WorldCom whistleblower Cynthia Cooper speaks to UA students – UA offers online nursing classes – New nursing school building planned – Two former UA officials named to Tuscaloosa Civic Hall of Fame – UA School of Social Work aids ailing staff member
The Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Tuscaloosa is increasingly in need of volunteers to guide and mentor young people in the Tuscaloosa area, so a coalition of sororities and fraternities joined The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce Business Honors Program to raise money to help the program.
UA holds first undergraduate research conference – Endowment named in honor of UA’s first lady – Crimson Caravan – UA wheelchair basketball team – UA golfer receives honors – UA faculty provide commentary on Alabama real estate market, Alabama politics, and employee testing – UA events – and more…
DATES TO REMEMBER April 22 Take Back the Night, 6 p.m., Denny Chimes April 23 “Recess on the Quad,” 11 a.m.-3 p.m. April 25 “Bama After Dark Study Break,” Ferguson Center, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. April 27 Sundown Movie Sunday, “I Am Legend,” the Quad EVENTS, ARTS & CULTURE • University Programs will host movies and
Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity at The University of Alabama is hosting the Great Strides walk on Saturday, April 26, on the UA Quad to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis foundation.
Discover how infectious laughter can be as The University of Alabama’s College of Engineering Does Amateur Radical Theatre hosts dessert and a show with “Welcome to Bedside Manor,” a toe-tapping performance filled with music that is contagious.
The University of Alabama recently became an institutional member of the U.S. Green Building Council. By joining the USGBC, UA officials hope to raise the profile of sustainability and demonstrate the principles of green building on campus through educational courses and the incorporation of green design in UA facilities.
Dr. Mike Perko, chair and associate professor of health sciences in The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences, was named Health Educator of the Year by the American Association for Health Education, the oldest organization for health education in America.
UA theater’s production of “Into the Woods” – UA faculty provide expert commentary on “green” business and Alabama politics — UA events – and more…
Dr. James Salem, professor of American studies at The University of Alabama, will present a “Last Lecture,” “Bye, Bye Miss American Pie: Why I Study American Popular Music” at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 1, in 30 Alston Hall on the UA campus.