The University of Alabama at Birmingham ( UAB ) is a public research university in Birmingham in the US state of Alabama. Developed from an academic counseling center founded in 1936, it became a four-year campus in 1966 and a fully autonomous institution in 1969. Today, it is one of three institutions in the University of Alabama System and the only R1 research institute in a country. In the autumn of 2015, 19,656 students from more than 110 countries enrolled in UAB pursued studies in 140 courses in 12 academic divisions leading to bachelor's, master's, doctoral and professional degrees in social and behavioral sciences, liberal arts, business fields, education, engineering, and health-related fields such as medicine, dentistry, optometry, nursing, and public health.
UAB's Health System, one of the largest academic medical centers in the United States, is affiliated with the university. UAB Hospital sponsors a residency program in medical specialties, including internal medicine, neurology, surgery, radiology, and anesthesiology. The UAB Hospital is the only ACS verified ACS trauma center in Alabama, assessed by the American College of Surgeons Trauma Program.
UAB is the largest company in the state, with over 18,000 faculty and staff and over 53,000 jobs at universities and in the health system. It is estimated that 10 percent of jobs in the Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area and 1 of 33 jobs in the state of Alabama are directly or indirectly linked to UAB. The overall annual economic impact of the university is estimated at $ 4.6 billion in 2010.
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Histori
In 1936, in response to the rapid growth of the Birmingham metropolitan area and the need of residents to have access to university education, the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa established the Birmingham Extension Center . The center operates in an old house in downtown Birmingham at 2131 6th Avenue North and enrolls 116 students. In 1945, a newly established four-year UA Medical School moved from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham and took over the management of Jefferson and Hillman hospitals. In 1957 registration at the extension center reached 1,856. In 1959, research grants, training grants, and scholarships exceeded $ 1,000,000, and land was damaged for the new Children's Hospital.
In the 1960s, it became clear that the counseling center became a university in its own right. An engineering building was built close to the medical center in 1962, and in November 1966, the Counseling Center and School of Medicine were incorporated into University of Alabama in Birmingham , with Dr. Joseph Volker as "Vice President for Birmingham Affairs" - read that it is still treated as an offsite department of the main campus in Tuscaloosa. The Advisory Board for UAB was created in 1967. In 1969, the legislature created the Alabama University System. UAB became one of three four-year institutions in the new system, which also includes UA and the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) in Huntsville. Volker became UAB's first president.
In the 1970s, the university began a period of rapid growth. Registrations at the beginning of the decade reached 6,629, including 2,724 women. To accommodate student population growth, UAB acquires land in Southside. UAB Mini Park (the predecessor of The UAB Green) was dedicated in 1977.
The university created an inter-group athletic program, joined the NCAA and began to deploy a team that started with golf in 1970 and a men's basketball in 1978. The university's name was changed to University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1984, "In" to "at."
In 1990, UAB has received the 50,000th title. In 1992, AS. News and World Report is named UAB as the most recent university in the United States. In 1993, the impact of the UAB economy in the Birmingham area was estimated at more than $ 1.5 billion per year (that figure would be $ 2 billion per year in 1998). Since 1994, UAB is the first and only University of Alabama to achieve "Research University I" status in the Carnegie Foundation classification.
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Campus
UAB is located in the Southside neighborhood in Birmingham city center. Stretching around 83 blocks, the UAB campus combines with the urban character of Southside. The campus is rectangular with University Boulevard that serves as the main rectangular axle and the Green Campus serves as a campus hub.
Campus can be divided into three parts. The medical center occupies most campuses east of Campus Green. The medical center is home to the health science school and their teaching facilities, including the UAB Health System (UABHS). The medical center overlaps with the larger Birmingham Medical District where, in addition to UABHS, hospitals not affiliated with UAB like VA Medical Center Birmingham, Alabama Children's Hospital and Cooper Green Mercy Hospital are located.
The campus section of Campus Green west and University Boulevard south is the campus academic center, as well as the student life center on campus. It is anchored by Campus Green, developed between 2000 and 2007 as a migration center to transform schools from previous commuting schools into more traditional residential campuses.
