Press Releases http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/ Joy Washington, (251) 460-6638 - jwashing@southalabama.edu The Mobile Jewish Film Festival will show several contemporary films at the University of South Alabama, Mobile and Fairhope venues to celebrate its 14th year anniversary. The films will be screened Jan. 9-23. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/122013.html 20 DEC 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Jennifer Z. Ekman, (251) 415-1358 - jekman@southalabama.edu Stephanie McDaniel has been promoted to Director of Customer Service at University of South Alabama Children’s & Women’s Hospital. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/121713.html 17 DEC 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Jennifer Z. Ekman, (251) 415-1358 - jekman@southalabama.edu Liz Freeman was recently named chair of the development council at University of South Alabama Children’s & Women’s Hospital. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/121613.html 16 DEC 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Jeb Schrenk, (251) 460-6211 Mobile philanthropist and businessman Abraham A. Mitchell, who earlier this year committed $50 million to the University of South Alabama on its 50th Anniversary, will address graduates at USA’s 2013 Fall Commencement. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/121413.html 14 DEC 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Bob Lowry - USA Public Relations - (251)460-6211 -rlowry@southalabama.edu The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges has announced that it has reaffirmed the accreditation of the University of South Alabama. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/121313.html 13 DEC 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Joy Washington - USA Public Relations -(251) 460-6638 - jwashing@southalabama.edu The University of South Alabama has been selected by former U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner to receive his congressional papers. Bonner made the announcement at the December USA Board of Trustees meeting. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/120613.html 6 DEC 2013 19:30:25 CTZ Jennifer Ekman - USA Public Relations - (251)415-1358 -jekman@southalabama.edu Three organizations dedicated to the care of children and families are celebrating the excitement and wonder of this holiday season. Everyone is invited to the annual “Lights of Love” tree lighting at USA Children’s & Women’s Hospital at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 10. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/120213.html 2 DEC 2013 19:30:25 CTZ Alice Jackson - USA Public Relations - (251)460-6639 -majackson@southalabama.edu USA employees were recognized for their service to the University on Oct. 24 during a program and luncheon at the Mitchell Center. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/112013.html 20 OCT 2013 19:30:25 CTZ Bob Lowry - USA Public Relations - (251)460-6211 -rlowry@southalabama.edu More than 55,000 gifts were made to the University of South Alabama during its three-year 50th Anniversary Campaign, representing widespread support for the University’s mission of teaching, research, public service and health care. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/111813.html 18 OCT 2013 19:30:25 CTZ Joy Washington - USA Public Relations - (251)460-6638 -jwashing@southalabama.edu The University of South Alabama today honored three state winners of the Distinguished Young Women program this fall with a scholarship signing ceremony. There are a total of seven state winners currently enrolled at USA. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/111213.html 12 NOV 2013 19:30:25 CTZ Alice Jackson - USA Public Relations - (251)460-6639 -majackson@southalabama.edu Dr. David Johnson, senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of South Alabama, has been elected chairman of the Council of Alabama University Chief Academic Officers for the next two years. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/101013.html 10 OCT 2013 19:30:25 CTZ Office of Public Relations - (251) 460-6211 -pubrel@southalabama.edu A community-wide memorial service will be held on the University of South Alabama campus Wednesday, Oct. 2, for USA President Emeritus Gordon Moulton, whose career spanned most of the University’s first half-century and culminated with 15 years as USA’s president. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/093013b.html 30 SEPT 2013 19:30:25 CTZ Joy Washington - USA Public Relations - (251) 414-8158 -jwashing@southalabama.edu The University of South Alabama department of history will present its seventh annual N. Jack Stallworth Lecture featuring Dr. Margaret Humphreys, the Josiah Charles Trent Professor in the History of Medicine at Duke University on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the USA John W. Laidlaw Performing Arts Center. The event is open to the public, and admission is free. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/092713.html 27 SEPT 2013 19:30:25 CTZ Alice Jackson - USA Public Relations - (251)460-6639 -majackson@southalabama.edu The Physician Studies Program in the Pat Capps Covey College of Allied Health Professions at the University of South Alabama has been named recipient of the 2013 Excellence Through Diversity Award from the national Physician Assistant Education Association. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/092613.html 26 SEPT 2013 19:30:25 CTZ Joy Washington - USA Public Relations - (251) 414-8158 -jwashing@southalabama.edu The intense, high energy performing arts group Step Afrika will once again perform at the University of South Alabama on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. at the USA Mitchell Center. The event is open to the public, and admission is free. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/091913.html 19 SEPT 2013 19:30:25 CTZ Joy Washington - USA Public Relations - (251) 414-8158 -jwashing@southalabama.edu The University of South Alabama will celebrate Homecoming 2013 with the theme, “We are Jag Nation,” Oct. 14-19. Students, faculty, staff, alumni and surrounding communities are invited to enjoy a host of activities including athletic and alumni events, a pep rally, and the Fun Fest Carnival Night. The Wall of Honor Unveiling Ceremony begins at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at Moulton Tower and Alumni Plaza on the USA campus. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/091813.html 18 SEPT 2013 19:30:25 CTZ Renee Paul - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6640 -rpaul@usouthal.edu The University of South Alabama Board of Trustees today voted to name the institution’s library in honor of the Marx family of Mobile in recognition of a $3 million pledge from the Julien E. Marx Foundation Trust, which will support the facility. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/091713.html 17 SEPT 2013 19:30:25 CTZ Bob Lowry - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6211 - rlowry@usouthal.edu USA’s Board of Trustees today announced the finalists for the position who have emerged from the recent search process involving a special board-appointed search committee of faculty, staff, students, alumni and supporters of the University. More than 130 nominees and applicants from across the nation were identified during the search. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/091313b.html 13 SEPT 2013 19:30:25 CTZ Alice Jackson - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6639 -majackson@usouthal.edu A nationally recognized Web site that analyzes the affordability and return on investment of higher education has named the University of South Alabama as seventh on its list of the "54 Most Affordable Online Colleges". http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/091313.html 13 SEPT 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Alice Jackson - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6639 -majackson@usouthal.edu A longtime leader in USA’s Public Relations program has been named interim director of public relations, Acting President Dr. John W. Smith has announced. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/090513b.html 5 SEPT 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Alice Jackson - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6639 -majackson@usouthal.edu The University of South Alabama’s department of political science and criminal justice will hold its annual Constitution Day on Tuesday, Sept. 17, in the auditorium of the USA Library. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/090513.html 5 SEPT 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Alice Jackson - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6639 -majackson@usouthal.edu Dr. Steve Picou, professor of sociology, anthropology and social work and director of the USA Coastal Resource and Resiliency Center, has been appointed to serve as an advisor to the National Academy of Sciences’ new Gulf of Mexico program. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/082813b.html 28 AUG 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Alice Jackson - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6639 -majackson@usouthal.edu An accomplished business professor and professional mediator with nearly 30 years of service to the University of South Alabama has been chosen as the University’s first faculty ombudsperson. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/082813.html 28 AUG 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Renee Paul - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6640 -rpaul@usouthal.edu The University of South Alabama today announced a record 15,311 students enrolled this fall semester, representing a 428-student increase from one year ago. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/082613.html 26 AUG 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Alice Jackson - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6639 -majackson@usouthal.edu Stephen H. Simmons, a University of South Alabama employee for 30 years, has been named vice president for financial affairs. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/082113c.html 21 AUG 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Alice Jackson - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6639 -majackson@usouthal.edu Dr. Kimberly P. Littlefield has been named the new assistant vice president for research development and learning in the University of South Alabama’s Office of Research and Economic Development. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/082113b.html 21 AUG 2013 15:30:25 CTZ Alice Jackson - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6639 -majackson@usouthal.edu The first Faculty Senate meeting of the fall semester is scheduled for Aug. 21 at the USA Faculty Club. The next meeting is scheduled for Sept. 18, 3-4:30 p.m., at the Faculty Club. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/082113.html 21 AUG 2013 12:30:25 CTZ Joy Washington - USA Public Relations - (251) 414-8158 -jwashing@southalabama.edu The University of South Alabama and its Police Department has partnered with MyForce to provide a proactive personal safety service that will immediately protect students, their families, alumni, USA faculty and staff with just a touch of a button on supported IPhone, Android or BlackBerry smartphones. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/081513b.html 15 AUG 2013 19:30:25 CTZ Brittany Otis - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6211 - bjo901@jagmail.southalabama.edu Joy Washington - USA Public Relations - (251) 414-8158 -jwashing@southalabama.edu The University of South Alabama kicks off a new academic year with a host of back-to-school events, including JagFest on Saturday, Aug. 17, which features Move-InDay, a campus fair and president’s dinner buffet. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/081513.html 15 AUG 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Ashley Hoye - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6636 - pubrel@southalabama.edu University of South Alabama students and alumni are invited to speak with representatives from various companies and organizations during the 2013 Fall Career Fair, which will be held on Thursday, Sept. 12 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the USA Mitchell Center Waterman Globe Lobby. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/081413b.html 14 AUG 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Ashley Hoye - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6636 - pubrel@southalabama.edu The University of South Alabama will host the Allied Health and Nursing Career Fair for USA alumni and students in health-related fields on Thursday, Sept. 5 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Mitchell Center Globe Grand Lobby near the Waterman Globe. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/081413a.html 14 AUG 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Brittany Otis - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6211 - Bjo901@jagmail.southalabama.edu The University of South Alabama’s Office of Multi-Cultural Student Affairs announces the 2013-2014 officers for Women of Excellence. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/073013c.html 30 JULY 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Brittany Otis - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6211 - Bjo901@jagmail.southalabama.edu The University of South Alabama’s Office of Multi-Cultural Student Affairs announces the 2013-2014 officers for the Abeneefoo Kuo Honor Society. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/073013b.html 30 JULY 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Brittany Otis - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6211 - Bjo901@jagmail.southalabama.edu The Office of Multi-Cultural Student Affairs at the University of South Alabama announces the 2013-2014 officers for the USA African-American Student Association. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/073013a.html 30 JULY 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Meredith Portman - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6633 - mportman@southalabama.edu Kristi Williams, a senior at the University of South Alabama, is spending a summer many can only dream of, studying in France courtesy of several grants, including one from the French government. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/062813.html 28 JUNE 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Joy Washington - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6638 - jwashing@southalabama.edu The University of South Alabama’s College of Education has received a $462,000 grant to create the Alabama Math, Science, Technology Initiative, AMSTI-USA Professional Development Project, which provides a culture of increased learning for teachers with respect to the Common Core mathematics standards resulting in increased student achievement. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/062413.html 24 JUNE 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Erin B. Grimes - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6211 - pubrel@southalabama.edu A local documentary based on a book co-authored by University of South Alabama Writer-in-Residence Frye Gaillard has won a regional Emmy for “Outstanding Achievement, Television Programming Excellence” in the category of “Documentary-Cultural” from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/062113.html 21 JUNE 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Meredith Portman - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6633 - mportman@southalabama.edu Haley Hill, a mechanical engineering student at the University of South Alabama, is SURF’ing at a federal research laboratory this summer in Gaithersburg, Md., outside Washington, DC. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/061913.html 19 JUNE 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Katlyn Conklin - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6637 - pubrel@southalabama.edu The University of South Alabama Office of Alumni Relations and the Baldwin County Alumni Chapter will host a Meet the Coaches scholarship fundraiser on Thursday, June 13 at 5:30 p.m. at Tacky Jacks in Spanish Fort. The event is sponsored by Chevrolet, hbk, StateFarm, and Tacky Jacks. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/053113.html 31 MAY 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Catherine K. Pitman - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6637 - pubrel@usouthal.edu University of South Alabama Department of Music is introducing the All-Steinway Piano Initiative, a $1million fund-raising program that aims to provide the department with 21 Steinway pianos for practice and performance. The initiative will give students and faculty the best equipment possible and demonstrate a commitment to excellence. Benefactors may donate money or pianos. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/052313.html 23 MAY 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Timmethy James - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6211 - pubrel@usouthal.edu The University of South Alabama has announced the results of the Student Government Association officer elections for the 2013-2014 academic year. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/052213c.html 22 MAY 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Public Relations Staff Member - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6211- pubrel@usouthal.edu Mobile Mayor Sam Jones has appointed USA Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations Dr. Joseph F. Busta to the Mobile-Baldwin Task Force to End Chronic Homelessness. The goal of the task force is to creatively and efficiently develop an action plan to reduce and end homelessness in Mobile and Baldwin Counties. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/052213b.html 22 MAY 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Katlyn Conklin - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6637 - pubrel@usouthal.edu Mobile Mayor Sam Jones has appointed USA Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations Dr. Joseph F. Busta to the Mobile-Baldwin Task Force to End Chronic Homelessness. The goal of the task force is to creatively and efficiently develop an action plan to reduce and end homelessness in Mobile and Baldwin Counties. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/052213.html 22 MAY 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Barbara Reed - Public Information Officer, Alabama State Council on the Arts, 334-242-4076, ext. 223 - barbara.reed@arts.alabama.gov The Alabama State Council on the Arts will honor nine outstanding Alabamians at the 2013 "Celebration of the Arts" awards ceremony on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. The event will take place at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, located at 1 Festival Drive, Montgomery. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/052113.html 21 MAY 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Erin Bastian - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6211 - pubrel@usouthal.edu A local documentary based on a book co-authored by University of South Alabama Writer-in-Residence Frye Gaillard has been nominated for a regional Emmy of “Outstanding Achievement, Television Programming Excellence” in the category of “Documentary-Cultural.” Emmys are given by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/052013c.html 20 MAY 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Michael Daley - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6909 - mdaley@southalabama.edu Audrey Lucas, a Fall 2012 graduate of the USA Bachelor of Social Work program, is serving as the undergraduate student representative on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Social Workers. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/052013b.html 20 MAY 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Katlyn Conklin - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6637 - pubrel@usouthal.edu University of South Alabama Medical Center is sponsoring its annual Nurses Day Breakfast on May 21 and May 23 from 6 to 10 am. The breakfast will be held in the Medical Center’s 10th floor dining room. The purpose of the breakfast is to acknowledge and honor all nurses for their dedication and hard work. It is an opportunity for the hospital to appreciate their nurses for the quality care that they give their patients. This breakfast is free and open to all nurses working at the USA Medical Center. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/052013.html 20 MAY 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Meredith Portman - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6633 - mportman@southalabama.edu Two students at the University of South Alabama were recognized by USA Career Services as Co-op and Intern Students of the Year at a ceremony on May 9. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/051713.html 17 MAY 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Catherine K. Pitman - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6637 - pubrel@southalabama.edu After a nationwide search, the University of South Alabama Jaguar Marching Band is ready to announce a new feature twirler for the 2013 season. Taylor Meckley of Fredericktown, Pa., will take the field this fall to electrify Jaguar fans with her baton work. The selection was made after a rigorous audition process. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/051613b.html 16 MAY 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Katlyn Conklin - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6637 - pubrel@usouthal.edu University of South Alabama’s Mitchell College of Business Master of Business Administration class of 2013 is ranked among the best in the nation with its performance on the 2013 ETS MBA field exam. This year, the entire class scored in the 2013 ETS MBA field exam. This year, the entire class scored in the 92 nd percentile on the standardized test assessing knowledge of accounting, finance, management and marketing. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/051613.html 16 MAY 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Meredith Portman - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6633 - mportman@southalabama.edu The University of South Alabama recently recognized students for their outstanding work as members of the USA Greek Councils during the 2013 Greek Awards Banquet. These students are members of the College Panhellenic Council (CPC), the Interfraternity Council (IFC), and the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC). http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/051413.html 14 MAY 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Catherine K. Pitman - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6637 - pubrel@usouthal.edu Mr. and Mrs. Herbert A. Meisler have recently given the University of South Alabama $70,000 to establish a new program to be known as the Bert and Fanny Meisler Visiting Professor of History and Jewish Studies. