The #Gospel reading for #Sunday is timely. I hope those with the sacred task of #preaching do not use their #sermons to push their earthly socio-political agendas by arguing for unity based on their #political ideology. May God help us remain true to the task.

The RRS application site is now live! Students must first apply and be accepted to UA. Then, students may apply to UA Honors and then RRS. Deadline is December 8, 2024. More info: rrsp.ua.edu/admissions

The first "RRS Early Bird" breakfast of Fall 2024 with Freshman winners of the Holly the Pug contest (Jaxson, Leeza, Saraah, Megan)

RRS senior Thomas Walsh (below right) competed at the USA Triathlon National Championship and qualified for Team USA in the 2025 World Championships. Photo with UA Honors student Dalton Graves (left).

A variation on what Tattoo from Fantasy Island would say... The Blimp! The Blimp!

No matter your politics, these new numbers are shocking. Of the 7 million migrants that ICE released while their cases are being processed, 663,000 have criminal histories, 13,000 were convicted of homicide, 16,000 of sexual assault, and 1,845 face homicide charges. 😬

From the office view in The University of Alabama Honors College....@ESPN Colege GameDay. I'm wearing my Pat McAfee #40 WVU shirt just in case I can catch him for a sign. Country Roads played before the 8am start as Saban walked on the set.

RRS student Liam Smith used College GameDay to remind me on live TV of the PSU/WVU game earlier in the season. He was in mourning from the Hokies' loss last night.

Lazy Sunday watching NFL football and still thinking about last nights atmosphere. Our crew is unbelievably humbled to call these games. Games Ops at Alabama Football should be a mandatory clinic session for every stadium in North America!

The RRSP makes it on @ESPN College GameDay again! (thanks Kaitlin Deans)

Queue up The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again"... Meet the new boss Same as the old boss.

May we all face the challenges of life in the same way Pete Rose "The Hit King" attacked third base.

RRS Freshman Monster Break with Megan and Abby!

The week you've been waiting for is almost here 😁 FREE APP WEEK STARTS MONDAY! From Oct. 7-11, UA is waiving application fees for undergraduate, graduate & online prospective students. More ↓ Undergrad info: bit.ly/4eqAyOe Graduate School info: go.ua.edu/3Buj84Q

Lots of interesting applications of computational ideas to help fight the battle against sex traffickers. Good job Bailey!

Each student has specific needs with many different variables of interest. Overall ranking may be less useful than ratings across different interests and needs of the individual student. "What we need is not a rankings system but a ratings system..." forbes.com/sites/danieldi…

"A growing number of high-school seniors in the North are making an unexpected choice for college: They are heading to Clemson, Georgia Tech, South Carolina, Alabama and other universities in the South," columnists Douglas Belkin and Andrea Fuller wrote wsj.com/us-news/educat…

BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2024 #NobelPrize in Physics to John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.”

We go on tour in the early Spring. Get your tickets now! We might even play Freebird if you yell loud enough and show us your lighters/cell lights! The University of Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd