UA in the News: November 10, 2010
New journal to publish student essays – Student advocacy group tackles illiteracy – Student earned Purple Heart – Flags flown for Veterans Day – Speaker emphasizes importance of travel
Star UA Football Athletes Give Support to Literacy Campaign
Student athletes from The University of Alabama football program are encouraging students to fight illiteracy in Alabama through a television public service announcement to be aired as a part of the 2010 Literacy is the Edge campaign.
UA’s Beat Auburn Beat Hunger Food Fight Moves into Final Weeks
The University of Alabama Community Service Center’s 2010 Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive competition enters its final weeks with opportunities for contributions to be made across campus.
UA Honors College, Stillman College to Host History Conference
The University of Alabama Honors College and Stillman College will host a Southern history conference on Wednesday, Nov.17, on the Stillman College campus.
Up ‘til Dawn Event at UA Helps Fight Childhood Cancer
University of Alabama students, faculty and staff are invited to participate in the Up ‘til Dawn event on Nov. 16 at 6 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Ballroom to support St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
Face to Face Tour at UA to Tell of Child Soldiers in Africa
The University of Alabama student organization Apwonjo will present the Invisible Children Face to Face Tour on campus Tuesday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. in 205 Gorgas Library.
UA Social Work Student Named Nicol Volunteer Firefighter of the Year
University of Alabama student Robin Sullivan was named Volunteer Firefighter of the Year by the Nicol Fire Department at its recent awards ceremony.
Planners Expect Another Big Entrepreneurship Week at UA
Entrepreneurial forces at The University of Alabama are busy planning 2011’s campus-wide week of entrepreneurship.
UA Recycles More Than 1,200 Tons During Past Year
It has been another record year for recycling on The University of Alabama campus.
Zhou Named an Associate Dean at UA’s C&IS
Dr. Shuhua Zhou has been named associate dean for graduate studies at The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences.