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Tech meets tradition: Engineering the Next-Gen UWA Mascot Head

  • Posted 09.08.25
  • 4 minute read time
Last spring, three engineering technology students designed a high-tech prototype mascot head for their senior capstone project aimed at making mascot duty more comfortable in the Alabama heat.

Tech meets tradition: Engineering the Next-Gen UWA Mascot Head

  • Posted 09.08.25
  • 4 minute read time
Last spring, three engineering technology students designed a high-tech prototype mascot head for their senior capstone project aimed at making mascot duty more comfortable in the Alabama heat.
UWA Presidential Inauguration September 12, 2025 Todd G. Fritch

Presidential Inauguration events set for Sept. 8-12

  • Posted 09.03.25
  • 3 minute read time

UWA proudly sponsors Golden Apple Award honoring outstanding educators in east Mississippi and west Alabama

  • Posted 08.25.25
  • 2 minute read time
As a leading institution for teacher preparation, UWA is deeply committed to education—not only by supporting teachers, but by helping shape and produce them.

From Classrooms to Competitions

  • Posted 08.21.25
  • 6 minute read time
As director of UWA’s Black Belt STEM Institute, Chet Nicklas has been leading efforts to expand STEM opportunities across some of Alabama’s most underserved communities.

Demopolis native becomes first graduate of UWA-Teach program

  • Posted 07.31.25
  • 7 minute read time
Thanks to UWA-Teach, students like biology major Anna Kate Golden now have a flexible path to teacher certification for STEM majors.

From Shorelines to Swamps

  • Posted 07.23.25
  • 7 minute read time
Four University of West Alabama marine biology majors spent 10 weeks gaining hands-on experience in marine science during a summer program at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab.

Dr. Cheryl Lambert named dean of UWA’s College of Education

  • Posted 07.17.25
  • 2 minute read time
Dr. Cheryl Lambert has been named dean of the Julia S. Tutwiler College of Education at the University of West Alabama.

Provost Tina Jones sets sights on fall retirement

  • Posted 07.09.25
  • 11 minute read time
When fall classes begin at the University of West Alabama in August, it will mark the beginning of the 38th year on campus for Provost Dr. Tina N. Jones, but her last at the helm of academics for the 190-year-old institution. Jones will retire September 30 following a career that spans decades in the classroom and University outreach, shaping academic and career paths for her students and empowering growth for the State of Alabama.

UWA DECA chapter represents university at first international collegiate event

  • Posted 07.03.25
  • 7 minute read time
All eyes were on UWA's new DECA chapter as they competed for the first time in the International Collegiate DECA Conference in San Francisco. They were the only chapter from Alabama attending the conference.

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