Fall Campus Assembly
University of Alabama President Stuart R. Bell presented the fall address to faculty and staff on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016.
Campus Impact
UA Chess Club Contributes to Food Drive
The University of Alabama Chess Club is doing its part to checkmate hunger in West Alabama. The club will host a chess tournament t from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 8, in the Ferguson Center. Participants will contribute three cans as a tournament entry fee for the Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger food drive.
Remote Sensing Expert Joins UA Engineering
Dr. Prasad Gogineni, an international-recognized expert in the field of remote sensing, will join the faculty of The University of Alabama College of Engineering.
UA Researcher: Early Intervention Needed for Bullied Youth
Child interventions following incidents of bullying should be revamped to address incidents of relational peer victimization, according to a human development researcher at The University of Alabama.
UA Alumni Group Honors Faculty Members for Teaching
The University of Alabama National Alumni Association has announced the 2016 recipients of the University’s highest honor for excellence in teaching – the Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Awards.
UA’s HES Presents Jack Davis Alumni Awards
The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences presented the Jack Davis Professional Achievement Awards during recent homecoming activities on campus.
UA Alumnus Aims to Lift Students into Higher Ed
Tyrell F. Jordan, a Birmingham attorney and alumnus of The University of Alabama, has created a $25,000 endowed scholarship to support students from underrepresented urban communities.
UA’s HES Presents Taylor with Rowland Award
The University of Alabama’s College of Human Environmental Sciences presented Brian Taylor with the Joseph Rowland Teaching Award at its Homecoming Convocation Sept. 30.
Faculty Accolades — Oct. 3, 2016
Stacy Alley, theatre and dance, recently presented a Master Class titled “Integrating Breath for the Singing Dancer” at the Musical Theatre Educators Alliance Conference in Oslo, Norway. In addition, she was one of three choreographers chosen to choreograph the Annual International Student Showcase with participants from Europe, Asia, Australia, and throughout North America. (one of
UA Students Elect Senior as 2016 Homecoming Queen
Ainsely LeBlanc, a senior public relations major, of Cordova, Tennessee, has been elected the 2016 University of Alabama Homecoming Queen. She is sponsored by Alpha Omicron Pi.