UA to Hold its Winter Commencement Exercises
The University of Alabama will hold its winter commencement exercises Dec. 10 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.
College of Communication & Information Sciences
UA Students Earn Multicultural Award
Students from The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences were selected as part of the American Advertising Federation’s Most Promising Multicultural Student Class of 2017.
Industry Immersion is ‘Professional Development on Steroids’
“Our alumni can’t always come here, so let’s bring our best and brightest to the companies,” is the way Brandon Chicotsky explained the method behind Industry Immersion. Industry Immersion is an educational, professional development program hosted by the College of Communication and Information Sciences and open to students of all majors and classifications. Chicotsky,
UA Speak Off Winners Announced
The Fall 2016 Speak Off Public Speaking Competition was held Nov. 1 in Morgan Auditorium. Students currently enrolled in COM 123, Public Speaking, had the opportunity to compete with the Informative speech they had prepared and delivered for class. Six students advanced to the finals and the following students won first through third places. Winning
Overnight Sensations
A trio of University of Alabama media experts was asked to help Olympians and other athletes manage their brands.
UA’s Clark Places in National Association of Broadcasters’ Competition
Dr. Chandra Clark, an assistant professor in The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences, finished third in the first National Association of Broadcasters PILOT Innovation Challenge.
UA’s Capstone Agency Named Nation’s Top Student-Run Firm
The Public Relations Student Society of America recognized The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences’ Capstone Agency as the Society’s top student-run agency.
7 Frightful Things at UA (with an Educational Purpose)
1. Haunting music In the Moody Music Building Concert Hall, Dr. Faythe Freese sits at UA’s famous Holtkamp pipe organ and plays a few bars. Recognize the composition? For many of us, this music brings to mind supernatural movie villains who have sent chills down the spines of audiences since the days of silent film. But
UA Faculty Selected to Participate in SECU Program
Ten faculty members at The University of Alabama will take part in the 2016-17 Southeastern Conference Faculty Travel Program, which provides travel support and encourages collaboration among colleagues at other SEC member institutions.
UA Center Produces Documentary on Bankhead Family
For three generations, one family from north Alabama – the Bankheads — became fixtures on the American landscape. Their improbable run to national prominence is traced in The University of Alabama’s Center for Public Television’s documentary “The Bankheads.” “The Bankheads” will air statewide on Alabama Public Television at 8 p.m. Thursday Oct. 13, and 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16.