2008 Woodie Awards
What a year it has been
STAFF EDITORIAL
Issue date: 4/21/08 Section: Opinion
IT MUST BE said that this has been an extraordinary year for the University of South Alabama. As students of this institution, we are surrounded - in some senses, literally so - by the improvements made throughout the University this year.
This year has seen the beginning, groundbreaking or approval of many important buildings on campus. Among those construction projects begun this year, perhaps the most significant is the construction of the new Health Science Building, which will bring the College of Nursing and College of Allied Health Professions under one roof, and even more importantly, will bring students from these colleges back to the main campus.
This year has also seen the groundbreaking of the new Recreation Center and the Bell Tower. Both structures will serve to improve student life and beautify the campus. The University has also seen the recent approval of funding that will go toward the construction of a new, state-of-the-art science and engineering complex.
This year has also seen continued improvements and expansions in academics. From the start of classes for the first graduate-level pharmacy program offered at USA to the approval of the University's first ever Ph.D. program in clinical and counseling psychology, from added concentration in the College of Engineering to the new environmental toxicology interdisciplinary program, from the first-in-state revamped principal education program to the various new tracks and programs added throughout the University, it is clear that the University is making serious efforts to expand and improve upon its academic offerings.
In related positive news, the University has also seen a promise of additional support from the USA Foundation, promising to provide a grant of $471,000 a year for the express purpose of increasing graduate aid. This grant should go a long way in helping the University attract quality students to its graduate programs.
Arguably, the most historical news of the year was the approval of the University's first NCAA-sanctioned football program.
This year has seen the beginning, groundbreaking or approval of many important buildings on campus. Among those construction projects begun this year, perhaps the most significant is the construction of the new Health Science Building, which will bring the College of Nursing and College of Allied Health Professions under one roof, and even more importantly, will bring students from these colleges back to the main campus.
This year has also seen the groundbreaking of the new Recreation Center and the Bell Tower. Both structures will serve to improve student life and beautify the campus. The University has also seen the recent approval of funding that will go toward the construction of a new, state-of-the-art science and engineering complex.
This year has also seen continued improvements and expansions in academics. From the start of classes for the first graduate-level pharmacy program offered at USA to the approval of the University's first ever Ph.D. program in clinical and counseling psychology, from added concentration in the College of Engineering to the new environmental toxicology interdisciplinary program, from the first-in-state revamped principal education program to the various new tracks and programs added throughout the University, it is clear that the University is making serious efforts to expand and improve upon its academic offerings.
In related positive news, the University has also seen a promise of additional support from the USA Foundation, promising to provide a grant of $471,000 a year for the express purpose of increasing graduate aid. This grant should go a long way in helping the University attract quality students to its graduate programs.
Arguably, the most historical news of the year was the approval of the University's first NCAA-sanctioned football program.
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