UAB: Education, research, innovation, economic development, community engagement, and patient care 🐉 THE MISSION of the UAB National Alumni Society is to support the University in its pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, and public service and to create, foster, and nurture a mutually beneficial relationship between the University, its students and alumni. THE PURPOSE of this organization shall be to promote the welfare and excellence of The University of Alabama at Birmingham and to assist in the development and support of a mutually beneficial relationship between UAB and its alumni. The society is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes for the promotion of UAB and its alumni as a 501(c)(3).