University of South Alabama College of Arts and Sciences

09/02/2026

⭐Faculty Spotlight⭐
Meet Mr. Johnny Stevens, Digital Film & TV Production instructor in the Department of Communication. 🎬✨

09/01/2026

Welcome back to a new season and new book for the campus-wide Common Read/Common World initiative! This year's program revolves around John Green's book, "Everything is Tuberculosis." Please join us for lunch (come early!) at our kick-off event featuring Dr. Kelly Urban.

08/31/2026

Interim Chair of the Department of Drama and Theatre Arts Christina Johnson shared the 2026/2027 production schedule on last week's WKRG Red Couch with Shamonee Baker, announcing "this is definitely the most [incoming majors] we have had in at least seven years, and we've had a massive increase in students wanting to be a part of production and construction. We are very excited about this semester and hope you will all come and check out some of the shows this year!"

The season opens Friday, Sept. 25 with "A Year With Frog and Toad." Other productions include The Government Inspector, Fairview and Macbeth.
https://heyor.ca/KGBihJ

08/31/2026

Check out this feature film by one of our University of South Alabama Department of Communication majors, Jesse Starling.

Tuesday September 1st at 6:30 P.M a student feature film Unsteady is being shown at the Laidlaw of Performing Arts. This is a free event showing a film about a man’s struggle with drug addiction and mental illness, as he deals with hallucinations and not knowing what is real and what’s fake. Come and support local art and film by viewing this movie!

08/29/2026

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08/24/2026

Jesse Starling is majoring in digital television and film in the University of South Alabama Department of Communication. You can catch his original film, "Unsteady," tonight at Mobile's Crescent Theater at 6 p.m.

In a recent interview, Starling explained to al.com that “Unsteady” is built around the struggles of the character John Griffin, played by himself. Griffin is a young man struggling with the loss of his parents when he begins using pain medication due to injuries from a car accident.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k5U16DcqDE

The official trailer for my movie UNSTEADY. In the Crescent theater...

08/22/2026

Happy second week, Jags! Let's get this semester started!🐾❤️💙

08/21/2026

Thanks to a $3 million grant from the Gulf of Mexico Energy Securities Act, our students will benefit from a unique, on-campus experiential learning opportunity. The project will include a 30-foot-by-30-foot elevated outdoor classroom located on Three Mile Creek near the Glen Sebastian nature trails.

The grant also will support construction of approximately 1,500 feet of 8-foot-wide walkways over the water and marsh, providing a direct route for pedestrians and bicyclists from academic buildings on USA North Drive to to Technology and Research Park.

The on-campus outdoor classroom will provide an ideal setting for addressing pressing conservation issues including native habitat conservation, invasive species management, stormwater run-off, water quality and the benefits of nature-based solutions. It will be built with fortified features providing engineering classes with an on-campus setting for teaching about storm resilience.

https://heyor.ca/UjBU4u

08/19/2026

Paying for school is always at the forefront of our students' minds. Congratulations to social work majors Keya and Josh for earning the competitive Southeastern Association of Area Agencies on Aging (SE4A) Scholarship!

Out of nine states, two awards were given, and the College of Arts and Sciences secured both! Keya (junior) and Josh (senior) are both proudly representing our social work and gerontology programs! 🐾🌟