2015 News Archive

Frye Gaillard, writer-in-residence at the University of South Alabama, is the author or editor of more than 20 books, including the acclaimed “Cradle of Freedom: Alabama and the Movement that Changed America."

For USA Author, a Career Defined by Civil Rights
October 9, 2015

Writer-in-Residence Frye Gaillard's new book and first novel, 'Go South to Freedom,' will be published next year. ...

Brandi DePineuil, left, a junior mechanical engineering major from Ocean Springs, Miss., works with Dr. Carlos Montalvo, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, on blimp dynamics where she learned to do mathematics modeling and write code.

'High Impact' Experience for USA Undergrads
October 9, 2015

From studying blimps to analyzing negative childhood attachments, students discover opportunities through research. ...

USA SGA President Ravi Rajendra is seen with Troy University SGA President Heath Barton as Rajendra prepares to present the “Battle for the Belt” trophy to the Jaguar football team.

USA Collects 1,456 Books for Rural Library
October 8, 2015

Books donated by students from across the state will benefit a bookstore under construction in Greensboro, Ala. ...

Mitchell Scholars alumnus Dr. Sara Long Jones was one of many former scholars who surprised program benefactor Abe Mitchell at the annual recognition event for Mitchell Scholars freshmen.

Medical School, White Coat ... Finance Degree?
October 7, 2015

A Mitchell Scholarship helped Sara Long Jones earn her business degree. Now she's a third-year medical resident. ...

Superheroes from the Mobile Police Department's SWAT team and a few Mobile Fire-Rescue firefighters rappelled down the side of USA Children's & Women's Hospital to help nine children celebrate the end of their cancer treatment.

Video: Superheroes Rappel Down Hospital
October 2, 2015

Mobile Police Department SWAT team members descend from USA Children's & Women's Hospital to celebrate end of cancer treatment. ...

Theatre majors Thomas J. Deen, left, and Cassidy Dangler star in “Boy Meets Girl,” a drama about dating and modern relationships.

Theatre USA Presents "Boy Gets Girl"
September 25, 2015

Modern relationships and concerns about the issue of stalking will open Theatre USA's 2015-2016 season with the production of "Boy Gets Girl" at the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center. ...

USA Homecoming 2015: "Building Our Legacy"
September 22, 2015

This year's Homecoming theme, "Building Our Legacy," is being announced by the University of South Alabama students, faculty and staff who are serving on the Homecoming 2015 committee. ...

Learn Where Anti-Vaccine Movement Began
September 21, 2015

The first Mobile Science Café of the fall semester is "The Polio Express - Real Talk about Vaccines and the Origins of the Anti-Vax Movement" by Dr. Glen Borchert, USA assistant professor of biology, at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22. ...

Dr. Jasmin Arakawa will present her faculty piano recital, “Romantic Journey,” on Sept. 21.

Dr. Jasmin Arakawa to Present Piano Recital
September 18, 2015

The magnetic and musically talented pianist Dr. Jasmin Arakawa will perform her faculty piano recital, "Romantic Journey," at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 21. ...

Kyle Parrish, a senior education major at South Alabama who served two tours of duty in Iraq, is determined to make a difference for other student veterans as president of the Student Veterans Association. He is grateful to his wife Anna-Lisa, seated, for supporting his endeavors.

Veteran Helps Others Seeking Higher Education
September 17, 2015

Kyle Parrish said the new Student Veterans Resource Study Room is a 'Beacon of Hope' for veterans transitioning to campus. ...

Students are invited to “Be Jag Healthy" at the 2015 Jag Health and Wellness Day.

USA Student Health Encourages Students to "Be Jag Healthy"
September 16, 2015

Free physicals and counseling are among the many services that will be available for students at the second annual "Be Jag Healthy" Jag Health and Wellness Day on Thursday, Sept. 17. ...

cropped image of the Constitution of the United States

Find Out which Supreme Court Cases to Watch
September 11, 2015

Two lectures are scheduled for Constitution Week on the University of South Alabama campus. ...

University ROTC members participate in the 2013 National Day of Service and Remembrance on the USA campus.

Veterans Get New Space; 9\11 Event Planned
September 9, 2015

An open house will be held at the Student Veterans Resource Room following the National Day of Service and Remembrance tribute. ...

USA Board of Trustees Scholar for 2015-2016, Shirley Zhang of Vestavia Hills, Ala., is pictured with her father, Rusheng Zhang, after receiving her scholarship from the USA Board of Trustees.

Vestavia Hills Freshman Named Trustees Scholar
September 4, 2015

Shirley Zhang is the recipient of the second annual Board of Trustees award. ...

University of South Alabama Director of Athletics Dr. Joel Erdmann will chair the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee during the 2015-2016 academic year.

Athletic Director to Chair NCAA Baseball Committee
September 4, 2015

Dr. Joel Erdmann will serve as chair of the Division I Baseball Committee during the 2015-2016 academic year. ...

Football Stadium Market to be Evaluated
September 4, 2015

USA is gathering additional information regarding the possible construction of an on-campus football stadium. ...

A construction worker is shown on site at the USA Physicians Group Professional Office Building.

Watch 60-Ton Walls Get Lifted Into Place
September 4, 2015

See what happens when a crew has to move 39 concrete walls onto the foundation of a new medical building. ...

USA students at convocation, part of Week of Welcome.

Enrollment, Retention Climb
September 3, 2015

USA enrolled 16,462 students for the fall 2015 semester, an increase of 2.5 percent. ...

