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UWA professor pens true crime thriller about 1950s shooting on Sand Mountain

  • Posted 03.23.25
  • 9 minute read time
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."

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
  • 4 minute read time
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
  • 2 minute read time
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.
Nursing student, Keya Tabb, posing with nursing tools

Perseverance is key for one UWA nursing student who proves it’s never too late to follow your dream

  • Posted 02.19.24
  • 5 minute read time
Despite challenges, obstacles, and disappointments, Keya Tabb never gave up on her dream of becoming a registered nurse. Now enrolled in the University of West Alabama’s associate of science in nursing (ASN) program, the 52-year-old Tuscaloosa native is on track to graduate this May and credits her perseverance to her faith and grandmother’s wise counsel.

World-renowned artist and pioneer in broadcasting to enter Alabama Women’s Hall of Fame

  • Posted 02.07.24
  • 5 minute read time
The Alabama Women’s Hall of Fame will induct its two newest members at a ceremony on the University of West Alabama campus on March 7 at 11:00 a.m. at Bridges Auditorium. This year’s inductees are broadcaster Mary Olive Enslen Tinder and artist Janet Nolan.
Interior Design Student Jillian Lewis

UWA Integrated Marketing Communications program adds new track of study

  • Posted 02.05.24
  • 7 minute read time
IMC's philosophy and hands-on practical application attracted Jillian Lewis of Meridian and Tuscaloosa native Kymaya Walker to the program and the new multidimensional interior design track.

UWA announces Fall 2023 President’s and Dean’s Lists Honors

  • Posted 01.30.24
  • 113 minute read time
The University of West Alabama has announced nearly 800 outstanding undergraduate students named to the President’s List and the Dean’s List for the Fall 2023 academic semester.

COB alum with Fortune 500 company shares career advice with business students

  • Posted 01.26.24
  • 3 minute read time
R.J. Miller was back at the University of West Alabama this week, sharing real-world advice with business students for the second time since graduating from UWA sixteen years ago.

UWA partnering with Livingston community for program honoring life and legacy of MLK

  • Posted 01.11.24
  • 3 minute read time
This year, the University of West Alabama community is commemorating the MLK holiday on Monday, Jan. 15, at 2:30 p.m. in collaboration with Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Pi Delta Chapter of UWA and UWA's Office of Diversity and Inclusion alongside FBC of Livingston.

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