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  • 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.”

    Folklore Meets Film
    October 19, 2022

    Dr. Kern Jackson helps bring the story of Africatown to new audiences in "Descendant." ...
  • The South Alabama Center for Business Analytics, Real Estate and Economic Development (SABRE) is hosting its 2nd Annual Analytics Summit at the MacQueen Alumni Center on the University of South Alabama campus, November 17, 2022, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The summit brings together industry, academia, non-profits, local governments, and emerging talent from the Central Gulf Coast.

    South Hosts 2nd Data Analytics Summit
    October 18, 2022

    The South Alabama Center for Business Analytics, Real Estate and Economic Development will host its 2nd Annual Analytics Summit November 17, 2022. ...
  • Suhas Patil at the rock wall at the Student Rec Center at the University of South Alabama

    Up and Coming
    October 14, 2022

    Suhas Patil starts pre-med training with EMS classes and the camaraderie of the Honors College. #FreshmanFocus ...
  • USA College of Education and Professional Studies and the College of Arts and Sciences faculty at South will support a new $1.2 million grant that will help increase the number of k-12 science teachers in rural and urban areas of Mobile County. The principal investigator of the grant is Dr. Katie Guffey McCorrison, assistant professor of science education in the Professional Studies department of leadership; and the co-principal investigators are Dr. Andre Green, professor of science education and associate vice president for Academic Affairs; Dr. David Forbes, professor of chemistry; center, Dr. Justin Sanders, associate professor and department chair of physics; Dr. Tres Stefurak, associate dean in the College of Education and Professional Studies and professor of counseling psychology. Dr. James Van Heneghan, professor of professional studies, will manage the evaluation of the program.

    South Awarded NSF Grant to Increase K-12 Science Teachers in Local Schools
    October 14, 2022

    The $1.2 million grant will help address the shortage of science teachers for grades six through 12 in Mobile County. ...
  • Dr. Dieudonné Gnammankou, a historian and assistant professor at the Université d’Abomey-Calavi in Benin will serve for one year at South Alabama as a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence. He will connect his work about the slave trade on the West African coast with the stories of the Clotilda and the community groups in Africatown. The Clotilda is the last known ship to bring enslaved Africans to the United States.

    South Welcomes Visiting Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence
    October 14, 2022

    Dr. Dieudonné Gnammankou, an assistant professor at the Université d'Abomey-Calavi will teach in Honors College this academic year. ...
  • In a University of South Alabama gallery, Susan Fitzsimmons stands with a series of sculptures, "Sentinels and Guardians," which were inspired by the border wall with Mexico when she was teaching in McAllen, Texas. Two other sculptures by the chair of South's Department of Art and Art History will be featured in a Museum of Modern exhibit that opens this month.

    Her MoMA Moment
    October 7, 2022

    Susan Fitzsimmons, chair of the Department of Art and Art History, returns to New York for a Museum of Modern Art exhibit on the '70s era of a Midtown gallery that gave space and opportunities to Black and female artists. ...
  • 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.”

    Drawn to South
    October 3, 2022

    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 ...
  • Nealan Armstrong, who has been named a University of South Alabama Board of Trustees Scholar, is studying computer science and hopes to work in software development or cybersecurity.

    Ocean Springs Student Wins Board of Trustees Scholarship
    September 30, 2022

    Nealan Armstrong was awarded the scholarship given each year to the most academically talented first-year student. "I did not expect any of this when I came here." ...
  • South's 2022 Homecoming festivities begin October 10 with the traditional "Junk the Jungle" and continue all week leading up to the Jags football game against Louisiana-Monroe October 15 at Hancock Whitney Stadium.

    South Celebrates Homecoming "HOCO" 2022
    September 29, 2022

    HOCO '22 will be held on campus October 10-15 and will feature various activities leading up to the Jags football game against LA. Monroe. ...
  • The pumpkin patch sale is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 14, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Glass Art Building. Glass pumpkins will be priced at $20 and up. Purchases can be made via cash, check or credit card.

    South Students to Host Glass Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser
    September 28, 2022

    More than 500 glass pumpkins will go on sale with funds supporting student and public opportunities within the program. ...
  • President Jo Bonner gives his inauguration address at the Mitchell Center on Friday. “The University of South Alabama is poised and ready to become the Flagship of the Gulf Coast,” he told those gathered.

    Bonner Inaugurated as Fourth President
    September 24, 2022

    President Jo Bonner announces a commitment to student recruitment and retention, along with new facilities, at the 'Flagship of the Gulf Coast.' ...
  • Xha’Nae Morris, a nursing sophomore from Mobile, attends a Second Year Experience event early this semester. Morris also works with first-year students for the Office of Student Academic Success. She’s a ComPAL – Composition Pal – who offers English tutoring.

