UA in the News: October 16, 2008

Collection of African-American art donated to UA – UA sponsors 2008 Economic Summit for Alabama leaders – UA bus seatbelt study – UA recycling numbers up – and more…

UA in the News: October 15, 2008

Longtime business professor John Bickley died Sunday – UA faculty comment on Alabama economy, financial bailout plan – Cornell West and F.W. De Klerk to speak on campus this week – and more…

Meeting Set for Miss UA Program

Students who would like to participate in the Miss University of Alabama program are invited to a candidate interest meeting on Sunday, Oct. 19 at 3 p.m. in Alumni Hall.

UA to Hold Forum on Presidential Election

The University of Alabama Honors College and UA Housing and Residential Communities are co-sponsoring a forum on the presidential election on Monday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. in 205 Gorgas Library.

UA Student News: October 14, 2008

DATES TO REMEMBER Oct. 15 Sales Opportunity Fair, Ferguson Center YoUA Decide: A Look at the Media’s Role in the 2008 Election, 7 p.m., 210 Bidgood Oct. 17 Grad School Night at the Rec, 7–11 p.m. Oct. 19 Miss UA Informational Meeting, 3–5 p.m., Alumni Hall Oct. 20 U.S. Senate Candidate Vivian D. Figures, 8

UA in the News: October 14, 2008

Longtime business professor John Bickley died Sunday – UA faculty comment on Alabama economy, financial bailout plan – Cornell West and F.W. De Klerk to speak on campus this week – and more…

$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 in the News: October 11-13, 2008

UA’s nursing building gets groundbreaking ceremony – UA faculty comment on value of Nick Saban to Alabama football, the economy, education issues in Alabama, and Columbus – UA prof. publishes book on Bay of Pigs – UA events and honors

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.