UAB AT A GLANCE

In the 1960s, a small extension center of the University of embarked on a mission to become a center of quality education. During the next four decades, tremendous strides in education and medicine transformed this hub of learning into an independent campus known as the at Birmingham (UAB). Today UAB is one of the country’s premier public universities, with approxi- mately 17,000 students. UAB’s influence reaches into every facet of the Birmingham community, improving the lives of residents through innovative , education, and active community involvement. As an educator, a campus encompassing 82 city blocks thrives with opportunities to gain a real- world education in the arts and humanities, business, dentistry, education, engineering, health professions, medicine, natural sciences and mathematics, nursing, optometry, public health, and social and behavioral sciences.

Bharat Soni, one of America’s top computing experts and a UAB engineering professor, has cre- ated a high-performance virtual reality lab on campus.

In health care, UAB is a world leader in research, patient care and innovative biomedical educational programs. In cutting-edge research centers, UAB scientists are seeking cures for conditions such as cancer and heart disease. In addition, many UAB physicians are consistently ranked among the nation’s best by national publications. UAB’s impact on the community is quite obvious. As Alabama’s largest single employer, more than 52,900 jobs in Birmingham are UAB-related, including approx- imately 18,000 UAB employees. Plus, UAB energizes the local, state, and regional economies with more than $2.9 billion of UAB-related business volume.

A University Challenging the Future • An impressive 91.3 percent of UAB’s 1,776 faculty members hold an academic or professional doctorate in their fields.

• With a student-faculty ratio of 18 to 1, UAB’s world-renowned visionar- ies and problem-solvers share their expertise and experience in the class- room and lead others to the brink of discovery. UAB enriches Birmingham’s cultural • A young, dynamic, exciting place, UAB tackles the problems of today landscape through a diversity of people and offers a preview of the world of tomorrow. It’s where creativity and and activities such as athletics, perform- innovation are campus traditions—and where successful futures begin. ing arts, theatre, social service, and much more. 2004 Blazer Football www.uab.edu World-Class Health Care

• The most recent edition of The Best Doctors in America includes 234 UAB physicians; this includes only one percent of all physicians in the country. • Seven UAB specialty programs (rheumatology, heart and heart surgery, gynecolo- gy, kidney disease, cancer, orthopedics, and respiratory disorders) are among the nation’s top 50 — five are in the top 25 — of the 16 categories evaluated at America‘s 5,189 hospi- tals in 2006 by U.S. News & World Report. With its seven ranked programs, UAB Hospital was one of only 176 , or about 3 percent of U.S. institutions studied — and the only hospital in Alabama — to make the magazine‘s “Best Hospital’s” List. • In recognition accorded to fewer than 200 of the nation’s health care provider organiza- tions, UAB Hospital in 2006 was recertified as a Magnet Hospital for Nursing Excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). UAB Hospital is one of only 17 in the Southeast, and the only one in Alabama to attain the prestigious Magnet designation for its nursing excellence.. • UAB is a national leader in organ transplantation. Its organ survival rates are among the best in the nation, patient survival rates exceed the national average, and waiting time for transplant is among the shortest nationally.

• The UAB School of Health Professionas provides advanced opportunities and is one of the largest schools of its types in the nation, with 21 innovative programs at the baccalaureate, masters and doctoral degree levels within six departments: Critical Care, Diagnostic and Therapeautic Sciences; Health Services Administration; Nutrition Sciences; Occupational Therapy; and Physical Therapy. U.S. News & World Report ranks several SHP programs among the nation‘s top 25.

• UAB is a state-of-the-art, full-service clinic that furnishes a full range of adult outpatient care. Housing more than 25 specialties and more than 700 specialists under one roof, UAB Kirklin Clinic conveniently provides in-house diagnostic testing, surgery services, a pharmacy and educational seminars.

