University of Alabama at Birmingham

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**University of Alabama at Birmingham**

Established	1969
Type	Public
Endowment	$276,869,999
President	Dr. Carol Z. Garrison
Faculty	2,059
Undergraduates	11,441
Postgraduates	4,725
Location	Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Campus	Urban (83 city blocks)
Athletics	15 intercollegiate sports
Colors	Green, White and Old Gold
Nickname	Blazers
Website	http://www.uab.edu/

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (also known as UAB) is a public, coeducational university located in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. The university is part of the three-member University of Alabama System, which also includes the main University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa and the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). UAB, along with the University of Alabama and Auburn University, constitute the state's three major institutions. UAB currently has an enrollment of approximately 17,600 students. The school's president is Carol Garrison.

The history of UAB began with the relocation of the University of Alabama School of Medicine from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham in 1945. Because of the rapid growth of the Birmingham area, it was decided that an extension program for students who had difficulties which prevented them from studying in Tuscaloosa was needed. UAB became an autonomous campus in 1969.

UAB offers programs of study leading to bachelor's, master's, doctoral and professional degrees in various fields, including social and behavioral sciences, liberal arts, business, education, engineering, health-related fields (such as medicine, dentistry, optometry and nursing) and public health. The school is highly renowned for its medical research and natural sciences programs. UAB received over $390 million in federal grants during the past fiscal year for research purposes. This places the school as one of the larger research institutions in the Southeast. In fact, UAB is currently 3rd in the Southeast for NIH research funding behind only Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. UAB Hospital also sponsors residency programs in various medical specialties, including internal medicine, surgery, radiology, and anesthesiology.

1 Academics
2 General Accolades
- 2.1 Accolades of the UAB School of Business
3 Greek Life
4 Related links
5 Alumni
6 External links

[edit] Academics

UAB offers nearly 140 degrees at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in 12 schools and the UAB Graduate School.

School of Arts and Humanities
School of Business
School of Dentistry
School of Education
School of Engineering
School of Health Professions
School of Medicine
School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
School of Nursing
School of Optometry
School of Public Health
School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Division of General Studies
UAB Graduate School

UAB also includes the UAB Health System, the University of Alabama Hospital, Viva Health, and the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation

[edit] General Accolades

The schools of Nursing and Medicine at UAB are among the nation’s best, according to the 2005-2006 U.S. News & World Report ranking of graduate schools. The School of Nursing is ranked 19th. The School of Medicine is ranked 23rd, two spots higher than the previous year's ranking. Five medical specialties at UAB are ranked in the top 20 nationally by the magazine: AIDS, 4th (up one ranking); women’s health, 8th; internal medicine 18th (up one ranking); geriatrics, 19th; and pediatrics, 19th. The school’s primary care program was ranked 34th, up four spots.

The School of Health Professions #1 in the nation in research funding from the National Institutes of Health and holds the record for 26 consecutive years in either first or second place.

The highest ranked academic program at UAB is the Master of Science in Health Administration (MSHA) program. It has been ranked in the top 10 programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report since the early 1990's. The master’s program in physical therapy is also in the School of Health Professions and is ranked 25th.

The School of Engineering’s biomedical engineering program is ranked 40th. Doctoral programs in the biological sciences are in the top 50.

The UAB Mock Trial team is consistently among the nation's best as a perennial Top 25 program. The program has enjoyed so much success that, in 2006, it won the national title in the Silver Division.

UAB also has its own police department of state certified peace officers. The department has reached CALEA standards and has a Special Operations unit (bicycle patrol, mounted patrol, etc.) as well as over 75 sworn officers and detectives.

[edit] Accolades of the UAB School of Business

The UAB School of Business is 7th in rankings of metro, state business schools by US News and World Report, 2004.

Accreditation by AACSB International was achieved in 1973 in a record time of just two years, never accomplished before or since by any business school in the world.

The accounting program at UAB was among the first 17 in the nation to receive separate accreditation by the AACSB in 1982.

UAB graduates achieve first-time pass rates on the CPA exam that are 30% higher than the national average.

During the past six years, a UAB graduate has achieved the highest score in Alabama on the CPA Exam 5 times. (Comparatively, no other university/college in the state has had more than 2 graduates achieve the highest score in the last six years.)

UAB School of Business finance graduates pass the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exam at a rate 20% higher than the national average.

The Industrial Distribution Program is the only fully integrated business-engineering ID program in the U.S. and one of only two programs residing in accredited schools of business and engineering within a 17-state area from Virginia to New Mexico.

Watson Brown was fired as UAB's head football coach, they are currently seeking a replacement. Mike Anderson moved to the University of Missouri (Tigers) and now coaches there.

[edit] Greek Life

Sororities

Alpha Sigma Tau 1970 (closed)
Alpha Gamma Delta 1978
Sigma Kappa 1980 (closed since 1984)
Alpha Omicron Pi 1987
Delta Gamma 1991
Alpha Xi Delta 1997
Alpha Kappa Alpha 1975
Delta Sigma Theta 1980 (closed)
Zeta Phi Beta 1990
Sigma Gamma Rho 1996

Fraternities

Alpha Phi Alpha 1974

Inter-Fraternity Council

Pi Kappa Phi ΠΚΦ
Lambda Chi Alpha ΛΧΑ
Delta Sigma Phi ΔΣΦ
Tau Kappa Epsilon ΤΚΕ
Theta Chi ΘΧ (closed)
Alpha Tau Omega 1980 ATΩ (closed)
Kappa Sigma ΚΣ (closed)

[edit] Related links

[edit] Alumni

[edit] External links

Conference USA
East Division: East Carolina • Marshall • Memphis • Southern Miss • UAB • UCF West Division: Houston • Rice • SMU • Tulane • Tulsa • UTEP

Public Colleges and Universities in Alabama
Alabama • Alabama A&M • Alabama State • Auburn • Auburn-Montgomery • Jacksonville State • Montevallo • North Alabama • South Alabama • Troy • UAB • UAH • West Alabama