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UWA graduate student Olivia Canada

Had she preferred, Olivia Canada could have chosen an easier path to a master’s degree at the University of West Alabama. She could have taken her time, enjoyed the process, made a few memories. But that wasn’t her choice.

Julie Payne at UWA

There’s an unexpected comfort in Julie Payne’s voice, a soothing quality amid a slight Southern rhythm that belies her age. If you weren’t aware that providence had so recently jumbled her life, you’d believe her first semester at the University of West Alabama has been nothing short of exquisite.

UWA Nursing Student in Lab Room

The University of West Alabama’s spring graduates from the Ira D. Pruitt Division of Nursing have all now completed the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) for Registered Nurses with a 100 percent first-time pass rate for the spring graduating class.

The University of West Alabama has announced more than 600 outstanding undergraduate students named to the President’s List and the Dean’s List for the spring 2021 academic semester. Students on the list are from 18 states across the U.S. and abroad.
The University of West Alabama held spring commencement exercises on Saturday, May 8, in Tiger Stadium, with President Ken Tucker conferring undergraduate, master, education specialist, and doctoral degrees to students of the colleges of business, education, liberal arts, and natural sciences and mathematics, the division of nursing, and to the school of graduate studies. The nearly 700 students in the graduating class represent some 25 states across the U.S. and abroad.
UWA Spring 2021 Commencement

The University of West Alabama will honor more than 700 graduates during spring commencement exercises Saturday, May 8. The ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. at Tiger Stadium on the UWA campus.

The University of West Alabama has announced nearly 650 outstanding undergraduate students named to the President’s List and the Dean’s List for the Fall 2020 academic semester.
The University of West Alabama has announced plans for honoring summer and fall graduates at commencement exercises on Dec. 12, with ceremonies held in a hybrid format to allow graduates’ families and friends to watch live online.
UWA Spring 2020 Commencement Postponed

The University of West Alabama has announced plans for honoring spring graduates at commencement exercises on July 31, held in a hybrid format to allow graduates’ families and friends to watch live online.

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