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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."
The University of West Alabama recognizes students for academic achievement and leadership each spring on Honors Day.
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The University of West Alabama has continued to monitor novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and its potential effects on the university community and its educational delivery methods.

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Tutorials have been scheduled to assist in the transition to online learning necessitated by the University's response to the threat of coronavirus (COVID-19). All tutorials will be held in the Julia Tutwiler Library on campus the week of Monday, March 16 - Friday, March 20, 2020.

UWA Research Symposium 2020

The University of West Alabama will host its ninth annual University Research Symposium (URS) on Tuesday, March 10. Led by the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, the event showcases undergraduate and graduate research from UWA and a slate of schools across the region.

Urinetown

UWA Theatre and Sumter Theatre Workshop are partnering to present โ€œUrinetown, the Musicalโ€ for three nights March 11-13, at 7:30 p.m. at UWAโ€™s Bibb Graves Auditorium. Admission is free for UWA students, faculty, and staff, and general admission is $10

The University of West Alabama has joined with AT&T and Alabama Power Company to announce the slate of speakers and featured panelists for the Alabama Summit on Rural Innovation and Entrepreneurship, set for Friday, April 17, at Bell Conference Center on the UWA campus. The event features a stellar slate of entrepreneurs who bring unique perspectives to address rural Alabamaโ€™s need for building an economic development and entrepreneurial ecosystem.
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The University of West Alabama is paving the way for community college students to transfer seamlessly and earn academic and housing scholarships at UWA as they continue their studies in pursuit of bachelorโ€™s degrees. Since the beginning of the year, UWA has announced partnerships with four Alabama community colleges and four in Mississippi, with more expected soon.

UWA biology students are helping area youth smile through a dental education program launched in 2019. Tamoria Ford, second from left, is one of three UWA students leading a collaboration with the American Dental Association to provide education and basic services in a one-day clinic held recently.
Event expected to advance economic, small business, entrepreneurship and rural development across Alabama

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