TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Clarence N. Wood, president/CEO of Jane Addams Hull House Association, will be the keynote speaker for The University Of Alabama School Of Social Work’s annual conference Aug. 30-31 at the Bryant Conference Center on the UA campus.

The Hull House Association provides child care, domestic violence counseling and prevention, economic development, family services, job training, literacy training, senior services, foster care, independent living and housing assistance for 60,000 children, families and community members each year in communities in and around Chicago.

The conference is jointly sponsored by School of Social Work and the Alabama Department of Human Resources.

For more information, contact Barbara Chandler at 205/348-3934 or Misty Creel at 205/348-4339.

The University of Alabama, a student-centered research university, is in the midst of planned, steady enrollment growth with a goal of reaching 28,000 students by 2010. This growth, which is positively impacting the campus and the state's economy, is in keeping with UA's vision to be the university of choice for the best and brightest students. UA, the state's flagship university, is an academic community united in its commitment to enhancing the quality of life for all Alabamians.