Three of the robotics teams from Kilby Laboratory School have qualified for the VEX Robotics World Competition, which is slated for April 29 through May 4 in Dallas. Only 13 VEX World slots were available for Alabama, and the Kilby teams earned their berths after winning at the regional competition that took place recently in Auburn.
FLORENCE, AL – The University of North Alabama Division of Advancement has recently launched Healthcare Heroes Plaza; the site is directly in front of the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions, which is housed in Harrison Hall, and is designed to honor UNA alumni and friends who serve in a healthcare or healthcare-related field.
Dr. Butler Cain, a Communication Professor at the University of North Alabama, has been invited to present a series of lectures at the Nuremberg Institute of Technology in Nuremberg, Germany, in May. The Ohm Lecturship Program is invitation-only and aims to “promote internationality in teaching and to increase the number of lectures in [the] English language,” according to the institute.
Kilby Laboratory School’s Robotics Program recently qualified for the Alabama State Regional VEX IQ Championship competition that recently took place at Auburn University. Only 40 teams from the state earned the chance to compete in this competition, with an impressive six teams hailing from Kilby Laboratory, which is on the University of North Alabama campus.
The Department of Social Work at the University of North Alabama is celebrating its 50th anniversary. This will be commemorated during its annual Social Work Conference on March 12 that will be from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the of the Guillot University Center.
FLORENCE, AL – The Sunseri Speaker Series at the University of North Alabama will feature Chef Lisa Ramsey, who will deliver a presentation titled “How Science, Music, and Art Influence the Culinary World.” The event will take place March 19 at 6 p.m. in the Performance Center of the Guillot University Center on the UNA campus.
Light the Fountain, the beloved springtime tradition on the University of North Alabama campus, is set for 6:30 p.m. March 14 at Harrison Fountain and Plaza. Joel Anderson II, a member of the UNA Board of Trustees as well as a co-chair of the Shine On, Gold comprehensive campaign for UNA, is slated to light the fountain at 7:30 p.m.
The month of March is meaningful at the University of North Alabama for a few reasons – Light the Fountain takes place; students, faculty, and staff disperse for Spring Break; and, perhaps most important of all, UNA embarks on a tradition of encouraging 1,830 donors to give to the institution throughout March as part of the 1830 Giving Initiative.
The second Urban Music Symposium will be March 15 from 1-6 p.m. at the Mane Room, with recent Grammy award-winning and Billboard No. 1 platinum and gold selling producer, Luke Crowder, set to speak. Crowder has worked with notable artists including Drake, Lil Wayne, and Childish Gambino.
University of North Alabama’s Dr. Michael Pretes, Professor and Chair of Geoscience, has been selected as the Distinguished Visiting Professor of Geography at the United States Air Force Academy for the 2024-25 academic year, beginning in July.
Jesselin Unger, a student in the University of North Alabama Fashion Merchandising and Design program, will showcase her apparel designs during the 2024 Fashion Week Alabama fashion show, produced by the Alabama Fashion Alliance. Jesselin was chosen as the Style Tank Emerging Designer Finalist for the work she submitted. The show is set to take place March 1 in Huntsville.
The George Lindsey UNA Fill Festival will kick off its 27th year Thursday, Feb. 29 at 9 a.m. at Norton Auditorium on the University of North Alabama campus, with the festival’s kick-off party slated for 7 p.m., also at Norton. As Alabama’s longest-running film festival, the George Lindsey UNA Film Festival is a unique platform for student, emerging, local, and international filmmakers.
FLORENCE, AL – The University of North Alabama French Film Festival is set to begin March 4 and run through March 20, with each screening to begin at 6 p.m. in the Wesleyan Hall Auditorium. The festival, which is in its seventh year, includes six screenings, with all films subtitled in English.
FLORENCE, AL – University of North Alabama junior Madeline Cooper, of Russellville, has been crowned Miss UNA 2024 at the Miss UNA program Saturday evening in Norton Auditorium on the UNA campus. Madeline will now move on to compete for the title of Miss Alabama at an event that will take place later this year. Cooper is a Secondary Education – Social Science and she performed “Don’t Rain on My Parade” from Funny Girl for the talent portion of the program.
The College of Education and Human Sciences at The University of North Alabama has prioritized literacy through a variety of initiatives, most recently through hosting the Science of Reading Symposium.
FLORENCE, AL – Fraternity and Sorority Life at the University of North Alabama is celebrating 50 years of being on campus, and some exciting events are planned for this spring that will bring members of all Greek-letter organizations back to campus for a reunion as well as a day of community service. Further, in recognition of this golden anniversary, the University will induct the first members into the newly established Greek Hall of Fame.
University of North Alabama Communications Professor Dr. Beth Garfrerick has recently written a new book, “Twentieth Century Weekly Community Newspapers in the United States,” published by Peter Lang International Academic Publishers.
The Department of Foreign Languages at the University of North Alabama will have a multicultural Mardi Gras celebration Tuesday, Feb. 13, from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. in the atrium of the Guillot University Center.
The University of North Alabama has adopted a new way to share student success. The Dean’s List and the President’s List will be available as part of an online feature at daves-studio.com.
Through the North Alabama Public Service Training Center (NAPSTC), the University of North Alabama is helping to provide critical de-escalation training for local and regional law enforcement and other first responders, helping them make a difference in their communities while promoting research collaboration and best practices.