Planning to host a non-credit education event? There are a few steps you need to take prior to the event. Please review and follow the steps outlined below. As you plan your non-credit education event, please keep the following in mind:

• If the event is on-campus, off-campus, or virtual, it needs to be registered according to the process below.
• Begin the process at least 30 days before your event.
• For large events, begin up to six months prior.

What is a Non-Credit Education Event?

Under Alabama state law, Title 16 of the Code of Alabama, any event sponsored by faculty/staff that is a non-credit education event, whether on campus, off campus, or virtual, or that extends beyond a course (where only enrolled students participate) is required to be registered.

Unsure if your event is considered a non-credit education event? Use the resources below:

Why am I being asked to complete this process?

Ready to register your event? Here are the steps you need to follow.

Step One: Register your event with UAB

• Complete and submit UAB’s Event Registration Form online a minimum of 30 days before your proposed event.
  • Includes on-campus, off-campus, and virtual events.
  • At least 30 days before event; further in advance for large events (up to 6 months in advance).
  • NOTE: If you use “Do I Need to Register My Event?” on the form webpage to determine if you need to register, choose the option that most aligns with your event and add a brief description.
• Form automatically sent to UAB Business Operations.
  • Once UAB Business Operations approves, they will email you.
• Forward approval email to LRC Director Marcie Willis at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
• Proceed to next step

Step Two: Will UAB funds be used?

No: Proceed to Step Three

Yes: Follow the instructions below:

• Seek approval from your Program Director before initiating this process.
• Complete the automated portion of the Event Pre-Approval Form. Click here for instructions on accessing.
  • Select the form titled Health Professions (SHP) – Event Pre-Approval Form.
  • Ensure you are including the information listed here when completing the form.
  • Signature required from Department Chair.
  • Signature required from SHP Executive Director of Administrative Operations, Kevin Speed This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
• Download and email signed form to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for UAB approval/signature.
  • Ensure you are including the information listed here when sending.
  • Form constitutes approval of overall budget; not individual expenses.
  • Review Home | Financial Affairs and work with your business officer to ensure individual expenses are allowable.
• Forward signed form to LRC Director Marcie Willis at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
• Note: If you are partnering with an external business or organization to co-host the event, you may be required to complete a Co-Hosting Agreement (see Step 5 of the UAB Events Approval and Scheduling process).

Step Three: Register your event with SHP

Once you have submitted and received approval on the forms from Step 1 and Step 2 (if applicable), submit the UAB SHP Non-Credit Education Event Notification FormOpens an external link.. The LRC will receive the form and reach out to schedule an implementation meeting to review and discuss your event needs, if requested.

Note: While you do not need to wait for event approval to have your implementation meeting, we will need confirmation of UAB approval before we can move forward with the implementation plan.

When submitting the Step 3 form, please keep the following in mind:

• Make sure you have the following before completing Step 3:
  • A department-approved budget (part of the Step 2 form).
  • Any other permissions required by your department.
  • Promotional materials submitted to UAB Marketing and Communications for approval.
  • Any necessary signed contracts or MOUs.
• While you do not need to wait for event approval to have your implementation meeting, we will need confirmation of UAB approval before moving forward with the implementation plan.
• After the event, the LRC will reach out to request the following information:
  • Event Name
  • Number of Students/Attendees
  • Number of Contact Hours
  • Total Contact Hours = # of Contact Hours x # of Students

Additional Resources

SHP Campus Engagement Survey Results

185 of our dedicated colleagues shared their valuable insights through this survey - a 41 percent increase in turnout from 2023. They represent 62 percent of staff (80) and 84 percent of faculty (105).

The three areas designated for improvement by our faculty and staff are:

• Performance Management
• Communication
• Confidence in Senior Leadership

Planned Actions

Since the 2023 survey, the SHP Executive Leadership Team has worked diligently on plans with SMART goals, clear tasks, and defined timelines. The previous work, which included Peformance Management and Communications, will continue and expand to include efforts for improving Confidence in Senior Leadership. Below are the areas that have been identified so far.

Performance Management

• Continue Human Resources training sessions for managers and employees.
• Extensive Administrative/Fiscal meetings with every department.
• Detail explanations of Merit Matrix and Performance Rating Scale with faculty and staff.

Communication

• Keep the "Ask the Dean" feedback form for direct contact with leadership.
• Expand emails: continue "Notes from the Dean" while adding more direct, individual announcements.
• Increase frequency of departmental visits and open Q&A sessions.

