The Division of Student Affairs provides four scholarship opportunities for UNA students.  The applications for the 2013-2014 scholarships are due by March 1, 2013.  Please click on the links below to learn more about the criteria and to apply. 

Contribution to Campus Life – Leadership Area -  https://orgsync.com/31068/forms/37656  
Contribution to Campus Life – Service Area -   https://orgsync.com/31068/forms/37660
John C. Martin Leadership Scholarship -  https://orgsync.com/31068/forms/56040
Pauline E. Gravlee Leadership Scholarship - https://orgsync.com/31068/forms/56037
 

New Rock Church of God In Christ Youth Department is hosting a MLK Basketball Tournament.  The event is at Historic Burrell-Slater High School Gymnasium (610 W College Street, Florence, AL 35630) on January 18 from 4-8 p.m. and on January 19 from 10 am-8 p.m. The Team Registration fee is $200 due.  Deadline to register is January 11th.  For more questions, contact Yolanda Faulk at 334-328-8880.

Congratulations to Alpha Tau Omega for being Named 2012 True Merit Chapter

A well-deserved congratulations to the Taus at the University of North Alabama for another great year. Click the video link below to view the chapter's True Merit acceptance speech at the 80th Congress of Alpha Tau Omega in St. Louis.

http://www.ato.org/atovideoupdate/08-14-12northalabama.aspx?utm_source=magnetmail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=weriley@una.edu&utm_content=08-14-12%20tm%20north%20alabama&utm_campaign=congratulations,%20theta%20eta! 

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity's Beta Beta Alpha Chapter at UNA attended their annual Southern Regional Conference in April.

Congratulations on the following awards:

Loic Dimithe, a UNA junior in the College of Business, won the R.O. Sutton Memorial Academic Scholarship.

The Chapter won 1st place for Best Chapter Report (for 2011) among collegiate chapters of Alabama.

The Chapter also received a "Bronze Award" for being among chapters that had an increase in membership during 2011.

Congratulations goes to a number of UNA Phi Beta Lambda students who were announced as winners in 11 events the Awards Presentation Ceremony at the National PBL Conference in San Antonio, Texas:

Mark Miles - 1st Place - Entrepreneurship Open Event
and 4th Place - Financial Analysis and Decision Making
and 7th Place - Statistical Analysis

Loic Dimithe - 2nd Place - Macroeconomics
and 3rd Place - Business Law

Josh Butler - 2nd Place - Hospitality Management

Ryan Goode - 4th Place - Database Design & Applications

Elizabeth Strickland - 4th Place - Accounting Principles

LeAnne Vogel - 5th place - TEAM Competition - Emerging Business Issues
Heath McCullough - 5th Place - TEAM Competition - Emerging Busiess Issues

Jennifer Staggs - 7th Place - Database Design & Applications

Jessica Warren - 10th Place - Business Communication

The UNA PBL Chapter won "National Outstanding Chapter" and "Gold Seal Award of Merit."

Congratulations to these students and Phi Beta Lambda!!!!

UNA Students,

Dyslexia Center of the Shoals in Florence, Alabama, is seeking students who are interested in serving as volunteers for our organization on an ongoing basis. We hope to find UNA students who are passionate about dyslexia and will join with us in reaching those affected by dyslexia in Northwest Alabama.

Our goal is to provide language therapy and resources to dyslexic individuals and to provide training for tutors and teachers as well. It is estimated that less than 20% of dyslexics pursue higher learning, although their intelligence is usually above average. This group includes some of the brightest in our sociey, yet so few go on to college! Many dyslexic individuals have creative gifts in strategy, architecture, art, music, dance, sports, math, and technology, etc., and we feel they should have the opportunity to learn and develop their gifts in higher education. There are many famous dyslexics (http://www.thepowerofdyslexia.com/) who were able to find their way - many have a painful story to tell.

If you are interested in joining our cause or if you or someone you know is affected by dyslexia and seeking assistance, please call 256-764-0444 or email us at dyslexiashoals@aol.com. For more information about our organization, our Board of Directors, and our mission statement please go to www.dyslexiactrshoals.org.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Melissa Edmonds
Executive Director
Dyslexia Center of the Shoals

Congratulations goes to Taylor Garber from the Society of Physic Students!  Taylor won 2nd place in the Physics Talk competition at the Alabama Academy of Sciences conference held at Tuskeegee University on February 22-24! 

Also, congratulations to Mary McDaniel, Josh Oglesby, and Jonathan King. They all did a great job at the competition!

Congratulations to Model United Nations on their success at Midwest Model United Nations in St. Louis, MO! 

Congratulations!

In October 2011, Diorama was awarded 9th place nationally in the Associated Collegiate Press Best of Show competition.

Congratulations goes to Model United Nations for their success at their first Southern Regional Model UN conference in Atlanta.  UNA's group represented United Arab Emirates (UAE).  At this conference, hundreds of students from all over the country—all representing UN member-states—worked together to formulate policy responses to issues of global concern including security, human rights, trade and development.

Before the trip, each of the student pairs had to submit a position paper explaining the UAE’s policy views and their suggestions for how the UN could respond to their committee’s assigned topics. Two out of five of their position papers were scored far above the threshold for awards and the remainders were scored well above average.

Once the students arrived in Atlanta, they managed to make the Emirates into a global political force in each of their committees: getting on the speakers list, dominating the resolution drafting process, and becoming signatories and even sponsors of many of the drafts that would become some of the few resolutions finally passed through each committee.

Congratulations to Model UN on such a successful showing at their very first conference!  Students who may be interested in Model UN should contact the President, Jordan Brasher at jbrasher@una.edu, or the Advisor, Dr. Leah Graham at lgraham1@una.edu.