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 contact the Crossroads office at 348-6930  or  email us at crossroads@ua.edu.

Global Café: Fulbright Overseas Scholarship Opportunities

Tuesday, August 23 
3:30 pm Discussion - 4:30 pm Reception
Capital Hall - Bryce Lawn

Come and hear local Fulbright Award Winners will recount their experiences, share their application secrets, answer questions, and encourage applicants. 

The Fulbright Program is the flagship academic exchange program of the United States of America, www.fulbrightonline.org, http://international.ua.edu/fulbright/fulbright-information-sessions/.  Students and faculty who wish to apply are encouraged to attend this panel and meet the campus Fulbright Program Advisors.

We invite everyone with an interest in international travel and study to gather and share their experiences.  Free and open to the public. More info at https://events.ua.edu/event/33448.

Contact info: Beverly Hawk, beverly.hawk.ua.edu or 348-7392

Safe Zone Open House
Tuesday, August 23
5:00 - 8:00 pm
2419 Ferguson Student Center

You are invited to drop by the Safe Zone Resource Center for our 3rd Annual Open House Event.  

In addition to free food and an opportunity to tour the Safe Zone Resource Center, you will also have a chance to meet many of our Safe Zone team members.  We hope to see you there!

Contact Info: Kirk Walter, kdwalter@sa.ua.edu, 348-5036

ONGOING AND UPCOMING EVENTS
Remembering Four Little Girls
10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Open Tuesday through Saturday
through September 24
Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum
Free Admission

We are incredibly honored and excited to announce the Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum will host Remembering 4 Little Girls: A Gallery of Creative Expression from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.

The exhibition is composed of winning entries in a nationwide high school creative expression contest based on Spike Lee’s Oscar (R) nominated documentary about the 1963 Birmingham, Alabama, church bombing that took the lives of four young girls.

Coffee Hour
Study Abroad Fair
Wednesday, September 14
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Crimson Promenade

UA’s Education Abroad office will be hosting the Fall Study Abroad Fair at the Crimson Promenade outside B.B. Comer Hall from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Come explore the options you have to study abroad during your time at UA. Education Abroad staff, UA faculty and representatives from UA affiliate providers will be on hand to meet with students and find a program that works for you. 

xt Link

Passport Caravan

Tuesday, September 20
5:00 - 8:00 pm
Great Hall Ferguson Center

Apply for a Passport!

Would you like a new or renewed U.S. passport, for free? Join Education Abroad and CIEE for the Passport Caravan. Passport Caravan can serve as a catalyst to start planning your international endeavors! We hope to expand and diversify the population of students who have the opportunity to study abroad. Preference will be given to students who do not currently have a valid U.S. passport. Please note: All U.S. State Department eligibility requirements and procedures apply.

Learn more and apply here by September 20!

UA Crossroads  | 205-348-6930  | crossroads@ua.edu | crossroads.ua.edu