• The School of Medicine at UAB also is among the nation’s best, according to the 2005-06 U.S. News & World Report ranking of graduate schools. The school is ranked 23rd overall. Five medical specialties are ranked in the top 20 nationally: AIDs, 4th; women’s health, 8th; internal medicine, 18th; geriatrics, 19th and pediatrics, 19th. A Leader in Science and Research • UAB students routinely receive prestigious scholastic awards, currently one of the best in translating including Goldwater, Truman and Rhodes scholarships. Rounding research findings into patient treat- out the UAB experience are UAB Blazer athletics. ments.

• In funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), UAB • The UAB Health System (UABHS) again ranks No. 20 overall with five schools in the Top 20: Health joined “Healthcare’s 100 Most Wired Professions (No. 1), Optometry (No. 4), Public Health (No. 10), Hospitals and Health Systems” in 2006, Nursing (No. 17) and Medicine (No. 16). named by Hospitals and Health Net- works. • A world-renowned research powerhouse, UAB houses more than 80 centers working to protect the environment, revitalize inner • Through the CIREN (Crash Injury Research and Engineering cities, develop treatments for cancer, and much more. Network) Center, Mercedes-Benz and UAB are partnering to ana- lyze and prevent automobile wrecks involving the elderly. • UAB’s Comprehensive Cancer Center was one of the nation’s first such centers designated by the National Cancer Institute. It is UAB President/AD/FAR 20072007 UABUAB Dr. Carol Garrison, President

r. Carol Z. Garrison became expected in 2009. It will bring These changes and others are guided by UAB’s D President of UAB in 2002 and together maternity and women's strategic plan. UAB has enhanced its honors pro- oversees Alabama’s largest employer, health care services now located in grams, creating a Science and Technology Honors with 16,000 faculty and staff, several areas of existing space Program for undergraduates and a Global and 16,000 students, and a $1.4 billion throughout UAB Hospital. The Community Leadership Honors program. The budget. UAB is approaching $500 building also will contain 60,000 plan also calls for tripling the number of active million in sponsored research, and is square feet for UAB's new radiation alumni by 2010. among the top universities in the oncology facility. In Spring 2008, Dr. Garrison is a UAB alum, having country federal funding. UAB will open a new academic received her master’s degree in 1976. She As president of UAB, Dr. Garri- building that will house the School earned her bachelor’s (1974) and Ph.D. in epi- son also chairs the board of the UAB Health Sys- of Social and Behavioral Sciences offices, as well demiology (1982) from the University of North tem, which includes the UAB Hospital, The as Communication Studies. This structure will Carolina-Chapel Hill. She was a faculty mem- Kirklin Clinic, and other of UAB’s nationally serve as one of the anchors for the Campus ber, department chair, dean of the graduate ranked patient care facilities. Green. The Green quickly is becoming the focal school and provost at the University of South UAB, a bustling urban campus covering point for student activities. The open area Carolina. She joined the University of some 80 city blocks on Birmingham’s Southside, designed for students to utilize for outdoor activ- Louisville as provost in 1997 and was appoint- is undergoing a construction boom. Construc- ities, continues to evolve with plans for an open- ed interim president there in 2002, before tion for UAB's new, $140 million Women and air stage recently approved. Bordering the open being selected UAB’s sixth president. Infants' Facility will began in 2007, with com- space are the UAB Commons on the Green din- pletion of the 600,000-square-foot facility ing facility and Blazer Hall. Brian Mackin, Athletics Director

