Literacy is the Edge, a University of Alabama student advocacy group dedicated to ending functional illiteracy in West Alabama, will begin its 2011 fundraising campaign Monday, Nov. 7, at the Ferguson Center.
The dreaded freshman weight gain may be a thing of the past on The University of Alabama campus, recently ranked 10th among the 25 fittest campuses in the country by “Men’s Fitness.”
Applications are being accepted from freshmen and transfer students to take part in Ignite UA, a new community-building program created by the First Year Experience Office in The University of Alabama Division of Student Affairs.
The University of Alabama Community Service Center is hosting a 5K race Sunday, Nov. 6, at 2 p.m. as a fundraiser for this year’s Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive.
The University of Alabama collegiate license tag program raised some $3.8 million during the 2011 fiscal year. Funds raised through the statewide program are used for scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students.
The Miss University of Alabama program committee will host a candidate interest meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. in Alumni Hall.
The University of Alabama Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Team will play an exhibition game against members of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity on Thursday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. in the Student Recreation Center.
University of Alabama Junior Panhellenic delegates will host the annual Sorority Row Trick-or-Treat Monday, Oct. 24, from 6-8 p.m.
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars has named The University of Alabama chapter a recipient of its 2011 Platinum Award, the organization’s top honor to recognize continuous excellence.
Emily McLaughlin of Montgomery was named The University of Alabama Homecoming Queen for 2011 Friday, Oct. 7, during UA’s annual Homecoming Pep Rally on campus.