Notes from Alabama – Alabama Action 2

Notes from Alabama – Alabama Action 2

Senior Katie Watkins describes her experience with Alabama Action, a service-oriented learning project.

Find Your Passion – Finding Harmony in Family, Faith and Music

Find Your Passion – Finding Harmony in Family, Faith and Music

You could describe Kiemel Lamb as a natural performer.  One of four talented siblings who make up the Lamb Family Violin ensemble, Lamb started playing as a 4-year-old who was inspired by her older sister.

Notes from Alabama – Moving In

Notes from Alabama – Moving In

A UA freshman describes what it’s like moving into the dorms at the University of Alabama.

Notes from Alabama – Alabama Action 1

Notes from Alabama – Alabama Action 1

Senior Katie Watkins describes her experience with Alabama Action, a service-oriented learning project.

Zip Car Comes to UA

Zip Car Comes to UA

Zipcar Inc. and UA’s department of transportation services have announced the launch of Zipcar’s car-sharing program on UA campus.

Studying with Balloons

Studying with Balloons

Students in UA’s Mechanical Engineering Department are working with NASA to study changing weather conditions in the earth’s lower atmosphere.

George Daniels – Technology in the Classroom

George Daniels – Technology in the Classroom

George Daniel, Associate Professor of Journalism, explains how he is able to bring technology into the classroom for his students.  Students learn about creating blogs, Twitter, and all facets of today’s technology and its role in the world of journalism.

Alabama Action 2011

Alabama Action 2011

University of Alabama students help repair damage to a local middle school from the storms that came through Tuscaloosa in April, 2011.

Tweens – Keep Them Reading

Tweens – Keep Them Reading

Dr. Joyce Stallworth encourages parents to suggest young adult novels to their tweens to not only find relatable subject matter, but to also help them become lifelong readers.

Tweens – Tweens and Financial Responsibility

Tweens – Tweens and Financial Responsibility

During the tween years, a young person is more impressionable and thus are subject to marketing ploys. Jan Brakefield explains the concept of needs versus wants.