UA Professor, Former Faculty Senate President Karen Steckol Dies
Dr. Karen Steckol, professor of communicative disorders at The University of Alabama and a former UA Faculty Senate president, died today after a three-year struggle with cancer.
Announcements
UA Students Partner with Secret Meals for Hungry Children to Host Fundraisers
University of Alabama students are partnering with the Alabama Credit Union to raise awareness and funds for Secret Meals For Hungry Children through Nov. 8.
UA Literacy Advocacy Group’s Campaign Kicks Off Monday
Literacy is the Edge, a student-advocacy group dedicated to ending functional illiteracy in West Alabama, will launch its 2011 campaign to raise funds and produce communication materials for the Literacy Council of West Alabama on Monday, Nov. 7
UA’s Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations Recognizes PR Mentors
The second “Milestones in Mentoring” Awards Banquet raised nearly $50,000 for public relations education programs.
UA Car Tags Raise $3.8 Million to Support Student Scholarships
The University of Alabama collegiate license tag program raised some $3.8 million during the 2011 fiscal year. Funds raised through the statewide program are used for scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students.
AMSTI to Host Legislative Leadership Breakfast Oct. 24
The Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI), a program administered by The University of Alabama/University of West Alabama Regional In-Service Education Center, will host a Legislative Leadership Breakfast on Monday, Oct. 24 from 8–10 a.m. at the AMSTI location in Tuscaloosa (13414 Highway 69 South).
UA’s Bama Grad Expo Seeks Top Prospective Students for Campus Visit
The University of Alabama will host Bama Grad Expo 2012, which brings top prospective graduate students to campus, Jan. 12-14, 2012.
Member of National Academy of Sciences In-Residence at UA
Dr. Michael B.A. Oldstone, a National Academy of Sciences member and University of Alabama alumnus, will be in-residence on the UA campus Oct. 17-21.
Tuscaloosa Physician Named Endowed Chair of Sports Medicine at UA
Dr. James Robinson, a family and sports medicine physician and head team physician for The University of Alabama Athletic Department, has been appointed the first Endowed Chair of Sports Medicine for Family Physicians at UA’s College of Community Health Sciences.
Number of Non-employer Firms in State Continues to Shrink in 2009, Census Bureau Reports
The number of non-employer businesses in Alabama that exploded between 2003 and 2004 took a drastic hit from the recession that started in 2007, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau.