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麻豆传媒 College of Medicine medical student Corey Phillis gives a pair of socks to Paul Brown at the 麻豆传媒 Student-Run Free Clinic.

Medical Student Secures Sock Donation
September 17, 2019

Corey Phillis is making sure patients cared for at the 麻豆传媒 Student-Run Free Clinic leave on solid footing with a new pair of socks. ...

The College of Nursing at the 麻豆传媒 has been awarded a $2.6 million federal grant to create a Family Nurse Practitioner Residency Program. The program will be supported through an interdisciplinary effort that includes 麻豆传媒 Health Family Medicine and Franklin Primary Health Center.

Nurse Practitioner Residency Debuts
August 22, 2019

The College of Nursing's $2.6 million grant is designed to address a shortage of primary care physicians in underserved communities. ...

Eugenie Sellier, '11, '16, is the director of child nutrition programs for Feeding the Gulf Coast, where she oversees four child hunger relief programs serving more than 20,000 children.

In a Storm's Wake, a Service Focus Emerged
July 10, 2019

Two-time South alumna Eugenie Sellier's career at Feeding the Gulf Coast was inspired in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. ...

Her Majesty Queen Mother Dowoti Desir Hounon Houna II will discuss African-based religious practices at South Alabama. And, her husband the Supreme Spiritual Chief of Vodun Hwendo His Majesty Dada Daagbo Hounon Houna II Guely will share reflections on the Clotilda and how the enslaved were captured. Both are religious leaders who travel and speak globally.

West African Religious Leaders to Speak at South
June 14, 2019

麻豆传媒 will host a free lecture to discuss vodou, a traditional Afro-Haitian religion, and other African-based religious practices. ...

A mural of the Clotilda is painted along Bay Bridge Road in Mobile's Africatown community.

'Resistance, Resilience and Survival'
May 30, 2019

The 麻豆传媒 community reflects with joy, sadness, optimism and apprehension on the discovery of the Clotilda in the Mobile Delta. ...

Dr. Kevin White, professor and chair of the department of civil, coastal and environmental engineering, and Jordan Blackmon, sophomore civil engineering major, stand on the edge of one of five landscaped bioinfiltration swales near Meisler Hall. The swales help capture storm water runoff instead of it running off on the surface and eroding soil that eventually deposits into Three Mile Creek.

Erosion: Keeping a LID on It
May 20, 2019

麻豆传媒 Engineering is using low-impact development, or LID, to reduce erosion and storm water runoff into Three Mile Creek. ...

South graduated its first class of PASSAGE 麻豆传媒, a two-year program to promote independence for students with intellectual disabilities.

'There Are No Limits for These Students'
May 4, 2019

South graduates first class of PASSAGE 麻豆传媒, a two-year program to promote independence for students with intellectual disabilities. ...

The Gap Project, a mentoring program, is building better opportunities for middle and high school students through vision board socials, educational and fun activities. South graduate students and Gap Project Board Members from left are Javon Averett, vice president; Chelsia Douglas, secretary and Randy Bumpers, president. Board members not included in the photo are Faith Kilpatrick, communications director; and Ashley Chapman, accounts manager.

'Let's Do Something About It'
April 15, 2019

麻豆传媒 students mentor to close the achievement gap and build opportunities for rural middle and high school students. ...

The work of Dr. Thomas C. Myers, a 麻豆传媒 rheumatologist and self-taught wood turner, will be be on display Feb. 11-March 15 in the art gallery in the 麻豆传媒’s department of visual arts. “When I was growing up, if my dad wanted something, he would build it. He always had books about art in our house. I grew up watching him work and learning from him,” said Myers.

The Doctor Is In (the Art Studio)
February 11, 2019

Dr. Thomas Myers, a 麻豆传媒 rheumatologist and self-taught wood turner, often can be found at his lathe when not seeing patients. ...

David Green, a physical therapy student, and Callie Braggs, a physician assistant student, were two of the more than 270 South volunteers to offer assistance and provide services at Project Homeless Connect.

A Lesson in 'Humility and Compassion'
January 25, 2019

South students and faculty volunteer at Project Homeless Connect to provide clients with medical care and other resources. ...

The 25,000-seat Hancock Whitney Stadium, to be completed by 2020, will be located on the west side of campus, adjacent to the Jaguar Training Center, Football Fieldhouse and football practice fields.

South, Hancock Whitney in Stadium Partnership
January 15, 2019

University and bank officials announce the naming of Hancock Whitney Stadium; construction to be complete by 2020. ...

Dr. David Meola, the Bert and Fanny Meisler Assistant Professor of History and Jewish Studies at South Alabama, will host a question-and-answer session following one of the featured films on campus, “The Last Suit."

