2023 News Archive

Druhan "Dru" McCleave and Maura Smolinski

Removing Barriers in STEM Education
July 14, 2023

The Robert Noyce program helps professionals pursue teaching careers and that students receive the best classroom instruction. ...

Jessica Fairley, a University of South Alabama communication graduate, manages the Africatown Heritage House museum, which welcomed its first guests this week.

Museum Opener
July 13, 2023

Jessica Fairley, a South communication graduate, manages the Africatown Heritage House. The Mobile museum is welcoming its first guests with “Clotilda: The Exhibition.” ...

After completing a senior internship – his third while enrolled at the University of South Alabama – Ramiz Yusuf began working full-time at Gulf States Engineering in Mobile.

Engineering a Career
July 7, 2023

Ramiz Yusuf, a student leader at South, starts doing design projects and making field trips for Gulf States Engineering in Mobile. #MyFirstJob ...

Shelby Scholarship announcement. Dr. Andi Kent, Dr. Todd Andel, Abraham Mitchell, Sandy Stimpson, Jo Bonner, Dr. John Usher, Margaret Sullivan

New Engineering and Computing Scholarships Announced
July 10, 2023

Full-tuition undergraduate scholarships in engineering and computing will honor of former Alabama Senator Richard Shelby and his wife. ...

Darbi Broadus wins 2023 Gilman Scholarship

South Senior Earns Gilman Scholarship
July 10, 2023

Darbi Broadus has won a 2023 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship and will study abroad in Incheon, South Korea. ...

Mitchell College of Business exterior photo

Mitchell College of Business's Accreditation Extended
July 7, 2023

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business has extended the MCOB's global accreditation in business and accounting. ...

South Graduates Earn National Mortar Board Fellowships
July 5, 2023

Annie Mascia plans pursue a master's degree in South’s Clinical and Mental Health Counseling program and obtain her counseling license to serve children and adolescents. ...

After completing an internship at the Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa, Virginia Arata began working full-time as a beverage supervisor at the Jubilee Poolside Grill overlooking Mobile Bay.

Grand Start
June 29, 2023

A Mobile native and hospitality graduate begins her career on the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay at the 'Queen of Southern Resorts' #MyFirstJob ...

Krystal Clark photo by Just B. Still Photography Inc.

Nurse Survives Cancer, Earns Doctorate
June 22, 2023

Krystal Clark, a women's health nurse, plans to use her Doctor of Nursing Practice from South to open her own practice in Hollywood, Florida. ...

South's Teacher Prep for Reading Earns An 'A' Grade
June 15, 2023

South's undergraduate and graduate programs earn an 'A' Grade in new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality. ...

Nicholas Herboso graduated from the University of South Alabama with a degree in meteorology before joining FOX 10 News in Mobile as the weekend meteorologist.

Musical Meteorologist
June 14, 2023

At South, Nicholas Herboso studied meteorology, became drum major of the Jaguar Marching Band and prepared to start work at a Mobile TV station. #MyFirstJob ...

Dr. Philip Habel, Dr. Christina Wassenaar, Dr. Ermanno Affuso have been selected Fulbrgith scholars for 2023-2024.

Three South Professors Named Fulbright Scholars for 2023-24
June 8, 2023

Drs. Philip Habel, Christina Wassenaar and Ermmano Affuso are among just 800 nationwide selected as Fulbright Scholars in 2023. ...

USA College of Engineering graduate Britney Mack

With A Little Help From Her Friends
June 7, 2023

Britney Mack credits South's welcoming environment for making her choice to pursue a chemical engineering degree an easy one. ...

Macro Program for Microplastics
June 7, 2023

A South assistant professor is leading a $1.9 million research study to learn more about these tiny plastics and reduce pollution in the Gulf of Mexico. ...

Sarah Patterson, a 2021 University of South Alabama communication graduate, has been named Army Civilian Videographer of the Year.

From USA to U.S. Army
May 31, 2023

A South broadcasting graduate uses the skills she honed at JagTV to win Civilian Videographer of the Year. ...

University of South Alabama Associate Professor of Spanish Dr. Zoya Khan is the recipient of the 2023 Alabama Educator of Excellence Award for Spanish (Post-Secondary).

Longtime USA Associate Professor Named Teacher of the Year
May 26, 2023

Zoya Kahn is the recipient of the 2023 Alabama Educator of Excellence Award for Spanish. (Post-Secondary) ...

University of South Alabama graduate students and researchers survey red snapper south of Dauphin Island in the summer of 2021. Dr. Sean Powers, director of the Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences, is to the far right.

5 Things to Know about Red Snapper
May 25, 2023

As the red snapper season begins, researchers at South's Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences offer insight on one of Alabama's most popular game fishes. ...

MLB Great Appointed to Board of Trustees
May 24, 2023

Luis Gonzalez, who played baseball for the Jags in the late 1980s, is South's newest trustee after being appointed by Gov. Kay Ivey. ...

Chloé Knippers works part-time for a Mobile ambulance company. Here, she is in front of the University of South Alabama's Mobile Simulation Lab.

Answering the Call
May 23, 2023

Chloé Knippers, who just finished her first year at South in emergency medical services, works part-time as an EMT for a Mobile ambulance company. ...