USA News Archive

USA Developing Next Gen Forensic Tools
August 28, 2017

South partnering with universities and industry to create the Center for Advanced Research in Forensic Science. ...

Nicholas Brownlee, front, met with music students during a visit to South, where he was taught as a student by Dr. Thomas Rowell, right, director of the USA Opera House.

South Grad, Opera Star ... Pro Truck Racer?
August 25, 2017

Nicholas Brownlee, '12, returns to South for a one-night concert, meets with students and talks about his love of racing. ...

Expert Negotiator to Speak at Real Estate Conference
August 25, 2017

Professor Stuart Diamond will be the featured speaker at USA's 2017 Gulf Coast Real Estate & Economic Education Conferenc ...

Stephanie Johnson graduated from the University of South Alabama College of Education and Professional Studies and is a 23-year veteran educator. "Mediocrity is not an option for our children," she said.

Meet Georgia's 'Turnaround Principal'
August 24, 2017

USA alum Stephanie Johnson, a finalist for National Principal of the Year, has a knack for resurrecting struggling schools. ...

Dr. Craig Pearce, center, is the co-author of the new book “Twisted Leadership” and the Ben May Distinguished Professor in the Mitchell College of Business at the University of South Alabama.

Are You Getting Leadership Wrong?
August 22, 2017

Probably so, says the Mitchell College of Business' Dr. Craig Pearce, whose new book emphasizes six ways to improve outcomes. ...

Dr. Arthur E. “Art” Frankel, right, has been named the inaugural holder of the Arlene and Mayer Mitchell Chair in Medical Oncology. Frankel is joined by Arlene Mitchell and Dr. Michael A. Finan, director of MCI.

Arlene and Mayer Mitchell Oncology Chair Named
August 17, 2017

Dr. Arthur E. "Art" Frankel has been named the inaugural holder of the Arlene and Mayer Mitchell Chair in Medical Oncolo ...

During Monday's eclipse, the entire North American continent will be in the moon’s shadow. However, the darkest part of the shadow, where the sun is completely blocked out by the moon, will occur only along a 70-mile wide band stretching from Oregon to South Carolina. Photo credit: Evan Zucker

Solar Eclipse: What You Need to Know
August 17, 2017

You've already been told not to look directly at the sun. Here's what else you should know before Monday's celestia ...

Ismael Khouma, left, and Nate Carr, are freshmen roommates in the newly created International House, a living community at South for students interested in global engagement.

International House, Haus, Huis, Maison
August 16, 2017

Nearly two dozen American and international students interested in global engagement now call the same residence hall home. ...

South volunteers participated in the 2017 Jaguars Care: WOW Day of Service

New School Year Begins With Service
August 14, 2017

Jags begin a new tradition by taking time out to volunteer on campus and across the community during a morning of service. ...

Move-in Day at South kicks off the University’s “Week of Welcome and Beyond,” two weeks of special events on campus.

Video: Move-In Day 2017
August 12, 2017

Student volunteers, along with faculty and staff, do some heavy lifting to get more than 1,200 freshmen into their homes. ...

Nicholas Brownlee, '12, will be performing in a one-night-only concert to benefit the University’s Opera Theatre program at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 25, in the USA Laidlaw Performing Arts Center Recital Hall.

Rising Opera Star Coming Home to South
August 11, 2017

Nicholas Brownlee, '12, who has quickly risen to the "A-list" of young opera singers, will perform Friday, Aug. 25. ...

Gov. Kay Ivey, center, tours the University of South Alabama Medical Center and talks with Sam Dean, hospital administrator, before announcing a $4 million bond issue to renovate and expand the hospital’s Level 1 Trauma Center.

Medical Center Awarded $4M for Trauma Center
August 9, 2017

Gov. Kay Ivey visits South to announce funds for renovating and expanding the region's only Level 1 trauma center. ...

The 28-year-old Yaa Gyasi, a native of Ghana, grew up in Huntsville. Her writing debut "Homegoing" captured international attention when publisher Alfred A. Knopf paid $1 million for the manuscript.

Alabama Author Picked for Common Read
August 9, 2017

The highly acclaimed and best-selling historical fiction novel "Homegoing" is the writing debut of Yaa Gyasi. ...

Autumn Baxter, Davidson High School, listens as Chris Flight of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab talks about what she found while snorkeling in the grass beds at St. Andrews Park in Florida.

'Emerging Scholars' Link Environmental, Human Health
August 7, 2017

Mobile County high school students get hands-on experiences on South's campus and at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. ...

USA Student Broderick Morrissette is a mentor to Vigor High School student Carrington Bush, a participant in South’s Upward Bound Program. The program recently received a $1.2 million dollar grant to continue for the next five years.

