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October 25, 2024 | More Montevallo Stories

Featured Falcons: Colton Rodano

One of Colton Rodano’s most memorable moments from his time at the University of Montevallo was being sworn in as Student Government Association president. The senior, now serving as president for a second year, was overcome with emotion as his predecessor, Cody Hodge, handed him the gavel. “That was kind of awesome to me because […]

September 25, 2024 | More Montevallo Stories

Featured Falcons: Bella Macomb

Students at the University of Montevallo are highly encouraged to flex their creative muscles through the medium of their choice. Sophomore Bella Macomb’s chosen medium is flour, sugar, frosting and fondant, which she uses to produce intricately decorated cakes for her flourishing baking business, Izzy B’s Sweets & More. “I’ve been baking forever, but I […]

August 30, 2024 | More Montevallo Stories

Featured Falcons: Kooper Rooks

Kooper Rooks knows firsthand the profound impact that music can have on a person’s wellbeing. From stress reduction to pain management, music was one of the things that kept the sophomore inspired during his journey to becoming a childhood cancer survivor. “Anybody who has ever had a hard time, I guarantee they had an artist […]

August 22, 2024 | More Montevallo Stories

UM Students Gain Hands-On Career Experience Through Summer Internships

Many University of Montevallo students took advantage of their time off this summer to get some hands-on experience in their desired career fields through internships. These valuable opportunities have taken our Falcons around the country, from Birmingham to Washington, D.C., from theatre to construction work. Check out what some UM students have been working on […]

August 5, 2024 | More Montevallo Stories

Featured Falcons: Veronica Kloss

Anyone that meets Veronica Kloss can see that she is on a mission to fully embody the value of a liberal arts education at the University of Montevallo. Between her two majors, five minors and diverse campus involvement, the senior is dedicated to taking advantage of all that UM has to offer. “I do a […]

May 13, 2024 | More Montevallo Stories

Featured Falcons: Anna Katherine Eastman

Though Anna Katherine Eastman originally planned to study biology, an interest in math and medicine drew her to the path of chemistry at the University of Montevallo. The recent UM graduate is Boston-bound this summer, as she has been selected for an internship at Harvard Medical School working alongside one of UM’s distinguished alumni, Dr. […]

March 6, 2024 | More Montevallo Stories

Featured Falcons: Sofiia Vaida 

The challenges of attending college in a country at war are all too familiar to Sofiia Vaida, an exchange student from Ukraine attending the University of Montevallo this semester. Between threats of missile strikes each day and constantly interrupted classes, getting a high-quality education has proven difficult ever since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of […]

January 30, 2024 | More Montevallo Stories

Featured Falcons: Anna Brasfield and Abi Dewilde

Anna Brasfield started the school year off flying solo as Gold Side leader. Luckily, the person who was ready to step up to the plate and stand by her side happened to be her best friend, Abi Dewilde. Now, Gold Side is looking to make a strong comeback, and the duo is pumped to lead […]

January 24, 2024 | More Montevallo Stories

Featured Falcons: Josh Giles and Abby Sledd

Coming off last year’s win, this year’s Purple Side leaders, Josh Giles and Abby Sledd, are eager to secure another Purple Victory. Their journey as leaders has been a major learning experience so far, and in times of stress the duo has received lots of encouragement from each other and Purple Side, where they’ve both […]

December 6, 2023 | More Montevallo Stories

Featured Falcons: Kevin Harvey

Before being recruited to play lacrosse here, senior Kevin Harvey had never heard of the University of Montevallo. After his first visit to UM, an 11-hour drive away from his hometown of Parkland, Florida, he immediately knew that he belonged on the bricks. “I absolutely fell in love with the size,” he said. “I’ve always […]

August 7, 2023 | Student Spotlight

Featured Falcons: London Breedlove

More than ever before, college students are becoming increasingly involved in politics on a local and national level. For London Breedlove, a political science major going into her junior year at the University of Montevallo, an interest in politics soon led her to the path of law. “My dad is a super political person, and […]

March 24, 2023 | Student Spotlight

Featured Falcons: Brianna Bramlett

University of Montevallo student Brianna Bramlett received an email from her supervisor at her part-time job at Books-A-Million about entering a contest to win a ticket to the Poets & Writers Gala in New York City and thought, why not? Bramlett, a double major in English and communication studies who wants to pursue a career […]

February 8, 2023 | Student Spotlight

Featured Falcons: Ahtziri Chavez

Senior mass communication major Ahtziri Chavez had always dreamed of working in international communications as a producer or director of a Hispanic broadcast station. Thanks to help from University of Montevallo Mass Communication Professors Dr. Jay Cofield and Dr. Bruce Finklea, she landed an internship with The World Games this past summer where she worked […]

December 13, 2022 | Student Spotlight

Student Spotlight: Angel Perry

Angel Perry, a University of Montevallo graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in counseling with a specialization in clinical mental health counseling, was selected as a recipient of the prestigious Albert Schweitzer Fellowship of Alabama. The Alabama Fellows Program is one of thirteen active Schweitzer programs across the U.S. dedicated to developing a pipeline of […]

November 28, 2022 | Student Spotlight

Student Spotlight: Allie Dishman

This past summer, Allie Dishman, a junior majoring in biology on a pre-med track, participated in the opportunity of a lifetime. She worked at the Harvard Medical School National Center for Functional Glycomics under the esteemed Dr. Richard Cummings ’74, the Center’s director and a University of Montevallo alum. “Words can’t describe how amazing it […]

October 28, 2022 | Student Spotlight

Student Spotlight: Gemali Alcantara

Gemali Alcantara is a first-generation college student from Honduras. Without any guidance, he aspired for more and so he sought it out. College was the route that he decided would be best, but he wasn’t sure how he’d pull that off. Then, the University of Montevallo opened a door. “Many schools accepted me, but none […]

August 31, 2022 | Student Spotlight

Student Spotlight: Cody Hodge

The University of Montevallo wasn’t on SGA President Cody Hodge’s radar when he was a high school senior in his hometown of Bell Buckle, Tennessee. But that changed with one letter. “I came to the University of Montevallo because I received a letter in the mail that described the Montevallo experience,” he said. “It immediately […]

June 1, 2022 | Student Spotlight

Student Spotlight: Jamiya Williams

When Jamiya Williams moved from Adamsville, Alabama, to the University of Montevallo to earn a degree in psychology, she was shy and reserved. But in the four years she spent at UM, everything for Williams – also known as Ms. Montevallo – changed. “Before I came to college, I was really quiet and shy and […]

June 1, 2022 | Student Spotlight

Student Spotlight: Hannah Waki

As a California native, senior Hannah Waki moved thousands of miles to find the University she will forever consider home. “I truly cannot put into words the amount of gratitude I have for the University and the people who I have met in my time here,” Waki said. “The memories, opportunities and relationships I have […]

February 22, 2022 | Press Releases

Student Spotlight: Sydney Hollars

University of Montevallo Speech-Language Pathology Master’s Student Sydney Hollars was selected as the University’s first SLP Scholarship Program recipient from Sidekick Therapy Partners. Sidekick is a Tennessee-based pediatric private practice with over 125 speech-language pathologists, or SLPs, whose mission is to employ teamwork and therapeutic excellence to empower their clients to live full and purposeful […]