UNA News Releases

UNA Homecoming Award Nominations Open, Date Set for Annual Event

Apr. 17, 2026

Nominations for Homecoming Awards at the University of North Alabama, and the date for the annual event has been set for Oct. 23-24. It will be UNA’s first Homecoming in Bank Independent Stadium.

UNA Designer Showcase Set for April 17

Apr. 16, 2026

Fashion Merchandising and Design students at the University of North Alabama will have their annual UNA Designer Showcase tomorrow, Friday, April 17, at 6:30 p.m. at the Connie D. McKinney Center on Seminary Street.

UNA Sophomore Gannon McNees Wins Position with the U.S. Navy Fleet Bands

Apr. 15, 2026

Gannon McNees, a sophomore at the University of North Alabama, has won a position with the U.S. Navy Fleet Bands after an audition in Millington, Tenn., where he competed against 44 other tuba players from across the United States. Gannon is the first UNA student to accomplish this role.

Wiz Khalifa Headines UNA’s Spring Concert

Apr. 14, 2026

Multi-platinum rapper Wiz Khalifa will headline this year’s University of North Alabama Spring Concert set for Thursday at CB&S Bank Arena. Bluewire, winner of UNA’s Battle of the Bands, will open the show, followed by Steven G. Admission for UNA students is free, and general admission tickets are available for $35.

UNA Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major, Rising Senior Lydia Uptain Awarded Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

Apr. 09, 2026

Lydia Uptain, a rising senior at the University of North Alabama and a biochemistry and molecular biology major from Muscle Shoals, has been awarded a Goldwater Scholarship from the Goldwater Excellence in Education Foundation that supports talented college sophomores and juniors who aspire to become the next generation of researchers in science, engineering, and mathematics. Lydia is also a student in the Delores and Weldon Cole Honors College.

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Spencer Family Names UNA’s College of Education and Human Sciences

Through a generous gift to the University of North Alabama, James “Jim” Spencer and his wife, Sherry, have established an endowment for UNA’s College of Education and Human Sciences to name the College the Colonel (Ret.) James and Sherry Spencer College of Education and Human Sciences.

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UNA’s Department of Entertainment Industry Named Among Billboard’s 2025 Top Music Business Schools

The Department of Entertainment Industry program at the University of North Alabama has been named among Billboard’s 2025 Top Music Business Schools in an announcement by the publication.

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• North Alabama in the News

• UNA, Florence partner on $1M Pine Street safety overhaul
  Apr. 17, 2026 - FOX 54
• UNA fashion students to showcase original designs in cross-campus runway event
  Apr. 16, 2026 - FOX 54
• UNA sophomore earns spot with U.S. Navy Fleet Bands after national audition
  Apr. 15, 2026 - FOX 54
• UNA sophomore Gannon McNees makes history with U.S. Navy Fleet Band selection
  Apr. 15, 2026 - WHNT 19
• Wiz Khalifa to headline UNA Spring Concert in Florence
  Apr. 15, 2026 - 256 Today
• UNA hosts free baby shower for expecting parents in Florence
  Apr. 15, 2026 - WAAY 31
• Wiz Khalifa headlining UNA’s Spring Concert
  Apr. 14, 2026 - WAFF 48
• Wiz Khalifa set to headline University of North Alabama's 2026 Spring Concert
  Apr. 14, 2026 - FOX 54
• Nominate the Greek Alums
  Apr. 14, 2026 - Courier Journal
• UNA celebrates entertainment industry program's 50th anniversary with hall of fame exhibit
  Apr. 11, 2026 - FOX 54

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