rian Mackin, a former UAB has been responsible for the creation zation where he spent one season. Mackin then B baseball letterman who has of several affinity groups including joined Vulcan Materials, where he held manage- headed up the athletics development the Athletic Investors Group, the ment positions in sales and market analysis. In office since spring of 2002, was Champion Club, and the Blazer 1990, he joined Southern Ready Mix as sales named the Blazers’ new director of Club, which brought together the manager before joining Dunn Construction in athletics in February, 2007. two annual funds supporting foot- 1993 where he rose to vice president in 1999. His Mackin joined UAB just over ball and men’s basketball. responsibilities included business development, five years ago as senior associate ath- Prior to joining UAB, Mackin sales and project management. letic director for external affairs served as Manager of Corporate Mackin’s community activities include the responsible for fund-raising, corpo- Business Development at Vulcan Birmingham Tip-Off Club, which hosts the State rate support and marketing for the athletic Materials, where he was responsible for exam- High School Final Four, the Monday Morning department. ining potential new markets for business devel- Quarterback Club and the Birmingham Rotary In 2006, Mackin was named Division I-A opment and locating growth opportunities in Club. He has served as the president of the Birm- Fundraiser of the Year by the National Association the industry. ingham Tip-Off Club. of Athletic Development Directors. Under Mackin earned his bachelor’s degree in Mackin, who attended St. Francis Xavier Ele- Mackin’s leadership, contributions to UAB athlet- finance from UAB in 1983. He was a member of mentary School, and his wife, Sally, have five chil- ics have nearly tripled from $1.3 million in 2001 the Blazer baseball team four seasons and then dren: Ragland (19), Brian, Jr. (17), Ferrel (13), to about $3.7 million in 2006. Additionally, he moved into the Houston Astros baseball organi- Mary Aileen (12), Ella (11). Dr. Johnny Scott, Faculty Athletics Rep.

r. Johnny W. Scott, professor He was promoted to associate pro- also holds a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the D of nuclear medicine and assis- fessor in 1983 and professor in University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa and a mas- tant dean of the School of Medicine 1991. In 1999, he was named assis- ter’s degree in nuclear chemistry from the Univer- at UAB, was named faculty athletics tant dean for the School of Medi- sity of Pittsburgh. He earned his bachelor’s degree representative by former UAB Presi- cine to direct efforts to recruit in chemistry from Clark College in Atlanta. dent W. Ann Reynolds, June 28, minority students and faculty to the 2000. medical school. Scott joined the UAB faculty in A native of Westfield, Ala., Scott 1978 as an assistant professor of clin- received his medical degree from the ical pathology and nuclear medicine. School of Medicine at UAB. He

6644 MEN’SMEN’S SOCCERSOCCER Academics UAB Associate Athletics Director for Academic Support Services Judy Sackfield and her staff are responsible for over- seeing the educational development and progress towards gradu- ation for all student-athletes. In 2006, eight UAB men’s soccer players were named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll, while Jeremy Drake and Lukasz Kwapisz were two of 15 UAB student-athletes to receive the C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal. In fact, both players’ acheivements did not stop there. Drake was tabbed the Conference USA Men’s Scholar Athlete of the Year. Judy Sackfield Mary Kathryn Borland Additionally, Kwapisz earned the Conference USA Post Associate Athletics Director for Academic Advisor Graduate Scholarship, as well as Academic All-America acco- Academic Support Services Men’s Soccer lades. The academic support staff acts as the liasion between the student-athlete and the academic communities and insures that student-athletes comply with academic rules established by the university, the NCAA, and Conference USA. The staff also coordinates academic programs designed to assist the student- athletes in acquiring a quality education as well as programs to promote personal and career development. The Academic Center for Athletes (AC4A) program wants to ensure that student-athletes succeed to their highest academic ability and that any possible educational disadvantages resulting from their participation in intercollegiate athletics are offset. Inherent in the program is the philosophy that student-athletes take responsibility for their own growth and development while receiving maximum support. The academic unit’s goals are to prepare student-athletes for viable careers, to assist them in secur- ing degrees and to produce responsible citizens. The AC4A is located in the newly-renovated Bell Building across from and is within walking distance from all campus dormitories. The AC4A has a computer lab, which has the latest technology to meet all the student-athletes’ needs, pri- vate and group study rooms, study halls, meeting rooms, a writ- ing lab and math lab. The computer lab is available to all student-athletes and is staffed by a qualified computer support assistant. The computer lab offers wireless, high-speed connection to the Internet as well as access to all programs available from other academic units on campus. The AC4A advisors, in conjunction with specific major advi- sors, work with student-athletes on necessary requirements for their chosen degree. The AC4A advisors also help plan class schedules, keeping in mind academic standing, practice, travel and competition schedules. In cooperation with faculty members, the AC4A advisors periodically review the academic performance and class atten- dance of all student-athletes. The staff monitors the progress of each student-athlete toward graduation. All academic progress information is shared with the athletes, coach, and director of athletics. A special orientation program helps student-athletes in their transition from high school to college. They learn what is expect- ed of them, what the university’s responsibility to them is and what adjustments they will need to make in order to succeed. The orientation provides an introduction to UAB during which student-athletes’ questions are answered by coaches, faculty, administrators and other students.

