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FLORENCE – Light the Fountain, the annual tradition at the University of North Alabama, has been set for Thursday, March 10, with a rain date of March 15. The ceremony is set to begin at 7 p.m. at the heart of UNA’s campus, Harrison Fountain and Plaza, with the lighting to take place at 7:30 p.m.
“The Light the Fountain event is a University tradition that began in the spring of 2016 after UNA President Dr. Ken Kitts awakened to the lights the previous spring and had the idea that the campus community could enjoy an annual celebration around the lighting of the fountain each year,” said Dr. Kimberly Greenway, Vice President for Student Affairs. “The event provides students the opportunity to engage with one another and the campus community in this shared experience and to appreciate the symbolic representation of the campus ‘coming alive’ with spring weather and the second half of the spring academic term. The event further emphasizes the beauty of UNA’s campus, the generosity of donors, and the enjoyment of being at UNA.”
This year, Ande Jones, UNA graduate and former UNA volleyball, tennis, and softball coach, has been tapped to flip the switch that lights the fountain. Greenway said she was a natural fit for the ceremony as part of the ongoing celebration of the Year of the UNA Woman in honor of 150 years of admitting women to the institution. The campus tradition includes free t-shirts, food, a photo booth, and a Harrison Plaza dance party until 9 p.m.
Media Release/Ms. Michelle R. Eubanks
Director
University Media and Public Relations
UNA
