Campus & Community

Connor: Faith, Family Power Military Career Goals

Connor: Faith, Family Power Military Career Goals

With ROTC, Guard duty, a part-time job and kinesiology and nutrition classes, UA student Bailey Connor doesn’t have much room on her plate for other activities. But she’s made an exception for one, and it helps the activity is Army related: the Ranger Challenge.

Workshops Scheduled to Help Define and Share UA Identity

The University of Alabama has collaborated with Dartlet, a communications company, since last summer on an important research project and is requesting the help of faculty, staff and students in collecting information. This project will culminate in a cohesive communications strategy for the University. A series of 12 workshops will be conducted Jan. 23-26, and students

Diversity and Inclusion Workshops Offered

Faculty, instructors and graduate teaching assistants are invited to attend Spring 2017 teaching workshops on promoting diversity and inclusion in the classroom. At 37,000 students and counting, The University of Alabama may not be the biggest place students will ever live, but chances are it will be the most diverse. UA is home to students

Search Extended for Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity Leader

The search committee assisting with the selection of a vice president and associate provost for diversity, equity and inclusion met on Dec. 15 and decided to extend the nationwide search to allow the Desir Group, the firm assisting to recruit outstanding candidates, more time to continue its work.  Scheduling around the holidays provided a less-than-ideal

OIT Updates Box Cloud Storage

The Office of Information Technology launched an enterprisewide Box upgrade on Jan. 13. Existing files and folders did not change; instead, Box accounts now feature a lighter design and a new set of tools. File and Folder Details Use the new right panel to easily see details about files and folders: who a folder is shared with, whether it is synced

Greg Byrne to be Named Alabama’s New Athletic Director

Greg Byrne to be Named Alabama’s New Athletic Director

Greg Byrne, Vice President for Athletics at the University of Arizona, will become the new Director of Athletics at The University of Alabama effective March 1, pending approval of The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees.

Bill Battle to Retire as UA Director of Athletics

Bill Battle to Retire as UA Director of Athletics

Bill Battle, Director of Athletics at The University of Alabama, announced Sunday evening that he is going to retire from his post to assume a new role as Special Assistant to the President.

Paul R. Jones Gallery

Guest Curator, UA Faculty Open “Freedom?” at Paul R. Jones Gallery

The University of Alabama’s Black Faculty and Staff Association recently joined with Brooklyn-based curator Dalila Scruggs to create a new, long-term exhibition at the Paul R. Jones Gallery in downtown Tuscaloosa.

UA International Students Make Most of Holiday Break

Among the globe trotting University of Alabama students this holiday break is Parnab Das, a doctoral student in environmental engineering and a native of Kolkata, India.