University of Nevada, Reno
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| The University of Nevada, Reno | |
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| Motto: | Omnia Pro Patria (All for our Country) |
| Established: | 1874 |
| Type: | Public, State Assisted |
| Endowment: | $ 240 million |
| President: | Dr. Milton Glick |
| Faculty: | 999 (Headcount) |
| Students: | 15,146 |
| Undergraduates: | 11,962 |
| Postgraduates: | 3,184 |
| Location: | Reno, Nevada, United States |
| Campus: | Urban, 255 acres (1 km²) |
| Colors: | Cobalt Blue and Silver |
| Mascot: | Wolf Pack |
| Website: | http://www.unr.edu |
The University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada) is a university located in Reno, Nevada, USA, and is known for its programs in agricultural research, journalism, animal biotechnology, and mining-related engineering and natural sciences. The university is fast becoming known for its journalism school, which has produced several Pulitzer Prize winners, and for its program in seismology, which is one of the most technologically advanced in North America. It is the land grant institution for the state of Nevada.
The university is also home to the University of Nevada School of Medicine, which was founded in 1969. The medical school specializes in family medicine.
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[edit] History
The University of Nevada was originally founded in Elko, Nevada in 1874 as a small, makeshift prep school. In 1885, the state legislature voted to close the Elko institution and the fledgling institution was moved from Elko to its current home in Reno, where classes began two years later.
After several decades of struggling to implement requirements of federal Morrill land-grant legislation, the university made large strides toward becoming the modern institution it is today with the opening of the Desert Research Institute in 1960 and a medical school in 1967. The University of Nevada, Reno remained the only four-year academic institution in the state of Nevada until 1965, when the current-day University of Nevada, Las Vegas attained university status as Nevada Southern University.
There is now controversy over whether the university should be called UNR or Nevada. It stems from the sentiment of the Board of Regents that the university is not the sole University of Nevada in the state, and hence should always be identified by its full name, the University of Nevada, Reno. However, some claim that since it was the first university in the state, its historical name should be its official designation, as it is in many other multi-campus public university systems such as the University of Michigan. Several of the university's institutions retain the wording "University of Nevada", including the alumni association, the student government, the campus bookstore, and the athletics department (which refers to the school's teams simply as "Nevada").
[edit] Film history
The University of Nevada's classically-styled campus has served as the setting for many movies, including:
- Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)
- Margie (1946)
- Apartment for Peggy (1948)
- Mother Is a Freshman (1949)
- Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949)
- Hilda Crane (1956)
[edit] Campus
Campus is located just north of downtown Reno overlooking Truckee Meadows and the downtown casinos. Modeled in the style of Thomas Jefferson's Academical Village at the University of Virginia, many consider the campus to be one of the prettiest in the western United States.
The university's first building, Morrill Hall (completed in 1887), still stands on the historic "quad" at the campus' southern end. Lincoln Hall (all-male dormitory) and Manzanita Hall (all-female dormitory) were both completed in 1896, making them the oldest residence halls west of the Mississippi River. Even thought the Lincoln residence hall is over 100 years old, it is known for being the most luxurious dormitory on campus.
Across the campus of the university exists the University of Nevada, Reno Arboretum, which was established in 1985, contains a collection of trees, shrubs, flowers, ornamentals and native flora, including over 60 genera and about 200 species of trees, many with several cultivars present. Thirty-six mature elm trees line the Quad.
The campus contains a statue of John William Mackay (namesake of Nevada's Mackay School of Mines, later renamed the Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering), created by Mount Rushmore designer Gutzon Borglum.
