| September 18, 2006 |
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| UWA again boasts record enrollment--The
University of West Alabama again posts record
enrollment, with a total of 3,633 on-campus and
online students taking classes at the institution
this fall.
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| UWA receives nearly $500,000 for community
outreach projects--The University
of West Alabama this week received a $493,614
federal grant from the Department of Justice to
enhance its community outreach and partnership
activities in Sumter County.
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| Campus remembers 9/11--Corporal
James Holcombe, a UWA student who served in
Operation Iraqi Freedom, presented the University
with an American flag flown over a free Iraq on
September 11, 2005. President Richard Holland
accepted the flag, which will be displayed
prominently on the campus, during last Monday's board of
trustees meeting on the fifth anniversary of the
World Trade Center attack.
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| Division of Continuing Education offers new
opportunities--UWA’s Division of
Continuing Education, which offers a variety
personal and professional development courses, hosts
the 2007 Tour of Greece and a real estate sales
course.
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 Sucarnochee
Revue to feature Sumter County acts--The
Sucarnochee Revue returns for another season on the
stage of the UWA's Bibb Graves Auditorium on Friday,
September 22 at 7 p.m. This nationally syndicated
radio program introduces radio listeners in Alabama,
Mississippi, and importantly, other parts of the
nation and world to the artistic community of
performers from the Black Belt area.
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| UWA receives Alabama Arts Council grant--UWA
recently
hosted the Alabama State Council on the Arts
quarterly meeting, showcasing a variety of Sumter
County artists. The Council awarded over $2 million
in grants to support the arts in Alabama, including
four grants for Sumter County initiatives.
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 Tigers
extend winning streak, ready for TV game--UWA
picked up its first conference victory since 2004,
as the Tigers toppled the Southern Arkansas
Muleriders, 24-17, on Saturday night at Tiger
Stadium. The Tigers face Henderson State Thursday
night in Livingston as the televised GSC Game of the
Week.
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 UWA
get first GSC victory--It took
just three matches for UWA head volleyball coach Ron
Arenz to get his first Gulf South Conference victory
as the Tigers knocked off UAH, 3-1, during Family
Day Saturday at Pruitt Hall.
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Reisener, Montgomery inducted into Athletic Hall
of Fame-- Bob Riesener, former
UWA head baseball coach, and Johnny Montgomery,
former track athlete for the Tigers, will be
officially inducted into the Hall of Fame on
Homecoming.
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| Homecoming honors "The Greatest
Generations"--UWA will honor
alumni of the '20s, '30s and '40s during weekend
festivities. Join us in Livingston to reconnect with
old friends and cheer on the Tigers!
Homecoming schedule |
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| Mobile County chapter fall meeting planned--The
Mobile County Chapter, one of the most active alumni
chapters, will hold its fall dinner meeting with
guest speaker John Crawford, Associate Vice
President for Institutional Advancement and
Development.
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- Sept. 19--Volleyball
match against Christian Brothers. 7 p.m. at
Pruitt Gym.
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- Sept. 20--Constitution
Day celebration. Noon in Wallace Hall
Auditorium.
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- Sept. 21--UWA health
fair and blood drive. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. in the
Student Union Building Wellness Center. For more
information, contact Shonna Tatum at
205-652-3662.
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- Sept. 21--UWA
Football vs. Henderson State. Kickoff at 7 p.m.
at Tiger Stadium. White Out the Reddies--All
fans are asked to wear white for the TV
cameras!! Game will be televised on
Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast and CoxSports.
Radio broadcast information
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- Sept. 22--Volleyball
match against West Georgia. 6 p.m. at Pruitt
Gym.
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- Sept. 22--The
Sucarnochee Revue. 7 p.m. in Bibb Graves
Auditorium. Tickets are $5. For more
information, contact 205-652-6680.
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- Oct. 3-- Mobile County
Chapter of the National Alumni Association
dinner meeting. 6:30 p.m. at the Gordon Oaks
Center at Knollwood. $8 per person. For more
information, contact Dr. Bob Clardy at
251-661-6365.
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 Oct.
3--Pre-license real estate sales class
begins. Tuesdays and Thursdays until December 7.
6-9:30 p.m. at ASCC-University Center, Room 120
in Demopolis. For more information, contact
Shelly Findley at 205-652-3647.
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- Ongoing--Booker T.
Washington Magnet School photography show. Webb
Hall Parlor. Weekdays, 8a.m. to 5 p.m.
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