Memories
At UAB, we laugh. We cry. We discover. We learn. We cheer. We invent. We excel. And we do it together. That’s why including your memory in our 50th anniversary oral history project is so important. Your memory’s a part of UAB, and it belongs in our Archives. Furthermore, we want to share your tale on the web, on social media, in print, or in a podcast this fall.
Check out some memories and share yours today. After all, our story isn’t complete without you.
Check out some memories and share yours today. After all, our story isn’t complete without you.
"I got to UAB, and my fraternity let me know that they were wanting to colonize on this campus."
"The day of the snow-pocalypse - which we were working in Heritage Hall..."
"I have a new lease on life."
"When I saw it, I wanted to bring it back to Birmingham."
"We were on some Polaris ATV in the middle of nowhere, July in Alabama, It was so hot, and I thought, 'This is the best moment of my life.'"
"I wanted to leave because I wanted to experience different cultures."
"I was teaching philosophy at a small liberal arts college."
"My earliest memory is of wanting to be an artist."
"UAB for the second time gave me an option and saved my life.That's when it hit, I knew I had to come here."
"Seeing everyone come together as a family is what I loved most about going to UAB."
"You could tell it wasn't just their job—that they really cared about us."
"My friends have been a big impact
in my life."
in my life."
"I joined the Marching Blazers when I first came and honestly didn't even notice you."
"Our story starts off after our very first band camp at UAB."
"We're racing down the highway—It's like two in the morning..."
"I was and still am the first-generation college graduate in my entire family."
"My husband and I met at UAB as freshmen in the fall of 2011."
"My mom is my role model, and she helped me through so much while we were in school together."
"It was the most awkward thing ever."
"UAB is not only where I went to college and where I work—it's where I met my husband and started a family."
“...Sterne—around midterms and finals—it turns into ‘Club Sterne.’”
"This man was none other than the father of UAB, Joe Volker"
"It’s my favorite birthday memory."
"I was part of the UAB women’s volleyball team from 1992 to 1996 and..."
“He knew I was Charlotte Kent—the one always asking questions in class.”
"My husband, Thomas, and I met freshman year."
"There were more people on the Campus Green than I had ever seen before."
"I was barefoot, had on an old, worn-out lab coat, and I looked like hell."
"We became close—like a brotherhood."
"I had never been outside the United States..."
"When Torrey passed away, people from UAB camped out at our house and took care of us."
"The year that we played Oklahoma, I'll never forget..."