From FBI to Walt Disney to Freelance, UA Alumna’s Career Soars
An FBI internship led Huntsville native Laci Jordan to a creative career she had never imagined for herself.
Students
Flag Display Commemorates 9/11
The UA chapter of Young Americans for Freedom displayed American flags as part of the 9/11: Never Forget Project.
High-Achieving Freshman Class, Graduate School Growth Highlight UA Enrollment
A talented freshman class that includes more than 180 incoming National Merit Scholars headlines The University of Alabama’s enrollment numbers for fall 2018.
Two UA Adapted Athletes Earn First International Medals
After three torn ACLs, Katharina Lang’s club basketball career was over. With UA’s adapted athletics program, she has a new career, competing and medaling alongside her teammates.
UA Dance Marathon Reaches $1 Million Milestone for Hospital
Children’s of Alabama honored The University of Alabama Dance Marathon program today for donating more than $1 million to the hospital over a seven-year period by presenting the organization with a recognition plaque on the Pillars of the Community display in the hospital.
UA Kicks Off Flu Shot Campaign
The annual flu shot campaign kicks off Sept. 12 and continues through late November with free flu shots provided at locations across campus.
UA Alumna, Miss D.C. Proudly Carrying Flag for Women in Tech
Allison Farris, who was crowned Miss District of Columbia earlier this year, earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in management information systems at UA and has worked as a software developer for Microsoft for three years.
Thank a Female Trailblazer through a Legacy Letter
Students will have the unique opportunity to pen notes to female trailblazers at Legacy Letters on the Quad Sept. 19 from noon to 2 p.m.
Podcasts, lattes and advice: UA’s Miss America Contestants
The annual Miss America pageant will be held Sept. 9 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where Callie Walker is one of three women with ties to The University of Alabama that will compete.
Registration Open for Culverhouse LIFT Job Skills Training Program
Free job skills and financial literacy training sessions will soon be available to West Alabama adults, including veterans, and teens through The University of Alabama’s business college.