Academics News

USA Writer-in-Residence Frye Gaillard told graduates they must find a way to cross barriers and heal divisions. "We have got to learn once again to listen," he said in his Fall Commencement address. Gaillard's latest book is “A Hard Rain: America in the 1960s, Our Decade of Hope, Possibility and Innocence Lost.”

Relearn the Art of Creative Disagreement
December 16, 2018

Author Frye Gaillard urged graduates to protect democracy by finding a 'path toward honest dialogue in confronting problems.' ...

Anna Dudley has the unique distinction of being the third generation of her family to graduate from South with an accounting degree from the Mitchell College of Business. "It just felt right for me," she said of enrolling at USA.

Family Accrues Third Accounting Graduate
December 10, 2018

Anna Dudley follows the path of her mother and grandmother in earning an accounting degree from the Mitchell College of Business. ...

LaTya McCall, a nursing graduate, founded the BIG Club at South, which supports the Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Alabama. She looks forward to continuing to serve in a big sister role.

Service, Focus and Promoting Excellence
December 10, 2018

LaTya McCall was dedicated in her pursuit of a nursing degree. But her college legacy of service was built outside of class. ...

Clay Davidson, a retired public accountant who earned a master's degree from South in 2008, returned to get his Ph.D. “I’m certainly a good bit older than most of the students, but the intelligence and the drive of all the people I met and worked with was impressive,” he said.

Achievement, Plus a Healthy Dose of Ribbing
December 10, 2018

Clay Davidson hopes his Ph.D. will bring him admiration from his children — and maybe a little quiet from his three brothers. ...

Frye Gaillard, writer-in-residence at the University of South Alabama, will deliver the fall commencement address on Saturday, Dec. 15, in the Mitchell Center.

Fall Commencement: What You Need to Know
December 10, 2018

Get helpful information on where to park near the Mitchell Center, who will be speaking and how to watch the ceremony online. ...

South Alabama Faculty Named Clinical Scholars

of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Faculty Awarded Robert Wood Johnson Grant
November 16, 2018

Three-year grant supports Veterans Recovery Resources program to assist with mental and physical wellness for veterans. ...

Supporting the Airmen, and Future Women
November 2, 2018

The Nov. 8 lecture, free and open to the public, will focus on the nurses who served alongside the Tuskegee Airmen. ...

Grant to Improve Sexual Assault Response
October 30, 2018

In Alabama, there are fewer than 12 Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners. USA will offer training to make sure that changes. ...

6 Things to Know About Vampires
October 26, 2018

Vanquishing vampires is tricky, but you can stall them, says USA bioarchaeologist and resident vampire expert Dr. Lesley Gregoricka. ...

County Commits $2.5 Million to Stadium
October 22, 2018

The pledge will create the Mobile County Center for Academic Success, which will be located within the administration building. ...

University of South Alabama President Tony Waldrop, left, and Pensacola State College President Edward Meadows sign documents officially joining the two institutions as part of South's "Pathway USA" program that streamlines the transition to USA for transfer students who earn their associate’s degree from Pensacola State.

Pathway USA Expands to Pensacola State College
October 19, 2018

Program to increase access to a four-year degree and attract transfer students to South moves into Escambia County, Fla. ...

Sam Sangster, Peyton Barlow and Dillon Blount, senior meteorology majors at USA, were awarded American Meteorological Society scholarships.

USA Meteorology Students Receive Top Awards
October 17, 2018

Peyton Barlow, Dillon Blount and Sam Sangster were awarded American Meteorological Society scholarships. ...

Graduate student Yvonne LeBrun prepares to hang the art for the Cross Connections 2018 International Exhibit of Design & Illustration.The exhibit runs through Oct. 31.

International Art Exhibit Opens at South
October 16, 2018

Works of students from 10 institutions of higher education around the world will open Oct. 18 and continue through Oct. 31. ...

Maj. Christopher Dyke, USA alumnus and an aerial weather reconnaissance officer for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters,” reviews weather data collected during a storm flight. The Hurricane Hunters fall under command of the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

All in a Day's Work: Flying into Hurricanes
October 8, 2018

Hurricane Hunter and South alum Chris Dyke heads into the storms that others flee as a major in the Air Force's 403rd Wing. ...

Marine Sciences Students Earn Top Awards
October 4, 2018

Graduate students Haley Gancel, and Jeffrey Coogan attended the Alabama Water Resources Conference. ...

Dr. William T. Jackson Jr., assistant professor of geology, will receive the 2018 Stephen E. Laubach Structural Diagenesis Research Award from the Geological Society of America.

