Academics News Archive
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Career Launch
Satellite projects at South helped an engineering graduate land an internship with the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab and a position with Boeing in Seattle. #MyFirstJob ...
July 22, 2021 -
USA Archaeology Museum to Hold Grand Reopening
Alfred and Lucile Delchamps Archaeology Building will reopen its doors to the general public starting Tuesday, July 13, 2021. ...
July 8, 2021 -
'To Leave Things Better'
Increasing retention and graduation rates. An expanding healthcare footprint. The opening of Hancock Whitney Stadium. The tenure of retired President Tony Waldrop marks a pivotal time in South's history. ...
July 2, 2021 -
The World Is Her Oyster
Marine scientist Merritt McCall turns her experience at South and the Dauphin Island Sea Lab into a fisheries job with the state of Mississippi. #MyFirstJob ...
July 1, 2021 -
State of Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Funds South's Tick Study
South's program is awarded a $75,000 grant from the State of Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ to study the prevalence of ticks and tick-borne diseases. ...
June 22, 2021 -
From 'Willing Intern' to New Hire
Taylor Dicker, who was named outstanding undergraduate in the School of Computing, begins his career as a system administrator. One of his secrets? 'I was always the one with my hand up.' #MyFirstJob ...
June 22, 2021 -
USA Receives Grant for Students to Study Abroad
The grant will enable 25 University of South Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ students to obtain a U.S. passport and support their study abroad journeys. ...
June 17, 2021 -
USA Student Wins Competitive Gilman Scholarship
The University of South Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ announces senior Rebecca Culberson as a 2021 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship recipient. ...
June 17, 2021 -
New York Times Bestseller Selected for 2021-22 USA Common Read Program
The Common Read program is for all South students, especially freshman, as well as faculty, staff and the Mobile community. ...
June 16, 2021 -
AT&T Foundation Gives $25,000 for IT Scholarships
AT&T Foundation makes a generous contribution supporting the University of South Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½'s aspiring leaders in information technology. ...
June 15, 2021 -
'We Have Expectations for You'
Broderick Morrissette was inspired by his grandmother. Two degrees later, he's helping others achieve their goals as South's Campus to Career coordinator. #MyFirstJob ...
June 14, 2021 -
New Concentration Offered in Business Analytics
South's Mitchell College of Business adds a business analytics concentration to its Business Administration Ph.D. program. ...
June 9, 2021 -
Return on Investment
After four years at South, where she ran cross country, worked as a tutor and ambitiously pursued what became an eventful internship, Katelyn Cowie begins a career in accounting. #MyFirstJob ...
June 7, 2021 -
Pilot Nurses a Dream
Angelo Bautista, a 2009 South graduate, worked as a nurse while training to become an airline pilot. During the coronavirus pandemic, he helped vaccinate homeless people on Los Angeles' Skid Row. ...
June 1, 2021 -
A Passion to Serve
A dozen recent South graduates devoted more than 100 hours of community service each through USA's South Serves program. ...
May 26, 2021 -
South to Host PASSAGE USA Camp
PASSAGE USA's Postsecondary Education Preview Overnight Summer Camp for rising sophomores, juniors and seniors is June 15-17. ...
May 25, 2021 -
A New Working Reality
University of South Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ assistant professor Dr. Matt Howard is researching the use of virtual reality in workplace training. ...
May 21, 2021 -
Six Years Later, She Walks
Kearria Freed was critically injured and using a wheelchair following a 2015 shooting. With determination, and the help of Pathway USA and Student Disability Services, Freed walked at spring Commencement with her dog, Darling. ...
May 11, 2021 -
USA Spring Commencement Ceremonies
The University is honoring more than two thousand degree candidates in eight colleges and schools May 6-8 at the USA Mitchell Center. ...
May 6, 2021 -
Greek Council Creates Endowed Scholarship
College Panhellenic Council's gift will be matched by the Mitchell-Moulton Scholarship Initiative making the endowment $50,000. ...
May 3, 2021 -
South Celebrates Volunteers During National Volunteer Month
Volunteers are being celebrated and featured in impact stories on USA social media throughout the remainder of the month. ...
April 29, 2021 -
'Safe Harbor' on the Gulf Coast
A documentary produced by Assistant Professor Dr. Lorraine Ahearn will focus on a tight-knit Vietnamese fishing community that has grown up along the Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ coast. ...
April 29, 2021 -
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Power Foundation donates to Leadership in Social Justice and Perseverance Scholarship
The Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Power Foundation grant is the largest corporate donation the scholarship has received since its inception in 2020. ...
April 29, 2021 -
Fourth Annual USA Giving Day Raises $95,585
234 donors supported South's priorities including scholarships, student emergency funds, social justice initiatives and USA Health programs. ...
April 28, 2021 -
New Interdisciplinary Ph. D. Program Begins in the Fall
Chemical and biomolecular engineering program is expected to be mostly self-supporting through research grants and contracts. ...
April 26, 2021