On the morning of May 3, University Moving Services picked up more than 1 million photographic images from Thigpen Studio and moved them into their new home in the McCall Library stacks. These images document the landscape and development of the City of Mobile and environs, in addition to commerce and culture. Alec Thigpen took over the business from his father, Roy Thigpen who trained as a pilot in the Navy and continued flying after his service to capture a bird’s eye view of the life of the city. The Thigpen Collection will be a wonderful asset for the campus and Mobile community members to enjoy, study, and learn from.

Heather Hoven-Glass, Library Supervisor at the Baugh Biomedical Library, presented at the 11th Annual South Alabama Conference on Teaching and Learning and the 2^nd University of North Alabama Annual Alabama Staff Support Workshop. Her presentation discussed Research Electronic Data Capture [REDCap] as a tool for planning data strategy. The theme this year for each conference involved the challenges of COVID-19, its effects on library staffing, and how it has created a need for practical accessible solutions for information gathering. Heather is also the REDCap Campus Administrator for the library’s Department of Strategic Initiatives.

·       Amy Akerman, MPAS, PA-C, University of Colorado

·       Anthony Breitbach, PhD, ATC, FASAHP, FNAP, Saint Louis University

·       Tamara Cadet, PhD, MSW, Simmons University

·       Gerard Carrino, PhD, MPH, Texas A&M University

·       Hector Chapa, MD, FACOG, Texas A&M University

·       Clista Clanton, MSLS, University of South Alabama

·       Samantha Davis, MS, RRT, RRT-NPS, CHSE, Boise State University

·       Kathrin Eliot, PhD, RDN/LD, FAND, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences

·       Kim Fenesy, DMD, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

·       Allison Fialkowski, BSN, Harvard University

·       Amber Fitzsimmons, PT, MS, DPTSc, University of California, San Francisco

·       Denise Freeman, DPM, MSE, Midwestern University

·       Jane Kirschling, PhD, RN, FAAN, University of Maryland, Baltimore

·       Luke Mortensen, PhD, FAHA, FNAOME, Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine

·       Tiffany Parisi, MPH, CPH, MA, Fielding Graduate University

·       Sabrina Salvant, EdD, MPH, OTR/L, American Occupational Therapy Association

·       Preetideep Singh, MD, Southern California University of Health Sciences

·       John Tegzes, MA, VMD, Dipl. ABVT, Western University of Health Sciences

·       Frances Vlasses, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN, Loyola University Chicago

·       Tracy Wang, OD, FAAO, University of California, Berkeley

·       Jennifer Watson, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCFS, FNAP, ASHA-F, Texas Christian University

·       Amy Williams, PhD, LP, HSP, Henry Ford Health System and Wayne State University

·       Joseph Zorek, PharmD, BCGP, FNAP, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

·       Tanya Smith Brice, MSW, PhD, Council on Social Work Education

·       Lisa Howley, PhD, MEd, Association of American Medical Colleges

·       Kathy McGuinn, MSN, RN, CPHQ, FNAP, American Association of Colleges of Nursing

·       Shelley McKearney, Interprofessional Education Collaborative

·       Kelly Ragucci, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

·       Mark Speicher, PhD, MHA, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine

·       Jeffery Stewart, DDS, MS, American Dental Education Association

·       Elizabeth Weist, MA, MPH, CPH, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health

IPEC’s mission is to ensure that new and current health professionals are proficient in the competencies essential for patient-centered, community- and population-oriented, interprofessional, collaborative practice. Eligible institutional members must be associations that represent and serve academic units at institutions of higher education that provide an educational program leading to the award of one or more academic degrees to students in one or more of the health professions that provide direct care to patients. For more information, visit IPEC’s website.

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