Tara Jackson, a senior at The University of Alabama and a native of Tuscaloosa, was recently named a finalist in the International Textile and Apparel Association Design Contest. She is a double major in apparel design and fashion retailing in the UA College of Human Environmental Sciences.
The University of Alabama will break ground for a pavilion designed for student activities in an 11 a.m. ceremony, Friday, Nov. 30. The new building will be located adjacent to the Presidential Pavilion on McCorvey Drive on the UA campus.
A Florence dental office offering the “no shot, no drill, no numb lip” benefits of laser dentistry will soon award three University of Alabama students scholarship money for the students’ efforts in developing advertising campaigns for the practice.
Dr. Rita Colwell, director of the National Science Foundation, will be the featured speaker for The University of Alabama’s winter commencement ceremony Monday, Dec. 17 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.
Former University of Alabama Head Football Coach Gene Stallings will sign cookbooks and calendars benefiting UA’s RISE Program Dec. 11 in Tuscaloosa and Dec. 12 in Birmingham.
Susan Herndon, director of union services at The University of Alabama, was recently named Southern District Director on the National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS) 2001-2002 Board of Directors.
The University of Alabama School of Law’s National Moot Court Team placed second in the regional competition held on Nov. 12-14 at the Law School.
Visitors can, weather permitting, use a University of Alabama telescope in Gallelee Hall to get a closer look at Saturn on Friday, Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Students and community members are invited to see The University of Alabama Quad by candlelight Sunday, Dec. 2, from 5-10 p.m. when UA Circle K will host its 27th annual holiday luminary display.
The University of Alabama and Auburn University may be rivals on the football field, but the presidents of the two institutions and their football coaches say they stand together with other state colleges and universities in their joint support for fair funding for education.