UA’s Blackburn Institute Recognized as One of Nation’s Top Leadership Programs

The University of Alabama’s Blackburn Institute has been selected to receive a 2009 Excellence Award from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, known as NASPA.

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.

UA in the News: January 9, 2009

UA helps students with GRE, LSAT exams – UA president gives final speech as local Chamber of Commerce chair

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.

UA in the News: January 8, 2009

UA makes list of “Best Value Colleges” – UA alumnus wins prestigious Mitchell scholarship