UA’s Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority Offers Backyard Bash

The University of Alabama’s Alpha Omicron Pi sorority invites students, faculty, alumni and Crimson Tide football fans to its annual philanthropic tailgating event, Backyard Bash, on Saturday, Sept. 21, at the AOII sorority house on campus.

UA Alumni Association Offers Tailgate Parties at Away Football Games

The University of Alabama Alumni Association will sponsor Tailgain’ With the Tide events at Alabama away football games this fall in Atlanta as well ass College Station, Texas, and Lexington, Ky.

UA’s Ripple Effect Gives Freshmen Service Opportunities

The University of Alabama’s Community Service Center is offering Ripple Effect 2013, a service opportunity for freshmen. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20.

UA Freshmen Honors Students Begin Community Service

More than 250 University of Alabama Honors College freshmen and upper-class leaders will begin the fall semester with community service projects through Alabama Action and Outdoor Action.

UA Graduates Win Fulbright Scholarships

Four University of Alabama graduates have accepted Fulbright awards to study and teach abroad during 2013-2014.

UA Students Learn First-Hand in Cooperative Education

More than 170 University of Alabama students during the summer of 2013 received a hands-on educational experience at more than 30 companies and organizations through UA’s Cooperative Education Program.

UA Librarian Wins Photo Contest, 3-D Model to Make Cover

Dr. Vincent F. Scalfani, a University of Alabama faculty member, has combined his passions for chemistry, libraries, teaching, 3-D printing and photography to create a black-and-white photo that won an international journal-cover photograph contest.

UA Community Service Center Seeks Nonprofit Partners for Volunteer Service Event

The University of Alabama Community Service Center seeks community partners for the 2013 Ripple Effect event, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday. Aug. 20. Ripple Effect is an annual freshman volunteer day that allows new and returning students to become acquainted with the Tuscaloosa community through service projects.

UA School of Music to Host Alessi Trombone Seminar

The University of Alabama’s School of Music will play host to the Alessi Seminar from Saturday, July 27, to Saturday Aug. 3, at the Moody Music Building on the UA campus.

UA Professor Wins Award for International Hydrogeology Research

Dr. Chunmiao Zheng, professor of geological sciences at The University of Alabama, has been named as the 2013 recipient of the O.E Meinzer Award by the Geological Society of America.