UA Program Provides ‘One-Stop Shop’ for First-Generation Students
The ‘Alabama First’ program oversees all of The University of Alabama’s first-generation students.
Announcements
Devilish ‘Screwtape’ Fires Up UA’s 2010-2011 Season in Theatre and Dance
“Screwtape,” a play by James Forsyth based on C.S. Lewis’ “The Screwtape Letters,” will be presented Monday, Sept. 20, through Sunday, Sept. 26 in the Allen Bales Theatre on The University of Alabama campus.
Alabama Public Radio at UA Announces Program Schedule Change
Alabama Public Radio, which broadcasts from studios in the College of Communication and Information Sciences at The University of Alabama, is changing its weekday evening and weekend schedule beginning Monday, Sept. 6.
UA Experts on Second Oil Rig Explosion
As a second oil rig explodes in the Gulf, The University of Alabama offers a range of experts who could comment on some of the questions arising. Many of these experts were quoted extensively following the late April explosion in the Gulf and the ongoing clean-up efforts.
Growth at UA’s Manderson Graduate School of Business Brings Administrative Changes
Dr. Robert M. Morgan has been named associate dean for graduate programs at The University of Alabama’s Manderson Graduate School of Business.
UA and Auburn SGAs, League of Women Voters to Host Gubernatorial Debates; First Debate Set for Sept. 16 on UA campus
The Student Government Associations at The University of Alabama and Auburn University and the League of Women Voters of Alabama will host gubernatorial debates on the UA and AU campuses this fall.
The first debate will be from 7-8 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 16 in the Moody Music Concert Hall on the UA campus.
Addy Named Assistant Dean for Outreach at UA Business School
Dr. Sam Addy has been named assistant dean for outreach at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration.
UA’s Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations Names New Board Members
The Board of Advisors for The University of Alabama’s Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations has added two new members to an existing group of 17.
UA-Produced Documentary on Black Panther Party to be Screened in Harlem
The documentary film “Lowndes County Freedom Party,” produced by the Center for Public Television and Radio at The University of Alabama, will be screened Saturday, Aug. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Maysles Cinema in Harlem.
UA Ranked Among U.S. News’ Top 50 Public Universities
The University of Alabama is ranked 34th among public national universities and 79th among all universities, both public and private, according to U.S. News and World Report’s annual rankings for 2011.