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The Big Deal, the largest of the Mane Month events at the �鶹����, is set for Aug. 21, from 6-8 p.m. at the North Court and Irvine street intersections in downtown Florence. This year’s event will feature games, entertainment, food, vendors, and many other activities to connect students with the Shoals and UNA communities.

Dr. Martin Hebel, music composition and theory faculty at the �鶹����, has been selected as a 2025 Honored Artist of The American Prize. Inducted on July 4 of this year, the national honor is highly selective and recognizes Dr. Hebel’s sustained excellence in the field of music composition and outstanding artistry as a repeated laureate of the American Prize.

The �鶹���� has opened a location in Huntsville at the Bridge Street Town Center. The large facility is designed to accommodate UNA events as well as to provide office space for recruiting, and groups can take advantage of the classroom space that’s on site.

James Wiegmann, a Foreign Languages major at the �鶹����, has been named a U.S. Student Fulbright recipient from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Wiegmann is UNA’s 15th recipient since 2017.

Christian Price, a doctoral student in the Department of Kinesiology, has been awarded a Fellowship through the Alabama Space Grant Consortium as part of a program funded by NASA. The aim of the Graduate Research Fellowship is to encourage talented individuals to pursue research and careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math fields that support NASA’s mission directorates.

Heidi Armstrong, a sophomore majoring in Elementary Education at the �鶹����, has been selected to receive a scholarship through the Alabama Space Grant Consortium as part of a program funded by NASA. The aim of the Undergraduate Teacher Education Scholarship opportunity is to encourage students to pursue degrees that lead to teaching careers in science and mathematics.

More than two dozen graduates were honored as part of the �鶹���� spring commencement ceremonies that took place May 9 and 10. The Turris Fidelis Key was presented to two graduating seniors; while 23 students received the Keller Key award.

Hannah Hagood, a senior majoring in finance from Lewisburg, Tenn., at the �鶹����, has been awarded a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Award. CLS partners with universities and nonprofits around the globe to provide cohorts of U.S. students an opportunity to study the language and culture in a country/location where the target language is commonly spoken.

�鶹���� Alumnus Harry Smith has established The Center for Servant Leadership and Ethics at his alma mater, the purpose of which is to encourage, empower, and equip others to be servant leaders and to conduct all of their affairs, both personally and professionally, in an ethical manner.

The Willingham, a publication of the �鶹���� History Graduate Student Association (HGSA), will launch its second edition May 1; the theme of the journal is “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas, and Events,” which showcases the work of several graduate students from around the globe.