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12
The University of Mobile awarded degrees to approximately 350 graduates during commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 12 at 10 a.m. at the Mobile Civic Center. Graduates by hometowns are:

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Frederick T. Stimpson III, chief executive officer of Scotch Gulf Lumber, will deliver the commencement address during the 46th graduation exercises for the University of Mobile on Saturday, May 12, at 10 a.m. at the Mobile Civic Center.

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More than 40 churches and ministries and almost 500 individuals have united to pray daily for Mobile and Baldwin counties through Pray Gulf Coast, a 50-day prayer initiative launched by the University of Mobile Center for Leadership.

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WND Books is publishing a book by University of Mobile Regent Carl Gallups titled “The Magic Man in The Sky: Effectively Defending The Christian Faith.”

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16
The University of Mobile is adding a new residence hall with apartment-style living for upperclassmen.

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10
University of Mobile students Jessica Catlin and Alexis Barnard will spend part of their summer in the nation’s capital gaining firsthand knowledge of history and political science. Having survived a highly competitive application process, the pair has been selected to serve as government interns. Catlin will work in the U.S. Senate for Sen. Jeff Sessions while Barnard will work at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

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05
Dr. Jane Finley, dean of the University of Mobile School of Business, discussed how UMobile prepares ethical business leaders in a column written for Gulf Coast Business, a monthly publication of The Mobile Press-Register.

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05
The University of Mobile Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team is heading to national competition after being named a Regional Champion at the SIFE USA Regional Competition held April 4 in Atlanta.

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03
The University of Mobile Center for Leadership is launching “Pray Gulf Coast,” a 50-day prayer initiative for Mobile and Baldwin counties, beginning April 8. The initiative, which will last from Easter to Pentecost, calls for residents of the areas to unite in daily prayer for specific needs in the churches, schools, businesses, families, government, and individuals of our community.

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The University of Mobile Alumni Association is sponsoring the 5k Ram Run on Saturday, March 31 on the University of Mobile campus at 8 a.m. The public is invited to participate in the run and the awards breakfast which follows.

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20
The University of Mobile Jazz Band will present “Strike Up the Band!” featuring the music of Sammy Nestico on April 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Ram Hall on the university campus.

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08
University of Mobile Athletic Training Education Program students applied their classroom knowledge in a real-life emergency situation during Fall 2011 semester.

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08
Thirteen college students have been selected as new members of the Bunker Hill Society, a program of the University of Mobile Center for Leadership to prepare the next generation to be influential leaders in America.

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07
The University of Mobile is partnering with Dauphin Way Baptist Church to present “Mobile Passion Play: Telling His Story” March 30, 31 and April 1, 2012 at Dauphin Way Baptist Church in Mobile.

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07
University of Mobile senior Ashley Shelton learned a valuable lesson in her Students in Free Enterprise business class. “Just a few people can make a huge difference,” said the president of UMobile's SIFE team.

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06
The University of Mobile Center for Leadership’s newest book, “We Forgot! The 7 Unlearned Lessons of 9/11,” will be featured in an upcoming presentation and book signing at Daphne Public Library.

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06
The University of Mobile has released the President’s List for the 2011 Fall academic period.

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The University of Mobile has released the Dean’s List for the 2011 Fall academic period.

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The University of Mobile has released the President’s List for the 2011 Spring academic period.

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The University of Mobile has released the Dean’s List for the 2011 Spring academic period.

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05
The University of Mobile Faculty Art Exhibit on display through April 4 features an assortment of artistic styles in a variety of media. The exhibit is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Martin Hall Gallery on campus. Admission is free.

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Dr. Lonnie Burnett, professor of history and chair of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department at the University of Mobile, will participate on a panel discussion about the American Civil War at the Alabama Department of Archives and History in Montgomery.

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17
The University of Mobile Center for Leadership will host a Candidate Forum on Monday, Feb. 27, from 6-8:30 p.m. The public is invited to the free event, which will be held in Ram Hall on campus.

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17
Addison Garner, a sophomore from Opelika, Ala., majoring in musical theatre, was crowned Miss University of Mobile Saturday, Feb. 4.

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08
The University of Mobile Jazz Band will present a spring concert Thursday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m. in Ram Hall on the university campus. Admission is free and the public is invited.

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08
The University of Mobile Upper Room Theatre will present Agatha Christie’s “Mousetrap” Feb. 23 – 26 in the Upper Room Theatre on campus. The curtain goes up at 7 p.m. Feb. 23, 24 and 25, and the Saturday and Sunday matinees begin at 2 p.m.

