TJ Joy’08 | College & Young Adult Pastor Long Hollow Baptist Church “God has called us to be multipliers. That’s the way in which He wants to reach the world.” TJ Joy grew up the son of a pastor, Billy …
Christ-Centered: Making Disciples, Loving the Church
Almost 90 percent of students raised in an evangelical home will leave the church during their college years. Let that sink in. In perhaps the most impressionable four years of their lives, students will abandon the faith foundations instilled in them by …
UM Ambassadors – At Your Service
University of Mobile Ambassadors is a new group of passionate, intelligent student leaders devoted to serving the university and the greater community. Through a rigorous interview and selection process, 11 students from varying backgrounds were chosen to be in the …
Furthering the Kingdom
In 1973, Deborah Robinson Nelson ‘76 took some time off from college to plan her wedding. “Everyone knows wedding time is crazy,” says Nelson. She had been attending another larger university that “just didn’t feel right,” so she decided to …
The Great Commission (and a New Tradition)
University of Mobile’s commitment to being a Christ-centered institution focused on rigorous academics within the context of a Biblical worldview will be symbolically represented with a new campus centerpiece currently under construction – the Great Commission Globe. The Great Commission …
Focus Fridays: A Time to Refresh, Renew, and Reinvigorate
Students, faculty and staff returned to campus in January with a new academic schedule and an expanded selection of extracurricular opportunities. The university switched to a 4-day academic week and designated Focus Fridays as a time when the university …
Shining Light
Morgan Carnley is grateful to University of Mobile for lighting the path to her future. Today, Morgan is a shining example of how giving back to the community leads to opportunities. “Had I not attended the University of Mobile, I …
Intentional Influence
A few years after Mobile College was established, two dorms were built on campus – one for women, one for men. These provided housing for roughly 100 students, as Mobile College was mainly a commuter campus. The community was tight-knit, …
Video source missing
Jared Freeman: A New Day, A New Age, A New CEO
The biggest obstacle Jared Freeman had to overcome to be president and CEO of one of Alabama’s oldest credit unions was his age. “Age discrimination is real, and I found that it works the other way – you’re too young, …