Welcome to Birmingham-Southern’s “Hilltop Photo of the Week” web page and archives. Each week at this site, we’ll feature a photo that depicts some aspect of life on the Hilltop campus, along with brief information about what is taking place in the Photo of the Week.

The college welcomes submissions to be considered for the Hilltop Photo of the Week. Scanned or digital photos can be e-mailed to the Office of Communications at bwagnon@bsc.edu, or photographic prints may be sent through campus mail to Box 549004. Please limit photo submissions to those that depict some aspect of the BSC experience, and be sure to identify what is taking place in the photo, along with location and people involved.

View the Photo of the Week archive here.

Addressing poverty—U.S. Rep. Artur Davis, D-Ala., visited a small group of Birmingham-Southern faculty, staff, and students in November on campus to discuss issues of poverty and inequality in Alabama. The group has spent the past three months preparing for the upcoming “Service-Learning in Birmingham and the Black Belt” Interim during the month of January, where they will travel to the Black Belt and other Alabama regions to study poverty from an urban and rural perspective. In addition, the group will meet with members of the Black Belt Action Commission and representatives from Alabama ARISE, a non-profit organization that advocates on behalf of low-income individuals. Davis, whose district includes both Birmingham and the Black Belt region, talked about the necessity of improving conditions in low-income areas in order to secure a better future for all Alabamians. He also offered suggestions for students who wish to take a more active role in working for social justice in Alabama.