Events

UA Professor Helps Middle-Schoolers Become Financially Savvy

The University of Alabama’s College of Human Environmental Sciences will host Camp Cash, a unique and timely summer camp for 20 Alabama middle school students, June 15-26.

Clash of the Concrete Titans – Finalists Announced for 2009 National Concrete Canoe Competition at UA

As they chase the “America’s Cup of Civil Engineering,” hundreds of civil engineering students will trek to The University of Alabama June 11-13 for the American Society of Civil Engineers’ National Concrete Canoe Competition.

Saturdays in June Offer Fun, Learning at UA’s Moundville Park

The University of Alabama’s Moundville Archaeological Park offers theme-oriented demonstrations and lectures along with hands-on activities for kids from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Saturday in June.

Prepare the Way: UA’s SummerTide Theatre Brings ‘Godspell’ to Gulf Shores

SummerTide Theatre, the professional summer theatre of The University of Alabama, returns for the sixth year to the George C. Meyer Theatre Arts Center in Gulf Shores, Ala. The company will perform the musical “Godspell” from June 5 to July 3.

State’s Top Youth Take Part in Community Service as Part of 2009 Boys State at UA

The University of Alabama and the West Alabama community will welcome some 600 rising high school senior boys to campus May 31-June 6 for the 72nd annual American Legion Boys State convention that will feature a new community service component this year.

UA Students Lead Projects in the Black Belt

A group of University of Alabama honors students will spend May 16-26 in the Black Belt carrying out projects ranging from a fly-in at Marion’s Vaiden Field to producing a high school dance video to recording ghost stories.

Innovative Interim Term Courses at UA Range from Preachers, Mules in Southern Gothic to Doo Wop Girls in Pop Music

The University of Alabama is offering its 2009 Interim Program May 11-29 giving UA students an opportunity to experience a creative approach to learning.

Summer Blockbuster to Highlight Particle Physics; UA to Host Related Event

Scientists at The University of Alabama are using the interest surrounding “Angels and Demons” as a springboard to discussing the physics central to the summer blockbuster’s plot.

UA Executive-in-Residence Shares Tips to Survive “Life after College”

Jonathan Pond, an acclaimed author and financial media analyst, detailed his top strategies for college seniors and recent graduates in a presentation at The University of Alabama.

UA Partners with Schools to Announce Graduates of Parent Leadership Academy

The Tuscaloosa Parent Leadership Academy, a partnership between The University of Alabama and Tuscaloosa City and County Schools, will have a graduation dinner and ceremony Tuesday, May 5, at 5:30 p.m. in the Bryant Conference Center Rast Room.