[edit] Academics
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs are offered through:
[edit] Colleges
- the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Natural Resources
- the College of Business Administration
- the College of Education
- the College of Engineering
- the College of Human and Community Sciences
- the College of Liberal Arts
- the College of Science
- the Cooperative Extension Service
- the Graduate School
- the Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism
- the School of Medicine
[edit] Schools
- the Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering
- the Orvis School of Nursing
- the School of the Arts
- the School of Public Health
- the School of Social Work
- the School of Social Research and Justice Studies
[edit] Centers, Institutes & Facilities
- Academy for the Environment
- Applied Research Facility
- Arthur Brant Laboratory for Exploration Geophysics
- Bridge Research and Information Center
- Candida Adherence Mycology Research Unit
- Center for the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies
- Center for Basque Studies
- Center for Civil Engineering Earthquake Research
- Center for Economic Development
- Center for Environmental Arts and Humanities
- Center for Environmental Sciences & Engineering
- Center for Holocaust, Genocide and Peace Studies
- Center for Learning and Literacy
- Center for Logistics Management
- Center for Neotectonic Studies
- Center for Research Design and Analysis
- Center for Research in Economic Geology
- Center of Biomedical Research Excellence
- The Collaboratory for Computational Geosciences
- Conservation Genetics Center
- Desert Research Institute (Nevada System of Higher Education)
- Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy
- Great Basin Institute
- Grant Sawyer Center for Justice Studies
- Institute for Innovation and Infomatics
- Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming
- Mining Life-Cycle Center
- Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station
- Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
- Nevada Center for Ethics & Health Policy
- Nevada Genomics Center
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Nevada Space Grant
- Nevada Terawatt Facility
- Nevada Training Partnership
- Nevada Transgenic Center
- Oral History Program
- Photon Ion Research Facility
- Raggio Research Center
- Research & Educational Planning Center
- Sanford Center for Aging
- University Center for Excellence in Development Disabilities
- W.M. Keck Earth Sciences and Mining Research Information Center
Nevada is one of the few universities in the western hemisphere to sponsor a center dedicated to Basque studies (Including Basque language), due to the large Basque population in northern Nevada.
The university and surrounding community is served by several campus libraries. Between them, over a million books and bound periodicals are in circulation in addition to government documents, audio-visual materials, and various databases. The libraries are: Noble H. Getchell (main library), DeLaMare (engineering, computer science, mining, and geology), Life and Health Sciences, Physical Sciences, W. M. Keck Earth Sciences and Mining Research Information Center, Savitt Medical, and the Mary B. Ansari Map Library. Opening on August 11, 2008 is the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, a $75.3 million project started in September 2005, which will replace the current Getchell library.
[edit] Student government
The Associated Students of the University of Nevada (ASUN) represents the undergraduate population at the university. ASUN has three branches: executive, legislative and judicial. The president of ASUN, executive vice president, and vice presidents for clubs and organizations and programming constitute the executive. The Executive Council consists of the aforementioned executive officers and the speaker of the student senate. The Senate is the legislative branch ASUN. Consisting of 22 senators elected from each of the university's colleges and schools, the Senate takes action on matters on behalf of the student body. The Senate's membership is apportioned by population in each college. The College of Liberal Arts (the largest), for instance, has seven seats in the Senate while the Reynolds School of Journalism has only one. The speaker of the Senate, also a senator, chairs all Senate meetings. The Judicial Council, composed of seven justices and two alternates, hears matters related to the ASUN Constitution and other matters that require peer review, such as alleged violation of university policies. Justices serve a two-year term. Elections are held on an annual basis for executive and legislative officers. GPA and completed credit requirements determine who is eligible for office. Credit requirements are graduated; the more senior the office in ASUN, the more credits must be completed in order to be eligible for office. ASUN is duly constituted under the laws of the state of Nevada, the university's Board of Regents policies and is bound by its own Constitution.
[edit] Athletics
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Though often known as UNR within the state, the university prefers to be called simply Nevada for athletics purposes; its sports teams are nicknamed the Wolf Pack (always two words). They participate in the NCAA's Division I (I-A for football) and in the Western Athletic Conference.
[edit] Men's basketball
- Further information: Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball
In March 2004, the Wolf Pack men's basketball team qualified for the NCAA tournament and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in school history. The team earned a repeat trip in 2005 and beat Texas in the first round before falling to eventual national runner-up Illinois. The team returned for 2006 as a #5 seed but was upset in the first round by former Big Sky Conference rival Montana. They began the 2006-07 season ranked #24. The Pack's major star during this recent period of success was Nick Fazekas. In 2007, Nevada was ranked #9 in men's basketball, which is the highest ranking that Nevada has ever held. Guards Ramon Sessions and Marcellus Kemp both flirted with leaving as juniors for the NBA draft, however Kemp decided to remain at Nevada.
