The University of South Alabama 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. It is divided into nine colleges and schools, and includes Alabama's second state-supported medical school. The university has an enrollment of approximately 13,300 students. To date, the University has awarded over 57,000 degrees. The University has an annual payroll of $245 million (US), with over 5,800 employees. The University of South Alabama has remained one of Alabama's fastest growing universities for the past several years.^[1] Image File history File links SAla_2702. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... A financial endowment is a transfer of money or property donated to an institution, with the stipulation that it be invested, and the principal remain intact. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... Nickname: The Azalea City Coordinates: Country US State Alabama County Mobile Founded 1702 Incorporated 1814 Government  - Mayor Sam Jones Area  - City 412. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area  Ranked 30th  - Total 52,419 sq mi (135,765 km²)  - Width 190 miles (306 km)  - Length 330 miles (531 km)  - % water 3. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... The Sun Belt Conference is a college athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAAs Division I since 1976. ... A Web site (or colloquially, Website) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible via HTTP... quagmire:For alternate meanings see state university (disambiguation). ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... Nickname: The Azalea City Coordinates: Country US State Alabama County Mobile Founded 1702 Incorporated 1814 Government  - Mayor Sam Jones Area  - City 412. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area  Ranked 30th  - Total 52,419 sq mi (135,765 km²)  - Width 190 miles (306 km)  - Length 330 miles (531 km)  - % water 3. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA or colloquially as Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship campus of the University of Alabama System. ... Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas, USA. A medical school or faculty of medicine is a tertiary educational institution or part of such an institution that teaches medicine. ...

Academics and Campus Life

The university offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate degrees in nine colleges and schools. Most prominent fields offer master's level degrees in addition to undergraduate degrees, and some fields in the medical sciences, such as pharmacology and microbiology, offer doctoral level degrees. Significant research is done by faculty members in these medical fields. Pharmacology (in Greek: pharmakos (φάρμακον) meaning drug, and logos (λόγος) meaning science) is the study of how substances interact with living organisms to produce a change in function. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

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
• College of Nursing
• School of Computer and Information Science
• School of Continuing Education and Special Programs

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). There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

Athletics

USA participates in NCAA Division I athletics. It competes in the Eastern Division of the Sun Belt Conference. USA's athletics teams are nicknamed the Jaguars. Popular sports are baseball and men's basketball. USA sponsors 6 men's sports and 8 women's sports. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A or N-C-Two-A ) is a voluntary association of about 1,200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... The Sun Belt Conference is a college athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAAs Division I since 1976. ... For other uses, see Jaguar (disambiguation). ... A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ...

Men's Sports: Basketball, Baseball, Cross Country, Golf, Tennis, Track and Field

Women's Sports: Basketball, Softball, Cross Country, Golf, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, Soccer

Official Athletic Webpage: www.usajaguars.com

Men's Baseball

The baseball team is typically a powerhouse in the Sun Belt Conference, and has produced a number of successful Major League players, such as Juan Pierre, Luis Gonzalez, Jon Lieber and Marlon Anderson. The head coach of the baseball team is Steve Kittrell, who has coached for 24 seasons. Coach Kittrell has led South Alabama to 18 NCAA Tournament appearances and 11 Sun Belt Conference championships. This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... Juan DVaughn Pierre (born August 14, 1977 in Mobile, Alabama), is a professional baseball center fielder who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers. ... Luis Emilio Gonzalez (born September 3, 1967) (affectionately called Gonzo by many of his fans), is a baseball player for the Arizona Diamondbacks and plays left field. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Marlon Ordell Anderson is a Major League Baseball infielder who was born on January 16, 1974 in Montgomery, Alabama. ...

Men's Basketball

Main article: South Alabama Jaguars basketball

The men's basketball team has a strong history, and former head coach John Pelphrey brought the team back to its winning ways. In 2006, South Alabama won the Sun Belt Conference Championship in basketball, beating Western Kentucky 95-70 in the championship game. They earned a bid into the 2006 NCAA Tournament doing this (their first since 1998), and were seeded 14th in the Minneapolis bracket. They lost to the 3rd-seeded Florida Gators, 76-50, in their first-round NCAA game. Florida went on to win the 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. The 2005-2006 basketball season marked the best turnaround in the nation for a Division I basketball program. South Alabama was 10-18 in 2004-05 and went 24-7 in 2005-2006. This yielded a 12.5 differential to lead the nation, ahead of Brigham Young and Memphis who both had 11.5 differentials. South Alabama has now had back to back 20-win seasons. The South Alabama Jaguars mens basketball program has had a short but fairly successful history, despite being in the small Sun Belt Conference and located in a state dominated by football powerhouses Alabama and Auburn. ... John Pelphrey (born July 18, 1968 in Paintsville, Kentucky) is the 14th head mens basketball coach at the University of Arkansas (hired April 2007). ... Western Kentucky University (WKU) is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky. ... // Final four redirects here. ... This article is about the city in Minnesota. ... Main Florida Gators Logo. ...

Other Sports

Men's and Women's Tennis are consistently ranked among the nation's best. The men's track team has been consistent in recent years. David Kimani won a Cross Country Championship in 1999 and two individual titles in 2000. Vincent Rono won the NCAA Outdoor Championship in 2006. The indoor track team captured a Conference Championship in 2007. Women's Softball was added to the South Alabama's sports in 2007.

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 such as, "South In Your Mouth", "Bleed It Red", and "Jaguars", among other things. The Outlaws are also known for their chants during games such as "South In Your Mouth!" and "Bleed it Red!" They also refer to the Mitchell Center, where Jaguar basketball games are held, as "The Jungle". They've been featured on ESPN2, local newspapers, and local news reports. Mitchell Center is a 10,041-seat multi-purpose arena in Mobile, Alabama. ...

The cheerleaders, dance team, and Pep Band have a free throw tradition during basketball games. When a South Alabama basketball player makes a free throw, the cheerleaders and dance team shout "U-S-A", and the Pep Band shouts "South in Your Mouth". This tradition has morphed into a longer saying, with the cheerleaders adding "OK", the Pep Band adding "What?" and the cheerleaders adding "Yeah!". Full saying: "U-S-A, South In Your Mouth, OK, What?, Yeah!".

Oozeball is an annual fundraiser benifiting the Universities student ambassadors, the Southners. The game is regulation vollyball played in six inches of mud. The event draws a large crowd every spring.

The universities Greek community hosts a number of annual events including: The Alpha Omicron Pi softball tournament, the Alpha Gamma Delta kickball tournament, Chi Omega's songfest, the Pi Kappa Phi Miss USA pagent, 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

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Alumni

Alumni of the University of South Alabama include:

• Herbert L. "Sonny" Callahan, former United States congressman
• Luis Gonzalez, Major League Baseball Player
• Jon Lieber, Major League Baseball Player
• Marlon Anderson, Major League Baseball Player
• Eddie Stanky, Major League Baseball Player & Manager; head coach of USA Baseball Program

Publications

USA Vanguard.

References

1. ^ University of South Alabama, Office of Public Relations, "Quick Facts."

External links

• University of South Alabama website
• USA College of Medicine
• USA athletics
• USA student newspaper
• USA Biomedical Library

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