A total of 5,477 students enrolled during the fall 2008 semester at The University of Alabama made the Dean’s List with academic records of 3.5 or above (on a 4.0 scale), or the President’s List with academic records of 4.0 (all As).
The University of Alabama continues to attract some of the nation’s most talented students, ranking 11th among the nation’s 629 public universities in the enrollment of National Merit Scholars for 2008-2009 and 28th among the more than 2,400 public and private universities nationwide. UA’s ranking is up from last year when the University ranked 12th among public universities and 30th overall.
The 2009 Capstone Creed Week at The University of Alabama on Feb. 4-11 will be the fourth annual week of events dedicated to the ideals of the Capstone Creed.
The Alabama Entrepreneurship Institute at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce will host its first Alabama Elevator Pitch and Business Plan Competition next fall.
The University of Alabama has received a $250,000 gift from The Wachovia Foundation to establish the Wachovia Foundation First Generation Scholarships. The first Wachovia Foundation First Generation Scholars will be selected beginning in the fall of 2009.
The University of Alabama awarded some 1,500 degrees during winter commencement Saturday, Dec. 13 on campus.
Bert Bank, Bataan March survivor, former Alabama legislator and broadcasting executive, will receive an honorary doctorate during The University of Alabama’s winter commencement ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 13 at 9 a.m., in Coleman Coliseum.
UA Gameday officials have announced that The University of Alabama campus will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 27 for the Thanksgiving holiday.
The University of Alabama won the 2008 Beat Auburn Beat Hunger Food Drive by collecting 270,915 pounds of food to top Auburn University’s collection of 212,195 pounds of food.
The University of Alabama has again been chosen as a McGowan Scholars Academic Institution for the 2009-2010 academic year by the William G. McGowan Charitable Fund Inc.