Academic Center for Educational Success

The purpose of the Academic Center for Educational Success (ACES) is to provide comprehensive academic support services and enrichment activities to improve long-term success and increase persistence toward timely degree completion among undergraduate (UG) students. Specifically, ACES will promote retention through intentional advising, intervention outreach to vulnerable populations, progress monitoring, and transitional support. A.C.E.S's two-fold approach involves academic prevention (enrichment) opportunities (e.g. workshops, academic labs, etc.) for students who are in good academic standing; and mandatory intervention support services (e.g. intrusive advising, early alert grades system, workshops, mentoring, etc.) for students who are conditionally enrolled through the Bridge program or who are not meeting University and/or Financial Aid academic standards.

Office of Research and Sponsored Programs

Research and Sponsored Programs provides ongoing assistance in raising funds to support university operations in areas wherein state funds are either inadequate or the use of state funds is prohibited. Also, this office renders special activities which reside outside the regular instructional program. The director gathers information on available funding sources, assists interested parties in proposal preparation and serves as a liaison between external agencies. In addition, this office coordinates other grants to ensure compliance with grant regulations once a funded proposal is received by the university.

Corporate and Grants Development provides ongoing assistance in raising funds to support university operations in areas wherein state funds are either inadequate or the use of state funds is prohibited. Also, this office renders special activities which reside outside the regular instructional program. The director gathers information on available funding sources, assists interested parties in proposal preparation and serves as a liaison between external agencies. In addition, this office coordinates other grants to ensure compliance with grant regulations once a funded proposal is received by the university. It is also involved in assisting the administration in developing and nurturing an institutional endowment program.

Office of Title III

The Title III program provides federal funds to assist the institution in strengthening its physical plant, academic resources and student services as it participates in fulfilling the goal of quality educational opportunities.

NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

The National Alumni Association of Alabama State University is the organization that includes among its members graduates and former students who have attended the university for at least two full semesters or three quarters. To become active members of the National Alumni Association, eligible alumni join a local alumni chapter by payment of local and national dues as established by the governing bodies and make annual contributions to the university. Associate memberships are granted to spouses of graduates and, to a limited degree, persons who have strong affection for the university and make significant tangible gestures of support.

University relations activities are coordinated by the director for alumni relations, annual and planned to give, who serves on the association’s executive board and works closely with the affiliated alumni chapters. These activities include maintaining a computer file of alumni names and addresses, publication of the alumni directory, fundraising, student recruitment, organizing class reunions, promoting major athletic events among alumni and assisting in the preparation of alumni news for university publications.

Faculty members are encouraged to strengthen the alumni and students’ allegiance to the university through promotion of the alumni association. Faculty who are alumni of the university can add credibility to alumni activities and best show their support by becoming active members of the alumni association. A strong alumni association, as an advocate, can do much to strengthen the university and the welfare of its faculty and students.

UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

The Alabama State University Foundation was chartered under the laws of the state of Alabama on Dec. 27, 1967, as a nonprofit organization incorporated to receive and to hold gifts, grants, bequests, money, property and other things of value for the benefit of the university, its faculty and its students and to give the university such resources for educational and research purposes.

Activities of the foundation include loans, grants and matching funds for students; grants and loans for study leaves; salary supplements for “master teachers”; financial assistance for research for eligible faculty; and assistance for university development.

Contributions to the foundation are exempt from federal income tax, free from state control and do not displace tax funds.

The president of the university is liaison officer for the foundation and the only university employee who serves on its board of directors. An administrative officer or member of the faculty may serve on each standing committee of the foundation.

UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S CLUB

The University Women’s Club of Alabama State University, organized in 1970, has as its purpose to promote friendly association among women members of the faculty and wives of university faculty and administrators. In addition to sponsoring social, cultural, recreational and intellectual activities, the club aims to promote service projects for educational and philanthropic purposes and to further other interests of the university.

Membership is open to faculty women, women administrators, wives of administrators, wives of faculty members, the wife of the governor, women members and wives of members of the university’s board of trustees, and past presidents of the club. Widows of faculty members, women faculty and administrators who have retired and wives of retired faculty members are also eligible for membership.

MARKETING

Marketing at ASU encompasses a broad array of services and functional areas, including advertising, brand management, community relations, University hosting through the Golden Ambassadors, market research, marketing databases and university events.

UNIVERSITY RELATIONS

University Relations serves as a liaison between the internal and external public and the university. University Relations molds public perceptions about the institution and shapes the university’s identity through public relations and integrated marketing and communications efforts. It does this through media relations and news services, photography, publications, sports information and Web management.

WVAS-FM

WVAS-FM as provided musical, informational and cultural programming since it signed on to the airwaves in June 1984 with its 80,000-watt stereo signal. Today, it offers many avenues for the university to deliver its marketing and communications messages. Not only does the radio station report ASU happenings and help coordinate publicity of those happenings, but it also functions as a source of state, local, national and international news and provides weekly public affairs programs.