Great Turnout for the Callahan Lecture by Prof. Larson at the Birmingham Museum of Art
March 6, 2010
Folks, we had a great turnout for the events surrounding the Callahan Lecture on Southeast Asian Art.
Please click here for the slide show!
Dr. Larson examined the role and function of the goddess in South Asia in both religion and art during the 11th Annual Callahan Lecture. He explored the idea of the goddess in relation to the current women’s movement and feminist thought in South Asia. Dr. Larson is the author of 12 books and many articles on cross-cultural philosophy of religion, history of religions, classical Sanskrit, and South Asian history and culture.
Dr. Alston & Eivor Callahan were long time supporters of Indian and Southeast Asian art at the Museum, and their family continues this tradition. The Callahans began their lecture series in 2000, and since then such world renowned scholars as Olivier Bernier, Dr. Helen Jessup, Dr. Pratapaditya Pal, and Vishaka Desai have participated. The Callahan Lecture is one of the Museum’s most important and most anticipated events each year.
Prof. Larson’s lecture was opened and closed by Notinee group. Dr. Pia Sen, Founder and Director of Notinee, had created 2 specific pieces for the topic of Prof. Larson’s lecture. Co-incidentally, Notinee’s dance themes were based on Nobel Laureate, Rabindranath Tagore’s compositions.
Dr. Sanjay Singh played a key role in arranging several aspects of the event working with the Birmingham Museum of Art.
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UAB Summer Camps 2010
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) offers a variety of summer camps that provide academic enrichment for children and teenagers.
Arts
Alys Stephens Center’s Kids on Stage Summer Drama Camp - “A Year With Frog and Toad, Jr.“
Phone: 205-975-2787
Address: 1200 10th Ave. South
Web Site: www.alysstephens.org
Ages: 7-14
Dates: June 7-18
Cost: $350. There is a discount for UAB employees. Registration is open until sessions are full.
Description: The Kids on Stage drama camp is a two-week experience that shares with children the wonder and detail of theater performance. Campers will be introduced to many aspects of theater with a variety of fun, intense classes. They can learn theater games, improvisation, warm-ups, concentration exercises, voice and diction, terminology, acting and stage production. This wonderful theatrical camp culminates in a full stage production of “A Year with Frog and Toad, Jr.“ on the last night.
Alys Stephens Center’s Kids on Stage Summer Drama Camp - “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Jr.“
Phone: 205-975-2787
Address: 1200 10th Ave. South
Web Site: www.alysstephens.org
Ages: 7-14
Dates: June 21-July 2
Cost: $350. There is a discount for UAB employees. Registration is open until sessions are full.
Description: The Kids on Stage drama camp is a two-week experience that shares with children the wonder and detail of theater performance. Campers will be introduced to many aspects of theater with a variety of fun, intense classes. They can learn theater games, improvisation, warm-ups, concentration exercises, voice and diction, terminology, acting and stage production. This wonderful theatrical camp culminates in a full stage production of “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Jr.“ on the last night.
Alys Stephens Center’s Kids on Stage Summer Drama Camp - “Once on This Island, Jr.“
Phone: 205-975-2787
Address: 1200 10th Ave. South
Web Site: www.alysstephens.org
Ages: Middle and high-school students, advanced camp
Dates: July 12-23
Cost: $350. There is a discount for UAB employees. Registration is open until sessions are full.
Description: The Kids on Stage drama camp is a two-week experience that shares with children the wonder and detail of theater performance. Campers will be introduced to many aspects of theater with a variety of fun, intense classes. They can learn theater games, improvisation, warm-ups, concentration exercises, voice and diction, terminology, acting and stage production. This advanced theatrical camp culminates in a full stage production of “Once on This Island, Jr.“ on the last night.
2010 UAB Summer Music Camp
Phone: 205-975-9589
Address: UAB Hulsey Center for the Arts and Humanities, Room 208, 950 13th St. South
Web Site: www.music.uab.edu
Ages: Grades 6-12 for the 2010-2011 school year
Dates: June 13-19
Cost: Residential tuition is $400 if registered by April 26; $425 if application is received by May 24. Commuter tuition is $275 if registered by April 26; $300 if application is received by May 24.
Description: The week-long camp’s music-making opportunities include full symphonic band experience, small ensemble participation and training in music technique, theory and literature. Elective sessions include music technology, jazz, music history, conducting and more. Students also will have the opportunity to study privately with members of the UAB Department of Music faculty and perform on a world-class stage. The camp will be directed by Sue Samuels, M.M., UAB director of bands.
