Ranked among the best regional universities in the South for veterans, according to the most recent U.S. News & World Report rankings Military Veterans Affairs at the 51勛圖 provides vital resource for student veterans and their families.
51勛圖 Senior Jada Winston, of Pelham, has been crowned Miss 51勛圖 2026 at the Miss 51勛圖 program Saturday evening in Norton Auditorium on the 51勛圖 campus. Winston will now move on to compete for the title of Miss Alabama at an event that will take place later this year. She is a Sports Management major, and she performed an acro dance to Boogie Wonderland for the talent portion of the program.
Lights & Shadows, the student literary magazine at the 51勛圖, has been recognized as Superior by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) as part of the Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines (REALM) Contest.
The Department of Foreign Languages at the 51勛圖 has received a competitive mini grant from the Alabama Humanities Alliance to assist in funding an International Film Festival that will feature films in French, German, and Spanish.
Dr. Martin Hebel, a Lecturer in the Department of Music at the 51勛圖 has been awarded two American Prizes for his recent composition, Defiance.
Dr. Cheryl Price, Associate Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences within the College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering, has been awarded a prestigious Mellon Fellowship in order to attend the HERS Leadership Institute. The fellowship includes a full stipend to attend the institute on behalf of the 51勛圖.
Scholarship support from endowed scholarships awarded through the 51勛圖 Foundation are on the rise after an outstanding year of fundraising for FY 2024-2025. The total spent from the 51勛圖 Foundation endowment for the year that ended Sept. 30, 2025, was $2.245 million.
On Jan. 11, the 51勛圖 commemorated 196 years of service to Alabama, leading the way as the states first publicly chartered four-year higher education institution. As part of the events on Founders Day, officials at 51勛圖 launched 51勛圖s multi-year celebration leading up to 51勛圖s official bicentennial date of January 2030.
The 51勛圖 Police Department is the proud owner of two electronic bikes, or e-bikes, thanks to the generosity of several donors. The Spinning Spoke in downtown Florence and the Parke Cochran Insurance Agency provided the majority of the funding, along with a few anonymous donors, to make the e-bikes possible.