UA Homecoming Features ‘The Tradition Rolls On’ Theme
The University of Alabama will welcome students, parents, alumni and visitors to campus during Homecoming Week 2011, to be held Sunday, Oct. 2-Saturday, Oct. 8.
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UA Centers Offer First Nonprofit Protégé Program for Students
The University of Alabama Community Service Center and Career Center are teaming up to offer the first Nonprofit Protégé Program, an experience that will allow UA students to work alongside a nonprofit organization director.
Creative Campus Student Interns Named at UA
Creative Campus at The University of Alabama has selected 41 students to serve as interns for the 2011-2012 academic year.
UA to Host General Interest, Business Career Fair
The University of Alabama will host a General Interest and Business Career Fair Sept. 22 at the Bryant Conference Center. The event will take place from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. It is open to all students.
Dean’s List Students Named for UA Summer Term
A total of 354 students enrolled during the 2011 summer term at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean’s List with an academic record of 3.5 or above, or the President’s List with an academic record of 4.0, all As.
UA Student’s Essay Appears in New York Times
University of Alabama student Alexandra Franklin’s willingness to share some of her deepest thoughts and feelings about her life, her commitment to feminism and a supportive boyfriend led her to write a Modern Love essay published Sunday, Sept. 11, in The New York Times.
UA Hosts Family Weekend, More than 3,000 Expected to Attend
More than 3,000 family members of University of Alabama students will visit campus during Family Weekend Friday-Sunday, Sept. 16-18.
Enrollment at Record High as UA Continues to Grow with Quality
Enrollment at The University of Alabama reached a record 31,747 students this fall as the University continues to grow with quality.Total enrollment is up 5 percent, an increase of 1,515 students, over fall 2010, and includes 26,234 undergraduates and 5,513 graduate and first professional students.
UA Honors College Presents Documentary on ‘Invisible Children’ of African Conflict
The University of Alabama Honors College Assembly is partnering with the student organization Apwonjo to host the NPO Invisible Children 2011 “Tony” Tour on Monday, Sept. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in 127 Biology.
UA’s Creative Campus Featured in Thomas Friedman’s New Book
Creative Campus at The University of Alabama is featured in a new book by New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman and co-author Michael Mandelbaum. The book, titled “That Used To Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back” and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, is available in bookstores beginning this week.