TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama will award some 4,410 degrees during spring commencement Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3, on campus. With this graduating class, UA will have awarded more than 239,000 degrees since its founding in 1831 as the state’s first public university. Students listed as candidates to receive degrees include:
The University of Alabama’s College of Arts and Sciences has announced its student Ambassadors for the 2014-15 academic year.
Professors at The University of Alabama are offering a number of thought-provoking, unusual and challenging classes during UA’s May Interim session from Monday, May 5 to Friday, May 23. Classes range from the Science and Anthropology of Detection to Introduction to Weaving.
The University of Alabama will hold its spring commencement exercises May 2-3 at Coleman Coliseum.
Students from several disciplines across The University of Alabama will compete nationally over the next four years to design an advanced, energy-efficient vehicle. The contest, called EcoCAR 3, is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors Co.
The Alabama Museum of Natural History recently began displaying images of creatures from the Dinosaur Age rendered by a University of Alabama senior.
The University of Alabama has recognized campus organizations and students in the 28th Annual Service and Leadership Awards.
One hundred outstanding high school sophomores who have shown an interest in leadership through service were selected to participate in the Capstone Leadership Academy at The University of Alabama.
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation has named University of Alabama student Jason Arterburn, a junior from Madison, as a Truman Scholar in 2014. He is one of 59 U.S. students to receive a Truman Scholarship this year.
Five University of Alabama students will receive the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship for 2014-2016.