Twelfth in a Series The University of North Alabama is home to the Delores and Weldon Cole Honors College. Its mission is to provide students with a great college experience that translates into postgraduate success. The College is full of students with different majors, backgrounds, and aspirations.
In the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions at the University of North Alabama, Dr. Melissa DeFoor and Dr. Ann-Marie Irons had an idea that would improve perinatal education in the community, and, as it turns out, well beyond the Shoals.
The University of North Alabama has placed fifth overall at the 2023 Collegiate World Cup of Sales, which took place this semester. The team earned the highest ranking in UNA history.
After three days of competition at the University of North Alabama as part of the South’s BEST Robotics Competition, the award winners have been announced.
Birmingham-based program management firm HPM has been selected to serve as the program manager for University of North Alabama new Bank Independent Stadium. The firm will also provide owner’s representation and preconstruction services for the state-of-the-art, multipurpose facility on UNA’s campus in Florence. Davis Architects has been selected as the architect of record. The project is in the design phase with targeted completion during the 2026-27 academic year.
Five graduates were honored for outstanding achievement during the recent fall commencement ceremonies that took place recently at the University of North Alabama. Three students were awarded the Keller Key, and two students received the Turris Fidelis award.
Sky watchers will be in for a bit of a treat the early weeks of December as the Geminid meteors will peak on the night of December 14 and 15. This year’s Geminids will peak during a waxing crescent moon, so the moon will not be a factor in diminishing the number of meteors that may be seen, making for almost perfect conditions if weather cooperates.
Eleventh in a Series The University of North Alabama is home to the Delores and Weldon Cole Honors College. Its mission is to provide students with a great college experience that translates into postgraduate success. The College is full of many students with different majors, backgrounds, and aspirations.
Dr. Michael Pretes, Chair of the Department of Geoscience at the University of North Alabama, has been named the Lifetime Achievement Award recipient by the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG) at the annual meeting earlier this month.
As the University of North Alabama campus prepares to host two large regional and state-wide events Dec. 1-3, the economic impact of the thousands of people to the Shoals is expected to approach $1 million, according to data from the University. The South’s BEST Robotics Competition is Dec. 1-3, while the Walter Trumbauer High School Theater Festival is Dec. 1-2.
Approximately 800 students are set to graduate from the University of North Alabama on Dec. 8-9 during five ceremonies that will take place in Norton Auditorium.
The University of North Alabama is the 2023 home to The Walter Trumbauer High School Theatre Festival, which will take place in buildings across the UNA campus Dec. 1-2.
The University of North Alabama is poised to welcome hundreds of high school teams and students from around the Southeast as part of this year’s South’s BEST Robotics competition, scheduled to take place on campus Dec. 1-3. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has signed on as the sponsor for this year’s competition.
The University of North Alabama has been selected to be part of the Alabama Space Grant Consortium (ASGC), a collaboration that will provide resources and other opportunities for the University while also allowing the University to work with the Consortium in order to foster talent, support research initiatives, and further the cause of space science.
The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) has named the University of North Alabama as the site of the Spring 2024 home of the statewide Esports competition, an event that will bring high school students and coaches from dozens of high schools from across Alabama.
The University of North Alabama and Bank Independent partnership that paved the way for the Bank Independent Stadium will also make scholarship opportunities available for Bank Independent team members and team member families.
The Department of Foreign Languages at the University of North Alabama will celebrate National French Week through Nov. 8 with a variety of campus-based cultural events, including Croissants with the French Club on Friday at 12:30 p.m. on the lawn of Wesleyan Hall.
Tenth in a Series The University of North Alabama is home to the Delores and Weldon Cole Honors College. Its mission is to provide students with a great college experience that translates into postgraduate success. The College is full of many students with different majors, backgrounds, and aspirations.
For the second consecutive year, the University of North Alabama has broken all previous fundraising records for FY23 that concluded Sept. 30. The previous record of $22,865,000 raised in FY22 has been exceeded by more than $11.5 million dollars for a total raised of $33,545,310.
Student success in the higher education setting comes in a variety of forms, and retention is a top indicator that students are finding pathways to accomplish their academic goals and work toward graduation. At the University of North Alabama, student retention has achieved a high watermark, with almost 80 percent of freshmen opting to return to campus for their degree work.