The UAB Faculty Handbook and Policies contains many of the policies applicable to faculty members at UAB, including the criteria for teaching effectiveness used in decisions in appointments, promotions, and grants of tenure. See section 2.10.

UAB is dedicated to the safety and well-being of students. The Red Folder is a resource for faculty and staff that provides information on how to promote student health and well-being, respond to students in crisis, and hold students accountable for behavior violations. It also provides resources that faculty and staff can share with students. View the Red Folder.

In support of the Blazer Welcome initiative, we encourage faculty and staff to engage students in and out of the classroom. View and download the Student Engagement Guide for Faculty and Staff (pdf) and browse the Faculty and Staff Toolkit website for suggested ways to engage with students.

View the UAB Academic Calendar to help plan course schedule and check academic holidays.

The Office of Learning Technologies (formerly eLearning) is a full-service support unit dedicated to supporting schools/college and their departments and faculty. The Office of Learning Technologies provides support in all aspects of web enhanced, blended, and online academic and continuing education course and program development. Services include instructional design, quality assurance, technology solutions, training and support, viability studies, program planning and management, state authorization, and more.

See Learning Technologies Contact Information

See Learning Technologies Services

Support is provided within specific Schools/College. Contact information for Schools/College support is available on the Learning Technologies Canvas Sub-Account Admins webpage.

The purpose of the UAB Center for Teaching and Learning is to provide UAB faculty with professional and teaching support programs and to encourage teaching effectiveness and innovation on campus, no matter what the teaching format may be. See the courses listed below under “Faculty Training and Professional Development Opportunities – Center for Teaching and Learning.”

The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s mission is to enrich the academic experience for each student through education, research, and service. The University believes disability is an essential component of diversity on our campus and values the unique experiences of each student.

DSS provides an accessible university experience through collaboration with UAB partners. These partnerships create a campus where individuals with disabilities have equal access to programs, activities, and opportunities by identifying and removing barriers, providing individualized services, and facilitating accommodations.

DSS serves as the university-appointed office charged with providing institution-wide advisement, consultation, and training on disability-related topics which include legal and regulatory compliance, universal design, and disability scholarship.

See below for the required DSS Accessibility Statement required for all Canvas syllabi.

Visit the DSS website.

Canvas courses automatically have a course navigation link called “UAB Libraries” that allow instructors and students to access UAB Library Guides within Canvas. See How to Access UAB Library Guides in Canvas on the Learning Technologies website.

The UAB Libraries provide access to an array of rich and diverse scholarly resources that inform intellectual, cultural, social, and economic transformation of its community. It also provides the essential expertise to support excellence in education, research, patient care, and community outreach that collectively advance the success and impact of the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

The UAB Libraries’ collections include over 1.4 million volumes and more than 40,000 journals and serials, in addition to extensive electronic resources, rare books, microforms, and audio-visual materials. The UAB Libraries host nearly 1 million patrons each year and support students and faculty in advancing their learning, research, and teaching.

The UAB Libraries’ collections include over 1.4 million volumes and more than 40,000 journals and serials, in addition to extensive electronic resources, rare books, microforms, and audio-visual materials. The UAB Libraries host nearly 1 million patrons each year and support students and faculty in advancing their learning, research, and teaching.

Visit the UAB Libraries website.

The UAB Office of Service Learning and Undergraduate Research connects UAB students, faculty, and community nonprofit partners to enrich student academic learning, promote civic engagement, and strengthen and support our local and global communities.

Through promoting service learning and undergraduate research opportunities, the office is a bridge between the instructional and service missions of UAB, enabling students and faculty to apply classroom knowledge and research with community partners to address community issues.

Visit the Service Learning and Undergraduate Research website.

Blazer Core Curriculum is UAB’s transformative new general education program, debuting in Fall of 2023. Drawing on a multi-year process of feedback and collaboration with faculty, students, administration, and community members, the new Blazer Core Curriculum has been designed to provide students with inspiring opportunities to understand and respond to the opportunities and challenges of today and the future.

Visit the Blazer Core Curriculum website.

IT support is provided through Central IT or within the school/college. The following is the contact information for IT support for schools/college.

• College of Arts and Sciences: CAS IT Helpdesk
• Collat School of Business: Phillip Cotton and David Childers
• School of Dentistry: Christopher Walker
• School of Engineering: eng-opr@uab.edu
• School of Medicine: DOM IT
• School of Optometry: UAB SO CADRE
• All other schools IT Support: UAB IT
• All schools Lecture Capture support: UAB AskIT