UA student chosen to attend climate conference
Seattle Post-Intelligencer – Nov. 12
University of Alabama officials say a senior chemical engineering and chemistry student has been chosen to participate in a conference on climate change being hosted by the United Nations. University officials said in a statement that Catherine King of Huntsville is one of eight students the American Chemical Society selected to attend the UN’s conference in Lima, Peru. The event is expected to include representatives from more than 190 countries. University officials say while in Peru, King will interview world leaders and blog about the discussions she attends during the early December conference.
Athens News-Courier – Nov. 12
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Greenfield Daily Reporter (Ind.) – Nov. 12
Alabama swimmer John Servati to be posthumously awarded NCAA’s 2015 Award of Valor
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 12
A University of Alabama swimmer who lost his life saving his girlfriend as severe storms swept across West Alabama in April will be recognized as the 2015 Award of Valor recipient at the NCAA Convention in January. “John Servati was an extraordinary young man who worked every day, in both word and deed, to make the world around him a better place,” Alabama Director of Athletics Bill Battle said in a released statement. “This honor is richly deserved and speaks not only to his final act of courage, but to the legacy of service that he left behind.” Servati will be honored with a video tribute at the Honors Celebration during the convention on Jan. 16 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. Servati, a 21-year-old junior from Tupelo, Miss., died April 28 from injuries he sustained when a retaining wall in the basement of a 22nd-Avenue residence where he and his girlfriend, UA student Lauren Swann, were taking refuge collapsed. Servati is credited with holding up the collapsed wall long enough to allow Swann to escape. The award, which is presented for outstanding acts of valor, is given to a student, coach or administrator at an NCAA school who, when confronted with a situation involving personal danger, averted or minimized potential disaster by courageous action or noteworthy bravery, according to the NCAA website.
Gadsden Times – Nov. 12
Clarion Ledger (Jackson, Miss.) – Nov. 12
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal – Nov. 12
WHNT 19 (Huntsville) – Nov. 12
CBS 3 (Springfield, Mass.) – Nov. 12
UA’s Manderson School of Business named among best in nation
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Nov. 12
The University of Alabama’s Manderson School of Business is named among the best in the nation. A recent Bloomberg news report ranks the school 82nd among 85 best programs for full-time students. The Fuqua School of Business at Duke was ranked number one.
University of Alabama Homecoming Parade set for 10:30 a.m. Nov. 22
Al.com – Nov. 12
The University of Alabama’s annual Homecoming celebration will kick of Sunday, Nov. 16 and culminate with the Homecoming Parade at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22 before the Crimson Tide takes on Western Carolina University. As usual, a bonfire and pep rally will be held the evening before the game at 6 p.m. The 2014 Homecoming Queen will be crowned at halftime of Saturday’s game. According to a UA release, this year’s homecoming theme is “Tide Together: Celebrating the Capstone Spirit.”
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Nov. 12
UPDATE: EDA Director Wade resigns
Panama City News Herald (Fla.) – Nov. 12
The Bay County Economic Development Alliance (EDA) soon will have new leadership after Director Neal Wade announced his resignation at the agency’s monthly investors meeting Wednesday. Wade will move on to the University of Alabama, where he will work to establish an economic development academy to train the next wave of job creators. “For more than a decade, I’ve planned to teach and prepare the next wave of economic developers during my final professional chapter,” Wade said in an address to EDA members Wednesday. “I’m 68 years old, average about 70 work hours a week and have given the EDA every ounce of energy that I could to make us competitive.”
Inside Look: Recreation centers
University Business – Nov. 13
The contemporary campus recreation center has graduated from yesterday’s dingy weight room. In fact, at many institutions, the rec center serves as a multipurpose space, hosting celebrations on special occasions and promoting student wellness in body and mind throughout the semester. … Dubbed “the acting living room of campus,” the recreation center plays a large part in college life, says George Brown of the University of Alabama, whose research interest is physical activity and holistic wellness among college students. “It is abundantly clear the role these centers play in recruitment. They’re also significant players in retention,” says Brown, executive director for recreation at the university as well as assistant to the vice president for health and crisis planning. Often, campus tours begin or end with the campus recreation center, he adds.
