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Escape Game Helps Business Students Prepare for Virtual Career Fair

The Collat Career Center team faced an unusual challenge this fall when finalizing plans to move its popular Collat Career Fair online. How could they engage students in a unique way to participate in a newly virtual event while also educating them on how to prepare for and participate in the fair?Their innovative answer? Online gamification with a virtual escape room (see a glimpse below).

UAB sets enrollment record for fifth year in a row, all-time high for retention

UAB tops 22,500 students for the first time, featuring its highest retention rates in the history of the university.

Collat IT Team and Student Assistants Smooth the Start to Fall Semester

Collat's IT team and a crew of student tech workers and facilitators helped smooth the school's transition to face-to-face and hybrid classes this fall.

Charles Collat Named Member Emeritus of Business School’s Dean’s Advisory Board

The Collat School of Business at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has named its namesake, Charles Collat, member emeritus of the Dean’s Advisory Board. The honor recognizes Collat, former Mayer CEO, for his active participation, philanthropy, and dedicated service to the board for more than a decade. Collat will assume his new role on Sept. 22, 2020.

Messina honored for support of UAB, shared governance

Frank Messina, DBA, professor of accounting and faculty athletics representative, exemplifies core values that propel institutional excellence.

UAB’s Center for the Public Trust Recognized as Star Chapter

The UAB Center for the Public Trust student chapter was recently recognized as a Star Chapter by the NASBA Center for the Public Trust (CPT) for the 2019-20 academic year. The Star Chapter designation is an honor awarded to student chapters that lead with excellence and cultivate an environment of ethical behavior on campus.

12 honored for excellence in teaching

Twelve faculty have been selected to receive the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, which honors those who have demonstrated exceptional accomplishments in teaching. The 2020 honorees represent each school, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Honors College and the Graduate School.

#UABUnited — a new way to show your Blazer pride

In 1978, employees in the business school hung a sign to show their school pride. Today, faculty, staff and students can demonstrate their support by staying #UABUnited to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Collat Professor Dr. Lary Cowart Retires, Chats with Alum Chad T. Hagwood on UAB Legacy

Dr. Lary Cowart touched the lives of thousands of students before retiring in May 2020. During his 30-year tenure as a business professor, he instilled in his students a love of real estate finance and aptitude to succeed.

See how UAB is transforming classroom spaces to allow for social distancing

Click through a slideshow below to see how University Hall classrooms and lecture halls, like those in other buildings, have been adapted to keep Blazers safe and reduce the transmission of COVID-19.

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