African-American Heritage Month Activities Set for UA
The University of Alabama will be hosting a number of events this semester to recognize February as African-American Heritage Month.
Campus & Community
UA Announces First Communication Award for Corporate Credibility
The University of Alabama department of advertising and public relations in the College of Communication and Information Sciences, and Chicago-based Ashton Partners, a leading independent financial communications firm, are co-sponsoring an award for corporations called the Corporate Credibility Award. The intent is to recognize companies that have crafted and executed communications strategies that build credibility with key external and internal stakeholders.
UA Art Professor Chosen to Exhibit His Work at Georgetown University Art Gallery
Brian Bishop, assistant professor of art at The University of Alabama, has been selected to exhibit his art collection in the department of art, music and theatre at Georgetown University Jan. 21-Feb. 9.
UA CCSO to Host Get-On-Board Day
The University of Alabama Coordinating Council for Student Organizations (CCSO) will host Spring Get-On-Board Day on Wednesday, Jan. 21, in the Ferguson Center Ballroom from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
UA College of Communication Receiving Gift from Montgomery TV Station Owners
The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences is in the process of receiving a gift of part ownership in Montgomery television station WNCF-32, an ABC affiliate.
Members of UA Men Against Violence Sponsor White Ribbon Campaign
During January, members of Men Against Violence at The University of Alabama are sponsoring the White Ribbon Campaign, an international campaign in which men make a pledge to help stop violence against women.
UA Women’s Resource Center Hosts Brown Bag Lunch Events
The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center will host brown bag lunch events in the Ferguson Forum beginning at noon on these dates.
Chairman of Financial Accounting Standards Board to Meet with Business Leaders, Students on UA Campus
Robert H. Herz, chairman of the powerful Financial Accounting Standards Board, will meet with local business leaders and address students, faculty and staff of the Culverhouse College of Commerce on Friday, Jan. 23, as part of the College’s Lowder Lecture Series, which brings prominent business leaders from around the country to The University of Alabama to lecture and meet with students, professors and local leaders.
Choice Magazine Names UA Historian’s Work on JFK One of Year’s ‘Outstanding Academic Titles’
Choice magazine’s newest issue names a book authored by Dr. Howard Jones, research professor of history at The University of Alabama, one of its “Outstanding Academic Titles” of 2003.
UA NPHC Presents Greek Convocation
The National Pan-Hellenic Council, the coordinating council for The University of Alabama’s six historically black fraternities and sororities, will host a Greek Convocation on Jan. 14.