Arts and Sciences News

Sunset, glass artwork by Matthew Patterson from his Catalysts series

Wanted: Gulf Scholars
December 13, 2022

A new research program at South will select students from diverse academic disciplines for community and environmental projects. ...

USA Wins Grant for West Africa Study Abroad
December 9, 2022

South is one of 44 universities to receive funding from the Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for the U. S. Students Program. ...

Musicians perform at the University of South Alabama 2022 Holiday Concert.

Jags, Jazz and 'Jingle Bells'
December 2, 2022

South musicians celebrate the season with a USA Holiday Concert at the Mitchell Center. ...

Annual Holiday Art Sale
November 18, 2022

South's Department of Art and Art History will host its annual Holiday Art Sale Friday, Dec. 2 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ...

2022 holiday concert invite. December 1, 6:30 p.m. at the Mitchell Center

South to Host 'Wonderful Time of the Year' Holiday Concert
November 17, 2022

Vocal and instrumental ensembles will be joined by the Jaguar Marching Band at the free Dec. 1 concert. The public is invited to attend. ...

Laia Munoz works in USA Marine Sciences fisheries lab complex

South Cuts Ribbon on New Fisheries Lab Complex
November 15, 2022

South students and faculty now have access to state-of-the-art equipment and processing technology to monitor local fish populations. ...

University of South Alabama students, from left, Shubhangi Singh, Nicholas Flynn and Destinie Diggs recently presented their research at the 24th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. Singh won the Best Poster Award from the Phi Kappa Phi honor society.

Poster Students
November 10, 2022

At the 24th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, South students shared their projects on everything from hermit crabs to Big Data and pulmonary hypertension. ...

University of South Alabama student Paul Nguyen at a piano at Laidlaw Performing Arts Center on campus.

From West Coast to Gulf Coast
November 4, 2022

Paul Nguyen chose to leave Oregon for South Alabama and a music and engineering path to medicine. #FreshmanFocus ...

Dr. Alma Hoffman, an assistant professor of graphic design, poses with her painting 'Micah 4' which was named by Creative Quarterly as one of the 100 Best Artworks of 2021.

South Art Teacher Wins Prestigious Award
November 3, 2022

South associate professor Alma Hoffmann's painting named as one of the 100 Best Artworks of 2021 by Creative Quarterly. ...

Best-selling novelist Emily St. John Mandel will read from and discuss her genre-bending work on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 as part of The Stokes Center for Creative Writing Visiting Writers’ Series. Mandel is the author of the literary sensation Station Eleven, which was adapted into an HBO Max limited series, and most recently the novel Sea of Tranquility. The reading will take place at the University of South Alabama's Student Center Ballroom at 6:00 p.m. A reception and book signing will follow. Photo courtesy: Sarah Shatz.

Best-Selling Novelist Emily St. John Mandel to Speak at USA
November 2, 2022

Emily St. John Mandel will be the keynote speaker as part of The Stokes Center for Creative Writing Visiting Writers' Series. ...

KC Crusoe, a University of South Alabama student, at the Student Center on campus.

Political Education
October 30, 2022

KC Crusoe, president of the First Year Council, studies political science to prepare for a career in government. #FreshmanFocus ...

The University of South Alabama is one of only four finalists in the nation for the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities 2022 Degree Completion Award. It is given annually to institutions that have made significant strides in student success, particularly among students from underrepresented backgrounds.

APLU Names South Alabama 2022 Degree Completion Award Finalist
October 27, 2022

The award is given annually recognizing institutions making significant strides in student success and graduation rates. ...

President-Elect of the American Historical Association to Speak at USA
October 25, 2022

Dr. Thavolia Glymph will serve as the University of South Alabama's 2022 Stallworth Lecture speaker Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. ...

Dr. Kern Jackson, director of the African American Studies Program at the University of South Alabama, served as co-writer and co-producer of “Descendant.”

Folklore Meets Film
October 19, 2022

Dr. Kern Jackson helps bring the story of Africatown to new audiences in "Descendant." ...

Dr. Delaware Arif, associate professor of digital journalism in the Department of Communication in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected as the chair of the International Communication Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, the largest organization for academicians and research in this field in the world.

Arif Elected Chair of International Organization
October 17, 2022

Dr. Delaware Arif has been elected chair of the International Communication Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. ...

USA College of Education and Professional Studies and the College of Arts and Sciences faculty at South will support a new $1.2 million grant that will help increase the number of k-12 science teachers in rural and urban areas of Mobile County. The principal investigator of the grant is Dr. Katie Guffey McCorrison, assistant professor of science education in the Professional Studies department of leadership; and the co-principal investigators are Dr. Andre Green, professor of science education and associate vice president for Academic Affairs; Dr. David Forbes, professor of chemistry; center, Dr. Justin Sanders, associate professor and department chair of physics; Dr. Tres Stefurak, associate dean in the College of Education and Professional Studies and professor of counseling psychology. Dr. James Van Heneghan, professor of professional studies, will manage the evaluation of the program.

South Awarded NSF Grant to Increase K-12 Science Teachers in Local Schools
October 14, 2022

The $1.2 million grant will help address the shortage of science teachers for grades six through 12 in Mobile County. ...

