Auburn University Montgomery
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| Motto | Our Standard Is Excellence |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1967 |
| Endowment | $24 million |
| Chancellor | Carl A. Stockton |
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Academic staff
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318 (2006-2007) |
| Students | 4,878 (2016-2017) |
| Undergraduates | 4,273 (2016-2017) |
| Postgraduates | 605 (2016-2017) |
| Location | Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
| Campus | Suburban, 500 acres (2 km²) |
| Athletics | NCAA Division II |
| Colors | Black and Orange |
| Nickname | Warhawks |
| Website | www |
Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) is a coeducational public university located in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. It is governed by the Auburn University Board of Trustees. It was established by an act of the Alabama Legislature in 1967. AUM offers programs of study leading to bachelor's, master's, and specialist degrees in business, education, liberal arts, nursing, and sciences. As of 2017[update], the university enrolls almost 5,000. In January 2007, the university moved toward branding itself as Auburn Montgomery.
AUM was established in 1967 by Act 403 of the Alabama Legislature. In March 1968, Dr. H. Hanly Funderburk, Jr., was appointed vice president and chief administrator of the newly created university. AUM opened its doors in September 1969 with nearly 600 students in the old Alabama Extension Center on Bell Street, next to Maxwell AFB. Two years later, the university relocated to a 500-acre (2.0 km2) campus on the McLemore Plantation tract, 7 miles (11 km) east of downtown Montgomery. The campus' first two buildings were the Administration/Library building and Goodwyn Hall with classrooms and faculty offices.
AUM has been accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges as an operationally separate institution since 1978.
In January 2007, the university began branding itself as Auburn Montgomery and unveiled a new logo. The redesigned logo incorporates the Ida Belle Young Tower in a style resembling Auburn University’s logo, which features the Samford Hall clock tower. While the university’s official name will remain the same, the rebranding aims to increase cooperation between the institutions.
For the 2016-17 academic year, AUM enrolled 4,273 undergraduate and 605 graduate students. The student body is 64 percent female and 36 percent male. 51 percent of students are white, 34 percent are black,2 percent are Asian, and 1 percent are Hispanic, and 5 percent are international students. AUM comprises five Colleges (Business, Education, Nursing and Health Sciences, Arts and Sciences, and Public Policy and Justice) that offer bachelor, master and specialist degree programs. The most popular bachelor's degrees granted are business administration (25 percent), nursing (13 percent), liberal arts (9 percent), biology (8 percent) elementary education (7 percent) and secondary education (7 percent). AUM offers a joint doctorate program with Auburn University in Public Administration.
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