[edit] Football
- Further information: Nevada Wolf Pack football
The football team plays at Mackay Stadium, which opened in October 1966 with a capacity of 7,500. After several expansions, the stadium currently seats 31,000. The playing field sits at an elevation of 4610 feet (1405 m) above sea level. Originally natural grass, it was replaced with FieldTurf in 2000. Permanent lighting was added in 2003. The 2007 football team finished with a record of 6-7, losing it's bowl game to the University of New Mexico. It was the third consecutive year that the team had made a bowl appearance, a first in school history. The team was lead by fist team All WAC center Dominic Green and running back Luke Lippincott who lead the conference in rushing yards in addition to WAC freshman of the year, quarterback Colin Kaepernick. [1]
[edit] Other notable sports
- Other notable successes have come in rifle shooting. The Nevada rifle team placed second in the 2004 NCAA Rifle team championship, losing to national champion Alaska Fairbanks. As of 2008, the rifle team has been to seven consecutive NCAA championships.[2]
- The volleyball team has qualified for the NCAA tournament five times in its history, all coming from at-large selections. (1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005).
- The baseball team has made four appearances in the NCAA regionals, in 1994, 1997, 1999 and 2000. They have compiled a record of 5-8 in NCAA games, losing to Stanford in the finals of the Palo Alto Regional in 1999. Nevada finished the 1994 season ranked 19th in the country. [3]
- The soccer team won its first WAC tournament title in 2006 and qualified for its first NCAA tournament since the program's inception in 2000. Nevada faced Fresno State in the championship match and after 110 minutes of scoreless play, the two teams went into a shootout where Nevada prevailed 4-2 in penalty kicks.
- The softball team won its first WAC tournament title in 2006 and qualified for its first NCAA tournament since the program was reinstated in 2003. Jordan McPherson pitched all 41 innings for Nevada in the WAC tournament, without giving up a single earned run, while striking out 34 on the way to being named tournament MVP.[4]
- The swimming and diving team won the AIAW-Division II national title in 1979 and has won 6 conference championships since 1996. They won the Big West championship five years in a row from 1996 to 2000, and won the WAC title in 2007.
[edit] Rivalries
Annually, Nevada's football team plays its primary rival, UNLV, for the Fremont Cannon in the Battle for Nevada. Nevada is currently enjoying an 18-15 lead in the series, after beating UNLV in 2007 27-20 in Reno. Nevada's two out-of-state rivals, particularly in football, are Boise State and Fresno State.
[edit] Mascot
The Wolf Pack's mascot is an anthropomorphized wolf named Alphie, who took over the duties of cheering from his uncle, Wolfie, in 1999. In 2007, Alphie was joined by his younger brother, Wolfie Jr.
[edit] Conference affiliations
Nevada has been a member of the WAC since 2000.
Previous conference memberships include:
- 1992-99 - Big West
- 1979-92 - Big Sky
- 1969-79 - West Coast Athletic - (independent for football)
1954-1968 - Northern California Athletic Conference [5]
[edit] Student Media
Nevada's independent, weekly student newspaper, The Nevada Sagebrush, has been in continuous publication since 1893, making it one of the oldest newspapers still in publication in the state of Nevada. It comes out every Tuesday morning, and employs more than 40 people, 25 full-time. Prior to 2004, the newspaper called itself simply the Sagebrush. It was recently a finalist for a Pacemaker at the 2006 ACP student journalism awards.
There are other independent student publications on campus including The Nevada Blue and the Pack Patriot.
There is also the student radio station WolfPackRadio that also broadcasts at the radio frequency of 1700AM within a 2 two mile radius of the University. The station features student Dj's, shows and programs and artists from campus and independent sources usually within the Reno/Tahoe region.
Formerly Nevada's yearbook, The Artemisia has evolved into the second major publication circulating UNR, presenting itself as a bi-monthly documentary photography magazine in contrast to the weekly, newspaper-style of The Sagebrush. It is put out both in print and online, the online version providing both support for the published stories and independent content.
Nevada's literary arts journal Brushfire was created by a group of students in 1950. It is released once a semester and publishes original poetry, literature and art by students and some faculty and community members. It is the oldest literary arts publication in the state.
[edit] Greek Life
[edit] Fraternities
North-American Interfraternity Conference fraternities represented on campus:
- Kappa Alpha Psi, (ΚΑΨ), Predominatly African-American Fraternity
- Lambda Chi Alpha, (ΛΧΑ)
- Pi Kappa Phi, (ΠΚΦ)
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon, (ΣΑΕ)
- Sigma Nu, (ΣΝ)
- Sigma Phi Epsilon, (ΣΦΕ)
- Tau Kappa Epsilon, (ΤΚΕ)
National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations fraternities represented on campus:
- Nu Alpha Kappa, (ΝΑΚ)
Unaffiliated fraternities represented on campus:
- Phi Delta Theta, (ΦΔΘ) - In 2002, Phi Delta Theta, left the North-American Interfraternity Conference due to ideological differences [1].
- Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia(ΦΜΑ), Men with an above-average interest in music
- Lambda Psi Rho (ΛΨΡ), Asian-Interest Fraternity
[edit] Sororities
National Panhellenic Conference sororities represented on campus include:
- Delta Delta Delta, (ΔΔΔ)
- Delta Gamma, (ΔΓ)
- Kappa Alpha Theta (ΚΑΘ)
- Pi Beta Phi, (ΠΒΦ)
- Sigma Kappa, (ΣΚ)
National Pan-Hellenic Council sororities represented on campus include:
- Delta Sigma Theta, (ΔΣΘ) Predominatly African-American Sorority
- Zeta Phi Beta, (ΖΦΒ) Predominatly African-American Sorority
National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations sororities represented on campus include:
- Kappa Delta Chi,(ΚΔΧ) Latina-Based Sorority
Unaffiliated sororities represented on campus include:
- Lambda Phi Xi, (ΛΦΞ) Multicultural Sorority
[edit] Secret Societies
- Coffin and Keys, (ΧΚ), founded October 24, 1916
- The Order of the Sceptre, founded June 15, 2005
- The Union, founded in September 2007
- Muffin & Cheese, first newsletter published May 2008
[edit] Notable alumni & faculty
[edit] Notable Professors
- James E. Church, best known for having developed the Mount Rose snow sampler (1906), the first instrument for measuring snow water content.
- Steven C. Hayes, Ph.D. - Foundation Professor, Clinical Psychology & developer of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy [2].
- Robert Metts, Ph.D. - Expertise in International Economics, Economic Development, Labor Economics; Presented at the United Nations on "Planning For Disability"
- James Richardson, Ph.D. - Sociologist, critics of "cultic brainwashing" theories
- James G. Scrugham - professor of mechanical engineering from 1903 to 1914 and dean from 1914 to 1917; he was a Representative, a Senator, and a Governor from the State of Nevada
- Esmail Zanjani, In 2007, led scientists at the School of Medicine and created a sheep that has 15% human cells and 85% animal cells, the world's first "human-sheep chimera", which has the body of a sheep but half-human organs [3].
[edit] Pulitzer Prize Winners
- Ron Einstoss, 1955 - Awarded in 1966 for coverage of the Watts Riot
- Susan Forrest, 1982 - Awarded for general news reporting in 1988
- Kristen Go, 1998 - Awarded in 1998 for her coverage of the Columbine High School shootings
- Warren Lerude, 1961 - Awarded in 1977
- Edward Montgomery, 1934 - Awarded for distinguished local reporting in 1952
- Howard Sheerin, 1931 - Awarded for public service in 1956
[edit] Arts and media
- Walter Van Tilburg Clark - Author of The Ox-bow Incident
- Frederic Joseph DeLongchamps, 1904 - Nevada State Architect 1919-1926
- Charley Douglass, 1933 - Sound engineer, created the first TV laugh track
- Dolora Zajick - Opera singer
[edit] Athletics
- Chris Ault, 1969 - Head Coach of Wolf Pack football team
- Doug Betters, 1977 - Professional football player and Pro Bowler, Miami Dolphins
- Nate Burleson, 2003 - Wide Receiver, Seattle Seahawks
- Ryan Church, 2000 - Major League Baseball player, New York Mets
- Andy Dominique, 1996–1997 - former Major League Baseball player
- Nick Fazekas, 2007 - Basketball player, Los Angeles Clippers
- Joseph Salvatore Gilbert - Boxer on reality tv show The Contender
- Jeff Horton, 1958 - NFL Asst. Coach St. Louis Rams
- Joe Inglett, 1997–2000 - Major League Baseball player, (Toronto Blue Jays
- Trevor Insley, 1999 - NCAA Division I-A all-time receiving yards leader
- Edgar Jones, 1979 - Former professional basketball player, drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in 1979.
