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University of South Alabama administrators and leaders of the 2015 Employee Annual Fund gather May 5 at the Student Center for a celebration reception, where it was announced the campaign raised more than $800,000.

USA Employee Campaign Makes $800,000 Impact
May 8, 2015

University of South Alabama employees continued their tradition of giving and investing in USA's students and programs with $ ...

Dr. Richard Lapchick, left, an internationally recognized sports sociologist, and U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus will speak at the 2015 Spring Commencement ceremonies.

2015 Commencement: One Location, Two Ceremonies, Thousands of Smiling Faces
May 8, 2015

Graduates at the University of South Alabama's Spring Commencement this Saturday, May 9, will be the first in the University& ...

The 2015 USA Academic All Stars receive recognition for research and fellowship opportunities. From front row left are, President Tony G. Waldrop; Dr. Andezej Wierzbiciki, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; Dr. David Johnson, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs; Brandi Stewart; Bethany Cobb; Ningyong Xu; Minh Lu; George Moore; Nick Grondin; Dr. Marsha Hamilton, scholarship coordinator for the USA Honors Program; and Dr. Michael Doran, director of the USA Honors Program. From back row left are, Johanna Schleinitz; Kari Servold; Nikunj Patel; Bryan Ricksecker; Jan Hellmich; Robert Mines; Hannah Becton; Ric Poirson; Dr. Sally Steadman, scholarship coordinator for the USA Honors Program; and Dr. John Steadman, dean of the USA College of Engineering. Not pictured are Catherine Zivanov, Mikayla Wheeler, Kadeem Fuller, Brandon Rittelmeyer and Greg Lewis.

USA Honors Outstanding Students as 2015 Academic All Stars
May 7, 2015

The University of South Alabama recently recognized 21 outstanding students as 2015 Academic All Stars and recipients of national ...

Dr. Michael Finan was named director of the USA Mitchell Cancer Institute by University of South Alabama President Dr. Tony Waldrop following a unanimous recommendation by the search committee.

Dr. Michael Finan Named Director of USA Mitchell Cancer Institute
May 6, 2015

University of South Alabama President Dr. Tony Waldrop has named Dr. Michael Finan as director of the USA Mitchell Cancer Institut ...

Dr. Edward Panacek, professor and chair of emergency medicine at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine, earned his medical degree from the USA College of Medicine in 1981 and most recently served as a professor of emergency medicine at the University of California Davis Medical Center (UCDMC) in Sacramento, Calif.

Dr. Edward Panacek Appointed Chair of Emergency Medicine
May 4, 2015

Dr. Edward Panacek replaces Dr. Frank Pettyjohn as chair of emergency medicine at the University of South Alabama College of Medic ...

read story, USA Mail Hub To Open with Expand Services and Hours

USA Mail Hub To Open with Expand Services and Hours
April 30, 2015

University of South Alabama students and employees will have access to an array of new mailing, shipping, copying and printing opt ...

read story, USA Selects "Cradle of Freedom" as 2015-2016 Common Read Book

USA Selects "Cradle of Freedom" as 2015-2016 Common Read Book
April 29, 2015

In "Cradle of Freedom," author Frye Gaillard adds a human face to the story of the black American struggle for equality. ...

The top three finalists of the USA department of communication Public Speaking Contest are, from left, Cameron Robinson, first place winner and recipient of a $100 gift card, from Murphy High School; Marie Doyle, second place winner and recipient of a $75 gift card, from the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science; and Johannass Soekhies, third place w

Murphy Student Wins USA Public Speaking Competition
April 23, 2015

The University of South Alabama's department of communication in the College of Arts and Sciences recently sponsored its annu ...

read story, USA Student Health Center Achieves AAAHC Re-Accreditation

USA Student Health Center Achieves AAAHC Re-Accreditation
April 21, 2015

The University of South Alabama Student Health Center recently was granted a 3-year re-accreditation by the Accreditation Associat ...

