Student Experiences

During summer 2026, University of South Alabama undergraduates and Goldwater Scholars Mary Helene Marmande and Bailey Baxter completed an eight-week research trip to Japan.

Matthew Chauvin's father served as a military crew chief on F-15s, so he grew up around airplanes, initially imagining a career with rockets or even as an astronaut. Over time, his focus shifted from the people flying machines to those building them.

One week, Ari Theodore is in South Dakota. The next, he may be hundreds of miles away in another small town. The University of South Alabama graduate, who majored in English and drama, spends his workweeks traveling the country in one of the Missoula Children's Theatre's iconic Little Red Trucks. Along with a tour partner, he is guiding K-12 students from auditions to curtain calls to discover the magic of theater.