Talk:University of Alabama in Huntsville/Archive 1

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Comment
The bullet points under sports (pep band, fight song, and cheers) don't really seem to fit here. Should this be a separate "Traditions" section, or maybe left out of the article altogether?

Removed reference to Dr. Frank Rose successding John Wright as president of UAH. Dr. Rose was at one time president of UA, but not UAH.

Interesting edit on January 20, 2006 from IP address 71.242.39.203. Seems that someone in the Philadelphia area deleted the reasons behind Dr. Louis Padulo's departure. MccullarsJ 19:19, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

Concerning the "citation needed" tag for the sentence "In hockey games, it is common for this cheer to be interrupted by a goal, and in such an event, the pep band will resume where it left off after playing the fight song," I'm not sure how I could give you citation. Being the one who wrote that sentence, and being a member of the pep band for some time, the only citation that can be given is that of first hand account. Seems silly to ask for citation of that, but sure. Morte42 (talk) 09:42, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Greek Life
I'd love to see the university's article at least get a B rating in the very near future. The article, though, seems to have remnants of an edit war between what are apparently members of Sigma Nu and Pi Kappa Alpha. These are particularly evident in the Greek Life section, which needs some general cleanup in the phrasing, and some of the information doesn't seem particularly neutral between fraternities. Also, aren't some of the historically black fraternities and sororities missing from the list? They're not part of IFC or Pan-Hellenic, but aren't they still officially recognized by the University (or at least part time, since I see wildly varying figures in some external publications on the number of greek organizations)? Anivron (talk) 06:32, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

UAH/UAHuntsville section removed
I would like to know why someone has repeatedly deleted the "UAH or UAHuntsville" section of the article. It has been a pretty significant debate here that has divided the university. I don't see any reason to delete it. Huntsville89 (talk) 00:58, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Once again, the same person who removed the section noted above thought it was appropriate to replace "UAH" throughout the article with "UAHuntsville." I would really like to know why, since UAH is the more recognized name for the university. If the person doesn't come up with a reason, I will assume it is vandalism and revert the edit. Huntsville89 (talk) 02:31, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Just as a followup, the user who made the changes is an anonymous user with an IP that belongs to UAH. I would not be surprised if it is a marketing/PR person there. I agree that the UAH/UAHuntsville section should be included, at a minimum to discuss the rebranding that seems to be occurring there. jblake 04:47, 18 April 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jblake (talk • contribs)

Since the user who placed the edits has not give a reason for them, I will revert their edits. Huntsville89 (talk) 19:29, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Looks like someone's at it again. However, this raises a questions with me on the extent of the UAHuntsville implementation and how it affects this article. If I'm not mistaken, all the departments are now required to use UAHuntsville rather than UAH on their websites and on publicity material for events, even if only distributed locally. Troy University was once Troy State University, and might actually be better known by the latter name to many people. If an organization takes active steps to change its official name and implements them, at what point should the article reflect the name change? Also, if UAHuntsville does eventually fully stick, at what point does the opposition to the name change become irrelevant to this article? The sale of the medical school to UAB in 1994 had far stronger opposition than going from UAH to UAHuntsville. While that event and a brief note on opposition to it might be relevant to this article, a whole section on it probably is not, at this point. Thoughts? Anivron (talk) 06:41, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

UAHuntsville is only a logo change/marketing scheme, unlike Troy, where they actually changed the name of the university. Few people outside of the administration use UAHuntsville when they talk about the university. Students, faculty, and the local media still use UAH instead of UAHuntsville, and most of the signs on campus (besides the street banners) still say UAH. And there was some controversy on how the name change was brought about without any input from students. But obviously, someone (possibly a PR person at UAH) doesn't want people to know that. When students start saying "I go to UAHuntsville" instead of "I go to UAH," that's a good sign that the section should be removed. Huntsville89 (talk) 19:14, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

Sounds sensible. To be fair and play devil's advocate for a moment, though, branding changes take time to implement. If you look around hard enough on campus you can still see the OLLLLD head silhouette UAH logo lurking about. Just because the rebranding doesn't have 100% spread yet doesn't make it less valid. I agree that mentions in the article should probably stick to UAH as you suggest rather than UAHuntsville--for now. However, since the university has indeed basically changed its marketing logo, should we not also replace the logo image for the article? Us keeping the "old" one would be a bit like the Wikipedia article for NASA using the "worm" logo rather than the "meatball" logo (and I guess that'd make Dr. Williams Dan Golden, only he's not reverting to an older logo). Anivron (talk) 19:57, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

