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  • Suhas Patil, a junior biomedical sciences student and director of the CPR Initiative

    Peer Training
    October 31, 2024

    A CPR initiative started by Honors College Junior Suhas Patil aims to educate and train all incoming freshmen in CPR and AED use. ...
  • Darren J. Baxley has been named chief of police for the University of South Alabama Police Department

    Baxley Selected as USA Chief of Police
    April 26, 2024

    Darren J. Baxley will arrive from the University of Florida, where he serves as deputy chief. ...
  • Ben Raines, USA By the Bay Eastern Shore Speaker Series

    Raines Highlights By the Bay Eastern Shore Speaker Series
    March 25, 2024

    Ben Raines will present "Saving the Clotilda and America's Amazon: A Prescription for South Alabama's Future" April 4. ...
  • The University of South Alabama National Alumni Association honored alumni and supporters at the 19th annual Distinguished Alumni & Service Awards. Those recognized were, from left, Travis Bedsole Jr., Dr. Jack DiPalma, Susan Bedsole, Alexis Atkins, Maxey Roberts representing the USA Foundation, Chandra Brown Stewart, John McMillan representing the USA Foundation, Dan Ollis and Peter Lindquist.

    Supporters Honored at 19th Annual Distinguished Alumni & Service Awards
    March 18, 2024

    The ceremony took place at the MacQueen Alumni Center on campus as the USA National Alumni Association celebrates its 50th year. ...
  • Riley Brenes stands in front of a mural that will be at this weekend’s Festival of Flowers in Cathedral Square. The mural was previously on display in the courtyard at Strickland Youth Center. It features a portrait of Sam Lackland, Mobile scenes and bright pink azaleas.

    The Big Picture
    March 5, 2024

    Murals painted by teenagers at Strickland Youth Center, and created through a program led by a South graduate, are featured at the Festival of Flowers. The event supports USA Health Providence Hospital. ...
  • Dr. Charlotte Pence, director of the Stokes Center for Creative Writing at the University of South Alabama, has been named the first Mobile Poet Laureate.

    Pence Named Mobile Poet Laureate
    January 22, 2024

    Dr. Charlotte Pence, director of South's Stokes Center for Creative Writing, is the city's first poet laureate. ...
  • South began a new tradition this year with the lighting of two 32-foot-tall Christmas trees at Student Services Drive and USA South Drive.

    Six Holiday Ideas at South
    November 28, 2023

    Grab a photo, donate a toy and join South musicians for a 'Home for the Holidays' concert. Here are some ways to celebrate the season. ...
  • Former Senate Majority Leaders Tom Daschle, center, and Trent Lott discussed bipartisanship Irving Silver and Frances Grodsky Silver Endowed Presidential Lecture in the MacQueen Alumni Center.

    Bipartisan Appeal
    October 27, 2023

    Former Senators Trent Lott and Tom Daschle share political views that are "Across the Aisle" in Silver Lecture at South. ...
  • Ben Raines in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta

    Delta Drawn
    October 20, 2023

    Ben Raines shares a devotion to the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, "America's Amazon," as South's first environmental fellow and writer-in-residence. ...
  • Providence Hospital

    Providence Joins USA Health
    October 1, 2023

    The acquisition includes Providence's 349-bed hospital, eight clinics on the hospital campus and six family practice sites in west and north Mobile and Moss Point, Mississippi. ...
  • SouthPaw at the homecoming 2023 pep rally.

    Homecoming 2023
    September 25, 2023

    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.

    'Living Laboratory'
    September 6, 2023

    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

    USA College of Nursing Secures $3.4 Million to Grow Nursing Workforce
    August 31, 2023

    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.

    The Beat and the Heat
    August 21, 2023

    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.

    Field Trips and Science Tips
    July 13, 2023

    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.

    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.” ...
  • 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. ...
  • 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. ...
  • Tiffany Pogue, a graduate of the University of South Alabama, at the Kiwanis Boys & Girls Club in Mobile.

    Rediscovering Family History
    May 16, 2023

    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.

    Heroes Scholarship Expands
    May 10, 2023

    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.

    $20 Million Announced for New Performing Arts Center
    May 5, 2023

    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

    5 Things To Know About Oozeball
    April 19, 2023

    The 33rd annual mud volleyball tournament will return to the University of South Alabama on Saturday, April 22. ...
  • USA Health to purchase Providence

    Providence Acquisition Announced
    April 18, 2023

    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.

    Engineering Ingenuity
    March 14, 2023

    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.

    Leading the Way
    February 24, 2023

    The Jaguar Marching Band, along with SouthPaw and Miss Pawla, made way for the Infant Mystics during Carnival in downtown Mobile. See the photos. ...