News and Events
Wednesday Memo
February 8, 2012
AroundCampus
Several UM accounting students have been certified by the IRS to prepare tax returns. They will be offering tax-preparation services free of charge at Parnell Memorial Library through Tuesday, April 17. The students will be available Tuesdays from 2-8 p.m., Wednesdays from 2-5 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. The services are open to all, but those who are in low- to moderate-income brackets are encouraged to utilize this free service. The program offers a great service to the community while also providing these students with a valuable opportunity for hands-on experience in their chosen field.
The final BACHE Visiting Writers’ Series guest of the academic year is fiction writer Michael Kardos, a young writer on the rise who will be on campus Tuesday, Feb. 14, to speak at 3:30 p.m. in the Sarah Palmer Commons, Comer Hall. For more information about Kardos, visit http://www.michaelkardos.com/ .
Carmichael Library, Game Studies and Design (GSD) and the Montevallo Organization of Gaming (MOG) will sponsor a “Games in the Library” event Thursday, Feb. 16, from 7-11 p.m. Tournaments will begin at 7 p.m. and will include a Halo tournament (anniversary edition on the Xbox360), as well as two Magic: The Gathering tournaments (one standard and one modern). An open gaming library of assorted board and card games will also be available throughout the evening. For more information, visit the event’s facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/events/235263149891782/ .
The Student Life Office has recently sent a request for identification of UM students to participate in an upcoming Leading Edge Institute. They are looking for three women who would be excellent representatives from the University of Montevallo. Specifically, these women should be rising sophomores and juniors with leadership potential. They must also be academically capable and willing to be challenged. The goal of Leading Edge is to give female college students an opportunity for focused leadership development. Please send the names of students you believe fit this criteria to Jenny Bell at jbell8@montevallo.edu or to Laurel Hitchcock at lhitchcock@montevallo.edu. Applications are available in the Student Life Office and are due Friday, Feb. 17.
The University Honors Program, the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences and the College of Arts and Sciences are proud to present Lou Anders, the Hugo Award Winning editor of Pyr Books, the science fiction and fantasy imprint of Prometheus Books. Anders will be on campus Monday, Feb. 20, for two events. “How to Write a Story that Sells” will be his topic at 3:30 p.m. in Jeter 106. At this workshop, Anders, a former Hollywood reporter, will discuss story structure using Hollywood films to illustrate. This will be ideal for aspiring writers and English students, as well as anyone with an interest in science fiction/fantasy. At 7 p.m., he will present “Cover Design and the Business of Publishing” in the Merchants and Planters Bank Auditorium in Comer Hall. Anders will deliver a PowerPoint presentation on book-cover design using illustrations of many of the books he has edited. He will explain the elements of successful publication after an author completes a manuscript, and will also answer the question “Why aren’t e-books free?” This promises to be a very entertaining and informative presentation for anyone interested in writing, graphic design (including Game Studies), the business of publishing and of course science fiction/fantasy (including Anime). Questions? Contact Scott Turner at turners@montevallo.edu.
The Montevallo branch of AAUW will host a special Black History Month event Thursday, Feb. 23, at 4 p.m., in the Merchants and Planters Bank Auditorium in Comer Hall. Associate Professor Kathy Lowe, Director of Carmichael Library, will present research on the work of Professor John Steelman, an Alabama College faculty member who studied racial violence in Alabama in the 1930s. Lowe has uncovered a fascinating story about Alabama College professor John Steelman’s work during the 1930s as an undercover researcher on racial violence, including lynchings. This is a little-known chapter in the history of the college and reflects another way that people at Alabama College/University of Montevallo have helped promote human rights. UM Professor Wilson Fallin will discuss this research in the broader context of the quest for equity and justice in Alabama. The public is invited to attend. A reception will follow in the Sarah G. Palmer Commons, Comer 202.