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BBQ Communication

COM 495/595
​BBQ Communication
​May Interim 2022


3 week travel course (day trips)
Dates: Monday May 9th - Friday May 27th, 2022

Professor permission is required - please contact Dr. Griffin (djgriffin1@ua.edu) with questions or requests for permission to register. 

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Student domestic travel fee = $500; in addition to UA tuition and fees for May Interim course. 
The student fee includes day trip travel in a UA van to several destinations around Alabama and a day trip to Memphis. 

Tentative class schedule and travel details (all travel will be in a UA Van):
Week 1
Monday - first class -  Dreamland
Tuesday - drive to Robertson's Country Store
Wednesday - class in Reese Phifer
Thursday - class in Reese Phifer
Friday - drive to Memphis in May Festival - Memphis, TN (day trip)

Week 2
Monday - class in Reese Phifer
Tuesday - Lannie's BBQ in Selma
Wednesday - day trip to Huntsville, AL 
Thursday - class in Reese Phifer
Friday - Saw's BBQ in Birmingham

Week 3
Monday - BBQ picnic in Tuscaloosa
Tuesday - class in Reese Phifer
Wednesday - class in Reese Phifer
Thursday - class in Reese Phifer
Friday - Final class in Reese Phifer

Map with thumbtack on Memphis, zoomed in to Memphis
Enrollment is limited - Connect with me if you are interested in, or have questions about, joining this experiential learning course. Scroll down to see more information about the course in the past. Registration for this course happens when registering for summer and fall courses. Professor permission is required to register for the course.

Past course - May Interim 2017

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  • Home
  • Bio
    • Curriculum Vitae
  • Contact
  • Teaching
    • BBQ Communication
    • Academic Advising
    • Student Wikipedia Projects
  • Research
    • Undergraduate Research
    • NSF Grant: Law Enforcement & Robots
    • NSF Grant: Radar Sensing for Sign Language
    • NOAA VORTEX-SE Grant
  • Research Lab
  • Deaf Culture
    • Visual Vernacular
    • Media Coverage
  • Dactylo Software
  • Service
  • Book: Lying & Deception