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  • Dr. Rick Carter, U.S. Ambassador to Greece, George Tsunis; Dr. Bri Ard

    South Takes Part in Pharos Summit 2022 in Greece
    December 2, 2022

    South joined 29 other U.S. institutions at 24 Greek universities to collaborate and identify areas for international academic cooperation. ...
  • University of South Alabama Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Dr. Shenghua Wu

    A Sustainable Lifestyle
    November 18, 2022

    South lands an EPA Environmental Education grant that will fund a solid waste sustainability hub and educational program. ...
  • Glass art Christmas tree ornaments

    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. ...
  • 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. ...
  • AT&T Small Cell Tower Ribbon-cutting

    AT&T Boosts Network Speeds for South
    November 14, 2022

    Wireless network expansion at the University of South Alabama will help give AT&T customers better access to mobile internet. ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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

    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. ...
  • The University of South Alabama is expanding its Pathway USA program, opening more doors to opportunity for community colleges students to earn a four-year degree. Pictures from left, Todd Shackett, president Southern Union State Community College, Brad Frick executive vice president, Trenholm State Community College, Craig Pouncey, president Coastal Alabama Community College, Coretta Boykin, president Reid State Technical College, Brock Kelley, president Lurleen B. Wallace Community College and Olivier Charles, president Bishop State Community College.

    South Expands its Pathway USA Program
    October 24, 2022

    "Pathway USA" and a new program "Map Your Path" aims to make transferring from selected community colleges to South easier. ...
  • 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." ...
  • The South Alabama Center for Business Analytics, Real Estate and Economic Development (SABRE) is hosting its 2nd Annual Analytics Summit at the MacQueen Alumni Center on the University of South Alabama campus, November 17, 2022, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The summit brings together industry, academia, non-profits, local governments, and emerging talent from the Central Gulf Coast.

    South Hosts 2nd Data Analytics Summit
    October 18, 2022

    The South Alabama Center for Business Analytics, Real Estate and Economic Development will host its 2nd Annual Analytics Summit November 17, 2022. ...
  • Suhas Patil at the rock wall at the Student Rec Center at the University of South Alabama

    Up and Coming
    October 14, 2022

    Suhas Patil starts pre-med training with EMS classes and the camaraderie of the Honors College. #FreshmanFocus ...
  • 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 ...
  • Nealan Armstrong, who has been named a University of South Alabama Board of Trustees Scholar, is studying computer science and hopes to work in software development or cybersecurity.

    Ocean Springs Student Wins Board of Trustees Scholarship
    September 30, 2022

    Nealan Armstrong was awarded the scholarship given each year to the most academically talented first-year student. "I did not expect any of this when I came here." ...
  • South's 2022 Homecoming festivities begin October 10 with the traditional "Junk the Jungle" and continue all week leading up to the Jags football game against Louisiana-Monroe October 15 at Hancock Whitney Stadium.

    South Celebrates Homecoming "HOCO" 2022
    September 29, 2022

    HOCO '22 will be held on campus October 10-15 and will feature various activities leading up to the Jags football game against LA. Monroe. ...
  • 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.

    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. ...
  • President Jo Bonner gives his inauguration address at the Mitchell Center on Friday. “The University of South Alabama is poised and ready to become the Flagship of the Gulf Coast,” he told those gathered.

    Bonner Inaugurated as Fourth President
    September 24, 2022

    President Jo Bonner announces a commitment to student recruitment and retention, along with new facilities, at the 'Flagship of the Gulf Coast.' ...
  • 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. ...
  • Madison Bomeke works on an engineering team at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas, that offers technical support for F-35 fighter jets. Her experience while a student at the University of South Alabama included internships with Airbus in Mobile and Amazon in Reno, Nevada.

    Jet Set
    September 2, 2022

    Madison Bomeke, a mechanical engineering graduate, started her career supporting F-35 fighter planes for Lockheed Martin in Texas. #MyFirstJob ...
  • 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 ...