Community Affairs News Archive

Crossroad Community Center’s Lane McLelland was honored at the Second Annual National Dialogue Awards on October 9th, 2015  at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Presented by the Sustained Dialogue Institute, the National Dialogue Awards honors those whose lives have been powerfully marked by the principles and values of the organization. The mission of the Sustained Dialogue Institute is to help people to transform conflictual…

“Fifty years ago, having a room like this filled with such a diverse gathering of allies in Tuscaloosa, Ala., would have been nearly impossible,” said Stillman College Vice President and Provost Mark McCormick in his opening remarks. “Nevertheless, discrimination still exists both in overt and covert forms. Discrimination based on race, gender, sexual orientation, nationality,…

Since 1990, The University of Alabama has joined Stillman College, Shelton State Community College and the Tuscaloosa Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to celebrate King’s legacy. For the past 11 years this celebration has included the Legacy Awards Banquet, which features a keynote speaker and recognizes three community members who embody the servant leadership of…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Family members, teachers and school administrators gathered in celebration of the 2024 Parent Teacher Leadership Academy (PTLA) graduation in a ceremony held at the Tuscaloosa River Market on April 11. This year’s graduating class featured participants from 39 schools across six districts. Throughout the school-year-long program, selected parents and teachers collaborated on partnership…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. —Faculty, staff and students shared their research and teaching related to engaged scholarship during the Engaged Scholarship Showcase on April 11, in the Bryant Conference Center. Part of the Council on Community-Based Partnerships’ Excellence in Community Engagement Awards, the annual showcase combines faculty, staff and student initiatives in community engagement centered on “The…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Council on Community-Based Partnerships recognized University of Alabama students, faculty and staff, as well as community partners, for their achievements in community-engaged scholarship during the 18th Annual Excellence in Community Engagement Awards on April 11 at the Bryant Conference Center Sellers Auditorium.  “This is a special time for us to lift up,…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Community Affairs Board of Advisors concluded its spring 2024 meeting at the Bryant Conference Center on April 22, where members discussed upcoming initiatives and reflected on the importance of leadership from keynote speaker, UA President Emeritus Dr. Robert E. Witt.    Witt, who jokingly noted that his legacy will be known by hiring…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Winners of the 2024 Realizing the Dream Essay and Art Contest were recognized for using their creativity to expand on the leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on March 28 at Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa. The annual contest is open to middle and high school students across Alabama. To…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Gospel artist Jason Nelson delivered a performance filled with inspiration and hope during the 2024 Realizing the Dream Concert in the Concert Hall of the Moody Music Building at The University of Alabama on Sunday, Jan. 14. We are here to celebrate one of the fathers of the civil rights movement, one whose…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Middle school students from the Tuscaloosa area demonstrated their creativity at the 2024 STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Showcase on Feb. 3 at the Bryant Conference Center, during which the winning projects were also announced. What began as a collaborative science fair for middle schoolers in Tuscaloosa has rapidly grown into one…