UAB Music Technology Summer Camps
Phone: 205-975-8722
Address: UAB Hulsey Center for the Arts and Humanities, Room 231, 950 13th St. South
Web Site: www.music.uab.edu/techcamp
Ages: 12-18
Dates: Two camps: June 13-18 and June 21-25
Cost: $325 for either session; $300 if registered by April 26; $450 for residential campers for June 13-18 session only; $425 if registered by April 26. Registration deadline is May 24.
Description: This is Alabama’s only music technology summer camp for high school and middle school students. Students will learn to use the latest software and hardware for making and producing music in UAB’s state-of-the-art labs and recording studio. Campers can stay on campus during the first camp session.
Business
UAB Summer Bridge Program for Business Students
Phone: 205-934-2453
Address: UAB Business and Engineering Complex, 1150 10th Ave. South
Web Site: www.uab.edu/business
Ages: Graduating high school class of 2010
Dates: May 29-July 16
Cost: Free tuition, textbooks, meal allowance and free room in a UAB residence hall; applications can be mailed to the University of Alabama at Birmingham, 401 Campbell Hall, 1530 3rd Ave. South, Birmingham, AL 35294-1170.
Description: The UAB School of Business offers a seven-week program for minority students who plan to attend UAB as business majors. Students enroll in two college credit courses at UAB and receive faculty-led tutoring in math and English. They also participate in business training and social activities to promote networking. Students will receive a $1,500 stipend for successful program participation.
Computer Science
UAB Alice Computer Programming for Middle-School Students
Address: UAB Campbell Hall, 1300 University Blvd.
Ages: Middle-school students
Dates: June 7-11; a second camp will be held June 28-July 2
Cost: To be announced. Registration opens in March. Space is limited to a maximum 15 students.
Description: This camp uses the Alice computer-programming system to teach students the basics of computer programming. Students will write and create their own computer videos and games. The camp is sponsored by the UAB Department of Computer and Information Sciences.
UAB Computer Forensics
Address: UAB Campbell Hall, 1300 University Blvd.
Ages: High-school students
Dates: June 14-18
Cost: To be announced. Registration opens in March. Space is limited to a maximum of 15 students.
Description: High school students will learn about cyber crime investigation and forensics as well as methods for tracking phishing, spam and other Internet and computer scams. The camp is sponsored by the UAB Department of Computer and Information Sciences.
UAB Java Computer Programming
Address: UAB Campbell Hall, 1300 University Blvd.
Ages: High-school students
Dates: June 14-18
Cost: To be announced. Registration opens in March. Space is limited to a maximum of 15 students.
Description: This camp introduces high-school students to the basics of writing computer programs in the Java language. The camp is sponsored by the UAB Department of Computer and Information Sciences.
UAB Computer Graphics
Address: UAB Campbell Hall, 1300 University Blvd.
Ages: High-school students
Dates: June 21-25
Cost: To be announced. Registration opens in March. Space is limited to a maximum 15 students.
Description: This camp requires attendance in the previous week’s Java programming courses, June 14-18, or equivalent knowledge. Campers will learn to use Java programming language to build computer graphics and designs. The camp is sponsored by the UAB Department of Computer and Information Sciences.
Humanities
Ada Long Creative Writing Workshop for High School Students
Phone: 205-934-8583
Address: UAB Spencer Honors House, 1190 10th Ave. South
Web Site: www.uab.edu/creativewriting
Ages: Rising 10th, 11th and 12th grade students
Dates: June 7-25
Cost: $600 without college credit; $916 with 1 hour college credit. Financial aid is available.
Description: The Ada Long Creative Writing Workshop is a three-week day camp for high-school students. Instructional activities include directed writing exercises, small group/workshop discussion of students’ work, individual conferences with instructors and related enrichment activities. The workshop is sponsored by the UAB Department of English.
The UAB Children’s Creative Learning Center
Phone: 205-996-3540
Address: Rocky Ridge Elementary School, 2876 Old Rocky Ridge Road in Hoover
Web Site: www.ed.uab.edu/cclc
Ages: 3-12; all 3-year-olds must be potty trained.
Dates: June 7-July 16
Cost: $125-$175
Description: A summer enrichment camp for ages 3-12 focusing on literacy, math, arts, science and social studies. The Creative Learning Center is sponsored by the UAB School of Education in partnership with the Hoover Board of Education.
UAB Red Mountain Writing Project Middle School Summer Writing Camp:
Write to Know!
