U.S. News & World Report has ranked the University of Montevallo as one of the best colleges in the South in multiple categories for the 14th consecutive year. “We are especially pleased to move up again in the U.S. News & World Report rankings,” said Dr. John W. Stewart III, president of UM. “An overall […]
Brittany Wagner, star of the hit original docuseries, “Last Chance U” on Netflix, has been hired as director of the Grainger Center for Professional Development and as a full-time instructor and advisor in the University of Montevallo’s Stephens College of Business. She started this fall. “We wanted to bring her in full-time because her expertise […]
The Holle Family Foundation donated $25,000 to the University of Montevallo’s M.A.D.E. (Minorities Achieving Dreams of Excellence) program in early September. The Holle Family Foundation was established in 2014 to continue the philanthropic commitments of Everett Holle and his family by promoting individuals and institutions throughout Central Alabama that nurture individual accomplishment and worth by […]
The University of Montevallo wasn’t on SGA President Cody Hodge’s radar when he was a high school senior in his hometown of Bell Buckle, Tennessee. But that changed with one letter. “I came to the University of Montevallo because I received a letter in the mail that described the Montevallo experience,” he said. “It immediately […]
Though in-person tours are the preferred method of experiencing the beauty that is the University of Montevallo’s campus and discovering why “You Belong at Montevallo,” it’s no longer the only way to get a real feel for what it’s like to attend the University. Over the past year, UM added two new campus tour options: […]
After serving as interim provost and vice president of Academic Affairs at the University of Montevallo since January, Dr. Courtney Bentley has been officially named to the position. The announcement was made Aug. 17 at the Faculty Convocation meeting at the Center for the Arts. Her position is effective Sept. 1. “During the last year, […]
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has appointed Cynthia Todd to serve on the University of Montevallo Board of Trustees. Todd is the first Black woman to serve as a UM trustee. “I appreciate you serving in this capacity, and I am confident you will render valuable service to the citizens of Alabama,” Ivey stated in a letter […]
After competing online in 2020 due to the pandemic, the University of Montevallo’s Model United Nations team triumphantly returned to in-person competition and won a conference-wide Outstanding Position Paper and a Best Delegate award for the INTERPOL committee at the 2021 Southern Regional Model United Nations conference in Atlanta at the end of November. Dr. […]
Intelligent magazine ranked the University of Montevallo’s Nutrition and Wellness Program as the fourth best nutrition degree program in the nation and the best nutrition program in the South in its Best Nutrition Degree Programs of 2022 rankings. Intelligent magazine, which is centered around a lifelong commitment to continuous improvement, assessed 190 universities and colleges […]
Montevallo Political Science Professor Dr. Scott Turner took 20 UM students to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee in March as part of his National Parks and Public Lands class. The class is an elective that’s a mix between political science, environmental studies and an honors course. It’s taught every other year and involves […]
The University of Montevallo is inviting all prospective high school and transfer students to find out what #YouBelongAtMontevallo really means by attending its annual Summer Preview Day on July 29 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The in-person open house provides welcoming information sessions that invite high school and college students to experience what it’s […]
The University of Montevallo has hired Jennifer Nichols as the first head coach of the University’s collegiate cycling team. Nichols previously served as the team director and coach of the Helena High School Mountain Bike Team from September 2019 to July 2022. She is USA Cycling Safe Sport trained, has a coaching certification from the […]
The University of Montevallo’s Stephens College of Business has changed the name of its Computer Informatics Program to the Data Analytics Program. Dr. Amiee Mellon, interim dean of the Stephens College of Business, said the change was made to more accurately reflect the program’s curriculum. Dr. Milad Jasemi, assistant professor of data analytics, and Dr. […]
The University of Montevallo has been designated as a 2022-2023 Military Spouse Friendly School for creating sustainable and meaningful education paths for military spouses. This honor comes just three months after UM was named a Military Friendly School for both the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 cycles – a designation UM has received numerous times in previous […]
Building back stronger than ever after weathering a pandemic that diminished the programs’ numbers by more than half, the University of Montevallo TRIO Upward Bound Programs is hosting a Math and Science STEM Day at the Lund Hall quad and intramural fields on Thursday, June 16 from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The fun-filled event featuring […]
The University of Montevallo has been named to the elite 2022-2023 Colleges of Distinction list for the 11th year in a row. UM was recognized as a 2022-2023 Alabama College of Distinction and 2022-2023 Public University College of Distinction. In addition to again earning the overall Colleges of Distinction designation, UM received program-specific recognition for […]
Throughout Alabama, rural school systems are experiencing teacher shortages that the University of Montevallo is stepping up to try and fill. UM’s College of Education and Human Development has committed to increasing the number of highly qualified teachers to serve in targeted rural public schools by offering the new Rural Recruitment Scholarship to support and […]
When Jamiya Williams moved from Adamsville, Alabama, to the University of Montevallo to earn a degree in psychology, she was shy and reserved. But in the four years she spent at UM, everything for Williams – also known as Ms. Montevallo – changed. “Before I came to college, I was really quiet and shy and […]
After a virtual and relatively subdued College Night 2021 due to the pandemic, College Night 2022 returned with unbridled energy, passion, sharp execution of performances and fierce competition. Concluding the festivities of “Homecoming 2022: Back on the Bricks: Where We Belong!,” the Saturday performance of College Night stretched for nearly five hours in a packed […]
For a small university tucked away in a tiny town, Montevallo produces many purple and gold-clad giants. In this issue of Montevallo Today, we pay tribute to Falcons from the past quarter century who have been trailblazers in their respective fields. Nichole M. Harris ’13 Hueytown, Alabama, native Nichole M. Harris graduated from UM in […]
