THE UWA
THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA
The University of West Alabama is a fully accredited state institution with a nationwide reputation for its outstanding student body and faculty members. West Alabama is small enough that the students get to know almost everyone on campus, and guests are greeted with a friendly “Hello” from passing faculty and students. The University was founded in 1835 as a female academy, and during the late 19th and early 20th centuries was under the leadership of the colorful Miss Julia Tutwiler. Through the efforts of Miss Tutwiler, this institution became one of the most outstanding teacher colleges in the South. The University is located in Livingston, Alabama, the county seat of Sumter County, on United States Highway 11, Alabama Highway 28, and Interstate 20/59. It is 116 miles southwest of Birmingham, 130 miles west of Montgomery, and 37 miles east of Meridian, Mississippi. Although the original school site covered only seven acres, the facilities have grown, and today the campus sprawls over 574 acres, with beautiful rolling hills, woods, and a 54-acre lake. An old covered bridge, located near the George C. Wallace Union Building, reflects the mood and character of this easy, quiet, and friendly part of the state. The University of West Alabama is governed by a Board of Trustees appointed by the Governor of Alabama. While recognizing a special obligation to the educational, economic, and cultural life of the community and region where it is located, the University welcomes students from more distant locales.
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The University is comprised of the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Education, the College of Business, the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, the Division of Nursing, and the School of Graduate Studies. It offers the Associate in Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Education and Master of Science in Continuing Education degrees. Additionally, the University’s College of Education, College of Business, and Division of Nursing are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, The Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, and the UNIVERSITY FACTS National League of Founded: 1835 Nursing, respectively. The University’s accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools gives regional and national recognition to credits and degrees earned at the University. The student body of some 4,157 comes from Alabama and many other states. Of the teaching faculty, well over 50 percent hold earned doctorates and more than 65 percent have at least one year of education beyond the master’s degree.
Location:
Livingston, Ala.
President:
Dr. Richard Holland
Enrollment:
4,888
Geographic:
70% in-state, 30% out -of-state
Student/Teacher Ratio Faculty:
18 to 1
72% hold doctoral degrees
Average Costs:
9,469 in-state, 14,069 out-of-state
Academic Emphasis:
Liberal Arts Business Education
Natural Sciences & Mathmematics Technology, Nursing
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Governor of Alabama His Excellency Governor Bob Riley State Superintendent of Education Dr. Joe Morton Mrs. Jean Dearman Anderson .............................Tuscaloosa, Mr. Thomas Ballow, Jr. ................................... Montgomery, Mr. Terry Bunn .................................................Tuscaloosa, Mrs. Lena Hardaway.......................................... Livingston, Mr. Randall I. Hillman.................................... Montgomery, Mrs. Rebecca Stanford Lewis .................................. Auburn, Mrs. Margaret Lovett .................................... Muscle Shoals, Mr. John Northcutt ............................................ Demopolis, Mr. Willie Bruce O’Neal .................................. Birmingham, Mr. Alex Saad ........................................................ Daphne, Mr. John Smith .............................................. Montgomery, Mr. Thed Spree ..................................................... Boligee,
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