UA Honors Six Distinguished Engineering Fellows
The University of Alabama College of Engineering honored six alumni by inducting them into its 2013 class of Distinguished Engineering Fellows.
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2013 Honors Week Events at UA Highlight Scholarship, Leadership
The University of Alabama will recognize the achievement of outstanding students and faculty during Honors Week activities on campus from Monday, April 1, to Tuesday, April 9. The Tapping on the Mound ceremony, a tradition since the early 1900s, will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 5, on the Mound at the west side of the UA Quad (rain location will be Moody Music Building Concert Hall).
UA Graduate Programs Ranked Among U.S. News ‘Best Graduate Schools’
The University of Alabama School of Law is ranked 21st in the nation, and the UA School of Library and Information Studies is ranked 18th, according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2014 edition of its annual “Best Graduate Schools” publication. UA’s Master of Business Administration program comes in at 58th among all MBA programs.
Fairhope Student Elected UA SGA President
Jimmy Taylor, a Fairhope junior majoring in finance in the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, was elected president of The University of Alabama Student Government Association for the 2013-2014 term.
Baker Named Head of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
Dr. John Baker was recently named head of the department of aerospace engineering and mechanics in The University of Alabama College of Engineering.
UA Panhellenic Association to Host Annual Easter Egg Hunt
The University of Alabama Panhellenic Association invites the Tuscaloosa community to participate in its annual Easter Egg Hunt from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 10, on the front lawn of the UA President’s Mansion.
UA’s Sonic Frontiers Presents Concert by Composer-Performers
The University of Alabama’s Sonic Frontiers concert series will present a free concert by composer-performers Holland Hopson and Justin Peake at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, in the Bama Theatre’s Greensboro Room, 600 Greensboro Ave. in Tuscaloosa.
UA’s Creative Campus Offers Creative Career Fair
The University of Alabama’s Creative Campus and the Career Center will host its first Creative Career Fair from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, in the Ferguson Center’s Heritage Room. The career fair aims to provide students with resources for pursuing successful creative vocations.
CNN Anchor Don Lemon to Speak at UA’s Ferguson Theatre
Don Lemon, an award-winning journalist and CNN Newsroom anchor, will speak at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, at the the Ferguson Center Theatre on The University of Alabama campus.
UA Event Will Teach You How to Be a DJ
The University of Alabama’s University Programs will host disc jockey lessons at 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, at The Ferguson Center.