Members of the USA community go head-to-head at the 2015 Oozeball Tournament, an annual event hosted by USA Southerners, a student ambassador group, to raise funds for the Mitchell-Moulton Scholarship Initiative.

Annual USA Oozeball Tournament Raises Thousands for Scholarships
April 21, 2015

The University of South Alabama hosted a successful 27th Annual Oozeball Tournament recently with 52 teams of students, faculty, s ...

Joshua Cogswell, director of University development, tallies receipts for the Mobile Public Library?s book sale Saturday during the 2015 JaguarsCares National Day of Service.

USA Volunteers Lend Hand at JaguarsCare
April 19, 2015

University of South Alabama alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends in Mobile overcame bad weather on Saturday, April 18, to ...

USA To Go Tobacco Free Beginning Aug. 1
April 17, 2015

The University of South Alabama will become part of an increasing trend in higher education on Aug. 1 when the main campus, the US ...

The USA Wind Ensemble will perform a host concert Friday at the Saenger Theatre to welcome the All-State Band Festival to Mobile.

USA to Co-Host Alabama All-State Band Festival
April 14, 2015

The University of South Alabama Department of Music will co-host the 2015 Alabama Bandmasters Association All-State Band Festival ...

USA Student Government Association officers have been elected for the 2015-2016 academic year. They are from left, Daniel Currie, vice president; Ashley Ford, student at large; Micah Messer, chief justice; Trey Davis, attorney general and Ravi Rajendra, president. Not pictured is Marcus Williams, treasurer.

USA Elects New Student Government Association Officers
April 13, 2015

The University of South Alabama has announced the Student Government Association officer elections for the 2015-2016 academic year ...

Read USA Takes a Stand Against Sexual Assault

USA Takes a Stand Against Sexual Assault
April 13, 2015

The University of South Alabama joins a national effort in taking a stand and observing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. T ...

Among those in attendance at a USA luncheon at Higher Education Day are, from left, USA Trustee Mike Windom, SGA President Danielle Watson, USA President Dr. Tony Waldrop, Gov. Robert Bentley, Faculty Senate President Dr. Julie Estis, and USA National Alumni Association President Michael Diehl.

USA Rallies at Higher Ed Day
April 9, 2015

Hundreds of University of South Alabama students, faculty, staff and administrators traveled to Montgomery today to support Higher ...

Global steel company SSAB has announced a $110,000 pledge to establish an endowed scholarship program in USA's College of Engineering. Present for the announcement are, from left, Mark Hoffman, Mitchell-Moulton Scholarship Initiative campaign chair; Matt Hancock, 2015-2016 SSAB Scholarship recipient; Dr. Tony Waldrop, University president; Joshua Cogswell, director, University Development; Mark Bush, general manager, SSAB Mobile Operations; Geri Moulton, Mitchell-Moulton Scholarship Initiative honorary co-chair; Greg Scott, Human Resources director, SSAB Mobile Operations; and Dr. John Steadman, College of Engineering dean.

SSAB Funds USA College of Engineering Endowed Scholarship
April 8, 2015

Global steel company SSAB, which operates a mill in Mobile County, has announced a $110,000 pledge to the University of South Alab ...

Dr. Krista Harrell, left, associate dean of students, and Dr. Peggy Delmas, assistant professor in the College of Education, were recently recognized for their article ?Partnering for a Purpose: Student Affairs, Academic Affairs and a Common Reading Program.?

Journal Article Reflects Student and Academic Affairs Collaboration
April 7, 2015

University of South Alabama Drs. Peggy Delmas, assistant professor in the College of Education, and Krista Harrell, associate dean ...

Hundreds of University of South Alabama supporters converged on Montgomery for Higher Education Day in 2014.

