Tweens – Tweens and the Retail Market
In the wake of today’s economy, tweens are following in parents’ footsteps. Dr. Kristy Reynolds says that “kids today think it is cool to be frugal.”
Tweens – Middle School – The Critical Link in Dropout Prevention
UA’s College of Education senior associate dean, Dr. Joyce Stallworth, comments on the importance of middle school and keeping kids in school.
Tweens – Middle School Transition
A smooth transition from elementary to middle school is much easier with family support, Dr. Natalie Adams explains.
Tweens – Tween Friendships
Dr. Natalie Adams discusses how your child’s relationships with friends will change during their tween years.
Tweens – Tween Behaviors Can Challenge
Dr. Liza Wilson, a University of Alabama professor, offers advice on handling tween attitudes and behaviors.
New Discoveries in the Multicultural Journalism Workshop
High School Students participating in UA’s Multicultural Journalism Workshop traveled to Alabama’s Blackbelt to make some new discoveries while they learned about journalism.
UA Students Help in the Hispanic Jumpstart Program
University of Alabama students are crossing language barriers to help young, Hispanic students succeed in school right from the start. The UA students are working in the Hispanic Jumpstart Program, designed to benefit preschool students as they learn English as their second language.
Transformer of Characters First Changed Herself
The Grinch isn’t known for inspiration, but recreating and designing makeup to transform herself into the Grinch for a class project convinced Stesha Ross she had found her calling.
UA’s Steel Bridge Team Gets Ready for Competition
UA’s Steel Bridge team, consisting of eight civil engineering students, will be competing at the ASCE/AISC National Student Steel Bridge Competition May 22-23 in Las Vegas against 35 other teams from throughout the country. The top teams from each region qualify for the national competition, and UA’s Steel Bridge team placed second at the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Southeast Regional Conference in March. For more information about the competition, visit aisc.org/content.aspx?id=780.
UA Students Lead Projects in the Black Belt
Honors College students in the University Fellows Experience reach out to rural Alabama through a variety of community-focused programs in the Black Belt region.