University of Montevallo

The college is said to be haunted by a woman who was burned to death while trying to cook fudge over a Bunsen burner. No matter how many times they replace the door, her image continues to be burned into it.  The overriding mission of the University of Montevallo, unique in higher education in Alabama, is to provide to students from throughout the state an affordable, geographically accessible, "small college" public higher educational experience of high quality, with a strong emphasis on undergraduate liberal studies and with professional programs supported by a broad base of arts and sciences, designed for their intellectual and personal growth in the pursuit of meaningful employment and responsible, informed citizenship.