UA student nurses hold health clinic for kids
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Nov. 12
Some pre-k students got the chance to get a check-up at school today. It was a part of the Tuscaloosa City Schools’ health screenings at Alberta Elementary. With the help of Maude Whatley Health Center and UA’s nursing department, students received physical, dental and vision examinations along with lab and blood work.
Group sends care packages to soldiers
Crimson White – Nov. 13
Today, there are more than 1,388,028 men and women serving as active duty members of the armed forces according to the Department of Defense 2012 report on military demographics. … To support active duty service members, the student organization Caring for Camo will host their Color Me Camo powder war Friday at the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house from 2 to 5 p.m. Admission is $5 at the door and all proceeds will go towards the organization’s December care package event for those serving in the military. “We’re aiming for around 100 care packages this year,” Holly Atkinson, a senior majoring in psychology, said. Students will be able to write letters to soldiers to be included in the care package. Guy Harvey and Vineyard Vines will also have tents giving away and raffling off merchandise.
Denny Chimes Memorial Tribute (gallery)
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 12
Jennifer and Rich Dobbs, parents of Adam Dobbs, of Lexington, Mass., attend the Denny Chimes Memorial Tribute Service held on the University of Alabama Quad in memory of four UA students whose lives were cut short from the months of June into November of this year in Tuscaloosa, Ala. on Wednesday Nov. 12, 2014.
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Nov. 12
Engage in Tuscaloosa: Envisioning Drug Education for All (gallery)
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 12
Members of the community listen as different speakers address the effects of drugs on a person’s life, from medical perspectives, a parental perspective, and a student’s perspective during the “Engage in Tuscaloosa: Envisioning Drug Education For All” conference held in the Sellers Auditorium at the Bryant Conference Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala. on Wednesday Nov. 12, 2014.
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Nov. 12
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – Nov. 12
Groups celebrate diversity
Crimson White – Nov. 13
Some 60 students, graduates and faculty gathered Tuesday to tackle the issue of diversity. “Black Girls Rise,” a forum co-hosted by the UA Feminist Caucus and the National Council of Negro Women, featured a panel of five who shared their experiences as women of color in a predominately white institution. The panel included Jennifer Jones, assistant professor in the department of gender and race studies and American studies; Khortlan Patterson of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.; Shambria Davis, Miss Stillman 2014-2015; Cassander Smith, assistant professor in the English department; and Bria Harper, a graduate student in the department of gender and race studies. The forum highlighted issues black women face in their daily lives that may not always be brought to light. “I think it’s essential that we’re having these types of conversations openly,” said Cassidy Ellis, coordinator of UA Feminist Caucus. “As we continue to do this, more people will open up and join the conversation, no matter their race.”
Clinic partners with students to offer walking club
Crimson White – Nov. 13
A group of UA nutrition students has teamed up with Tuscaloosa’s Good Samaritan Clinic to begin the first student-led weight loss clinic. The Good Samaritan Clinic is a nonprofit Christian ministry that provides free primary health care to those who cannot afford health insurance. All of Good Samaritan’s employees, including doctors and nurses, are volunteers. Katherine Boles, a UA graduate student and registered dietitian, said the group will offer two programs to allow patients to work with a team of registered dietitians as well as with other patients. Patients will meet with dietitians for guidance and counseling regarding diet and healthy lifestyle choices. Additionally, the patients will be encouraged to participate in the walking club. This will allow them to compete against the opposing teams to see who can walk the most each week. The participants will be equipped with pedometers, water bottles, tennis shoes and funds for healthy meals. “We are trying to promote a healthy lifestyle for those who cannot afford it and do not have access to these resources,” Boles said.
Tuscaloosa home builder to lead Home Builders Association of Alabama as 2015 President
Al.com – Nov. 12
Lynn Corder of Tuscaloosa has been appointed to serve as the 2015 President of the Home Builders Association of Alabama, the fourth largest state Home Builders Association in the U.S. … Mr. Corder currently serves as a member of the Advisory Board of Trustees of the Alabama Center for Real Estate housed at the Culverhouse College of Commerce at the University of Alabama.