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Stillman
is an institution of
higher education founded by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in1876.
Stillman
is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia
30033-4097; Telephone number 404-679-4501) to award the Bachelor of Arts
and Bachelor of Science degrees. The Colleges
also is approved by the Alabama State Board of Education to offer
teacher education programs.
Stillman's
average enrollment is 1200 students with more than 75 percent of the
student body being from Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida and
Illinois, and just over 1 percent being from foreign countries. Eighty
students are enrolled in the Harte Honors College, and
experience for the best and brightest thinkers and doers.
Stillman
is a corporation chartered by the State of Alabama. It has a
self-perpetuating Board of up to 31 trustees chaired by alumnus Robert
Burns.
Stillman
recognizes that there are many activities
and services vital to the total growth and development of the student.
Consequently, a number of formalized programs, organizations, and
activities are made available to students through the Division of
Student Affairs. To facilitate coordination, the organizations of
activities and services is divided into seven categories: Housing and
Residential Life, Counseling, Career/Graduate School Related Services,
Health Services, Student Activities, Campus Christian Life, and Student
Government Association.
The East Entrance of Stillman
Stillman is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama 52 miles southwest of
Birmingham. Tuscaloosa is served by major bus and rail lines;
modern shopping and service
facilities are accessible in the immediate vicinity of the campus.
Downtown Tuscaloosa is within walking distance. The 105-acre campus is
noted for its stately magnolias and spacious, well-maintained grounds,
and graceful buildings.
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The Harold N. Stinson Math and Science
Buildings
Harold N. Stinson Mathematics-Science Building, completed in 1972,
serves as a central classroom facility. This building features
laboratory spaces, support and instrumentation rooms, a multi-media
equipped auditorium, self-instructional space, seminar rooms equipped
for utilizing the latest in media technology instruction, computer
classroom/laboratory, and a greenhouse. The building, which was updated
in 1990, and was named in honor of Dr. Harold N. Stinson, third
President of Stillman.
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The Cordell Wynn Humanities and Fine
Arts Center
Cordell Wynn Humanities and Fine Arts Center, completed in 1999, serves
as a central classroom facility. This building features multi-media and
seminar rooms; electronic classrooms; language, reading, speech,
writing, and computer laboratories; studio and galley space; and
audio-visual studious for mass communication and telecommunications. The
building was named in honor of Dr. Cordell Wynn, fourth President of
Stillman.
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The Johnson-Robinson Student and
Health Center
Josephine C. Johnson/J.W. Robinson
Student Development Center, constructed in 1994, is named for two long-time employees
of the college. Mrs. Johnson, an alumna of Stillman, served as college
nurse for 37 years, and Dr. Robinson served as college physician for 28
years. The building houses counseling, placement, and the health center.
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The School of Education
The
School of Education, completed in 2003, is located on the southeast
section of the campus near the stadium. In addition to offices and
classrooms, the 31,000-square-foot building contains spaces designed
specifically for students in the education program. The high-concept,
technological facility stands as evidence of Stillman's commitment to
the teaching profession.
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The William H. Sheppard Library
William H. Sheppard Library, named for one of Stillman's most
distinguished alumni, was completed in 1956 and houses approximately
110,00 volumes and electronic databases. The media area includes the
Curriculum Laboratory, the Educational Development Laboratory, and a
preview/listening room. These facilities provide learning resources
such as videotapes, films, slides, interactive video discs, computer
software, laminating equipment, projectors, televisions, etc. The
College Archives are also located in the library. Special collections
include the Martha L. O'Rourke African-American Collection, and a
microfilm collection from part of the Schomberh
Collection
of Negro Life and History. The library subscribes to 410 American and
foreign periodicals, including twenty-one newspaper subscriptions
from various sections of the nation. Dr. Sheppard, for whom the building
was named, completed at Stillman his training for the ministry in 1887.
With Samuel B. Lapsley, Sheppard founded missionary work of the
Presbyterian Church in the Congo (now Zaire). In 1989 the Ashel and
Merle Jackson Communications Complex was annexed to the facility. The
library is a member of cooperative programs with University of Alabama
Libraries, Shelton State Community College Libraries, and Bevill State
Community College Library.
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The Joseph D. Roulhac Residence Hall
Joseph D. Roulhac Hall was completed in 2000 and is named for Judge
Joseph Roulhac, a Stillman alumnus and the first African American
municipal judge in Akron, Ohio. The residence hall houses 298 female
students and contains two computer laboratories and a food court.
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The Samuel Burney Hay College Center
Samuel Burney Hay College Center, opened in 1965 and renovated 2002, is
named in honor of Dr. Hay and serves as the focal point of social life
at Stillman. This center houses the College dining room, student
organizations offices, computer classroom/laboratory, recreation rooms,
snack bar, post office, book and supply store, day student lounges,
general student lounges, faculty and presidential dining rooms, and
guest rooms. Completely air conditioned, the building is built around a
large patio. It was built through capital fund drives, the Presbyterian
Development Fund and the College Fund UNCF.
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The Marie Lundy Wynn Hall Residence
Hall
Marie Lundy Wynn Hall, completed in1996, is a female residence hall named in
honor of the college's fourth First Lady. The building has a fitness center, computer
lab, and a kitchen on each floor.
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The Stillman Stadium and Athletic
Complex
Stillman Stadium, completed in 1999, serves as home to Stillman's
outdoor athletic teams. The 9,000-seat stadium boasts four NCAA
regulations fields--one for football, two for baseball, and one for
softball--and five related buildings. Located east of the stadium is the
football coaches’ area.
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The Hallie Paxon Winsborough Residence
Hall
Winsborough Hall, erected by Women of the Presbyterian Church in 1922,
and renovated in 1966, provides residence rooms for women. The building
bears the name of Mrs. Hallie Paxon Winsborough, who was Secretary of
Women's Work from 1912-1929. Winsborough Hall was renovated in 1987 and
2002, and continues to be a residence hall for women, reserved exclusively
for seniors.
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The Birthright Auditorium and Athletic
Center
Birthright Hall, erected in 1951 and renovated in 1975 and 2003,
provides facilities for physical educations and athletics. The building
contains a swimming pool for year-round use, and a basketball court for
intercollegiate competition. The building also houses a large stage for
dramatic and other cultural events, and student activities. A bequest
from Charles and Bettie Birthright, for whom the building is named, and
contributions from the Women of the Church financed construction of the
building. This facility was expanded and refurbished in 2003.
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The Alexander Batchelor Hall
Administrative Building
Alexander Batchelor Hall was completed
in 1962 with funds from the 1960 birthday
offerings of the Women of the Church. Extensive remodeling in 1973-74 and again
in 1999 provides for greater utilization of Batchelor for administrative
services to students.
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Frances Dearing
Hay Hall
Frances
Dearing Hay Hall, named in honor of the college's second First Lady, was
opened for occupancy in the fall of 1966. The building has a fitness
center, computer lab, and a kitchen on each floor.
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