Community News
- Posted 04.19.23
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There’s a simple, if not noble, reason why Amelia Vazquez chose to study sociology and criminal justice at the University of West Alabama.
- Posted 04.03.23
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The University of West Alabama recently hosted 73 students from 16 different high schools for a one-day leadership conference. Kirstan Cunningham was confident about the experience’s potential.
- Posted 01.26.23
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The University of West Alabama’s latest effort to improve lives and economic opportunities in Sumter County is rooted in a single word: infrastructure.
- Posted 01.20.23
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The University of West Alabama Foundation has received notice of a $3 million planned gift that will support student success and academic enrichment. The planned gift from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous is one of the largest in the University’s history.
- Posted 01.17.23
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Through perseverance and resolve, attorneys Alice Lee and Mahala Dickerson challenged entrenched social barriers, earned pioneer status and left legacies rooted in gender and racial equality.
- Posted 01.11.23
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The day after President Biden signed the National Heritage Act into law, the phone rang on Dr. Tina Jones’ desk at the University of West Alabama. The caller was two time zones away, a Ph.D.-holding Californian who sought Jones’ help.
- Posted 12.13.22
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From day one, aspirations and expectations have lived alongside education at University Charter School. They’re baked into its foundation, thoughts of academic achievement and varsity football and alumni returning every fall. But none has been more transformational than dreams about a senior class walking the hallways of the school located on the campus of the University of West Alabama.
- Posted 08.30.22
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Since its establishment, the University of West Alabama’s Division of Economic and Workforce Development has focused on improving the outlook for industries and residents in and around Sumter County. That assistance is now receiving national attention.
- Posted 07.27.22
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Nursing students at the University of West Alabama benefit from the experience of the Ira D. Pruitt Division of Nursing faculty and a rigorous curriculum that prepares graduates for licensure examinations and employment.