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аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Employee Campaign Makes $800,000 Impact
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ employees continued their tradition of giving and investing in аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼'s students and programs with $ ...
May 8, 2015 -
2015 Commencement: One Location, Two Ceremonies, Thousands of Smiling Faces
Graduates at the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼'s Spring Commencement this Saturday, May 9, will be the first in the University& ...
May 8, 2015 -
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Honors Outstanding Students as 2015 Academic All Stars
The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ recently recognized 21 outstanding students as 2015 Academic All Stars and recipients of national ...
May 7, 2015 -
Dr. Michael Finan Named Director of аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Mitchell Cancer Institute
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ President Dr. Tony Waldrop has named Dr. Michael Finan as director of the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Mitchell Cancer Institut ...
May 6, 2015 -
Dr. Edward Panacek Appointed Chair of Emergency Medicine
Dr. Edward Panacek replaces Dr. Frank Pettyjohn as chair of emergency medicine at the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ College of Medic ...
May 4, 2015 -
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Mail Hub To Open with Expand Services and Hours
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ students and employees will have access to an array of new mailing, shipping, copying and printing opt ...
April 30, 2015 -
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Selects "Cradle of Freedom" as 2015-2016 Common Read Book
In "Cradle of Freedom," author Frye Gaillard adds a human face to the story of the black American struggle for equality. ...
April 29, 2015 -
Murphy Student Wins аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Public Speaking Competition
The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼'s department of communication in the College of Arts and Sciences recently sponsored its annu ...
April 23, 2015 -
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Student Health Center Achieves AAAHC Re-Accreditation
The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Student Health Center recently was granted a 3-year re-accreditation by the Accreditation Associat ...
April 21, 2015 -
Annual аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Oozeball Tournament Raises Thousands for Scholarships
The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ hosted a successful 27th Annual Oozeball Tournament recently with 52 teams of students, faculty, s ...
April 21, 2015 -
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Volunteers Lend Hand at JaguarsCare
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends in Mobile overcame bad weather on Saturday, April 18, to ...
April 19, 2015 -
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ To Go Tobacco Free Beginning Aug. 1
The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ will become part of an increasing trend in higher education on Aug. 1 when the main campus, the US ...
April 17, 2015 -
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ to Co-Host Alabama All-State Band Festival
The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Department of Music will co-host the 2015 Alabama Bandmasters Association All-State Band Festival ...
April 14, 2015 -
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Elects New Student Government Association Officers
The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ has announced the Student Government Association officer elections for the 2015-2016 academic year ...
April 13, 2015 -
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Takes a Stand Against Sexual Assault
The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ joins a national effort in taking a stand and observing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. T ...
April 13, 2015 -
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Rallies at Higher Ed Day
Hundreds of аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ students, faculty, staff and administrators traveled to Montgomery today to support Higher ...
April 9, 2015 -
SSAB Funds аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ College of Engineering Endowed Scholarship
Global steel company SSAB, which operates a mill in Mobile County, has announced a $110,000 pledge to the University of South Alab ...
April 8, 2015 -
Journal Article Reflects Student and Academic Affairs Collaboration
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Drs. Peggy Delmas, assistant professor in the College of Education, and Krista Harrell, associate dean ...
April 7, 2015 -
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ to Rally on Higher Education Day
University administrators, faculty, staff, students and alumni will join thousands of other representatives from across Alabama on ...
April 6, 2015 -
Jaguar Marching Band Selects Drum Major for Next Season
Carson Watson, a sophomore biology major and a native of Prattville, Ala., has been selected as the next drum major for the Univer ...
April 1, 2015 -
"Dances with Cosmology" to be held April 9
The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Native American Studies Program, with funding from the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, and the Archaeology Museum will prese ...
April 1, 2015 -
Symposium Set for Civil War History and Memory
The Center for the Study of War & Memory at the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ will focus on "The Civil War in History and M ...
March 27, 2015 -
2015 Employee Annual Fund Kicks Off
The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ kicked off its 2015 Employee Annual Fund this week, opening a campaign that brings together employ ...
March 26, 2015 -
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Researchers: Lessons to Learn from Oil Spill
Dr. Steve Picou, founder and director of the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Coastal Resource and Resiliency Center, and Dr. Keith Nic ...
March 26, 2015 -
"Promoting Diversity in the Classroom" Series Begins
The College of Education at the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ wants to share the importance of embracing diversity and the need to r ...
March 25, 2015 -
Renowned Galapagos Islands Researcher to Lecture at аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼
Dr. Stephen J. Walsh, internationally recognized for his research into human impacts on the Galapagos Islands, will present a semi ...
