As a University of Montevallo new student orientation leader, sophomore Jay Mobley frequently hears the same question from those who are beginning their journey at UM: “How did you know you belonged at Montevallo?” “We get that one a lot,” Mobley said with a laugh. “You hear the phrase ‘You belong at Montevallo” at lot, […]
On Friday, Jan. 24, the University of Montevallo accepted a donation from the Alabama Power Foundation for the Montevallo M.A.D.E. program. The M.A.D.E. (Minorities Achieving Dreams of Excellence) peer mentoring program serves first-year, minority students enrolled at UM. It is designed to assist participants in adjusting to the academic, social, personal and professional challenges experienced […]
The University of Montevallo has been named one of the top universities in the state for financial aid by Lendedu.com, earning high marks for student scholarships, grants, student loans and work-study programs. Lendedu.com recently released its list of the Best Colleges for Financial Aid in Alabama, and UM ranked in the top five. It ranked […]
It didn’t take long for University of Montevallo senior Torian Blackburn to know she had found the right collegiate home after she arrived on campus. “I knew I belonged at Montevallo when I first stepped on the campus and it felt like home,” Blackburn said. “I felt like that was validated when I joined my […]
By Emily Reed When Kacie Kilpatrick graduated from the University in 2009, she started attending alumni activities immediately. “I wanted to be involved as an alum, and give back to my University that had already given me so much,” Kilpatrick said. “We [alumni] have a lot of really fun events, such as a College Night […]
By Emily Reed For Dr. Sierra Turner, creating opportunities for more diversity at the University is a key goal. “I am responsible for cultivating relationships with minority communities in and around Montevallo in order to increase the diversity of our student population,” Turner, who is the University’s chief diversity and inclusion officer, said. “I am always looking […]
A few days before Move-In Day in late August 2019, about 25 freshmen and their families began a journey to pioneer a new initiative aimed at recruiting and empowering minority students to become deeply rooted in the campus community during their time at UM. These students became the inaugural members of the new four-year Montevallo M.A.D.E. initiative, […]
By Lindsay Schluntz When Alexis Perez ’21 transferred to UM from Bevel State Community College last year to pursue a social work major, she admits that she felt a little lost at first. “I attended new student orientation all by myself and really didn’t know what I was doing.” This experience isn’t unique to Perez. She […]
By Dr. Bruce Finklea ’07 A map of Alabama’s multiple habitat zones colored in various shades of blue filled the screen in the Harman 104 biology lab while Dr. Jill Wicknick, associate professor of biology, led a group of students — a mixture of biology and art majors — in a discussion about bird migration patterns in the state. She drew their attention to the boundary between the coastal plains region and […]
While Steve McDaniel ’74 discussed the decision he and his wife, Donna, made to fund the installation of a professional interview room in the University’s Stephens College of Business, his eyes were alight with pride. “I chose to give back because that’s what my family does,” Steve said. “My family is very strong in its […]
By Waid Jones ‘20 Esports is rapidly gaining recognition as a sport. Internationally, players and teams have earned millions of dollars and have garnered the notice of major athletics brands such as Nike and Adidas. Esports is short for electronic sports and serves as a broad term to describe any video game played competitively. These games are typically played […]
By Chris Megginson ’05 When members of the University’s inaugural swim team took their mark and dove into the water at the Sewanee Invitational in Tennessee in October 2019, it marked the realization of a dream conceived half a century ago. Fifty years after the first reported discussions of adding competitive swimming at Montevallo, the UM […]
Your home: Oak Mountain area of Shelby County Your hometown: Born in Alabaster, Alabama Education: B.A. in mass communication with an emphasis on public relations. Tell us about your family: I’ve been married now for 21 years to Margaret Hahn (Dunaway) Class of 1995. We have two children, my oldest daughter, Harper Dunaway, is a freshman at Montevallo this semester. My son Carter […]
On the afternoon of April 19, 2018, University leaders joined students, members of the community and campus guests near the intersection of Oak Street and University Promenade to break ground on UM’s new Center for the Arts. While the ceremony marked the official start of construction on the new arts facility, it also represented the […]
The University of Montevallo is proud to recognize 475 students named to the President’s List for the 2019 fall semester. To make the President’s List, a student must earn at least a 3.8 grade point average on a 4.0 scale and be a full-time student at the University. Alyah Abrams Pleasant Grove AL Marie […]
The University of Montevallo is proud to recognize 338 students named to the Dean’s List for the 2019 fall semester. To make the Dean’s List, a student must earn at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale and be a full-time student at the University. Farrell Adams Montevallo AL Krystal Adams Eufaula AL Natalie […]
The University of Montevallo will be able to greatly enhance its counseling services to students, faculty and staff after opening the new Grainger Family Center for Personal Development during a Jan. 6 ceremony. The center occupies the newly renovated Puryear House off Middle Street on the UM campus, and increases counseling service space by 85 […]
Vallo Voice is the University’s weekly newsletter for students. Issues for 2020 are available below. (View 2019 issues.) December 7, 2020November 30, 2020November 16, 2020November 9, 2020November 2, 2020October 26, 2020October 19, 2020October 12, 2020October 5, 2020September 28, 2020September 21, 2020September 14, 2020September 8, 2020August 31, 2020August 24, 2020August 17, 2020August 10, 2020August 3, 2020July […]
Vallo Voice is the University’s weekly newsletter for faculty and staff. Issues for 2020 are available below. (View 2019 issues.) December 7, 2020November 30, 2020November 16, 2020November 9, 2020November 2, 2020October 26, 2020October 19, 2020October 12, 2020October 5, 2020September 28, 2020September 21, 2020September 14, 2020September 8, 2020August 31, 2020August 24, 2020August 17, 2020August 10, 2020August […]
The University of Montevallo celebrated the achievements of 144 students as they received their degrees during the University’s Fall Commencement on Dec. 13 in the McChesney Student Activity Center. Todd Strange, the chairman of the UM Board of Trustees and former mayor of Montgomery, delivered the keynote address and received an honorary doctorate for his […]