    Second Helping
    September 16, 2022

    South launches Second Year Experience, a five-year program with academic coaching and mentoring, to give returning Jaguars personalized support. ...
  • Emilie Berge in her lab at South, has received one of just 12 Zymo Research Impact Initiative grants awarded annually for scientific innovation and potential social impact. Berge received her master's degree in environmental toxicology in May will use the $4000 award to perform transcriptomic analysis of the polyaromatic hydrocarbon degrading bacteria she described in her thesis.

    On Track For Success
    September 12, 2022

    Former South student and track star awarded Zymo Research Impact Initiative grant for her work in environmental toxicology. ...
  • Madison Bomeke works on an engineering team at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas, that offers technical support for F-35 fighter jets. Her experience while a student at the University of South Alabama included internships with Airbus in Mobile and Amazon in Reno, Nevada.

    Jet Set
    September 2, 2022

    Madison Bomeke, a mechanical engineering graduate, started her career supporting F-35 fighter planes for Lockheed Martin in Texas. #MyFirstJob ...
  • As part of her job at the National Weather Service outside Atlanta, University of South Alabama graduate Carmen Hernandez launches weather balloons into the air to measure readings including temperature, air pressure and humidity.

    Career Forecast
    August 29, 2022

    Carmen Hernandez has been captivated by the weather ever since she witnessed its power during Hurricane Rita. She majored in meteorology at South and begins a career with the National Weather Service. #MyFirstJob ...
  • “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.

    One Book, One South, One Community
    August 22, 2022

    "Listening is an Act of Love" is meant to inspire South students, faculty, staff, and alumni to listen to one another," ...
  • First-year students got a primer on school spirit at Convocation on Monday at the University of South Alabama. Among the lessons: How to properly show your J.

    Jaguars Sing — and Shuffle
    August 15, 2022

    Members of the Class of 2026 cheer, sing and dance at fall Convocation to kick off the academic year. Week of Welcome and Beyond continues through the month. ...
  • Dr. Na Gong, front, is leading an artificial intelligence research team in a $6 million National Science Foundation project. Her South colleagues in the program include, left to right, Dr. Clive Woods, Dr. Hulya Kirkici, Dr. Mohamed Shaban and Dr. Jinhui Wang.

    The Edge of Artificial Intelligence
    August 11, 2022

    Dr. Na Gong leads a national team working on a $6 million NSF grant to develop an integrated research infrastructure for Edge AI. ...
  • Tristen Mullins, chosen graduate student of the year for South's School of Computing in 2022, is beginning her career in cybersecurity at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee.

    Cybersecurity, Flexibility
    August 11, 2022

    At Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, Tristen Mullins begins a career in cybersecurity through the Scholarship for Service program. #MyFirstJob ...
  • Matthew Hodanbosi, a marine sciences Ph.D. student at the University of South Alabama has been selected as one of 86 John A. Marine Policy Fellows. He will begin his fellowship in February working in Washington D.C. with government officials.

    South Ph.D. Student Receives Marine Policy Fellowship
    August 4, 2022

    Matthew Hodanbosi has been named one of just 86 recipients of the 2023 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program. ...
  • Heather Giannini, a 2022 graduate of the University of South Alabama has been selected for one of six $20,000 Marcus L. Urann fellowships by the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Giannini plans on becoming a physician-scientist.

    South Grad Receives Prestigious Urann Fellowship
    August 3, 2022

    Hannah Giannini is one of only six recipients nationwide to receive the prestigious $20,000 Phi Kappa Phi fellowship. ...
  • Chris Willhite, a University of South Alabama civil engineering graduate, moved to Huntsville, Alabama, to accept a job with S&ME, an engineering and construction services company.

    Building a Future
    August 2, 2022

    Chris Willhite, a civil engineering graduate from South, starts his career with an engineering company in Huntsville. #MyFirstJob ...
  • The 80-member Class of 2026 is the largest matriculating medical school class in the history of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine, which welcomed its charter class in 1973.

    Whiddon College of Medicine Welcomes Largest Class
    July 29, 2022

    The 80-member Class of 2026 is greeted with orientation activities ranging from informative to interactive to social. ...
  • The University of South Alabama launched SOAR, short for Strengthening Opportunities for Achievement and Resilience, at the MacQueen Alumni Center July 27, 2022. South is collaborating with the Mobile Public Schools and Mobile Police Department on this 5-year intervention study. Causey, Hankins, Pillans and Washington middle schools are taking part and at the launch, the principals of each middle school chose a balloon that revealed which year their school would receive the intervention.

    South Leads Initiative to Curb Youth Violence
    July 27, 2022

    University researchers will collaborate with the Mobile Police Department and Mobile County Public Schools on a five-year, $3.5 million project focused on reducing death, injury and incarceration. ...
  • Jensen Graddick is a senior human resources specialist for the City of Daphne. She began an internship with the city while a junior in the Mitchell College of Business, then accepted a job even before she graduated. “It all fell into place,” she said.

    Internship, Job Offer, Promotion
    July 20, 2022

    Mitchell College of Business graduate Jensen Graddick turns an internship in human resources into a full-time job and then a new title in short order. #MyFirstJob ...