UA Student News for Aug. 3, 2010

UA STUDENT NEWS Aug. 3, 2010 Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/student to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the e-mail subscription. DATES TO REMEMBER Aug. 7 Summer Commencement, 9 a.m., Coleman Coliseum Aug. 8 Fan Day Football, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Bryant-Denny Stadium Volleyball, 1-2 p.m., autographs, Bryant-Denny Stadium; 6 p.m., practice and scrimmage, the

Military Nurse Earns UA Doctorate via Afghanistan

When Dara Warren walks across the stage at UA’s commencement Aug. 7, the twice-deployed Air Force captain will have completed an almost seven-year personal mission that took her to Iraq, Afghanistan, Japan, Germany and back home.

Cautious Sentiment Revealed in Real Estate Confidence Survey, According to UA Center

Real estate professionals in Alabama are a bit more favorable about their statewide market conditions when ask to compare versus its national counterpart, but they still show a continued state of caution from the previous quarter, according to the Alabama Real Estate Center at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce.

UA SUPe Store’s Textbook Rental Program Expanding

After piloting a textbook rental program last year, The University of Alabama’s University Supply Store plans to expand it for the upcoming academic year.

UA’s Rural Health Conference Focuses on Patient-Centered Partnerships

“Partnering for Care: Where Do You Fit?” is the theme for the 11th annual Rural Health Conference, which will be offered Wednesday, Sept. 1, and Thursday, Sept. 2, at the Bryant Conference Center on The University of Alabama campus.

UA’s Schlesinger Receives Honorary Doctorate from German University

Dr. Harris Schlesinger, Frank Park Samford Chair of Insurance at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce, has been awarded an honorary doctoral degree by The University of Konstanz for his outstanding contributions to the theory of risk and insurance.

UA Student News for July 27, 2010

Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/student/ to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the    e-mail subscription. DATES TO REMEMBER Aug. 7 Summer Commencement, 9 a.m., Coleman Coliseum Aug. 13-19 Week of Welcome Aug. 18 Fall semester classes begin ANNOUNCEMENTS Power to the following facilities will be temporarily suspended on Aug. 1 from 3:30 a.m. to

Alabama Productivity Center Adds Outreach Coordinator

Jeremy Meade has joined the Alabama Productivity Center at The University of Alabama as a full-time manufacturing outreach coordinator.

Four New Members Join ACRE Advisory Board

Four new members have been named to the advisory board of trustees of the Alabama Center for Real Estate at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce.

UA Designated as a National Approved Center of Play Therapy Education

The Office of Play Therapy Research & Learning at The University of Alabama has earned the designation as an Approved Center of Play Therapy Education.