2022 News Archive

Dr. Na Gong, front, is leading an artificial intelligence research team in a $6 million National Science Foundation project. Her South colleagues in the program include, left to right, Dr. Clive Woods, Dr. Hulya Kirkici, Dr. Mohamed Shaban and Dr. Jinhui Wang.

The Edge of Artificial Intelligence
August 11, 2022

Dr. Na Gong leads a national team working on a $6 million NSF grant to develop an integrated research infrastructure for Edge AI. ...

Tristen Mullins, chosen graduate student of the year for South's School of Computing in 2022, is beginning her career in cybersecurity at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee.

Cybersecurity, Flexibility
August 11, 2022

At Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, Tristen Mullins begins a career in cybersecurity through the Scholarship for Service program. #MyFirstJob ...

Jim Berscheidt has been named vice president for marketing and communications at the University of South Alabama. He will begin his new role Sept. 12.

Jim Berscheidt Named VP, Marketing and Communications
August 9, 2022

A veteran leader in higher education with success in brand awareness, student recruitment and fundraising, Berscheidt will begin Sept. 12. ...

Matthew Hodanbosi, a marine sciences Ph.D. student at the University of South Alabama has been selected as one of 86 John A. Marine Policy Fellows. He will begin his fellowship in February working in Washington D.C. with government officials.

South Ph.D. Student Receives Marine Policy Fellowship
August 4, 2022

Matthew Hodanbosi has been named one of just 86 recipients of the 2023 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program. ...

Heather Giannini, a 2022 graduate of the University of South Alabama has been selected for one of six $20,000 Marcus L. Urann fellowships by the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Giannini plans on becoming a physician-scientist.

South Grad Receives Prestigious Urann Fellowship
August 3, 2022

Hannah Giannini is one of only six recipients nationwide to receive the prestigious $20,000 Phi Kappa Phi fellowship. ...

Chris Willhite, a University of South Alabama civil engineering graduate, moved to Huntsville, Alabama, to accept a job with S&ME, an engineering and construction services company.

Building a Future
August 2, 2022

Chris Willhite, a civil engineering graduate from South, starts his career with an engineering company in Huntsville. #MyFirstJob ...

Dr. Emily Bentley, an assistant professor of nursing, will be the project director for Nursing, Recruitment and Education to Expand Access to Culturally Aligned Healthcare. Funded by a $3.6 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration, the program is designed to recruit, educate, train and mentor diverse nursing students to become leaders in managing social determinants of health by providing care in several rural communities and underserved areas in Alabama and Mississippi.

$3.6 Million Grant to Support Nursing Mobile Units in Rural, Underserved Communities
July 29, 2022

The initiative will support holistic care by healthcare providers that represent the diversity of the areas they serve. ...

The 80-member Class of 2026 is the largest matriculating medical school class in the history of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine, which welcomed its charter class in 1973.

Whiddon College of Medicine Welcomes Largest Class
July 29, 2022

The 80-member Class of 2026 is greeted with orientation activities ranging from informative to interactive to social. ...

Judge Bill Lewis has been appointed to the University of South Alabama Board of Trustees by Gov. Kay Ivey. Lewis is currently the presiding judge for the 19th Judicial Circuit, serving Autauga, Elmore and Chilton counties. He will serve the remainder of the unexpired term for the state-at-large position previously help by Judge Ken Simon.

Judge Bill Lewis Appointed to USA Board of Trustees
July 28, 2022

Lewis joins a board that recently elected new leadership, including Arlene Mitchell, the first woman to serve as a chair pro tempore ...

The University of South Alabama launched SOAR, short for Strengthening Opportunities for Achievement and Resilience, at the MacQueen Alumni Center July 27, 2022. South is collaborating with the Mobile Public Schools and Mobile Police Department on this 5-year intervention study. Causey, Hankins, Pillans and Washington middle schools are taking part and at the launch, the principals of each middle school chose a balloon that revealed which year their school would receive the intervention.

South Leads Initiative to Curb Youth Violence
July 27, 2022

University researchers will collaborate with the Mobile Police Department and Mobile County Public Schools on a five-year, $3.5 million project focused on reducing death, injury and incarceration. ...

Jensen Graddick is a senior human resources specialist for the City of Daphne. She began an internship with the city while a junior in the Mitchell College of Business, then accepted a job even before she graduated. “It all fell into place,” she said.

Internship, Job Offer, Promotion
July 20, 2022

Mitchell College of Business graduate Jensen Graddick turns an internship in human resources into a full-time job and then a new title in short order. #MyFirstJob ...

Future of the Field in Research
July 19, 2022

Dr. Matthew Reichert and Heather Wainwright earn global honors by the Society of Research Administrators International. ...

University of South Alabama faculty and staff from Pat Capps Covey College of Allied Health Professions, the department of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Alabama Head Injury Foundation pose with eleven survivors and caregivers at the 2022 Bright Ideas Traumatic Brain Injury Camp. South students and faculty served on a multidisciplinary team to help survivors with counseling, speech-language pathology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, cooking/nutrition sessions and assessments during a three-day camp.

South Hosts Brain Injury Camp
July 18, 2022

USA faculty and students collaborated with the Alabama Head Injury Foundation to host Bright Ideas Traumatic Brain Injury Camp. ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 14, 2022 carrying the JagSat-1 satellite. NASA photo.

JagSat-isfaction
July 15, 2022

South engineering students and faculty cheer the Florida launch of a SpaceX rocket carrying their JagSat-1 satellite that will transmit data back to Shelby Hall. “We’re in orbit!” ...

The Pat Capps Covey College of Allied Health Professions will feature two new degreed programs beginning in the fall 2022 semester. Radiologic Sciences begins an online-only program for radiologic technicians who hold an associate degree to earn a bachelor's degree. The Department of Biomedical Sciences is starting a new master’s degree program for students who are particularly interested in research.