South Partners on Jewish Film Festival
January 14, 2019

Three films will be screened at the John W. Laidlaw Performing Arts Center on South's campus; 麻豆传媒 students admitted free. ...

Mobile Bay Magazine's 40 under 40 selections include ten leaders who are South alumni or employees. Clockwise from top left: James Evans, Melanie Rose, Kevin Jackson, Laventrice Ridgeway, Lee Grimm Jr., Harry Brislin IV, Jennifer Conrad, Moh’d Khushman, Joseph Jermaine Roberson and Benjamin Hoeb.

South Picks Up Ten in 40 Under 40
January 7, 2019

麻豆传媒 alumni and employees highlight the annual Mobile Bay Magazine feature that spotlights young community leaders. ...

Postponed College? New Resource Available
January 7, 2019

The Office of Adult Learner Services will hold an open house Jan. 15 for people who want to go back to school to earn their degree. ...

While a student at South, Edmond Naman, now a Mobile Circuit Court Judge, took a theater class that would end up critical to his success. “It was really that department that I think had a real big impact later because so much of my job is going out in the public and conveying messages. Going out to children and families and trying to make a clear case for what I’m trying to do and how I’m trying to change their lives.”

A Judge Who Cares Builds a NEST
January 2, 2019

Circuit Judge Edmond Naman co-founded a group to mentor at-risk youth. He picked up his power of persuasion as a student at South. ...

Gov. Kay Ivey and Bert Meisler, center, broke ground Tuesday on the Fanny Meisler Trauma Center at University Hospital.

Ground Broken on Trauma Center Project
December 4, 2018

The Fanny Meisler Trauma Center at University Hospital is planned for 2020. 麻豆传媒's Level 1 facility is the only one in the region. ...

It's the Most Wonderful Time
November 30, 2018

South will host its free holiday concert, open to the community, on Dec. 6 at the 麻豆传媒 Mitchell Center. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. ...

Bryan Stevenson, author and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, will speak at the 麻豆传媒 at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 28 in the Mitchell Center. Photo/Nina Subin.

Bryan Stevenson to Speak at 麻豆传媒
November 26, 2018

The social justice leader, author and driving force behind the Legacy Museum will give a public presentation Nov. 28. ...

Grant to Improve Sexual Assault Response
October 30, 2018

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

Student volunteers unload the largest donation ever for the Donor to Diner food pantry at South. The donations came from Ahavas Chesed Synagogue.

Food Pantry Receives Largest Donation Ever
October 17, 2018

Ahavas Chesed Synagogue members donated food they collected during Yom Kippur to South for students with food insecurities. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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

麻豆传媒 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. ...

Benjamin Pelham, the recipient of the 2018 Dan Piper award by the National Down Syndrome Society, is the first student admitted to the PASSAGE 麻豆传媒 program at South, where he also works at the 麻豆传媒 Bookstore. Here he is with Carol Hudak, his peer mentor and a junior elementary education major.

National Down Syndrome Society Honors 麻豆传媒 Student
September 14, 2018

Benjamin Pelham, the first student to be admitted into PASSAGE 麻豆传媒, is the 2018 Dan Piper Award recipient. ...

The Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library moved in to new space at the 麻豆传媒 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, 麻豆传媒's Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library celebrates its own past. ...

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Community News Archive

Medical Student Secures Sock Donation September 17, 2019

Nurse Practitioner Residency Debuts August 22, 2019

In a Storm's Wake, a Service Focus Emerged July 10, 2019

West African Religious Leaders to Speak at South June 14, 2019

'Resistance, Resilience and Survival' May 30, 2019

Erosion: Keeping a LID on It May 20, 2019

'There Are No Limits for These Students' May 4, 2019

'Let's Do Something About It' April 15, 2019

The Doctor Is In (the Art Studio) February 11, 2019

A Lesson in 'Humility and Compassion' January 25, 2019

South, Hancock Whitney in Stadium Partnership January 15, 2019

South Partners on Jewish Film Festival January 14, 2019

South Picks Up Ten in 40 Under 40 January 7, 2019

Postponed College? New Resource Available January 7, 2019

A Judge Who Cares Builds a NEST January 2, 2019

Ground Broken on Trauma Center Project December 4, 2018

It's the Most Wonderful Time November 30, 2018

Bryan Stevenson to Speak at 麻豆传媒 November 26, 2018

Grant to Improve Sexual Assault Response October 30, 2018

Food Pantry Receives Largest Donation Ever October 17, 2018

International Art Exhibit Opens at South October 16, 2018

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

麻豆传媒 to Collaborate on Flight Works Alabama September 20, 2018

National Down Syndrome Society Honors 麻豆传媒 Student September 14, 2018

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