NEWS & EVENTS

Innovative undergraduate degrees at UAB offer students hands-on experiences

Two new world-class degrees, a first-of-its-kind cancer biology degree and an entrepreneurship major, are now available for UAB undergraduate students.

Collat Alumni Honored with 2020 Excellence in Business Top 25 Awards

The UAB National Alumni Society has recognized the UAB Excellence in Business Top 25 Class of 2020, honoring 11 Collat alumni.The program, now in its 8th year, recognizes and celebrates UAB’s top alumni-owned or alumni-managed businesses.

Governor Ivey announces COVID-19 testing, safety programs developed by UAB and the State Department of Public Health to support higher ed statewide

All state four- and two-year public college students will have an opportunity to be tested for COVID-19 before fall semester begins.

Collat Professor Recognized as UAB Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Ambassador

Collat management professor Barbara Wech, Ph.D., has been awarded the UAB Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) ambassador designation.

2020 Graduate Program Virtual Recruitment Fair is June 22-26

Representatives will be available to answer questions and determine the perfect program to propel you to the next level in your career.

Accounting Senior Awarded 2020 Scholarship from National Accounting Board

Accounting senior Hannah Marcelino has been awarded a $10,000 scholarship from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) for the 2020-2021 academic year. Each year, the PCAOB awards scholarships to exemplary undergraduate and graduate students through the PCAOB Scholar’s Program to use towards tuition and educational expenses.

Student research and service learning highlighted at UAB’s first virtual Spring Expo

UAB moved its premiere undergraduate research event online during the pandemic.

Randy Kornegay Receives 2020 UAB President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

Instructor Randy Kornegay, M.A., has been named the 2020 recipient of the UAB President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching for the Collat School of Business. Kornegay was recognized for his dedication to educating students on the importance and power of effective business communication.

Laura Tull is Collat’s Bridge to Transfer Student Success

One of UAB’s biggest cheerleaders has moved to Collat’s recruiting frontlines.Laura Tull, who has spent more than a decade in advising and 15 years in various other roles at UAB, has taken on a newly created position as Director of Transfer Student Success. As director, Tull now works with students transferring to Collat from other institutions to help them acclimate to UAB life and feel at home in the Collat School of Business.

Collat School of Business Offers New Entrepreneurship Degree Program

Dr. Murphy with UAB entrepreneurship student and local entrepreneur at Innovation Depot.The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Collat School of Business will now give students the opportunity to specialize in entrepreneurship with a dedicated Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship degree program.

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