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- Organize and track the schools that YOU are interested in.
- Get matched up with schools that fit your personality.
- Determine your chances at each school CP covers.
- Calculate your costs at any school.
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FactsServices Available
- $3 discount on oil change at all Express Oil change locations
- 10% discount on souvenirs at the Supe Store, the Trunk, Alabama Book Store, the College Store, and Bama Fever
- Alabama Alumni Association's International Tour Program offers alumni and friends vacation tour options through selected agencies to accommodate a variety of tour sites, costs, and schedules
- Alumni Scholarship Program – scholarship awards that recognizes both academics and alumni loyalty to recruit children and grandchildren of UA graduates
- Benefit card and car decal
- Discovering Bama Campus Visit Program – a catered personalized tour of the campus coordinated by the Alumni Office staff for high school students and their parents (recommendation from an active member necessary)
- E-mail updates including information on Homecoming, A-Day, reunions, and other campus events that cater to returning alumni
- Free fare on the Tuscaloosa Trolley (excludes football shuttles on game day)
- Hotel discounts and car rental discounts
- Opportunity to join The Alabama Credit Union and apply for a Crimson Pride Mastercard credit card with no annual fee
- The Alumni Life Insurance Program – affordable group-term life insurance
Major Events
- Alumni Weekend – A-Day football scrimmage is an opportunity for alumni to recognize officers, honor award winners, and salute reunion groups of the Golden Fifties Club.
- Capstone Leadership Assembly for Student Success (CLASS) – Alumni search the state of Alabama to find high school juniors who excel in leadership activities. These students are invited to UA's campus for a day full of workshops and leadership seminars.
- Homecoming – On game day, the Alumni office sponsors on the Quad with tent displays, which represent the colleges and schools of the University and feature entertainment three hours prior to kickoff.
- The Golden Fifties Club is a group of Alabama alumni who celebrate more than 50 years since they graduated from the University. They unite each year to honor the class celebrating its 50 year reunion.
Publications
- Alabama Alumni Magazine, a quarterly publication highlighting alumni and campus activities. It includes campus news, in-depth features, and short profiles. It also has a personals section listing alumni updates on jobs and personal lives.
Did You Know?
Famous UA Alumni
Shaun Alexander (Class of ’99) – Pro football running back for the Seattle Seahawks
Mel Allen (Class of ’56) – Sportscaster
Hugo Black (Class of ‘06) – Supreme Court justice
Paul “Bear” Bryant (Class of ’35) – Former Crimson Tide football coach, became most winning coach in the history of college football in 1981
Mark Childress (Class of ‘78) – Novelist and features editor
of Southern Living
Sylvester Croom (Class of ’75) – Mississippi State University football head coach, Green Bay Packers running back coach
Hugh Culverhouse (Class of ’41, Law ’47) – Owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Winston Groom (Class of ’65) – Author of Forrest Gump
Sanford Grossman (Class of ’57) – Director of NFL telecasts for CBS and now FOX
Joe Namath (Class of ’65) – Super Bowl champion
quarterback of the New York Jets
Don Siegelman (Class of ’68) – Alabama govenor
Latrell Sprewell (Class of ’92) – NBA guard-forward for the Minnesota Timberwolves
Bart Starr (Class of ’56) – Super Bowl champion quarterback
George Wallace (Class of ’42) – Former Alabama governor, known as the standard bearer of white opposition to integration in the 1960s
Sela Ward (Class of ’77) – Actress and book writer
E.O. Wilson (Class of ’49; MS ’50) – Pulizer Prize-winning scientist
Most Recent Contributing Author
Name: Josh Morris
Hometown: Bath, Maine
Major: Public Relations Josh has lived on three separate continents. Contributing Author Internship
College Prowler is actively seeking talented students to be "Contributing Authors," and assist with updating
the College Prowler guide to their school. This is a great opportunity for a student to gain internship experience, be a part of a nationally
recognized company, gain tremendous exposure, utilize new media techniques, and share advice with high school students about what life is
really like at your college. Read more about the internship.
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