Freshman Forum

Freshman Forum is your opportunity to start your leadership journey at The University of Alabama. Whether this is your first experience with leadership development or you have explored multiple leadership opportunities, Freshman Forum inspires you to unleash your inner leader to make a unique and positive impact in the world while developing leadership skills. Participants learn through interactive discussion, leadership training, and civic engagement. 


Apply for Freshman Forum 

Important Dates:

  • Application Available: May 23, 2025 
  • Application Due: September 1, 2025 
  • Interview Offers: September 5, 2025
  • Interviews: September 10, 2025
  • First Session: September 17, 2025   

Pillars of Freshman Forum

Leadership

Freshman Forum is your starting point for leadership at The University of Alabama. Whether you're new to leadership or building on past experience, you'll develop a personal leadership identity and gain skills in dialogue, critical thinking, and ethical decision-making. Lead with confidence, purpose, and impact—on campus and beyond.

Scholarship

Freshman Forum expands learning beyond the classroom through leadership training that challenges you to think critically and embrace new perspectives. You'll build your foundation, refine your communication, and grow as a reflective, engaged scholar.

Service

Freshman Forum connects leadership with service, encouraging civic engagement and ethical action. You'll build relationships with peers, campus leaders, and the Tuscaloosa community—learning to lead by serving and creating positive change wherever you go.

Requirements for Members

Before applying, please review the requirements of Freshman Forum members: 

  1. Attend all sessions on Wednesdays, 4 – 5:30 p.m., September through March.
  2. Create and present a Capstone Plan ePortfolio.
  3. Actively engage in group Civic Engagement Projects.
  4. Participate in Out 2 Lunch during the fall semester.
  5. Pay $40 program fee (waivers available). 

Get to know the Freshman Forum Leaders!

Byrdie Ella Coleman

Smiths Station, AL

Major: Dance & Secondary Education English

Jack Cornish

Birmingham, AL

Major: Accounting

Stella Dalton

Whitesburg, GA

Major: Biology (Pre-Veterinary Medicine)

John Davidson

Madison, AL

Major: Geography

Diana Desroches

Houston, TX

Major: Finance & Apparel and Textiles

Brianna Driver

San Antonio, TX

Major: English & Political Science

Jamari Massey

Athens, AL

Major: Finance

Morgan Perrymond

Lawrenceville, GA

Major: Management

Fernando Salinas

Comayagua, Honduras

Major: Aerospace Engineering

Ellanora Slusser

Cullman, AL

Major: Apparel and Textiles

Hannah Tampasis

Kingston, NY

Major: Sport Management

Nathan Tilly

Lemont, IL

Major: Accounting & Civil Engineering

Morgan White

Los Angeles, CA

Major: Kinesiology (Pre-Medical)

Tenley White

Ozark, AL

Major: Early Childhood Special Education & MAP