Community News Archive

  • SouthPaw at the homecoming 2023 pep rally.
    Video: Thousands of students and alumni danced and cheered their way through "Homecoming 2023: Diamonds Are Forever," a 60th Anniversary celebration. ...
  • Aerial shot of property donated to the University of South Alabama by the USA Foundation.
    The University of South Alabama Foundation has gifted more than a quarter mile of bayfront to the University, opening additional access for teaching and research. ...
  • Dr. Leigh Minchew, associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Nursing, serves as the project director for a $3.4 million grant to transition licensed practical nurses and licensed vocational nurses into registered nursing careers
    The Health and Human Resources and Services Administration grant is one of only nine awarded nationwide. ...
  • Students attending band camp at the University of South Alabama.
    More than 250 members of the Jaguar Marching Band survive a sweltering Band Camp with energy, enthusiasm and plenty of water breaks. ...
  • After earning a biology degree from the University of South Alabama, Kevin Culpepper began work as a science educator at the Exploreum Science Center in downtown Mobile.
    Kevin Culpepper, a biology graduate from South, makes learning fun for students and school groups at the Exploreum Science Center. #MyFirstJob ...
  • Jessica Fairley, a University of South Alabama communication graduate, manages the Africatown Heritage House museum, which welcomed its first guests this week.
    Jessica Fairley, a South communication graduate, manages the Africatown Heritage House. The Mobile museum is welcoming its first guests with “Clotilda: The Exhibition.” ...
  • 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.
    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. ...
  • 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.
    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. ...
  • Tiffany Pogue, a graduate of the University of South Alabama, at the Kiwanis Boys & Girls Club in Mobile.
    Tiffany Pogue, a Gilman Scholar and psychology graduate, traces her family history through 'Descendant,' the Africatown documentary. ...
  • University of South Alabama Executive Vice President and Provost Dr. Andi Kent, from left, and President Jo Bonner, meet to sign an agreement with former Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran and Sheriff Paul Burch that will provide scholarships to Mobile County deputies and correctional officers seeking an undergraduate degree in criminal justice.
    The University of South Alabama has teamed up with the Mobile County Deputy Sheriff and Correctional Officer Foundation to provide an affordable pathway to a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. ...
  • University of South Alabama President Jo Bonner, right, announces a $20 million gift from Abraham "Abe" Mitchell at the University's 60th Anniversary celebration. The donation will be used to build a new performing arts center on campus.
    The gift from supporter Abraham "Abe" Mitchell was celebrated as the University commemorates six decades of promoting discovery, health and learning. ...
  • University of South Alabama President Jo Bonner, right, announces a $20 million gift from Abraham "Abe" Mitchell at the University's 60th Anniversary celebration. The donation will be used to build a new performing arts center on campus.
    The gift from supporter Abraham "Abe" Mitchell was celebrated as the University commemorates six decades of promoting discovery, health and learning. ...
  • Oozeball at the University of South Alabama
    The 33rd annual mud volleyball tournament will return to the University of South Alabama on Saturday, April 22. ...
  • USA Health to purchase Providence
    USA seeks to expand access to academic-based healthcare along the upper Gulf Coast. ...
  • University of South Alabama College of Engineering students test the buoyancy of their 250-pound concrete canoe outside Shelby Hall. The group placed third in the competition on Dog River.
    Concrete canoes and lightweight bridges carry challenges at the Gulf Coast Student Symposium. ...
  • The Jaguar Marching Band leads the way for the Infant Mystics on Monday in downtown Mobile.
    The Jaguar Marching Band, along with SouthPaw and Miss Pawla, made way for the Infant Mystics during Carnival in downtown Mobile. See the photos. ...
  • Dr. Kern Jackson, director of the USA African American Studies program, appears in “Descendant,” which has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award. Image courtesy of Netflix/Participant.
    The film was co-written and co-produced by Dr. Kern Jackson, director of USA's African American Studies program. The 54th NAACP Image Awards will be telecast Feb. 25. ...
  • Margaret Bradford, site coordinator for the VITA program at the University of South Alabama, helps Kobe Cox, an accounting major and student volunteer, fill out a tax return for a Mobile resident.
    Accounting students in the Mitchell College of Business volunteer to help prepare free tax returns through April 15. ...
  • Nichole Harting, a student intern teaching mathematics at Barton Academy in downtown Mobile.
    A grant of up to $2 million will help South educators begin a UTeach program for STEM students interested in teaching as a career. ...
  • Screen grab of the holiday video card.
    The University of South Alabama and Jo and Janée Bonner wish our Jaguar Family and friends Happy Holidays. Spring registration continues into the new year with classes beginning Jan. 9, 2023. ...
  • Musicians perform at the University of South Alabama 2022 Holiday Concert.
    South musicians celebrate the season with a USA Holiday Concert at the Mitchell Center. ...
  • 2022 holiday concert invite. December 1, 6:30 p.m. at the Mitchell Center
    Vocal and instrumental ensembles will be joined by the Jaguar Marching Band at the free Dec. 1 concert. The public is invited to attend. ...
  • 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.”
    Dr. Kern Jackson helps bring the story of Africatown to new audiences in "Descendant." ...
  • 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.”
    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 ...
  • “Listening is an Act of Love" is this year's Common Read selection. The voluntary program for the South Alabama community, aims to improve understanding of differences and commonalities across the world while engaging in academic discourse and critical thinking.
    "Listening is an Act of Love" is meant to inspire South students, faculty, staff, and alumni to listen to one another," ...