
Before classes start, UA students strive to improve their community through such programs as Alabama Action, Outdoor Action for the Honors College and the Ripple Effect day of service.

Projects often include work at local schools, rivers and parks.

During Outdoor Action, approximately 100 incoming Honors freshmen and student leaders partner with local and state agencies to preserve natural resources.

Outdoor Action Projects include trail preservation, picking up trash and removing invasive plants.

Service projects were conducted Aug. 13-20.

Students participate in the 2018 Outdoor Action through the Honors College.

University of Alabama students participate in day of service activities before school starts. Here is someone benefiting from the project.

University of Alabama students participate in day of service activities before school starts.

University of Alabama students participate in day of service activities before school starts.

University of Alabama students participate in day of service activities before school starts.

University of Alabama students participate in day of service activities before school starts.

UA students lend a hand during Alabama Action.

UA students lend a hand during Alabama Action.

UA students lend a hand during Alabama Action.

UA students lend a hand during Alabama Action.
Before classes start, University of Alabama students strive to improve their community through such programs as Outdoor Action for the Honors College and the Ripple Effect day of service. Projects often include work at local schools, rivers and parks.
The University of Alabama, the state’s oldest and largest public institution of higher education, is a student-centered research university that draws the best and brightest to an academic community committed to providing a premier undergraduate and graduate education. UA is dedicated to achieving excellence in scholarship, collaboration and intellectual engagement; providing public outreach and service to the state of Alabama and the nation; and nurturing a campus environment that fosters collegiality, respect and inclusivity.