MBA students’ place second in international competition
Crimson White – March 26
Four master’s of business administration students from the Manderson Graduate School of Business developed a sustainable energy business plan that finished in second place at an intercollegiate competition…The four team members included Agustin Tristan-Aldave, Sam Mroczynski, Holly Caraway and Charles Hoke. They won $3,000, which was split equally…
Going Above and Beyond
InsideHigherEd.com – March 26
…Stephen G. Katsinas, professor of higher education and director of the Education Policy Center at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, attributed the fiscal conservatism of some of California’s community college leaders to larger concerns about the future of state funding. In a recent survey by Katsinas’ Education Policy Center, nearly 80 percent of state community college leaders expressed concern about what would happen to their funding in fiscal year 2011-12 and beyond, when federal stimulus money disappears from the picture. “College presidents in California have come to grips with the notion if they expect to do more with less, less is what they’ll be given,” he said.
A big weekend
Tuscaloosa News – March 26
…The first Druid City Arts Festival, driven by the good people at the University of Alabama’s busy Creative Campus Initiative, will showcase some of the region’s music in much the way the Kentuck Festival shows off its visual color. Creative Campus Intern Beth Hataway, a musician herself, saw the need for a showcase of local art, something not seen in this town since the 2008 Tuscapalooza…Second annual Black Warrior Storytelling Festival: 1-6 p.m., The Park at Manderson Landing on Jack Warner Parkway, celebrating the folk art of storytelling, with vocal, dance and art media included. Free. Sponsored by Creative Campus.
Campus event to raise awareness about climate change
Crimson White – March 26
The SGA department of environmental concerns will host an event on the Quad Saturday in observation of Earth Hour…Participants are asked to turn their lights off from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. The event will be held on the Quad from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. and will include live music by The Sparrow and the Ghost as well as glow-in-the-dark painting. “I thought it would be more fun to have an event rather than just an observation,” said Justinn Trott, a senior in New College and the director of the department of environmental concerns. Trott said she wanted to raise environmental awareness, especially for students…This year, the University will be turning off the lights on the east side of campus as well as Denny Chimes in observation of Earth Hour…
Panhellenic Association hosts Easter Egg Hunt
Crimson White – March 26
The Panhellenic Association will be hosting the community Easter egg hunt Sunday on the lawn of the president’s mansion. From 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., children under the age of 12 will be able to search for eggs and visit with the Easter bunny and Miss UA…