Quick Facts

Established: 2013
Accreditation: ACEND and CSWE
Certification: AUPHA
Enrollment: 301
Interim Dean: Melissa Lumpkin
Our mission is to prepare servant leaders through student-focused, workforce-oriented education by demonstrating God’s love through nurturing the emotional, intellectual, physical and spiritual health of individuals and communities.
Our mission is to prepare servant leaders

through student-focused, workforce-oriented education by demonstrating God’s love through nurturing the emotional, intellectual, physical and spiritual health of individuals and communities.

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Samford Hosts Two Summer Cooking Camps for Teens
Samford University's Wellness Kitchen was cooking up some fun in June at the 2024 Summer Teen Cooking Camp. Over two weeklong sessions, more than 65 kids, ages 11-16, enjoyed cooking alongside registered dietitian-nutritionists to learn how to build delicious and nutritious plates for meals and snacks. 
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The Power of Carrots: Samford Student Presents Research at NUTRITION 2024 Conference
Mary Harper Simmons, a Master of Science in Nutrition student at Samford University, recently presented her research on the consumption of baby carrots and their impact on skin carotenoid levels at NUTRITION 2024, the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition held June 29-July 2 in Chicago.  
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Samford Health Informatics and Analytics Student Explores the Effects of Game Start Time on Basketball Performance
Does the timing of a game significantly impact athletic performance? Grace Colyar, who recently graduated Samford University’s School of Public Health with a Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics and Analytics and a concentration in sports injury prevention analytics, researched "Effects of Game Start Time on Basketball Metrics" to find out.