Demarcus Davis: Create Supportive Campus Environments
Demarcus’s journey shows how UAB creates supportive environments that help students persevere and flourish. After life‑changing challenges, he found spaces and services that helped him persevere and flourish. His story illustrates the Charter’s call to enhance the campus environment as a living laboratory, where resilience, care, and opportunity are embedded everyday.
Yonica Marbury: Lead and Partner Towards Local and Global Action
Through service‑learning, Yonica discovered new purpose and direction. Her experience reflects UAB’s role in building partnerships that mobilize knowledge and action for health promotion. By connecting her academic path with community engagement, she embodies the Charter’s call to lead and collaborate locally and globally for positive change.
Elise Weatherly: Support Personal Development
Elise’s path as a transfer student highlights how UAB supports personal growth and leadership. By finding belonging and opportunities to contribute, she developed confidence and capacity to thrive. Her story demonstrates the Charter’s call to create opportunities that build resilience, skills, and potential for students to become engaged citizens.
Maisie Davis: Integrate Health, Wellbeing, and Sustainability Across Disciplines
Maisie’s creativity in wellness campaigns shows how students integrate health promotion into everyday learning and practice. Her designs reflect the Charter’s call to embed wellbeing and sustainability across disciplines, preparing future citizens to act as agents of health‑promoting change beyond campus.
Hycall Brooks: Generate Thriving Communities and a Culture of Wellbeing
Hycall’s experience demonstrates the power of a caring community. From Student Media to Blazer Kitchen to counseling services, he discovered a network of support that sustained him through challenges--living out the Charter's call to create connected, compassionate communities that foster wellbeing and belonging.