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06
The University of Mobile Center for Performing Arts will present the Accento Trio, a flute-voice-piano ensemble, in concert Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. in Moorer Auditorium on the university campus.

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03
The University of Mobile Upper Room Theatre will present “The Phantom of the Opera” April 19-22 at Saraland High School Auditorium. The curtain goes up at 7 p.m. April 19, 20 and 21, and the Sunday matinee on April 22 begins at 2 p.m.

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02
The University of Mobile School of Christian studies is seeking nominees for the prestigious Order of the Shofar award.
 This award honors Alabama Baptist State Convention ministers for faithful service that might otherwise go unrecognized.

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01
Dr. Joe Savage, director of the University of Mobile Center for Leadership and Twelve23 Movement, will be a featured speaker at the School Superintendents of Alabama Legislative Conference Feb. 8 in Montgomery, Ala. The author of two books and speaker to more than 1,800 audiences will bring an inspirational message on problem-solving leadership to the superintendents in attendance.

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The University of Mobile will hold the Miss UM 2012 Pageant Saturday, Feb. 4, at 7 p.m. at Saraland High School Auditorium. Tickets will be $5 at the door for UMobile students with a student ID and $10 for the general public.

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The University of Mobile Opera Theater will present Johann Strauss’ comic masterpiece Die Fledermaus (The Bat), on Feb. 16 and 17. Originally written in German, this production will be performed in English featuring student singers and a mix of student and professional orchestra members.

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10
The University of Mobile will host renowned author and blogger Jon Acuff as part of its “Influence” Lecture Series on March 13 at 9 p.m. in Ram Hall on the university campus. Seating will be first-come, first-served for UMobile students.

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03
The sound of singing echoed from a small village school in rural Uganda. The voices grew louder as people came running eagerly from their homes to join in the song they had learned from four University of Mobile students the day before. The song resounded down the dirt-trodden paths: “Yes, Jesus loves me, yes, Jesus loves me. Yes, Jesus loves me, the Bible tells me so!” The UMobile students were visiting the school as part of a 10-day project in northern Uganda.

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03
Twenty University of Mobile students encountered the legacy of liberty up close during a fall trip to Washington, D.C., as part of a course titled, “American Politics: Social and Religious Heritage.”

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24
University of Mobile Professor Emeritus Dr. Kenneth Bergdolt passed away early in the morning of Dec. 23. The family will receive visitors at First Baptist Church of Chickasaw, Alabama, on Wednesday, Dec. 28 from 9 to 11 a.m. The funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. officiated by Dr. Ted Mashburn, associate dean of the UMobile College of Arts and Sciences.

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The University of Mobile Center for Performing Arts 2011 “Christmas Spectacular!” was attended by audiences of more than 6,500 Nov. 30-Dec. 1. The ninth annual event, held at Dauphin Way Baptist Church, featured more than 250 musicians in a musical extravaganza that has become a "must-see" experience of the Christmas season in Mobile, Alabama.

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13
Original songs by University of Mobile students and alumni were featured at the 2nd annual "Listening Room" hosted by University of Mobile Campus Life Nov. 11 in Ram Hall. The full performances are available on the UMobile Campus Life Vimeo page.

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The University of Mobile Center for Leadership and Music in Action program will present the Prichard Children’s Choir, featuring more than 200 students from Prichard, AL, elementary schools, in several upcoming concerts.
This year’s Music in Action theme is “Music, Leadership and Faith,” designed to encourage kids to use their talents along with hard work and self-discipline to succeed.

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11
Former Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice told University of Mobile students that her Christian faith is inseparable from the decisions she makes, and is the source of her optimism in the face of difficulties. Rice spoke to students on campus during a Q&A session prior to addressing UMobile supporters at the 7th annual University of Mobile Leadership Banquet.

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03
The University of Mobile fourth annual Patriot’s Day will be held Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 11 a.m. The public is invited to the free event at Ram Hall on the university campus.

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The University of Mobile Center for Performing Arts will present its annual “Christmas Spectacular!” at Dauphin Way Baptist Church on Wednesday, Nov. 30; Thursday, Dec. 1 and Friday, Dec. 2. Free tickets are available to the public.

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24

The University of Mobile has been named among “America’s 100 Best College Buys” by Institutional Research & Evaluation Inc., an independent research and consulting organization. The Christian university is one of only four schools in Alabama and the only private university in the state listed in the 2011-2012 report.

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24
The University of Mobile has been named one of “America’s Best Christian Colleges” for the 15th consecutive year.

