Checklist for a Successful New Academic Year
Start strong in 2017-2018 by checking off the following items from your to-do list.
Faculty & Staff
Professors’ Screenplay Wins National Competition
In 2009, UA history professor Dr. David Beito and wife Dr. Linda Royster Beito released a book called “Black Maverick,” a biography of black civil rights pioneer Dr. Theodore Roosevelt Mason Howard. They now have turned the book into an award-winning screenplay.
Donate Your Regalia to the Steckol Project
The UA Faculty Senate is seeking donations of gently used, clean academic regalia — caps, tams, hoods and robes — to enhance its regalia loan program.
Devising a Strategy for K-12 Education
Empowering future workforces hinges on improving education outcomes and solving the challenges that accompany the complex puzzle of funding, standards and curriculum.
2 UA Professors Earn Fulbrights for International Research
Two University of Alabama professors — Dr. Samantha Hansen and Dr. Gregory Starr — will pursue work and research through the U.S. Fulbright Scholars Program in 2017 and 2018.
UA to Create Parking Space for Purple Heart Recipients
Purple Heart recipients will soon have premium parking privileges at The University of Alabama.
Travel Clinic Offers Vaccines, Info for International Travel
A newly launched Travel Clinic offers vaccines, medication and education needed by faculty, staff and their families prior to international travel.
Low Birth Weights in Blacks Tied to Racial Identity, Mom’s Age
A UA researcher examines the role of racial identity and acculturation on birth weight of black infants.
Facilitators Needed for Yea, Alabama! Student Immersion Program
This year, the University will host Yea, Alabama!, an immersion program that engages incoming students in purposeful small group discussions led by UA student leaders and faculty/staff facilitators.
UA Clinic Provides Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Monica Finch checked every web site and read every book to prepare for a diagnosis she knew was coming.