At the University of South Alabama, we believe in the importance of providing personal attention to each individual within the context of the university admissions process. Our admissions counselors will be available and accessible to you throughout the college search and application process.
(251) 460-7834
(800) USA-JAGS
recruitment@southalabama.edu
Meet Our Team
Our admissions counselors are here to answer all your questions. Contact them via text, email or phone, or click on the link to schedule a virtual one-on-one meeting.
Main Campus (Local Admissions Counselors)
Adrienne Gannon - Mobile and Baldwin Private Schools
Associate Director
Call or text: (251) 460-1040
Office: (251) 460-7719
agannon@southalabama.edu
Territory:
Local schools: UMS-Wright, Alabama School of Math & Science, McGill-Toolen, St. Paul’s, St. Luke’s, Bayside Academy, St. Michael’s, and Bayshore Christian
States: Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Utah, and Washington
Kimberly Bolden - All Transfer Students
Admissions Counselor
Office: (251) 460-7795
transfer@southalabama.edu
Territory:
All transfer students
Trey R. Johnson - Homeschool
Associate Director
Call or text: (251) 220-6763
Office: (251) 460-7721
treyjohnson@southalabama.edu
Territory:
All Homeschool students.
Jayla Young - Mobile County Public Schools
Assistant Director
Territory:
ACCEL-Academy, Alma Bryant, Baker, BC Rain, Blount, Citronelle, Davidson, LeFlore, Mary G. Montgomery, Murphy, Theodore, Vigor, and Williamson
Dymon Burke - ALACRAO Districts 4, 5
Senior Admissions Counselor
Call or text: (251)220-8991
Office: (251) 460-6026
dymonburke@southalabama.edu
Territory:
Autauga, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Chilton, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Russell and Tallapoosa.
Andrew Biehl - ALACRAO DISTRICTS 1 (Excluding Mobile & Baldwin Counties), 2 & 3
Admissions Counselor
Call or Text: (251) 220-2120
Office: (251) 460-7795
abiehl@southabalama.edu
Territory:
Mobile Public Schools - Chickasaw, Satsuma, and Saraland
Alabama Counties- Choctaw, Conecuh, Escambia, Greene, Hale, Marengo, Monroe, Perry, Sumter, Washington, Clarke, Wilcox, Barbour, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston, and Pike
Brennen Mallet - Mobile Private Christian Schools
Associate Director, Enrollment Services
Call or text: (251) 220-0047
Office: (251) 460-7546
bmallet@southalabama.edu
Territory:
Local schools: Cottage Hill Christian Academy, Faith Academy and Mobile Christian School
Casey Caliva - MS Service Area
Admissions Counselor
Call or Text: (251) 220-6081
Office: (251) 461-1674
ccaliva@southalabama.edu
Territory:
States: Mississippi (including service area counties), Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and South Dakota
Adam Lindsey - Baldwin County & Florida Service Area
Assistant Director
Call or text: (251) 220-6812
Call or text: 251-220-9989
Office: (251) 461-1913
adamlindsey@southalabama.edu
Territory:
States: Colorado, Georgia, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Wyoming
AL Counties - Baldwin Public Schools
FL (Service Area) & Panhandle: Escambia, Santa Rosa, Bay, Holmes Okaloosa, Walton, and Washington
Regional Admissions Counselors
Open Position - ALACRAO Districts 9 & 10
Senior Admissions Counselor - Regional
Call or text: (251) 220-0409
Office: (251) 533-8877
Territory:
Alabama counties: Blount, Colbert, Cullman, Cherokee, De Kalb, Etowah, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Morgan, Marshall, and Winston
State: Tennessee
Jennifer Henderson - Based in Jacksonville, Florida
Associate Director, Enrollment Services CRM Operations
Call or text: (251) 220-3033 (for students only)
Office: (251) 378-1439
jenhenderson@southalabama.edu
Territory:
States: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia, and West Virginia
Florida excluding Bay, Escambia, Holmes, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Washington counties
Mike Hryndza - Based in Chicago, Illinois
Associate Director - Out of State - Regional
Call or text: (251) 220-6054
Office: (251) 533-5887
mhryndza@southalabama.edu
Territory:
States: Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin
Ryan Missanelli - ALACRAO Districts 6, 7 & 8 (based in Birmingham, AL)
Assistant Director - Regional
Call or text: (251) 220-9559
Office: (251) 402-1419
missanelli@southalabama.edu
Territory:
Alabama counties: Bibb, Tuscaloosa, Pickens, Lamar, Fayette, Walker, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Calhoun, Cleburne, Clay, and Randolph
Quinn Murphy - Texas
Admissions Counselor
Call or text: (251) 220-2882
Office: (251) 460-7946
quinnmurphy@southalabama.edu
Territory:
State: Texas
*If you do not see your school, county or state listed, please contact the Office of New Student Recruitment.
You're admitted! What's next?
You have been admitted to USA! To make your transition to college a smooth one, we have created a checklist to help you stay on task and be organized.
Top Priority
- Activate your JagNet Student Account at southalabama.edu/services/jagnet.
- Login to your JagMail and PAWS (Personal Access Web System) accounts at southalabama.edu/logins.
- Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid for financial aid at fafsa.gov (FAFSA opens up October 1st). Visit the USA One Stop Financial Resources page at southalabama.edu/onestop/resources.
- Log in to JagSPOT to:
- Search and apply for additional USA scholarships in JagSPOT.
- Complete your special programs application in JagSPOT, if you meet the requirements
and desire consideration.
