UA College of Engineering Selects Ambassadors
The University of Alabama recently selected students as 2003-2004 Ambassadors of the College of Engineering (ACEs).
UA College of Engineering Students Honored for Leadership and Scholarship
The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently recognized its top students of 2002-2003 for their scholarship and leadership.
Leadership Development Program to Expand at UA
A national fellowship awarded to the dean of The University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing to implement a leadership development program for women across the UA campus will soon expand to include campus faculty and professional staff of both genders.
UA’s W.S. Hoole Library to Host Professor Who Examines the History of Interracial Sex
While laws and cultural norms were aligned against interracial sex in Virginia before the Civil War, a new book by Dr. Joshua Rothman, assistant professor of history at The University of Alabama, indicates it was ubiquitous throughout the state.
Census Info Shows Growth Rate of Two Alabama Rural Counties Exceeds National Average, According to UA Data Center
Alabama’s fastest growing counties have traditionally been in the state’s metropolitan areas, but a couple of counties usually considered “rural,” have, in the past two years, seen healthy growth rates that have eclipsed the national average growth rate of 2.2 percent, according to Annette Watters, assistant director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at The University of Alabama and manager of the Alabama State Data Center.
UA’s Bankhead Visiting Writers Series Ends 2003 Season with May Day Extravaganza
The University of Alabama’s Bankhead Visiting Writers Series will end the 2003 season with a May Day Extravaganza first book reading from authors Andy Duncan, Jill Christman, Jennifer Davis, Kevin Waltman and Eliot Wilson. The reading will take place on May 1 in 205 Smith Hall on the UA campus beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Award-Winning Science Educator Anton Lawson to Speak at UA
Nationally recognized science educator and cognitive researcher Dr. Anton Lawson will present the lecture “Promotion and Evaluation of Reformed Instruction in College Science and Mathematics” at The University of Alabama on Tuesday, April 29, at 12:30 p.m. in room 125 ten Hoor Hall on the UA campus.
Annual Small Schools Conference Set for April 25 at UA
Students, teachers, and other educators from across Alabama will gather on The University of Alabama campus April 25 for the annual PACERS Small Schools Conference. Participants will address issues paramount to small rural schools and will collaborate on the innovative and nationally-recognized community-based approaches to teaching and learning coming out of PACERS’ programs.
UA Capstone Engineering Society Announces New National Chair
The Capstone Engineering Society of The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently announced that Rodney Summerford has assumed the role of national chair.
UA College of Engineering Student Receives LeaderShape Award
University of Alabama College of Engineering student April Pitts of Muscle Shoals, Ala., recently received the Arthur E. Focke LeaderShape Award from the ASM International Foundation.