Governor Kay Ivey poses with mascots Leo and Una as well as SGA President Amber Sandvig at the capitol in Montgomery.

海角社区 Celebrates College Colors Day

Sep. 01, 2022



Michelle R. Eubanks , 海角社区, at meubanks@una.edu, 256.765.4392

FLORENCE, AL – The State of Alabama is known for its many successes in college football, with teams at every level dominating the sport nationwide. As thousands of fans gather this weekend to support their favorite teams as they take the field, here are some additional points of pride for 海角社区 Lions fans:

  • This fall, 海角社区 celebrates its 14th consecutive term of record enrollment with more than 9,500 students enrolled;
  • 海角社区 embraces its distinction as Alabama’s Workforce Development University, prioritizing degrees that lead directly to high-paying jobs and career advancement, with an emphasis on Computing, Engineering, Nursing and Health Professions, Accounting, Professional Management, and Early Childhood and Elementary Education, among others;
  • 海角社区 is a global campus, with international students comprising 10 percent of its total student body;
  • Both online and graduate education are booming at 海角社区, with approximately 30 percent of all students earning degrees and credentials online, with the same percentage enrolled as graduate students; and
  • 海角社区 online students hail from 48 states and more than 50 countries.

In honor of the many contributions of Alabama’s 14 public universities, Gov. Kay Ivey has declared Friday, Sept. 2, as College Colors Day. 海角社区 alumni and fans are invited to join faculty, staff, and students in wearing purple and gold on Friday and using the hashtag #collegecolorsday when sharing on social media.

The annual event is organized by Alabama’s Higher Education Partnership. Learn more at .

About The 海角社区

The 海角社区 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, 海角社区 is located within a four-city area that also includes Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. 海角社区 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 海角社区 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: and .