Two UA Students Named as Hollings Scholars
Two University of Alabama students in the College of Engineering will receive the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship for 2015-2017.
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UA Student Selected for American Advertising Federation Scholarship
Junior Candice Ji, a University of Alabama advertising major, was named winner of an annual district scholarship awarded to outstanding minority students.
UA Student Recognized Nationally in Case Study Writing Competition
University of Alabama advertising and public relations master’s student Brenna Middleton placed in the 2015 Arthur W. Page contest.
UA Senior’s Film Selected for Screening at Cannes Film Festival
University of Alabama telecommunication and film student Michael Thomas’ short film “Traces” will be shown at the Cannes Film Festival in France.
UA Engineering Alumni Honor Outstanding Senior
Eric S. McVay, a senior at The University of Alabama, recently received the 2015 Capstone Engineering Society Outstanding Senior Award.
UA Grad Student Pursuing Love of Sport with Summer Program
University of Alabama graduate student Gennelle Chatman was recently selected to participate in the United States Olympic Committee’s FLAME program.
UA Greek Community Raises Funds, Donates Time to Local Nonprofits
University of Alabama fraternity and sorority members garnered $101,000 for area nonprofits and provided more than 1,200 hours of community service in fund-raisers and volunteer opportunities connected to UA’s Greek Week and the all-Greek service project.
UA Honors Faculty, Students and Residents at Excellence in Community Engagement Awards Luncheon
The UA Council on Community-Based Partnerships will honor leaders in community engagement at the ninth annual Excellence in Community Engagement awards luncheon Friday, April 17, at the Bryant Conference Center. The program begins at 10 a.m. with research poster presentations, and the awards program starts at 11:30. The council also will celebrate UA’s 2015 Carnegie recognition as an engaged institution and award the first Zachary Dodson Memorial Scholarship.
Sleep Out Event to Educate UA Students About Homelessness
The Impacting Poverty Team for The University of Alabama Center for Sustainable Service and Volunteerism will hold its annual Sleep Out on the Quad event from 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, until 6 a.m. Thursday, April 23, on the soccer fields near the Student Recreation Center.
UA Student Selected for Multicultural Internship Program
Monsurat “Momo” Olugbode, a master’s student in advertising and public relations at The University of Alabama, was chosen for an internship program, sponsored by the American Association of Advertising Agencies.