Former UA Professor Named Dean of UA College of Education
Dr. James McLean, a former professor of education at The University of Alabama, has been named dean of UA’s College of Education.
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UA Mechanical Engineering Students Compete in a Human Powered Vehicle
Like to ride bicycles? What about human powered vehicles? At first, they might appear to be a different version of the bicycle, and two mechanical engineering student teams from The University of Alabama will test their vehicles in the American Society of Mechanical Engineering East Coast Human Powered Vehicle Challenge on May 7-9 in Gainesville, Fla.
UA CCSO Presents Spring Awards
The University of Alabama Coordinating Council for Student Organizations (CCSO) recently held the 18th annual Student Organization Awards Banquet to recognize outstanding contributions of student organizations, members, officers and advisers.
UA Journalism Department Publishes New Edition of Dateline Alabama In•Print
The University of Alabama journalism department will distribute the second edition of Dateline Alabama In•Print, a student-produced feature magazine, in May.
Comfort Found Amid Childhood Pain Helps Lead UA Graduate to Nursing Career
Melissa Allen has never wanted her sometimes painful, incurable disease to define her life, but the compassionate nursing care she received as a frightened, hospitalized child helped crystallize her career choice. Within a week of her graduation from The University of Alabama on May 10, this 22-year-old woman is scheduled to begin her nursing career in the special care unit of Children’s Hospital in Birmingham.
From Harry Potter to Politics – UA Interim Program Offers Creative Courses
From studying the effects of baseball on the American culture to experiencing political life in Montgomery to exploring the literary phenomenon of Harry Potter, The University of Alabama Interim Program will once again provide interesting opportunities for students to earn college credit for courses not normally taught during the traditional school year.
UA to Broadcast Commencement Live via Internet May 10
For the first time, The University of Alabama will broadcast its commencement ceremonies live over the Internet on May 10.
UA Author Wins Emily Clark Balch Prize for Poetry
Dr. Hank Lazer has been chosen to receive the Emily Clark Balch Prize for the best poetry published in the Virginia Quarterly Review in 2003. Lazer is The University of Alabama’s assistant vice president for undergraduate programs and services and a professor of English.
UA Employees Receive Top Awards
University of Alabama employees receiving top campus awards were recognized by UA President Robert E. Witt during the annual spring faculty-staff meeting held recently on campus.
UA Women’s Resource Center to Host Brown Bag Lunch
The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center is hosting a Brown Bag Lunch on Friday, April 30, at noon in the Ferguson Forum.