Tickets on sale now! Join us for the Realizing the Dream Banquet with guest speaker Clarence Page and the Dream Concert featuring Jason Nelson. To buy, visit bit.ly/3GK7mm6.

Honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we reflect on a weekend filled with inspiration at the Legacy Banquet with Clarence Page and the Dream Concert featuring Jason Nelson. Grateful to all who joined us in celebrating this meaningful MLK Day.

Recently, 91 bright minds from Tuscaloosa's middle schools participated in the 2024 STEM Showcase! 📷 📷 Huge congrats to our category winners and recipients of sponsor-chosen awards. For more photos and a list of winners, visit bit.ly/485ZCWM.

Reminder! The deadline for the 2024 Realizing the Dream Essay & Art Contest is approaching soon! Submissions are due by Friday, February 16. For more details, visit bit.ly/3HZ9CGL.

Dr. Samory Pruitt, Vice President for Community Affairs, has been named the 2024 NAACP Living Legend by the Tuscaloosa County Branch of NAACP. This recognition honors a Tuscaloosa community member who has contributed significantly to enhancing civil rights in the community.

Congratulations to Dr. Jackson Harris and Andrea Ziegler, pictured with Dr. Samory Pruitt, and Dr. Drew Pearl, not pictured, on receiving their 5-year service awards at the annual service recognition celebration held June 26. 🎉👏💯

What have you been doing this summer? We started ours with our #SwimToTheTop program, which teaches swimming and water safety and includes physical education, enrichment and social emotional learning. Thanks to our partners, the Benjamin Barnes YMCA and PARA. See you next summer!

In July, 237 students from 50 schools spent three weeks with us at the third annual BLAST Academy, which included physical activity, STEAM, and arts education and literacy, as well as conflict resolution and social-emotional learning. We had a #BLAST! 🚀💯

philanthropy | fəˈlanTHrəpē | noun the desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes Faculty and staff can celebrate the day by giving to the UA United Way Campaign at ua.edu/united-way/

Happy Holidays from the Division of Community Affairs! The University of Alabama offices will be closed Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, through Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, for the winter break. Regular hours of operation will resume Jan. 2, 2025.

We are pleased to announce our annual Realizing the Dream celebration! This year’s theme is “Realizing the Dream Through Struggle and Change.” Please mark your calendars for the following events: the Legacy Banquet on January 17 and the Realizing the Dream Concert on January 19.

Join us on Friday, January 17, for an evening featuring the award-winning broadcast journalist Judy Woodruff. On Sunday, January 19, enjoy a concert with Le'Andria Johnson, a GRAMMY® Award-winning singer and two-time Stellar Award winner. Check out our bio to buy your tickets!

Don’t miss your chance to see GRAMMY® Award winner, Le'Andria Johnson, take the stage at the 2025 Realizing the Dream Concert on Sunday, January 19! Grab your tickets now through the link in our bio before they sell out!

Do you want to share your feedback on qualifications you believe are essential for the next president of UA? The UA Presidential Search Advisory Committee will hold listening sessions for the campus community beginning on Wed, Jan 29. See all the details→ uasystem.edu/ua-presidentia…

The submission portal for the 2025 Excellence in Community Engagement Awards is now open! The deadline for all submissions is March 14, 2025. Visit the link in our bio to learn more!

There is one week left to submit your application for the 2025 Excellence in Community Engagement Awards. Various opportunities are available, including community engagement awards, graduate fellowship funding, poster session proposals, seed funds, travel funds, and scholarships!

The 19th Annual Excellence in Community Engagement Awards were a success! We are extremely proud of all of our winners. This annual ceremony aims to recognize the outstanding efforts that truly embody the mission of the Council on Community-Based Partnerships.

We’ve officially kicked off our United Way of West Alabama campus campaign, and this year’s theme is "In The Business of Serving Our Community." Let’s start strong and finish even stronger!