Phone: Tonya Perry, Ph.D., at 205-934-7896
Address: School of Education, Room 117, 901 13th St. South
Web Site: www.rmwp.org
Ages: 10-14
Dates: Camp will be held four days a week June 1-24. The first week of camp will be held Tuesday through Friday. During weeks 2-4, camp will be held Monday through Thursday.
Cost: $150 per week; $50 non-refundable registration fee
Description: This camp, offered through the UAB School of Education, provides children with four weeks of writing fun:
Week One: “Taking Care of Business.“ Campers will create and write about their own businesses using persuasive and expository modes.
Week Two: “Finding Your Voice Through Creative Writing.“ Youngsters will learn to write personal narratives, poetry and fiction.
Week Three: “Living Histories.“ Children will meet and interview people who are a part of Birmingham’s history.
Week Four: “Art of Writing.“ During this week, students will experience the fine arts by learning to write song lyrics, create narrative presentations of art pieces, construct critiques and much more.
UAB World Language Camp
Phone: 205-934-4652
Address: Humanities Building, 900 13th St. South
Web Site: www.uab.edu/foreignlang
Ages: 5-10
Dates: July 19-30
Cost: $195 for one week; $325 for both weeks. Students may choose to attend either the first or second week only or both weeks.
Description: UAB World Language Camp, sponsored by the UAB Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, will provide two weeks of language and cultural activities. The first week children will explore French, Arabic, Japanese, Italian and German. Children will study a different language each day. The second week will be immersion into Spanish.
Science
CORD Summer Science Camps for Middle School Students
Phone: 205-934-5171
Address: Community Health Services Building, Fifth Floor, 933 19th St. South
Web Site: www.uab.edu/cord
Ages: Rising 6th, 7th and 8th graders
Dates: June 14-July 2; July 12-30
Cost: $175 for the first camp; $75 to add a second camp. A $50 registration fee is applied toward the total cost of camp.
Description: The UAB Center for Community OutReach Development (CORD) offers six exciting science camps weekly for six weeks. Children can use high-tech instruments to monitor air and water quality, dive into the gene pool and investigate the role DNA plays in living creatures, conduct tests to discover the effects of exercise on the body, embark on a week-long adventure to explore the molecules that are involved in everyday life and spend a week exploring the wonders and magic of chemistry all while using state-of-the-art equipment in real laboratories. All of the camp experiences are aligned with the science curriculum that the campers will have the following fall.
CORD Summer Science Institute (SSI) for High-School Students
Phone: 205-934-5171
Address: Community Health Services Building, Fifth Floor, 933 19th St. South
E-mail:
Web Site: www.uab.edu/cord
Ages: Students entering grades 10-12
Dates: SSI I - June 7-June 18 and June 21-July 2
SSI II - July 12-23 and July 26-Aug. 6
SSI III - June 3-Aug. 6
Cost: $250-$350; applications are due March 26.
Description: The Summer Science Institute (SSI), sponsored by the UAB Center for Community OutReach Development (CORD), is a multi-summer research experience for high-school students interested in learning to conduct real science. SSI consists of three progressive levels.
SSI I: “Fundamentals of Cellular and Molecular Biology,“ for sophomores, juniors and seniors, lets students participate in introductory molecular biology experiments.
SSI II: “Advanced Principles of Molecular Biology and Neuroscience” is offered for 11th and 12th grade students who have completed SSI I. In this seminar, students learn the principles of molecular biology and neuroscience investigations on different aspects of a specific, biologically important protein.
SSI III: “Research Internship” is for high-school seniors who have completed SSI I and II. Students are placed in research laboratories to work on their own original project under the supervision of UAB faculty and a staff mentor.
ChemBridge for 9th Graders
Phone: 205-934-5171
Address: Community Health Services Building, Fifth Floor, 933 19th St. South
E-Mail:
or
Web Site: www.uab.edu/cord
Ages: Students entering the 9th grade
Dates: Two one-week sessions: July 5-9 and July 19-23
Cost: $150 per week
Description: ChemBridge is a one-week camp sponsored by the UAB Center for Community OutReach Development (CORD) in which students explore chemical concepts and principles, learn hands-on applications and demonstrations and participate in discussions to help them prepare for high-school chemistry.
