News & Events

Principally Speaking hosts PLU meetings at UA Gadsden Center

Participants in Principally Speaking apply best practices for successful leadership using the work of Ronald Barth, Michael Fullan and the book, Six Secrets of Change: What the Best Leaders Do To Help Their Organizations Survive and Thrive. Participants examine successful leadership and change models in education, government, business, and industry to bring focus and strength to instructional leadership. Since a minimum of four face to face sessions is required, cohorts meet throughout Alabama, including at The University of Alabama Gadsden Center.    For more information, please visit http://www.theschoolsfoundation.org

A Day Before A-Day Street Party

The University of Alabama-Gadsden Center hosted its second "A Day Before A-Day" Street Party on April 18. The event was a scholarship fundraiser for graduate students of the center. The street party featured food, drinks and live music by the Rabbit Branch Band, a popular group which performed in Tuscaloosa in the 1960s and 1970s.

Academic Calendar

For the latest Academic Calendar please click here.  

Action Cards / Student IDs

The Gadsden Center is now producing Action Cards / Student IDs! If you would like to have an official student ID card, please schedule an appointment with Roger Woodard (rwoodard@ccs.ua.edu) or David Cochran (dcochran@ccs.ua.edu) or by calling (256) 546-2886. You will need your CWID (your official 8-digit student identification number) in order for us to process your ID. If you do not know your CWID, you can find it by logging in to your myBama account.

Thesis and Dissertation Resources

The University of Alabama Graduate School offers several resources to all UA students, including Gadsden Center students, in completing a thesis or dissertation.

A general seminar on some of the basics of dissertations and theses can be found at:
http://video-1.ua.edu/webct/gradschool/schmitt_thesis_revision2.mov

A video on electronic theses and dissertations can be found at:
http://graduate.ua.edu/etd/presentation.html

We hope you find these resources to be useful in completing your program at the University of Alabama Gadsden Center!

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at The University of Alabama Gadsden Center

OLLI at UA is a membership program that is member planned and member managed. Member participation and volunteerism are the fuels for the success of OLLI at UA. This new academic cooperative provides mature adults with opportunities for intellectual stimulation, cultural development, and social interaction. OLLI at UA educational programs are centered on courses developed by and often taught by its members, who volunteer their time and talents to share their knowledge and interests with other members. You'll find no homework, no exams, no required college degree, no age threshold (and no academic credits) -- just learning for the pure joy of learning.

For more information about the OLLI programs at UA, please click here.