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UWA partners with Caring Campus to foster student success

  • Posted 06.27.24
  • 4 minute read time
Creating a warm, supportive environment that fosters student success has always been integral to the University of West Alabama culture. The university has recently strengthened its commitment by partnering with Caring Campus, a national initiative developed by the Institute for Evidenced-Based Change (IEBC), a non-profit organization designed to enhance students’ sense of belonging and increase student retention and success.

UWA’s Dr. Aliquippa Allen tapped for Leadership Alabama

  • Posted 07.03.19
  • 11 minute read time
Business and technology dean to represent west Alabama through statewide network of leaders

Koch selected to lead cheer team at UWA

  • Posted 06.17.19
  • 4 minute read time
The University of West Alabama has announced that Kylee Koch will lead the varsity cheerleading team, filling the vacancy as the team prepares for summer cheer camp in July. Koch is a 2019 graduate of UWA and will continue her studies in pursuit of a master’s degree in integrated marketing communications. She brings to the role seven years of cheer and tumbling coaching and instruction, as well as a career focus in communications.

UWA partnering with CBYX for German Exchange Student opportunity

  • Posted 06.07.19
  • 6 minute read time
The University of West Alabama is partnering with an exchange program to bring two students from Germany to study at UWA. The program seeks families within a one hour driving distance of UWA’s campus in Livingston who wish to host a German student for the 2019-2020 school year. Anyone who is interested in serving as a host should sign up for the opportunity by June 28.

UWA announces Spring 2019 President’s and Dean’s Lists honors

  • Posted 05.24.19
  • 168 minute read time
The University of West Alabama has announced nearly 500 outstanding undergraduate students named to the President’s List and the Dean’s List for the Spring 2019 academic semester. The President’s List gives recognition to undergraduate students with exceptionally high grades for the semester, those with grade-point averages of 3.80 or higher on at least twelve semester hours credit with no grade lower than a “C.”
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Biology students from UWA hit the beach for summer courses

  • Posted 05.14.19
  • 2 minute read time

The University of West Alabama’s Dr. Lee Stanton and a group of UWA students will work and study at Dauphin Island Sea Lab for the coming weeks as part of the Sea Lab's University Programs summer session, which kicked off on Monday.

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UWA PD hosts human trafficking awareness training

  • Posted 05.06.19
  • 1 minute read time

The University of West Alabama Police Department will host a one-day human trafficking awareness class on Wednesday, June 12. The event offers training free of charge for law enforcement, first responders, prosecutors, judges, probation officers, victim service providers, social workers, healthcare professionals, and educators.

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UWA to graduate nearly 700 at spring commencement exercises May 4

  • Posted 05.03.19
  • 2 minute read time

The University of West Alabama will honor nearly 700 graduates during spring commencement exercises on Saturday, May 4, during two ceremonies. Both ceremonies will be held in Pruitt Gymnasium on the UWA campus, with presidential receptions open to all graduates and their guests held prior to each ceremony.

Burnes to preside over annual meeting of Alabama Historical Association

  • Posted 04.25.19
  • 2 minute read time
Dr. Valerie Pope Burnes, associate professor of history at UWA, will preside over the 72nd Annual Meeting of the Alabama Historical Association when it convenes in Tuscaloosa from April 25-27. Burnes was elected president of the Association in April 2018, and will finish out her term as president at the Tuscaloosa meeting.

UWA collaborates with UA to extend shelf life of nutritious vegetables

  • Posted 04.24.19
  • 8 minute read time
While helping small farms in Alabama, researchers at The University of Alabama and the University of West Alabama hope to provide agricultural solutions that assist a class of nutritious vegetables to last longer in supermarkets and kitchens.

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