UA Circle K Hosts Benefit Roller Skating Event
The University of Alabama Circle K student organization invites the public to a benefit roller-skating event from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, at Super Skate skating rink on McFarland Boulevard.
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Student Team from UA’s Culverhouse Wins Investment Competition
Students from The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce recently placed first in the regional CFA Institute Research Challenge, an annual regional, national and global investment research competition.
UA’s TCF Department Chooses Scriptwriting Contest Winners
The grand prize winner in a University of Alabama screenwriting contest, a telecommunication and film student from Mobile, will receive a $5,000 cash prize.
UA Faculty, Students Win National BEA Awards
Representatives from The University of Alabama’s telecommunication and film department recently brought home three top paper awards, along with multiple media awards.
UA Senior Named Southeastern College Journalist of the Year
University of Alabama journalism senior and Crimson White culture editor Abbey Crain was named 2013 College Journalist of the Year, and the newspaper won the Best Public Service award in the Southeastern Journalism Conference’s annual “Best of the South” contest, at the recent SEJC convention in Lafayette, La.
In UA’s Tide Talks, Students Address Variety of Issues
Tide Talks, a student-run speaker series at The University of Alabama, will host Tide Talks VI at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, in Russell Auditorium on campus. Each installment of the Tide Talks series showcases four diverse UA students who are invited to share personal experiences, trials and successes from their time on campus.
UA Fraternity to Host Blood Drive
The Delta Sigma Pi fraternity at The University of Alabama asks students, faculty and the Tuscaloosa community to participate in a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, at the Life South Bloodmobile, which will be parked on the north side of the UA Quad.
UA Student Earns Exchange Student Award from U.S. State Department
The U.S. State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs honored University of Alabama student Aaron Brazelton with the International Exchange Alumni Award for February.
UA’s Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity Hosts Bone-Marrow Registration
The University of Alabama’s Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity is sponsoring a “Be the Match on Campus” bone-marrow registration drive from 2 to 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, at the fraternity house, 202 University Blvd. on campus.
UA’s Graduate Parent Support Program Wins Leadership Award
The American Council on Education has named The University of Alabama’s Graduate Parent Support program as the 2014 recipient of its State Network Leadership Award for the Advancement of Women in Higher Education. The award will be presented to Dr. Cori Perdue, director of GPS and UA Graduate School programs, at the Women’s Network Leadership Council reception, part of ACE’s 96th annual meeting in March in San Diego.