About Montevallo
The Vision Statement of UM's strategic plan, unique in
higher education in Alabama, states: "Our
vision for graduate students builds on the undergraduate foundation
[of the University], using
traditional and innovative instructional methods to
foster growth in specialized skills and knowledge
required by practicing educators, counselors,
speech-language clinicians, scholars in the humanities,
and other professional leaders, within a nurturing
environment steeped in the unique 'Montevallo experience.'"
To say that Montevallo is unique would be an
understatement. As a member of the prestigious Council
of Public Liberal Arts Colleges and as one of only 26
public liberal arts universities in the United States,
Montevallo has emerged as a national leader in liberal
arts education and has been recognized in numerous
editions of U.S. News and World Report’s Best
Colleges as the highest ranked Tier One, public
master’s level university in Alabama.
The college of choice for many of the brightest
minds in the Southeast, Montevallo is home to
approximately 3,000 students and its 160-acre central
campus is noted for its unparalleled beauty. Situated in
the geographic center of the State of Alabama,
Montevallo’s white columned brick buildings, famous red
brick streets, verdant lawns, colorful flowerbeds, and
stately trees surround students with academic tradition.
The core of the campus, designed by the world-renowned
Olmsted Brothers, has been designated as a National
Historic District. Twenty-eight campus structures or
sites are listed on the National Register of Historic
Places. Located in the city of Montevallo (population
4,500), 35 miles south of Birmingham, Montevallo is
easily accessible from Interstate 65 (7 miles).
The 97,000 square-foot Robert M. McChesney
Student Activity Center, opened in 2004, houses a 6-lane
collegiate-competition-size pool and a 6,000 square-foot
weight training and cardio-conditioning theatre,
offering students up-to-date fitness technology. The
Center is also home to the 3,500-seat People’s Bank and
Trust Arena, where the Montevallo Falcons basketball and
volleyball teams compete.
The newest residence hall, as yet unnamed, opened
for the fall 2009 semester. Measuring 65,000 square
feet, the new hall features suite-style living. Each
suite includes four bedrooms, a kitchenette,
refrigerator, microwave, a common living area and two
bathrooms. Each floor also contains a larger kitchen and
study rooms. The new facility also offers residential
college faculty fellows, who are assigned to each floor
to give students a structured independence.
Four colleges—the College of Arts and Sciences,
the Michael E. Stephens College of Business, the College
of Education, and the College of Fine Arts—make up
Montevallo’s broad fields of study. Students may choose
from 37 challenging degree programs while enjoying a
student/faculty ratio of 16 to one.
Underscoring Montevallo’s commitment to quality,
more than 85 percent of Montevallo faculty members hold
the terminal degree in their discipline |
