Dr. David Wolf has been named assistant vice president for campaigns at The University of Alabama. The newly created position in the Office of University Advancement will provide leadership and direction in the area of university-wide major gift campaign initiatives. Wolf currently serves as both director of university leadership gifts and director of athletic development at UA.
Gary Creek has been named assistant vice president for marketing and communications at The University of Alabama.
Dr. Guy Caldwell, associate professor of biological sciences at The University of Alabama, was named the state’s 2005 Professor of the Year today by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, known as CASE.
The holiday weeks, beginning with Thanksgiving, historically have been among the deadliest times to be on the road, and speed is a major factor according to a University of Alabama study.
As part of the Distinguished Lecture Series in Sport Management a group of sport conference commissioners were on campus to give a panel presentation for UA students, faculty and staff.
The University of Alabama Student Government Association is hosting the first Capstone Market holiday shopping event on campus Wednesday, Nov. 30, in the Ferguson Center Ballroom from 10 a.m-10 p.m.
The University of Alabama will host the National Intramural Recreational Sports Association Soccer Sport Club Championships Thursday, Nov. 17- Saturday, Nov. 19.
BASF has set up a research partnership with The University of Alabama to study the dissolution and processing of cellulose through use of ionic liquids. Under this partnership, the company has licensed the exclusive use of various intellectual property rights.
Over 100 children’s books written and illustrated by UA students was delivered recently to the pediatric ward at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa.
The University of Alabama Library Support Staff Association is sponsoring its 3rd annual Toys for Tots collection now-Dec. 16.