Welcome Blazers!!
Blazer Welcome is a six-week programming series to help you – new UAB students – get connected to campus and all it has to offer. This page, which you can access through the UAB Mobile app, is your official guide to Blazer Welcome with schedules, maps, and resources to make your first six weeks at UAB unforgettable!
Blazer Welcome targets the following areas. Students who participate in programs and activities will:
Academic Engagement
- Select an appropriate major that aligns with your career goals
- Identify where you can go to for academic support on campus
- Increase your integration into UAB’s academic community
Campus Connections
- Establish relationships with other students, faculty and staff
- Identify ways to get involved on campus
- Identify appropriate resources to be utilized for assistance and support
Civic Engagement
- Understand the impact you have on your community as an individual
- Demonstrate a commitment to serving others through participation in at least one service opportunity within your first year
Healthy Living
- Make educated decisions about high risk behaviors
- Engage in behaviors that contribute to a healthy and positive environment
Diversity & Inclusion
- Recognize the contribution diversity brings to campus
- Explore your own identity and culture
- Improve your ability to engage in civil discourse with others with whom they disagree
Blazer Welcome is Mobile!
Download the UAB Mobile APP today.