Athletic facilities, including the Bartow Arena, are located on the west side of the campus.
Since 1969, UAB has experienced extensive growth and general construction projects on campus. Projects that are currently being planned, being completed, or being built include:
- Shelby Biomedical Research Building
- Birmingham Alabama Southern Bio-Safety Laboratory
- House of Alumni Affairs
- UAB Softball Complex
- Green Campus Project
- Women and Infant Center
- Hazelrig-Salter Radiation Oncology Facility
- The Abroms-Engel Institute for Visual Arts
Organization and administration
UAB is an autonomous institution within the University of Alabama System, governed by the Alabama University Board of Trustees and headed by the University of Alabama Chancellor. The Council runs and consists of 15 elected members and two ex officio members. The composition of the board is prescribed by the Alabama State Constitution, and requires that the board consist of three members from the congressional district containing the Tuscaloosa campus, and two members from every other congressional district in Alabama. Council members are elected by the council and confirmed by the Alabama State Senate. Board members can serve three six-year periods in a row.
The President of the University of Alabama at Birmingham is the chief executive officer of the university and appointed by the chancellor with the approval of the Supervisory Board. The President reports directly to the chancellor, and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the university. The President also acts as chairman of the UAB Council of Health Systems. Richard Marchase was elected interim president on August 21, 2012, after the retirement of former president Carol Garrison.
Colleges
UAB consists of one college, nine schools, Graduate School, and General Studies Division. Together, these divisions offer 51 undergraduate programs, 46 master programs, and 36 doctoral programs.
Prior to 2010, the School of Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences and Behavior, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and Separate Education, a university awards unit. The schools were merged into one college (first at UAB): College of Arts and Sciences, with Education maintaining its identity as a different unit within the new campus. University leaders mention efficiency, curriculum, and more opportunities for interdisciplinary research and cooperation for restructuring.
Endowment
UAB's contribution reached over $ 325 million in 2009.
In 1999, the university launched a capital campaign targeting $ 250 million. When it ended in 2003, UAB Capital Campaign has raised over $ 388.7 million.
The capital campaign is currently openly launched in October 2013 with the goal of raising $ 1 billion. Prior to the public launch of the campaign, UAB has received donations in excess of $ 420 million. This campaign is expected to expire in 2018.
Academics
UAB is a large four-year non-residential research university. UAB has been accredited by the Association of Colleges and South Schools since 1970, according to the US Department of Education. Undergraduate students comprise the majority of university enrollments. Part-time and transfer students consist of a sizeable section of undergraduate student body. Undergraduate learning programs provide a balance between professional and liberal arts courses (meaning the number of degrees awarded in both fields is similar), and there is a high level of co-existence between undergraduate and graduate programs (meaning the majority of undergraduate programs have graduate program partners). The University has a high level of research activity and has an instructional program that emphasizes doctoral degrees in STEM as well as professional programs in health and veterinary science. UAB is one of only 108 universities in the country (and one of only two in Alabama) with a "very high" research rating.
The academic calendar is based on a semester system, which divides the academic year, which runs from mid-August to early May, into two 15-week semesters (autumn and spring) and summer. The autumn semester ends in early December and spring begins in early January. The summer, which runs from mid-May to August, is divided into sessions: a 12-week session, a 3-week "mini-semester" in May, a nine-week session in June and July, and two four-week sessions each in June and July. Schools of medicine and dentistry follow the academic calendar beginning in July and ending in late May/early June.
In the academic year 2011-2012, UAB earns a total of 2,009 bachelor's and post-graduate degrees; 1,547 master's degrees, specialist education degree, and post-master certificate; 286 doctoral studies; and 279 professional doctors.
