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  • Moulton Tower being constructed
    60th Anniversary Timeline: 2010 to Today ...
  • JagTran bus.
    USA Timeline: 2000s
    December 13, 2023
    USA Timeline: 2000s ...
  • Eddie Stankey
    Six Decades of South
    December 13, 2023
    The University of South Alabama was founded in 1963 without a single building to call its own. ...
  • Aerial view of South in the 1990s.
    USA Timeline: 1990s
    December 13, 2023
    USA Timeline: 1990s ...
  • Two people playing oozeball.
    USA Timeline: 1980s
    December 13, 2023
    USA Timeline: 1980s ...
  • Mischka
    USA Timeline: 1970s
    December 13, 2023
    USA Timeline: 1970s ...
  • President Bonner throwing toilet paper with students at Junk the Jungle.
    Our First 60 Years
    December 11, 2023
    Our 60th anniversary brings with it a redesigned South Magazine. The University is proud to collaborate with the USA National Alum ...
  • Cover of South Magazine Fall 2023
    Artificial Intelligence has become an increasingly important tool. So we asked the AI chatbot ChatGPT to envision South in 15 year ...
  • Surgeons working in surgery room.
    A Halo for Abby
    December 11, 2023
    A nurse and a nurse anesthetist wheel 7-year-old Abby Flowers into OR-1 at USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital. ...
  • Dr. Borchert working in the lab.
    Vast numbers of tiny mysteries are waiting to be solved for humanity's potential good -- inside our own bodies. Molecules reg ...
  • Tom Meyer in tracksuit.
    From A to Glee
    December 11, 2023
    As Tom Meyer remembers it, he received his cross country varsity letter -- a black "A" with "SOUTH" in gold bl ...
  • Two workers putting up USA Health signs at Providence Hospital.
    Sign of the Times
    December 11, 2023
    It's official. Providence has joined USA Health. The acquisition was completed six months after the University of South Alaba ...
  • Student Center with students walking in front of it.
    Building Blocks
    December 11, 2023
    An architectural tour of the University of South Alabama begins with a string of mid-century modern buildings set in suburban wes ...
  • ALEXIS ATKINS and LENUS PERKINS
    Leader Profiles
    May 18, 2023
    Leader Profiles on Alexis Atkins and Lenus Perkins. ...
  • Madam Chairwoman Arlene Mitchell
    Madam Chairwoman
    May 18, 2023
    Arlene Mitchell takes the helm as the first female Chair Pro Tem in the University's history ...
  • Marine Science professionals discussing in an office
    For 30 years, the Marine Science Department, now the School of Marine and Environmental Sciences, worked out of one office in the ...
  • Reggie Smith, a walk-on from Pensacola, earned a scholarship before his fifth season of football at South Alabama.
    South Guy
    May 18, 2023
    Reggie Smith, a walk-on from Pensacola, earned a scholarship before his fifth season of football at South Alabama. ...
  • USA logo on hanging banner under lights outside.
    Local alumnus Dan Ollis and Hal Swanson hosted an evening at their home in the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. ...
  • Students running across the Hancock Whitney field
    Touring South: Flagship of the Gulf Coast ...
  • Alumni Dan Ollis
    Dan Ollis '80 was born in Virginia, but his parents moved the family to Mobile before Dan was even conscious of what life was ...
  • The Mapp Family Campus will be another important location for educating and training the next generation of healthcare providers.
    The Mapp Family Campus will be another important location for educating and training the next generation of healthcare providers. ...
  • Morgan VanGilder with child.
    Dream Funds
    June 9, 2022
    For more than 20 years, the USA National Alumni Association has awarded merit-based student scholarships. The association will pre ...
  • Dr. Israel cooking demonstration.
    All of us have heard, for as long as we can remember, that eating our fruits and vegetables, limiting our sugar intake and staying ...
  • Lindsay Flach running and holding her baby.
    A Great Run
    June 9, 2022
    Track and field star Lindsay Flach has had - as she aptly put it - a great run. ...
  • Keira Ross standing outside on campus.
    When Keira Ross walks through Shelby Hall, every engineering student seems to know her, need her, or have something to say to her. ...
  • DAA Award Recipients
    The USA National Alumni Association honored five individuals and USA Health for their outstanding accomplishments during the 17th ...