- Kevin Kouzmanoff, 2003 - Major League Baseball player, San Diego Padres
- Mills Lane, 1963 - NCAA boxing champion, boxing referee, lawyer, judge
- Brock Marion, 1989-92 - Professional football player, Detroit Lions
- Corky Miller, 1997–1998 - Major League Baseball player, Atlanta Braves
- Marion Motley, 1940-42 - Professional Football Hall of Famer
- Charles Mann, 1980-82 - Former professional football player and Pro Bowler, Washington Redskins
- David Neill - set the NCAA freshman record for most touchdown passes in a season
- Lyle Overbay, 1996–1999 - Major League Baseball player, Toronto Blue Jays
- Chad Qualls, 1999–2000 - Major League Baseball player, Arizona Diamondbacks
- Darrell Rasner, 2000–2002 - Major League Baseball player, New York Yankees
- Jeff Rowe, 2007, Professional football player, a rookie quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL
- Ramon Sessions, 2007, Professional basketball players, Milwaukee Bucks, April 2008 NBA Rookie of the Month
- Chris Singleton, 1992–1993, former Major League Baseball player
- Kirk Snyder, 2004 - Basketball player, Minnesota Timberwolves
- Karen Stoffer, ? - NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle racer
- Kirk Triplett - Professional PGA Tour golfer
- Charles Wright - Professional wrestler (gimmicks included The Godfather, Kama, and Papa Shango)
- Tony Zendejas, 1983 - Professional Football Player
[edit] Politics and public service
- Francis O. Allen - Republican Nevada State Assemblywomen representing Clark County district 4; arrested on May 18, 2008 on one count of battery with a deadly weapon, one count of domestic violence and one count of battery domestic violence for allegedly stabbing her husband
- Helen Delich Bentley - Former Congresswoman from Maryland
- Emmet D. Boyle, 1898 - Former governor of Nevada
- Ernest S. Brown, 1926 - U.S. Senator from Nevada
- Richard Bryan, 1959 - Former governor of Nevada and US Senator
- Alan Bible, 1930? - U.S. Senator from Nevada (1954-1974)
- Catherine Cortez Masto, 1986 - Current Attorney General for the State of Nevada
- Frankie Sue Del Papa, 1971 - First Female Nevada State Attorney General and First Female Secretary of State
- Jim Gibbons - Governor of Nevada
- Daniel Klaich, 1972 - Excutive Vice Chancellor for the Nevada System of Highter Education
- Pat McCarran, attended but not graduated - Democratic United States Senator from Nevada from 1933 until 1954, noted for his strong anti-Communist stance.
- Sig Rogich, Political adviser to President Regan and Bush, Former US Ambassador to Iceland.
- Brian Sandoval, 1986 - U.S. District Court judge.
[edit] Other notables
- James E. Church, UNR classics professor who, in 1906, pioneered the techniques used to measure snow and forecast seasonal water supplies
- Jennifer Harman, ? - Professional poker player, first woman to win two bracelets in World Series of Poker open events
- Diane Kennedy, ? - American CPA, speaker, and financial writer.
- Darren Mack, (1983) - Sniper murder suspect in death of Charla Mack and attempted murder of Reno, Nevada Family Court Judge Chuck Weller
- John W. Nunn, ? - CEO and owner of WWW (World Wild Wrestling) corporation.
- Ron Toomer, 1961 - Developed the first upside-down roller coaster, the Corkscrew.
- William Zamboni, ? - Pioneer in plastic surgery and limb reattachments.
- Rajan Zed: Hindu chaplain, first to deliver Hindu opening prayer in United States Senate.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Statement regarding Phi Delta Theta's departure from the NIC. Phi Delta Theta. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
- ^ NevadaNews - University of Nevada, Reno
- ^ Press TV - Iranian scientist creates sheep with half-human organs
[edit] External links
- UNR.edu - official site
- NevadaWiki.org - unofficial site
- Associated Students of the University of Nevada - student government site
- The Artemisia - official school magazine
- The Nevada Sagebrush - official school newspaper
- wolfpackradio- The student radio station
- UNR Center for Basque Studies
- Nevada Wolf Pack.com - official athletics site
- "Quad Cam" - live view of lower campus
- University of Nevada Bands
- Nevada.rivals.com - athletics fan site
- UNR University Archives
- UNR Digital Conservancy - Campus Images - Historical and contemporary images of buildings and grounds, faculty and students, campus events, and student activities.
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