Alumni News
- Posted 07.02.24
- 7 minute read time
Few individuals know as much about nursing education at the Õ¬Äи£ÀûÉç over the past five decades as Lynn Lashley does. Her journey reflects the program's full evolution, from being a member of the inaugural class of then-Livingston University's Associate Degree in Nursing program to her current role as a part-time retention specialist in the Ira D. Pruitt Division of Nursing.
- Posted 05.17.24
- 8 minute read time
Growing up, Patrick Evans often played the teacher in a pretend classroom in his home. Although he did his best to educate his two ‘reluctant’ students, Evans, a recent graduate of UWA’s online elementary education program, recalls that his younger brother and his brother’s friend didn’t like his school.
- Posted 01.26.24
- 3 minute read time
R.J. Miller was back at the Õ¬Äи£ÀûÉç this week, sharing real-world advice with business students for the second time since graduating from Õ¬Äи£ÀûÉçsixteen years ago.
- Posted 12.18.23
- 7 minute read time
More than a slogan or tagline, there really is something about The Õ¬Äи£ÀûÉç that drew Hannah and Josh Millwood back to their alma mater.
- Posted 12.11.23
- 8 minute read time
Leslie Hood was three months pregnant with her son Wesley when she walked across the stage to receive her diploma at Valley High School’s graduation in 1999. Twenty-four years later, mother and son walked across the stage at UWA’s 2023 fall commencement, only this time, they each received a diploma.Â
- Posted 11.20.23
- 6 minute read time
When Matt Gurley moved to Livingston in 1996 to play football at the Õ¬Äи£ÀûÉç, he had no inkling he and his family would develop intrinsic ties to the university and the community they now call home.
- Posted 06.28.23
- 5 minute read time
When the Õ¬Äи£ÀûÉç held commencement exercises in May, nearly 40 graduates from the Division of Nursing decorated their robes with round medallions dangling from red-and-white ribbons.
- Posted 05.31.23
- 3 minute read time
Liza James Howard long ago established her legacy at the Õ¬Äи£ÀûÉç when she became its first Black student in the fall of 1966. The university hasn’t forgotten.
- Posted 05.15.23
- 7 minute read time
Speed comes naturally to Audrick Pyronneau, a former distance runner on the Õ¬Äи£ÀûÉç’s track-and-field team. That he’s using that trait to pursue his academic goals shouldn’t be a surprise.