University of Alabama Hosts Gridiron Bash™ this Spring: Alan Jackson to Perform at Bryant-Denny Stadium

The University of Alabama and New York City-based MSL Sports and Entertainment today announced that the University will host Gridiron Bash™ The Ultimate Fan Competition™ the day before the annual A-Day Game. The event – the first of its kind at Bryant-Denny Stadium – will take place April 11 and include a live performance by Grammy award-winning country singer-song writer Alan Jackson, as well as a giant pep rally introducing the team, appearances by coaches, video highlights, and other festive fan activities.

UA in the News: February 29, 2008

UA composition memorializes Enterprise tornado victims – UAPD officer honored – Dance event benefits Community Music School – Sakura Festival planned

Self-Defense ‘SHARP’ Course for Women Offered at UA

The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center is sponsoring a SHARP (Sexual Harassment, Assault & Rape Prevention) self-defense course on Monday, March 3, and Wednesday, March 5, from 6-10 p.m. at the UA Student Recreation Center free of charge to female students, faculty and staff.

UA Gets High Marks — Listed on President’s Honor Roll for Distinguished Community Service

The University of Alabama was named by the Corporation for National and Community Service to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary service efforts and service to disadvantaged youth.

Alliance for Women of Color to Hold Open House at UA for Women’s History Month

The University of Alabama Alliance for Women of Color will celebrate Women’s History Month by hosting an open house Monday, March 3 at 5:30 p.m. in 205 Gorgas Library.

UA in the News: February 28, 2008

UA’s Alabama Wind Ensemble part of Friday’s Memorial Service for Enterprise Tornado victims – UA faculty comment on gas prices and housing market – UA events

UA Cason Award to Honor Pulitzer-Prize Winning Author Hank Klibanoff

Hank Klibanoff, a managing editor for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and co-author of “The Race Beat,” will receive the 2008 Clarence Cason Award in Nonfiction Writing from The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences Thursday, March 6 at a dinner in his honor at the Bryant Conference Center Rast Room.

Scholar of Globalization to Speak March 11 in UA’s Aronov Lecture Series

Dr. Arjun Appadurai, a noted social scientist, scholar of globalization and currently the John Dewey Distinguished Professor in the Social Sciences at The New School in New York City, will give The University of Alabama department of religious studies’ 2007-2008 Aaron Aronov Lecture.

UA in the News: February 27, 2008

Profile on UA chancellor Malcolm Portera – UA prof comments on gas prices – SGA elections – and more…

Whistleblower, Author Cynthia Cooper to Visit UA to Share Her Experience in MCI/WorldCom Scandal

Cynthia Cooper, who received her master’s degree in accountancy from The University of Alabama and has achieved worldwide acclaim for her role in uncovering the corporate fraud at WorldCom, will return to Tuscaloosa to talk about her new book, “EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES: The Journey of a Corporate Whistleblower.”