Alumni Can Share Family Traditions in UA Homecoming Contest

The University of Alabama homecoming committee is sponsoring a new competition for alumni called “Tide and True: Tales of Family Traditions.”

UA Alumni Association Names 2005 Teaching Award Winners

The University of Alabama National Alumni Association has announced the four recipients of its 2005 Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award (OCTA), the University’s highest honor for excellence in teaching.

UA Aging Center Lecture to Focus on Breast Cancer Survivorship Among Older Women

Dr. William E. Haley, director of the School of Aging Studies at the University of South Florida, will present “Mental Health Consequences of Breast Cancer Survivorship in Older Women” Monday, Oct. 10 at noon in room 111 of the Alabama Institute for Manufacturing Excellence (AIME) building on The University of Alabama campus.

Alabama Symphony Orchestra to Perform at UA as Part of Celebrity Series

The Alabama Symphony Orchestra will perform in the Moody Music Building Concert Hall at The University of Alabama Sunday, Oct. 16 at 3 p.m. as part of the UA’s School of Music Celebrity Series sponsored by the Gloria Narramore Moody Foundation.

Leading African American Art Collector to Speak at UA Law School; Exhibit Opens at Moody Gallery Oct. 6

Dr. Paul Jones, one of the nation’s leading collectors of African American art, will speak at The University of Alabama School of Law on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 3 p.m. in the Moot Court Room (room 140).

Mixed Signals Coming From the Housing Sector, According to UA’s Real Estate Center

The sale of existing homes in Alabama remained steady in August with 5,641 units sold, compared with 5,664 units in July, according to the Real Estate Research and Education Center at The University of Alabama.

UA Graduate Business Program Ranks Among Nation’s Best, According to Princeton Review

The University of Alabama’s Manderson Graduate School of Business has earned three top-10 rankings in the most recent issue of The Princeton Review’s “Best Business School” guide.

UA Kicks Off Second S.P.I.R.I.T. Student Fundraising Campaign

The University of Alabama’s first student fund drive last spring raised more than $9,000 and has already provided scholarships for four deserving students.

UA McNair Program to Hold Research Conference Oct. 13

The University of Alabama McNair Scholars Program will hold its sixth annual research conference Thursday, Oct 13, at 6 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Heritage Room.

Men Against Violence to Host Performance of ‘Unscripted’

“Unscripted,” the peer educational theater troupe of The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center, will give an interactive performance about sexual assault Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 8 p.m. in 309 Ferguson Center.