2017 News Archive

From left, Dr. Julee Waldrop, Dr. Krista Harrell and Chandra Brown are among the featured speakers at the Junior League of Mobile’s Focus Women’s Conference at the Mobile Convention Center.

USA Leaders Speak at Women's Conference
September 22, 2017

Dr. Julee Waldrop, Dr. Krista Harrell and Chandra Brown are among the speakers at the Junior League of Mobile's symposium. ...

Students Kassy Ureña Rodriguez, left, and Skyler Hill, right, speak with Dr. Christine Rinne, coordinator of the new Global Engagement Certificate program. Both have expressed an interest in pursuing the certificate.

South Adds Global Engagement Certificate
September 21, 2017

The new program aims to prepare students in any field of study to effectively navigate the global workplace. ...

South Launches Speakers Directory
September 18, 2017

Need an expert to speak to a non-profit or civic group? USA opens a speakers bureau with a searchable online directory. ...

'Adrift in Macao' Opens Theatre USA Season
September 18, 2017

The comical musical set in the early 1950s will open at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 22, and run through Sept. 30. ...

Outfielder Travis Swaggerty earned second-team All-America honors from the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings and first-team all-Sun Belt Conference accolades during his sophomore year as he helped lead South Alabama to its first SBC Tournament title since 2005.

Playing for USA, and a Nation
September 14, 2017

'Self-made' outfielder and Major League prospect Travis Swaggerty spent the summer representing his country with Team USA. ...

Dr. Charlotte Pence's first book of poems, “Many Small Fires,” explores her father’s chronic homelessness while simultaneously detailing the physiological changes that enabled humans to form cities, communities and households.

Pence to Deliver Hamner Lecture
September 13, 2017

Dr. Charlotte Pence with the Stokes Center for Creative Writing will discuss her first book of poems, "Many Small Fires." ...

The South Alabama Student Health Center is ready for students to join them for the 2017 'Be Jag Healthy' Health and Wellness Day. From left are Valerie Heidel, supervisor clincial operations, Alexis Banks, president of the Jag Health Team, Feaunte' Preyear, coordinator of health education and quality improvement, and Beverly Kellen, practice director, with SouthPaw and Miss Pawla.

South Helping Students to 'Be Jag Healthy'
September 12, 2017

The Student Health Center will host the fourth annual Jag Health and Wellness Day from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 13. ...

Dr. Laura F. Edwards, the Peabody Family Professor of History at Duke University, will explore the ways the Fourteenth Amendment changed the legal order of Americans’ relationships to rights and the federal government during her speech at the N. Jack Stallworth Lecture in Southern History.

Fourteenth Amendment Focus of Stallworth Lecture
September 12, 2017

Dr. Laura F. Edwards will speak about "The Reconstruction of Rights: The Fourteenth Amendment and Popular Conceptions of Governance in the South" ...

The class of 2021 gets their picture taken in the Mitchell Center before Convocation. South marked increases this year in the total number of freshmen from both Alabama and out of state.

Freshman Class Tops in GPA, ACT
September 8, 2017

Retention rates rise, freshmen enrollment up as South enrolls a class with the highest average GPA in University history. ...

This year's University of South Alabama Board of Trustees Scholar, Ada Chaeli van der Zijp-Tan of Madison, Ala., is flanked by 2016 recipient Christian Manganti of Gulfport, Miss., and 2015 awardee Shirley Zhang of Vestavia Hills, Ala. The USA Board of Trustees Scholarship program recognizes the most academically talented student in each incoming freshman class.

USA Board of Trustees Scholar Named
September 8, 2017

Freshman Ada Chaeli van der Zijp-Tan, who arrived at South with a 5.16 high school GPA, is majoring in biomedical sciences. ...

The University of South Alabama has officially opened its new Honors College, with 248 academically talented students enrolled. Opening ceremonies were held today at the Seaman’s Bethel building, a historic structure that serves as the Honors College headquarters.

Honors College Officially Opens
September 7, 2017

Nearly 250 academically talented students enrolled in the Honors College, housed in the renovated historic Seamen's Bethel. ...

South Partners in 'Empowering Change'
August 30, 2017

USA and community organizations launch a series of educational, cultural and social events focused on inclusion. ...

USA Developing Next Gen Forensic Tools
August 28, 2017

South partnering with universities and industry to create the Center for Advanced Research in Forensic Science. ...

Nicholas Brownlee, front, met with music students during a visit to South, where he was taught as a student by Dr. Thomas Rowell, right, director of the USA Opera House.

South Grad, Opera Star ... Pro Truck Racer?
August 25, 2017

Nicholas Brownlee, '12, returns to South for a one-night concert, meets with students and talks about his love of racing. ...

Expert Negotiator to Speak at Real Estate Conference
August 25, 2017

Professor Stuart Diamond will be the featured speaker at USA's 2017 Gulf Coast Real Estate & Economic Education Conference. ...

