May is Better Hearing and Speech Month and The University of Alabama Speech and Hearing Center is encouraging Alabamians to have themselves tested for hearing loss or speech problems.
H. Thomas Wells Jr., partner and a founding member of the Birmingham law firm Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C., has been nominated as president-elect of the American Bar Association (ABA). Wells is a 1975 graduate of The University of Alabama School of Law.
Gentlemen, start your engines! The University of Alabama Society of Automotive Engineers team is revving the engine of their Formula SAE car for an international competition in Detroit, Mich., May 16-20.
Dr. David T. Beito, associate professor of history at The University of Alabama, has been selected to chair the federally appointed State Advisory Committee of the United States Commission on Civil Rights.
The University of Alabama has submitted its self-study to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as part of the process to recertify the University’s athletics program under the NCAA Athletics Certification program.
James T. Stephens, chairman of EBSCO Industries Inc., will give the commencement address at The University of Alabama’s spring commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 12 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.
The Bernard Osher Foundation has awarded a $100,000 grant to The University of Alabama’s College of Continuing Studies, to support the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UA – a program targeted for continuing the education of mature students.
Winners of scholarships funded by The University of Alabama’s SGA S.P.I.R.I.T. campaign were announced today during a celebration event at Gorgas Library. Six UA students, all first-generation college students, were selected to receive the awards funded by their fellow students. The SGA S.P.I.R.I.T. campaign asked students to donate $5 each to UA for “first-in-family” scholarships.
The Alabama Alpha Chapter of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity at The University of Alabama will be hosting the Walk to D’Feet ALS to benefit the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association, the fraternity’s national philanthropy, on Saturday, May 5 from 9 a.m. – noon on the Quad.
Homegrown Alabama, a student-led group that educates the community about the value of local produce, will bring an open-air market to the Ferguson Center Plaza on The University of Alabama campus Thursday, May 3 beginning at 3 p.m.