University of Alabama at Birmingham

University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in Birmingham Alabama is a public university in the US state. Founded in 1936, in 1969, developed from an academic institution into an autonomous institution and extension center at the University of Alabama System is one of the three institutions today. 2013 autumn, 18 568 from more than 110 countries, students, social and behavioral sciences undergraduate, graduate, enrolled in doctoral and professional degrees that led to 12 academic departments working in 140 programs at UAB follow-up studies, liberal arts, business, education, engineering, and so on medicine, dentistry, optometry, nursing and health-related fields as public health.

UAB Health System, one of the largest academic medical centers in the United States, is affiliated with the university. UAB Hospital internal medicine, neurology, surgery, radiology residency programs and sponsors of medical specialties, including anesthesia. UAB Hospital Surgeons Trauma Program was rated by the American College only ACS is verified Alabama Level I trauma center.

UAB at 18,000, more than 53,000 faculty and staff, and business and health system on the university, the state's largest employers. Birmingham Metropolitan Area business and the state of Alabama is one of 33 works related directly or indirectly to an estimated 10 per cent of UAB. overall annual economic impact of the university in 2010 was estimated at $ 4.6 billion.

History

In 1936, in response to the population's needs for access to university education and the rapid growth of metropolitan Birmingham, Tuscaloosa University of Alabama at Birmingham established the Extension Center. 2131 6th Avenue North Birmingham city center in an old house and 116 students were run. In 1945, he moved to the newly established Medical UA's four-year schools in Tuscaloosa and Birmingham and Jefferson Hillman took over the management of the hospital. Extension of the center took place in 1856 in the 1957 registration. 1959, research grants, education grants and scholarships surpassed $ 1,000,000 and ground was broken for a new Children's Hospital.

1960, extension center became a university in its own right has grown markedly. An engineering building near the medical center was built in 1962 and in 1966, the Extension Center and University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine are incorporated in the structure. An Advisory UAB Board in 1969, was founded in 1967, legislative Alabama System has created the University and also to and Huntsville University of Alabama (UAH), including UAB increased Huntsville an autonomous body within the system. Dr. Joseph Volker UAB was elected the first president.

In the 1970s, the university began a rapid growth period. registration at the beginning of the decade, including 2724 women, were realized as 6.629. to accommodate the growing student population, he bought land in UAB Southside. UAB Mini Park (UAB Green predecessor) has been dedicated in 1977.

The university has created an intercollegiate sports program joined the NCAA and only "for the" IN "preposition exchange in 1984, Birmingham University of Alabama as amended in 1970, the golf and in 1978 at the start fielding began teaming with the university on behalf of the men's basketball."

In 1990, UAB 50000 had received his degree. In 1992, US News and World Report 1. UAB coming up and gave the name of the university in the United States. In 1993, more than a year in Birmingham UAB economic impact was estimated to be $ 1.5 billion ($ 2 billion figure in 1998 will be a year). In 1994, UAB Carnegie Foundation classification of "Research University I" Alabama became the first university to achieve the status.


Campus


UAB is located in Birmingham city Southside neighborhood. Spanning 83 blocks around, UAB blends in with the urban character of the campus of Southside. the University Campus and Campus Avenue campus center rectangle rectangular serving as the green portions of the main axes.

campus can be divided into three parts. Green Campus medical center campus east of the containers. health center UAB Health System (UABHS), including health sciences is host to schools and education facilities. In addition to the medical center UABHS as not to UAB, VA Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama Cooper Green Mercy Hospital and Children's Hospital affiliated hospitals, it coincides with major Birmingham Medical District.

Campus Green is the academic center of the western side of the campus and University Boulevard as part of the south campus student life center on campus. I feel a more traditional residential campus into a center of motion to convert his earlier school from suburban schools that developed between 2000 and 2007. The campus anchored by Green.


Athletics facilities, including Bartow Arena is located on the far western side of the campus.

Since 1969, UAB has undergone extensive growth and sometimes jokingly "Ate Birmingham University", [citation needed] as it is commonly called, and construction projects on campus. planning projects, are recently completed or under construction:

Shelby Biomedical Research Building
South Biosafety Lab Alabama Birmingham
Alumni Affairs Home
UAB Softball Complex
Campus Green Project
Women and Infants Center
Hazelrig-Salter Radiation Oncology Facilit
Abroms-Engel Institute for Visual Arts

Organization and management


University of Alabama by UAB Rector of the University of Alabama is managed by the Board of Trustees and is managed Alabama System is an autonomous institution within the University. board consisting of self-assignments and 15 elected members and two ex officio members. The board makeup Alabama dictated by the Constitution, and the other three members of the board of directors from Alabama every congressional district contains the Tuscaloosa campus and district conventions require is composed of two members. Management Board members elected by the board of directors and Alabama is confirmed by the Senate. Board members may be three consecutive six-year periods.

Rector of the University of Alabama in Birmingham, appointed by the chancellor and the principal executive officer and the Board of Trustees approval of the university. President reports directly to the university's chancellor is responsible for daily operations. He also serves as chairman of the board of the UAB Health System. After Richard marchas Carol Garrison retired former president, he was elected provisional president of August 21, 2012


Colleges

UAB college, nine school consists of Department of Institute of Science and General Studies. Together, these divisions are 51 undergraduate programs, offers 46 graduate programs and 36 doctoral programs.

Before 2010, the Arts and Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and Education had separate degree-granting units within the university. Preserving their identity as a separate unit within the new university Education, Science College: schools, one university (UAB first) combined. University leaders for the restructuring and efficiency of interdisciplinary research collaboration, curriculum and showed more opportunities.

donation
UAB donation took place in a little over $ 325 million in 2009.

In 1999, the university launched a capital campaign with a goal of $ 250 million. When it ended in 2003, UAB Capital Campaign had raised over $ 388,700,000 ..

current capital campaign goal of raising $ 1000000000 in October 2013 and launched to the public. before the public launch of the campaign, UAB had already taken over $ 420 million donation. The campaign is expected to be finalized in 2018.


Academic

According to the Ministry of Education UAB, UAB since 1970. Colleges and Schools accredited by the Southern Association of a large, four-year primarily non-residential research university. Undergraduate students constitute the majority of total university enrollment. Part-time undergraduate students and transfer students constitute a sizable part of the body. degree program working professional programs and (in the sense that the number of degrees awarded in two similar areas) provides a balance between the liberal arts, and (that the majority of undergraduate and graduate programs co-existence at a high level between the undergraduate program), a graduate program counterparts. University research activities a high level of health and doctor as well as professional programs in STEM fields in veterinary science has an undergraduate curriculum that emphasizes. UAB "very high level" with only 108 degree research universities in the country (and one of only two Alabama) is one.

Academic calendar, two 15-week semesters (fall and spring) and summer academic year in mid-August to early May time period is based on dividing the system. Fall semester ends in early December and the spring semester begins in early January. In the 12-week session, a 3-week "mini period in May," a nine-week period in June and July, and two: the time in August to May in mid-summer, a series of sessions is devoted respectively in June and July, a four-week period. medical and dental schools in late May / early June academic calendar starting in July and ending track.

In the 2011-2012 academic year, UAB was given a total of 2009 undergraduate degrees and post-baccalaureate certificates; 1547 master's degree, education specialist degree, and post-master's certificates; 286 doctoral research; and 279 professional doctor.