Students
UA Sets Time for Homecoming Parade
The University of Alabama’s Homecoming Parade will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1. The parade will start in downtown Tuscaloosa, moving north on Greensboro Avenue and then East on University Boulevard.
UA Career Fair Kicks Off This Week with Hundreds of Employers
Two-hundred and fifteen employers will be on the hunt for prospective employees at The University of Alabama Career Center’s bi-annual career fair Wednesday and Thursday at Coleman Coliseum from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
UA Holds Development Symposium for Women in STEM Areas
The University of Alabama’s Women in STEM initiative will host Building an Impact, its fourth annual symposium, on Friday, Jan. 22 and Saturday, Jan. 23, on campus. Building an Impact is designed to provide an opportunity for researchers, academics and industry members from the Southeast to learn and share how to build leadership and career development skills for college women in STEM and to discuss ways to further increase the number of women in STEM initiatives.
PNC Foundation Supports UA Students, Early Childhood Education
The PNC Foundation has awarded grants totaling $45,000 to The University of Alabama to support both early childhood education in the state and UA students.
UA Students Receive Scholarships from Alabama Road Builders Association
Two students in The University of Alabama College of Engineering were selected to receive awards from the Alabama Road Builders Association.
UA Engineering Student Selected as Mercedes-Benz Doctoral Fellow
Eric Schulz, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering and German at The University of Alabama, was selected for a doctoral fellowship that will partner his studies with research for Mercedes-Benz.
UA Honors College to Expand Education Outreach Program
The University of Alabama Honors College is expanding its Education Outreach program beginning in 2016. Some 265 Honors College students participate in three mentoring initiatives: a literacy program for elementary students; a character development program for middle school students; and a science, technology, engineering, arts and math program for pre-kindergarten children.
Winter 2015 Graduates Announced at UA
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama will award some 2,200 degrees during winter commencement Saturday, Dec 12, on campus. With this graduating class, UA will have awarded more than 249,000 degrees since its founding in 1831 as the state’s first public university. Students listed as candidates to receive degrees include:
UA to Hold Winter Commencement Exercises
The University of Alabama will hold its winter commencement exercises Dec. 12 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.