Campus & Community

Beyond Bama: Alternative Break Trips that Make an Impact

Beyond Bama: Alternative Break Trips that Make an Impact

Beyond Bama is a student service and leadership organization on campus that organizes trips for UA students during the fall, winter and spring breaks.

Alternative Spring Break Sends Students to Nicaragua, Guin

Alternative Spring Break Sends Students to Nicaragua, Guin

The University of Alabama’s Center for Service and Leadership is sending eight teams made up of more than 100 UA students and leaders on Beyond Bama: Alternative Breaks from Saturday, March 10, to Sunday, March 18.

Civil Rights Leader Jesse Jackson to speak at UA

Civil Rights Leader Jesse Jackson to speak at UA

Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. will discuss the evolving cultural landscape in the Deep South Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the Ferguson Center ballroom at The University of Alabama.

Thornton Dial's Scratching for Life, 1998 (paint and gravel on wood, 48 x 48 inches), photographed by Edward Badham.

Native Alabama Artists Featured at UA Gallery

The University of Alabama Gallery will feature pieces from Doug McCraw’s collection of art March 2 to April 30 in the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center in downtown Tuscaloosa.

Paul R. Jones Museum to Show Graduate Student Exhibit “Mecca”

Paul R. Jones Museum to Show Graduate Student Exhibit “Mecca”

The Paul R. Jones Museum will feature the curatorial work of seven University of Alabama graduate students from March 2 to April 27.

Center to Distribute Dr. Seuss Reading Kits to Black Belt Schools

Center to Distribute Dr. Seuss Reading Kits to Black Belt Schools

The University of Alabama Center for Economic Development, along with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, is promoting the National Education Association’s Read Across America Day by providing Dr. Seuss-themed reading kits to 23 schools in eight counties within the Black Belt region.

UA’s Moundville Archaeological Park Set to Host Annual Knap-In

UA’s Moundville Archaeological Park Set to Host Annual Knap-In

The University of Alabama’s Moundville Archaeological Park welcomes the West Alabama community to learn the Native American skill of flintknapping at the 18th annual Moundville Knap-In, March 9-10.

UA Adapted Athletics Set for Collegiate Classic

UA Adapted Athletics Set for Collegiate Classic

The University of Alabama wheelchair basketball teams will host their final regular season games Feb. 23-24 in the New College Life Track Collegiate Classic on the UA campus.

UADM Raises More Than $340,000 for Children’s Miracle Network

UADM Raises More Than $340,000 for Children’s Miracle Network

The University of Alabama Dance Marathon raised $341,000 over the past year for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospital at Children’s of Alabama. 

UMC Hosts Annual Brussels Sprout Challenge at Heart Walk

UMC Hosts Annual Brussels Sprout Challenge at Heart Walk

The University Medical Center will host its fourth annual Brussels Sprout Challenge during the American Heart Association West Alabama Heart Walk March 3.