Housing Starts, Home Sales Up in April Over Last Year, ACRE Says
April housing starts and homes sales in Alabama are up over April 2009, according to the Alabama Center For Real Estate.
Future Leaders Take Part in Community Service as Part of Boys State at UA
The University of Alabama and the West Alabama community will welcome some 550 rising high school senior boys to campus May 30-June 5 for the 73rd annual American Legion Boys State convention that will include a community service component for the second year.
UA Students Donate Record Amount to Give-N-Go Program
Moving out for the summer was made easier for students at The University of Alabama through the Give-N-Go program, sponsored by Housing & Residential Communities and the Community Service Center.
Chair of UA’s Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations Dies
Betsy Plank, chair of The University of Alabama’s Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations and the “First Lady” of public relations, died Sunday, May 23, in Chicago.
UA Students Help Working Families Secure $6 Million in Tax Refunds through SaveFirst Initiative
More than 150 University of Alabama students traveled statewide during the 2010 tax season to prepare more than 2,900 returns for working families.
Order of Omega at UA Names Student Award Winners
The University of Alabama chapter of Order of Omega announced award recipients at their annual banquet held recently in Tuscaloosa. Order of Omega is the national honorary for fraternity and sorority members.
UA Awarded $1.5 Million from Howard Hughes Medical Institute to Develop New Ways of Teaching Science
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute will award $1.5 million to The University of Alabama to launch four distinct initiatives designed to teach and inspire the nation’s next-generation of scientists.
UA EMBA Programs Celebrate 25th and First Graduations
The University of Alabama’s Manderson Graduate School of Business and the Executive MBA Program recently celebrated the graduation of its 25th class and its first Huntsville EMBA class with a reception in The Zone at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
UA Plank Center Announces Selections for Public Relations Educator Fellowship Program
The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations at The University of Alabama has announced the inaugural class for its Fellowship Program for Public Relations Educators.
UA’s Sixth Biennial Denny Society Event Honors a Record Number of Members
The University of Alabama’s Denny Society recently held its sixth biennial event honoring its 739 members, with a record 230 attendees.