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/050913.html 09 MAY 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Jennifer Z. Ekman - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6360 - jekman@usouthal.edu Three of the University of South Alabama’s pioneers – a founding legislator, the first Student Government Association president and longtime University president – will greet the graduates during the University’s 50th Anniversary Commencement on Saturday, May 11. As USA celebrates its 50th Anniversary, it will award its 75,000th degree. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/050713b.html 07 MAY 2013 17:30:25 CTZ >Meredith Portman - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6633 - mportman@southalabama.edu University of South Alabama sophomore Arslan Arshad, a chemical engineering major, has been named as a 2013 Goldwater Scholar by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. The prestigious scholarships are awarded to college students who intend to pursue careers in science, mathematics, and engineering. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/050713.html 07 MAY 2013 21:30:25 CTZ Keith Ayers - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6211 - kayers@usouthal.edu Opportunities for students to attend the University of South Alabama on an academic scholarship have increased significantly thanks to a longtime University donor and supporter who has made the largest gift ever given to a public university in the state of Alabama. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/050313.html 03 MAY 2013 21:30:25 CTZ Meredith Portman - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6633 - mportman@southalabama.edu University of South Alabama junior Racheal Cooley, a civil engineering major, has been recognized by the Alabama section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) as Student Civil Engineer of the Year. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/043013.html 30 APR 2013 21:30:25 CTZ Keith Ayers - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6211 - kayers@usouthal.edu MOBILE, Ala. The University of South Alabama will celebrate its 50th Anniversary on May 3, 50 years to the day since USA was created by legislative act in 1963. The event will include a tribute to President Gordon Moulton, whose career spanned most of that period, including 15 years as president overseeing USA’s phenomenal growth. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/042413.html 24 APR 2013 21:30:25 CTZ Alice Jackson - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6639 - majackson@southalabama.edu In honor of the University’s 50th Anniversary, a Faculty Senate committee named 50 Outstanding Faculty Members, including current and former faculty, to represent the broad spectrum of the University’s educators over the years. Nominations came from alumni, students, faculty members and friends of the University. Selection criteria included number of nominations; strength of each nomination; diversity of nomination sources, such as students, alumni, faculty, and administration; and faculty accomplishments in the areas of teaching, research, and/or service. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/041913.html 19 APR 2013 21:30:25 CTZ Meredith Portman - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6633 - mportman@southalabama.edu USA Senior Brittney Harrell has been named the national recipient of the Allied Design and Technology Award from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF). The award was presented at the National Conference of the U.S. Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) in Milwaukee on March 18. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/041713.html 17 APR 2013 21:30:25 CTZ Meredith Portman - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6633 - mportman@southalabama.edu Dr. Alvin J. Williams, distinguished professor of marketing in the Mitchell College of Business, received the John H. Hoagland award from the Educational Resources Committee of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) at a recognition dinner on March 14. The award, which recognizes and honors the contributions of outstanding academics and practitioners in supply management, was presented at the 23rd Annual North American Research Symposium in Chandler, Ariz. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/041113.html 11 APR 2013 21:30:25 CTZ Meredith Portman - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6633 - mportman@southalabama.edu Birmingham, AL--The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama Foundation has announced a second round of the popular Alabama Launchpad Start-up Competition that helps Alabama’s entrepreneurs develop their ideas into successful high-growth companies for the state. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/040513.html 05 APR 2013 21:30:25 CTZ Meredith Portman - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6633 - mportman@southalabama.edu The University of South Alabama is pleased to announce the new common reading program called Common Read/Common World. This is an optional learning initiative based on the shared experience of students, faculty, staff, and community members reading the same book. