Community News
- Posted 09.03.25
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The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø will commemorate the inauguration of President Todd G. Fritch with an investiture ceremony on Friday, Sept. 12 at 10 a.m. in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Auditorium. The ceremony will be followed by a reception in the courtyard of Bell Conference Center.
- Posted 08.25.25
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As a leading institution for teacher preparation, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is deeply committed to education—not only by supporting teachers, but by helping shape and produce them.
- Posted 08.21.25
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As director of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s Black Belt STEM Institute, Chet Nicklas has been leading efforts to expand STEM opportunities across some of Alabama’s most underserved communities.
- Posted 05.21.25
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Sumter Social, a podcast dedicated to sharing the rich stories and culture of Sumter County, Alabama, and the broader Black Belt region, debuted in April.
- Posted 04.11.25
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The public is invited to attend "Arts @ the Amp", a comprehensive arts celebration that will be held on Saturday, April 26, at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø's new amphitheater.
- Posted 04.04.25
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The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s College of Nursing is bringing Stop the Bleed® training to rural Alabama through a $25,000 grant from the Alabama Association of RC&D Councils for the Tombigbee, Ala-Tom, and Gulf Coast regions.
- Posted 03.07.25
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For years, residents in rural Sumter and Greene counties in Alabama have faced slow or nonexistent internet connectivity. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is offering new hope to the region.
- Posted 02.13.25
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Two new inductees, Justice Helen Shores Lee and former Secretary of State Agnes Baggett, will be honored at The Alabama Women’s Hall of Fame at a ceremony on March 6 at 11:00 a.m. in the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s Bridges Auditorium.
- Posted 01.29.25
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An innovative telehealth solution providing patients with the same services they would expect in a traditional doctor’s office recently opened in Gainesville, Alabama.