USA to Rally on Higher Education Day
April 6, 2015

University administrators, faculty, staff, students and alumni will join thousands of other representatives from across Alabama on ...

read story, Jaguar Marching Band Selects Drum Major for Next Season

Jaguar Marching Band Selects Drum Major for Next Season
April 1, 2015

Carson Watson, a sophomore biology major and a native of Prattville, Ala., has been selected as the next drum major for the Univer ...

Art Napoleon is known as a versatile bi-lingual singer and songwriter with a wicked sense of humor. He will perform April 9; the event is free and open to the public.

"Dances with Cosmology" to be held April 9
April 1, 2015

The USA Native American Studies Program, with funding from the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, and the Archaeology Museum will prese ...

read story, USA Center for the Study of War & Memory to Host “The Civil War in History and Memory, 1865-2015” on April 6

Symposium Set for Civil War History and Memory
March 27, 2015

The Center for the Study of War & Memory at the University of South Alabama will focus on "The Civil War in History and M ...

Speakers at the 2015 Employee Annual Fund kickoff included, from left, Denise Anderson, director of care management at USA Children's & Women's Hospital; Dr. Joseph F. Busta Jr., vice president for development and alumni relations; Dr. Mary Townsley, associate dean of the College of Medicine; Chris Jett, an administrator at USA Children's & Women's Hospital; Dr. Robert Van Barrow, professor emeritus; Dr. Alec Yasinsac, dean of the School of Computing; Dr. Tony Waldrop, USA president; and Gabriela Vargas, a USA student.

2015 Employee Annual Fund Kicks Off
March 26, 2015

The University of South Alabama kicked off its 2015 Employee Annual Fund this week, opening a campaign that brings together employ ...

Dr. Steve Picou, right, founder and director of USA?s Coastal Resource and Resiliency Center, and Dr. Keith Nicholls, senior associate director, want to establish a clearer picture of ways the 2010 Gulf Coast oil spill affected coastal communities

USA Researchers: Lessons to Learn from Oil Spill
March 26, 2015

Dr. Steve Picou, founder and director of the University of South Alabama Coastal Resource and Resiliency Center, and Dr. Keith Nic ...

read story, USA College of Education to Sponsor Series on “Promoting Diversity in the Classroom”

"Promoting Diversity in the Classroom" Series Begins
March 25, 2015

The College of Education at the University of South Alabama wants to share the importance of embracing diversity and the need to r ...

Dr. Stephen J. Walsh watches a Galapagos Island turtle during a visit to the Galapagos Science Center. Walsh is recognized internationally for his studies of human impacts on the islands.

Renowned Galapagos Islands Researcher to Lecture at USA
March 24, 2015

Dr. Stephen J. Walsh, internationally recognized for his research into human impacts on the Galapagos Islands, will present a semi ...

Nicholas ?Nick? Brownlee, far right, joins fellow finalists on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera in New York shortly after he was announced as a winner on Sunday of the prestigious Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Brownlee, a 2012 graduate of USA in vocal performance, is considered one of the rising stars of the opera world.

USA Graduate Nick Brownlee Wins Prestigious Metropolitan Opera Competition
March 23, 2015

USA graduate and bass-baritone Nicholas "Nick" Brownlee sang two arias on Sunday in New York to become one of five winni ...

Sara Gonzales holds her envelope as she waits for the ringing of the bell signaling medical school students can find out where they matched during the University of South Alabama College of Medicine's Match Day event March 20, 2015, at the Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center.

Medical Students Celebrate Residencies at Match Day
March 20, 2015

Senior medical students at the University of South Alabama gathered March 20 at the Mobile Convention Center to find out this year ...

Dr. Bret Webb, left, and Dr. Scott Douglass, both with USA's department of civil engineering, will provide expertise related to hurricane storm surge and waves in their role with the Community Resilience Center of Excellence.

USA Researchers Join Nationwide Resilience Team
March 19, 2015

University of South Alabama researchers are joining a nationwide effort to help communities recover from disasters. The effort is ...

