UA Student News for May 3, 2011

ACADEMIC SCHEDULE Interim session, summer sessions, orientation and the fall semester will begin as scheduled. All academic and support services are fully operational.   INFORMATION ON GIVING/VOLUNTEERING The UA Acts of Kindness Fund has been established to support an emergency-assistance program for UA employees and students. Anyone who is interested in contributing to the UA

UA Launches Mobile Application

The official mobile application for The University of Alabama launched this week, providing instant access to the campus directory, map, news and sports, as well as class schedules, library catalogs and more. The free application is available from the App Store.

UA in the News: April 27, 2011

UA offers first official smartphone application – Professor encourages students to step outside boundaries in “Last Lecture” – Student films screened at Bama – Advertising professor wins award – and more…

UA Student News for April 26, 2011

Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/student to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. DEADLINES TO REMEMBER April 29 Bernard Osher Foundation re-entry scholarship application GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS The official mobile application for UA is now available at the App Store. The suite of apps provides instant access to the campus

UA Students Bring World Experiences to Area Schools

A group of students at The University of Alabama hold the whole world in their hands, and luckily for some Tuscaloosa middle school students, they’ve been sharing it through the Tuscaloosa Initiative for Language Education program..

UA in the News: April 26, 2011

Alabama athletics honors standouts – UA faculty provide expert commentary on city planning, Alabama’s economic hotspots, economic impact of oil spill, Tuscaloosa’s place in the Civil Rights era – and more…

UA in the News: April 23-25, 2011

Demand grows for online classes at UA – “Documenting Justice” to screen six student films – UA faculty provide expert commentary on 2011 job market for college graduates, the “Bay of Pigs” incident, Alabama’s economy – Students say ticket system a success – UA students perform service projects in Tuscaloosa area – Theatre performance to benefit AIDS Alabama

UA’s State Data Center Offers Look at Seniors for ‘Older Americans Month’

Annette Watters, manager of the State Data Center at The University of Alabama, dug through information from the U.S. Census Bureau and came up with some interesting facts about Alabama’s senior citizens.

Homegrown Alabama Farmers Market Kicks Off at UA

The Homegrown Alabama Farmers Market will open on Thursday, May 5, with a Cinco de Mayo celebration and will continue every Thursday from 3-6 p.m. through Oct. 27 at the Canterbury Episcopal Chapel lawn.

Winners Selected in Letters Contest at UA Libraries’ Center for the Book

The Alabama Center for the Book, housed in The University of Alabama Libraries, recently announced state grade- and high-school winners in the Letters About Literature competition.