Weekly Announcements for the
Week of September 29 to
October 6 2011
Reminder: Graduation Application Deadlines
Graduation application deadlines are fast approaching.
The deadline is October 3, 2011 for Spring 2012
Undergraduate students. Late fees for those who do
not register and pay by the deadline will be applied.
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration
The Office of Multicultural Affairs will host Andres Lara,
nationally known speaker, and former president of Inspiration
Time Magazine as the keynote speaker for two lectures during
the UAHuntsville Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration.
Lara's first lecture will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday,
September 29 in Frank Franz Hall room 138 and
his second lecture, "How to Turn Setbacks into
Comebacks: Challenging the Status Quo," will
be at 7:30 p.m., in the University Center Exhibit
Hall. For additional information, contact
the Office of Multicultural Affairs at (256) 824-6822.
In addition, student organizations and the Office of
Multicultural Affairs will be celebrating the Latino culture
on Friday, September 30 at 12:30 p.m. at the slab
outside the University Center. The event will feature
free food, music and a piñata.
Free Opportunity
WHAT: Transformative Justice Conference: Immigration Challenges for Communities WHEN: Tuesday October 4th
6:00pm - 8:00pm Wednesday October 5th
8:30am - 4:15pm WHERE: SpringHill Suites by Marriott 745 Constellation Place Drive Huntsville, AL 35801 (Off Clinton St.,
near N. Memorial Pkwy.) COST: Free to UAHuntsville students (includes reception on Tuesday evening and luncheon,
workshop sessions, and materials on Wednesday) Must provide your own transportation
This conference is a forum for an exchange of
ideas and solutions, as well as workshops which
will address specific ideas and issues confronting
both communities and immigrants.
If you are interested please send an email to:
Ms. Julie Yeager, International Services Council
of Alabama isc2@co.madison.al.us; be sure to include
your name, email address, and phone number
UAH InFocus Trip InFocus invites all students to the Fall
Break Field Trip to the Country Music
Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville
Tennessee on Saturday October 8 2011.
Nashville is a beautiful city and the center
of the country music. The museum will give
students the heart of the American culture.
The group will eat lunch together at a famous
restaurant, do sightseeing downtown, and enjoy
the country music at the museum.
InFocus will provide a school bus for the trip.
Because of limited seats in the bus, those
interested need to register early by paying
the museum entrance fee. The entrance fee
is $16.5 but the first 40 registrants will get
InFocus discount of $15. The registration
deadline is October 3 (Monday).
Registration at: - InFocus meeting at the game room of
Charger Village on Thursday (7:00 - 9:00 PM). Pay the museum entrance fee at the registration: - $15 (for the first 40 people).
UAH Scholarship Application
Please be aware that the UAHuntsville scholarship
application for the 2012/2013 academic year
becomes available October 1, 2011. To be
considered for the first round of departmental
awards, the priority date for scholarship
application submission is December 1, 2011.
UAHuntsville has only one scholarship application
and it is only available online. The online application
may be accessed through the following website:
http://finaid.uah.edu/index.php.
UAH Homecoming Begins Monday October 10th Visit the official homecoming page for details:
International Festival - Mark Your Calendars for Saturday October 29th 2011
The second annual International Festival on
UAH campus will be held on Saturday October 29th.
Students who would like to set up a table display and/or
perform at the Festival are encouraged to contact
Belinda Ong, ongb@uah.edu, to learn more.
Please contact her no later than October 1,
performances and groups are being set-up
in preparation for the event.
Student participation is needed to make this
event a success. Students from Asia, Africa, Europe,
and Latin America are encouraged to participate
and reflect our diverse population at UAHuntsville.
This event is open to the public and additional
details will be posted on the ISSO blog.
Fall 2011 Off-Campus Employment
Workshop Dates Announced
Visit the form using the link below and sign up today,
9 workshop dates have been opened and the next
workshop is Monday October 3rd at 2:00pm;
each workshop is limited to the first 10 registered students.
Thank you, Marisa, Mona, and Reva International Student and Scholar Office | 
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