6655 Strength and Conditioning 20072007 UABUAB The phrase “off-season” no longer applies to the world of intercollegiate athlet- ics; today’s student-athletes must stay fit throughout the year. Whether it is to become more capable for the upcoming season, maintain strength, flexibility and cardiovascular conditioning during active competition, or to rehabilitate an injury, the competitive student-athlete needs a compre- hensive strength and conditioning program. At UAB, the strength and conditioning program for men’s soccer is extremely rigor- The Bartow Arena weight rooms and fitness center are the focal point of the ous and challenging. Director of Strength strength and conditioning effort with the Blazer athletic program. and Conditioning Stacey Torman com- bines the latest techniques and scientific research with a lot of good old-fashioned hard work in the weight room, running track and the soccer field. In addition, Torman and the UAB ath- letic training staff closely supervise daily stretching and other preventative measures, as well as rehabilitation efforts for injured players. At the heart of the program is a trio of refurbished weight rooms inside Bartow Arena, as well as the dedication and creativ- ity of the coaching staff. The high priority placed upon the strength and conditioning program by UAB head coach Mike Getman and his staff is expected to pay big dividends this season and in the years to come.

6666 MEN’SMEN’S SOCCERSOCCER Facility Improvements UAB Campus — Recreation Center

he state-of-the-art, $25 million Campus Recreation Center has covered T all the bases. It boasts 18,000 square feet of weight and fitness space outfitted with all-new equipment and a one-eighth-mile oval running track that juts out of the building, curving toward University Boulevard and 15th Street South to provide panoramic views of the campus. And just to make sure no one gets bored, planners added a five-story, rock-climbing wall. The facility features four basketball courts, five raquetball courts, one of which converts to a squash court and a multi-purpose court that can be used for indoor soccer, volleyball, floor hockey or badminton. There are also four aerobic rooms and a swimming pool with four lap lanes and leisure and physical rehabilitation areas. The handicap-accessible pool has many special features. A continuous current in the “lazy river” carries swimmers around the outer edge of the pool in inner tubes — the ride ends under a waterfall — or individuals can walk against the flow as part of a physical rehabilitation program. For more intense resistance training, center members can use the “vortex,” a circular area within the pool with forceful water jets. One of the four aerobics rooms is dedicated to spinning; the others host Pilates, general aerobics, yoga, step, and kickboxing classes along with other specialty offerings. The facility also includes the Kids Zone, a supervised area — equipped with toys, books, and movies — where parents can drop off children while they work out. The center also includes a juice bar, wireless Internet access, and an Outdoor Pursuits Center that rents camping gear and leads back- packing, rafting, and skiing trips to destinations around the United States. The first floor houses a wellness center that coordinates with UAB groups to offer nutritional counseling, body-fat measurements, personal training, and general fitness assessments.

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AB these days is a forever-changing place with new facilities being weight room currently utilized in Bartow Arena; a new training and sports Uconstructed all around campus. medicine facility to be built in the Bell-Wallace building; and renovation And part of the excitement surrounding these changes involves Blazer of the student-athlete academic center in Bell. Athletics. There are numerous components within the athletics facilities Visitors to the UAB football practice field this summer also noticed plan, including several that are already in the works to be completed in the the new track that was being installed around the field. next year. There are a large number of other projects currently in the planning stages Projects that are in progress include: construction of a weight room for but one thing is certain. UAB student-athletes, both current and future, have the Bell Building, a facility that will more than triple in size the existing much to look forward to in the way of greatly-improved facilities.

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