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FOR STUDENTS

April 2, 2025 Read Time: 2 min.

URCA

Students present at this week's Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference.

WEEKLY UPDATE

 

đź”” Safety Reminder: UA Alert System Test Today

Weather permitting, the University will test its emergency notification systems, including UA Alerts, the public address system and digital signage, Wednesday, April 2, at 11:55 a.m.

👉 Share Your Post-Graduation Plans

Spring 2025 graduates are encouraged to share their post-graduation plans by completing the First Destination Survey. Individual responses will remain anonymous. This is one great way for students to share their legacy with UA.

Take the Survey

🌧️ Stay Weather Aware This Weekend

There is potential for severe weather Sunday. Stay weather aware and download the UA Safety app to receive weather watches and warnings for Tuscaloosa and UA Alerts.

CHECKING IN

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EVENTS

 
Tapping on the Mound

Honors Week

Through Friday

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‌With Tapping on the Mound and more, UA celebrates academic achievement this week. 

FEATURED THIS WEEK

 

LOOKING AHEAD

CAMPUS CONNECT

 
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Change Can Be Hard: Steps to Build Your Resilience

Times of change can challenge our desire for control and predictability. How do we become more resilient, or effectively cope with change and the stress that comes along with it?

Learn More

👉 Graduate Students: Become an Influencer

Do you have a passion for digital or social media marketing and an interest in UA? GAIN Influencer Program applications are open for the 2025-2026 academic year and are due by 5 p.m., April 8. The program is open to graduate students in good standing. 

Learn More and Apply

📅 Strength in Recovery: Scott Cochran’s Story on April 17

Scott Cochran, former Alabama football strength and conditioning coach and eight-time national championship winner, returns to campus as co-founder of the American Addiction Recovery Association, using his platform to advocate for addiction awareness and to share his powerful recovery story on Thursday, April 17, at 4 p.m. in 104 Doster.

UA NEWS

 
Tapping on the Mound

The Tapping on the Mound ceremony, held on Honors Day this week, has been a university tradition since the early 1900s.

UA vets at tomb

Four student veterans laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C., earlier this month.

a women signing

The official ambassadors of The University of Alabama for 2025-2026 have been chosen.

Campus quad in spring

UA led all SEC universities with four students named Goldwater Scholars.

TIDE VIBES

 

Women's Wheelchair Basketball Takes Fifth National Championship Title

Saturday's win marked the team’s fifth consecutive national title and 11th in program history.

The University of Alabama made Time Magazine's list of Best Colleges for Future Leaders 2025.

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