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Lesa Carnes Shaul spent the first 18 years of her life on Sand Mountain, where the Kilpatrick shooting, as it was known locally, took place. Compelled to revisit it, she describes her book as her "love letter to home."
UWA Financial Aid Guidance

The University of West Alabama has recently been recognized most favorably of the Alabama schools included in a ranking that compares college student loan debt. 

University of West Alabama President Ken Tucker has been appointed by Governor Kay Ivey to the Alabama STEM Council, which will advise state leadership on ways to improve STEM-related education, career awareness and workforce development opportunities across the state.
The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) program at UWA has earned accreditation by the Alabama Department of Public Health. Garnering top marks, this accreditation helps ensure that licensure courses offered on campus meet the highest standards and provide exceptional training.
Donald Smith

The University of West Alabama has announced the appointment of Donald Smith as coach of its cheerleading team. Smith assumed the graduate assistant position in August, having spent the last five years in coaching and game day strategy roles.

The University of West Alabama’s Division of Economic & Workforce Development, in partnership with CO.STARTERS of Chattanooga, Tennessee, recently graduated its first class of REBUILD, an entrepreneurial training class to assist small businesses in recovery, rebuilding and growing their firms.
The University of West Alabama will begin the new academic year on Monday, Aug. 17. For the first time since mid-March, the school will hold classes on campus. An in-depth plan has been developed to guide daily operations with emphasis on health and safety in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Ken Tucker, Fall 2020 Operational Plan

As announced in May, UWA will resume on-campus operations with Fall Semester 2020. The UWA Operational Plan, summarized in this video by Dr. Ken Tucker, includes the adjustments, modifications, prevention practices, and protocols necessary to ensure a safe, healthy environment

The University of West Alabama has been awarded a $2.4 million grant from Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to provide nursing student scholarships over the next five years. Project EARN will provide scholarships for up to 50 qualifying students in the Ira D. Pruitt Division of Nursing each semester, with $3,000 awarded up to four semesters.
Dr. Ken Tucker, July 2020 Video

Dr. Ken Tucker, President, University of West Alabama, shares thoughts and sentiments with students, faculty, and staff regarding ongoing coronavirus pandemic prevention, delayed Spring Commencement, and news about fall tuition rates on the Livingston, Alabama campus

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