Summer 2016 Graduates Announced at UA

Summer 2016 Graduates Announced at UA

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama will award some 1,537 degrees during spring commencement Saturday, Aug. 6. With this graduating class, UA will have awarded more than 255,000 degrees since its founding in 1831 as the state’s first public university. Students listed as candidates to receive degrees include:

UA’s Honors College Schedules Week of Action-Oriented Service Activities

Editors/Producers Note: A Media Day is scheduled from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, for Alabama Action at Vance Elementary School. Students will perform outdoor and indoor service tasks to prepare for the start of school. Contact Richard LeComte, media relations, at rllecomte@ur.ua.edu or 205/394-3040.  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — More than 200 University of Alabama Honors College freshmen and

Interview with UA Panhellenic President Pamela Sox

Interview with UA Panhellenic President Pamela Sox

The University of Alabama’s Sorority Fall Formal Recruitment begins on Friday, August 5. UA Panhellenic President, Pamela Sox, has been preparing for the largest sorority recruitment in the nation for the past year.

UA Preview

MONDAY, AUG. 1 – SUNDAY, AUG. 7, 2016 BEST BETS UA TO HOLD SUMMER COMMENCEMENT – UA will hold its summer commencement exercises Aug. 6 at Coleman Coliseum. The ceremony begins at 9 a.m. More than 1,500 diplomas are scheduled to be awarded to undergraduate and graduate students from all colleges and schools. The ceremony

UA Brings 2016 Rural Health Scholars to Campus

UA Brings 2016 Rural Health Scholars to Campus

Two select groups of students from across Alabama recently were on The University of Alabama campus for the 2016 Rural Health Scholars and Rural Minority Health Scholars programs in UA’s College of Community Health Sciences.

UA Engineering Students Recognized for Smart Shoe Insole

UA Engineering Students Recognized for Smart Shoe Insole

Two students studying electrical engineering at The University of Alabama were recognized recently for designing and crafting a wireless shoe insole that monitors activity users can track on a mobile phone app.

UA’s SGA Receives Awards from SEC Universities

The University of Alabama Student Government Association received two awards from the Southeastern Conference Student Government Awards at the SEC Student Government Exchange ceremony in July in Gainesville, Florida.

Supe Store, Starbucks to Open New UA Location Friday

A retail space combining a new University of Alabama Supply Store and a Starbucks Coffee Company featuring drive-thru service opens Friday, July 22.

UA Center Releases Guide to Help Coastal Communities Prepare for Disasters

The University of Alabama’s Insurance Research Center released a guide today to help homeowners on the Gulf Coast prepare for weather-related disasters. The guide was produced by the Alabama Center for Insurance Information and Research at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce in partnership with Smart Home America and Coastal Alabama Partnership.