Campus & Community

Honor Students from UA Business School Help Increase Blood Donations

Two groups of honors students at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce put together a marketing plan for the Red Cross that helped increase blood donations within the UA community.

U.S. News Ranks UA Law School 30th in the Nation; UA School of Library and Information Studies Ranked 22nd

The University of Alabama School of Law is ranked 30th in the nation and the UA School of Library and Information Studies is ranked 22nd, according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2010 edition of its annual “Best Graduate Schools” publication.

UA Student News: April 21, 2009

DATES TO REMEMBER This Week Child Stroke Awareness Week April 21 “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” Galloway Theatre, 7:30 nightly through April 25; 2 p.m. April 25 and 26 April 22 Digital Literacy Contest, University Libraries, 4:30-6 p.m. April 23 “The Case for Israel, Democracy’s Outpost” screening, 301B Ferguson Center, 7 p.m. Crump, Swing and Shake, the

UA Student News: April 14, 2009

DATES TO REMEMBER This Week National Student Employment Week April 14 Tee-Time Fashion Show, front lawn of Doster Hall, 7 p.m. Cold Stone for CAPS, Cold Stone Creamery, 6 p.m.-closing Sigma Lambda Gamma informational meeting, 34 Bidgood Hall, 7:30 p.m. April 15 Vital Signs: Social Responsibility and the Prognosis for 21st Century Global Health, Ferguson

UA Student News: April 7, 2009

DATES TO REMEMBER April 8 Sigma Lambda Gamma Founders Day Luau, Riverside Pool, 6:30 p.m. April 13 “My Economy is Whack…but What Now?” 20 Alston Hall, 7 p.m. Resonance Show Choir performance, Moody Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m. Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference, Ferguson, 8 a.m.- 3 p.m. April 14 Tee-Time Fashion Show, front lawn

UA Student News: March 31, 2009

DATES TO REMEMBER April 1 Foster Auditorium Week begins Computer virus activity expected April 4 Alabama Students for Life Statewide Pro-Life Conference, 360 Ferguson Center, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Relay for Life, UA Soccer Stadium, 2–10 p.m. April 6 Black Student Union meeting, 313 Ferguson Center, 7 p.m. STUDENT AFFAIRS • Computer Virus Activity on April

UA Junior Kendra Key Wins Truman Scholarship

Kendra Nicole Key, a University of Alabama junior from Tuscaloosa, is the recipient of a prestigious 2009 Truman Scholarship for students who show exceptional leadership potential and who are committed to careers in government, the nonprofit or advocacy sectors, education or elsewhere in the public service.

UA Student News: March 24, 2009

Weather Advisory Early indications are that we will experience strong to severe thunderstorms, possible tornados, and heavy rainfall this week. Please review the UA Severe Weather Guidelines to ensure your personal safety. Crosswalk to be Closed The crosswalk at Hackberry Lane and Campus Drive will be closed this week due to construction between the new

UA Student News: March 10, 2009

DATES TO REMEMBER March 10 Crawfish for a Cause, Beta house front lawn, 4-6 p.m. March 11 Career Center Peer Advisor applications due March 12 Creative Campus intern applications due STUDENT AFFAIRS • Don’t want to be a victim of theft? Remembering to lock your doors and windows is a simple way of deterring thieves

UA Student News: March 3, 2009

DATES TO REMEMBER March 3 SGA elections, vote online State Treasurer Kay Ivey to speak, Bibb Graves Auditorium, 6 p.m. Premier screening of “The Hero Next Door,” 205 Gorgas Library, 5 p.m. March 4 SGA elections, vote online March 6 Graduate History Conference on Power and Struggle, AIME Building Nominations for the Academic Advising Excellence