Announcement from University of Alabama President Guy Bailey

University of Alabama President Guy Bailey’s statement:
Today I have notified Chancellor Witt that I am stepping down as President of The University of Alabama. This is a decision my wife Jan and I made together after much discussion about how we can best address her health, which is the most important priority in our lives. By announcing this decision today, I hope the Board of Trustees will be in a position to take the next appropriate steps during its meeting in Tuscaloosa this week. We want to thank the faculty, staff, students, alumni and our many friends for your warm welcome. My family and I appreciate your understanding and your prayers.

UA Student News for Oct. 30, 2012

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 Alternative Break scholarships, Nov. 1, 5 p.m., 346 Ferguson Center Intent to Compete applications for Culverhouse College Business Plan Competition, Nov. 2, 11:59 p.m. Applications for Health Hut interns, Nov. 12, 5 p.m. Applications

UA to Welcome Top Students to Campus for Alabama Girls State

The University of Alabama will welcome more than 300 of the state’s top high school students to campus to attend Alabama Girls State next year.

UA Students Receive Scholarships from Best-Selling Author

The James Patterson Teacher Education Scholarships were recently awarded to eight College of Education students at The University of Alabama.

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This week at The University of Alabama: Ghosts and goblins on Sorority Row – Grants awarded to UA help train teachers in physics and computer science – UA experts available to comment Hurricane Sandy, politics – Alabama Business Hall of Fame induction – Beat Auburn Beat Hunger blood drive

UA MIS Program No.16 in BusinessWeek Rankings

The Management Information Systems program at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce is ranked No. 16 out of 124 programs at both public and private universities, according to a BusinessWeek survey of students.

Birmingham Student Named UA Homecoming Queen

Lissa Handley Tyson of Birmingham was named 2012 Homecoming Queen at The University of Alabama Friday, Oct. 26, during UA’s annual Homecoming Pep Rally.

Center for the Book at UA Offers Statewide Writing Contest

The Alabama Center for the Book, part of The University of Alabama Libraries, invites young readers in grades four to 10 to enter the 21st Annual Letters About Literature letter-writing competition.

UA Student News for Oct. 26, 2012

Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/student to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. ANNOUNCEMENTS Homecoming activities. The annual homecoming pep rally will be held on the steps of Gorgas Library today at 7 p.m. The homecoming queen will be announced, and a bonfire will follow. The NPHC Step Show will

UA Receives $1.6 Million Grant for Physics Education Improvements in High Schools

The University of Alabama is a partner in a five-year, $8 million grant from the National Science Foundation to enhance physics teaching in Alabama’s high schools.