The University of Alabama College of Engineering named mechanical engineering major Heather Hendrix as the UA 2002 engineering student of the year at the Engineering Council of Birmingham’s 44th annual awards banquet.
The University of Alabama will address rural health care issues and their impact on the state of Alabama at the fourth annual Rural Health Conference, April 3-4 at the Bryant Conference Center.
University of Alabama Army ROTC will host their annual Roll Tide Invitational JROTC drill meet Saturday, March 8.
Award-winning television director Tom Cherones will screen an episode of “Seinfeld” and discuss the art and craft of television comedy, as well as the future of the medium, on Wednesday, March 19, at 7 p.m. in 216 Reese Phifer Hall on The University of Alabama campus.
University of Alabama students majoring in apparel design will be selling one-of-a-kind t-shirts during the first “Tee Time” Fashion Design Extravaganza, Tuesday, March 11 at 7 p.m. in Doster Café, located in Doster Hall on the UA campus.
The University of Alabama Office of Volunteer Services will sponsor Hunger and Homelessness Week activities on campus March 17-21.
High school journalism students and teachers from across the state will participate in the Alabama Scholastic Press Association’s annual convention March 7-8 at The University of Alabama.
University of Alabama Students United for a Cure will sponsor Relay for Life, an all night walk to promote cancer awareness and cancer research, from 6 p.m. on Friday, March 21, until 6 a.m. on Saturday, March 22. The event will be held on the UA Quad and will benefit the American Cancer Society.
The University of Alabama National Alumni Association has planned an Alumni Weekend for the Class of 1953 and the Golden Fifties Club (alumni who graduated prior to 1953). The festivities will take place during the annual A-Day Weekend, March 28-29.
A new atlas, recently published by The University of Alabama geography department, offers an abundance of information on each of Alabama’s 12 metropolitan areas.