Record enrollment and parents talk about why UA was a good fit for their college student
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Sept. 16
More and more people are choosing the University of Alabama as the place to further their education, with enrollment at an all time high this year. This year, the university has more than 31,700…today hundreds of parents filled the Capstone for Parents Weekend, We spoke with some to find out why they felt UA was the right choice for their child…
Family of UA students attend Family Weekend
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Sept. 16
More than 3,000 family members of University of Alabama students are on campus tonight for Family Weekend. The goal of Family Weekend is to connect families with their students, other families and faculty, staff and administrators at UA.
Students start memorial fund for fallen student
Crimson White – Sept. 19
A fund has been set up in commemoration of Trey Johnson, a graduate student in the Culverhouse School of Business at the University of Alabama who died on Sept. 11 from gunshot wounds outside of Sterling Crimson apartments. “For the memorial fund, we all (current students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends) want Trey to always be remembered as well as help out his family with these unexpected expenses,” said Heather Davis, Johnson’s academic adviser, boss and friend. “We have three main goals with the fund. First, we will be purchasing a brick in his honor on the Crimson Promenade. Secondly, we want to help his family with expenses. And finally, we want to create a Trey Johnson scholarship fund for Operations Management students.”…
Dean Garner to receive ADA’s highest award
Crimson White – Sept. 19
Margaret Garner, assistant dean of the College of Community Health Sciences and director of Health Promotion and Wellness, will be presented with the American Dietetic Association’s Marjorie Hulsizer Copher Award, the institution’s highest honor, this Saturday…The award is given annually to the dietician who displays outstanding achievement in nutrition and dietetics leadership and education…
Art Professor competes in triathlon in Beijing
Crimson White – Sept. 19
…Pagani recently returned from a 10-day trip to Beijing for the International Triathlon Union World Championship…She also teaches Asian art history, and she has traveled to Beijing several times before, though she had never been to the part of the city where the race was held…
Federal judge Hughes speaks at Constitution Day
Crimson White – Sept. 19
University of Alabama commemorated Constitution Day on Friday by hosting a lecture from federal judge Lynn Hughes. The speech, which was sponsored by the department of political science within the College of Arts and Sciences, was held in the Ferguson Center Theater and was well received by students and faculty…
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Sept. 16
UA student published in New York Times Magazine
Al.com – Sept. 16
If you’re looking for advice on your love life, don’t reach for one of those sappy magazines. Instead, reach for the Sept. 11 New York Times Magazine, where you’ll find an essay written by University of Alabama sophomore Alexandra Franklin. Franklin, 20, won a contest and received a $300 freelance fee from the Times, allowing her to write her essay, entitled “Part of a Whole, but Still Me,” for the magazine’s Modern Love column in the Fashion & Style section…
Safe House Museum opens in Greensboro
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Sept. 17
The re-grand opening of the Black Historic Safe House Museum today shows us that the “dream” is still very much alive. The museum got its name from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was hidden there on a visit to Greensboro during the Civil Rights Movement. The museum was a collaboration from both the University of Alabama and Auburn University, with UA students making the films for the museum, and Auburn students helping design the new museum…
Unemployment rate flat for state, county in August
Anniston Star – Sept. 17
…“Right now everything is looking kind of flat,” said James Cover, professor of economics at the University of Alabama. “But, yes, it’s a good thing there are more employed. However, you also find that there are more unemployed because there are more people looking for a job.”…
Online and Outsourced
Inside Higher Ed – Sept. 19
… Stephen G. Katsinas agrees. Katsinas, director of the University of Alabama’s education policy center, says online courses can supplement a curriculum for students who have remedial needs, but shouldn’t replace all classroom learning. “Does online really work for developmental education?” he asks. “I think the answer is no.”