  • President Jo Bonner walking across campus.
    Rallying Support
    June 9, 2022
    President Jo Bonner begins to share this vision of South as the 'Flagship of the Gulf Coast.' ...
  • Jaguar Memoirs: Kenishia Pritchett ’18
    Last spring, hundreds of alumni shared memories of their time as students at South Alabama. Over the next year, we will be sharing ...
  • Jaguar Memoirs: Dr. Kaila M. Mattson
    Last spring, hundreds of alumni shared memories of their time as students at South Alabama. Over the next year, we will be sharing ...
  • Jaguar Memoirs: Charles O. Erwin
    Last spring, hundreds of alumni shared memories of their time as students at South Alabama. Over the next year, we will be sharing ...
  • Jaguar Memoirs: Nikhil M. Patel
    Last spring, hundreds of alumni shared memories of their time as students at South Alabama. Over the next year, we will be sharing ...
  • Jaguar Memoirs: Dr. Kathleen A. Pajer
    Last spring, hundreds of alumni shared memories of their time as students at South Alabama. Over the next year, we will be sharing ...
  • Jaguar Memoirs:Tom Corcoran
    Last spring, hundreds of alumni shared memories of their time as students at South Alabama. Over the next year, we will be sharing ...
  • Groundbreaking Impact
    Groundbreaking Impact
    December 6, 2021
    A growing alumni base, combined with committed supporters willing to give, has led to the most successful fundraising year in the ...
  • Tagged fish
    Sea Change
    December 6, 2021
    Dr. Amy Sprinkle couldn't wait to move into a new home for the School of Marine and Environmental Sciences at South. She boxe ...
  • Groundbreaking of trauma center.
    The COVID-19 pandemic has altered so many things in people's lives. Additionally, it has caused significant disruptions for a ...
  • Tim Harvey former South Alabama Defensive Captain has begun a successful new start-up business
    Starter to start-up
    June 28, 2021
    Former Jaguar defensive captain co-founds life-saving company ...
  • Marty Irby standing outside on campus.
    After graduating from the University of South Alabama in 2003, Marty Irby worked in real estate and won equestrian world champions ...
  • Freddie Blanche in front of graffiti on a wall.
    Playing with Fire
    June 28, 2021
    As a kid, Freddie Blache loved to play with fire. So it shouldn't have been a surprise when, after just one elective glassblo ...
  • Courtney Dortch in her office at From Me to You Massage Therapy.
    Courtney Dortch's first love was basketball, but when she started throwing shot put in middle school, she starting winning. A ...
  • Brandon Marcus
    A Life Reimagined
    June 25, 2021
    Brandon Marcus did not plan to study musical theatre at South. He began his college career as a voice and music therapy student at ...
  • Lorenzo Ferguson in his food truck.
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  • USA Health Worker helps administer vaccine
    USA leads vaccine efforts on the Upper Gulf Coast ...
  • Avalisha Fisher standing outside.
    Driven to Succeed
    June 25, 2021
    When Avalisha Fisher received her bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1993, there were only four other students who gra ...
  • The Waldrops
    The tenure of retiring president Tony Waldrop marks a pivotal time in South's history. ...
  • Dr. Mike Mitchell, Juan Peasant, Dr. Andre Green, Margaret Sullivan, Rufus Hudson, Dr. Paul Frazier, USA President Dr. Tony Waldrop and Tramaine Perry.
    This summer, in the midst of a global pandemic and social unrest across the country, Dr. André Green saw a window of opport ...
  • Cassandra Kellum and Les’Lee Gilberry
    After building a career and starting a family in Mobile, Cassandra Kellum began to take stock of her life. ...
  • Keith Griffith
    Keith Griffith made a splash at the University of South Alabama even before he first set foot on campus as a student in 2017. The ...
  • Louis and Melinda Mapp
    Servant leaders
    December 15, 2020
    On a glorious fall afternoon -- their favorite time of the year -- Louis and Melinda Mapp pull up a pair of rocking chairs on the ...
  • Upward & Onward Campaign with Moulton Tower and campus
    Upward & Onward
    December 15, 2020
    In October 2015, the University launched the most ambitious capital campaign in its history, with a goal of $150 million. On Septe ...