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05

The University of Mobile Center for Performing Arts will present Constance Carroll in the University of Mobile Master Series piano recital Friday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. in Moorer Auditorium on the university campus. Carroll will give a master class workshop the same day at noon.

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An art exhibit titled, “Butterfly Series” by Artist Wanda Sullivan is on display in Martin Hall Gallery on the University of Mobile campus Oct 3-31. Admission is free and open to the public.

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In celebration of the University of Mobile’s 50th anniversary, the university cancelled classes for a day to engage in “Project Serve.” On September 16, 2011, more than 1,100 UMobile faculty, staff, alumni and students began a day of service by gathering in front of Weaver Hall for a rally.

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In celebration of the University of Mobile’s 50th anniversary year, the university will cancel classes Friday, Sept. 16 for “University of Mobile Project Serve,” a life lesson in community service that impacts the lives of people along the Gulf Coast.
More than a thousand students, faculty, staff, alumni and trustees will spread out in teams throughout Mobile and Baldwin counties to volunteer a day of service to the community.

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08
The University of Mobile has named legendary soccer coach Dr. Roy Patton to lead the school’s elite NAIA men’s soccer program. For Patton, the announcement marks a return to the city that honored him in 1996 by naming May 30 “Roy Patton Day.”

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07
University of Mobile students majoring in education were making puppets, flannel board figures and putting on a puppet show Thursday, June 2 as part of their "Storytelling and Puppetry" class taught by Cynthia Biegler, professor of education and chair of the Department of Early Childhood Education.

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06
Christians have a responsibility to promote cultural and spiritual transformation, University of Mobile President Dr. Mark Foley told pastors and church leaders at a UMobile Center for Leadership conference in Montgomery, Ala.

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06
The University of Mobile has named its baseball field “Mike Jacobs Field” in honor of head baseball coach Mike Jacobs who founded the school’s baseball program in 1990 and celebrated his 700th career win in March.

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04
University of Mobile associate professor of biology Steve Carey and nine students are sharing their experiences online during an upcoming stormchasing tour of the Great Plains. The students will be seeking tornados, supercells and severe weather patterns in a field experience for the course “Super Storms of the Midwest.”

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To aid the disaster relief effort related to damage from tornadoes that struck Alabama, visit http://www.alsbom.org/tornadorelief

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Individual Christians must experience a personal revival in order for a national spiritual revival to occur that will transform America and, ultimately, the world, according to Mark Foley, president of the University of Mobile. “It’s time to commit, to lead, to transform America,” writes Foley in his new book titled “It’s Time.” The book, with a forward by Michael Catt, is available through Amazon.com.

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University of Mobile will hold the Miss UM Pageant Saturday, Feb. 5th. This official Miss Alabama preliminary competition will be held at 7 p.m. in the Saraland High School Auditorium. Tickets will be $5 at the door for UMobile students with a student ID and $10 for the general public.

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Dr. Roger Breland, vice president of project development and executive director of the Center for Performing Arts at the University of Mobile, has been inducted into the 2010 Sinfonia, a national honor of Phi Mu Alpha music fraternity.

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The University of Mobile Center for Performing Arts is presenting a free worship concert, “The CPA Finale 2010,” on Sunday, April 25 at 6 p.m. at First Baptist North Mobile in Saraland.

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19

UMobile will host its first “University of Mobile Forum on Christianity and the Liberal Arts" Sept. 24-25 on the topic of “Values and Character Formation in the Liberal Arts Classroom.” Private and public university professors, graduate students, and independent scholars are invited to submit academic papers.

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Acts such as Casting Crowns, Toby Mac, MercyMe and Stryper have something new to sell, thanks to a new Mobile company - Blown Away Innovations. The company is the brainchild of UMobile graduate Jeff Jones, drummer and merchandising coordinator for Christian pop band Big Daddy Weave.

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07

Zeinabou’s life was all about community but not so much about Jesus. Then UMobile graduate Brandy Nelson moved into her village in the West African country of Niger and gave her cassette tapes about someone named Jesus. And everything changed. But not just for Zeinabou.

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06

The third annual University of Mobile Art Exhibition has new dates for the 2010 exhibition. The opening reception will be Sunday, April 18 from 2-4 p.m. and the exhibition, which is open to the public, will be from April 18 to May 14.

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06

Miss University of Mobile 2010 Sarah Becky Spain and three past Miss UMs will sing karaoke and wait tables for tips to raise funds for the Children’s Miracle Network.

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The yellow ribbon symbol has new meaning for U.S. Air Force veteran Matthew Watkins.

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