The latest fiction by Carolyn Haines, assistant professor of English and fiction coordinator, has been named to the USA Today bestseller list. "Killer Tales" is a digital collection of eight mysteries, including Haines' "Guru Bones." Besides teaching and writing, Haines runs Good Fortune Farm Refuge, a nonprofit animal rescue group serving Mobile County and George County, Miss.

Haines on USA Today Bestseller List
August 31, 2015

A novella by nationally recognized writer Carolyn Haines, assistant professor of English, is part of an e-bundle named to the USA Today bestseller list on Thursday, Aug. 27. ...

Remembering America's War in Vietnam poster advertising an interdisciplinary symposium

Vietnam Symposium set for Sept 2, 3
August 27, 2015

"Remembering America's War in Vietnam, 1965-2015," will begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2, in the USA Marx Library Auditorium with the documentary, "The Fog of War." ...

The first ALISA project cohort faculty members are, from left, Dr. Brad Swiger, Leigh Delaney, Sonna Farmer, Dr. Ed Lomax and, seated, is Dr. Cris Hollingsworth.

USA Launches New Active Learning Initiative
August 27, 2015

The Active Learning Initiative at South Alabama, known as ALISA, has been launched to change the way students engage with course content both in and outside the classroom. ...

USA students finished first and second in the recent Airbus Innovation Showdown. Pictured outside the Airbus Engineering Center in Mobile are, from left, Dr. Carlos Montalvo, assistant professor of mechanical engineering; Andrew Gumpert, Airbus Innovation engineering intern; Keping Lu, a management major from Beijing, China; Marina Swanepoel, a mechanical engineering major from Wellington, South Africa; Joachim Hehemann, Airbus director of integration; Steven Shettlesworth, a mechanical engineering major from Mobile; Brandi DePineuil, a mechanical engineering major from Ocean Springs, Miss.; Micah Calhoun, an economics and finance major from Mobile; Jonathan Hansert, an accounting major from Semmes; Dan Smithson, an electrical engineering major from Wetumpka, Ala.; Andrew Tindell, a mechanical engineering major from Pensacola, Fla.; and Adam Brown, a graduate student in computer science from Mobile.

USA Team Wins Airbus Innovation Showdown
August 25, 2015

When a new generation of aircraft takes to the skies, it could be that University of South Alabama students will have played a major role in their creation. A team of University students recently won the first Airbus Innovation Showdown. ...

Nine USA engineering students earned Tau Beta Pi scholarships for their senior year of study. They are, from left, William Spikes, a chemical engineering major from Mobile; George Moore, a mechanical engineering major from Lucedale, Miss.; Bradley Harris, a chemical engineering major from Mobile; Boni Yraguen, a mechanical engineering major from Roseburg, Ore.; Ryan Hutchison, a chemical engineering major from Seattle, Wash.; Benjamin Burleson, a chemical engineering major from Satsuma; John Mullins, an electrical engineering major from Pensacola, Fla.; and Robert Mines, a chemical engineering major from Pensacola, Fla. Not pictured is Brannon Kerrigan, an electrical engineering major from D’Iberville, Miss.

USA Top in State for Tau Beta Pi Scholarships
August 24, 2015

Nine University of South Alabama engineering seniors have recently been selected as Tau Beta Pi scholars. No other university in Alabama had more than two recipients, and the USA contingent is the second-largest university representation in the coun ...

Dr. Annmarie Guzy, associate professor of English, has been named one of eight Fellows of the National Collegiate Honors Council.

Dr. Annmarie Guzy Named National Collegiate Honors Council Fellow
August 19, 2015

Dr. Annmarie Guzy, associate professor of English, has been named a Fellow of the National Collegiate Honors Council in recognition of her outstanding contributions to honors education. ...

The University of South Alabama Class of 2019 gathered Monday morning for a group photo at the USA Mitchell Center.

Students Greeted with Fun, Inspiring Convocation
August 19, 2015

New students entered the USA Mitchell Center Monday morning to the upbeat sounds and cheers of the Jaguar Marching Band, the beginning of an inspiring Convocation. ...

2015 News Archive

For USA Author, a Career Defined by Civil Rights October 9, 2015

'High Impact' Experience for USA Undergrads October 9, 2015

USA Collects 1,456 Books for Rural Library October 8, 2015

Medical School, White Coat ... Finance Degree? October 7, 2015

Video: Superheroes Rappel Down Hospital October 2, 2015

Theatre USA Presents "Boy Gets Girl" September 25, 2015

USA Homecoming 2015: "Building Our Legacy" September 22, 2015

Learn Where Anti-Vaccine Movement Began September 21, 2015

Dr. Jasmin Arakawa to Present Piano Recital September 18, 2015

Veteran Helps Others Seeking Higher Education September 17, 2015

USA Student Health Encourages Students to "Be Jag Healthy" September 16, 2015

Find Out which Supreme Court Cases to Watch September 11, 2015

Veterans Get New Space; 9\11 Event Planned September 9, 2015

Vestavia Hills Freshman Named Trustees Scholar September 4, 2015

Athletic Director to Chair NCAA Baseball Committee September 4, 2015

Football Stadium Market to be Evaluated September 4, 2015

Watch 60-Ton Walls Get Lifted Into Place September 4, 2015

Enrollment, Retention Climb September 3, 2015

Haines on USA Today Bestseller List August 31, 2015

Vietnam Symposium set for Sept 2, 3 August 27, 2015

USA Launches New Active Learning Initiative August 27, 2015

USA Team Wins Airbus Innovation Showdown August 25, 2015

USA Top in State for Tau Beta Pi Scholarships August 24, 2015

Dr. Annmarie Guzy Named National Collegiate Honors Council Fellow August 19, 2015

Students Greeted with Fun, Inspiring Convocation August 19, 2015