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A Message from the Dean

IMAGE: Dean Olin"When I visited here, I knew this was where I wanted to go to college."

That is a statement we often hear from students and alumni as they describe their first memorable visit to the College of Arts and Sciences. Thank you for visiting us on the Web.

We like to say that the College of Arts and Sciences is how college was intended to be -- a place where thinking and learning isIMAGE: When I visited here, I knew this was where I wanted to go to college. exciting, where you will find your window to the world and your place in it, and where you will meet a diverse group of classmates, many of whom will become your lifelong friends and colleagues.

Whether you are interested in the mysteries of the galaxies, hidden secrets of ancient Native American dwellings, new discoveries of the human mind, or the literature of the South, the College of Arts and Sciences offers you rich territory to explore.

Robert F. Olin, Ph.D
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

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News in the College

Cuba Research Brings Insight Into "New World"

Discoveries from a joint venture between The College of Arts and Sciences Department of Anthropology and the Central-Eastern Department of Archaeology of the science ministry of Cuba have given researchers insight into the Cuban people who Christopher Columbus encountered on his first voyage to the “New World.”

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Biology Students Help Schoolchildren

Biology students at The University of Alabama are participating in an outreach course designed by the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Biological Sciences to encourage local schoolchildren to explore science.

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College Faculty Predictions for 2009

For the 28th consecutive year, The University of Alabama faculty experts have offered their predictions for the coming year. While these “educated guesses” don’t always come true, our track record over the years has been pretty good. Here are some from faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Technology in the College

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The College's Office of Educational Technology (eTech) was created as a resource for faculty who use or wish to use technology in their teaching and research. eTech serves the College with College-wide technology initiatives such as multimedia rooms, computer labs, instructional resources, and more.

Updated information on technology within the College can be found below, and by visiting eTech's Web site at: http://etech.as.ua.edu.


Events and Performances

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More than 750 performances, exhibitions, lectures, and readings are presented each year in the College of Arts and Sciences. The majority of these are open to the public.

A listing of all College events can be obtained at the University of Alabama Crimson Calendar.


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