The Heart Touch Program is an initiative started by University of Alabama student Fan Yang, a native of China. Yang is a PhD student in social work at UA, who noticed a cultural disconnect between international students and the American elementary students they were teaching. She started Heart Touch, a Chinese and Japanese cultural enrichment
The University of Alabama’s Dr. Louanne Friend provides a list of items that are recommended for first-aid kits for the home:
Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/category/ua-student-news/ to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. Submit your news at http://uanews.ua.edu/submit-student. DEADLINES Premier Awards applications, Nov. 20 SOURCE collaborative grant applications, Dec. 1; more information: Leigh Terry at lmterry@crimson.ua.edu ANNOUNCEMENTS Crimson Ride and 348-RIDE will run normal operations on Wednesday, Nov. 11.
Internationally recognized wood turning expert Mark Sfirri is appearing in West Alabama to speak to students and community members in the first of a collaborated art series hosted by The University of Alabama.
The University of Alabama’s Dr. Debra Whisenant provides recommendations to decrease your risk of colds and flu and also to prevent the spread of both to others.
The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences is hosting the 13th annual “To Kill A Mockingbird” Essay Contest. Every high school in Alabama is invited to participate in the contest. Participating high schools should provide students with the essay prompt and choose a winning entry. The College will give the winner from each high school a monetary prize. Those winners should be submitted to the College by Friday, Nov. 20. They will be invited to a luncheon in February 2016. The statewide winner will be selected by the College and awarded $500. An additional $500 award will go to that student’s school.
Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/category/ua-student-news/ to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. Submit your news at http://uanews.ua.edu/submit-student. DEADLINES Beyond Bama spring-break service-trip (northwest Alabama) applications, Nov. 7 Beyond Bama spring-break service-trip (Peru) applications, Nov. 7 Premier Awards applications, Nov. 20 SOURCE collaborative grant applications, Dec. 1; more information:
CrossingPoints, a student transition program on The University of Alabama campus, is growing in both size and reach through a $2.5 million grant to help create a bridge to higher education for those with intellectual disabilities.
CrossingPoints, a student transition program on The University of Alabama campus, is growing in both size and reach through a $2.5 million grant to help create a bridge to higher education for those with intellectual disabilities.