Campus Impact

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Students Find New Way to Create Community with Engagement Pods

University Programs has created a new way to help students meet and build community called engagement pods.

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UA President’s Advisory Committee Presents Plan to Promote Diversity, Inclusion

UA’s President’s Advisory Committee for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion released its comprehensive report, which includes strategies for ongoing coordination and expansion of UA’s DEI efforts.

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Free Program Helps Children with Disabilities, Developmental Delays

The University is offering a free new program, EI@UA, to support families of young children who have disabilities or developmental delays.

Education Graduate Student Wins Three Minute Thesis Competition

Education Graduate Student Wins Three Minute Thesis Competition

Fifteen participants had to give compelling oration on their research and its significance in just three minutes.

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Robotics Contest Awardee Returns to UA 9 Years Later as a Freshman

In 2011, third grader Mary Virginia McKinley competed in UA’s first-ever robotics competition. Now she is studying computer science.

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UA to Launch Early Learning Initiative at Gadsden in January 2021

UA’s College of Education will launch the UA Early Learning Initiative at Gadsden in January 2021 at the University’s Gadsden Center.

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UA Honors Veterans with Joint Veterans Day Ceremony

UA’s Office of Veteran and Military Affairs will join other local organizations to honor veterans at the annual Tuscaloosa Veterans Day Ceremony.

The Wellness Walls for Art, a new program designed to fill the waiting areas at the University Medical Center with bright and vibrant paintings

UA Operations and On-Campus Services Continue After Nov. 20

As in-person classes transition to remote learning beginning Nov. 20, the University will remain open and continue with normal operations.

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UA Operations and On-Campus Services Continue After Nov. 20

As in-person classes transition to remote learning beginning Nov. 20, the University will remain open and continue with normal operations through Dec. 18.

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UA to Offer Free Exit Testing to Students

As students leave campus for the Thanksgiving and winter breaks, UA is offering free exit testing to those students who want it.