Reception honors USA Today academic standouts
Crimson White – April 30
Five University students were honored as members of the USA Today All-USA College Academic Team in a ceremony held Wednesday in the Moody Art Gallery. Provost Judy Bonner and Jacqueline Morgan, associate dean of the Honors College, were on hand to honor the accomplished students. The winners were Laura Dover, a junior majoring in philosophy and Spanish; Ynhi Thai, a junior majoring in chemical and biological engineering; Adam Knight, a senior majoring in biology; Laura Godorecci, a senior majoring in interdisciplinary studies and classics, and Alex Flachsbart, a senior majoring in political science and economics…
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Students promote sustainable living
Tuscaloosa News (Dateline Alabama) – April 29
…Students for Sustainability was cofounded last fall by students Nicole Ortega and Beth Hataway after discussing how beneficial an organic sustainable garden on campus could be to the University…In Jan. 2009, members of the group were finally able to put their ideas into action after receiving permission from the UA Arboretum staff to plant a garden on their land, she said…Once the plants begin to cultivate, members want to sell the produce at the On Campus Farmers Market and cook a dinner at the garden for all of the faculty members involved in the project. In addition, members want to donate some of the produce to homeless shelters, she said…
UA yearbook to publish in different form next year
Tuscaloosa News – April 30
…Earlier this month, the media planning board, which oversees student publications, voted 5-4 to continue printing the Corolla, and then voted to print it with a soft cover. “It’s too much of a tradition on this campus to drop right now,” said professor Bill Keller, who, as chair of the board, cast the vote to break the tie. “If we stopped the Corolla, somebody would start another one.” The media planning board had considered folding the book for good earlier this year, and last fall even President Robert Witt expressed doubts about its future. The board’s vote is only a recommendation made to UA administrators, but Paul Wright, director of student media, said the yearbook is moving forward and selected an editor for the 2010 edition…
UA Political Science Professor Discusses President Obama’s First 100 Days in Office
WVUA, Tuscaloosa – April 29
…Dr. David Lanoue is the chair of political science at the University of Alabama. He’s our presidential expert…
Why Would a ‘Craigslist Killer’ Be a PR Nightmare for a School?
PoliticsDaily.com – April 30
…Karla Gower, a public relations professor at the University of Alabama, said that BU’s message-control team is within its rights to suppress information leaks because it is a private university. “But on the other hand,” she told me, “when you talk about transparency and openness, you can’t expect people not to talk. And gagging people tends to backfire, and more people talk. It sort of raises the question: Well, why do you need to do that? Is there something to protect? Is there something more going on?”…
Education briefs
Birmingham News – April 30
Lisa Plowman Dolensky, a prekindergarten teacher at Christ the King in Riverchase, has been selected to participate in an invitational summer institute for teachers, The Longleaf Writing Project Fellowship, at the University of Alabama School of Education. Her creative nonfiction will appear in Simon & Schuster’s Howard Books 2009 release “God Sightings” and the “Chicken Soup For The Soul” book series.
UA Career Center Holds Career Fair
WVUA – April 29
…the University of Alabama’s Career Center is giving students one more chance to find jobs before gradation with a last-minute career fair…