Bataan Death March Survivor Bert Bank to Receive Honorary Degree During UA’s Winter Commencement Ceremonies Dec. 13

Bert Bank, Bataan March survivor, former Alabama legislator and broadcasting executive, will receive an honorary doctorate during The University of Alabama’s winter commencement ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 13 at 9 a.m., in Coleman Coliseum.

National Academy of Sciences Member Joins UA Faculty

National Academy of Sciences member and a University of Alabama alumnus, Dr. Michael B.A. Oldstone, has joined the faculty of The University of Alabama in its College of Arts and Sciences.

UA’s Adam Harbison Wins George J. Mitchell Scholarship to go with His Truman Scholarship

Chalk up another prestigious scholarship for The University of Alabama’s Adam Harbison.

UA to Host Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Tournament

The University of Alabama Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team, led by head coach Dr. Margaret Stran, will host the Southeast Regional Tournament Dec. 5-6 at the UA Recreation Center.

Uncertainty About National, State Economy to be Addressed at 2009 Economic Outlook Conference, Presented by UA

The current economic recession now has an official beginning date—December 2007—according to the Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research. At 12 months, it has already been longer than the recessions of 2001 and 1990-91.

Outreach Program Allows UA Biology Students to Mentor and Learn from Area Elementary School Students

Biology students at The University of Alabama are participating in an outreach course designed by the UA biology department to encourage local schoolchildren in science.

UA College of Human Environmental Sciences Presents Alumni Awards

The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences presented the Jack Davis Professional Achievement Award to Roberta E. Donahue, Quinn M. Franklin, Daniel E. Glover, Stephen D. Iaconis, Hunter Lingle, Debra W. Morrison, Jessica Bradford Odom, Justin D. Shelton and Donna Wesley during recent homecoming activities on campus.

UA Student News: December 2, 2008

DATES TO REMEMBER Dec. 3 Capstone Association of Black Journalists Fundraiser at Buffalo Wild Wings, all day Dec. 5 Hilaritas, Moody Music Building, 7 p.m. Dec. 7 Crimson Tidings on Sorority and Fraternity Row, 2–4 p.m. and 5–8 p.m. Hilaritas, Moody Music Building, 3 p.m. Circle K’s Luminaries on the Quad, 5-11 p.m. EVENTS, ARTS

Free Dance Concert at UA on Friday Looks at ‘Space/Place’

The University of Alabama’s department of theatre and dance, along with collaboration from the UA art department, present “Space/Place,” a free dance concert at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, in Morgan Auditorium on Colonial Drive in the UA Theatre District.

UA Students Bring Holiday Cheer to Campus with Luminaries on the Quad

In a community service project that makes the campus festive, students in The University of Alabama chapter of Circle K will host their annual Luminaries on the Quad event Sunday, Dec. 7 from 5-11 p.m.