Student profile
In the fall semester of 2012, UAB student body consists of 11,291 students, 5,663 graduate students and 1,045 professional doctoral students from 67 Alabama areas, 50 states and more than 110 foreign countries. In the fall of 2011, 28.7% of students enrolled in the College of Arts and Science (excluding Education), 10.6% in Education, 11.5% in Business, 1.5% in Dentistry, 6.7% at Engineering, 11.0% in Health Professions, 2.4% in Joint Health Sciences, 3.5% in Medicine, 10.3% in Nursing, 1.1% in Optometry, 2.0% in Public Health, while 10.7% have not decided yet.
From undergraduate student body, 43% comes from Jefferson County, 17.5% comes from other districts in the metropolitan area of ​​Birmingham, especially Blount, Shelby, St. Clair and Walker County. 31% comes from the rest of Alabama, 6.5% of the rest of the United States, while international students comprise 1.9%. The male-to-female ratio among students is 0.7: 1. Reflecting one of the main reasons for establishing UAB, most students come from non-traditional demographics. A quarter of undergraduates are part-time, and 23% are over the age of 25. (Bachelor degree average age 23 years.)
The average inclusion of a starter ACT for Class 2013 is 24.3 with a GPA of 3.5 SMA. Average size of undergraduate classes of 31 students. Since 2000, UAB has produced 7 Fulbright Scholars, 6 Phi Kappa Phi Fellows, 8 Goldwater Scholars, 5 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Fellows, 6 Truman Scholars, 1 Marshall Scholar, and 2 Rhodes Scholars.
In addition to the undergraduate curriculum, the Graduate School at UAB has experienced significant growth. In the last 3 years, graduate enrollment rose 19.5%. There is also a 30-point increase in the average GRE score of applicants with an average Verbal GRE score of 530 and a 690 Quantitative score.
Faculty and staff
UAB has 18,984 employees, 11,240 at the university, including 2,289 faculty, and 7744 in the UAB Health System. 91.3% faculty at UAB have an academic or professional doctoral degree. Eight faculty members from UAB have been elected at the National Institute of Medicine. The student-faculty ratio at UAB is 18: 1.
Library
UAB has two libraries: the Mervyn H. Sterne Library and the Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences. The Sterne Library has 1.7 million print volumes while the Lister Hill Library has a little under 350,000.
Ratings
In 2017 US. News & amp; World Report Ranking , UAB is tied to the 159th best national university.
UAB ranks among Top-20 nationals in federal research and development funding and 1 in the state of Alabama, receiving more funding from all other Alabama universities combined. UAB receives more than $ 446 million in external grants and contracts in fiscal 2012.
In 2009, UAB was ranked 4th in Southeast for funding NIH research behind only Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Vanderbilt University.
In the Taiwan Performance Rating of a Scientific Paper at the World University, UAB ranked 94th in the world in 2011.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham is nationally ranked in the top twenty in total federal research funding and the major fields of health sciences receive over $ 433 million in funding. The Scientist magazine recently ranked UAB No. 24 in the Top 40 "Best Places to Work as a Postdoctoral Fellow" list, up from No. 1. 56 in 2008. At the 2010 Princeton Review College Rankings, UAB is listed as one of the "Best Southeast Universities" and one of 371 leading colleges/universities in the US. In addition, from 371 Best College Rankings, UAB ranks # 3 in racial/class interactions, # 11 for the happiest student, and # 14 for the best athletic facilities. In US News 2011 and World Report 2011, UAB is listed as a "more selective" institution and 149 in total (public or private) among 572 universities in the United States. In 2009, Scientist Magazine ranked UAB as the 5th rank at 15 Best Academy Institutions in the US and up from 47 in 2007.
In the graduate science program, UAB ranked 42th in biology, 23 in Biostatistics, 117 in chemistry, 115 in mathematics, and 131 in physics.
