UA in the News: March 14-23, 2009
UA students send their Spring Break helping others – UA filmmaker focuses on Alabama food products – UA faculty comment on Alabama real estate, Alabama economy, and rural doctors – UA events – UA honors – and more…
TV Star Victoria Rowell to Speak at UA About Her Memoir of a Childhood in Foster Care
Victoria Rowell, best-selling author, former star of the daytime drama “The Young and the Restless” and advocate for foster children, will speak at 7 p.m. Monday, March 30, at Sellers Auditorium in the Paul Bryant Conference Center on The University of Alabama campus.
UA Engineering Students Prepare for Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge Competitions
Rolling pins are often associated with baking, however University of Alabama engineering students are taking them out of the kitchen and into the garage to make an ultra-sleek, floating concrete canoe. And, when they are not cooking up concrete mixtures, you can find them also constructing a steel deck bridge with the ability to support 2,500 pounds.
UA in the News: March 13, 2009
UA shuts down for spring break – Campus beauty part of student recruitment – UA prof. comments on Alabama’s unemployment rate – UA events
UA Recognizes Third Class of Coca-Cola First Generation Scholars
Leadership, motivation and a drive to achieve higher education describes a select group of University of Alabama students given opportunity, by the Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship program, to become the first in their families to earn a college degree.
UA Network Helps Marion Residents Catch Entrepreneurial Fever
There may be a recession going on in Alabama and the nation, but you wouldn’t know it from looking at downtown Marion, county seat of Perry County in the heart of the state’s Black Belt.
LUNAFEST Touring Film Festival to be Hosted by UA for Women’s History Month
The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center is presenting LUNAFEST, a national touring festival of films focusing on women, as part of Women’s History Month on Tuesday, March 31 at 6:30 p.m. in the Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa.
Seven Alabamians Recognized by UA for Entrepreneurial Efforts; Educators, Practitioners Receive Awards
Seven Alabamians have been recognized by the Alabama Entrepreneurship Institute at The University of Alabama for their efforts in teaching, promoting and displaying effective entrepreneurship around the state.
United Greek Council Formed at UA
The Office of Greek Affairs at The University of Alabama has announced the creation of the United Greek Council, the fourth Greek governing council on campus, joining the Interfraternity Council, the Alabama Panhellenic Association and the National Pan-Hellenic Council.
Include Facebook and Cell Phones in Your Spring Break Safety Plans
Social Networking and mobile devices have become staples in our everyday lives – allowing us to stay connected with friends and family.