The Division of Student Affairs
The mission of Student Affairs is to foster an environment supporting learning, healthy lifestyles, leadership and career development, personal growth, and inclusiveness.
Student Affairs provides areas of opportunity to balance physical, emotional, and social well-being through participation in recreation, student organizations, on-campus employment, and community service and volunteerism.
The Division creates innovative programs to allow families to share in the college experience such as Parent Orientation, Parents Association, and Family Weekend.
Student Affairs is committed to building a sense of community on campus through partnerships with academic departments, local residents, alumni, and business leaders. In addition, Student Affairs personnel are devoted professionals who strive to develop a meaningful and lasting camaraderie among students.
The Office of Greek Affairs has announced the creation of the United Greek Council, the fourth Greek governing council at The University of Alabama. The UGC is currently composed of three organizations – Delta Xi Phi, Sigma Lambda Beta and Sigma Lambda Gamma. These organizations are all historically multicultural or Latino in nature, and their members represent a broad cross section of diversity and ethnicity on the University campus.
The University of Alabama has created a program for faculty and staff members to alert the appropriate personnel when they feel that a student is having difficulty on campus. The purpose of the Tide Early Alert program is to ensure students success.
The Tide Early Alert Program will identify students who have:
Received a D or F on an assignment, test, or paper; Excessive absences or; Exhibit behavior inconsistent with a productive and successful student.
The Tide Early Alert will be under the Initiatives tab on the Student Affairs homepage and may also be accessed on the New Students website.
UA Students in Mark of Excellence Competition
In the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence competition – Region 3, the following Crimson White reporters won first place and will go on to national judging:
Feature Writing -
First place, Jessie Gable
Sports Writing -
First place, Ryan Wright
Feature Photography -
First place, Alex Gilbert
Sports Photography -
First place, R.F. Rains
Non-Fiction Article -
First place, Caroline Gwaltney
(Caroline is a senior staff reporter for the CW, but this piece was published in Tuscaloosa Magazine.)
UA Students win National Gold Circle Awards
The following students were recognized in the National Gold Circle Awards sponsored by The Columbia Scholastic Press Association:
Sports News -
First place, Dan Sellers
Entertainment Reviews -
Second place, Corey Craft
Personality Profiles -
Third place, Laura Pitts
Sports Features -
Third place, Andrew Schmidt
Feature Page Design -
Third place, Corey Craft
Personal Opinion -
Third place, Will Nevin
Certificate of Merit, Feature Page Design Dan Sellers
UA recognized for service learning
The University of Alabama was named by the Corporation for National and Community Service to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary service efforts and service to disadvantaged youth.
Launched in 2006, the Community Service Honor Roll is the highest federal recognition a school can achieve for its commitment to service learning and civic engagement. Honorees for the award were chosen based on a series of selection factors. Such factors include the scope and innovativeness of service projects, percentage of student participation in service activities, incentives for service and the extent in which the school offers academic service learning courses.
Blackburn Institute receives national honor as premiere leadership organization
The University of Alabama’s Blackburn Institute has been selected to receive a 2009 Excellence Award from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). The NASPA Excellence Awards recognize the contributions of association members who are transforming higher education through outstanding programs, innovative services, and effective administration. Read More