Winners were announced from USA's 2nd Annual 3MT® Competition held Wednesday, March 18. They are, from left, Lindsey Whitehurst, computer science; runner-up Selena Jackson, psychology; and Peoples? Choice Winner Michael Hempowicz, mechanical engineering. They are congratulated by Dr. B. Keith Harrison, dean of the Graduate School and associate vice president for academic affairs.

Computer Science Student Wins Three-Minute Thesis Competition
March 19, 2015

Lindsey Whitehurst, a computer science major, won the top prize Wednesday, March 18, in USA's 2nd Annual 3MT® Competition ...

Dr. Andrea Agnew, assistant dean of students, was recently named Advocate of the Year for her work ensuring equal access and opportunities for people with disabilities.

USA Assistant Dean of Students Named Advocate of the Year
March 17, 2015

Dr. Andrea Agnew, assistant dean of students for student services, was recently named Advocate of the Year by the Alabama Governor ...

The USA Concert Choir, shown here at the USA Holiday Concert, will perform with the Mobile Symphony March 21 and 22 at the Saenger Theatre.

USA Concert Choir to Perform with Mobile Symphony
March 13, 2015

The Mobile Symphony once again welcomes the University of South Alabama Concert Choir to the stage in "From Tragedy to Triump ...

USA Joins a Global Effort to Present V-Day 2015
March 13, 2015

The University of South Alabama Common Read/Common World Program will present "V-Day: Until the Violence Stops," to be h ...

Augustine, a drama starring French singer and actress Soko, is one of the six films that will be featured at the Tournees French Film Festival at the University of South Alabama.

USA Hosts Prestigious Tournees French Film Festival
March 12, 2015

The department of foreign languages and literatures will host the Tournees French Film Festival beginning at 7 p.m. this evening a ...

Dr. Rae Yang, professor of Chinese fiction at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa., will speak at a March 19 lecture named after Howard F. Mahan, who served as chair of USA's history department from 1964 to 1983.

Chinese Fiction Scholar to Speak at Mahan Lecture
March 12, 2015

Dr. Rae Yang, professor of Chinese fiction at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa., will deliver a lecture on "Contested Memory ...

Dr. Marcus Drymon, an assistant professor of marine sciences at USA, holds a small tiger shark and appears to attempt to open its mouth

Researcher Attempts to Solve Puzzler: Birds in Shark Stomachs
March 11, 2015

Dr. Marcus Drymon will use satellite tags to monitor the feeding behaviors of local tiger sharks. ...

individual speaking into camera with DELETED across picture to cover mouth

USA History Club to Sponsor Free Speech Panel
March 10, 2015

The USA History Club will sponsor a panel discussion, "Free Speech in Historical Perspective," at 6 p.m., Thursday, in t ...

Dr. Richard Lapchick, left, an internationally recognized sports sociologist, and U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus will be the spring 2015 commencement speakers.

Second Commencement and Speaker Added to Accommodate Growth
March 5, 2015

Graduates at the University of South Alabama's Spring Commencement on May 9 will be the first in the University's histor ...

The University of South Alabama National Alumni Association honored five people Thursday evening at the 2015 Distinguished Alumni and Service Awards Dinner held in the Mitchell Center. Accepting the awards, from left, are: Greg Gabel, Distinguished Alumni Award; W. Andrew "Andy" Denny, Distinguished Service Award; Daniel Grafton, Distinguished Alumni Award; Geri Moulton for the late President Emeritus Gordon Moulton, Moulton Distinguished Service Award; Warren Nicholson, Distinguished Alumni Award.

USA National Alumni Association Honors Award Recipients
March 4, 2015

The University of South Alabama National Alumni Association honored three distinguished alumni and two service leaders for notable ...

SGA President Danielle Watson said she knows other first-generation students who haven?t had as much support as she has. A campus organization was formed in the fall to help first-generation students adjust to college life.

