UA Alumni Association Establishes FATE: Future Alumni for Tradition and Excellence

The University of Alabama National Alumni Association has created a new program, one that is specifically aimed at UA students.

Eleanor Roosevelt Biographer to Speak at UA Feb. 6

A best-selling biographer of Eleanor Roosevelt will give a talk on Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Ferguson Theater on The University of Alabama campus, as part of UA’s continuing Bankhead Lecture Series. Admission is free, and the public is invited.

First ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Essay Contest Winners to be Honored Jan. 25 at UA

Winners of the first “To Kill a Mockingbird” Essay Contest will be honored Friday, Jan. 25, at The University of Alabama.

UA Alumni Association Offers 2002 Tour Program

The University of Alabama National Alumni Association’s 2002 Tour Program will give alumni the chance to experience the beauty and grandeur of Alaska this summer on an eight-day cruise or a 13-day cruise tour.

UA Students Sponsor Mentoring, College-Prep Program at Local High School

The University of Alabama Student Government Association (SGA) is providing a mentoring program at Central High School’s East Campus that began this week in Tuscaloosa.

Astronomers Use Hubble Space Telescope to Review Spiral Galaxy with ‘Backward’ Arms

Astronomers from The University of Alabama and Bevill State Community College recently presented remarkable Hubble Space Telescope images of the disk of a distant spiral galaxy.

Miss UA Competition to be Held Saturday

The 2002 Miss University of Alabama competition will be Saturday, Jan. 26, at 7 p.m. in the Ferguson Center ballroom on the UA campus.

UA Museum Offers Natural History Activities with ‘River Walk’ Exhibit

The Alabama Museum of Natural History will offer a series of field trips, workshops, presentations, and school group activities to complement the photographic exhibit, River Walk, open through May 5 in Smith Hall on The University of Alabama campus.

Vice President and Chief Economist for Fannie Mae to Speak at Alabama Real Estate Conference at UA

Dr. David W. Berson, vice president and chief economist for Fannie Mae, has some good news for the housing industry.

UA’s Sarah Moody Gallery of Art Presents ‘Wanrudee Buranakorn: framed’

The Sarah Moody Gallery of Art within The University of Alabama College of Arts and Sciences will present a master of fine arts exhibition entitled “Wanrudee Buranakorn: Framed” Feb. 8 through March 17.