Confidence in Senior Leadership

• Increase transparency in Shared Governance, especially in the area of why high-level decisions were made.
• Development of processes to address problematic feedback at the school, department and program level.
• Create more opportunities for faculty and staff to participate in future institutional planning.

Engagement Survey Documents

SHP Welcome Tree

The tree at our 9th Avenue entrance is a symbol of the strength of our school and all those who enter these hallowed halls.

This tree symbolizes our commitment to all members of our SHP family with the trunk representing our strong foundation and the branches representing the unique path we each took to arrive here and we will each journey beyond here.

On the branches you see signs of growth. But as we are an institute of higher learning, we all know there is room for more growth. These digital monitors signify all our continued efforts to exemplify the principles we embody and emulate.

We encourage everyone who is part of the UAB School of Health Professions to be part of this art installation. Simply fill out the form at your convenience.

SHP Welcome Tree Submission Form

SHP Calendar

Welcome to Books with Blaze!

Hello to our children, parents, teachers, grandparents, friends and young at heart! Each week for a month, faculty members from the School of Health Professions will read a children's book with our mascot Blaze!!!!

The books that Blaze chose will tell your little dragons more about the variety of health professions that they can be when they grow up. These books talk about working as scientists who make discoveries, therapists who help people with wellness, administrators who lead teams, and more!

Please tag all your teacher friends, friends with children, grandparents and anyone else who would enjoy Books with Blaze.

Finally, we list all the permissions with each video and we extend a grateful thank you to all the authors and publishers who allowed us to share their books with Blaze and you.

Happy Discoveries!

School of Health Professions Emergency Action Plan

An emergency or "disaster" is any event that seriously disrupts the normal functions of the UAB Campus, regardless of the cause. Examples include fire, bomb threat, and extreme weather conditions. Special detailed plans are included, which address such scenarios as fire, bomb threat, loss of electrical power, and severe weather.

We have one for each of our buildings, please click below for your building's plan.

For more information on these plans or explanation of duties, contact the Building Administrator: Julia Tolbert-Jackson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Emergency Numbers

• 911 from a UAB landline for UAB Police Emergency
• 205-934-3535 from any mobile phone for UAB Police Emergency
• 205-975-1000 for UAB Emergency Operation Center(EOC)

Non-Emergency Numbers

• UAB Police Non-Emergency 205-934-4434
• UAB EHS/Campus Safety 205-934-2487
• UAB Telecommunications 205-934-7777
• UAB Maintenance 4-WORK from a UAB phone
• UAB Maintenance 205-934-9675

Student Affairs Committee

The School of Health Professions' Student Affairs Committee provides guidance, promotes a supportive learning environment, and encourages academic success as well as personal development. The committee membership shall consist of two full-time regular faculty members and/or full-time professional staff elected or appointed from academic departments sponsored by SHP, two student leaders from each department, one at the graduate professional level and one at the undergraduate level (if relevant to department), and the one representative for SHP from the Graduate Student Government (GSG) and Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA). One at-large student member may be appointed by the Chair from among SHP students serving on other recognized UAB student groups that support the goals of the SAC, if appropriate to specific initiatives.

The Director of Student Services and Advising or other dean’s designee shall serve as an ex-officio, non-voting member.

Our Vision

To enhance the School of Health Professions and support students’ educational journeys by cultivating an environment that encourages their growth and development as they excel in their academic, non-academic, personal and professional endeavors.

Our Mission

The Student Affairs Committee (SAC) will concentrate on student success by emphasizing the following core areas:

• New and continuing student services and major revisions or discontinuation of existing student services;
• New and continuing School-sponsored student activities and student organizations, or discontinuation of existing student activities and/or organizations;
• Enforcement of non-academic misconduct policies, including discipline, probation, and suspension policies of the School commensurate with the university and school policies for non-academic student conduct;
• Content of official publications related to the Office Academic and Faculty Affairs and the Office of Student Services and Advising such as the SHP student handbooks, recruitment brochures, and student services promotional materials;
• General record-keeping and reporting requirements related to the School’s student recruitment, enrollment, advising, and retention activities as pertaining to requirements of the university;
• Administration of School-approved student organizations, services, and activities;
• Promotion of student achievements through solicitation and assistance with preparing nominations for student awards and other recognition venue.

Our Members

Co-chairs: Samantha Giordano-Mooga (Dean’s Designee) and N. Robert Estes II (Faculty Fellow)