Senator Sanford Speaks to the Political Science Club

On Nov. 4, Alabama Senator Paul Sanford spoke about his role in the Alabama Senate to the Political Science Club. Sen. Sanford touched on topics that concern Huntsville residents and offered a straightforward view on politics in Alabama.
During the discussion Sen. Sanford spoke about the 8,000 to 15,000 jobs that the Base Realignment and [...]

Remembering Jo Ferrando

Josephine “Jo” Ferrando, electrical and computer engineering department staff assistant, passed away on Nov. 5, 2009. Jo joined the UAH Electrical and Computer Engineering Department in April 2004. For those who haven’t met her, a simple introduction is that Jo was a very kind person who found the time in her busy schedule to [...]

Engendering the Professional Debate: Men and Women in Nursing and Engineering

Think of a nurse and the typical images are of Florence Nightingale and Linda Richards. Think engineer, and the corresponding image would be of a Thomas Edison, or a Robert Fulton. Josephine Cochran, inventor of the mechanical dishwasher, or Walt Whitman, who volunteered as a nurse during the Civil War, are merely historical statistics. Men [...]

Faculty Senate Votes to Consider Voting on Bill to Censure President Williams

The UAH Faculty Senate has voted to consider Senate Bill 331, which would act as a censure of President Williams. A censure is an official rebuke of a public official by a legislative body. It is used to express disapproval for unacceptable behaviors or policies, although it has no legal effects, and it does not [...]

Is an International Campus a Possibility for UAH?

There is talk around campus about an international campus. Many questions are floating around campus, such as will it be in Panama? When is the completion date? And what money will UAH use to build the campus?
When Dave Williams became president three years ago he instituted his Power of Ten principles, which had a completion [...]

UAH to Host Oakridge-Huntsville’s National Security Briefing

From 1-5 p.m. on Nov. 16, Chan Auditorium will be the venue for a discussion on “Maintaining National Security.” The session will feature talks focused on recognizing the means to a safe future, and a networking reception will follow. The event is organized by the Oakridge-Huntsville Partnership Office, and is the third part in [...]

John Maxon Holds Forum on New Housing Policy

The Student Government Association hosted a meeting to discuss the new housing policy on Nov. 9 at 8:45 p.m. in U.C. Room 131 with John Maxon, associate vice president of university housing. The new housing policy requires all freshmen and sophomores to live on campus. It abolishes the 30-mile radius exception that allowed students [...]

Of Presidents and Poems: A Real Story of a Chance Meeting

Of Presidents, and Poems, and human happiness/A smile, is indeed the finest finesse/What stony countenance be that/which poetry does not positively affect/‘tis but such like that forever shut out regrets/Of Time, and Place, and gentle ironies/A smile, mostly, will put one at ease/Can history not bear witness?/Will geography leave no memorial?/Of tiny miracles, such as [...]

The Economics of Living: Off-Campus Housing Options

For college students keen on keeping their sights trained on academics, the thought of having to deliberate over housing choices is distasteful. Yet the sad reality is that here at UAH, the on-campus residential facilities do not cater to all economic brackets. Nor are the facilities that do fit students’ pockets adequate. This forces students [...]

SGA to Hold a Forum on New Housing Policy

The SGA Senate held their weekly general meeting to discuss upcoming events on November 2nd 2009 in U.C. room 131.
Joel Lonergan, Director of Affinity Marketing and Business Sponsorships at UAH, spoke to the Senate about volunteer opportunities in the community. The senate expressed their interest in participating in volunteer projects to strengthen the group’s [...]

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