'I Knew South Was For Me'
March 2, 2015

Watson's story is not unlike those of other first-generation students who seek advancement through higher education. A campus ...

members from Abeneefoo Kuo Honor Society assembled in meeting room

USA ABK Honor Society Inducts Record Number
March 1, 2015

The University of South Alabama Abeneefoo Kuo Honor Society inducted a record number of 109 students at its induction ceremony hel ...

Group of Southerners assembled on the steps - all guys wearing red jackets and girls wearing black

USA Southerners Accepting Applications
February 27, 2015

The Southerners, the University of South Alabama official student ambassadors, are accepting applications for their 2015-2016 clas ...

USA President Dr. Tony G. Waldrop joins education leaders during a panel discussion at the 2015 USA Education Summit and Founders Day held at the USA Mitchell Center. Waldrop discussed student academic success and support efforts. From left, the Rev. Gregory Lucey, president of Spring Hill College; Dean of Instructional Services Dr. Latitia McCane, Bishop State Community College; Waldrop; and Chancellor Dr. Mark Heinrich, Alabama Community College System.

USA Joins Educators, Business Leaders at Education Summit
February 24, 2015

"The Role of Post-Secondary Education in Improving Educational Attainment for All Students" was the theme for the 2015 F ...

The 2015 Alabama Aspirations in Computing Awards 2015 was held at Shelby Hall on Feb. 21. Those recognized included, on bottom row, from left, Karlissa Garrett, Sylacauga High School; Amber Jackson, Alabama School of Math and Science; on top row, from left, Summer Vo, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Birmingham; Sarah Darrow, Huntsville High School; Ashly Blount, Tuscaloosa Academy; Jazzlyn Miller, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Birmingham; and Tiffany Stonecipher, Muscle Shoals Career Academy, Alabama AIC Educator.

School of Computing Hosts State Awards Honoring Young Women
February 24, 2015

Eighteen young women from across Alabama were recognized Saturday, Feb. 21, for their accomplishments and aspirations in computing ...

Dr. Gregory Fitch, executive director of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, will be the keynote speaker for College of Education's Founders Day and Education Summit.

College of Education to Host 2015 Education Summit
February 20, 2015

The College of Education at the University of South Alabama will celebrate 48 years of teaching, research and service during its F ...

USAPD Holds 'Check Your Ride' Event for Students
February 20, 2015

Students are encouraged to have their vehicles checked for spring break travel during the 'Check Your Ride' event on Wed ...

A seemingly random encounter between Adam (Brandon Mallette) and Evelyn (Gabrielle Brou) leads to a stunning climax in the Theatre USA production of Neil LaBute?s ?The Shape of Things,? playing Feb. 20-28 at the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center.

Theatre USA Presents 'The Shape of Things'
February 20, 2015

Theatre USA will present Neil LaBute's "The Shape of Things" Friday, Feb. 20, thru Sunday, Feb. 28, in the Laidlaw ...

Kristy Britt, senior instructor of foreign languages and literatures, was named recipient of the 2015 Outstanding Foreign Language Teacher Post-Secondary Award.

USA Faculty Member Awarded Outstanding Teacher Award
February 19, 2015

Kristy Britt, senior instructor of foreign languages and literatures at the University of South Alabama, has been named recipient ...

Former Cuban diplomat Dr. Carlos Alzugaray Treto speaks to students at Indiana State University about U.S.-Cuban relations. Photo courtesy of Indiana State University.

Former Diplomat to Discuss Changing U.S-Cuban Relations
February 19, 2015

Dr. Carlos Alzugaray Treto will lecture on "Cuban-U.S. Relations after Dec. 17: A View from Havana" at 6 p.m., Feb. 23, ...

The USA School of Computing and its students welcomed federal, state and local officials to celebrate USA's designation as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance/Cyber Defense by the U.S. National Security Agency and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

School of Computing Recognized by NSA, Homeland Security
February 11, 2015

National, state and local officials praised the University of South Alabama's School of Computing as USA announced on Feb. 11 ...

