Beginning Oct. 10, the pedestrian bridge connecting the Lister Hill Library to the School of Nursing will be closed due to construction on the school. The bridge and SON plaza will remain closed until the project is completed in June 2018. Pedestrians are encouraged to use the crosswalks at 16th or 18th streets as alternate routes.

The report follows the guidelines mandated by the Federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.

Share best and emerging practices, learn from the experience and expertise of others, connect with fellow advocates and meet professional training requirements during this daylong event.

VIVA Choice — UAB’s new consumer-driven health plan — is a new option for benefit-eligible employees during the annual open enrollment Oct. 28-Nov.14.

New recruitment and retention initiatives helped increase fall enrollment by 1,202 students — a 6.56 percent increase in the student population — across the enterprise.

UAB employees will have the option to choose or decline coverage during the annual open enrollment for benefits that begins 7 a.m. Oct. 28 and concludes 5 p.m. Nov. 14. 

Stephanie Mullins, who had served in the role as interim CFO since July 2015, has been a contributor and leader in many initiatives, including a recent restructuring of Financial Affairs.

Benefit-eligible employees now will be able to use accrued sick time for their own illness during the initial six-month probationary period and also receive donated sick leave for medical necessity.

To to secure their 2017 medical coverage, all benefit-eligible UAB employees must take part in this year’s active Open Enrollment, Oct. 28-Nov.14.

English Professor Alison Chapman — who has spent more than a decade enriching the intellectual lives of prison inmates — is the recipient of the 2016 Odessa Woolfolk Community Service Award.

Employees will have free access to the online learning site to learn or improve skills beginning Sept. 15.

UAB, the first institution in the state to be recognized with the HEED Award, was selected because of its exemplary diversity and inclusion initiatives.

History was made Aug. 29 when the UAB Department of Athletics broke ground for the Football Operations Center and Legacy Pavilion.

President Ray Watts will deliver the State of the University Address and recognize faculty award winners during the annual event. 

The third time at UAB is a charm for Kristen Dubose, whose work in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation earned her Employee of the Month for August.

Learn how you can contribute to the success of a campus visit during one of the hour-long learning sessions 12:30 p.m. Sept. 7 and 9 a.m. Sept. 8 in the HSC Alumni Theatre.

Ginger Hattaway and David Rhodes, members of the working group that shepherded the staff council from idea to reality, are among the newly elected leaders.

UAB Football will make its 2016 debut Aug. 29, when the Blazers host a Green and Gold Game at BBVA Compass Field. Tickets can be purchased 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in advance from the UAB Athletics Ticket Office in Bartow Arena or at the gate on game day.

Associate Professor Michelle Fanucchi, Ph.D., will officially begin her role as UAB’s first faculty ombuds — an independent, confidential and impartial resource for faculty — Sept.1.