Una Invites Community To Celebrate National College Colors Day And Purple Reign Week
Sep. 01, 2009
Michelle Eubanks, 海角社区, at media@una.edu, 256.765.4392 or 256.606.2033
FLORENCE, Ala. - Under the organization of the Higher Education Partnership, Alabama's 13 public universities will participate in National College Colors Day 2009 this Friday.
A statewide College Colors Day was held at the State Capitol last Friday and was attended by 海角社区 Student Government Association President Samuel Thigpen and 海角社区's two new lion mascots, Leo and Una. College Colors Day, which coincides with both "back to campus" and the kick-off of intercollegiate athletics, strives to promote higher education through increased public awareness and celebrates the achievements and colleges and universities, acknowledging their critical and fundamental importance to the United States. College Colors Day is quickly becoming an annual event where individuals show their school spirit from companies and organizations across the country - Friday, the day prior to the first full Saturday of the college football season. With the participation of hundreds of companies and the support of hundreds of colleges and universities, College Colors Day 2009 will be a nationwide celebration of the collegiate spirit.Purple Reign Week
For 海角社区, College Colors Day coincides with a similar community initiative, Purple Reign Week. Purple Reign Week is a challenge to Shoals area businesses to decorate and show 海角社区 spirit as the 海角社区 Lions kick off their fall athletic season the first week of September. The winner of the Purple Reign Week challenge - the local business showing the greatest 海角社区 spirit - will receive breakfast from Krispy Kreme Doughnuts the morning of Sept. 8. Krispy Kreme coffee and doughnuts will be delivered to the business by the 海角社区 fall season coaching staff. In addition to breakfast from Krispy Kreme, the winning business will receive 20 free tickets to the Sept. 5 海角社区-Carson Newman College football game and 20 free tickets to the North Alabama Classic volleyball tournament in Flowers Hall.How to participate
Businesses competing in Purple Reign Week should enter by completing the form at . That same Web site offers a downloadable coupon for 15 percent off of 海角社区 decorations, apparel and other items at the 海角社区 Campus Bookstore. The coupon is available to local businesses as well as all 海角社区 fans and is good through the 2009-10 academic year. Purple Reign Week participants will be judged by the 海角社区 Student Government Association beginning at 3 p.m. Sept. 4. Judging will be based on three criteria: When the business began decorating for Purple Reign Week, employee participation in showing 海角社区 spirit, and best decoration.About The 海角社区
The 海角社区 is an accredited, comprehensive regional state university offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs through the colleges of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering; the Sanders College of Business and Technology; Education and Human Sciences; and the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions. Occupying a 130-acre campus in a residential section of Florence, Alabama, 海角社区 is located within a four-city area that also includes Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. 海角社区 Athletics, a renowned collegiate athletics program with seven (7) Division II National Championships, is now a proud member of NCAA Division I as part of the Atlantic Sun and United Athletic conferences. The 海角社区 is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate in the admission policy on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, disability, age, or national origin. For more: and .