University of Mobile


The University of Mobile is a private, Baptist university in Prichard, Alabama. The master's-level university has an enrollment of 1,577.

Organization

The University of Mobile is governed by a board of trustees. Members are recommended by the president of the university, reviewed by the Committee on Boards at the Alabama Baptist State Convention, and appointed by the Alabama Baptist State Convention. Elected trustees serve 4-year terms with reelection possible up to a maximum of 12 continuous years, after which an individual must be off the board for at least one year before becoming eligible to return. Life trustees must have held an elected position on the board for 20 years and may then be presented by the president for election to the life position. As of April 2008, the university had 33 elected trustees and four life trustees.
Academics are administered in several colleges and schools:
The University of Mobile has also established engineering partnership programs with Auburn University and the University of South Alabama by which students may receive a bachelor's degree from the University of Mobile and a bachelor's degree in engineering from the participating university.

Student life

The University of Mobile has 1,577 students from thirty states and twenty-four nations. Overall, sixty-five percent of the students enrolled are from the Mobile area or surrounding counties while seventeen percent are from other areas in Alabama. Forty percent of the student body reside on campus. Sixty-five percent of the students are Southern Baptist.

Residential life

At its inception, Mobile College was entirely a commuter school until the first residence halls, Arendall and Bedsole Hall, were completed. Along with Arendall and Bedsole, President Weaver also oversaw the addition of housing cottages, which would eventually be named Avery Woods. President Magnoli oversaw the addition of the university's fourth student housing unit, the 3-storied Ingram Hall. Under President Foley the university residential area expanded to include Samford Hall, Faulkner Hall, and the Timbers.

Athletics

University of Mobile's athletic teams, nicknamed "The Rams", are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, primarily competing in the Southern States Athletic Conference. The Rams formerly competed in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis and track and field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field and volleyball.
The university colors are garnet, black and gray, and a ram is the mascot. The school's intercollegiate program began in 1985 as one of the first acts of the newly appointed President Magnoli. The university has won national championships in men's tennis in 1993; women's tennis ; men's golf, men's tennis, and women's soccer in 1997; women's golf ; men's soccer ; and women's softball.

Notable alumni