Campus & Community

UA Marketing Professor Receives Distinguished Scholar Award from Society for Marketing Advances

Dr. Sharon Beatty, professor of marketing in The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, has received the prestigious Distinguished Scholar Award presented by the Society for Marketing Advances.

UA to Present 2002 Economic Outlook Conference Jan. 17

The 2002 Economic Outlook Conference presented by The University of Alabama’s Center for Business and Economic Research is scheduled for Thursday, Jan.17 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Montgomery.

UA Sarah Moody Gallery of Art to Present “Span-New: Department of Art Faculty Exhibit”

The Sarah Moody Gallery of Art within The University of Alabama College of Arts and Sciences will present “Span-New: Department of Art Faculty Exhibit,” from Dec. 6 through Jan. 27, 2002.

State’s Housing Affordability Takes Nosedive After Three Quarters of Record Highs, According to UA Center

After three consecutive quarters of record setting highs the Alabama Housing Affordability Index fell in the third quarter, according to the Alabama Real Estate Research and Education Center at The University of Alabama.

Director Named for University of Alabama Press

Daniel J.J. Ross, director of the University of Nebraska Press since 1995, has been named director of The University of Alabama Press.

No Rivalry Here: Alabama and Auburn Presidents Work Together for Fair Funding

The University of Alabama and Auburn University may be the state’s most famous rivals on the football field, but the presidents of the two institutions say they stand together in their support for fair funding for education.

Novelist Inman Majors and Poet Janet McAdams to Read as Part of Bankhead Writers Series at UA

Writers Inman Majors and Janet McAdams will read from their work on Thursday, Nov. 29, at 7:30 p.m., in 205 Smith Hall, as part of this year’s Bankhead Visiting Writers Series at The University of Alabama. The event is free and open to the public.

Opelika, Huntsville Organizations Named Winners of Quality Award by UA Productivity Center

East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika and the Ballistic Missile Targets Joint Project Office in Huntsville have been named the winners of the 2001 Alabama Quality Award by the Alabama Productivity Center, located on The University of Alabama campus.

UA NAACP Chapter to Hold Thanksgiving Service

The University of Alabama chapter of the NAACP will hold a Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, Nov. 18, at 5 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Ballroom on the UA campus.

Bama Dining, UA Students Team Up to Serve Holiday Meals at Community Soup Bowl

The University of Alabama’s Bama Dining and the UA Student Government Association will be preparing and serving holiday meals at the Community Soup Bowl on Monday, Nov. 19, from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.