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USA Employee Campaign Makes $800,000 Impact May 8, 2015

2015 Commencement: One Location, Two Ceremonies, Thousands of Smiling Faces May 8, 2015

USA Honors Outstanding Students as 2015 Academic All Stars May 7, 2015

Dr. Michael Finan Named Director of USA Mitchell Cancer Institute May 6, 2015

Dr. Edward Panacek Appointed Chair of Emergency Medicine May 4, 2015

USA Mail Hub To Open with Expand Services and Hours April 30, 2015

USA Selects "Cradle of Freedom" as 2015-2016 Common Read Book April 29, 2015

Murphy Student Wins USA Public Speaking Competition April 23, 2015

USA Student Health Center Achieves AAAHC Re-Accreditation April 21, 2015

Annual USA Oozeball Tournament Raises Thousands for Scholarships April 21, 2015

USA Volunteers Lend Hand at JaguarsCare April 19, 2015

USA To Go Tobacco Free Beginning Aug. 1 April 17, 2015

USA to Co-Host Alabama All-State Band Festival April 14, 2015

USA Elects New Student Government Association Officers April 13, 2015

USA Takes a Stand Against Sexual Assault April 13, 2015

USA Rallies at Higher Ed Day April 9, 2015

SSAB Funds USA College of Engineering Endowed Scholarship April 8, 2015

Journal Article Reflects Student and Academic Affairs Collaboration April 7, 2015

USA to Rally on Higher Education Day April 6, 2015

Jaguar Marching Band Selects Drum Major for Next Season April 1, 2015

"Dances with Cosmology" to be held April 9 April 1, 2015

Symposium Set for Civil War History and Memory March 27, 2015

2015 Employee Annual Fund Kicks Off March 26, 2015

USA Researchers: Lessons to Learn from Oil Spill March 26, 2015

"Promoting Diversity in the Classroom" Series Begins March 25, 2015

Renowned Galapagos Islands Researcher to Lecture at USA March 24, 2015

USA Graduate Nick Brownlee Wins Prestigious Metropolitan Opera Competition March 23, 2015

Medical Students Celebrate Residencies at Match Day March 20, 2015

USA Researchers Join Nationwide Resilience Team March 19, 2015

Computer Science Student Wins Three-Minute Thesis Competition March 19, 2015

USA Assistant Dean of Students Named Advocate of the Year March 17, 2015

USA Concert Choir to Perform with Mobile Symphony March 13, 2015

USA Joins a Global Effort to Present V-Day 2015 March 13, 2015

USA Hosts Prestigious Tournees French Film Festival March 12, 2015

Chinese Fiction Scholar to Speak at Mahan Lecture March 12, 2015

Researcher Attempts to Solve Puzzler: Birds in Shark Stomachs March 11, 2015

USA History Club to Sponsor Free Speech Panel March 10, 2015

Second Commencement and Speaker Added to Accommodate Growth March 5, 2015

USA National Alumni Association Honors Award Recipients March 4, 2015

'I Knew South Was For Me' March 2, 2015

USA ABK Honor Society Inducts Record Number March 1, 2015

USA Southerners Accepting Applications February 27, 2015

USA Joins Educators, Business Leaders at Education Summit February 24, 2015

School of Computing Hosts State Awards Honoring Young Women February 24, 2015

College of Education to Host 2015 Education Summit February 20, 2015

USAPD Holds 'Check Your Ride' Event for Students February 20, 2015

Theatre USA Presents 'The Shape of Things' February 20, 2015

USA Faculty Member Awarded Outstanding Teacher Award February 19, 2015

Former Diplomat to Discuss Changing U.S-Cuban Relations February 19, 2015

School of Computing Recognized by NSA, Homeland Security February 11, 2015