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The Tuscaloosa News Tuesday, April 30, 2019

UA to ?hold weekend graduation ceremonies

More than 6,000 degrees will be awarded

Staff report

More than 6,000 degrees will be awarded this weekend during the University ofAla bama's spring commencement exercises.

All colleges and schools, including the UA School of Law, will participate in five total ceremonies beginning Friday and ending Sunday afternoon. All ceremonies will be heldat Coleman Coliseum.

The College of Education, College of Engineering and Capstone College of Nursing

will participate in the first ceremony at 4:30 p.m. Friday.

At 9 a.m. Saturday, the College of Communication & Information Sciences, Col-? lege ofHuman Environmental Sciences d School of Social Work will holditsceremonies. The Culverhouse College of Business will hold its cer emony at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, followedbythe College ofArts & Sciences at 6 p.m.

The Hugh Ji'.. Culverhouse Jr. School ofLawwill hold itscer? emony at 2 p.m. Sunday. The school will have 125 graduates.

More information can be fo und at w w w . u a . edu/ commencement.

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The Tuscaloosa News Tuesday, April 30, 2019

UA nursing student Juggles family, academic responslbllltles

:Ji), Dustin Fox ?The Gadsden Times

t"l jJ This weekend, a Gadsden

?ative is set to graduate from the University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing with a4.0 gradepoint average.

Kiari Kinnie won't claim that success just yet, though. Until her final grades are tal lied up a few days before commencement, her GPA sits at a 3.998. Still, Kinnie has accomplished much in her time at UA. In addition to her classes, she has worked two jobs, served on a mission trip to Africa, and raised a son she had freshman year.

Growing up in Gadsden, Kinnie attended Donehoo and Thompson Elementary

! Schools, Gadsden and Litch field Middle Schools, and Gadsden City High School. While in high school, she spent time in the band and color guard, on the basketball team and inJROTC.

She also started work ing at the Waffle Hou&e once she turned 16 and continued working there until she moved to Tuscaloosa.

During senior year, she vis ited Alabama's campus and fell in love with the commu nity immediately. Instead of applying to a ton of colleges, she decided toputall her eggs in the Alabama basket and came outwith an ROTC schol arship to attend the university.

Shortly after graduating, Kinnie found out she was pregnant. She said herfamily supported her and pushed SeeBALANCE, A7

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her to not let that hinder her from going to school. She started class in the summer semester,work ing hard from the start to keep her grades high.

In high school, Kin nie's GPA was3.5,but the prestige of college and knowing that she would soon have a child to set an example for motivated her to excel. Her pregnancy kept her from continuing on with the ROTC schol arship, but she made up for it by earn,ing three aca demic scholarships.

Over winter break of her freshman year,she gave birth to her son Karson and returned to class two weeks later.

"Most of the time, he was with me," she said. "I would wake up at 5,take him to daycare at 6 and be at clinicals at 6:30."

She continued working as well,as a server during events for the football team,as a student nurse at the hospital, or at a Waffle House in Tusca loosa.Duringthe summer, she would take on multiple

jCi>bs full-time. 'She said her college

career was not asoloeffort though.Her family,Kar son's father and his family were all more than willing td help. She said family would meet her in Bir

mingham to pick Karson up when she had big exams or events coming t!P? and added that they were always there to help when she needed it. ""It's going to be my name on the degree,but it was definitely a family effort," she said.

A Community ?Affairs International Study Away scholarship gave Kinnie the opportunity to travel to Zambia,where she said she was able to help with medical clinics where patients were diagnosed and treated on site.She said the experience made

er appreciative of what

. . ?.:;?

she has.

to the side and spend time

"You may not have ,'With him," she said.

much but there's always / Eventually, she sees

someone who has less,'.'' herself continuing her

she said.

education and pursuing a

In the future, she plans PhD with an ultimate goal

to take Karson along with of teaching nursing at a

her when she returns for university.

more mission trips as a For now,she is excited

way to teach himthe same tostartthe newest chapter

lessons she learned.

of her life, spending time

Karson is too young at "at the bedside," serving

this point to realize the others and doingwhatshe

hard work his mother has feels called to do.

put in to get where she is As she gears up to start

now,but Kiari said she is that next chapter, she

not going to let himforget. is planning to move to

"I'm going to make Trussville so she can be

sure he realizes that closer to her family and

even though he doesn't her roots.

remember the struggles, And although the Uni

they were there," she said. versity of Alabama chapter

Kinnie has already of her life is coming to an

landed a job in the UAB end, Kinnie said she is

trauma burn unit,which grateful for the support

she will start soon after of herfamily and those at

graduation.

the Capstone College of

She said sheplans to put Nursing who have sup

her nursing degree to use ported her throughout her

therefor a while and relax time there.

as much as possible with "It was definitely hard

her son.

work,but it's been so fun

"I know he's ready for because I'm doing some

Mom tomovethose books thing I love," she said.

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Birmingham Business Journal Friday, April 26, 2019

Meet the new face of the Business Council of Alabama

By: Stephanie Rebman Katie Britt is a Wiregrass girl through and through, but she's using her love for the entire state to improve the business climate as the new president of the Business Council of Alabama. Britt lived in the same place for 18 years - Enterprise - but between her legal and political path, which included a stint as the youngest press secretary on the Senate side of Capitol Hill, and her husband's football career, her children have lived in seven different homes already. "They have certainly been brave and strong and supportive," she said. Now that her family has returned to their home base of Alabama, Britt is learning the ropes in her new role and determining ways to strengthen businesses statewide. "We have been going 90 to nothing, starting the job and working to create relationships and rebuild relationships for the organization, meet with the legislature, and then driving carpool for soccer practice," she said. And she isn't afraid of any challenges. After all, she had a newborn and an 11-month-old as a 1L at University of Alabama School of Law. The BBJ talked with Britt to learn more about what's on the horizon for the council. What is something about you that not many people might know? I wake up really early and go through email. That is the time where I can decompress and that's when I can be the most productive. When you get to work, things take you in different directions. I get through my devotion and emails and am able to read a little of the news and then get everybody started for the day. I also read "To Kill a Mockingbird" once a year and was a member of the New England Patriots Wives Club. What was it like working in Washington, D.C. on Capitol Hill as a chief of staff? I loved every minute of it. To have a front-row seat to seeing the challenges and opportunities throughout our state and to watch the impact that Richard Shelby has... you don't always appreciate everything that the hometown person brings to the table, but sitting up there to see the amount of respect he commands and the amount he is able to accomplish not only for the nation but in particular the state was just incredible. To be able to work alongside him was one of the greatest honors I've had. What is a lesson you learned in D.C.? You can't be afraid to come to the table to advocate for the needs of those you serve. One of the things I learned in D.C. is your opponent on one issue very well may be your ally on the next. While you need to fight hard and adhere to your goals, treating people with respect goes a long way. Politics is the art of the possible and you have to come to the table with that in mind. What are your goals in the short term and the long term in your new role? I want BCA to concentrate on its core values, which is making sure that we create environments both in Montgomery and D.C. that allow both businesses large and small to flourish. I'm the daughter of two small business owners so it was always very apparent to me that what happens in Montgomery and in D.C. affects the bottom line. I also believe that the

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