Category: Press Releases

Heather Elaine Buckner ’14 received the 2023 Nathalie Molton Gibbons Young Achiever’s Award from the University of Montevallo National Alumni Association at their annual luncheon Feb. 11 in Anna Irvin Dining Hall. The award is given annually to an alum age 35 or younger based on the same criteria as the Alumni Achievement Award.Heather Elaine… Continue reading Buckner Receives 2023 UMNAA Young Achiever’s Award

The UM National Alumni Association recognized its 2023 Homecoming award winners at their annual luncheon Feb. 11 in Anna Irvin Dining Hall. Hon. Beth Chapman ’84 received the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award, which is the UMNAA’s highest annual honor. Cindy Clark Greer ’88 received the 2023 Nathalie Molton Gibbons Alumni Achievement Award, which is given… Continue reading UMNAA Celebrates 2023 Award Winners at Homecoming Luncheon

Dr. Courtney Bentley, provost and vice president of academic affairs at the University of Montevallo, was selected as a 2023 honoree for This is Alabama’s 10th annual Women Who Shape the State. The list of 25 prestigious women who comprise the honorees were selected for the honor after she was nominated by the University during a… Continue reading UM Provost and Vice President Dr. Courtney Bentley Honored Among “Women Who Shape the State”

The University of Montevallo has been designated as a  Military Friendly School for the third consecutive year and earned its highest-ever ranking in the small public schools category with a No. 7 ranking following an announcement by the Military Friendly program March 7. UM earned Top Ten honors for its support of military members and their… Continue reading University of Montevallo Earns Highest Ranking Ever as a Military Friendly School

The University of Montevallo Theatre Department is proud to present a unique iteration of the classic French theatre piece “Tartuffe” by Molière, directed by Associate Professor Marcus Lane. The show will run March 9-11 at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee at 2 p.m. on March 11 and March 12 on the Rebecca J. Luker Stage… Continue reading University of Montevallo Theatre Department Presents “Tartuffe” March 9-12

The University of Montevallo has been upgraded to a STARS Silver rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System, measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects of higher education. The University, which earned Bronze status in… Continue reading University of Montevallo STARS Sustainability Rating Upgraded to Silver

Written by Jason Perry, University of Montevallo Director of Student Diversity  The University of Montevallo’s MADE Program and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion hosted a trip on Feb. 17 to the  Equal Justice Initiative (EJI)  in Montgomery, Alabama, to give UM students the opportunity to honor Black History Month by engaging in an immersive experience exploring… Continue reading Uncovering and Celebrating Black History at the University of Montevallo

Shelby County Schools and the University of Montevallo are partnering to offer a Health Concepts dual enrollment/dual credit course as part of the university’s dual enrollment program. The semester-long course will be worth one hour of college credit at UM and will satisfy the state’s health requirement needed for graduation. Beginning in the fall of… Continue reading UM partners with Shelby County Schools to Offer Dual Enrollment Course in Health Concepts

University of Montevallo sophomore fishing team anglers Peyton Harris and Dalton Head became the first duo to win a national championship for the program at the 2023 Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI National Championship Presented by Lowrance Feb. 23 at Lake Toho in Kissimmee, Florida. Harris and Head claimed the national title with… Continue reading University of Montevallo Anglers Peyton Harris and Dalton Head Win Fishing National Championship

Going to college at the University of Montevallo is one thing. But it’s another thing to come out on the other side of it Montevallo MADE. Montevallo MADE was started by Dr. Kristalyn Lee, vice president for administrative affairs, and a colleague, in 2019 with 23 students as a formal President’s Office initiative after its pilot… Continue reading MADE at the University of Montevallo