University of Montevallo
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| Motto | Unconventional Wisdom |
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| Type | Public Liberal Arts University |
| Established | October 12, 1896 |
| President | John W. Stewart III, Ph.D. |
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Academic staff
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210 |
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Administrative staff
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175 |
| Students | 3,033 (Fall 2016) |
| Undergraduates | 2,566 |
| Postgraduates | 467 |
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University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL 35115, Montevallo, Alabama, United States Coordinates: 33°06′14″N 86°51′54″W / 33.10378°N 86.86497°W |
| Campus | Rural |
| Colors | Purple and Gold |
| Nickname | Falcons |
| Affiliations | NCAA Division II; PBC |
| Website | www |
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Alabama Girls' Industrial School
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University of Montevallo campus
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| Location | Bounded by Middle Campus Dr., Oak, Bloch and Middle Sts., Montevallo, Alabama |
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| Area | 25.7 acres (10.4 ha) |
| Built | 1851 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, Federal |
| NRHP Reference # | 78000509 |
| Added to NRHP | December 11, 1978 |
The University of Montevallo is a four-year public university located in Montevallo, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1896, it is Alabama's only public liberal arts college and a member of the prestigious Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges.
The University of Montevallo continues to receive accolades through the rankings of "America’s Best Colleges", published by U.S. News & World Report. UM is ranked as the No. 1 public master’s-level university in Alabama, a distinction it has held each year since 2008. For 2016, Montevallo is listed as the 13th-best public university in the South in its division, moving up 2 spots since last year. Schools in 12 states make up the South geographic region.
The campus is considered an architectural jewel with an appearance more in line with private, elite institutions. The main part of the campus was designed by the Olmsted Brothers and the central part is a National Historic District. The university opened in October 1896 as the Alabama Girls’ Industrial School (AGIS), a women-only technical school that also offered high school-level courses. AGIS became the Alabama Girls’ Technical Institute in 1911, further adding "and College for Women" in 1919. The school gradually developed as a traditional degree-granting institution, becoming Alabama College, State College for Women in 1923.
The school effectively became coeducational after lobbying by the school's supporters resulted in the Alabama Legislature passing a bill on January 15, 1956 to remove the designation "State College for Women". The first men entered the school that same month. Its student body still maintains a 7:5 ratio of women to men.
In 1965, the board of trustees authorized President D.P. Culp to sign the Certificates of Assurance of Compliance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In the fall of 1968, three African American women, Carolyn Buprop, Ruby Kennbrew and Dorothy (Lilly) Turner, enrolled in the university. On September 1, 1969, Alabama College was renamed the University of Montevallo.
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