Community Outreach

Books in bags following last year's Book for the Black Belt campaign

UA’s Annual Book Drive Promotes Literacy in Alabama’s Black Belt

The Books for the Black Belt campaign will start collecting books Feb. 5.

Representatives from local organizations posing with a check

UA Programs Receive Funding to Support Children

Several UA programs received support from the Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention.

UA Exceeds its 2023 United Way Campaign Goal

UA Exceeds its 2023 United Way Campaign Goal

The School of Social Work was the host unit for the 2023 UA United Way campaign.

a student welder wearing a mask while working on a piece of cast metal art

Watch: Welding Art for Community Healing

Students played a role in creating functional public art for community healing zones.

Operation Iron Ruck participants posing before the start of the ruck

Veteran Suicide Awareness Focus of 2023 Operation Iron Ruck

UA and Auburn student veterans bring awareness to veteran suicide through Operation Iron Ruck

photograph of the name of Capstone College of Nursing on the exterior of the building

UA, Partners Aim to Improve Health in Tuscaloosa County

The program is funded in part by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Students holding cards revealing the number of pounds of food raised during the food drive

UA Concludes 30th Beat Auburn Beat Hunger Food Drive

UA students raised more than 326,000 pound of food during this year’s food drive.

A Veterans Day Service Tradition

A Veterans Day Service Tradition

Cleaning the graves of veterans at local cemeteries has become a tradition for the Campus Veterans Association.

Bama Gives Back: Student Service Highlights 

Bama Gives Back: Student Service Highlights 

Students share their experiences and encourage their peers to get involved in one of the many service organizations on campus.

A project representative talking to students and parents

Black Belt Students Learn Water Research, Treatment

UA and the Alabama Water Institute are partnering to educate students about water research in their community.