Three Questions to Ask Your Student About Academic Success
As midterms approach, the Academic Success Center at Â鶹ÊÓƵ is encouraging families to check in with their students about academic progress. In this Q&A, Bridget Rose, assistant dean of the Academic Success Center, shares three simple but important questions parents can ask this month: Have you checked your midterm grades? How has your attendance been? Have you met with your academic adviser? These conversations can help students identify challenges early, understand course expectations and stay on track for registration and future semesters. Rose also explains what midterm grades mean, why attendance policies matter and how advising appointments support long-term success.Â
Helping Students Find Their Path: Inside the Career Development Center
As students begin thinking about majors, internships and life after graduation, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Career Development Center is ready to help at every stage. In this Q&A, Dora Ditchfield, director of the Career Development Center, and Julie Boyd, director of Parent and Family Engagement, discuss when students should first visit the center, how advisors guide those who are unsure about their major, and the many resources available—from resume reviews and mock interviews to internship support and alumni networking. They also share practical ways parents can encourage students to take ownership of their career planning and make the most of Samford’s personalized advising. Â
Samford Physician Assistant Students Record 100% Pass Rate on National Certification Exam
Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s 2025 physician assistant (PA) cohort earned a 100% first time pass rate on the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE), finishing nine points above the national average. The accomplishment highlights the students’ steady preparation and the dedication of the program’s faculty and staff. Â
A United Front: How Samford Parents and Athletics Work Together to Strengthen the Bulldog Community
Through intentional collaboration, the Samford Parent Association and Athletics are united in supporting student-athletes through encouragement, faith, leadership and community—strengthening the Samford experience in competition and beyond.Â
A Lifesaving Lesson in Service: Samford Students Join Medical Mission in Guatemala
During a trip to Montellano, Guatemala, last year, several nurse anesthesia students from Â鶹ÊÓƵ, accompanied by adjunct faculty member Mary Beth Greenway, DNP, CRNA, responded to a patient’s life-threatening complication and saved a life. What began as a routine surgical mission became a defining experience that illustrated how service, learning and faith intersect in real time. Â
Samford Among 30 Universities named to Princeton Review’s National Honor Roll for Commitment to Students’ Mental Health
The honor recognizes programming being offered by Samford CARES, which comes alongside students in moments of stress, change or crisis to offer support, direction and encouragement.Â
Tony Hale Receives Honorary Doctorate at Samford’s Fall Commencement
Emmy-winning actor encourages 290 new graduates to value friendships as much as their careers.Â
