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UA Graduates Give Advice to Their Freshmen Selves

UA Graduates Give Advice to Their Freshmen Selves

More than 5,300 students graduated from The University of Alabama on May 6 and 7, 2016. Prior to commencing, some of the graduates took time to give some advice to their freshmen selves.

UA Action Card Recognized with National Social Networking Award

The University of Alabama’s Action Card Office was presented with the 2016 National Association of Campus Card Users’ Best Social Networking and/or Website Award at the 23rd annual NACCU conference in San Francisco.

UA Design/Production Team Wins National ADDY Award

The Office of Design/Production in The University of Alabama’s Division of Strategic Communications has received a National ADDY in the American Advertising Awards competition.

Spring 2016 Graduates Announced at UA

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama will award some 5,350 degrees during spring commencement Friday, May 6, and Saturday, May 7. With this graduating class, UA will have awarded more than 254,000 degrees since its founding in 1831 as the state’s first public university. Students listed as candidates to receive degrees include:

UA Professor Named Library Diversity Research Honoree

The American Library Association named The University of Alabama’s Dr. Jamie Campbell Naidoo as its 2016 Achievement in Library Diversity Research honoree.

UA Student News for May 3, 2016

Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/category/ua-student-news/ to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. Submit your news at http://uanews.ua.edu/submit-student. DEADLINES Full payment or participation in payment plan for summer term, May 10 Priority renewal date for registered campus organizations for fall time period, May 31 ACADEMIC AFFAIRS The University will

UA’s Yates Elected President of American Association of School Librarians

The University of Alabama’s Dr. Steven Yates has been elected as the 2017-2018 American Association of School Librarians president.

2016 Randall Research Program Honors 16 UA Students

2016 Randall Research Program Honors 16 UA Students

Sixteen University of Alabama undergraduate researchers have received recognition through the Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Program. The program recognizes the best research activity conducted by UA undergraduates, who are nominated by faculty and staff research directors.

UA Professor Wins National Broadcast Award

Dr. Michael Bruce, University of Alabama assistant professor of telecommunication and film, won Best of Festival in the BEA Faculty Sports Competition for his production of TideSports.com TV.

Seniors in UA’s Army ROTC to be Commissioned

The University of Alabama’s Senior Army Reserve Officer Training Corps, Crimson Tide Battalion, will hold a commissioning ceremony at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at Ferguson Center Theatre. The event is free and open to the public.