Stories Tagged ‘Education’ 
Top Teaching Award Winners Recognized at UA
The University of Alabama National Alumni Association has announced the 2007 recipients of the University’s highest honor for excellence in teaching, the Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Awards.
UA Students Help Inspire Creativity at MLK Elementary
Fourth grade students at Tuscaloosa’s Martin Luther King Elementary school will use dance, fashion and hip hop music to spark creativity during the Creative Writing Project held by student volunteers from The University of Alabama on Friday, Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. at the school.
UA Students Participate in Cooperative Education Program
The University of Alabama Cooperative Education Program is an academic program in which a student alternates periods of full-time study with periods of full-time employment with professionals in their field.
No Child Left Behind to Undergo Major Changes
Congressional hearings and subsequent reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act will produce major changes in the act in 2007, predicts Dr. Stephen Katsinas, a University of Alabama education policy expert.
UA Full Tuition Master’s Scholarships Available for Elementary General Education Teachers in Inclusive Classrooms
The University of Alabama’s department of special education and multiple abilities is seeking practicing general education elementary education teachers to enroll in a new graduate training program to receive special education certification while still teaching full time.
International Education Week Events at UA Include Talk by Castro’s Daughter
The University of Alabama is holding a collection of interesting events and speakers on campus during International Education Week Nov. 13-17.
UA GEAR UP Program Receives Technology Grant for Holt High School
The University of Alabama GEAR UP project has received a $38,000 grant from the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships and the AT&T Foundation to establish a portable College and Career Readiness Computer Lab for Holt High School.
State Farm Insurance Presents Grant to UA’s College of Human Environmental Sciences
The University of Alabama’s College of Human Environmental Sciences has received a $76,000 grant from the State Farm Companies Foundation for its financial planning education program.
UA Education Policy Center Research Impacts New Carnegie Foundation Classifications
A recent national announcement marks the achievement of a goal that has been over a decade in the making for the Education Policy Center at The University of Alabama.
UA Parkinson’s Researcher Named Top Professor in Alabama
Dr. Guy Caldwell, associate professor of biological sciences at The University of Alabama, was named the state’s 2005 Professor of the Year today by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, known as CASE.
International Education Week Events to be Held at UA
The Capstone International Center at The University of Alabama will be holding numerous events on campus during International Education Week Nov. 14-18.
UA Awarded $1.35 Million to Fund Regional AMSTI Site
The University of Alabama In-Service Education Center has been awarded $1.35 million from the Alabama State Department of Education to create a new Alabama Math, Science and Technology Initiative site, purchase resource materials, provide local staff and offer teacher training.
UA Hosts Annual Social Work Meeting Sept. 16-17
The University of Alabama will host the 2005 annual meeting of the Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 16-17.
Eufaula Teachers Take Part in Cutting-Edge Research at UA
Brenda O'Neal and Leigh McKenzie, both teachers in the Eufaula City School System, spent their summer at The University of Alabama conducting nanoscience research as part of a summer research program funded by the National Science Foundation through the UA Center for Materials for Information Technology.
UA Student From Carbon Hill Conducts Research as McNair Scholar
LeAnn Glover of Carbon Hill conducted research at The University of Alabama as a member of the 2005 McNair Scholars class.
UA Students Participate in Co-Op Program
The University of Alabama's Cooperative Education Program is an academic program in which a student alternates periods of full-time study with periods of full-time employment with professionals in their field. In the program students learn important career-related skills that enhance employment prospects after graduation.
UA/Shelton State Host “GEAR UP” Summer Program For Davis-Emerson Middle School Students
The University of Alabama and Shelton State Community College are hosting a two-week Summer Enrichment Academy for Davis-Emerson Middle School students. The program began June 6 and runs through June 17.
UA Study Abroad Brings More Than Education
"Travel is fatal to prejudice," a quote attributed to Mark Twain, is prominently posted atop the door of the offices of Capstone International Center, a division of Academic Affairs at The University of Alabama. The office’s décor is an eclectic mix of photographs and art from all over the world, much of it mementos from students who have studied abroad.
UA Student Named Department of Education Scholar
University of Alabama student Amanda Kaye McMillan of Monroeville was selected for the U.S. Department of Education Martin Luther King Jr. Scholars Program that will be held June 13-Aug. 5.
UA Hosts Educator Recruitment Event
The University of Alabama is hosting UA-RED (Recruitment of Educators) on Wednesday, April 13, for students and others interested in education careers.
UA’s Center for Public Television Portrays State’s Poorest School System Through Television Documentary
With 52 percent of Perry County's children living in poverty, the four schools educating those children also are suffering hardships.
University to Hold 2004 UA-RED Day for Educators
The University of Alabama Career Center will hold UA-RED (Recruitment of Educators Day) on Wednesday, Nov. 10, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Ballroom on the UA campus.