The University of North Alabama has been selected to be part of the 2024-25 Scholars Transforming Through Research (STR) Program through the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). Only 63 teams from across the United States have been selected for this competitive, application-based professional development opportunity for teams that include a campus representative and one to three undergraduate students.
The LIONS Bridge Program is an exciting initiative aimed at increasing diversity in engineering at the University of North Alabama. Thanks to a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, the program will officially launch in Summer 2025.
The University of North Alabama Horn Choir has been awarded First Prize in the Kings Peak International Music Competition, the second time in three years that the Horn Choir has placed first in a competition at the international level.
The Town and Gown Task Force, on behalf of the City of Florence and the University of North Alabama, will have the fifth Pawloween trunk-or-treat event Saturday from 10 a.m. until noon in the Sweetwater District of North Florence.
University Health and Well-Being along with Fraternity and Sorority Life at the University of North Alabama have partnered on an initiative to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to make responsible decisions regarding alcohol, including not drinking, while fostering a culture of campus safety. “Ghouls and Guidelines: Safe Sips” is an alcohol-awareness program designed to provide students with essential education and experiential learning opportunities surrounding alcohol consumption.
The Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions at the University of North Alabama is celebrating Respiratory Care Week today through Oct. 26 with two unique events scheduled to take place on campus.
Natalie Chanin – designer, artist, writer, and founder of Alabama Chanin, Threadways, and The School of Making – has been selected as the featured guest as part of the distinguished Sunseri Speaker Series at the University of North Alabama. The event is scheduled for 6 p.m., Oct. 22, in the McKinney Center Gallery on Seminary Street in downtown Florence.
The Special Committee on Live Lions is seeking input from the campus and community related to the continuation of the live lion tradition at the University of North Alabama.
Just one year since the launch of the $100 million Shine On, Gold Comprehensive Campaign for the University of North Alabama, and already the goal is well within sight as more than $75 million has been raised.
This Saturday, the University of North Alabama Marching Band, the Marching Pride of North Alabama, was selected to perform in the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade®, representing the State of Alabama. This will mark the first Parade appearance by the UNA Marching Band. The Marching Pride of North Alabama will join the holiday march to the call of “Let’s Have a Parade™,” the iconic phrase that has signaled the start of every Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade since 1924.
The third Alumni and Friends Celebration is set for Friday, Oct. 11, from 6-9 p.m. at the Marriott Shoals Conference Center, and this year’s Homecoming award winners will be honored as part of the event.
A group of faculty researchers in the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions has created a video abstract for an article published recently in Nurse Educator, a highly esteemed and peer-reviewed journal.
The University of North Alabama’s Student Government Association and Center for Student Engagement, in partnership with other active registered student organizations, including the College Democrats, Miss UNA, the National Pan-Hellenic Council, and the Student Athletes Advisory Committee, will have a non-partisan voter registration event from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Oct. 2 in the Guillot University Center atrium.
The Town and Gown Task Force, comprised of members from the University of North Alabama and the City of Florence, have developed a unique initiative in advance of Small Business Saturday on Nov. 30. The initiative will spotlight and support local small businesses, with a particular focus on those founded and/or owned by UNA alumni.
The latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report are out, and the University of North Alabama has achieved its highest rankings to date, climbing in four key categories, including Top Public Schools in the South, Best Colleges for Veterans, and Regional Universities South.
The University of North Alabama is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to the Great Colleges to Work For program. It is the fifth time UNA has appeared in the results and the first time it has won honors in each of the program categories.
Preliminary enrollment data at the University of North Alabama indicate growth for the Fall 2024 semester, with an anticipated headcount of approximately 10,600 students making UNA their choice for their higher education. Final enrollment figures are expected at the end of October.
Dr. Eric Kirkman, Director of Kilby Laboratory School, has been selected by the Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools (CLAS) to serve on the CLAS Board of Directors. Dr. Kirkman was chosen by the Alabama Association of Elementary School Administrators to join this group of educational leaders dedicated to advancing excellence in leadership and promoting positive change in Alabama schools.
Northern Alabama will be able to witness a partial lunar eclipse on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 17, and the Planetarium on the University of North Alabama campus will have a public observing event with telescopes for participants to view and photograph the eclipse.
In a special ceremony that took place Thursday, Sept. 12 in Collier Library on the University of North Alabama campus, citizens of the Cherokee Nation, including Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., along with those from the UNA community, were on hand to unveil a mural in honor of North Alabama’s First Peoples, including Cherokees.
