2008 Woodie Awards
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The UNA chapter of Phi Beta Lambda recently brought home several awards from the Alabama state competition, with each of the 12 UNA students competing placing in the state's top three in at least one of their two events. Eleven qualified to compete at the National Phi Beta Lambda competition, to be held in Atlanta next month.
The Flor-Ala UNA's student-produced newspaper is looking for enthusiastic writers! If you are interested in writing for the newspaper, with or without previous experience, please consider attending our training session in August. WHO: New and returning student writers and staff WHAT: Student Publications Boot Camp 2008 WHEN: August 11-15, 2008 WHERE: Student Publications House This boot camp is free! For more information about the Flor-Ala or the training sessions, please feel free to call the Flor-Ala Executive Editor at (256) 765-4364 or email florala@una.
UNA has a public safety department that is armed and on duty 24/7, and they are there for security on campus. David Shields, vice president of student affairs, and public safety have tips for new students coming to UNA. Shields said that students have to be looking around for things that seem odd.
I am delighted to invite you to explore the diversity of courses that the University of North Alabama is offering this year. UNA is an outstanding university, priding itself on 178 years of commitment to northwest Alabama, to student learning in an environment of small classes taught by devoted faculty members, and to extracurricular opportunities that enrich the college experience.
You don't have to wait until you're sitting in Bennett Infirmary to find out about University Health Services. And if you do get sick, health services director Cindy Wood, R.N., hopes you won't delay your visit. The clinic, located under the underpass next to Flowers Hall, provides basic healthcare to students, faculty, and staff.
There are a number of trips that the Foreign Languages department will be participating in this summer. Dr. Claudia Vance, Associate Professor, will be traveling to Mexico with several students. Dr. Robert Adler, Associate Professor, has embarked on his annual trip to Spain.
Meredith Louise CarrExecutive EditorSenior,English and TheatreSpanish 1. Favorite UNA class:TH 400-Acting II2. Favorite place to eat in Florence: Chili’s and Legends3. Favorite UNA tradition: Welcome Week activities4. Future Plans: PhD in English Lit5.
Swinging a hammer hasn't always been a way to earn university credit hours. But that's exactly how one group of UNA students will spend valuable class time this summer. Service Learning 101, being offered in June, will be a two-part course, beginning in the classroom and then moving to the building site for the solar-powered Habitat for Humanity home.
