Panhellenic Executive Members Selected at UA
The new executive members of The University of Alabama’s National Panhellenic Conference have been announced.
Realizing the Dream Committee to Honor Founders, Others
Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, outstanding University of Alabama student Kendra Key and the Rev. T.W. Linton, a Tuscaloosa pastor and business owner, will be among those receiving awards this month from the Martin Luther King Jr. Realizing the Dream Committee.
Choice Magazine Selects Books by UA Authors as Outstanding Academic Titles for 2008
Choice magazine named two books written by University of Alabama faculty members to its list of Outstanding Academic Titles for 2008.
BBVA Compass Economist to Discuss Economic Importance of Latin America at Conference Presented by UA
Nathaniel Karp, chief economist for BBVA Compass, will discuss the importance of Latin America when he speaks at the 2009 Economic Outlook Conference Jan. 23 in Montgomery.
Noted Organist, Massed Area Choirs to Commemorate Mendelssohn During UA’s 2009 Church Music Conference
Concerts featuring a noted organist and choirs from churches in Tuscaloosa and Birmingham will salute composer Felix Mendelssohn during the sixth annual University of Alabama School of Music’s Church Music Conference.
Community Conversation at UA to Focus on ‘Ten Things African-Americans Should Know About HIV/AIDS’
The University of Alabama Black Faculty and Staff Association is sponsoring a Community Conversation with Dr. Pamela Payne Foster who will discuss “Ten Things African-Americans Should Know About HIV/AIDS” on Friday, Jan. 16 in 110 AIME building on campus from 5:30-7 p.m.
Miss UA Competition to be Held on Campus Jan. 17
The 2009 Miss University of Alabama competition will take place Saturday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. in Morgan Hall Auditorium on the UA campus.
A Class Runs Through It: UA Professor Teaches About the Environment Through Course on Fly Fishing
Studying and writing aren’t enough to make the grade in Dr. Michael Steinberg’s Spring 2009 course in The University of Alabama’s New College. To pass this class, you first must catch the bass – or trout. Students will have to get in a river and catch a fish on a fly.
UA Receives Scholarship Support from the Wachovia Foundation
The University of Alabama has received a $250,000 gift from The Wachovia Foundation to establish the Wachovia Foundation First Generation Scholarships. The first Wachovia Foundation First Generation Scholars will be selected beginning in the fall of 2009.
Speech, Music to Merge in 20th ‘Realizing the Dream’ Concert Jan. 17 at UA
A noted speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the voices contained in seven Tuscaloosa-area choirs will merge during the 2009 “Realizing the Dream … A Long, Long Way” concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Concert Hall in The University of Alabama’s Moody Music Building.