LATEST NEWS
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UAB to celebrate Homecoming 2020 with both physical and virtual events
UAB will kick off Homecoming 2020 on Sunday, Sept. 27 with a week of events to bring together students, faculty, staff, alumni and fans in celebration of Blazer pride.
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Need to visit Student Health Services? Check out these changes first!
While everyone is ready to get back in the swing of things, there are some slight changes in place to ensure the safety of everyone on campus.
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Blazer Kitchen is going virtual!
Blazer Kitchen at the Hill Student Center has transitioned to online shopping for the fall semester.
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Welcome back to the Campus Recreation Center!
UAB's Campus Recreation Center is scheduled to reopen on August 17. The recreation center will follow a re-entry plan with modified hours of operations, facility spaces and other accommodations.
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UAB launches UAB CARES Suicide Prevention Initiative
The University of Alabama at Birmingham cares deeply about the overall health and well-being of its entire campus community. To reach those in need, UAB has established the UAB CARES Suicide Prevention Initiative.
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DSS’s Commitment to Captioning will promote accessibility for all
Disability Support Services wants the entire UAB community to know that accessibility is their top priority!
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Student Affairs and wellbeing: having fun and staying safe
When guarding your wellbeing during a pandemic, it’s important to take care of yourself, and even find some ways to have some fun and engage with others in safe ways.
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New podcast from Student Counseling Services supports and connects the UAB community
To support students from afar during unprecedented times, Student Counseling Services would like to introduce a new podcast called “Let’s Talk About It with SCS and Friends.” -
Virtual Stress Less Week to help students unwind during quarantine
Spring 2020 has proved to be a very unique semester with challenges unlike any other experienced by UAB students before. COVID-19 has led to school closures, online learning alternatives, virtual graduations and even a statewide shelter-in-place order that further limits contact with the outside world. -
Support your peers by wearing purple on Collegiate Recovery Day
Calling all blazers! Join the Collegiate Recovery Community at UAB in supporting the national recovery day “Wear Purple” initiative. -
UAB housing, dining and parking will offer refunds to students
In efforts to protect students from the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple services and amenties on campus were closed before the end of the Spring 2020 semester. In response, the university is offering students a refund for services they paid for but did not get to fully use. -
7 resources to keep you active during self-isolation
The gyms may be closed, but that doesn't mean you can’t stay active at home! Here are 7 ways you can stay active during quarantine. -
Communicating in Quarantine: Active Minds shares tips to encourage mental wellness in close quarters
All over the country, families, communities, schools and workplaces are facing feelings of isolation and challenges with communicating with others as a result of widespread campus and workplace closures. -
#SelfCare Active Minds shares tips on how to stay mentally well during COVID-19
Millions of students around the country have been displaced due to COVID-19-related school closures and are curious about practicing self-care, creating a productive, healthy indoor environment, talking to their parents about mental health while quarantined and more. -
Statewide coalition to end student hunger in Alabama awarded $500,000 grant
Ten Alabama universities including the University of Alabama at Birmingham, working to ensure all students have access to affordable, nourishing food, have been awarded a $500,000 grant. -
Suicide Prevention & Awareness Task Force transforming UAB’s mental health resources
The UAB Suicide Prevention and Awareness Leadership and Implementation Team was created to respond to the serious evidence of need on UAB’s campus. -
Do you “Know the Code?”
UAB Student Conduct and Outreach wants to make sure students are aware of the significant changes made to the Student Conduct Code. -
How one organization is reaching out to help incoming students adapt, succeed
Delta Alpha Pi honor society provides fall mentorship program for incoming UAB students with disabilities. Delta Alpha Pi, an academic honor society at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, is geared up to offer a new mentorship program this fall for all incoming students who have some form of disability. -
Housing & Res-Life call student organizations to volunteer for Freshmen Move-In
Calling all UAB student organization leaders; Freshmen Move-In Day 2019 is around the corner!
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Our lost Blazers to be remembered
On Thursday, April 18, the UAB Division of Student Affairs will host its third annual memorial event to honor the lives of the active students, faculty and staff who passed away this past year.
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