Sports
UAB offers a variety of camps for children and teens in football, baseball, basketball, softball, soccer and volleyball. UAB offers both day and overnight camps. For more information, call the sports camps’ offices or visit the Web Sites:
Brian Shoop Baseball Camps - 205-934-5182
UAB Summer Basketball Camps - 205-934-3402
UAB Girls Basketball Camps - 205-934-2048 or 205-934-2027
Youth Football Camp - 205-934-7586
Softball Camps and Clinics - 205-975-7800
UAB Boys Soccer Camp - 205-870-0194 or go to www.uabsoccercamp.com
UAB Girls Soccer Camp - 205-934-4797 or go to www.uabsoccer.com
UAB Volleyball Camps - 205-975-8010 or go to www.uabvolleyballcamps.com
Cheerleading and Dance
UAB also will host several cheerleading and dance camps sponsored by the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) and the Universal Dance Association (UDA).
Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) Cheer Camp I
Dates: June 1-4
Universal Dance Association (UDA) Camp I
Dates: June 10-13
UDA Dance Camp II
Dates: June 14-16
UCA/FCA Cheer Camp II
Dates: June 29-July 2
To register, or for more information, visit http://main.uab.edu/Sites/students/life/athletic-support/cheer/33226/.
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Alabama Tamil Sangam hosts AARAM 2010
Feb 13, 2010
Alabama Tamil Sangam hosted AARAM-2010 - a cultural show by the kids, for the kids - on Feb 13th at Bell theater.
More than 150 people attended and enjoyed the show. Kids had a blast !!
Ranging from traditional singing and dancing to unique Basketball dance number, kids show-cased their talents beautifully and enthralled the audience. As a commemoration of PRESIDENTS DAY on Feb 15th, Archit Thopay and Akshat Yaparla presented an unique popular Prime Time TV game show replica that highlighted interesting facts of the United States Presidential history.
Enjoy the pictures by Lttl Studio here http://picasaweb.google.com/lttlstudio/AARAM2010#
Sudarshan Thopay
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ICAB - Republic Day Celebrations 2010
January 30, 2010
Pictures by Suresh Grandhi
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Indian-American professor among 3 killed in UAH shooting
February 13, 2010. Huntsville, AL:
An Indian-American professor was among three people killed when a woman teacher allegedly opened fire during a faculty meeting at the University of Alabama at Huntsville.
Huntsville Police Chief Henry Reyes identified the Indian-American professor as Gopi Podilla, who was the chairman of the biological sciences department.
The other two killed, Maria Davis and Adriel Johnson, were associate professors of biology.
Professor Podila’s research interests included functional genomics of plant-microbe interactions and plant molecular biology and biotechnology.
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Greetings from the Birmingham Museum of Art!
Here at the Museum we are very interested in expanding our reach and connections in the Indian community.
As the new director of communications, I wanted to thank you all for your interest in the Museum’s collection and its function as an epicenter of cultural awareness in the Southeast.
The Birmingham Museum of Art, as you may know, is the largest municipal museum in the region. Comprising more than 180,000 square feet, the Museum includes a beautiful three-story facility (150,000 square feet) and a 30,000 square foot, multi-level sculpture garden.
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Birmingham Indian Community members discuss Hinduism on WBHM
December 15, 2009
Dr. Santosh Khare, Mr. Madhu Shah and Dr. Sanjiv Bajaj participated in discussion on Hinduism. Click to listen
Posted by ks on 12/16/09 at 12:17 PM
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2009 Auburn University Faculty Awards - Sushil Bhavnani
November 3, 2009. Auburn, Alabama.
Sushil Bhavnani, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has received The Gerald and Emily Leischuck Endowed Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching.
A winner of at least eight Auburn University awards for outstanding teaching, Sushil H. Bhavnani received his doctorate at Iowa State in 1987.
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Indian Ambassador Visits Alabama For The First Time
Nov. 17, 2009
Ambassador of India Honorable Ms. Meera Shankar was the guest of honor at the dinner hosted by Alabama India Business Partnerships in Huntsville, Alabama on November 16.
The event was hosted at Davidson Center for Space Exploration by Alabama India Business Partnerships (AIBP). Guests were welcomed by the President of AIBP Dr. Ashok Singhal, Mayor of Huntsville Tommy Battle, Director of ADO Neal Wade, and President & CEO USSRC Larry Capps and Ethan Hadley.
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UAB Students Diwali Celebration attracts 1200 people
November 15, 2009
By Pritesh Patel
Indian Cultural Association (ICA) and USGA presented Diwali 2009!!!
In ICA’s fifteen years from a small student organization to what is now one of the largest organizations on campus, ICA has been involved with the UAB community by involving our members to participate in volunteer activities and different aspects of campus life.
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