Announcements

UA Real Estate Center Names Two New Board Members

Two new members have been named to the advisory board of trustees of the Alabama Center for Real Estate (ACRE) at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce.

Career Center Director Named at UA

John Travis Railsback has been named executive director of The University of Alabama Career Center.

Realizing The Dream Series to Host Performance Artist Reanae McNeal March 2

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Realizing the Dream Series will host internationally known performer and cultural activist Reanae McNeal for a performance of her one-woman show, The Jazz Singing Women, Friday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Alabama Power Recital Hall at Shelton State Community College.

Tornado Victim Wins $10,000 Savings Initiative Prize through UA Center for Ethics

The University of Alabama Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility announced the first grand prize winner in its prize-linked savings initiative, SaveNow WinLater, with a surprise visit to Myra Jackson of Birmingham.

Dean’s List Students Named for UA Fall Term

A total of 7,267 students enrolled during the 2011 fall term at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean’s List with an academic record of 3.5 or above, or the President’s List with an academic record of 4.0, all As.

UA Real Estate Center’s Conference Focuses on ‘Shift Age,’ Global Business

The new mindset of interconnected global thinking is considered by some as the “new normal” and is the focus for this year’s Alabama Center for Real Estate conference to be held Friday, Jan. 27, at the Cahaba Grand Conference Center in Birmingham.

Math Center Celebrates 10 Years of Student Success at UA

For the last 10 years, The University of Alabama has offered a technology-centered learning approach for students in the Mathematics Technology Learning Center.

UA Experts Ready to Discuss Elections, Issues With Media

University of Alabama experts stand prepared to field questions from the media on the upcoming South Carolina, Florida and Alabama primaries, as well as issues affecting the general election. For more source ideas, contact Richard LeComte, media relations, rllecomte@ur.ua.edu, 205/348-3782.

Census Bureau Estimates Slight Gain in State’s Population, UA Expert Says

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates Alabama gained 17,340 residents in the 15 months between April 1, 2010 (Census Day) and July 1, 2011.

Chris Kozak Jazz Quintet Concert at UA to Highlight Realizing the Dream Events

The Chris Kozak Jazz Quintet, with Eric Essix on guitar, will highlight the 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Realizing the Dream celebration, a series of special activities honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, in the Moody Music Building Concert Hall on The University of Alabama campus.