It’s Unanimous

University of Mobile alumnus Lonnie A. Burnett, Ph.D., is the university’s fifth president, following his unanimous selection by the Board of Trustees on Nov. 22, 2019. The longtime history professor and dean was only six months into a 16-month term …

Practical Pre-Med

When Chloe Wentland enters medical school in the fall, she will have a significant advantage over most of her peers, thanks to the hands-on instruction she received at the University of Mobile. A 2019 graduate with goals of studying osteopathic …

Fruitful Service

Alabama Baptist State Convention President Tim Cox had just wrapped up his president’s address at the annual gathering at Eastern Shore Baptist Church in Daphne, not far from the University of Mobile. This year’s theme was “fruitful,” based on John …

More than a Coach

For Coach Mike Jacobs, the baseball field was never just a baseball field. “It was a mission field. He didn’t run a baseball program. He ran a discipleship program,” former player Jared Baria ’09 said at a memorial service held …

Personal Chemistry

All the students who walk into Wanda Jones’ classroom are walking chemistry experiments — they just may not realize it yet. “We live this kind of science all the time,” she said. “For instance, if you get sick, you take …

Art that Speaks

Phillip Counselman says verbal expression isn’t his natural comfort zone. He’s a man of few words. And of all the topics he thought he might spend those words on this year, his boat definitely wasn’t one of them. “I never …

Rams Round-up

Beach Volleyball Coming Spring of 2021 Beach volleyball is one of the fastest-growing college sports in the nation, and the University of Mobile will join the competition when the Rams beach volleyball program starts in the 2020-2021 academic year. Indoor …