UA Grows Green
Enrollment numbers are not the only ones growing on The University of Alabama campus as the number of tons of recyclable materials collected by UA over the past year has more than doubled from the previous year.
Announcements
Groundbreaking for New UA Capstone College of Nursing Set for Oct. 10
The Capstone College of Nursing at The University of Alabama will host a groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 10 for a new facility that will provide state-of-the-art clinical instruction for UA nursing students working to counter a national nursing shortage.
UA Homecoming Week to be Celebrated with Theme ‘Unified with Crimson Pride’
The University of Alabama tradition of Homecoming Week events will be held on Sunday, Oct. 26-Saturday, Nov.1 with the theme “A Tide Nation: Unified with Crimson Pride.”
UA Enrollment Reaches Record 27,052 Students; Freshman Class Tops 5,000
A record 27,052 students are enrolled at The University of Alabama this fall. The entering freshman class, at 5,116, is the largest in UA history, and marks the first time that the freshman class has exceeded 5,000.
UA Program Aimed at Managing and Protecting Wildlife, Environment
A revised curriculum focused on protecting and managing Alabama’s natural resources, which leads to a minor in natural resources management, is now available at The University of Alabama.
UA SPIRIT Campaign Swipe Week Begins Sept. 15
The University of Alabama SGA Student SPIRIT Campaign will hold its first 2008 “Swipe Week” Sept. 15-19 giving University of Alabama students a chance to show their school spirit by swiping their ACTion cards to make small contributions to a UA scholarship fund for first-in-family college students.
Reznick Group PC Pledges $125,000 to UA School of Accountancy
Reznick Group PC, a national accounting firm, has pledged $125,000 to The University of Alabama in support of the Culverhouse College of Commerce and its Culverhouse School of Accountancy. Ranked among the top 20 public accounting firms in the nation, Reznick Group employs approximately 1,500 people. The firm maintains 10 offices nationwide, including a full-service office in Birmingham.
UA’s Rural Medical Scholars Program Adds Agricultural Safety and Health Components
The Rural Medical Scholars Program at The University of Alabama is now working with The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Deep South Center for Occupational Safety and Health to add an agricultural safety and health component to the master’s degree curriculum of the program.
UA Welcomes Return of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
The University of Alabama chapter of Phi Kappa Phi honor society will hold an initiation ceremony Sunday, Oct. 5.
UA’s Manderson Graduate School Enrolls Record M.B.A. Class
The Manderson Graduate School of Business at The University of Alabama enrolled 78 students this fall, its largest full-time M.B.A. class ever.