Ninth in a Series In my time in España, I has a few academic and personal goals set for myself. I think coming into this trip, I underestimated the workload that I would be facing. One of my goals on this trip was to excel in terms of my conversational abilities, rather than my grammatical abilities.
Homecoming at the University of North Alabama is set for Sept. 29-30, with some new and returning events on the schedule that celebrate this year’s theme: Cheers to 50 Years!
Hispanic Heritage Month at the University of North Alabama is set to get underway Sept. 20, from 1-3 p.m. in front of Wesleyan Hall. “Latinos Driving Prosperity, Power, and Progress in America” is the theme for this year’s event, which is sponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages.
Dr. Wendell Gunn, a member of the University of North Alabama Board of Trustees, integrated the institution, which was then known as Florence State College, on Sept. 11, 1963. UNA will commemorate this historic moment with a photo ceremony that will take place at Cramer Way at the Harrison Entrance on the University campus at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 11.
My name is Will Cisco, and I am from Jackson, Tennessee. I expect to graduate from the University of North Alabama with my bachelor’s degree in 2025. I am majoring in computer science, and after this trip, I have decided that I want to minor in Spanish. I have always wanted to travel out of the country. This was the perfect opportunity to experience other cultures and learn something new.
Eighth in a Series The University of North Alabama is home to the Delores and Weldon Cole Honors College. Its mission is to provide students with a great college experience that translates into postgraduate success. The College is full of many students with different majors, backgrounds, and aspirations.
The University of North Alabama has set a new enrollment record with the start of the 2023-2024 academic year. Although new registrations continue to arrive daily, officials say the data is beginning to converge around a final tally in excess of 10,600 students for Fall 2023.
Seventh in a Series Studying abroad was always something I wanted to do in college. It is a once-in-a-lifetime experience to be able to immerse yourself into a different culture the way studying abroad allows you to do.
We’ll Meet Again: A New American Musical will come to life at Norton Auditorium on the University of North Alabama campus Friday, Sept. 8. A patriotic, life-affirming story, We’ll Meet Again is inspired by the life of Henry Stern and his family’s remarkable odyssey and narrow escape from Nazi Germany, their immigration to America, and their integration and settlement in Alabama.
While some folks choose to spend their summertime surfing and suntanning, a few professors at the University of North Alabama used their time away from the classroom to engage in other pursuits.
Sixth in a Series Kendal Crowell, of Hatton, is a biology major at the University of North Alabama. In addition to the work she has been a part of through the CODE DNA class in cooperation with HudsonAlpha in Huntsville, Crowell, as a student in the Delores and Weldon Cole Honors College, is also taking advantage of UNA’s numerous study abroad opportunities. Here she is in her own words, sharing about her experience:
The Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions has received provisional accreditation approval from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) to begin enrolling students for Fall 2023. The Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care, or the BSRC, is the first non-nursing clinical degree offered with the College.
Family members of University of North Alabama students have a new resource available this fall: the UNA Family Portal. The online portal is designed to offer resources and information to families that can be used to help their students succeed academically, grow personally, maintain their health and well-being, and, ultimately, graduate and feel prepared to enter the workforce.
Fifth in a Series Sydney Stafford is a History and Secondary Education major at the University of North Alabama. As a student in the Delores and Weldon Cole Honors College, she took advantage of the study abroad opportunities offered throughout the summer. Here she is in her own words, sharing about her experience.
Officials from the University of North Alabama and the Land Trust of North Alabama (LTNA), which is based in Huntsville, have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding that provides pathways for collaboration between the two entities.
The Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions at the University of North Alabama has received two grants totaling more than $1 million that will fund scholarships for nurse practitioner students and nurse educators in the Doctorate of Nursing Practice program.
Fourth in a Series Krimsyn Jones, of Muscle Shoals, is a Junior majoring in Professional Management at the University of North Alabama. As a student in the Delores and Weldon Cole Honors College, she took advantage of UNA’s many study abroad opportunities. Here she is in her own words, sharing about her experience.
Seventh in a Series The University of North Alabama is home to the Delores and Weldon Cole Honors College. Its mission is to provide students with a great college experience that translates into postgraduate success. The College is full of students with different majors, backgrounds, and aspirations.
Around 400 students will graduate as part of the University of North Alabama summer commencement ceremonies set for Saturday, Aug. 5 in Norton Auditorium. Dr. Jean Ann Helm Allen, the chair of the Department of Kinesiology at UNA, will provide the address for both ceremonies.
This year, the University of North Alabama celebrates 50 years of being UNA, its ninth and final name change. The visionary leadership of past presidents Dr. E.B. Norton and Dr. Robert Guillot set the stage for this year’s Homecoming, the theme of which is “Cheers to 50 Years.”