International Education Week Events to be Held at UA
The University of Alabama will host a variety of interesting events on campus during International Education Week, Nov. 18-22.
Campus & Community
UA College of Nursing to Assist with Carbon Hill Health Care Needs Following Walker County Storm
A group of health care professionals, including six people affiliated with The University of Alabama’s Capstone Rural Health Center, will begin staffing a temporary nursing station today in Carbon Hill to treat storm victims and members of the clean-up crews.
Media Advisory — Additional Funding for UA/Holt High School Partnership to be Announced Wednesday, Nov. 13 — Brings Total to Nearly $2 Million
Additional funding for the partnership between The University of Alabama and Holt High School in Tuscaloosa, to be announced Wednesday, Nov. 13, will bring their total funding to nearly $2 million dollars.
UA DKE Fraternity Receives Lion Trophy
The University of Alabama Psi Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity recently won the Lion Trophy for its commitment to scholarship, community service, chapter improvement and alumni relations. The Lion Trophy is an international award given to the outstanding DKE chapter.
UA Dean Robert Olin to Receive National Award for Using Technology to Teach Math
Dr. Robert F. Olin, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at The University of Alabama, will receive the prestigious Year 2002 Virginia B. Smith Innovative Leadership Award on Nov. 9, 2002 at ceremonies in Washington, D.C.
Campus Groups to Sponsor Gospel Concert
The Afro-American Gospel Choir and Delta Sigma Theta Inc. of The University of Alabama will host a “Gospel Explosion” on Sunday, Nov. 17, at 4 p.m. at the UA Ferguson Center Ballroom.
UA Law School Releases Book Based on Life of New South Lawyer
The University of Alabama School of Law recently published “The Private Life Of A New South Lawyer: Stephens Croom’s 1875-1876 Journal.” The publication, produced by the UA Law School Bounds Law Library, is an edited glimpse into the private life of a respected Mobile lawyer.
Op-Ed — Constitutional Reform Essential for Real Progress in Alabama
There is a great deal of discussion in the press, and among citizen groups, as to the need for constitutional reform in Alabama. Pointing to a tax structure that unfairly burdens the poorest Alabamians while raising dismally inadequate revenues and a legal structure that severely interferes with local governments’ ability to meet local needs, constitutional reform supporters accuse Alabama’s constitution of wrongfully locking in the present tax inequities and thwarting other desperately needed improvements.
UA Director Named NACAS South Representative
Susan Herndon Caples, director of Union Services at The University of Alabama, has been elected to serve as the South representative on the board of directors for the National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS).
Alabama Heritage Names New Editor
The University of Alabama has named Birmingham native Donna L. Cox as editor-in-chief of Alabama Heritage magazine.