Diwali is the Indian festival of light. The October event was cohosted by UA’s International Students Association, the UA South Asian Society and UA Honors College Assembly. Through this event, the UA community found a transformative and powerful way to experience a culture.
University of Alabama advertising and public relations students Katie Bell, Willow Ennen and Arianna Straggas had their advertising campaign selected to air nationally by Fox Sports U. Bell, of Memphis, Ennen, of San Francisco, and Straggas, of Waltham, Massachusetts, worked to develop copy, graphics and creative ideas for their campaign. Their group won and was
University of Alabama alumnus Yahya Al-Bokhedaim returned to UA for the first time in nearly 20 years to move his son, Shahaeen, to campus, where he’ll begin his first semester at the English Language Institute.
The University of Alabama’s Division of Student Life and the Center for Service and Leadership are sending more than 100 UA students, along with four staff members, to help in Hurricane Harvey relief efforts in Houston from Oct. 25-Oct. 28.
In her time at the University, Haley Loftis has earned one degree, won a national award and took the lead on advanced vehicle technology competition.
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