Auburn veterans association, University of Alabama veterans association unite again to raise awareness for veteran suicide
Yellowhammer – July 18
The University of Alabama and Auburn University veterans associations are once again teaming up to raise awareness for the 22 veterans lost each day to suicide by marching from Tuscaloosa to Auburn, Alabama, for the 2019 Iron Bowl. The 150-mile “Operation Iron Ruck,” which will begin at Bryant Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa on November 26 and conclude at Jordan Hare Stadium in Auburn on November 30, will take an estimated 70 hours to complete.
University of Alabama Construction Projects
CBS 42 – July 17
If you’ve driven through campus this summer at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa you’ll notice lots of construction projects are going on. There are 100 construction projects being worked on campus. One of the biggest is the Capstone Parking Deck.
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HOPES TO ATTRACT MORE ELECTRIC CARS WITH CHARGING STATIONS
WVUA – July 17
While hybrid and electric vehicles have become more popular in recent years, including a massive sales increase in 2018, less than 1% of American households drive the environmentally conscious cars. Concerns about charging accessibility and infrastructure are some of the major issues still holding the market back, but college campuses are working to remedy this problem by offering charging stations for the public and students. The University of Alabama has followed suit, installing seven new EVSE charging stations across campus in the last year. With the addition of the seven new stations, UA now has 10 stations in total, which each contain two charging ports except for the location at Sewell-Thomas Stadium that only has one. That gives the University the capacity to charge 19 cars at one time.
Mah jongg tournament held to benefit GSO
The Tuscaloosa News – July 17
When the board was discussing ideas for a fundraiser, she recommended they host a tournament to raise funds. Several groups in the area meet regularly to play mah jongg; some players mentioned they were introduced to the game through the OLLI program at the University of Alabama Gadsden Center and through a group at the First United Methodist Church downtown.
Jayla Groom Penned Book After Seeing Her Mom’s ‘Wanted’ Mugshot on Crimestoppers
Birmingham Times – July 18
When Jayla Groom went on Facebook last year and saw her mother’s mugshot on Crime Stoppers with a “Wanted” caption she said to herself, “What is going on?” “I felt like, ‘I can’t take this anymore. I don’t know what to do,” recalled Groom, whose mother has been in and out of jail throughout Groom’s entire life. “She’ll go for like two years and come home,” said Groom, 20, who is second to the youngest in a family of six children. Groom, from Hueytown and a rising junior at the University of Alabama (UA), has penned a book about her experiences – “I AM: How to Own Your Truth and Go from Shame to Freedom,” which was published in March 2019. The book is about everything she has been through, including her mother being in and out of prison.
Transitions: Rosalind Franklin U. Appoints President, Simmons U. Names New Enrollment Chief
Chronicle of Higher Education – July 17
Richard Friend, interim dean of the College of Community Health Sciences at the University of Alabama, has been named to the post permanently.
Deans’ Lists: 7-17-19
Sentinel-Tribune (Bowling Green, Ohio) – July 17
University of Alabama A total of 11,406 students enrolled during the spring term at The University of Alabama were named to the dean’s list with an academic record of 3.5 or above. Morgan Baum of Perrysburg, made the list. The school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.