Jackson to Receive Geological Research Award
October 4, 2018

Dr. William T. Jackson Jr. to be awarded the 2018 Stephen E. Laubach Structural Diagenesis Research Award. ...

Civil Rights Through the Lens of Atticus Finch
October 2, 2018

Emory University's Dr. Joseph Crespino will address civil rights through character analysis during a Wednesday lecture. ...

South Offering New Scholarship for Teachers
October 1, 2018

The Educator Excellence Scholarship, equal to 20 percent of tuition cost, is designed for teachers seeking advanced certification. ...

Graduate students Harrison White and Matthew Simmons flank Dr. Carlos Montalvo as they discuss the tradeoff from having two or more miniature satellites, called CubeSats, connected via a tether from an E-Sail. More CubeSats means more tethers and more thrust, but also more chances of tangling.

E-Sailing to the Edge of Space
September 27, 2018

An engineering professor and his students want to find a way to propel spacecraft 12 billion miles from the sun using solar wind. ...

The Mitchell Scholars Class of Spring 2018 endowed a scholarship in tribute to supporter Abraham "Abe" Mitchell, center, for his philanthropic efforts.

Mitchell Scholars 'Pay It Forward'
September 21, 2018

The Mitchell Scholars Class of Spring 2018 endow a scholarship in tribute to longtime supporter Abraham "Abe" Mitchell. ...

Above is a rendering of the Flight Works Alabama aviation experience center to be built next year. The University of South Alabama is partnering with Airbus to provide support in several areas.

USA to Collaborate on Flight Works Alabama
September 20, 2018

An aviation experience center, to be completed in 2019, aims to bolster workforce development and launch aerospace careers. ...

Meredith Diskin, a doctoral student in USA's marine sciences program, tethers shrimp to fishing line and puts them out in the mangroves for her research on the interactions of predators and their prey and how they differ in ecosystems such as salt marshes and mangroves.

Fulfilling a Lifelong Dream in Marine Biology
September 17, 2018

Ph.D. student Meredith Diskin spent her summer on a fellowship at the Smithsonian Marine Station in Florida. ...

Recipients of the Alumni Awards display their plaques.

Alumni Association Honors Faculty, Alumnus
September 11, 2018

The USA National Alumni Association annually recognizes five faculty members and a young alumnus for outstanding achievement. ...

The Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library moved in to new space at the USA Marx Library in 2016. The archives was begun 40 years ago with $2,800 and use of a building at Brookley Field. Among its collections are extensive photo archives of the University and the Mobile area.

40 Years of Hundreds of Years of History
September 10, 2018

Started as a photo archive at Brookley Field, USA's Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library celebrates its own past. ...

Dr. Heather Hall served as interim dean of South's College of Nursing before being named dean.

Hall Named College of Nursing Dean
September 6, 2018

Dr. Heather Hall served as interim dean of the College of Nursing prior to her appointment as dean. ...

Academics News Archive

Relearn the Art of Creative Disagreement December 16, 2018

Family Accrues Third Accounting Graduate December 10, 2018

Service, Focus and Promoting Excellence December 10, 2018

Achievement, Plus a Healthy Dose of Ribbing December 10, 2018

Fall Commencement: What You Need to Know December 10, 2018

Faculty Awarded Robert Wood Johnson Grant November 16, 2018

Supporting the Airmen, and Future Women November 2, 2018

Grant to Improve Sexual Assault Response October 30, 2018

6 Things to Know About Vampires October 26, 2018

County Commits $2.5 Million to Stadium October 22, 2018

Pathway USA Expands to Pensacola State College October 19, 2018

USA Meteorology Students Receive Top Awards October 17, 2018

International Art Exhibit Opens at South October 16, 2018

All in a Day's Work: Flying into Hurricanes October 8, 2018

Marine Sciences Students Earn Top Awards October 4, 2018

Jackson to Receive Geological Research Award October 4, 2018

Civil Rights Through the Lens of Atticus Finch October 2, 2018

South Offering New Scholarship for Teachers October 1, 2018

E-Sailing to the Edge of Space September 27, 2018

Mitchell Scholars 'Pay It Forward' September 21, 2018

USA to Collaborate on Flight Works Alabama September 20, 2018

Fulfilling a Lifelong Dream in Marine Biology September 17, 2018

Alumni Association Honors Faculty, Alumnus September 11, 2018

40 Years of Hundreds of Years of History September 10, 2018

Hall Named College of Nursing Dean September 6, 2018