University at Albany Student Focus Headlines http://www.albany.edu/news University at Albany Student Focus Headlines en-us Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:03:05 EST RedDot CMS 7.5 Counseling Center Serves as Model for Nation http://www.albany.edu/news/campus_news_7982.php UAlbany's University Counseling Center continues to garner national attention as a model for alcohol abuse prevention.


UAlbany's Counseling Center received a $1,500 grant and showcased its ward-winning STEPS program at the 22nd Annual National Prevention Network Research Conference in Anaheim, California.

]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST 229D5C11D47B438BB5D7ECB55DDD664A UAlbany Bus Drivers Promote Madison Shuttle Run http://www.albany.edu/news/campus_news_7918.php Bus drivers at the University at Albany have designed a new shuttle bus run to provide better, safer service to students who live near Madison Avenue. They even produced their own video to promote the new run, with one of their own playing a starring role.


UAlbany shuttle buses provide safe, convenient transportation for students. (Photo Mark Schmidt)

]]> Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST 0312806922AD414C99AD866DAFD44A5D UAlbany Students, Alumni Learn from Confinement http://www.albany.edu/news/campus_news_7917.php For recent UAlbany graduate Daniel Foerste, an aspiring filmmaker, the chance to work on an independent movie this summer presented the opportunity of a lifetime. The film, Confinement, was written, directed, and edited by John McCarty as a modern re-telling of The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.


UAlbany students and alumni gained experience as crew members on the film. From left, actress Colleen Lovett and recent UAlbany graduate Dan Foerste.

]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST 9AA727D1D64246B6B08319D943B60E8F Africa Study Trip Transformative Experience http://www.albany.edu/news/campus_news_7890.php On a trip to Ethiopia this summer, a group of UAlbany School of Social Welfare students stopped at the Church of St. Mary on Mount Entoto, known for its healing waters. It is here where thousands of people infected with HIV/AIDS go in hope of being cured by the holy water provided through the church on the mountain’s summit.


Worshippers outside the Church of Saint Mary on Mount Entoto, near Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.(earthphotos.com)

]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST DB172E0723A640FBB3162A3BDDB5C221 Sustainability a Plus in Proposed Student Housing http://www.albany.edu/news/campus_news_7847.php With record applications and student enrollment that’s grown to 18,000, the University at Albany is developing a new 500-bed dormitory on the southeast portion of the uptown campus near Indian Pond.


The proposed apartment-style housing will be similar in amenities to Empire Commons, above.

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