$4.8 Million Paul R. Jones Art Collection Donated to UA
One of the top 100 art collectors in the United States, Paul R. Jones of Atlanta, has donated his 1,700-piece art collection valued at $4.8 million to The University of Alabama.
UA Student-Athletes Post Strong Graduation Success Rate
The University of Alabama has produced a Graduation Success Rate (GSR) score of 77, exceeding acceptable standards for completion of undergraduate studies nationally for the period covering student-athletes who attended the University between 1998 and 2001, according to figures released by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
UA Ready to Throw a Musical ‘Wild Party’ at Allen Bales Theatre
“The Wild Party,” Andrew Lippa’s musical set during the Roaring ’20s, opens Tuesday, Oct. 21, and continues through Sunday, Oct. 26, at the Allen Bales Theatre in Rowand Johnson Hall on The University of Alabama campus, a production of UA’s theatre and dance department.
UA Grows Green
Enrollment numbers are not the only ones growing on The University of Alabama campus as the number of tons of recyclable materials collected by UA over the past year has more than doubled from the previous year.
UA School of Library and Information Studies Honors Distinguished Alumnus
Dr. Jerry W. Stephens, librarian and director of the Mervyn H. Sterne Library at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has been selected to receive the 2008 Distinguished Alumni Award from The University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies.
Groundbreaking for New UA Capstone College of Nursing Set for Oct. 10
The Capstone College of Nursing at The University of Alabama will host a groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 10 for a new facility that will provide state-of-the-art clinical instruction for UA nursing students working to counter a national nursing shortage.
UA’s Crossing Points Receives Best Practices Award from ASPE
Crossing Points, The University of Alabama’s transition program for special needs students, recently received the “Best Practices” award from The Association of Persons in Supported Employment.
Wilson Named 2008-09 Paul W. Bryant Professor of Education at UA
Dr. Elizabeth Wilson, co-department chair for curriculum and instruction at The University of Alabama, has been named the 2008-09 Paul W. Bryant Endowed Professor in the UA College of Education.
Philippine Insurance Magnate Headlines UA Insurance Day; Ambassador to Receive Humanitarian Award
Alfonso T. Yuchengco, foreign affairs advisor to the president of the Philippines and a secretary in the presidential cabinet, former Philippine ambassador to China, Japan and the United Nations and head of the Yuchhengco Group of Companies, will receive The University of Alabama Global Insurance Humanitarian Award at the Alabama Insurance Day 2008 Conference Thursday, Oct. 9.
UA College of Commerce and Blackburn Institute Host Panel on Credit Crisis
The University of Alabama Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration and the Blackburn Institute will host a panel discussion titled “What does the current credit crisis mean for you? Implications for the UA student body” on Monday, Oct. 13 from 7-9 p.m. in Alston Hall, Room 30. All UA students are invited to attend.