University of Alabama sees an increase in fall enrollment
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 15
The University of Alabama again announced a record enrollment for the fall, with 37,100 students on campus this semester. The overall student body increased by 945 students, or 2.6 percent, from last fall with the bulk of the gains coming in undergraduate enrollment, according to information released on Tuesday. Fall 2014 enrollment was 36,155 students. While the undergraduate enrollment increased by about 3.9 percent from 2014 to 2015, graduate and professional school enrollment decreased by about 4 percent and 7 percent respectively. There are 31,960 undergraduate, 4,649 graduate, and 491 professional students, according to the 2015 fall census. There were 30,754 undergraduate, 4,870 graduate and 531 professional students last fall.
WALA-Fox (Mobile) – Sept. 15
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The 50 Most Powerful Women went to these universities
Fortune – Sept. 15
This year’s list of Most Powerful Women spans industries as diverse as finance, retail, and entertainment. The women have produced Academy Award-winning movies, scaled social media startups into a global enterprises, and shepherded classic American brands through historic technological change. Those are impressive resumes—and many may assume that these women have an unattainable educational pedigree to match. But, don’t look just to the Ivy Leagues. Only three women have undergraduate degrees from Harvard University, and nine total graduated from an Ivy League … 1. Mary Barra, CEO of GM, Undergrad: Kettering University, Graduate: Stanford Graduate School of Business (MBA) 2. Indra Nooyi, Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo Undergrad: Madras Christian College in India; Graduate: Indian Institute of Management, Yale University; 3. Ginni Rometty, CEO, Chairman, and President of IBM, Undergrad: Northwestern University; 4. Marillyn Hewson, Chairman, CEO and President of Lockheed Martin, Undergrad: University of Alabama, Graduate: University of Alabama, Columbia Business School (MBA).
Druid City Garden Project celebrating ‘all things local and delicious’; here’s how you can get tickets
Al.com – Sept. 15
Foodies, beer connoisseurs, music lovers and anyone obsessed with homegrown items have cause to celebrate at the upcoming Druid City Garden Project’s fourth annual fundraiser, The Garden Party. The event will take place on Sunday, Oct. 4 from 5-8 p.m. at Smith Hall (or the Alabama Museum of Natural History) on the University of Alabama’s campus. The event will feature a menu items from eight Tuscaloosa restaurants, all made with produce from paired local farmers. Lindsay Turner, executive director of DCGP, said she’s particularly excited about this year’s new venue, according to a press release.
Feminist Caucus to host informative fair
Crimson White – Sept. 16
The University of Alabama Feminist Caucus will host “Find Your Feminism” on Wednesday, September 16 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in room 3107/300 in the Ferguson Student Center. The event will resemble a fair through the use of tables that will serve as different “feminist stations.” “This is for all feminists and those who are curious about feminism,” said Lindsay Macher, media and publicity coordinator for UAFC. “It will provide a close-up look at not only the different principles in feminism, but how to become an activist and what each individual can start doing.” Some examples of what will be featured at the different stations are letter-writing in support of Planned Parenthood and the ERA, thank you letters to the staff at the West Alabama Women’s Center, a table for photos featuring feminist statements, a creativity center and a voter-commitment centered table, according to Macher.
Safety lessons learned from a 2006 Huntsville bus crash
WZDX-Fox (Huntsville) – Sept. 15
The circumstances of Tuesday’s bus crash in Houston are eerily similar to the tragic accident here in 2006 that claimed the lives of four Lee High School students. Just as with the crash in Houston, in Huntsville a vehicle clipped the back of a school bus, sending it off the side of the I-565 overpass and onto Church Street below The accident sparked a state-wide study looking into adding seat belts to school buses. Dr. Jay Lindley was one of the University of Alabama researchers whose study concluded adding seatbelts was not the best use of the state’s limited financial resources. Researchers found three times as many students were killed getting on or off the bus as were killed while riding it. But if the state had more resources, Dr. Lindley said he may have had a different recommendation. “If we had unlimited funds, it would be advisable to add seat belts,” he said.
WAAY-ABC (Huntsville) – Sept. 15
The ‘next Kim Davis’ may be in Oregon, North Carolina or Alabama
Christian Examiner – Sept. 15
County clerk Kim Davis returned to work Monday in Rowan County, Ky., for the first time after spending six days in jail, saying she would not stand in the way of her deputy clerks issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, although adding they “do not have my authorization or authority” to do so. The marriage certificates her clerks issue to gay couples won’t have her name or title on them – a point that has been at the heart of the controversy since her position became public. “Instead, the licenses will state that they are issued pursuant to a federal court order,” she said. It isn’t known whether the licenses are valid, and Davis herself said at a press conference that she has “grave doubts” they are valid. But until the governor or legislature acts to accommodate her religious beliefs, she said it is the best she can do … In Alabama, several probate judges have refused to issue licenses to same-sex couples. It is not known how many of them have taken that stance, but the director of the Human Rights Campaign Alabama estimated there are fewer than 10, AL.com reported. Unlike Davis, none of them have been sued yet, although University of Alabama law professor Ronald Krotoszynski said he can imagine a scenario in which they end up jailed if a lawsuit is filed and they refuse to obey a court ruling. Some of the judges say they are within law because it says probate judges “may” issue marriage licenses – not “shall” issue them.
Honda Honors Outstanding Latino Students with Scholarships, Internship Opportunities
Investor.com – Sept. 15
Sixteen outstanding Latino undergraduate students from around the country were honored recently for academic excellence by Honda North America, Inc. and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) at the annual Scholar Awards Breakfast in Columbus, Ohio. Each student is eligible to receive a scholarship up to $5,000 to help pay for tuition, books and living expenses, pending verification of fall enrollment … Alejandro Venegas – University of California–Davis – Electrical Engineering; Michel A. Cortes – Clemson University – Mechanical Engineering; Patrick A. Lopez – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Mechanical Engineering; Daniel Guzman-Ramos – Georgia Institute of Technology – Industrial Engineering; Nicholas Corzo – University of Alabama – Chemical Engineering.
Fans can reserve charter bus seats to University of Alabama road games
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 15
Fans can reserve seats now for chartered buses to three Crimson Tide football road games offered by the University of Alabama Retirees Association. The cost is $75 for the Oct. 3 game in Athens, Ga., $50 for the Nov. 14 game in Starkville, Miss., and $60 for the Nov. 28 game in Auburn. Some of the proceeds from the charter buses will help fund the retiree association’s Robert E. Witt Book Scholarships for First Generation UA students. The 56-passenger charter buses will leave Coleman Coliseum on the day of the games and return immediately after the games’ end. Riders can park their vehicles at the Coliseum throughout the day.
Year of Utopia lecture series to begin
Crimson White – Sept. 15
To commemorate the 500th anniversary of Thomas More’s literary landmark, “Utopia,” Dr. Michael Mendle will launch the “Year of Utopia” lecture series. To begin the series, Mendle will introduce both More’s book and the “Year of Utopia” to the public on September 16th at 4 p.m. in Gorgas Library Room 205. “I wanted to celebrate the occasion and to get people to think about the wonderful old things that don’t die,” Mendle said. Mendle taught English history within the Department of History from 1980 to 2014. Some of his key research interests are early modern English political thought, early modern English political culture source formation and the construction of early modern history. Mendle said Utopia was published in 1516, presenting themes in which can be connected to many enduring concerns of social and political thinkers. Mendle will present “Utopia” in its own sixteenth-century terms. Activities to be developed during the year will expand utopian and dystopian themes across time and discipline.