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UWA names Compton executive director of communications and marketing

  • Posted 05.22.26
  • 2 minute read time
As part of the University of West Alabama鈥檚 continued emphasis on strengthening institutional communications, marketing, and brand advancement, UWA President Dr. Todd G. Fritch has announced the appointment of Betsy Compton as Executive Director of Communications & Marketing.
Betsy Compton Headshot

UWA names Compton executive director of communications and marketing

  • Posted 05.22.26
  • 2 minute read time
As part of the University of West Alabama鈥檚 continued emphasis on strengthening institutional communications, marketing, and brand advancement, UWA President Dr. Todd G. Fritch has announced the appointment of Betsy Compton as Executive Director of Communications & Marketing.
UWA math instructor Kim Giles is flanked by two students in the gym at commencement ceremonies.

UWA students honor veteran math instructor Kim Giles with UWA鈥檚 top teaching award

  • Posted 05.20.26
  • 4 minute read time
After nearly 25 years of teaching mathematics at the University of West Alabama, Kim Giles received the 2026 William E. Gilbert Award for Outstanding Teaching.
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UWA selects Amy Jones to lead academic affairs as next provost聽

  • Posted 05.14.26
  • 3 minute read time
The University of West Alabama has selected Dr. Amy H. Jones to serve as its next provost, the role that oversees all aspects of academics at the institution.

Sen. Katie Britt secures $3.093M infrastructure support for UWA, City of Livingston

  • Posted 05.13.26
  • 1 minute read time
The University of West Alabama and the City of Livingston are partnering for an infrastructure improvement project through a new federal award of $3.093 million from the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations supported by U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.).聽
UWA graduate Aileen Charles with a gray UWA athletics t-shirt seated in the cockpit of a small aircraft flying the plane

UWA business graduate takes the unconventional path

  • Posted 05.13.26
  • 4 minute read time
Aileen Charles tends to choose the unconventional route. That mindset has taken the recent University of West Alabama finance graduate from kicking footballs at Northridge High School in Tuscaloosa to collegiate soccer and, most recently, preparing to hike the 2,600-mile Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) this summer.
Tanesha Slocum a nursing student in red scrubs stands at the bedside of one of the mannekins in a nursing exam room

Meridian mother balances family, military service and school to earn nursing degree at UWA

  • Posted 05.12.26
  • 4 minute read time
Pursuing an associate degree in nursing at the University of West Alabama, Tanesha Slocum balanced service in the Army Reserve鈥檚 828th Battalion in Livingston with full-time college鈥攁ll while raising three children, welcoming a new baby and building a new marriage. On May 8, she added another title to her list: college graduate.
Parker Woodham stands just inside the covered bridge with his regalia on and a first-gen white stole

Building strength beyond the weight room

  • Posted 05.11.26
  • 4 minute read time
Parker Woodham views his four years at the University of West Alabama as a period of personal transformation, one marked by self-discovery and growth he鈥檚 most proud of.
International student Armand Barnard relaxes under a tree with his guitar.

From South Africa to Alabama, Barnard’s path from performer to psychologist

  • Posted 05.06.26
  • 3 minute read time
For years, Armand Barnard found his voice on stage and on screen. But beyond the spotlight, his ambitions run deeper: to understand people, not just perform for them. At UWA, the international student is taking another meaningful step toward his goal of becoming a psychologist.
Owen Vander Wal on an ebike on a sidewalk on campus.

From playbook to blueprint

  • Posted 05.04.26
  • 4 minute read time
Owen Vander Wal of Fairhope, has discovered that being coachable on the field, translates directly to the workplace鈥攁 lesson he鈥檒l put to the test this summer.

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