About the Office of Community Engagement
Community engagement refers to the concept of intentionally pursuing partnerships aimed at producing mutually beneficial outcomes. Ultimately, this work is intended to be responsive to the needs of the community and result in civic-minded approaches.
As a campus, we want to continue enriching our curriculum, research, service learning, and internship experiences in ways that bring the students, faculty, and staff together with the community to apply scholarly and service efforts to address real problems and explore the enormous opportunities in our region. The Office of Community Engagement promotes community-engaged teaching, learning, research, and service. It is our goal to help students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the community to connect, collaborate, and partner.
The staff of the Office of Community Engagement provides support to students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members who seek to participate in a wide variety of community engagement activities, including service learning, volunteerism, community-engaged research, community-engaged internships, and professional development.
Office Location
Student Center, Suite 240, 350 Student Center Circle
Please email us at communityengagement@southalabama.edu or call the main number at (251) 460-6116 to request an appointment.
Laurie Childers, Assistant Director of Campus and Community Engagement
lchilders@southalabama.edu
Ms. Childers is excited to be facilitating the University of South Alabama's commitment to community service. Having worked in the nonprofit sector for more than 15 years, she brings a wealth of experience to this role, from developing community partnerships, managing programs and events, and engaging volunteers to coordinating communication and resource development efforts. Prior to coming to Mobile, AL, Ms. Childers had the opportunity to work in both the Los Angeles and Washington D.C. areas.
Advisory Committee
Name | Title |
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JoéI Billingsley | Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement |
Todd Andel | Dean, School of Computing |
Bri Ard | Executive Director, Global Engagement |
Martha Arrieta | Associate Professor, Center for Healthy Communities |
Adrianna Caffey | Diversity and Student Engagement Director, Student Government Association |
Nicole Carr | Associate Vice President, Student Academic Success |
Jordan Carter | Assistant Director, Fraternity & Sorority Life |
Lynne Chronister | Vice President, Research and Economic Development |
Elizabeth Dickson | Sr. Director, Compensation, Employment, and HR Systems |
Keniesha Fields | Coordinator, Employer Development and Student Experience |
Jinni Frisbey | Sr. Associate Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator |
Jay Hunt | Instructor, Management, Mitchell College of Business |
Pam Johnson | Associate Professor, Adult Health, College of Nursing |
Ashley Marass | Senator, Faculty Senate & Associate Professor, Maternal/Child Health, College of Nursing |
Doug Marshall | Dean, Honors College |
Juan Mata | Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences |
Benterah Morton | Associate Professor, Leadership and Teacher Education, College of Education & Professional Studies |
Karen Peterson | Senior Instructor, English, College of Arts & Sciences |
Mario Sheats | Director, Center for Educational Accessibility & Disability Resources |
Amy Sprinkle | Assistant Professor, Marine Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences |
Heather Sprinkle | Assistant Director, Student Government Association |
Trista Stout-Walker | Vice President of Community Impact, United Way of Southwest Alabama |
Tara Thompson | Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy, College of Allied Health |
Joy Washington | Director of Public Relations |
Kevin White | Professor Emeritus, Civil/Coastal/Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering |
Coleman Wolf | Associate Director, Student Organizations & Leadership |