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An overhead view of the busy scene in front of The Alabama Theatre downtown during the 2017 Sidewalk Film Festival. Seven short films made by UAB students will be screened this weekend as part of the 20th annual edition of Sidewalk.
Welcome to another installment of UAB Briefs.
In this weekly online feature, we keep track of interesting people and events on campus.
Know people, places and programs on the UAB campus that deserve a mention? Email jchambers@starnespublishing.com.
SIDEWALK PARTICIPANTS
Seven short documentary films by students in the UAB Media Studies Program will be showing at the 2018 Sidewalk Film Festival downtown, Aug. 20-26.
It is the highest number of films directed by students in the program to be accepted to Sidewalk in a single year, according to a UAB news release.
Alabama Documentary Shorts II, The Multiplex at the Alabama School of Fine Arts, Saturday, Aug. 25, 12:35-2:12 p.m.
“Riders: The Stories Behind the Rescues,” directed by Rubayet Kamal and Vivek Singh, follows Birmingham’s Fire Station #2 (11 minutes).
“We Are Southtown,” directed by John Aiken and Hannah Bae, follows residents of Southtown Public Housing who are concerned about possible redevelopment (9 minutes).
“Quiet Please,” directed by UAB alumna Ingrid Pfau, highlights goalball, a tough, powerful sport designed for people with visual impairments (19 minutes).
Alabama Documentary Shorts I, First Church Birmingham, Saturday, Aug. 25, 3:30 p.m.
“The Journey of the Kings,” directed by Abayomi Mason-Robinson and Dawson Miles, highlights the nonprofit Growing Kings, which specializes in mentoring African-American boys and teens (10 minutes).
“Connections of Cos-Playing,” directed by David Love, dives into the community of cosplay and prop making (12 minutes).
Environmental Shorts sponsored by Wild & Scenic Film Festival, First Church Birmingham, Sunday, Aug. 26, 6:45 p.m.
“Sustained,” directed by Jackson Ross and Savannah Snowden, features environmentally sustainable practices in art, business and education (10 minutes).
“For the Love of the Reef,” directed by Alan Franks, a UAB alumnus and assistant professor in the Department of Communication Studies, features author and historian Iain McCalman as he shares his love for the Great Barrier Reef and advocates for its protection (7 minutes).
HELPING PARENTS
The UAB Community Counseling Clinic will offer parenting skills group counseling beginning Aug. 28, with group sessions taking place every Tuesday from 6-7:30 p.m.
Parents will be placed in a supportive environment to learn about such topics as parenting styles and responsibilities, understanding stages of childhood, exploring the role of self-esteem and promoting positive behavior.
The clinic is located in the UAB School of Education building, 901 13th Street So., Room 157.
The group is open to parents of adolescents. Participants do not have to attend all sessions.
The cost is $3 per person, per session. The sessions are open to anyone in Jefferson County who is without insurance or is uninsured.
For more information about services, go to uab.edu/education/counselingclinic.
To sign up, call the Community Counseling Clinic at 996-2414.
COLLAT SCHOOL OPENS
A grand opening for the newly constructed Collat School of Business — described as a new home for entrepreneurship and innovation in Birmingham — is set for Friday, Aug. 24, at 10 a.m.
The 110,000-square-foot, $37.5 million facility will house the Collat School of Business and Bill L. Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
The facility is located on University Boulevard between 12th and 13th streets south.
The building is designed to encourage students to collaborate, write business plans, start companies and work hands-on with intellectual property owned by UAB.
At a 2016 groundbreaking, Collat School Dean Eric Jack said the facility could “transform” the business school and help create an “innovative Birmingham.”
