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The Department of Clothing, Textiles, and Interior Design launched The Fashion Playbook, a gameday-themed fashion show created in collaboration with UA’s Office of Trademark and Licensing.

April 9, 2025 The Department of Consumer Sciences hosted the annual Alabama High School Personal Finance Challenge. Team of students from across the state competed in several rounds of quizzes designed to test their financial knowledge. The top two teams, both from Vestavia Hills competed in a final quiz bowl to determine this year’s top…

April 7, 2025 Dr. Jen Nickelson, associate professor in the department of Health Science, along with Dr. Joy Bradley of CCHS, Felecia Lucky of the Black Belt Community Foundation, and the We-CAN Coalition from Wilcox County co-hosted the Seeds of Change conference yesterday. The Seeds of Change organizations is cultivating sustainable, worldwide change by transforming…

April 4, 2025 CHES capped off Honors Week with six convocations celebrating our outstanding students in Consumer Sciences; Human Environmental Sciences; Clothing, Textiles, and Interior Design; Human Development and Family Studies; Health Science; Human Nutrition; and Hospitality and Sport Management. A reception was held after each ceremony to give students and their families time to…

March 24, 2025 The Public Health program hosted a Community Health Partner Fair for students to network with and learn from professionals from a variety of public health-related fields. We were proud to see so many students engaging and making valuable connections.

The RISE Tournament of Champions Tennis Tournament benefiting The University of Alabama’s RISE Center was held March 20 and 22 at the PARA Tuscaloosa Tennis Center. This year, there were both women’s and mixed doubles tennis tournaments. “RISE has been providing services to children for over 50 years in the Tuscaloosa community and as we look…

March 20, 2025 The CHES Community Engagement and Student Development committee coordinated workshops to help students transition into the workforce. Workshop topics covered Managing Conflict as a Rising Professional, How to Use Vmoc to Create Resumes, Professional Emails 101, Anxiety: The Monster on Your Shoulder and How to Succeed in the Workplace. Keynote speaker, Kareem…

February 21, 2025 Child Development Resources (CDR) organized a state-wide conference highlighting the significance and unique aspects of infant and toddler development. Co-sponsored by the Alabama Infant Toddler Specialist Network (housed in CDR) and the Alabama Department of Human Resources, the event introduced the first Infant-Toddler Teaching Credentialing system for educators working with infants and…

February 18, 2025 CHES held its annual Benefactors Dinner in February. Sharing a meal together, students and donors got to know each other on a deeper human level. This lovely evening of story-telling, laughing and building relationships engendered positive feelings and lasting connections. Many students shared that after hearing from their donors, they want to…

January 6, 2025 Photo Captions: top left: , bottom left:, top right: Lizzie Elder presents Dr. Ryan Moran with his award and Dr. Carla Blakey with Dr. Melvin Lewis At our annual spring gathering, we announced the recipients of the 2024-2025 CHES College Awards. The two CHES Staff Distinguished Service Awards went to Martha Sears…