In the School of Health Professions, the Master of Science in Health Administration program is ranked 2nd, the Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies program is ranked 16th and is one of only two programs in a surgically focused country, the Master of Science Program in Occupational Therapy is ranked 17th, the Doctor of Physical Therapy program is ranked 19th. The Health Profession School is # 1 in the country in research funding from the National Institutes of Health and holds the record for 26 consecutive years either in first or second place. The UAB Medical Science Training Program has been funded by the National Institutes of Health since 1992. According to the NRC 2010 ranking, the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics is ranked 16th and 18th, respectively, among all Public Health departments in the country. School of Public Health is ranked 16th in the country by US News & amp; 2013 World Report. The section on Genetic Statistics (SSG) in the Department of Biostatistics at the School of Public Health is considered one of the "top statistical genetic departments in the United States".
UAB School of Business was ranked 7th in the metropolitan public business school by US News and World Report in 2004 and accredited by AACSB International. The UAB MBA program is recognized by the The Princeton Review in the 2010 edition of "295 Best Business Schools" as one of the best in the country. Bloomberg Businessweek lists the UAB Green and Gold Funds as one of the "Student Investment Funds" in the United States.
The UAB accounting program passes the first pass rate on the CPA exam which is 30% higher than the national average. Over the past 11 years, UAB graduates have achieved the highest score in Alabama at the CPA Examination 9 times. Graduates of the UAB School of Business pass the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exam at a rate 20% higher than the national average.
The biomedical engineering program is ranked 40th in the country by US News and is the only biomedical engineering program in the state. A UAB Engineering Department student has been named by ASPE (Alabama Professional Engineer Association) as the State of Student Achievement Alabama of the Year from 2004-2009 and 9 of the last 12 years.
Student life
There are over 150 student organizations on the UAB campus
The UAB Arab League Team The Model is one of the best government model teams in the country with more than five years of award-winning expansion and achievement including several "extraordinary delegate" awards. The UAB Mock Trial team is consistently among the best in the country as an annual 25-year program. The program enjoyed its greatest success in 2006, when the team won a national title in the Silver Division defeating the reigning champion of Harvard university.
Recreation Center
Opened in 2005, UAB Recreation Center serves UAB students, lecturers and alumni as well as the Birmingham community. 150,000 square feet (14,000 m 2 ) covers three floors: housing four basketball/volleyball courts, five racquetball court (one of which can be converted into squash and four for wallyball), four aerobics studio, 18,000 square feet ( 1,700 m 2 ) weight and fitness area cardio, game room, KidsZone, a sports center with components lap and recreation, gym CenterCourt used for indoor soccer, floor hockey and badminton, a juice bar, a track in room, and a climbing wall. This training center includes weight lifting, field sports, swimming pools, group fitness classes, nutrition education, fitness areas, and rock climbing.
Greek Life
Twenty-two Greek Letter Organizations (GLOs) are active on campus. Four regulators oversee the university's approved GLO operation. These bodies act as umbrella organizations above GLO members. Among the differences between governing bodies, the most important difference is the recruitment and policy process.
The Interfraternity Council (IFC) regulates male GLOs (also known as fraternities). Members are ???, ???, ???, ???, ??, ??? (FIJI), and ???.
Panhellenic Council (NPC) regulates women's GLO (also known as sororities). ??? (colonized at UAB in 1978), ??? (1987), ??? (1996), ?? (1991), ?? (2015) and ?? (Fall 2017 colonization).
The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) set the historical GLO black. Brotherhood members ??? (?? chapter, established at UAB in 1974), ??? (?? chapter, 1980), ??? (?? chapter, 1972) and ??? (Chapter HE). Member membership is ??? (?? chapter, 1975), ??? (?? chapter, 1972), ??? (?? chapters, 1996) and ??? (chapter, 1977).
The Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) regulates multicultural GLO. Members include ???, ???, ???, ???, dan ???.
Student media
Aura Literary Arts Review is a two-year-old student magazine featuring fiction, creative non-fiction, art, photography, poetry, and reviews. It was awarded the highest award in the student media, Pacemaker of ACP, in 2006.
Intramurals
The school has an intramural program that runs throughout the year. Students and staff compete for league trophies in sports such as basketball, bowling, football, golf, soccer, softball, main frisbee and volleyball, or playing in tournaments in billiards, badminton, tennis and other sports.
