UNA Selected to Alabama Space Grant Consortium

Nov. 09, 2023

Michelle R. Eubanks , UNA, at meubanks@love365cn.com, 256.765.4392

FLORENCE, AL – The University of North Alabama has been selected to be part of the Alabama Space Grant Consortium (ASGC), a collaboration that will provide resources and other opportunities for the University while also allowing the University to work with the Consortium in order to foster talent, support research initiatives, and further the cause of space science. 

“We are thrilled to have this opportunity to work with the ASGC on research and other initiatives that will be beneficial to our faculty and students,” said Dr. Katie Kinney, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. “The efforts of Dr. Matt Green, Interim Dean of the College of Education and Human Sciences, helped lead the charge that resulted in this exciting venture for the University, and I believe it perfectly aligns with our academic mission as well as our role as Alabama’s Workforce Development University.” 

The Alabama Space Grant Consortium was formed in 1989 when NASA implemented the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program. It is a voluntary association of all eight research universities in the state, along with other community colleges, educational outreach, industrial and government. 

“The mission of the Alabama Space Grant Consortium is both STEM workforce development and increased realization of the value of space science and technology to the people of Alabama,” said Dr. Dale Thomas, ASGC Director. “The academic and research programs of UNA are very complementary to the academic and research programs of the other seven universities constituting the consortium, and UNA has a particularly strong outreach capability. We believe that the Alabama Space Grant Consortium will realize significant benefits from having UNA as a member.” 

Other Alabama universities part of the consortium include Alabama A&M, Auburn University, Tuskegee University, The University of Alabama, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, and the University of South Alabama. 

“Membership in the Alabama Space Grant Consortium will expand collaborative opportunities for a broad group of faculty members and students from various academic disciplines across the 

University,” said Dr. Matt Green, Interim Dean of the College of Education and Human Sciences. “The partnership aligns perfectly with UNA’s goal of providing transformative experiences for our undergraduate and graduate students.”   

About The University of North Alabama

The University of North Alabama is an accredited, comprehensive regional state university offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs through the colleges of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering; the Sanders College of Business and Technology; Education and Human Sciences; and the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions. Occupying a 130-acre campus in a residential section of Florence, Alabama, UNA is located within a four-city area that also includes Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. UNA Athletics, a renowned collegiate athletics program with seven (7) Division II National Championships, is now a proud member of NCAA Division I as part of the Atlantic Sun and United Athletic conferences. The University of North Alabama is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate in the admission policy on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, disability, age, or national origin. For more: love365cn.com and love365cn.com/unaworks/.