Community Affairs News Archive


Summer Days in Tuscaloosa Reception Recognizes Visiting Fulbright Scholars

The event was held at Capital Hall’s Global Café, which serves as a campus hub for intercultural learning and interaction. Visiting Fulbright scholars in attendance are from: Angola Argentina Bahrain Burma (Myanmar) Egypt Indonesia Iraq Japan Madagascar Mali Morocco Panama Russia Slovenia South Korea Spain Ukraine West Bank When we envisioned Global Café and Language…


New Faculty Community Engagement Tour Inspires Community Collaborations

The 2023 New Faculty Community Engagement Tour (NFCET) introduced University faculty, staff, students and community members to areas of community-engaged partnerships across various counties in the Black Belt region, Wednesday through Friday, May 10–12. Each day, faculty, staff and students traveled by bus to a new area of the Black Belt and listened to panels…


Council hosts 17th Annual Excellence Awards

Today we celebrate the remarkable individual efforts that embody the endeavors of the Council on Community-Based Partnerships, which are to bring resources and insights to a variety of challenges facing the public. We are here today to honor students, faculty, staff and community partners who are among the most efficient at The University of Alabama.…


Engaged Scholarship Showcase Highlights Community Engagement Projects

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Students and faculty got together for the Engaged Scholarship Showcase at the Student Center Ballroom on April 20. A complement to the 2023 Annual Excellence in Community Engagement Awards Luncheon, the showcase shares community-engaged work and inspires others to develop as engaged scholars. In welcoming attendees, Dr. Drew Pearl, director of Community Engagement…


Realizing the Dream Essay and Art Contest Recognizes Students’ Creativity

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Winners of the 2023 Realizing the Dream Essay and Art Contest were recognized for sharing their interpretations of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy during a reception on March 30 at Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa. Representing this year’s theme of “Realizing the Dream through Commitment and Sacrifice,” middle and high school…


Middle Schoolers Demonstrate ‘Science in Action’ During 2023 STEM Showcase

The Tuscaloosa community rallied to support middle schoolers’ scientific discoveries during the 2023 STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Showcase on Jan. 28 at the Bryant Conference Center, during which the winning projects were also announced. It is quite inspiring to see such imagination and such learning that happened today. We are going to continue…


Realizing the Dream Concert Featured Acclaimed Gospel Artist Tasha Cobbs Leonard

This year’s theme is Realizing the Dream through Commitment and Sacrifice. Student representatives Madeline Martin, University of Alabama Student Government Association (SGA) president; Jenna Peitsch, Shelton State Community College Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society president; and Kennedy-MyCal Davis, Stillman College SGA president welcomed the audience and recognized the continuous support from the Tuscaloosa Southern Christian…


Realizing the Dream Committee Announces 2023 Events and Activities

The Realizing the Dream planning committee has announced the 2023 Realizing the Dream theme and activities. Lt. Gen. (ret.) Russel L. Honoré will be the Legacy Awards Banquet speaker. Honoré received international recognition in 2005 when he led 22,000 troops in the post-Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts. Then in 2022, Honoré was praised by House speaker…


Vision Days Legacy Supports Students’ Success

Established in October 2020, the Legacy program is a branch of Vision Days that supports and helps develop opportunities at UA for students who completed the Vision Days four-year program in high school and chose to attend UA. Student ambassadors within the Legacy program provide academic and social support for underrepresented undergraduate students and Alabama…