Mississippi University for Women

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Mississippi University for Women
Tagline A Tradition of Excellence for Men and Women
Established 1884
Type Public
President Claudia A. Limbert
Location Columbus, Mississippi, United States
Address 1100 College Street, Columbus, MS 39701
Telephone (877) 462 8439
Colors Blue and White
Nickname The W
Affiliations Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
Website http://www.muw.edu


Mississippi University for Women, also known as MUW or simply the "W" is a four-year coeducational public university located in Columbus, Mississippi. It was formerly known as Industrial Institute and College (II&C) and later Mississippi State College for Women (MSCW). Men have been offered admission to MUW since 1982.

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Upon its establishment in 1884, Mississippi University for Women became the first public women's college in the United States. Then known as the Industrial Institute and College, the institution was created by an act of the Mississippi Legislature on March 12, 1884, for the dual purposes of providing a liberal arts education for women and preparing them for employment. The first session began October 22, 1885, with an enrollment of approximately 250 students on a campus formerly occupied by the Columbus Female Institute, a private college founded in 1847.

The name of the institution changed to Mississippi State College for Women in 1920 to reflect an emphasis on collegiate, rather than vocational, education. The name changed again in 1974 to Mississippi University for Women to better reflect the nature of the academic programs, including graduate studies. All other Mississippi state colleges were also designated universities at this time.

In 1982, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan that the school's single-sex admissions policies were in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Following this decision, the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning ordered the university to change its policies to allow the admission of qualified males into all university programs. In 1988, the Board of Trustees reaffirmed the mission of MUW as an institution providing quality academic programs for all qualified students, with emphasis on distinctive opportunities for women.

The University offers academic programs in more than 50 areas of study [1].

In 2006 MUW awarded 481 undergraduate degrees. The following were the top ten degrees awarded and the percentage of of the graduates that came from that program[2]:

The remaining degrees awarded were in the following subjects: Art Education, Biology, Chemistry, Communication, Culinary Arts, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Studio Arts, Theatre, History, Health & Kinesiology, Exercise Science, Sport Management, Mathematics, Microbiology, Music, Physical Science, Political Science, Spanish, Speech-Language Pathology /Audiology and Pre-professional degrees. MUW offers Pre-Professional degrees in Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Engineering, Pre-Law, Pre-Medical Technology, Pre-Medicine, Pre-Occupational Therapy, Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Physical Therapy, and Pre-Veterinary.

In 2006 MUW awarded 81 Master's degrees from its eight different graduate programs. The following are the percentages of graduates that came from each program[3]:

[4][5]

Total Enrollment: 2428

  • Total Undergraduate Enrollment: 2280
  • Total Graduate Enrollment: 148

Freshman: 587 Sophomores: 353 Juniors: 487 Seniors: 834 Graduate Students: 148

Average Faculty Salary: $46,184 Student to Faculty Ratio: 12 to 1

Total Faculty: 207

  • Administrative: 9
  • Part-Time Faculty: 132
  • Full-Time Faculty: 66
    • Male Full-Time Faculty: 49
    • Female Full-Time Faculty: 83

Faculty Rank

  • Professor: 30
  • Associate Professor: 16
  • Assistant Professor: 35
  • Instructor: 51

Average Age of Students: 25

Female: 85% Male: 15%

Full-time: 83% Part-time 17%

White: 64% Black: 32% Other: 4%

Mississippi Resident: 91.56% Other United State Resident: 7.66% International: 0.78%

Number of freshman applicants: 1381 Number of freshman admitted: 683

ACT minimum score: 16 ACT mean score: 21.5


MUW’s College of Business is accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs.[6] Business majors in the 2006-2007 school year represented 8% of the total MUW student body[7]

The MUW College of Business offers degrees in the following areas[8]:

The MUW College of Education and Human Sciences is divided into three departments, the Department of Education, the Department of Psychology and Family Studies, and the Department of Health & Kinesiology. [9]

The MUW Department of Education offers undergraduate degrees in the following areas[10]

The MUW Department of Education offers graduate degrees in the following areas[11]:

The Department of Psychology and Family Studies offers undergraduate degrees in each of the following areas[12]:

The MUW department of Health and Kinesiology offers undergraduate degrees in the following areas[13]:

The MUW Department of health and Kinesiology offers a graduate degree in[14]:

The MUW College of Nursing and Speech Language Pathology offers degrees in the following areas[15][16]:

The MUW College of Arts and Sciences is divided into six departments; those departments are Sciences and mathematics, Music and theater, Art and design, Languages, literature, and philosophy, Communication, and History, political science, geography, and paralegal.

The MUW Department of Sciences and Mathematics offers undergraduate degrees in the following areas[17]:

The MUW Department of Music and Theater offers undergraduate degrees in the following areas[18]:

The MUW Department of Art and design offers undergraduate degrees in the following areas[19]:

The MUW Department of Communication offers both Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in communication[20].

