The RISE Center, housed in the Stallings Center, is so popular that Director Andi Gillen and her staff are unable to serve all the special-needs children whose parents request entry – a waiting list has developed. So, the Center has developed a new program, the RISE and SHINE Playgroup. The group will have many of the activities RISE students experience during the day, only in a shorter time span – an hour and a half twice a month.
A team of UA students compete this weekend in one of NASA’s biggest contests, one of only two collegiate teams to make the final round and vie for a share of a more than $1 million prize.
University of Alabama students recently had the opportunity to learn about more than 400 student organizations that are on campus.
As classes get underway for the fall semester, The University of Alabama Athletics Department is coming off another record-setting year in the classroom, building on the Crimson Tide’s well-established tradition of academic excellence.
UA students studying abroad had a friend tagging along this summer – Big Al! Students shared their study abroad adventures with Big Al on social media, using the hashtag #BigAlGoesGlobal. We can’t wait to see where Big Al goes next!
The University of Alabama’s Hypatia chapter of Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society has received the Ruth Weimer Mount from the national association. The award is presented annually to Mortar Board’s most outstanding collegiate chapter.
Learn more about UA’s new family-friendly tailgate area and other changes for this football season from this story from ABC 33/40.
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced that updates to the federal regulations that govern overtime pay for employees will become effective on Dec. 1, 2016.
“This is a long-term, living plan. The goal is that five years or 10 years from now, we will arrive at a place that would not have been possible had we not envisioned it and dared to dream big.”
Dr. Lesley Jill Gordon, former professor of history at the University of Akron, is the new Charles Grayson Summersell Endowed Chair of Southern History at The University of Alabama.