UA Student News for Feb. 2, 2010

DATES TO REMEMBER Today SGA State of the School Address, Ferguson Student Center Theater, 6 p.m. Feb. 3 Brown Bag Lecture with Dr. Bebe Barefoot, 308 Manly Hall, 12:30 p.m. Feb. 4 Men’s Basketball vs. University of Florida, Coleman Coliseum, 6 p.m. Feb. 5 McCollough Medical Scholars Forum, 1004 Shelby Hall, check-in and registration, 3:30

UA in the News: February 2, 2010

Benefit concert for Haiti held on UA campus – UA Early College – and more…

UA Partners with Soles4Souls to Collect Shoes for Haiti Relief

The University of Alabama is partnering with Soles4Souls, a Nashville-based charity, to collect shoes for relief efforts to help the people of Haiti.

UA Celebrates African-American Heritage Month with Theme ‘Black Economic Empowerment’

African-American Heritage Month is being celebrated at The University of Alabama with a wide variety of events on campus and a 2010 theme of “Black Economic Empowerment.”

UA Student Film Earns Praise, Facebook Post from VA

A film produced by students at The University of Alabama about the challenges faced by returning military veterans has been recognized by the Department of Veterans Affairs and posted on the federal agency’s Facebook page.

UA in the News: January 30-February 1, 2010

UA expands overseas study opportunities – UA offers high school students chance to get ahead – UA commemorates the 50th anniversary of the publication of “To Kill a Mockingbird” – UA business school flourishes despite national drop in students majoring in business – UA student competes on college ‘Jeopardy!’ – UA students’ documentary raises veteran awareness – UA faculty provide expert commentary on the attempted raids on Alabama bingo halls, Alabama’s unemployment rates, impact of African-American architect Wallace Rayfield, green technologies in Alabama – UA events – UA faculty and student honors – and more…