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/040213.html 02 APR 2013 21:30:25 CTZ Meredith Portman - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6633 - mportman@southalabama.edu Cassie Fambro, Editor-in-Chief of The Vanguard, captured first place in the news writing category at the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Mark of Excellence Awards ceremony for her coverage of the fatal shooting of Gil Collar on the campus of the University of South Alabama. Jake Howell, JagLife editor, won second place for column writing with his piece, “Making Life Mean More Than Just Class.” http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/032913.html 29 MAR 2013 21:30:25 CTZ Kelli Dickson - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6211 - kellidickson@live.com The University of South Alabama department of political science and criminal justice will begin a new endowed lectureship, thanks to a gift from the Wilters family and the University of South Alabama Foundation. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/032513.html 25 MAR 2013 21:30:25 CTZ Meredith Portman - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6633 - mportman@southalabama.edu To honor the University of South Alabama’s 50th anniversary, Tom Meyer, assistant professor in the College of Nursing at USA, is asking kayak enthusiasts to take the Bartram Challenge. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/031313.html 13 MAR 2013 21:30:25 CTZ Catherine K. Pitman - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6360 - ckp1222@jagmail.southalabama.edu The University of South Alabama Mitchell College of Business Center for Real Estate and Economic Development will hold its 6th Annual Gulf Coast Commercial Real Estate Summit and Market Review on Wednesday, March 20 at the Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/031113.html 11 MAR 2013 21:30:25 CTZ Jennifer Z. Ekman - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6360 - jekman@usouthal.edu The University of South Alabama has received a gift of $250,000 from alumni Dr. and Mrs. Steven H. Stokes to start a new Center for Environmental Resiliency. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/030813b.html 08 MAR 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Margaret M. Sullivan - USA Mitchell Cancer Institute - (251) 454-1182 - msullivan@usouthal.edu In a move to achieve its longstanding goal of attaining designation as a comprehensive cancer center by the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI), the University of South Alabama Mitchell Cancer Institute (USA MCI), together with the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Comprehensive Cancer Center, today announced that the two centers plan to enter into a consortium partnership. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/030813a.html 08 MAR 2013 21:30:25 CTZ Keith Ayers - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6211 - kayers@usouthal.edu Gordon Moulton, whose career spanned most of the University of South Alabama’s first half-century and culminated with 15 years as USA’s president, will retire on July 1 from the institution he helped build. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/030813.html 08 MAR 2013 19:30:25 CTZ Meredith Portman - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6633 - mportman@southalabama.edu The University of South Alabama has received a $125,000 gift from the Rotary Club of Mobile-Sunrise to provide scholarships for incoming students and patient and family resources for the Mitchell Cancer Institute (MCI). http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/030713a.html 07 MAR 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Alice Jackson - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6639 - majackson@usouthal.edu The University of South Alabama’s College of Engineering will display Evonik Industries’ Wind Explorer, a lightweight, electric vehicle that crossed Australia on less than $15 of electricity, for public viewing at Shelby Hall through Saturday, March 9. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/030413.html 04 MAR 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Meredith Portman - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6633 - mportman@southalabama.edu University of South Alabama Senior Connor Favreau was recently selected as a Portz Scholar for his undergraduate thesis at the National Collegiate Honors Council Conference in Boston. He was one of four students nationwide to receive the award. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/022813.html 28 FEB 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Meredith Portman - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6633 - mportman@southalabama.edu The University of South Alabama School of Computing has been awarded a $2.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to provide scholarship opportunities to highly qualified students taking information assurance education tracks. The tracks are security-oriented courses, which cover subjects including cryptography, software vulnerabilities, virus and malware defense, forensics, and cyber warfare. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/022213.html 22 FEB 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Joy Washington - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6638 - jwashing@usouthal.edu Dr. Wendy Goldman, professor of history at Carnegie Mellon University, will deliver a lecture, “Life on the Home Front: The Soviet Experience in World War II,” at the 2013 University of South Alabama Howard F. Mahan Lecture Series to the held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 21 at the John W. Laidlaw Performing Arts Recital Hall. Admission is free, and the event is open to the public. