UA Students Earn Language Scholarships from State Department
Two University of Alabama Honors College students have been selected to receive Critical Languages Scholarships from the U.S. State Department.
UA School of Social Work Colloquium to Focus on Motivational Interviewing
Guest speaker, Dr. Shawn Jeffries, a licensed clinical psychologist at the University of North Texas’ department of clinical health psychology, will give a talk on “Motivational Interviewing and Social Work Practice,” Monday, April 22 at noon in 104 Little Hall.
UA Social Work Professor Named 2013 Last Lecture Recipient
The University of Alabama Graduate School has announced Dr. Cassandra ” Cassie” Simon, associate professor of social work, is the recipient of the 2013 Last Lecture Award.
APA President to Speak at UA’s Annual Dinoff Lecture
Dr. Donald Bersoff, president of the American Psychological Association, will be the guest speaker for the annual Michael Dinoff Memorial Lecture on The University of Alabama campus Friday, April 19.
UA Professor Honored By Southeastern Conference
Dr. John Lochman, Doddridge Saxon chairman in UA’s clinical psychology department at The University of Alabama, is a winner of the 2013 Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Awards.
UA’s Black to Receive Buford Peace Award
Dr. Stephen F. Black, director of The University of Alabama Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility and a faculty member in the Honors College, has been selected the winner of the 2013 Lahoma Adams Buford Peace Award.
UA Program for Gifted, Talented Accepting Applications for Summer Enrichment
The University of Alabama’s Program for Gifted Studies and Talent Development is accepting applications for the 2013 Summer Enrichment Workshop through Wednesday, May 1.
UA Social Work Students to Hold Panel Discussion
University of Alabama students enrolled in a class, Social Work Practice and Communities, will hold a panel discussion on the “Role of Social Workers in the Criminal and Civil Justice Systems” today at 5:15 p.m. in 223 Little Hall.
UA Social Work Alumnus to Deliver Speech at Honors Day
University of Alabama School of Social Work alumnus James “Jim” Loop, president and chief executive officer of Gateway Inc., will deliver the school’s Honors Day Convocation Friday, April 5 in 215 Farrah Hall on the UA campus.
UA Educator Presents Study to U.S. Department of Education
Dr. Stephen Katsinas, director of the Education Policy Center at The University of Alabama, recently spoke at the U.S. Department of Education’s Rural Community College Alliance meeting in Washington, D.C. hosted by Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi.