UPDATE: 2.16.2008 – Street closing information
The Parliament House Hotel as it looked in 2005. Photo credit: Chris Patriarca/Bhamwiki
This morning at the city’s Design Review Committee meeting, approval for demolition was granted to UAB so that they could demolish the former Parliament House Motor Hotel on 20th Street South. Jeremy Erdreich was at this morning’s meeting and sent in this letter to my Birmingham. It is written in response to André’s editorial about our city’s urban fabric.
Posted in Alabama, architecture, Birmingham, Design Review Committee, My Birmingham, UAB
UAB’s Information Technology Internship Program has let us know they have 13 positions available for the 2007-2008 academic year. Open to students enrolled at the school, interns in the program work 20 hours per week in a variety of positions throughout the IT organization. Students are paid stipends and receive a tuition scholarship, and their work hours are flexible.
“This is a great way for students to gain work experience in their field of study,” said Jaime Hudson, who coordinates the program for the university’s Office of the Vice President for Information Technology. “Our past interns have told us that they enjoyed learning valuable skills while being challenged by important projects.”
For more information contact Hudson at 975-2853, e-mail itinterns@uab.edu or visit www.uab.edu/it/interns.
Posted in 35094, Alabama, Birmingham, technology, UAB
UAB will host a computer security workshop for small businesses 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20 in the UAB Hill University Center Alumni Auditorium, 1400 University Boulevard.
Richard Kissel, a computer specialist with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will show participants how they can define information security for their organizations. He will identify common types of threats, discuss best practices and procedures and examine technologies used in reducing information-security vulnerabilities.
The seminar is sponsored by the NIST, the Small Business Administration and the FBI, with the assistance of the InfraGard Chapter of Birmingham and the UAB departments of Justice Sciences and Computer & Information Sciences.
Registration is free, but space is limited. To register, contact Susan Baxter at 290-7101, extension 228, or at susan.baxter@sba.gov. For more information, visit the NIST Web site at csrc.nist.gov/securebiz/.
Posted in 35294, Birmingham, Business, technology, UAB
There was little fanfare yesterday when Barnes & Noble officially took over the Hill University Bookstore on UAB’s Southside campus. The move brings some of the resources of one of the nation’s largest booksellers to Birmingham’s city center area.
In a press release Richard Margison, UAB vice president for financial affairs and administration said, “This relationship will allow us to enhance the bookstore services we provide to our faculty, staff and students.” Continue reading
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