March 24, 2015 -
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Graduate Nick Brownlee Wins Prestigious Metropolitan Opera Competition
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ graduate and bass-baritone Nicholas "Nick" Brownlee sang two arias on Sunday in New York to become one of five winni ...
March 23, 2015 -
Medical Students Celebrate Residencies at Match Day
Senior medical students at the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ gathered March 20 at the Mobile Convention Center to find out this year ...
March 20, 2015 -
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Researchers Join Nationwide Resilience Team
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ researchers are joining a nationwide effort to help communities recover from disasters. The effort is ...
March 19, 2015 -
Computer Science Student Wins Three-Minute Thesis Competition
Lindsey Whitehurst, a computer science major, won the top prize Wednesday, March 18, in аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼'s 2nd Annual 3MT® Competition ...
March 19, 2015 -
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Assistant Dean of Students Named Advocate of the Year
Dr. Andrea Agnew, assistant dean of students for student services, was recently named Advocate of the Year by the Alabama Governor ...
March 17, 2015 -
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Concert Choir to Perform with Mobile Symphony
The Mobile Symphony once again welcomes the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Concert Choir to the stage in "From Tragedy to Triump ...
March 13, 2015 -
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Joins a Global Effort to Present V-Day 2015
The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Common Read/Common World Program will present "V-Day: Until the Violence Stops," to be h ...
March 13, 2015 -
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Hosts Prestigious Tournees French Film Festival
The department of foreign languages and literatures will host the Tournees French Film Festival beginning at 7 p.m. this evening a ...
March 12, 2015 -
Chinese Fiction Scholar to Speak at Mahan Lecture
Dr. Rae Yang, professor of Chinese fiction at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa., will deliver a lecture on "Contested Memory ...
March 12, 2015 -
Researcher Attempts to Solve Puzzler: Birds in Shark Stomachs
Dr. Marcus Drymon will use satellite tags to monitor the feeding behaviors of local tiger sharks. ...
March 11, 2015 -
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ History Club to Sponsor Free Speech Panel
The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ History Club will sponsor a panel discussion, "Free Speech in Historical Perspective," at 6 p.m., Thursday, in t ...
March 10, 2015 -
Second Commencement and Speaker Added to Accommodate Growth
Graduates at the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼'s Spring Commencement on May 9 will be the first in the University's histor ...
March 5, 2015 -
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ National Alumni Association Honors Award Recipients
The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ National Alumni Association honored three distinguished alumni and two service leaders for notable ...
March 4, 2015 -
'I Knew South Was For Me'
Watson's story is not unlike those of other first-generation students who seek advancement through higher education. A campus ...
March 2, 2015 -
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ ABK Honor Society Inducts Record Number
The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Abeneefoo Kuo Honor Society inducted a record number of 109 students at its induction ceremony hel ...
March 1, 2015 -
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Southerners Accepting Applications
The Southerners, the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ official student ambassadors, are accepting applications for their 2015-2016 clas ...
February 27, 2015 -
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Joins Educators, Business Leaders at Education Summit
"The Role of Post-Secondary Education in Improving Educational Attainment for All Students" was the theme for the 2015 F ...
February 24, 2015 -
School of Computing Hosts State Awards Honoring Young Women
Eighteen young women from across Alabama were recognized Saturday, Feb. 21, for their accomplishments and aspirations in computing ...
February 24, 2015 -
College of Education to Host 2015 Education Summit
The College of Education at the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ will celebrate 48 years of teaching, research and service during its F ...
February 20, 2015 -
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼PD Holds 'Check Your Ride' Event for Students
Students are encouraged to have their vehicles checked for spring break travel during the 'Check Your Ride' event on Wed ...
February 20, 2015 -
Theatre аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Presents 'The Shape of Things'
Theatre аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ will present Neil LaBute's "The Shape of Things" Friday, Feb. 20, thru Sunday, Feb. 28, in the Laidlaw ...
February 20, 2015 -
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Faculty Member Awarded Outstanding Teacher Award
Kristy Britt, senior instructor of foreign languages and literatures at the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼, has been named recipient ...
February 19, 2015 -
Former Diplomat to Discuss Changing U.S-Cuban Relations
Dr. Carlos Alzugaray Treto will lecture on "Cuban-U.S. Relations after Dec. 17: A View from Havana" at 6 p.m., Feb. 23, ...
February 19, 2015 -
School of Computing Recognized by NSA, Homeland Security
National, state and local officials praised the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼'s School of Computing as аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ announced on Feb. 11 ...
February 11, 2015