Mentoring the Next Generation of Jags
August 4, 2017

South's Upward Bound program is giving high school students the skills needed to succeed before getting to campus. ...

Dr. Michael Francis earned his Ph.D. in 2013 from the USA College of Medicine and completed his postdoctoral training at the University’s Center for Lung Biology.

South Alum Receives $800K NIH Grant
August 3, 2017

The research of Dr. Michael Francis, who earned his Ph.D. at the College of Medicine, focuses on a deadly vascular disease. ...

USA Gives Teens Primer on Cybersecurity
August 2, 2017

Students at Mobile's Davidson High School participated in the 3rd Annual GenCyber Camp at Shelby Hall. ...

Dr. Heather Hall, who was named interim dean of the USA College of Nursing, earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing from South and her Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

Hall Named Interim Nursing Dean
August 1, 2017

Following a nationwide search, Dr. Heather Hall has been named interim dean of the USA College of Nursing. ...

Anna Kate Greer, a freshman from Ocean Springs, Miss., studied abroad in Russia under the direction of Dr. Nick Gossett, assistant professor of modern and classical languages and literature.

Next Stop After Orientation: Moscow
August 1, 2017

With plans to major in Russian, Anna Kate Greer took the opportunity to get a jump start abroad with other South students. ...

Lana Henfield-Johnson earned her master’s of nursing degree in informatics from the College of Nursing at the University of South Alabama. She also was inducted into the Zeta Gamma Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society, Inc.

'Whatever You Do, Don't Give Up'
July 28, 2017

She faced setbacks and struggles. But nothing would stop Lana Henfield-Johnson from earning her graduate nursing degree. ...

Dr. Richard Carter, USA's associate vice president for global engagement, and his wife, Angela, have established the Dr. Richard and Angela Carter Global USA Endowed Scholarship. The scholarship enhances South's institutional priority of global engagement.

Carters Endow First Global USA Scholarship
July 28, 2017

The Dr. Richard and Angela Carter Global USA Endowed Scholarship supports international education and global engagement. ...

Some members of a newly formed steering committee for USA Health's advanced practice providers met recently at USA Medical Center to discuss strategies for sharing information about the specific roles advanced practice providers have in the 3,800-employee health system.

Support for Advanced Practice Providers
July 26, 2017

At USA Health, medical professionals are joining together to best meet the needs of the University's hospitals and clinics. ...

Lisa Schibelius, a master's student in mechanical engineering, is the lead person on the FAST lab's quadrotor project, which gathers atmospheric data along the Gulf Coast.

At South, Research Reaches New Heights
July 20, 2017

With Airbus in town, interest in USA's FAST program is taking off. 'We are engineers and want to build something tangibl ...

Gráinne O’Dea attended the University of South Alabama on a track and field scholarship and graduated with two degrees before taking a job at Pace Sports Management in London.

Keeping Up With the World's Fastest Human
July 14, 2017

South alum Gráinne O'Dea helps manage the careers of some of the world's top track and field athletes, including ...

South to Leverage MIT Mentoring Program
July 14, 2017

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology program was licensed to and will be administered in Mobile by USA. ...

Attending the two-week summer Research Opportunities for Noyce Alumni professional development training are Dr. Susan Martin, associate professor of Leadership and teacher education, and program coordinator at the University of South Alabama; Ramsey Willis, a math teacher at Davidson High School; and Cathey Ho, a science teacher at Semmes Middle School.

Helping Teachers Help Their Students
July 13, 2017

USA Noyce Scholars will take lessons from research-based professional development, along with a stipend, back to their schools. ...

Dr. Steve Trout, professor and chair of English, specializes in literary modernism, war literature and American cultural studies.

Trout Earns MidAmerica Award
July 12, 2017

The English department chair received the award for distinguished contributions to the study of Midwestern literature. ...

Kohrman, a senior in South's department of music, is the only American selected to compete next week in a prestigious composition competition in Prague.

Senior Pianist to Compete in Prague
July 11, 2017

Peter Kohrman, who says he plays 'both the piano and the computer,' plans to compose music for movies, TV and video game ...

USA to Honor First Responders, Medical Professionals
July 11, 2017

An Oct. 10 reception and dinner will highlight the courage and dedication of helping patients survive traumatic injury. ...

Dr. Harold Pardue, director of graduate programs in the School of Computing, has been named dean of USA's Graduate School and associate vice president for academic affairs. A South alumnus, Pardue will start in his new position on Aug. 15.

South Graduate School Dean Named
July 6, 2017

Dr. Harold Pardue, a first-generation college student and USA alumnus, has been tapped to lead the Graduate School. ...