Health system
The UAB Healthcare System (UABHS) is a partnership between UAB and the University of Health Services Foundation of Alabama (UAHSF), a private non-profit medical practice comprised of UAB School of Medicine faculty. UABHS is governed by a board of directors that has representatives from UAHSF, Alabama University Board of Trustees, and UAB administrators. The President of UAB is the chairman of the ex officio UAB Health System. The CEO of UABHS reports directly to the UAB Council of Health Systems and is appointed by the chairman of the board.
UAB Hospital is the central institution of UABHS. It was formed as a University Hospital in 1945 from the merger of Jefferson Hospital and Hillman Hospital, two private hospitals in Southside Birmingham that were acquired by the Alabama University Board of Trustees. The University Hospital was created to serve as the premier educational hospital for the School of Medicine.
Other major UABHS institutions include:
- Kirklin Clinic, outpatient clinic at UAB Hospital Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital, was independently founded as Mata Foundation Hospital in 1963 and merged into UABHS in 1973,
- UAB Women and Infant Center
- UAB Highlands. Previously HealthSouth's flagship health center at Southside, UABHS acquired in 2006. The terrain now serves as an acute care hospital. In 2010, UABHS announced plans to merge the Highlands completely into UAB Hospital.
- Spanish Rehabilitation Center
- UAB Health Center, clinic operated and managed by UABHS located throughout central Alabama
- Viva Health, a healthcare organization (HMO), a subsidiary of Triton Health Systems, a Birmingham-based limited liability company owned by UABHS
In addition to managing UABHS, but not operating, Medical West at Bessemer and Baptist Health in Montgomery. UABHS also has affiliations with the Birmingham VA Medical Center, Alabama Children's Hospital, and Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville.
Athletics
The UAB athletic team is known as Blazers . The athletic colors of the school are green forests and old gold. School is one of 14 members of the USA Conference and participates in Division I of the NCAA. The men's basketball team, coached by Robert Ehsan, plays in the 8.58-seat Bartow Arena.
The school started its interlinked athletic program in 1978. The program was unveiled with a men's basketball by Gene Bartow, who was John Stone's successor at UCLA. Bartow left UCLA after several incredible seasons (52-9 for three seasons, including berths in the Final Four in 1976) to head up the formation of the first UAB male basketball team. He served as the first principal coach and athletic director for 18 years. Bartow led UAB to NIT in the second year of the program, followed by seven NCAA live Tournament performances, including a trip to Sweet 16 in 1981 and Elite Eight in 1982. Bartow retired from training in 1996 and, in 1997, UAB changed the name her basketball venue from UAB Arena to the Bartow Arena in her honor. In 30 years, UAB has made 13 NCAA appearances, three Sweet Sixteen appearances and Elite Eight appearances, and has had 27 seasons of victory, 19 of which are 20 win seasons.
In addition to basketball, UAB has programs in men's sports for baseball, golf, soccer, and tennis. Women's sports programs include softball, basketball, golf, soccer, tennis, track and field (indoor and outdoor), cross country, rifle and volleyball. On November 11, 2010, UAB announced the addition of sand and bowling volley starting with the 2011-2012 academic year.
Professional golfer Graeme McDowell (winner of the 2010 US Open) played on the UAB golf team from 1998 to 2002.
In December 2014, the university announces that three sports are being eliminated at the end of the academic year 2014-2015: football, bowling and rifle. This is the result of an external review commissioned by the university citing the rapidly changing NCAA landscape and rising operating costs. The football program became a bowl-eligible for the first time in a decade after winning against Southern Miss just two days before the announcement. On June 1, 2015, Watts announced a reversal of the decision to end UAB football because of huge public opinion against public funding decisions and raising more than $ 27 million towards the program. The Blazers football program will start re-playing in early 2016, and that rifles and bowling will also be restored. On June 4, 2015, Athletic Director Mark Ingram indicated that the 2017 season is a more sensible time to get the football team to play.
Famous alumni and faculty
References
External links
- Official website
- UAB Athletics website
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