With over 600 different clubs and student organizations at The University of Alabama, it sounds like a wild idea to join as many of them as you can. . . but that’s exactly what Dillon Cook did!
Sheena Gregg, the registered dietitian in the office of Health Promotion and Wellness (HPW), has quite the history with The University of Alabama and Student Life! Her human nutrition major during her undergraduate years allowed her to intern with HPW and she served as the graduate assistant in Tutwiler to help pay for graduate school. After earning her bachelor’s in 2007 and her master’s in 2008, Sheena began work as a full-time registered dietitian with HPW in 2009. Sheena has dutifully served Student Life and the student body for over 10 years, but her dietetic origins stretch back to high school.
Roughly 30 percent of community college students transfer to a four-year institution to continue pursuing their education. Jayleigh Tawbush is one such student who transferred from Wallace State Community College to The University of Alabama. Jayleigh knew she wanted to be involved on campus even before classes started, so she drove two hours for a 15-minute interview to take advantage of an opportunity with University Programs (UP). Now, she’s a senior education major and the executive team lead for UP’s programming team. Looking back on that two-hour drive, Jayleigh recalls it as “the best decision of my life.”
Stress is unavoidable in our everyday lives. It comes from obvious places such as work or school, and even from things that are good for us like our friends, families or significant others. Stress can be present every day; so, it’s critical to know how to manage the stress affecting us, especially during an important stretch of time like finals week! To help, we’ve worked with the Counseling Center to put together some advice on how to properly manage both positive and negative stress so you can identify what stresses you out and manage how you react to it.
Test week can be dreadful for many students. The stress of studying large amounts of information and the anxiety of possibly failing an important test can almost be too much to handle at times. It can be easy for students to feel overwhelmed during the studying process; after all, they do have to juggle the rest of their responsibilities while they study. To help you out for study week, we’ve collected some tips to make sure your study sessions are as effective as possible.
UA’s Division of Student Life is committed to building a campus culture that encourages students to explore their passions and develop their skills both in and out of the classroom. These ideals are further supported by the hundreds of different student organizations available to students on campus. Since most of these organizations and clubs are entirely student run, it can be a challenge for students to obtain the necessary supplies for events, fundraisers, meetings or celebrations that a club has planned. To solve this problem, The SOURCE (Student Involvement) created the ReSOURCE Room to supply student organizations with helpful supplies they can borrow for an event – all at no cost to student groups.
This year, ten University of Alabama (UA) students on the recreational Clay Shooting Team competed at the 2023 National Collegiate Shooting Sports Athletic Association (NCSSAA) National Championships held in Las Vegas, Nevada over spring break. The team performed excellently overall, placing in the top three teams in every Division 1 event. Additionally, three team members won individual events and became national champions during the competition! Those team members are Baylor Garland, team president, Adam McNutt, team vice president, and Emma Zerby, team secretary. Baylor and Adam were also named on the All-American teams for the 2022-2023 season, meaning they rank in the top five clay shooters in the nation.
Al’s Pals is a student mentoring program with The Center for Service and Leadership (CSL) in the Division of Student Life. Through Al’s Pals, UA students volunteer in after-school programs where they mentor local Tuscaloosa elementary students. UA students engage their mentees in academic enrichment, character education, and recreational activities, all while developing a personal relationship with their mentees. The program is a mutually beneficial experience. The UA student mentors learn valuable leadership skills while practicing impactful community engagement across Tuscaloosa. The elementary mentees gain invaluable weekly experiences that would not be possible without the Al’s Pals program.
Student Engagement within Student Life comprises five of the Division’s departments: the Center for Service and Leadership (CSL), The University of Alabama Student Center (The Stu), Student Involvement, Student Governance and Citizenship and University Programs (UP). Together, these departments share a mission of maintaining an environment at the Capstone that supports the growth and development of students through active participation in experiential learning opportunities. Each year they host the Exemplo Capstone Awards (formerly Service and Leadership Awards) to honor individual students, student organizations and even full-time staff members who “serve compassionately, engage masterfully and live boldly.” This year’s event was held on April 11 at the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center and celebrated the achievements and contributions of many in our campus community.
It’s strange to think that an email can change someone’s life, but that’s exactly how it happened for Levi Dyson. When the St. Louis native earned National Merit Scholar distinction, he knew he wanted to attend The University of Alabama.
