University of South Alabama

Infobox_University
name = University of South Alabama


motto =
established = 1964
type = Public
president = Gordon Moulton
city = Mobile
state = Alabama
country = USA
endowment = $270,300,000
enrollment = 14,279
staff = 992
campus = Main Campus
affiliations = Sun Belt Conference
free_label = Nickname
free = Jaguars
mascot = South Paw and Miss Pawla
colors = Red, White, and Blue

website = [http://www.southalabama.edu/ www.southalabama.edu]
footnotes = Logo is a trademark of the University of South Alabama

The University of South Alabama (USA) is a public, doctoral-level university in Mobile, Alabama, USA. It was created by the Alabama Legislature in 1963, and replaced existing extension programs operated in Mobile by the University of Alabama. At the time that this university was founded, a new concept was implemented in Alabama for the first time; that a public institution of higher education would be created that did not use race as a factor for enrollment. The only place in the state that was really open to this type of policy was the Mobile area. The rich cultural diversity of the Mobile area made it the obvious choice. No other areas of the state were willing to support such a school at that time. Plans for this university were being made as early as 1956.

The University is divided into nine colleges and schools, and includes Alabama's second state-supported medical school. The university has an enrollment of over 14,000 students. [ [http://media.www.usavanguard.com/media/storage/paper973/news/2008/09/01/News/Usas-Enrollment.Shows.Record.Heights-3410490.shtml Story from USA Vanguard Campus Newspaper ] ] To date, the University has awarded over 62,325 degrees. [ [http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2007pr/042307.html University of South Alabama Press Release ] ] The University has an annual payroll of $245 million (US), with over 5,800 employees. It has remained one of Alabama's fastest growing universities for the past several years. [ [http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/quickfacts.html University of South Alabama, Office of Public Relations, "Quick Facts."] ]

Academics and Campus Life

The university offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate degrees in nine colleges and schools. Several programs offer masters level degrees in addition to undergraduate degrees. Doctoral level degrees are offered in several areas, including Medicine, Marine Science, and Psychology. Significant research is done by faculty members in these fields.

Colleges

The University of South Alabama has nine colleges:

* College of Allied Health Professions
* College of Arts and Sciences
* Mitchell College of Business
* College of Education
* College of Engineering
* College of Medicine
* Doctor of Pharmacy Program
* College of Nursing
* School of Computer and Information Sciences
* School of Continuing Education and Special
* Mitchell Cancer Institute

Administration

The University is governed by a Board of Trustees appointed by and including the governor of Alabama. The Board appoints a president of the University. Since the founding of the University, there have been two presidents: Frederick Palmer Whiddon (served 1963-1998) and V. Gordon Moulton (since 1998).

Athletics

Traditions

The USA Outlaws, founded by Daniel Souers and Jack Wu, is a student organization to support Jaguar athletics. The Outlaws are known for "painting up" their chests with letters to spell out sayings that are also used as chants during basketball games: "South In Your Mouth", "Bleed It Red", and "Jaguars". They also refer to the Mitchell Center, where Jaguar basketball games are held, as "The Jungle" and they have been featured on ESPN2 as well as local media.

Oozeball is an annual fundraiser benefiting the University's student ambassadors, the Southerners. The game is regulation volleyball played in six inches of mud. The event draws a large crowd every spring.

The university's Greek community hosts a number of annual events including: The Alpha Gamma Delta Spaghetti Dinner and Kickball Tournament, Alpha Omicron Pi softball tournament, the Chi Omega's songfest, the Pi Kappa Phi Miss USA pageant, Pi Kappa Alpha's Pikefest, Sigma Chi's Derby Days and Tau Kappa Epsilon's Trick or TEKE.

The USA Rescue Squad

The University of South Alabama is also proud to boast the first collegiate rescue squad in the state of Alabama. The squad was accredited by the Alabama Association of Rescue Squads in November 2005 and attend intramural events and special events on campus. The squad hopes to eventually provide 24-hour on-call coverage for the main campus of the University of South Alabama once they increase their funding and membership.

Greek Life

Alumni

Alumni of the University of South Alabama include:

* Herbert L. "Sonny" Callahan, former United States Congressman (attended but did not graduate)
* Luis Gonzalez, Major League Baseball Player
* Jon Lieber, Major League Baseball Player
* Marlon Anderson, Major League Baseball Player
* Juan Pierre, Major League Baseball Player
* Eddie Stanky, Major League Baseball Player & Manager; head coach of USA Baseball Program
* Heath Slocum, Pro Golfer
* Chris Murray, Collegiate Baseball Player, LHP Legacy Player of the Year 2007 (attended but did not graduate)
* Jason Hamm, assistant coach of the Sacramento Kings

Publications

[http://www.usavanguard.com/ USA Vanguard] .

References

External links

* [http://www.southalabama.edu/ University of South Alabama website]
* [http://www.southalabama.edu/com/ USA College of Medicine]
* [http://www.usajaguars.com/ USA Athletics]
* [http://www.usavanguard.com/ USA Student Newspaper]
* [http://southmed.usouthal.edu/library/ USA Biomedical Library]
* [http://library.southalabama.edu/ USA University Library]
* [http://www.southalabama.edu/aed USA Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED) Zeta Chapter] - National Health Pre-professional Honor Society