Before classes start, University of Alabama students strive to improve their community through such programs as Outdoor Action for the Honors College and the Ripple Effect day of service. Projects often include work at local schools, rivers and parks.
UA’s Adapted Athletics has been strengthened for the 2018-19 academic year after the University’s administration and Student Government Association worked to allocate revenues to fund scholarships for the program.
The University of Alabama’s Honors College continues as a transformative force in West Alabama through its Alabama Action, Outdoor Action and Black Belt Action and Health Action programs.
A new program in the Capstone College of Nursing will strive to combat Alabama’s number one health concern, access to care, by training primary care nurse practitioners to work in rural and underserved areas across the state.
UA employee organizations joined together to provide a teacher/staff appreciation day luncheon and classroom supplies for Brewer-Porch Children’s Center employees on Aug. 6.
It’s hard to imagine an athlete not training five weeks before the biggest competition of their life. But it was a real possibility for Wyman Freeman, who faced missing swim workouts ahead of the Special Olympics USA Games in early July.
The University of Alabama’s RISE Program is hosting a two-day conference with 30 directors, therapists and teachers from other RISE centers from around the nation to collaborate for the first time.
Alexi Bolton isn’t yet sure of her postgraduate future – she’ll receive bachelor’s degrees in social work and marketing in May 2019 – but she knows she hopes her nonprofit arts camp for children will continue.
Kiara Williams is one of a dozen UA students who served as swim instructors and enrichment teachers for Swim to The Top, an annual, month-long program that combines swim lessons, education enrichment and physical education into morning activities for children enrolled in the Benjamin Barnes YMCA Summer Camp.
The University of Alabama’s College of Education will help strengthen the state of Alabama’s gifted education programs through the recent launch of the Gifted Education and Talent Development Office.