- All freshmen USA students are required to live on campus unless they commute from home. Students complete the housing application to live on campus or the housing exemption form to commute. Both are available in the USAHousing portal. More Information: southalabama.edu/departments/housing/residencypolicy.html.
- Register for Southbound, your New Student Orientation, and pay the fee in your admissions
portal. Visit southalabama.edu/orientation for more information.
- Summer and Fall orientation registration opens in January.
- Spring orientation registration opens in November.
- Apply for USA Housing at southalabama.edu/housing and pay deposit.
- Register for Southbound, your New Student Orientation, and pay the fee in your admissions
portal. Visit southalabama.edu/orientation for more information.
- Summer and Fall orientation registration opens in January.
- Spring orientation registration opens in November.
- Submit immunization information and records through the Student Health Web Portal at https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/studenthealth/immunization.html. Please contact the Student Health Center at 251-460-7151, if you need assistance.
- Request final official transcript(s) be submitted to South, if you have not yet done so. If applicable, also submit official test scores (i.e. ACT/SAT, IB/AP).
- Meet with your academic advisor to register for courses in PAWS. Your advisor will contact you for an appointment after you register for orientation. Some students may be required to take a placement test.
- Attend your scheduled orientation.
- After semester billing posts to your student account, pay tuition or set up a payment plan via PAWS. See southalabama.edu/onestop/resources for more information.
- Order your textbooks and other materials for classes as required.
Priority
- Submit JagID photo to the Student Center’s Jag Card Office at southalabama.edu/departments/studentcenter/photosubmission. You will be notified via JagMail when you can pick up your JagID.
- Visit our campus or check out other opportunities at southalabama.edu/visit.
- Complete Title IX training to ensure we are working together to keep our campus a safe environment for everyone. You should receive an email to your JagMail and should email usauetraining@southalabama.edu if you need assistance.
- If you plan to have a vehicle or bicycle on campus, register with USA Parking Services at https://southalabama.t2hosted.com/Account/Portal.
- If you need accommodations, please contact the Center for Educational Accessibility & Disability Resources at southalabama.edu/sds to learn more.
- Review financial and academic deadlines on the academic calendar, southalabama.edu/academiccalendar/academiccalendar2021-22.html.
Strongly Encouraged
- If you’re interested in the Student & Scholar Health Insurance, be sure to review the health insurance plan information for details atwww.southalabama.edu/departments/financialaffairs/studentaccounting/insurance.html.
- Complete the USA Sports Interest Survey, a tool that aids in sports planning and programming
at https://southalabama.az1.qualtrics.com/
jfe/form/SV_55UFcbjTrVwXutL. - If you are interested in departmental programs (for example, Jaguar Marching Band), be sure to check the department’s website to learn about the requirements to join.
- Check out our student organizations and ways to get involved. Visit southalabama.edu/departments/studentactivities.
Top Priority
- Activate your JagNet Student Account at southalabama.edu/services/jagnet.
- Login to your JagMail and PAWS (Personal Access Web System) accounts at southalabama.edu/logins.
- Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid for financial aid at fafsa.gov (FAFSA opens up October 1st). Visit the USA One Stop Financial Resources page at southalabama.edu/onestop/resources.
- Log in to JagSPOT at southalabama.edu/scholarships to:
- Search and apply for additional USA scholarships in JagSPOT.
- Complete your special programs application in JagSPOT, if you meet the requirements and desire consideration.
- Transfer students who wish to live on campus can complete a housing application at the USA housing portal. See southalabama.edu/departments/housing for more details.
- Register for Southbound, your New Student Orientation, and pay the fee in your admissions
portal. Visit southalabama.edu/orientation for more information.
- Summer and Fall orientation registration opens in January.
- Spring orientation registration opens in November
- Submit immunization information and records through the Student Health Web Portal
at southalabama.edu/departments/studenthealth/immunization.html.
Please contact the Student Health Center at (251) 460-7151, if you need assistance. - Request final official transcript(s) be submitted to South if you have not yet done so.
- Meet with your academic advisor to register for courses in PAWS. Your advisor will contact you for an appointment after you register for orientation. Some students may be required to take a placement test.
- Attend your scheduled orientation.
- After semester billing posts to your student account, pay tuition or set up a payment plan via PAWS. See southalabama.edu/onestop/resources.html for more information.
- Order your textbooks
Priority
- Submit JagID photo to the Student Center’s Jag Card Office at southalabama.edu/departments/studentcenter/photosubmission.html. You will be notified via JagMail when you can pick up your JagID.
- Visit our campus or check out other opportunities at southalabama.edu/visit.
- Complete Title IX training to ensure we are working together to keep our campus a safe environment for everyone. You should receive an email to your JagMail and should email usauetraining@southalabama.edu if you need assistance.
- If you have a vehicle or bicycle on campus, register with USA Parking Services to secure your parking pass at southalabama.t2hosted.com/Account/Portal.
- If you need accommodations, please contact the Center for Educational Accessibility & Disability Resources at southalabama.edu/sds to learn more.
- Review financial and academic deadlines on the academic calendar, southalabama.edu/academiccalendar/academiccalendar2021-22.html.
Strongly Encouraged
- If you’re interested in the Student & Scholar Health Insurance, be sure to review the health insurance plan information for details at www.southalabama.edu/departments/financialaffairs/studentaccounting/insurance.html.
- Complete the USA Sports Interest Survey, a tool that aids in sports planning and programming at https://southalabama.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_55UFcbjTrVwXutL.
- If you are interested in departmental programs (for example, Jaguar Marching Band), be sure to check the department’s website to learn about the requirements to join.
- Check out our student organizations and ways to get involved. Visit southalabama.edu/departments/studentactivities.