Graduate Council Fellowship Recipients Named at UA

The University of Alabama Graduate School has announced the 2006-2007 recipients of Graduate Council Fellowships, the most prestigious and competitive graduate fellowships at UA awarded to graduate students with the highest academic and scholarly qualifications.

UA to Hold Annual Communication Career Fair

The 11th annual UA Communication Career Fair, hosted by the College of Communication and Information Sciences, is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 3, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. in the Ferguson Center ballroom.

UA Forming Nursing Partnership With Southeast Alabama Hospital, Community College

Advanced nursing degrees are within easier reach of southeast Alabama registered nurses thanks to a new Internet-based partnership among Southeast Alabama Medical Center, Wallace Community College and The University of Alabama’s Capstone College of Nursing.

Ballet, Modern and Jazz Combine for an Excitingly Different Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre Concert at UA

The University of Alabama department of theatre and dance presents Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre Fall Concert 2006, Oct. 24-27 in the Morgan Auditorium in the UA Theatre District.

Poet and Author to Give Readings as Part of UA’s Bankhead Visiting Writers Series

Poet Quan Barry and author Kellie Wells will give readings Thursday, Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m. in 205 Smith Hall on The University of Alabama campus, as part of the Bankhead Visiting Writers Series.

Retired CEO of Mirant to Speak with UA Students

Marce Fuller, once ranked fifth in Fortune magazine’s list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business, will speak with University of Alabama students Monday, Oct. 30.

Alabama/Mississippi Social Work Education Conference Focuses on Responses to Hurricane Katrina

“Resiliency, Rebuilding, Recovery” will be the focus of this year’s Alabama/Mississippi Social Work Education Conference, Oct. 19-20 at The University of Alabama. The program will include several presentations on social work’s response to Hurricane Katrina.

UA Kicks Off Beat Auburn Beat Hunger Food Collection Competition

The University of Alabama’s 13th annual Beat Auburn Beat Hunger Food Fight, sponsored by the Community Service Center, is being kicked off on World Food Day, Monday, Oct. 16 with an event on campus from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Homecoming Week 2006 to be Celebrated Oct. 22-28 at UA

The University of Alabama tradition of Homecoming Week events will continue this year on Oct. 22-28 with the theme “175 Years of Crimson Glory … Welcome Home.”

UA Student Group Organizes Statewide Reading of Alabama Constitution

The University of Alabama branch of Students for Constitutional Reform will be reading the Alabama Constitution over two days, Tuesday-Wednesday, Oct. 24-25, on the steps of Reese Phifer Hall.