TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – University Programs at The University of Alabama was named the 2005 Best Campus Program by Campus Activities Magazine.

Nominations for the award come from schools and performers across the country. This is the third year in a row that UA was selected as one of the top five programs. The college programming event article can be seen at www.campusactivitiesmagazine.com/pages/UniofAlabama.html.

University Programs is a UA student organization offering the campus a diverse range of entertainment, including concerts, comedians, speakers, performing arts and novelty/variety events. In the past year, events included Michael Anthony, Buzz Sutherland, Sister Hazel, the Roots and Morgan Spurlock.

“We are very excited about being the top campus in the country and it is an honor to the students and staff who have worked with University Programs for the past several years,” said Steven McCullar, UA assistant dean of students.

University Programs has recently held UP all Night on Fridays from 10 p.m.-2 a.m. featuring comedians, ThinkFast, acoustic music, various novelties, movies and breakfast for a buck as free events open to the UA community.

For more information, contact University Programs at 205/348-7525, http://up.ua.edu/.