Recent News
- Posted 05.21.25
- 4 minute read time
Sumter Social, a podcast dedicated to sharing the rich stories and culture of Sumter County, Alabama, and the broader Black Belt region, debuted in April.
News
- Posted 04.11.25
- 3 minute read time
The public is invited to attend "Arts @ the Amp", a comprehensive arts celebration that will be held on Saturday, April 26, at the University of West Alabama's new amphitheater.
- Posted 04.04.25
- 2 minute read time
The University of West Alabama’s College of Nursing is bringing Stop the Bleed® training to rural Alabama through a $25,000 grant from the Alabama Association of RC&D Councils for the Tombigbee, Ala-Tom, and Gulf Coast regions.
- Posted 03.23.25
- 9 minute read time
Lesa Carnes Shaul spent the first 18 years of her life on Sand Mountain, where the Kilpatrick shooting, as it was known locally, took place. Compelled to revisit it, she describes her book as her "love letter to home."
- Posted 03.20.25
- 5 minute read time
Andrea Abernathy grew up in a family that valued books, stories, curiosity, and a passion for libraries. Now she's the director of the Julia Tutwiler Library at the University of West Alabama.
- Posted 03.10.25
- 4 minute read time
UWA President Dr. Todd G. Fritch (seated right) and WSCC President Dr. Vicki Karolewics (seated left) entered an agreement for a seamless transfer for students pursuing degrees in Early Childhood Education.
- Posted 03.07.25
- 7 minute read time
For years, residents in rural Sumter and Greene counties in Alabama have faced slow or nonexistent internet connectivity. UWA is offering new hope to the region.
- Posted 02.17.25
- 2 minute read time
The University of West Alabama (UWA) and Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to create a streamlined transfer pathway for students pursuing careers in environmental science and conservation.
- Posted 02.13.25
- 6 minute read time
Two new inductees, Justice Helen Shores Lee and former Secretary of State Agnes Baggett, will be honored at The Alabama Women’s Hall of Fame at a ceremony on March 6 at 11:00 a.m. in the University of West Alabama’s Bridges Auditorium.
- Posted 02.10.25
- 8 minute read time
The University of West Alabama and the National Alumni Association recognized the accomplishments of 12 outstanding alumni at its annual awards ceremony, held Jan. 30 in the Bell Conference Center on UWA's campus, in conjunction with with the Society of the Golden Key Induction Ceremony.