USA College of Nursing alumna Dawn Downs, a critical care nurse, recently graduated with her nurse practitioner degree from South, which has given her more experience and preparation for her future professional work. Photo courtesy of Dawn Downs.

A South Education, a West Coast Location
July 5, 2017

With a robust online program, USA's College of Nursing has graduates in all 50 states. Meet one: Dawn Downs of California. ...

Canned food for Boxing Out Hunger. Through phase one of the Boxing out Hunger program, the Stanton Road Clinic will distribute 1,000 healthy pre-packaged boxes to food insecure patients that contain an assortment of shelf-stable ingredients such as canned produce, protein, dairy and grains.

South Clinic 'Boxing Out Hunger'
June 29, 2017

USA partners with Feeding the Gulf Coast to improve health by addressing patient food insecurities. ...

Natalie Fox, pediatric nurse practitioner and manager of clinical operations for pediatrics at USA Health, and Dr. Steven Kahn, assistant professor of surgery and a burn, trauma and critical care surgeon.

Tips for Happy, Healthy July Fourth
June 29, 2017

How chalk can protect children from a hot grill, and other tips from USA health providers for a safe Independence Day. ...

Faculty Explore Innovative Teaching Methods
June 29, 2017

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Institute was coordinated by the Innovation in Learning Center and USAonline. ...

Dr. Joel Lewis Billingsley, a faculty member in the College of Education and Professional Studies, presented along with her family a personal historic perspective about the last survivor of the last slave ship that docked in Mobile Bay, as part of a workshop for elementary school teachers. From left, Lewis Billingsley; her father, Robert Lewis; her mother, Paulette Lewis; and her great uncle, Israel Lewis III.

Teacher Training Focuses on Alabama History
June 27, 2017

Presentation on oral history led by USA's Dr. Joel' Lewis Billingsley is a part of the Alabama Bicentennial Summer Insti ...

Overcoming Struggles to Help Others
June 23, 2017

Ron Stallworth slept in his car between class and work. The alumnus has since established a scholarship for others in need. ...

Dr. Kathy J. Cooke, dean of USA's new Honors College standing outside the Bethel Chapel

South Names Dean of New Honors College
June 22, 2017

Dr. Kathy J. Cooke will lead an ambitious initiative to increase honors enrollment and offer additional tracks of study. ...

Former Jag and right-hander Ben Taylor is 0-1 with one save and a 6.59 ERA in 11 relief appearances with the Boston Red Sox.

Seven Former Jags Competing in MLB, MiLB
June 20, 2017

South Alabama players have gone on to teams including the Washington Nationals, Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Red Sox. ...

South Brand Internationally Recognized
June 20, 2017

USA's comprehensive branding initiative earns a bronze award in the 2017 Circle of Excellence program. ...

Dr. Sytske Kimball, chair of meteorology, right, discusses research projects with Caroline Kolakoski and Dillon Blount, two of the four South students named as recipients of the prestigious Hollings Scholarships. Caitlin Ford and Sam Sangster are also recipients.

Hollings Scholars in Record Numbers at USA
June 15, 2017

Four South meteorology students are 2017 recipients of the prestigious Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarships. ...

A delegation of USA Student Government Officers, gather in a session of the international Going Global conference in London. From left accompanying the students is Associate Dean and title IX Coordinator Dr. Krista Harrell. Seated next are Josh Crownover, the SGA’s immediate past president, and Shaun Holloway, SGA’s chief of staff.

USA Students Go Global in London
June 14, 2017

A delegation of USA Student Government officers and faculty went to London for the international Going Global conference. ...

Sun Belt Conference's all-sports trophy AKA or Vick Bubas Cup

All-Sports Trophy Comes South Again
June 9, 2017

USA's baseball team won the Sun Belt Conference tournament, giving South the league's Vic Bubas Cup. ...

Returning South Leads to More Career Success
June 9, 2017

The ink on Monica Whatley’s diploma was barely dry before the math and statistics major packed up and moved to Washington, D ...

5 Playground Safety Tips for the Summer
June 7, 2017

With children headed outside, USA's Dr. Jason Richerson offers advice for staying free of fractures, burns and boo-boos. ...

Jags to Jobs image with Capt. Sean Scarcliff standing with NASA building in the background

Jags to Jobs: Sean Scarcliff
June 6, 2017

Sean Scarcliff, a space operations officer for the U.S. Army, earned his master's degree in history from South in 2010 after ...

Dr. Nicole Carr, right, associate vice president for Student Academic Success, teamed with Dr. Kathy Thompson and Dr. Andre Green of the College of Education and Professional Studies to secure a grant that further supports South's Pathway USA program.

