Focused on our shared values of Collaborate, Act with integrity, Respect all, Excel (CARE), UAB is committed to first-generation students. 

The Strategic Goal of the Education Pillar states:  Offer a world-class, socially conscious education to diverse students to prepare the next generation of citizens and leaders.  We are student-centered and consider the impact on students in what we do as a university.

As a student-centered university, we strive to make sure we are student-ready at UAB, creating educational opportunity for every student, and assisting students to navigate the university and all that is offered.