Good point on the old "silhouette" logo, and I do think that a good "compromise" would be to change the logo image to UAHuntsville. The UAH/UAHuntsville section should stay for now, especially now that whoever kept deleting it is now vandalizing the section by bashing the SGA for their disapproval of the marketing scheme. Huntsville89 (talk) 16:54, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Urban or Suburban Campus?
An anonymous user is repeatedly changing classification of UAH from "urban" to "suburban" with the only proof being their opinion that the population density of the city of Huntsville is low. While I do agree that Huntsville has a very suburban feel, that is no proof that the population density of the immediate area surrounding UAH is "suburban" especially since there are thousands of acres of farmland in Limestone County that are in Huntsville corporate limits, lowering the density of the city as a whole. According to the US Census Bureau, in 2000, the average population density of the 4 census tracts (13, 14, 15, and 106.22) that surround UAH was 1697.25 ppsm (Source: American FactFinder). And I doubt it's dropped since then. Huntsville89 (talk) 19:22, 24 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Huntsville89- Based on the 2000 census it has a pop density of 909. Too low. Suburban. The next census might probably will certify HSV as urban- sadly --192.172.8.13 (talk) 19:29, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

Notable Faculty
There's a Notable Alumni section - what about a Notable Faculty Section? Which includes, say, Andrew Pakhomov? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.209.144.16 (talk) 19:13, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

Why is the shooting mentioned?
Why is the shooting added to the wiki for UAHuntsville? I went to Virginia Tech's wiki page and didn't see a single thing about 32 dead students, or the places where those students were murdered. See for yourself: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Tech

Whoever edited the page and so artfully added the new footnote to the Shelby Center for Science and Technology picture to say "...it was the site of the February 12, 2010, shooting," please undo it. If you are so adamant on adding this tragedy to the wiki page of UAHuntsville, then please update the Virginia Tech wiki to include number of deaths and pictures of places where the students were murdered and whatever inappropriate nonsense you added to the UAHuntsville wiki. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Imthewill (talk • contribs) 02:53, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
 * please take a deep breath, exhale, and take a look at WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. OK? bye bye! 94.212.45.28 (talk) 16:44, 14 February 2010 (UTC)


 * I took a deep breath and exhaled and read WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. I also read the "Don't add sewage to an already polluted pond" argument. BTW have you followed your own suggestion and read the other stuff exists page? Undo the edits to the UAHuntsville wiki page and have a link to the shootings. There is no need to have this on the wiki page for the University. It makes absolutely no sense to have it there. If you have things to add about the shooting then do it on the appropriate WP. The WP for UAHuntsville is to describe the University: its colleges, campus life, academic achievements, or whatever else anyone can think of to describe it--not events associated to it. Dumb assumptions, and arrogant assertions like "please take a deep breath..." are the things that keep getting you banned (yeah I checked). Stop hiding on the internet, make an account, and edit and contribute like a mature individual. got it? OK? BYE BYE! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Imthewill (talk • contribs) 23:38, 14 February 2010 (UTC)


 * What about Pakhomov? Why isn't he mentioned? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.209.144.16 (talk) 20:09, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Ice Hockey
I disagree with the statement that UAH (or UAHuntsville, I know it as UAH, but then again I'm only a teenager)has the only ice hockey team that is NCAA Division 1 because West Virginia University has an ice hockey team that competes in the ECAC conference, and as the location of Morgantown, WV is south of the Mason-Dixon Line thus UAH would not have "the only NCAA ice hockey teams south of the M-D Line" but rather "one of two NCAA ice hockey teams south of the M-D Line (the other being WVU)" BK2011 (talk) 03:11, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
 * The difference is that WVU's hockey program isn't affiliated with the NCAA and is only club level. There are a great many club level ice hockey teams that play in the ACHA in the South. But UAH is the only varsity team playing in the NCAA. Torlek (talk) 04:55, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

Absolutely correct. West Virginia is a club hockey program, not a varsity program. Also, "south of the Mason-Dixon line tradionally refers to the Confederate, or slave-holding states. West Virginia left the state of Virginia during the Civil War and became a new state, so using this definition of "below the Mason-Dixon Line" would not include West Virginia.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.180.241.73 (talk) 07:15, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Marta Grande Alumni
Media in Italy are debating the alleged false representation of her cv by an alumni from UAH. Somebody added her to the notable students. I think the institution should check the validity of this action and intervene. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lsolari (talk • contribs) 02:23, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

Marta Grande Alumni
Media in Italy are debating the alleged false representation of her cv by an alumni from UAH. Somebody added her to the notable students. I think the institution should check the validity of this action and intervene. -- — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lsolari (talk • contribs) 02:24, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

Campus Pictures
The engineering and optics building pictures are poor representations of the campus beauty. Can we please update those with pictures from the new Charger Union or Charger Village? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.223.230.156 (talk) 21:41, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

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Naming convention
Why is it the University of Alabama  at  Birmingham but the University of Alabama  in  Huntsville? 2600:1004:B12B:F30F:C1FB:AB8B:293F:EE62 (talk) 22:34, 26 November 2016 (UTC)

"The Universtiy of Alabama in Huntsville" listed at Redirects for discussion
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The genesis for a publicly funded institution of higher education in Huntsville was years in the making
Let's condense that sentence: The genesis... was ... in the making. So, the genesis of the genesis? Clumsy English, and since the reader surmises that this was taken from their own publicity, suggestive of a second-rate institution... 2A01:CB0C:CD:D800:1919:3A16:188F:A5BE (talk) 06:16, 14 April 2023 (UTC)