UA President Andrew Sorensen Receives SCLC Award
University of Alabama President Andrew Sorensen has been honored with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s State “Legacy of the Dream” Award.
UA Flag Football Team Wins Third Place in National Championship Tournament
A University of Alabama flag football team, Southern Comfort, won third place and the Sportsmanship Award at the 21st Annual Flag Football National Championship Tournament hosted recently by the University of New Orleans.
UA’s Office of Community Service and Volunteerism Presents Movies at the Ferguson Theatre
The University of Alabama Office of Community Service and Volunteerism is presenting the Community Service Movie Series.
UA Graduate School Hosts Forum on Recruitment and Retention of Minority Graduate Students
The University of Alabama Graduate School will conduct a Forum on Recruitment and Retention of Minority Graduate Students Thursday, Feb. 10, from 2-5:30 p.m. in 30 Alston Hall on campus.
Author/Professor Will Coleman to Lecture at UA on African-American Identity
Dr. Will Coleman, author and theology professor, will discuss African-American identity throughout history on Tuesday, Jan. 25, from 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m., in ten Hoor Hall, room 30, on The University of Alabama campus.
UA’s Writers Series to Host Fiction Authors Steinke, Brennan
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Fiction writers Darcey Steinke and Karen Brennan will read portions of their work as part of The University of Alabama’s Bankhead Visiting Writers Series on Thursday, Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m., in 205 Smith Hall on the UA campus. Steinke’s books of fiction include “Jesus Saves,” a Book-of- the-Month-Club selection in 1997,
New UA Atlas Offers Historical Information About Alabama Cemeteries
The University of Alabama geography department recently published the second volume in a planned series of historical atlases of Alabama offering a wealth of historical data regarding cemeteries in each of Alabamaís 67 counties.
UA Professor Named Editor-Elect of Quality Journal
Dr. William H. Woodall, Russell Professor of Statistics at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, has emerged as one of the quality profession’s most respected voices.
UA Offers Public Opportunity to View Rare Lunar Eclipse
The University of Alabama’s physics and astronomy department will offer the public an opportunity to use its telescopes to view a rare lunar eclipse Thursday, Jan. 20, at Gallalee Hall on the UA campus. Public viewing will begin at 8 p.m.
Top Students to Attend UA’s Capstone Scholars Day Jan. 15
Some 1,000 outstanding high school students and their families are expected to take part in The University of Alabama’s second annual Capstone Scholars Day on Saturday, Jan. 15.