Mailing Address
The Blount Scholars Program
203 Tuomey Hall
Box 870257
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0257
Email: bsp@ua.edu
Directors and Staff
Director
Fred Whiting
fwhiting@ua.edu
(205) 348-4875
Assistant Director
Deborah Keene
dakeene@ua.edu
(205) 348-3334
Program Coordinator
Murrie Dixon
murrie.j.dixon@ua.edu
(205) 348-1706
Contact Procedures
Different problems fall under different jurisdictions, and contacting the correct person will help you to resolve your difficulties as quickly as possible. Below is a list of problem categories and the people you would contact for help.
Prospective Students
General questions or concerns about the program
You should contact either the assistant director (dakeene@ua.edu) or the director (fwhiting@ua.edu) of the program.
Schedule a tour
Contact the Blount Ambassadors (blountstudentambassadors@gmail.com) or schedule a tour.
Current Students
Problems with infrastructure in LLC
in your room or common areas of the LLC: the first step is to fill out a housing work order. If the work order is not completed or not completed to your satisfaction, contact the community director (the current CD can be found on the housing website). If the problem persists, contact Whiting (fwhiting@ua.edu).
Problems with infrastructure in Oliver-Barnard Hall or Tuomey Hall
You should contact the Blount Coordinator, Murrie Dixon (murrie.j.dixon@ua.edu).
Problems with registration or class scheduling questions:
You should contact the Blount Coordinator, Murrie Dixon (murrie.j.dixon@ua.edu).
Questions or concerns about any first-year class
These classes include BUI 100 (Convocation), BUI 101 (Foundations I), and BUI 102 (Foundations II). You should first contact your Senior or Junior Fellow. If you have an issue that can not be addressed by either of them, you should contact the Foundations coordinator, Dr. Keene (dakeene@ua.edu).
Questions or concerns about any BUI 301 seminar or BUI 401 Worldviews
You should first contact your professor. If there is an issue that the professor can not address, you should contact either the assistant director (dakeene@ua.edu) or the director (fwhiting@ua.edu) of the program.
For questions about any student groups
You should contact the student leader of the group, or contact the HOP Director of Outreach at bsphop@ua.edu.