Actress, UA Graduate Sela Ward Returns to Campus for Dec. 6 Book Signing
Emmy Award-winning actress Sela Ward will return to her alma mater, The University of Alabama, on Friday, Dec. 6, to sign copies of her book “Homesick: A Memoir.”
Campus & Community
UA Student Receives Presidential Freedom Scholarship
Jennifer E. McGintis, a University of Alabama freshman from Chattanooga, Tenn., recently received the Presidential Freedom Scholarship.
UA Student Awarded Alpha Lambda Delta Scholarship
Alpha Lambda Delta, a national academic honor society, recently awarded a Jo Anne Trow Scholarship of $1,000 to University of Alabama student Leah Parker of Birmingham (zip code 35226) for the 2002-2003 academic year.
UA Circle K to Hold Luminaries Ceremony
The University of Alabama Chapter of Circle K International prepares to “light up” the Quad on Sunday, Dec. 8, with its annual luminaries ceremony.
UA Professor Wins Regional Teaching Award
Dr. Linda Olivet, professor emeritus in The University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing, was recently named winner of the 2002-2003 University Continuing Studies Education Association Region III Outstanding Education Faculty Award at the Region III meeting in Raleigh, N.C.
UA Honors Program Offers Course on Understanding Islam
The University of Alabama International Honors Program will present “Understanding Islam,” a special forum on the origin and nature of Islam on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2003.
UA Organizations Donate 47,067 Pounds of Food to West Alabama Food Bank
The final results of the 2002 “Beat Auburn-Beat Hunger” canned food drive were announced Friday, Nov. 22. University of Alabama students, faculty and staff collected 47,067 pounds of food for the West Alabama Food Bank during the event.
National Restaurant Association Chairman Speaks at UA
Xavier Teixido, food management professional and chairman of the board of the National Restaurant Association spoke to faculty and students in The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences on Nov. 12 in the College’s J.J. Doster Cafe.
History Professor to Join Leading Expert and Commentator on Civilian Resistance Nov. 25 at UA
The director of the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict and executive producer of the Emmy-nominated Public Broadcasting Service television series “A Force More Powerful” will lead a Nov. 25 film screening and discussion at The University of Alabama on the power of nonviolent resistance to thwart and overthrow dictators.
2003 Economic Outlook Conference to be Presented by UA Jan. 16
The 2003 Economic Outlook Conference presented by The University of Alabama’s Center for Business and Economic Research is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 16 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Montgomery.