TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Enrollment at The University of Alabama reached a record 37,100 students this fall, and it includes another academically talented freshman class. Total enrollment is up by 945 students, a 2.6 percent increase from fall 2014. “The University continues to attract talented students,” said UA President Stuart R. Bell. “We are pleased they selected
The board of advisers for The University of Alabama’s Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations has re-elected five members and added two new advisers, bringing the group to 24.
Three University of Alabama alumni — Sylvester Croom Jr., Charles Wayne Owen and Lillie M. Leatherwood — were honored with the 2015 Paul W. Bryant Alumni-Athlete Award during a ceremony Saturday, Sept. 12, at Bryant-Denny Stadium on the UA campus.
Robert Abernathy, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Halyard Health Inc., will present “Transforming a Company” for the Helen Crow Mills and John Carroll Mills Lecture Thursday, Sept. 24 at 4 p.m. in the Mortar Board Room, room 300, of the Ferguson Student Center on The University of Alabama campus.
The University of Alabama’s department of physics and astronomy invites members of the community to attend a series of public nights this season to look at the universe through UA telescopes. The events are free of charge.
The Hypatia chapter of Mortar Board at The University of Alabama was among the outstanding Mortar Board chapters to be recognized at the 2015 Mortar Board National Conference.
The University of Alabama’s campus-wide flu vaccination effort kicks off this week and continues into November.
A new ranking of college and university dance programs ranks The University of Alabama 15th in the nation among public and private universities.
Former Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive will speak at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, in Graves Hall 118 on The University of Alabama campus. The talk is free and open to the public. Slive will discuss his tenure as SEC commissioner, specifically addressing the evolving role of the media during his time.
University of Alabama President Stuart R. Bell has named Robert D. Pierce II as vice president for advancement.