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/022113.html 21 FEB 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Alice Jackson - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6639 - majackson@usouthal.edu University administrators, faculty, staff, students and alumni will join hundreds of other representatives from across Alabama on Thursday, Feb. 28, for the annual Higher Education Day Rally on the front steps of the Alabama State House in Montgomery. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/021813.html 18 FEB 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Joy Washington - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6638 - jwashing@usouthal.edu The College of Education at the University of South Alabama will celebrate 50 years of teaching, research and service during its Founders Day Education Summit to be held from 8:30 a.m. till noon, Wednesday, Feb. 20 at the USA Mitchell Center Arena. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/021513.html 15 FEB 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Karen Edwards - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-7084 - kedwards@usouthal.edu The University of South Alabama National Alumni Association will honor two distinguished alumni and three service leaders at its annual awards gala on Thursday, March 7, 2013, at the Mitchell Center. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/021313.html 13 FEB 2013 19:30:25 CTZ Alice Jackson - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6639 - majackson@usouthal.edu Dr. Ann Bonham, chief scientific officer of the American Association of Medical Colleges, will visit the USA campus Feb. 14 to present a Distinguished Scientist Seminar. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/020813.html 08 FEB 2013 19:30:25 CTZ Jennifer Z. Ekman - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6360 - jekman@usouthal.edu The Cottage Hill Civitan Club has named Mobile County Health Officer Dr. Bernard Eichold II as the 2012 Mobilian of the Year. http://www.civitan.org/cottagehill/moy2012.html 05 FEB 2013 19:30:25 CTZ Keith Ayers - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6211 - kayers@usouthal.edu The University of South Alabama Board of Trustees has granted President Gordon Moulton a 90-day temporary leave of absence effective Feb. 1. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/020113.html 05 FEB 2013 19:30:25 CTZ Meredith Portman - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6633 - mportman@southalabama.edu Two University of South Alabama sophomores earned second place for their work in Robotics at the ACM Mid-Southeast Chapter Fall Conference. ACM stands for the Association of Computing Machinery. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/012513b.html 25 JAN 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Meredith Portman - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6633 - mportman@southalabama.edu University of South Alabama School of Computing graduate student Josh Cazalas was part of a team that took first place in the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center’s 2012 DC3 Digital Forensics Challenge. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/012513a.html 25 JAN 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Meredith Portman - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6633 - mportman@southalabama.edu University of South Alabama students and alumni are invited to speak with representatives from various companies and organizations during the 2013 Spring Career Expo, which will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 19 from 1 – 4 p.m. in the USA Mitchell Center Waterman Globe Lobby. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/012513.html 25 JAN 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Alice Jackson - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6639 - majackson@usouthal.edu Some University of South Alabama students and faculty are learning new classroom technique as part of a five-year Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) to improve student preparation for class, classroom learning and the retention of classroom material for use beyond graduation. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/012213.html 22 JAN 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Joy Washington - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6638 - jwashing@usouthal.edu Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, professor of sociology at Georgetown University, MSNBC political analyst and best-selling author, will lecture at the University of South Alabama’s African-American Studies commemorative event to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, at the Mobile Civic Center Theater. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/011513.html 15 JAN 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Jennifer Z. Ekman - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6360 -jekman@southalabama.edu The University of South Alabama’s United Way Campaign recently held a reception to celebrate total giving of $266,679, making USA the largest employee-funded campaign for the United Way of Southwest Alabama. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/010713.html 07 JAN 2013 17:30:25 CTZ Meredith Portman - USA Public Relations - (251) 460-6633 - mportman@southalabama.edu The University of South Alabama will participate in the 2013 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Monday, Jan. 21 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Dumas Wesley Community Center on 126 Mobile Street. http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2013pr/010313.html 03 JAN 2013 17:30:25 CTZ