College of Allied Health Professions Initiates New Programs
July 11, 2022

Two new programs in the Pat Capps Covey College of Allied Health Professions will expand both academic and professional opportunities. ...

Professor of marine sciences Dr. John Lehrter, on a vessel off the Alabama coast in 2021, is leading a study to arrive at a baseline for water quality along the Alabama Gulf Coast. “At a really fundamental level, this project is about going out, very frequently, and trying to get the pulse of state water quality. Where are the places we have to worry about, and what are the places that have good quality?”

Marine Sciences Professor Wins $3.1 Million Water Quality Grant
July 11, 2022

Dr. John Lehrter and the University of South Alabama School of Marine and Environmental Sciences will lead the three-year study of water and sediment quality along Alabama' s Gulf Coast. ...

Micah Mermilliod took this self portrait from on top the Alabama Contemporary Art Center, where he took a job as an assistant curator.

Art Start
June 29, 2022

Micah Mermilliod moves from solo shows to collaborative work as an assistant curator for the Alabama Contemporary Art Center. #MyFirstJob ...

Captain Brett Falterman of Fish Research Support displays a conventionally-tagged greater amberjack before releasing the fish off the coast of Louisiana. Photo insert: Each of the small, colorful conventional tags will display a unique five-digit number and a telephone number to call to claim a $250 reward. (Photos courtesy of Dr. Michael Dance, Louisiana State University and Dr. Marcus Drymon, Mississippi State University.)

Greater Amberjack Count
June 28, 2022

USA professor is leading a federally funded project that could have significant implications for commercial and recreational fishing. ...

Mi’Asia Barclay, who graduated from the University of South Alabama with degrees in kinesiology and health promotion, took a job at the Moorehouse School of Medicine, where her office on the 15th floor overlooks downtown Atlanta. “Being in a place where I can connect people with resources, where people can better themselves, it makes me feel like I’m doing something,” she said.

Big City Beginning
June 21, 2022

Mi'Asia Barclay, who earned bachelor's and master's degrees at South, begins her health administration career in Atlanta at the Morehouse School of Medicine. #MyFirstJob ...

Jay Copeland started work at Vulcan Performance Rehabilitation and Recovery after graduating from the University of South Alabama.

Career-Beginning Injury
June 13, 2022

Dislocating his elbow during a high school baseball game leads Jay Copeland to physical therapy training at South and a job in Birmingham. #MyFirstJob ...

The University of South Alabama and the City of Mobile will collaborate in educating and commemorating the Juneteenth celebration. Dr. Kern Jackson, South Alabama’s director of African American Studies, will be one of the featured speakers.

USA and City of Mobile Commemorate Juneteenth Celebration
June 10, 2022

South joins the City of Mobile in educating and commemorating during the Juneteenth celebration from June 16-July 21, 2022. ...

Members of the 2022 Upward Bound program outside of South's dining hall. Students spend six weeks living on campus and have full use of the facilities that traditional USA students utilize.

South's Upward Bound Grant Renewed Another Five Years
June 7, 2022

The academically rigorous summer program helps prepare first-generation college students for the challenges that lie ahead. ...

Deborah Gurt, center, interim director of the McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library at the University of South Alabama, created the Jewish Mobile Oral History Project with the help of people such as Abby Grodnick Kennedy and Rabbi Steven Silberman of Ahavas Chesed Synagogue.

Word of Mouth
June 6, 2022

The Jewish Mobile Oral History Project at South looks to make connections, share experiences and record stories before they are lost to time. ...

The Heroes Scholarship is available to active military members and fills the gap between the University's cost of tuition and what the Federal government provides for tuition assistance.

South Offers Heroes Scholarship
May 27, 2022

The Heroes Scholarship is available to all active servicemen and servicewomen pursuing an undergraduate degree at USA. ...

Quin Frazier, a finance senior in the Mitchell College of Business, said cold feet inspired the idea for Cozy Toes. When he’s not in class or managing his new business, he’s trading stocks and looking for his hot next venture.

Stocks and Socks
May 26, 2022

Quin Frazier, a finance student and entrepreneur from Huntsville, is building a clothing business around sweat pants with fleece socks. 'I've always been a big dreamer,' he says. ...

2022 News Archive

The Edge of Artificial Intelligence August 11, 2022

Cybersecurity, Flexibility August 11, 2022

Jim Berscheidt Named VP, Marketing and Communications August 9, 2022

South Ph.D. Student Receives Marine Policy Fellowship August 4, 2022

South Grad Receives Prestigious Urann Fellowship August 3, 2022

Building a Future August 2, 2022

$3.6 Million Grant to Support Nursing Mobile Units in Rural, Underserved Communities July 29, 2022

Whiddon College of Medicine Welcomes Largest Class July 29, 2022

Judge Bill Lewis Appointed to USA Board of Trustees July 28, 2022

South Leads Initiative to Curb Youth Violence July 27, 2022

Internship, Job Offer, Promotion July 20, 2022

Future of the Field in Research July 19, 2022

South Hosts Brain Injury Camp July 18, 2022

JagSat-isfaction July 15, 2022

College of Allied Health Professions Initiates New Programs July 11, 2022

Marine Sciences Professor Wins $3.1 Million Water Quality Grant July 11, 2022

Art Start June 29, 2022

Greater Amberjack Count June 28, 2022

Big City Beginning June 21, 2022

Career-Beginning Injury June 13, 2022

USA and City of Mobile Commemorate Juneteenth Celebration June 10, 2022

South's Upward Bound Grant Renewed Another Five Years June 7, 2022

Word of Mouth June 6, 2022

South Offers Heroes Scholarship May 27, 2022

Stocks and Socks May 26, 2022