Stephanie Johnson graduated from the University of South Alabama College of Education and Professional Studies and is a 23-year veteran educator. "Mediocrity is not an option for our children," she said.

Meet Georgia's 'Turnaround Principal'
August 24, 2017

USA alum Stephanie Johnson, a finalist for National Principal of the Year, has a knack for resurrecting struggling schools. ...

Dr. Craig Pearce, center, is the co-author of the new book “Twisted Leadership” and the Ben May Distinguished Professor in the Mitchell College of Business at the University of South Alabama.

Are You Getting Leadership Wrong?
August 22, 2017

Probably so, says the Mitchell College of Business' Dr. Craig Pearce, whose new book emphasizes six ways to improve outcomes. ...

Dr. Arthur E. “Art” Frankel, right, has been named the inaugural holder of the Arlene and Mayer Mitchell Chair in Medical Oncology. Frankel is joined by Arlene Mitchell and Dr. Michael A. Finan, director of MCI.

Arlene and Mayer Mitchell Oncology Chair Named
August 17, 2017

Dr. Arthur E. "Art" Frankel has been named the inaugural holder of the Arlene and Mayer Mitchell Chair in Medical Oncology. ...

During Monday's eclipse, the entire North American continent will be in the moon’s shadow. However, the darkest part of the shadow, where the sun is completely blocked out by the moon, will occur only along a 70-mile wide band stretching from Oregon to South Carolina. Photo credit: Evan Zucker

Solar Eclipse: What You Need to Know
August 17, 2017

You've already been told not to look directly at the sun. Here's what else you should know before Monday's celestial show. ...

Ismael Khouma, left, and Nate Carr, are freshmen roommates in the newly created International House, a living community at South for students interested in global engagement.

International House, Haus, Huis, Maison
August 16, 2017

Nearly two dozen American and international students interested in global engagement now call the same residence hall home. ...

South volunteers participated in the 2017 Jaguars Care: WOW Day of Service

New School Year Begins With Service
August 14, 2017

Jags begin a new tradition by taking time out to volunteer on campus and across the community during a morning of service. ...

Move-in Day at South kicks off the University’s “Week of Welcome and Beyond,” two weeks of special events on campus.

Video: Move-In Day 2017
August 12, 2017

Student volunteers, along with faculty and staff, do some heavy lifting to get more than 1,200 freshmen into their homes. ...

Nicholas Brownlee, '12, will be performing in a one-night-only concert to benefit the University’s Opera Theatre program at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 25, in the USA Laidlaw Performing Arts Center Recital Hall.

Rising Opera Star Coming Home to South
August 11, 2017

Nicholas Brownlee, '12, who has quickly risen to the "A-list" of young opera singers, will perform Friday, Aug. 25. ...

Gov. Kay Ivey, center, tours the University of South Alabama Medical Center and talks with Sam Dean, hospital administrator, before announcing a $4 million bond issue to renovate and expand the hospital’s Level 1 Trauma Center.

Medical Center Awarded $4M for Trauma Center
August 9, 2017

Gov. Kay Ivey visits South to announce funds for renovating and expanding the region's only Level 1 trauma center. ...

The 28-year-old Yaa Gyasi, a native of Ghana, grew up in Huntsville. Her writing debut "Homegoing" captured international attention when publisher Alfred A. Knopf paid $1 million for the manuscript.

Alabama Author Picked for Common Read
August 9, 2017

The highly acclaimed and best-selling historical fiction novel "Homegoing" is the writing debut of Yaa Gyasi. ...

2017 News Archive

USA Leaders Speak at Women's Conference September 22, 2017

South Adds Global Engagement Certificate September 21, 2017

South Launches Speakers Directory September 18, 2017

'Adrift in Macao' Opens Theatre USA Season September 18, 2017

Playing for USA, and a Nation September 14, 2017

Pence to Deliver Hamner Lecture September 13, 2017

South Helping Students to 'Be Jag Healthy' September 12, 2017

Fourteenth Amendment Focus of Stallworth Lecture September 12, 2017

Freshman Class Tops in GPA, ACT September 8, 2017

USA Board of Trustees Scholar Named September 8, 2017

Honors College Officially Opens September 7, 2017

South Partners in 'Empowering Change' August 30, 2017

USA Developing Next Gen Forensic Tools August 28, 2017

South Grad, Opera Star ... Pro Truck Racer? August 25, 2017

Expert Negotiator to Speak at Real Estate Conference August 25, 2017

Meet Georgia's 'Turnaround Principal' August 24, 2017

Are You Getting Leadership Wrong? August 22, 2017

Arlene and Mayer Mitchell Oncology Chair Named August 17, 2017

Solar Eclipse: What You Need to Know August 17, 2017

International House, Haus, Huis, Maison August 16, 2017

New School Year Begins With Service August 14, 2017

Video: Move-In Day 2017 August 12, 2017

Rising Opera Star Coming Home to South August 11, 2017

Medical Center Awarded $4M for Trauma Center August 9, 2017

Alabama Author Picked for Common Read August 9, 2017