Enrollment at The University of Alabama reached a record 31,747 students this fall as the University continues to grow with quality.Total enrollment is up 5 percent, an increase of 1,515 students, over fall 2010, and includes 26,234 undergraduates and 5,513 graduate and first professional students.
The University of Alabama is ranked 31st among public national universities and 75th among all universities, both public and private, according to U.S. News and World Report’s annual “Best Colleges” rankings for 2012.
Students who are Marine Corps veterans or who have a family connection to someone who is currently serving or has served in the United States Marine Corps will soon be able to apply for a new scholarship at The University of Alabama.
A U.S. Department of Energy program recently recognized The University of Alabama’s Alabama Industrial Assessment Center as the best of the country’s 26 assessment centers.
The Alabama Center for Real Estate, housed at The University of Alabama, has announced the appointments of three new board members.
Forty-six of the country’s brightest students are registered at The University of Alabama this fall for a course of study that will allow them to combine their strength in science, technology, engineering or math with their interests in business and complete their undergraduate studies and earn a master’s degree in business administration in five years.
Pat Duggins, news director of Alabama Public Radio, a University of Alabama unit, will soon put his knowledge of the NASA program on display as a panel member for a webinar hosted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
The board of advisers for The University of Alabama’s Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations has elected a vice-chair, re-elected five members and added three new advisers.
Based on weather forecasts calling for extreme temperatures and the potential for afternoon or evening showers, the candlelight memorial service set for 8:30 p.m. tonight at The University of Alabama has been moved to Foster Auditorium.
The University of Alabama is holding three commencement ceremonies Aug. 5 and 6 to award degrees to more than 4,000 graduates. The ceremonies include students who were scheduled to participate in both May and August commencement ceremonies.