CHAMPioning Family Success: The UA Way, The United Way

CHAMPioning Family Success: The UA Way, The United Way

Dr. Gordon MacNeil, Associate Professor, School of Social Work inspires UA Faculty and Staff to GIVE UNITED. Tuscaloosa’s One Place, Caring Days Adult Day Care, and Temporary Emergency Services highlight a family success story.

UA Student Receives Killam Fellowship for Study in Canada

Fulbright Canada has awarded Jordan Sandy, a student at The University of Alabama, a Killam Fellowship to study at The University of British Columbia during the 2015-2016 academic year. Sandy, a Chicago native who is double majoring in economics and English, is a University Fellow and has held membership in the Lambda Sigma Academic Honor Society. He has interned with Creative Campus and worked with SaveFirst, a free tax preparation service for low-income families.

UA Student Receives Award for Focus on International Issues

Brandon Hooks, president of the Alabama International Relations Club at The University of Alabama, was recently presented with the UNA-USA Greater Birmingham Chapter Campus Leadership Award at the United Nations 70th anniversary banquet in Birmingham.

Gilstrap Named Dean of UA Libraries

Dr. Donald L. Gilstrap, dean and professor of University Libraries at Wichita State University, has been named dean of the University Libraries at The University of Alabama.

UA Student News for Oct. 27, 2015

Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/category/ua-student-news/ to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. Submit your news at http://uanews.ua.edu/submit-student. DEADLINES Beyond Bama winter-break service-trip (Greensboro, Alabama) applications, Oct. 28 Education Abroad Photo Contest entries, Oct. 29, 5 p.m. UA Away scholarships applications, Nov. 1 Ignite UA applications, Nov. 2 Beyond

UA Earns Emergency Management Accreditation

The Emergency Management Accreditation Program has awarded The University of Alabama accreditation for its emergency preparedness and response activities.

UA Conference Explores Holography and Universe After the Big Bang

An international research workshop and “summer school” on the wide field of holography will run through Friday, Oct. 30, on The University of Alabama campus.

Attorney Chosen as ‘Realizing the Dream’ Lecturer

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Attorney and author Bryan Stevenson will deliver the 2015-2016 Realizing the Dream Distinguished Lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, at the Embassy Suites Hotel. This year’s program, which is hosted by Stillman College, is open to the public. Stevenson, a native of Milton, Delaware, is founder and executive director of the Equal

UA Trick or Treat on Sorority Row Canceled

Because of predictions of rain for Monday, Oct. 26, and Tuesday, Oct. 27, The University of Alabama Panhellenic Association is canceling Trick or Treat on Sorority Row on Monday night. The event will not be rescheduled.

UA Matters: Ordering Healthier Options at Restaurants

The University of Alabama’s Sheena Quizon Gregg offers a few strategies for ordering healthier restaurant options to accommodate your dietary restrictions.