Dr. Dieudonné Gnammankou, a historian and assistant professor at the Université d’Abomey-Calavi in Benin will serve for one year at South Alabama as a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence. He will connect his work about the slave trade on the West African coast with the stories of the Clotilda and the community groups in Africatown. The Clotilda is the last known ship to bring enslaved Africans to the United States.

South Welcomes Visiting Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence
October 14, 2022

Dr. Dieudonné Gnammankou, an assistant professor at the Université d'Abomey-Calavi will teach in Honors College this academic year. ...

In a University of South Alabama gallery, Susan Fitzsimmons stands with a series of sculptures, "Sentinels and Guardians," which were inspired by the border wall with Mexico when she was teaching in McAllen, Texas. Two other sculptures by the chair of South's Department of Art and Art History will be featured in a Museum of Modern exhibit that opens this month.

Her MoMA Moment
October 7, 2022

Susan Fitzsimmons, chair of the Department of Art and Art History, returns to New York for a Museum of Modern Art exhibit on the '70s era of a Midtown gallery that gave space and opportunities to Black and female artists. ...

Trinity LaBorde, a freshman from Long Beach, Mississippi, considered studying music education but gravitated toward art. “Here, I wanted a new start, I wanted to meet new people, I wanted to be the person I couldn’t be in high school.”

Drawn to South
October 3, 2022

An art student from Long Beach, Mississippi, gets a head start on university life with the Jaguar Marching Band, a trip to the beach and starry nights on campus. #FreshmanFocus ...

The pumpkin patch sale is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 14, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Glass Art Building. Glass pumpkins will be priced at $20 and up. Purchases can be made via cash, check or credit card.

2022 South Students to Host Glass Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser
September 28, 2022

More than 500 glass pumpkins will go on sale with funds supporting student and public opportunities within the program. ...

Morgan Brobston, a communication student at the University of South Alabama and manager of JagTV, gives a speech at today’s ribbon cutting ceremony for South’s newly renovated television production studio.

South Communication Department Cuts Ribbon on New Studio Set
September 27, 2022

Communication students at the University of South Alabama now have access to a newly renovated television production studio where they can practice everything from anchoring to operating cameras to fine tuning studio lighting. ...

Xha’Nae Morris, a nursing sophomore from Mobile, attends a Second Year Experience event early this semester. Morris also works with first-year students for the Office of Student Academic Success. She’s a ComPAL – Composition Pal – who offers English tutoring.

Second Helping
September 16, 2022

South launches Second Year Experience, a five-year program with academic coaching and mentoring, to give returning Jaguars personalized support. ...

Emilie Berge in her lab at South, has received one of just 12 Zymo Research Impact Initiative grants awarded annually for scientific innovation and potential social impact. Berge received her master's degree in environmental toxicology in May will use the $4000 award to perform transcriptomic analysis of the polyaromatic hydrocarbon degrading bacteria she described in her thesis.

On Track For Success
September 12, 2022

Former South student and track star awarded Zymo Research Impact Initiative grant for her work in environmental toxicology. ...

As part of her job at the National Weather Service outside Atlanta, University of South Alabama graduate Carmen Hernandez launches weather balloons into the air to measure readings including temperature, air pressure and humidity.

Career Forecast
August 29, 2022

Carmen Hernandez has been captivated by the weather ever since she witnessed its power during Hurricane Rita. She majored in meteorology at South and begins a career with the National Weather Service. #MyFirstJob ...

Matthew Hodanbosi, a marine sciences Ph.D. student at the University of South Alabama has been selected as one of 86 John A. Marine Policy Fellows. He will begin his fellowship in February working in Washington D.C. with government officials.

South Ph.D. Student Receives Marine Policy Fellowship
August 4, 2022

Matthew Hodanbosi has been named one of just 86 recipients of the 2023 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program. ...

Arts and Sciences News Archive

Wanted: Gulf Scholars December 13, 2022

USA Wins Grant for West Africa Study Abroad December 9, 2022

Jags, Jazz and 'Jingle Bells' December 2, 2022

Annual Holiday Art Sale November 18, 2022

South to Host 'Wonderful Time of the Year' Holiday Concert November 17, 2022

South Cuts Ribbon on New Fisheries Lab Complex November 15, 2022

Poster Students November 10, 2022

From West Coast to Gulf Coast November 4, 2022

South Art Teacher Wins Prestigious Award November 3, 2022

Best-Selling Novelist Emily St. John Mandel to Speak at USA November 2, 2022

Political Education October 30, 2022

APLU Names South Alabama 2022 Degree Completion Award Finalist October 27, 2022

President-Elect of the American Historical Association to Speak at USA October 25, 2022

Folklore Meets Film October 19, 2022

Arif Elected Chair of International Organization October 17, 2022

South Awarded NSF Grant to Increase K-12 Science Teachers in Local Schools October 14, 2022

South Welcomes Visiting Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence October 14, 2022

Her MoMA Moment October 7, 2022

Drawn to South October 3, 2022

2022 South Students to Host Glass Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser September 28, 2022

South Communication Department Cuts Ribbon on New Studio Set September 27, 2022

Second Helping September 16, 2022

On Track For Success September 12, 2022

Career Forecast August 29, 2022

South Ph.D. Student Receives Marine Policy Fellowship August 4, 2022