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UA President stepping down in July
Posted on 1/15/25 at 12:14 pm
Posted on 1/15/25 at 12:14 pm
Press Release from UA
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Posted on 1/15/25 at 12:21 pm to biggsc
Got us an R1 designation, pumped the endowment, let the AD pump up baseball (womp womp) and basketball (yay) funding
All in all he handled it well. Wonder if we loop in Karr from UAH
All in all he handled it well. Wonder if we loop in Karr from UAH
This post was edited on 1/15/25 at 12:23 pm
Posted on 1/15/25 at 12:57 pm to UhOhOreo
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Wonder if we loop in Karr from UAH
That would be my #1 pick. Incredible Engineering Dean when he was at UA and Engineering is a good way to get more research money. Maybe we can siphon off some funding that UAB gets for medical and use it at UA
Posted on 1/15/25 at 1:15 pm to cdur86
Dr. Bell has done a great job for UA, gonna be some big shoes to fill for sure!
Posted on 1/15/25 at 1:17 pm to cdur86
UA needs a medical school with a research hospital and I imagine it will happen when DCH inevitably is about to go tits up and there has to be a state intervention. I think it is probably time to start working the politicking on that because UAB should have never been made into a separate university. It hampers our research prestige because UA has half or more of what makes a top research university and UAB has the other 40-50%.
Also, I second Dean Karr returning to Tuscaloosa. I liked him when he was here. He would be a good advocate for improving our STEM bonafides like Bell (another engineering professor) started.
Also, I second Dean Karr returning to Tuscaloosa. I liked him when he was here. He would be a good advocate for improving our STEM bonafides like Bell (another engineering professor) started.
This post was edited on 1/15/25 at 1:19 pm
Posted on 1/15/25 at 1:32 pm to Diego Ricardo
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Also, I second Dean Karr returning to Tuscaloosa. I liked him when he was here. He would be a good advocate for improving our STEM bonafides like Bell (another engineering professor) started.
We had close to 7,000 undergrad engineering students when Karr was Dean. Once he left those numbers skyrocketed downwards even though it has gone up a little bit over the past couple years.
Posted on 1/15/25 at 1:36 pm to Diego Ricardo
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UA needs a medical school with a research hospital and I imagine it will happen when DCH inevitably is about to go tits up and there has to be a state intervention.
Agreed, but it makes sense that it's in Birmingham since that is the state's largest city and we have a system university there. I wish we would have kept the UA logos on the buildings and Dr. Jackets instead of letting UAB take that. It's still considered the University of Alabama school of Medicine so I'm taking credit for us on that.
Posted on 1/15/25 at 1:39 pm to biggsc
Dr. Bell
Posted on 1/15/25 at 2:34 pm to coachcrisp
Dr. Witt was even better. It seemed like the university boomed under his leadership in all areas
Posted on 1/15/25 at 3:14 pm to cdur86
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That would be my #1 pick. Incredible Engineering Dean when he was at UA and Engineering is a good way to get more research money.
Need to open a Research and Engineering campus in Huntsville like Auburn and Georgia Tech have. Need to have a presence in the "Fastest growing and most technical area in Alabama"....... getting left behind.
Posted on 1/15/25 at 3:48 pm to Legionfield
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Need to open a Research and Engineering campus in Huntsville like Auburn and Georgia Tech have. Need to have a presence in the "Fastest growing and most technical area in Alabama"....... getting left behind.
Ding ding ding ding. I have to drive by both the AU and the GTI building every day for work and actually have townhalls/meetings in the AU building a few times a year. It makes me sick
Posted on 1/15/25 at 4:09 pm to Legionfield
Doesn’t UAH qualify for UA engineering campus in Huntsville?
Posted on 1/15/25 at 4:15 pm to Diego Ricardo
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UA needs a medical school with a research hospital and I imagine it will happen when DCH inevitably is about to go tits up and there has to be a state intervention. I think it is probably time to start working the politicking on that because UAB should have never been made into a separate university. It hampers our research prestige because UA has half or more of what makes a top research university and UAB has the other 40-50%.
When I was a student, all the locals told me DCH stands for "Don't Come Here"
Posted on 1/15/25 at 4:44 pm to PuertoRicanBlaze
I read in the release enrollment is now over 40k. It has more than doubled since my time in late 90s/early 00s.
Posted on 1/15/25 at 5:31 pm to Diego Ricardo
Considering they turned the old Bryce land into a liberal arts campus, I have doubts we ever get a med school in Tuscaloosa
Posted on 1/15/25 at 5:43 pm to UhOhOreo
UA is not going to get a medical school again. The state gave that to UAB.
Posted on 1/15/25 at 5:45 pm to Granola
UAB shouldn’t exist and I ain’t just talking about their football program.
Posted on 1/15/25 at 5:59 pm to Diego Ricardo
The dental, medical, optometry etc is all at uab. Most states med schools are in the largest city. I am no fan of UAB either
Posted on 1/15/25 at 6:06 pm to tideguy
Dr Bell has a background in engineering. Wonder if UA BOT goes for someone in the STEM area, Business or Law
Posted on 1/15/25 at 6:08 pm to Diego Ricardo
UA should have a top notch automotive engineering area besides of Mercedes
The UA Law school needs to be expanded and renovation
The UA Law school needs to be expanded and renovation
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