More than 200 University of Alabama students during fall 2014 are receiving a hands-on educational experience at more than 60 companies and organizations through UA’s Cooperative Education Program.
About 50 freshmen and 10 student leaders from The University of Alabama will perform service projects in Marion from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4. The projects include cleaning storefronts, landscaping around the town square and removing trash from empty buildings.
Third-year medical students at The University of Alabama have an opportunity to follow a patient over time through the health care system as part of an innovative new program being piloted this year.
Two University of Alabama students were recently selected for nationally competitive awards by the Society of Women Engineers. Since 2009 seven UA students have been selected for the honor, the most from any university during that time.
The University of Alabama Student Health Center’s department of health promotion and wellness will host the annual fall student health fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, on the Ferguson Center plaza.
The University of Alabama chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity will raise funds for the Ronald McDonald House in Birmingham with the “Paint the Campus Gold” event during September.
The University of Alabama Sales Program will host a sales and marketing career fair from noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, in the Ferguson Center’s third floor ballroom. “Connect 2014” will feature recruiters representing more than 35 companies — including Belk, AT&T and Frito-Lay — that are hiring for full time jobs and internships.
The University of Alabama’s Crossroads Community Center announces a number of events honoring Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month, which continues through Oct. 23 on the UA campus.
Enrollment at The University of Alabama reached a record high 36,155 students this fall, and includes an outstanding freshman class.
The University of Alabama will partner with a German institution in a student exchange program aimed to provide students deep international industrial, educational and cultural experiences.