Holiday Blues: Coping with Depression
The holidays come laden with expectations. When those expectations aren’t met, the holiday blues – better known as depression – often sets in.
Christmas Wreaths Brings Generations Together
Capstone Village opened its first art gallery Dec. 11 with Christmas wreaths decorated by at least 15 University of Alabama fraternities and sororities.
Music Tickles Memory, Even After It’s Been Lost
Students with UA’s School of Music performed for residents of Capstone Village luxury retirement community who have Alzheimer’s and dementia.
RISE Bell Choir Brings Good Cheer to Capstone Village Residents
The RISE Center’s children bell choir performed for the residents of Capstone Village luxury retirement home the morning of Dec. 11.
VOTE! Gorgas Library Seeks Input on Renovations
The historic Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library, built in 1939 upon the ashes of the University’s first library, Rotunda, which was destroyed in the Civil War, is getting a much needed, massive, multi-phased renovation.
‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’ Returns for Encore
The University of Alabama Opera Theatre is again bringing the moral and magical Christmas tale of “Amahl and the Night Visitors” to life in one performance only at Bryant-Jordan Hall Dec. 16 at 3 p.m. The opera is free and open to the public.
UA Students Win Big in National Opera Competition
For the second consecutive year, The University of Alabama’s Opera Theatre has won second place in the National Opera Association’s Opera Production Competition.
Nominate Students, Employees for UA’s Highest Honors by Dec. 1
Now through Dec. 1, the University is accepting nominations for the Premier Awards. Students, faculty and staff who believe they are qualified are strongly encouraged to apply, or to nominate deserving individuals.
Public Invited to Celebrate ‘Holly, Jolly Holiday’ on Sorority Row Sunday
All 19 of the University of Alabama’s Panhellenic Association’s sororities, plus one National Pan-Hellenic Council sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, are coming together from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, to host the first “Holly Jolly Holiday on Sorority Row.”
UA Helps Launch National Effort to Increase College Access
The University of Alabama is participating in a massive new undertaking where 130 public universities across the nation will work collaboratively to close the achievement gap, increase college access by removing barriers and help graduate low-income minority and first-generation students by the year 2025.