UNA News Releases

UNA, City of Florence Awarded Transportation Alternatives Program Grant for Pine Street Improvements

Sep. 19, 2025

The University of North Alabama and the City of Florence have been awarded a $762,000 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant by Governor Kay Ivey’s office. The grant is administered by the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT), and executed locally in partnership with the Northwest Alabama Council of Local Governments (NACOLG).

UNA Achieves Gold Well Workplace Award by the Wellness Alliance

Sep. 04, 2025

The University of North Alabama has earned the Gold Well Workplace Award by the Wellness Alliance, an honor that recognizes UNA as one of the nation’s healthiest workplaces.

UNA’s Parnell Receives Fulbright Specialist Award to Romania At Emanuel University of Oradea

Sep. 02, 2025

Dr. John Parnell, a Professor of Management and Eminent Scholar of Business in the Sanders College of Business and Technology, was named by the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board as a Fulbright Specialist Program recipient. He completed a project for Emanuel University of Oradea (UEO) in Romania that aimed to exchange knowledge and establish partnerships benefiting participants, institutions, and communities both in the U.S. and overseas through a variety of educational and training activities within education.

UNA’s Homecoming Award Winners Announced

Aug. 28, 2025

The University of North Alabama has announced its list of Homecoming Award winners for this year’s celebration, which is set to take place Oct. 17-18. The winners will be formally recognized at the annual Homecoming Alumni and Friends Celebration scheduled for Oct. 17 in the banquet halls of the Guillot University Center.

Enrollment Growth Continues at UNA for Fall 2025

Aug. 27, 2025

With the Fall 2025 semester just one week in, officials at the University of North Alabama are already seeing indicators of how final enrollment will look – and the preliminary numbers are positive. With additional reports being shared daily, the University has already exceeded the 10,000 mark and is on track to exceed last year’s record.

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UNA Celebrates Topping Out of Bank Independent Stadium

The University of North Alabama, along with representatives from Birmingham-based program management firm HPM, announced today the topping out of Bank Independent Stadium at UNA, and event that signifies the placement of the final structural beam.

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UNA Emerges as Leader in Number of Graduates

The University of North Alabama has achieved yet another milestone – this time in the number of students graduating from the institution. According to data compiled by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, UNA has experienced one of the most dramatic increases in the number of graduates among all universities in the state. UNA’s total number of graduates soared from 1,269 in 2015 to 2,227 in 2024, which indicates a 75 percent increase during that 10-year period.

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• North Alabama in the News

• $762K grant paves way for UNA sidewalk project
  Sep. 20, 2025 - TimesDaily
• Federal Reserve rate cut: How it impacts your loans
  Sep. 19, 2025 - WAAY 31
• City of Florence, UNA awarded $762,000 in grant funding for Pine Street improvements
  Sep. 19, 2025 - WHNT 19
• Healthy Lions: UNA achieves Gold Well Workplace Award by Wellness Alliance
  Sep. 15, 2025 - 256 Today
• 3 local entities on earmarks list
  Sep. 04, 2025 - TimesDaily
• Shoals Music Archive Launches at UNA, Serves as ‘Vital Bridge’ in Connecting the Shoals’ Rich Musical Heritage
  Sep. 02, 2025 - Quad Cities Daily
• Hundreds of women ‘run’ home to their new chapter; UNA hosts Bid Day 2025
  Sep. 01, 2025 - WHNT 19
• Enrollment growth continues at UNA for fall semester; increase of 4,000 students since 2015
  Aug. 29, 2025 - 256 Today
• No summer break for UNA construction projects
  Aug. 28, 2025 - Newsbreak
• UNA enrollment tops 10,000 as university sees growth in students and honors college
  Aug. 27, 2025 - FOX 54

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