USA News Archives
The USA Office of Marketing and Communications has provided the following press releases
for use by media outlets. For assistance, contact Lance Crawford, Director of Media Relations.
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For USA Author, a Career Defined by Civil Rights
October 9, 2015Writer-in-Residence Frye Gaillard's new book and first novel, 'Go South to Freedom,' will be published next year. ... -
'High Impact' Experience for USA Undergrads
October 9, 2015From studying blimps to analyzing negative childhood attachments, students discover opportunities through research. ... -
USA Collects 1,456 Books for Rural Library
October 8, 2015Books donated by students from across the state will benefit a bookstore under construction in Greensboro, Ala. ... -
Medical School, White Coat ... Finance Degree?
October 7, 2015A Mitchell Scholarship helped Sara Long Jones earn her business degree. Now she's a third-year medical resident. ... -
Video: Superheroes Rappel Down Hospital
October 2, 2015Mobile Police Department SWAT team members descend from USA Children's & Women's Hospital to celebrate end of cancer ... -
Theatre USA Presents "Boy Gets Girl"
September 25, 2015Modern relationships and concerns about the issue of stalking will open Theatre USA's 2015-2016 season with the production of ... -
USA Homecoming 2015: "Building Our Legacy"
September 22, 2015This year's Homecoming theme, "Building Our Legacy," is being announced by the University of South Alabama students ... -
Learn Where Anti-Vaccine Movement Began
September 21, 2015The first Mobile Science Café of the fall semester is "The Polio Express - Real Talk about Vaccines and the Origins of ... -
Dr. Jasmin Arakawa to Present Piano Recital
September 18, 2015The magnetic and musically talented pianist Dr. Jasmin Arakawa will perform her faculty piano recital, "Romantic Journey,&quo ... -
Veteran Helps Others Seeking Higher Education
September 17, 2015Kyle Parrish said the new Student Veterans Resource Study Room is a 'Beacon of Hope' for veterans transitioning to campu ... -
USA Student Health Encourages Students to "Be Jag Healthy"
September 16, 2015Free physicals and counseling are among the many services that will be available for students at the second annual "Be Jag He ... -
Find Out which Supreme Court Cases to Watch
September 11, 2015Two lectures are scheduled for Constitution Week on the University of South Alabama campus. ... -
Veterans Get New Space; 9\11 Event Planned
September 9, 2015An open house will be held at the Student Veterans Resource Room following the National Day of Service and Remembrance tribute. ... -
Vestavia Hills Freshman Named Trustees Scholar
September 4, 2015Shirley Zhang is the recipient of the second annual Board of Trustees award. ... -
Athletic Director to Chair NCAA Baseball Committee
September 4, 2015Dr. Joel Erdmann will serve as chair of the Division I Baseball Committee during the 2015-2016 academic year. ... -
Football Stadium Market to be Evaluated
September 4, 2015USA is gathering additional information regarding the possible construction of an on-campus football stadium. ... -
Watch 60-Ton Walls Get Lifted Into Place
September 4, 2015See what happens when a crew has to move 39 concrete walls onto the foundation of a new medical building. ... -
Enrollment, Retention Climb
September 3, 2015USA enrolled 16,462 students for the fall 2015 semester, an increase of 2.5 percent. ... -
Haines on USA Today Bestseller List
August 31, 2015A novella by nationally recognized writer Carolyn Haines, assistant professor of English, is part of an e-bundle named to the USA ... -
Vietnam Symposium set for Sept 2, 3
August 27, 2015"Remembering America's War in Vietnam, 1965-2015," will begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2, in the USA Marx Libr ... -
USA Launches New Active Learning Initiative
August 27, 2015The Active Learning Initiative at South Alabama, known as ALISA, has been launched to change the way students engage with course c ... -
USA Team Wins Airbus Innovation Showdown
August 25, 2015When a new generation of aircraft takes to the skies, it could be that University of South Alabama students will have played a maj ... -
USA Top in State for Tau Beta Pi Scholarships
August 24, 2015Nine University of South Alabama engineering seniors have recently been selected as Tau Beta Pi scholars. No other university in ... -
Dr. Annmarie Guzy, associate professor of English, has been named a Fellow of the National Collegiate Honors Council in recognitio ... -
Students Greeted with Fun, Inspiring Convocation
August 19, 2015New students entered the USA Mitchell Center Monday morning to the upbeat sounds and cheers of the Jaguar Marching Band, the begin ... -
Week of Welcome 2015 Photo Gallery
August 15, 2015The University of South Alabama opened the fall semester with its inaugural Week of Welcome, designed to showcase all the places n ... -
Move-In Day Kicks Off Week of Welcome at USA
August 15, 2015The University of South Alabama's faculty and staff greeted students and opened the fall semester with the first Week of Welc ... -
USA VP to Moderate 'Glass Ceiling' Forum
August 14, 2015Lynne Chronister, vice president for research and economic development at the University of South Alabama, will moderate a women&# ... -
College of Medicine Class of 2019 Introduced
August 11, 2015The University of South Alabama College of Medicine welcomed new faces last week for the Class of 2019's freshman orientation ... -
USA Alumnus Receives Summer White House Internship
August 11, 2015Travis Davis, a 2011 graduate of the University of South Alabama and native of Mobile, has been spending his summer working at the ... -
Singapore Ambassador, Congressman Byrne Visit USA
August 4, 2015Singapore's Ambassador to the United States, Ashok Mirpuri, visited the University of South Alabama on Aug. 4 at the invitati ... -
USA Named One of America's Safest Colleges
July 28, 2015BestColleges.com has named the University of South Alabama one of the nation's safest college campuses. ... -
Davidson High Students Develop Cyber Skills at USA
July 23, 2015About 30 students are attending the University of South Alabama's School of Computing to learn from the experts during the Ge ... -
The School of Computing at the University of South Alabama received official certification recently from the U.S. National Securit ... -
Bro Code Wins National Award
July 23, 2015The University of South Alabama recently received the Collaborative Program of the Year award at The Association of College Unions ... -
Director of Civic Engagement, Service-Learning Appointed
July 15, 2015Kimberly Williams Pettway will begin a one-year appointment as director of the University of South Alabama's Center for Acade ... -
USA Supermileage Car Heads to Gulf Coast Exploreum
July 14, 2015The University of South Alabama Supermileage Car, which beat out dozens of universities for the Design Report Trophy at the 2015 S ... -
The University of South Alabama Police Department recognizes Officer Mallory A. Ambrose, who recently graduated with honors from t ... -
USA Student Honored with Davis Leadership Award
July 10, 2015David Zakrzewski, a sophomore at the University of South Alabama and the corresponding secretary for the Epsilon Alpha Chapter of ... -
USA President Dr. Tony Waldrop, speaking at the announcement of 12 new Manufacturing Communities, emphasized USA's role in ec ... -
The University of South Alabama has initiated a preliminary exploration of the financial, logistical and infrastructural requireme ... -
USA Study Reveals Labor Shortage Pushing Wages Higher in Gulf Shores and South Baldwin County
June 30, 2015A shortage of workers for rapidly expanding jobs in restaurants, hotels, condominiums, retail and entertainment industries in Sout ... -
The University of South Alabama Study Abroad program has received more than $100,000 in scholarship funds, which have been awarded ... -
Marine Sciences Makes Big Splash with New Programs
June 28, 2015Students at USA can now earn an undergraduate minor in marine sciences, and the department also has added a master's degree i ... -
USA MBA Hosts Open House
June 23, 2015The Mitchell College of Business at the University of South Alabama will host an open house and informational session for its mast ... -
Gut Check: Pill Camera Takes Digestive Tract Tour
June 22, 2015With PillCam COLON, developed by Given Imaging, physicians are able to visualize the colon to monitor and diagnose disorders of th ... -
Medical Student Milestone: White Coats for Class of 2017
June 21, 2015During the White Coat ceremony, the students were cloaked with the traditional dress of physicians for more than 100 years. The ce ... -
USA Physician Assistant Students Host Free Clinic
June 18, 2015The 2016 Physician Assistant class at the University of South Alabama offered free health screenings and other health-related serv ... -
USA School of Computing Offers New Doctorate
June 17, 2015This fall, USA's School of Computing will offer its first doctoral program in computing, a unique and multidisciplinary progr ... -
Students and faculty at the University of South Alabama will enjoy a more meaningful, hands-on learning experience about manufactu ...