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Lane Westrope’s search for a career that would build on his agricultural background led him to the ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú, where he became the first student to earn a bachelor of business administration with an emphasis in agri-business during the Aug. 14 summer commencement exercises.
Most college students wait until after graduation to launch their careers. But not Cailin Burroughs. The Tuscaloosa native began her new job as a full-time staff accountant at JamisonMoneyFarmer PC, May 1, before earning her degree from the ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú on Aug. 14.
After years of advocating for children in Alabama’s foster care system, Shameeka Upshaw now helps students with disabilities and their teachers be successful.
Participants in the ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú’s Black Belt Teacher Corps Teach for Alabama program (BBTC) are learning innovative ways to use AI as a classroom support tool that enhances instruction rather than replaces teaching.
Rachel Walters in regalia walks across campus to line up for commencement.
When the ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú launched its master’s degree in dyslexia therapy in fall 2024, Rachel Walters saw an opportunity to gain the specialized training she wished had been available when her brother struggled with dyslexia as a child.
ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú graduate Aileen Charles with a gray ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú athletics t-shirt seated in the cockpit of a small aircraft flying the plane
Aileen Charles tends to choose the unconventional route. That mindset has taken the recent ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú finance graduate from kicking footballs at Northridge High School in Tuscaloosa to collegiate soccer and, most recently, preparing to hike the 2,600-mile Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) this summer.
Tanesha Slocum a nursing student in red scrubs stands at the bedside of one of the mannekins in a nursing exam room
Pursuing an associate degree in nursing at the ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú, Tanesha Slocum balanced service in the Army Reserve’s 828th Battalion in Livingston with full-time college—all while raising three children, welcoming a new baby and building a new marriage. On May 8, she added another title to her list: college graduate.
Parker Woodham stands just inside the covered bridge with his regalia on and a first-gen white stole
Parker Woodham views his four years at the ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú as a period of personal transformation, one marked by self-discovery and growth he’s most proud of.
International student Armand Barnard relaxes under a tree with his guitar.
For years, Armand Barnard found his voice on stage and on screen. But beyond the spotlight, his ambitions run deeper: to understand people, not just perform for them. At ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú, the international student is taking another meaningful step toward his goal of becoming a psychologist.

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