Center for Urban Affairs
    Oct. 11 12:00 - 1:00 pm
    Hill University Center auditorium
    Brown Bag Panel Discussion #2 for faculty, staff, and students:
  • Theodore Benditt, Ph.D., Professor, Philosophy

  • William Cockerham, Ph.D., Professor, Sociology

  • Marilyn Crain, M.P.H., M.D., Associate Professor, Pediatrics

  • Claire Lenker, MSW, LCSW, CCM, Social Worker, Pediatrics

  • Oct. 12
    6:00 - 7:30 pm
    Hulsey Recital Hall
    Film: The Split Horn: Life of a Hmong Shaman in America
    followed by discussion led by Michele Forman, documentary filmmaker and program administrator, Center for Urban Affairs
    Nov. 7 7:00 - 8:30 pm
    Alys Stephens Center
    Public presentation by Anne Fadiman, author of The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
    Nov. 8 - Nov. 23 Multiple times
    Residence halls
    Dorm Discussion Groups for all students
    Feb. 2 7:00 - 8:00 pm
    Spencer Honors House
    First Thursday Lecture Series, "Epilepsy: Diagnosis and Treatment," by Dr. Raymond Faught, Professor of Neurology and Director, UAB Epilepsy Center
    February - March n/a Essay contest for students, staff, and faculty.
    Guidelines and prizes TBA
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