Pathway USA Gets National Recognition
June 5, 2017

The program that improves access among two-year college students to a degree at South receives Gates Foundation funding. ...

three smoke stacks with smoke billowing out

A Paris Primer: What Happens Now?
June 2, 2017

Following the U.S. exit from the Paris Agreement, South's Dr. Scott Glaberman says there are five things you should know. ...

The USA National Alumni Association recognized five members of the South community on Thursday for outstanding achievements. From left are Dr. Pat C. Covey, founding dean of USA’s Pat C. Covey College of Allied Health Professions; Lee Covey, founder of the Collegiate Housing Foundation; James L. “Jim” Busby, ’83, founder of Drobotik Sciences; and Dr. John S. Meigs Jr., ’79, president of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Not pictured is retired U.S. Coast Guard Vice Admiral William “Dean” Lee, '79.

Alumni, Service Leaders Recognized
June 1, 2017

The USA National Alumni Association honored five members of the South community for outstanding achievements. ...

Nick Barton, a junior finance major from Alabaster, will spend part of his summer raising money for people with disabilities during Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity's national philanthropy, "Journey of Hope."

A 'Journey of Hope,' on Two Wheels
June 1, 2017

Junior Nick Barton, after biking 900 miles in Florida, will serve as crew chief in a Pi Kappa Phi fundraiser across the U.S. ...

The Jags' win over Georgia Southern marks South Alabama's 11th Sun Belt Tournament title, and its first since 2005.

Jags Win Sun Belt Championship
May 29, 2017

South Alabama's defeat of Georgia Southern marks the program's 11th conference title, and its first since 2005. ...

Full News Archive

USA Developing Next Gen Forensic Tools August 28, 2017

South Grad, Opera Star ... Pro Truck Racer? August 25, 2017

Expert Negotiator to Speak at Real Estate Conference August 25, 2017

Meet Georgia's 'Turnaround Principal' August 24, 2017

Are You Getting Leadership Wrong? August 22, 2017

Arlene and Mayer Mitchell Oncology Chair Named August 17, 2017

Solar Eclipse: What You Need to Know August 17, 2017

International House, Haus, Huis, Maison August 16, 2017

New School Year Begins With Service August 14, 2017

Video: Move-In Day 2017 August 12, 2017

Rising Opera Star Coming Home to South August 11, 2017

Medical Center Awarded $4M for Trauma Center August 9, 2017

Alabama Author Picked for Common Read August 9, 2017

'Emerging Scholars' Link Environmental, Human Health August 7, 2017

Mentoring the Next Generation of Jags August 4, 2017

South Alum Receives $800K NIH Grant August 3, 2017

USA Gives Teens Primer on Cybersecurity August 2, 2017

Hall Named Interim Nursing Dean August 1, 2017

Next Stop After Orientation: Moscow August 1, 2017

'Whatever You Do, Don't Give Up' July 28, 2017

Carters Endow First Global USA Scholarship July 28, 2017

Support for Advanced Practice Providers July 26, 2017

At South, Research Reaches New Heights July 20, 2017

Keeping Up With the World's Fastest Human July 14, 2017

South to Leverage MIT Mentoring Program July 14, 2017

Helping Teachers Help Their Students July 13, 2017

Trout Earns MidAmerica Award July 12, 2017

Senior Pianist to Compete in Prague July 11, 2017

USA to Honor First Responders, Medical Professionals July 11, 2017

South Graduate School Dean Named July 6, 2017

A South Education, a West Coast Location July 5, 2017

South Clinic 'Boxing Out Hunger' June 29, 2017

Tips for Happy, Healthy July Fourth June 29, 2017

Faculty Explore Innovative Teaching Methods June 29, 2017

Teacher Training Focuses on Alabama History June 27, 2017

Overcoming Struggles to Help Others June 23, 2017

South Names Dean of New Honors College June 22, 2017

Seven Former Jags Competing in MLB, MiLB June 20, 2017

South Brand Internationally Recognized June 20, 2017

Hollings Scholars in Record Numbers at USA June 15, 2017

USA Students Go Global in London June 14, 2017

All-Sports Trophy Comes South Again June 9, 2017

Returning South Leads to More Career Success June 9, 2017

5 Playground Safety Tips for the Summer June 7, 2017

Jags to Jobs: Sean Scarcliff June 6, 2017

Pathway USA Gets National Recognition June 5, 2017

A Paris Primer: What Happens Now? June 2, 2017

Alumni, Service Leaders Recognized June 1, 2017

A 'Journey of Hope,' on Two Wheels June 1, 2017

Jags Win Sun Belt Championship May 29, 2017