The MUW Department of language, literature, and philosophy offers undergraduate degrees in the following areas [21]:

The MUW Department of history, political science, geography, and paralegal offers undergraduate degrees in the following areas[22]:

The MUW Culinary Arts Institute offers a Bachelors of Science in Culinary Arts and a minor in Culinary Arts. Students in the Bachelors program can emphasize their degrees in the following areas:

Main article: MUW Alumnae Association

Alumni of MUW are known collectively as "The Long Blue Line" and are known for their loyalty to their school.[citation needed]

Notable MUW alumni include:

Currently, there is tension between MUW's administration and its alumni.[29] [30] The announcement of the University's decision to disaffiliate from the 117-year-old MUW Alumnae Association[31] called public attention to the conflicts; however, the decisions to end the Univeristy's athletic program[32], consider changing the name of the university[33], and dismiss the Alumni Association's director and assistant director[34] have also contributed to the current relationship problems.

  1. ^ Mississippi University for Women Admissions: Degrees. Retrieved on 2007-03-01.
  2. ^ Degreebook: AY2003-AY2006 Degrees Awarded and Top Ten Degrees & September 2006 Program Inventory. Jackson, MS: Board of Trustees State Institute of Higher Learning, 8. 
  3. ^ Degreebook: AY2003-AY2006 Degrees Awarded and Top Ten Degrees & September 2006 Program Inventory. Jackson, MS: Board of Trustees State Institute of Higher Learning, 8. 
  4. ^ February 24, Mississippi's Universities
  5. ^ (2006) Mississippi University for Women Fact Book 2006-2007. Jackson, MS: Mississippi University for Women. 
  6. ^ Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs. Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
  7. ^ Office of Institutional Research (2006). Mississippi University for Women Fact Book 2006-2007. Jackson, MS: Mississippi University for Women. 
  8. ^ Business Programs of Study. Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
  9. ^ MUW - College of Education and Human Sciences. Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
  10. ^ MUW - College of Education and Human Sciences - Teacher Education Undergraduate Programs. Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
  11. ^ MUW - College of Education and Human Sciences Graduate Studies in Education. Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
  12. ^ MUW - Psychology and Family Studies. Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
  13. ^ MUW - College of Education and Human Sciences Health and Kinesiology BS. Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
  14. ^ MUW - College of Education and Human Sciences Health and Kinesiology M.S. Degree in Health Education. Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
  15. ^ MUW - Department of Nursing.
  16. ^ MUW - Department of Speech.
  17. ^ MUW - Department of Science and Math.
  18. ^ MUW - Department of Music and Theater.
  19. ^ MUW - Department of Art and Design.
  20. ^ MUW - Department of Communication.
  21. ^ MUW - Department of Language Literature and Philosophy.
  22. ^ MUW - Department of History, Political Science, Geogrphy, and Paralegal.
  23. ^ CNN/AllPolitics.com - Election 2000 - The Democratic National Convention.
  24. ^ Kennedy Center: ACTF - National Student Playwriting Award Description and Winners.
  25. ^ Hall of Fame Inventor Profile, Elizabeth Lee Hazen.
  26. ^ Valerie Jaudon on artnet.
  27. ^ Washingtonpost.com: Politics Evelyn McPhail Dies at Age 68.
  28. ^ Chief Justice Lenore Prather Supreme Court of Mississippi.
  29. ^ MUW defends action against alumni group.
  30. ^ MUW alumni group rips leader's action.
  31. ^ Overby to chair MUW Alumni Association Advisory Committee.
  32. ^ Board to approve discontinuation of MUW's intercollegiate athletic program at January meeting.
  33. ^ Limbert to address MUW name change in the spring.
  34. ^ Ousted MUW alumni director resigns from library position.



Mississippi University for Women

Academics:

College of Business • College of Education and Human Sciences • College of Nursing and Speech Language Pathology • College of Arts and Sciences • Culinary Arts Institute • Southern Women’s Institute

Related Institutions:

Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, Mississippi Governor’s School, Eudora Welty Writer’s Symposium, Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi

Administration:

Community Living, Campus, Campus Organizations, 2-year Social Clubs, 4-year Social Clubs, History, Student Life, Alumni, Institutional Advancement
Women's colleges that became coeducational
Beaver College • H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College • Washington College of Law • Chowan College • Carlow University • Florida State University • Shorter College • LaGrange College • Andrew College • University of North Carolina at Greensboro • Ohio Dominican University • James Madison University • Georgia College & State University • Bennington College • Connecticut College • Elmira College • Sarah Lawrence College • Silver Lake College • Vassar College • Hunter College • University of Mary Washington • Viterbo University • Drexel University College of Medicine • Radford University • Texas Woman's University • Trocaire College • Longwood University • Cazenovia College • Mississippi University for Women • Albertus Magnus College • Goucher College • Lake Erie College • Tift College • Wheaton College • University of Saint Mary • Emmanuel College • Notre Dame College • Hood College • Seton Hill University • Chestnut Hill College • Hartford College for Women • Immaculata University • Lesley College • Wells College • Randolph College • Regis College
Public Colleges and Universities in Mississippi
Alcorn State University • Delta State University • Jackson State University • Mississippi State University • Mississippi University for Women • Mississippi Valley State University • University of Mississippi • University of Southern Mississippi
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