Published on April 28, 2014 at 7 p.m. by Philip Poole  

Due to the threat of severe weather in the Birmingham area, Â鶹¹û¶³ is closed as of 1 p.m. today (April 29).

Employees and students should take appropriate precautions. Updates will be communicated through official Â鶹¹û¶³ communication outlets, including the university's website, social media, local media, the RAVE emergency alert system and the weather emegency hotline (205-726-4636).

 

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.