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UWA names Tucker President Emeritus upon retirement

  • Posted 12.17.24
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The University of West Alabama honored retiring president Dr. Ken Tucker during commencement exercises on December 13, naming him President Emeritus upon his forthcoming retirement at the end of the year. Tucker is the first in the institution’s history to be recognized as president emeritus.

UWA partners with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center to enhance STEM initiatives

  • Posted 04.03.24
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The University of West Alabama has entered a new partnership agreement with the United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is designed to encourage and enhance study in the scientific disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
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UWA offering transfer scholarships for Birmingham-Southern students

  • Posted 03.27.24
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UWA is opening its doors to Birmingham-Southern College students by offering transfer assistance through academic and housing scholarships.

UWA partners with UWE for international transfer agreement

  • Posted 03.27.24
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UWA is partnering with United World Education to expand global educational opportunities for transfer students.

UWA police department stresses student safety through upcoming tire change instructional clinic and impaired driving presentation

  • Posted 03.14.24
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To encourage safety on the road before the University of West Alabama’s spring break, March 25 through 29, the University Police Department is offering two events: a tire change instructional clinic Wednesday, March 20, from 1-3 p.m. and an impaired driving and Fatal Vision® presentation Thursday, March 21 beginning at 6 p.m. that lasts approximately 60 to 90 minutes.

UWA accounting students offer free income tax help through Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program

  • Posted 03.06.24
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For more than 20 years, the University of West Alabama has offered a hands-on learning opportunity for accounting students to prepare individual state and federal income tax returns at no charge to the tax payer through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program which receives grant assistance from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) through ImpactAmerica.

UWA Global Scholars program offers students opportunity to explore the world

  • Posted 03.04.24
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Dr. Mark Davis is excited about UWA’s new Global Scholars Community Scholarship, an exclusive program designed to elevate students’ academic experience and shape a more interconnected future. These new scholarship opportunities are aimed at incoming high school seniors and for current UWA freshmen. To be considered for this prestigious scholarship, applications must be submitted by April 15, 2024.

One UWA elementary education major knows sometimes it’s better to stand out than fit in

  • Posted 03.01.24
  • 8 minute read time
Adonis Williams was in junior high before he experienced what it is like to have a male educator in a classroom. One of only a few male students in the junior and senior blocks studying elementary education on campus at the University of West Alabama, Williams and his classmates are doing their part to break the cycle for the next generation.

UWA hosts twelfth annual research symposium for undergraduate and graduate students

  • Posted 02.28.24
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The University of West Alabama will host its 12th annual University Research Symposium (URS) Monday, March 4 (virtually) and in-person Tuesday, March 5. Led by the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, the event showcases 106 research presentations by undergraduate, graduate and professional researchers from UWA and 20 other universities across seven countries. The viewing session and awards banquet slated for March 5 are open to the public. For virtual access, click the hyperlinks in the URS program (pg. 11).

Artist-in-residence showcases folk art at UWA’s Julia Tutwiler Library

  • Posted 02.23.24
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Visual artist Garland Farwell kicked off a year-long artist-residency, Monday, Feb. 19 at the University of West Alabama’s Julia Tutwiler Library, with a folk-art exhibit of hex signs, a uniquely American art form and best-known symbol of the Pennsylvania Dutch, interpreted through an African American, southern and rural lens.

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