UA Announces Outstanding Graduate Student Awards for 2015
The University of Alabama Graduate School recently announced the recipients of the 2015 Outstanding Graduate Student awards.
UA Students Pursue Alternative Break Projects in Nicaragua, North Carolina
Groups of University of Alabama students are headed to Nicaragua and North Carolina next week for volunteer work during Alternative Break.
UA Announces 2015 Premier Awards for Scholarship, Leadership
Recipients of the 2015 Premier Awards – the top individual honors for scholarship, leadership and service at The University of Alabama – were announced at a recent presentation dinner.
Diversity Expert to Speak at UA
Dr. Damon A. Williams, an expert on diversity who has spoken on more than 250 college campuses, will deliver a talk titled “ Higher Education Diversity and the 21st Century Global Economy: A Perfect Storm” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 23, at the Moody Music Building Concert Hall.
UA Equestrian Team Caps off Successful Season, Looks Toward Championship Competitions
The University of Alabama equestrian team recently wrapped up its 2014-2015 season with a show at Berry College, where it earned the reserve high point title out of 14 schools entered. The performance was one of numerous high point and reserve high point finishes throughout the season that contributed to their second place ranking in the region in total points for the year, a jump of two places over last year’s ranking.
UA’s Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity Hosts Bone-Marrow Registration
The University of Alabama’s Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity is sponsoring a Be the Match on Campus bone-marrow registration drive from noon to 6 p.m. Friday, March 6, at the fraternity house, 202 University Blvd. on campus. The event is the fraternity’s second Hadley Drive, which began as a search for a bone-marrow donor match for Hadley Mercer, the infant daughter of UA alumnus and fraternity member Brad Mercer. A match was found for Hadley, but the drive will continue in her honor to help register more potential donors in the hopes of saving more lives.
‘Star Wars’ Characters Coming to Event at UA’s SupeStore
Darth Vader and other characters from “Star Wars” will bring the Force to The University of Alabama for a sales event from 1 to 4 p.m.. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at UA’s SupeStore in the Ferguson Center.
UA Feminist Caucus, National Council of Negro Women to Host Celebration of Women and Diversity
The University of Alabama Feminist Caucus and the UA chapter of the National Council of Negro Women will host “Silhouette: From the Shadows to the Spotlight, “which will feature the stories and experiences of women of color and those who historically have been silenced, at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, in 38 Lloyd Hall on campus. The event is free and open to the public.
UA’s Hands on Tuscaloosa Event will Promote Leadership Development through Community Service
The University of Alabama Center for Sustainable Service and Volunteerism and the Office of Student Leadership are partnering to host Hands on Tuscaloosa, a day-long student community service and leadership development event Saturday, Feb. 28. Hands on Tuscaloosa will begin with the UA LEADS: Leadership, Education, Action and Diversity Summit at 8 a.m. in the Ferguson Center Ballroom on campus. The summit will bring together UA students, faculty and staff to participate in educational sessions and hear keynote speakers.
UA’s Alabama International Relations Club Receives Awards at Model UN in Peru
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Alabama International Relations Club at The University of Alabama recently received numerous accolades at the Harvard National Model United Nations- Latin America conference in Lima, Peru. The model United Nationsl is hosted by Harvard University and La Universidad del Pacìfico. It is recognized as the premier conference in South America. A group