Category: Community Affairs Board of Advisors


BOA Concludes Spring 2024 Meeting; Witt Inspires Leadership

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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…


BOA Talks Power of Connectivity During Fall 2023 Meeting

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The Community Affairs Board of Advisors concluded its fall 2023 meeting with a dinner and gala in the Diamonds Direct Ballroom at Regions Field in Birmingham, where members discussed new initiatives and learned the importance of connectivity from keynote speaker, Birmingham City Attorney Nicole King.        King, a UA alumna, shared how the connections she…


BOA Member Partners with SEA for Aviation Day

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – It looked like a scene out of “Top Gun” with Kenny Loggins’ “Danger Zone” playing in the background as STEM Entrepreneurship Academy (SEA) students donned their aviator sunglasses and posed for pictures outside the hangar of Sanders Aviation and Sanders Flight Training Center in Jasper, Alabama, during a special aviation day of camp…


Dr. Raphael Bostic Addresses the Challenge and Opportunities of Rural Communities

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Community representatives joining the conversation included: Felecia Lucky President of the Black Belt Community Foundation Dr. Josh Pierce Robert Hunt Cochrane/Alabama Banker’s Endowed Chair of Banking in the Culverhouse College of Business Alex Flachsbart CEO and founder of Opportunity Alabama Bostic’s responsibilities involve maintaining stable prices and monitoring financial risks to support the economy. With…


Community Affairs Board of Advisors Welcomes Four New Members

[ua_row][ua_col] [envira-gallery id="4886"] [/ua_col] [ua_col] By Diane Kennedy-Jackson Publications Coordinator, Division of Community Affairs The Division of Community Affairs Board of Advisors recently welcomed four new members to the group. They are Mario J. Bailey of the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area, Galvin Billups of Birmingham, Kechia Davis of Birmingham and Matt Zarzour of Mobile. “These four…


Board of Advisors Reviews Program Achievements, Hears Advice from Veteran Educator Dr. Edward Mullins

[ua_row class=”row”][ua_col class=”col-md-3″] [envira-gallery id=”4802″] [/ua_col] [ua_col class=”col-md-6″] By Kirsten J. Barnes CCBP Graduate Fellow The Board of Advisors (BOA) of the Division of Community Affairs held its spring meeting March 31 through April 2 on campus and in several locations throughout Tuscaloosa. The highlight of the spring meeting came on Monday, April 1, during…


Community Affairs Board of Advisors Hosts Fundraising Gala

[ua_row class=”row”][ua_col class=”col-md-3″] [ua_image_boxes title=”Click here to view the BOA Gala photo gallery.” url=”https://boagala2018.passgallery.com/-boagala2018/gallery” alt_text=”” bg_color=”” type=”” bordered=”true” clickable=”true” centered=”true” image=”http://communityaffairs.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/158.jpg”]Photos by Appear Photography[/ua_image_boxes]         [/ua_col] [ua_col class=”col-md-6″] By Kirsten J. Barnes CCBP Graduate Fellow The University of Alabama’s Division of Community Affairs Board of Advisors (BOA) undertook a new endeavor on…


Community Affairs Thanks Inaugural Board of Advisors, Welcomes New Board Members

[ua_row class=”row”][ua_col class=”col-md-3″] [/ua_col] [ua_col class=”col-md-6″] By Diane Kennedy-Jackson Publications Coordinator Since its inception in 2016, the Division of Community Affairs Board of Advisors has positively affected numerous students and future students of The University of Alabama with its substantial reach and influence. Whether raising funds to provide study abroad scholarships and support for business…


River Pitch Competition Works to Build Tuscaloosa Entrepreneurship Community

[ua_row class=”row”][ua_col class=”col-md-3″] [envira-gallery id=”4084″] [/ua_col] [ua_col class=”col-md-6″] By Kirsten J. Barnes CCBP Correspondent For junior marketing student Eric Voce, the River Pitch Business Idea Competition was the difference in “thinking about an idea and actually making it happen.” Voce was one of eight $1,000 winners of a business proposal pitching competition held Nov. 14…