UA Books for Alabama Black Belt Campaign Begins
The University of Alabama Center for Economic Development’s Books for the Alabama Black Belt campaign will run from Wednesday, Feb. 1, to Tuesday, Feb. 28.
UA Vice President Named to Student Affairs Council
Dr. David L. Grady, vice president for student affairs at The University of Alabama, has been named to a two-year term on the Association of Public Land-Grant Universities Council on Student Affairs Executive Committee.
UA Alternative Break Teams Head to Nicaragua, Greensboro
The University of Alabama’s Center for Service and Leadership is sending four teams made up of more than 60 UA students, as well as leaders, on Beyond Bama: Alternative Break from Saturday, Dec. 10, to Saturday, Dec. 17.
Economic Forecast: Alabama Job Growth Continues, UA’s CBER Says
Recent numbers indicate that Alabama job growth continues its slow but solid pace. The state added 24,500 jobs between October 2015 and October 2016.
UA Offers Creative Writing Club for Teens
The University of Alabama invites local high school students — freshmen through seniors — to sign up for the Spring 2017 Creative Writing Club.
New Director Named for Capstone Village at UA
Troy L. Cannaday, the interim executive director of The Hearth at Tudor Gardens in Zionsville, Indiana, has been named executive director of Capstone Village, the retirement community on The University of Alabama campus. He assumed the post Dec. 1.
UA Center Concludes West Alabama Tourism Project
The University of Alabama Center for Economic Development has completed a two-phase project funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission to develop and expand tourism — particularly international tourism — in West Alabama.
UA’s Swipe Away Hunger Provides Holiday Meals
A University of Alabama student-run program and Bama Dining are prepared to deliver 500 Thanksgiving meals to an area soup kitchen Wednesday, Nov. 23.
UA Wraps Up 2016 Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger Food Drive
The University of Alabama finished the 2016 Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger food drive by collecting 150,322 pounds of food.
Media Advisory: Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger Results Set for Nov. 17
Media are invited to the official weigh-in ceremony and final announcement of the winner of the annual Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger food drive at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, at the West Alabama Food Bank, 3160 McFarland Blvd., in Northport.