Would you prefer to be reminded about pending book returns and overdue notices through text instead of email? Next time you check out a book at the User Services desk- be sure to let them know that! When you give them your cell phone number, you will be reminded when a book is due soon, and also when a book becomes overdue. Stop by today and get signed up!
Finals week is upon us! Need a doughnut for sustenance? Want to hang out with a cute dog before your all-night study session? Fear not, Salmon Library is your official Stress-Free Zone! We will have a series of special activities from April 24-May 1st to help you “Re-Charge…”
Special activities planned:
Don’t forget: Come anytime during Finals and relax with coloring books, board games, and puzzles set up in the Art Gallery, the official “Stress Free Zone.” We will also have a Graffiti Wall with crayons and markers to draw on throughout Finals Week. We look forward to seeing your creative output!
Good luck on Finals! See you at the Library!
Huntsville has won the honor of hosting the 2013 Social Media Tourism Symposium beating out Missoula, Montana and various other cities. From November 6-8, 2013, approximately 300 social media enthusiasts will flock to Huntsville and will share on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other social media sites as to what makes Huntsville unique and special. The symposium is considered a triumphant victory, and will give the community and local economy a great boost.
To find out more, become fans of the Huntsville-Madison County Convention and Visitors Bureau or the Social Media Tourism Symposium on Facebook. We look forward to this exciting event!
The College of Nursing in conjunction with the Huntsville Hospital is hosting its annual “Let’s Pretend Hospital” March 15-22nd this year. There will be over 2,500 first graders and parents on campus participating in this event. Parking may be congested during this time.
We ask that all students and faculty that normally use the parking area in front of the library to please be aware of this and be sure to arrive early in case you need to spend a few extra minutes looking for parking, or please make plans to park in another lot until March 22nd. Thank you for your understanding!
Please enjoy some photographs from the Russian / Eastern European Pancake Festival celebrating Maslenitsa! We had a wonderful turnout, and look forward to seeing you next year!
Please enjoy some pictures Dr. Frances Roberts’ induction into the Alabama Women’s Hall of Fame ceremony at Judson College on March 7th and from the Dr. Frances Roberts reception in the Art Gallery of Salmon Library today, March 14th.
Congratulations to Ashley, a graduate student in the Math department, for winning a brand new Nook HD from our Spring Open House!
Thanks to everyone who participated! Stay tuned for some exciting developments coming to Salmon Library this Summer and Fall…
Please join us for a reception in celebration of the late Dr. Frances Roberts, Founding Professor and first chair of the UAH History Department on the occasion of her induction into the Alabama Women’s Hall of Fame. The reception will take place in the Art Gallery of Salmon Library on Thursday March 14th at 3pm.
Dr. Roberts, who taught history when the University of Alabama Extension Center began operation in January 1950, was the university’s first full-time faculty member. She established the History Department and later served as chairperson. Roberts also served as director and founder of the University’s Academic Advisement and Information Center.
On May 14, 1988, she was honored with the dedication of Roberts Hall here at UAH. Roberts devoted 29 years of dedicated service to UAHuntsville, and 18 years to the Alabama Public School System. The Alabama Women’s Hall of Fame was founded in 1970, and is located at Judson College in Marion, Ala.
This is not an invitation only event; however, please make sure to RSVP for the reception at either 256-824-6063 or via e-mail at rsvp@uah.edu
The Department of English will be hosting a Graduate Conference April 12-13th in Shelby Center Room 301 titled “Forms of Life: Reading Humans, Animals, and Machines in a Posthuman World.” The keynote speaker will be Cary Wolfe, Bruce and Elizabeth Dunlevie Professor and Department Chair of English at Rice University.
Topics of the conference may include, but are not limited to: How do we define the human today in the age of artificial intelligence, companion species, and genetic modification? What is the status of the subject if the human is pulled back into a mesh wherein the animal, the cyborg, the alien, the woodland, bacteria and other life reside? What is the state of the body in the wake of genetic and prosthetic reorientation? What constitutes community if the human elides with other forms of life? How can we read animals, plants, and even the vibrant matter of stone in a reconceived, polycentric environment? How might all of these questions inform older texts (ancient, medieval, early modern) seen as emerging prior to the scientific and technological innovations we view in the present?
If you have any questions, please contact Joseph Taylor or Alanna Frost in the Department of English.
The Russian and Eastern European Pancake Festival will be in the first floor café area of Salmon Library on Saturday March 16th from 9am-5pm. Admission to the event is $5 for the general public and free for UAHuntsville students (with Charger ID) and for children under twelve. Please note the Maslenitsa meal will be $5.00 per plate for all attendees.
In much of Eastern Europe, “Maslenitsa” marks the welcoming of spring, embracing the awakening of nature and the bounty of sunny warmth. Come immerse yourselves in an Eastern Orthodox Lenten celebration, sample traditional foods, enjoy authentic regional folksongs and folkdances, and learn about the culture of the Russians, Ukrainians, Moldovans, Kazaks, and more.
Please note attendees are requested to RSVP in advance at rsvp@internationalsocietyofhuntsville.org by March 14th in order to ensure everyone can be served!
