- University of Montana-Missoula
Infobox University | name=The University of Montana
motto="Lux et Veritas" (Light and Truth)
established=1893
type=Coeducational , doctoral university
president=George M. Dennison
city=Missoula
state=Montana
country= U.S.
students=13,858 total (Fall 2007)
undergrad=11,799
faculty=581 full-time, 250 part-time
endowment=US$123,528,099
campus=156 acres (0.63 km²)
nickname=Grizzlies and Lady Griz
mascot=Monte
website=http://www.umt.eduThe University of Montana is a
state university located inMissoula, Montana , U.S. The school was founded in1893 . It is the largest campus in the five-campusUniversity of Montana System .The University has five
college s:Arts andSciences , Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences, the Davidson Honors College,Forestry and Conservation, andTechnology , and five schools:Business Administration,Education ,Fine Arts ,Journalism , andLaw . The University also has a Continuing Education academic unit.The University calls itself a "city within a city"; with its own eateries, medical facilities,
bank ing, postal services, andZIP Code .UM ranks 17th in the nation and fifth among public universities in producing Rhodes Scholars, with 28. UM has had 10
Truman Scholar s, 14Goldwater Scholar s and 28 Udall Scholars. UM’s [http://www.lib.umt.edu/ Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library] houses the earliest authorized edition of theLewis and Clark journals.Rolling Stone magazine has called The University the "Most scenic campus in America" [http://www.umt.edu/DiscoverUM/AboutUM/] , whileOutside Magazine states "Among the top 10 colleges nationally for combining academic quality and outdoor recreation" [http://www.umt.edu/DiscoverUM/AboutUM/] .Athletics
The athletic teams are nicknamed the Grizzlies or Lady Griz (when referring to women's basketball) and have competed in the NCAA's
Big Sky Conference since its formation in1963 . UM was a member of thePacific Coast Conference (precursor to today's Pac-10) from1924 to1950 .Since the 1990s, the Grizzlies have established themselves as one of the most dominant football teams in both the Big Sky Conference and in the
NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (known as Division I-AA football before 2006). They have won or shared 11 of the last 16 Big Sky football championships since 1990, and won the I-AA national title in 1995 and 2001. UM also competed in championship games in 1996, 2000, and 2004, for five championship game appearances in the last 11 years.The men's basketball team has established itself in recent years as a power in the Big Sky, and was the conference representative to the NCAA Division I Men's basketball tournament in 2005 and 2006. At the 2006 tournament, the 12th-seeded Grizzlies upset fifth-seeded
University of Nevada, Reno , 87-79, the school's first win in the tournament in 31 years. The Cinderella run would end against the fourth-seededBoston College Eagles.The women's basketball team is the most successful team in the Big Sky Conference. The Lady Griz have won 17 conference titles in 25 years, most recently in 2008. The Lady Griz have competed in the NCAA Women's tournament 17 times. The Lady Griz have been coached since 1978 by Robin Selvig (Montana, 1974), who has an overall record of 645-188 (.774 winning percentage) as head coach of the Lady Griz. Selvig earned his 600th win in just 772 games -- sixth fastest of any NCAA coach (men or women). The Lady Griz are regularly in the top 30 nationally in attendance for NCAA women's basketball.
School-sponsored athletics:
*Football
*Men's Basketball
*Women's Basketball
*Men's Cross Country
*Women's Cross Country
*Men's Tennis
*Women's Tennis
*Men's Track & Field
*Women's Track & Field
*Women's Soccer
*Women's Volleyball
*Women's GolfNon-school-sponsored athletics:
* [http://www.grizhockey.com Men's Ice Hockey]
* [http://www.umt.edu/womenshockey Women's Ice Hockey]
* [http://www.cfc.umt.edu/students/organizations/woodsmanteam/index.html Woodsman Team]
*Rodeo
*UM Mens Soccer
* [http://www.missoulafootbag.com Missoula Footbag Alliance]
*UM Jesters Rugby
*UM Betterside Women's Rugby
* [http://www.umrowing.org UM Rowing]
* [http://www.grizlax.com Men's Lacrosse] - Won 2007 national championship in their division, MCLA-B.
*Fencing
*UM Alpine Ski Team (Went to the national championships in winter 2006)
*UM Dance and Cheer
*UM Baseball - Began in 1994. Taken over in 1997 by James R. "Pops" Jones. Jones led the team to three Big Sky Championships in 2003, 2004, and 2005 as a player/coach. The team is currently a member of the NCBA (National Club Baseball Association ) and finished 2nd in the National Tournament in 2004.Presidents of the school
* Oscar J. Craig 1895-1908
* Clyde V. Duniway 1908-1912
* Edwin B. Craighead 1912-1915
* Randall M. M. Savage 1915-1917
* Edward O. Sisson 1917-1921
* Charles H. Clapp 1921-1935
* George F. Simmons 1936-1941
* Ernest O. Melby 1941-1945
* James A. McCain 1945-1950
* Carl McFarland 1951-1958
* Harry K. Newburn 1959-1963
* Robert Johns 1963-1966
* Robert T. Pantzer 1966-1974
* Richard C. Bowers 1974-1981
* Neil S. Bucklew 1981-1986
* James V. Koch 1986-1990
* George M. Dennison 1990-PresentPoints of interest
* [http://www.lib.umt.edu/ Maureen & Mike Mansfield Library]
*University of Montana Herbarium
*Washington-Grizzly Stadium
*Dahlberg Arena
*spectrUM Discovery Area Criticism
Students for Economic and Social and Justice (SESJ) has criticized the University for using non-
fair trade goods as school apparel. [Osteen, Jeff (April 29, 2008). [http://www.montanakaimin.com/index.php/news/news_article/dean_of_students_hands_down_suspensions_for_sit_in/ Dean of Students hands down suspensions for sit-in] , "MontanaKaimin.com". Retrieved June 11, 2008.] [Heimbuch, Hannah (Archive, 2008). [http://www.montanakaimin.com/index.php/news/news_article/um_group_still_hot_under_the_collar_for_sweatshop_free_apparel/ UM group still hot under the collar for sweatshop-free apparel] , "MontanaKaimin.com". Retrieved June 11, 2008.]Notable students
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Mike Mansfield - awarded the B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Montana. Subsequently taught Latin American and Far Eastern History at the University before being serving in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1943 until 1953 and in theUnited States Senate from 1953 until 1977. During his tenure in the Senate, he served as the majority leader from 1961 to 1977; he is the longest serving majority leader in the history of the Senate.*
Will Roscoe - Author and scholar who attended the University of Montana where he helped found Lambda, the first LGBT rights group in the state [ [http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:39W9DdWdgroJ:www.missoulapubliclibrary.org/events/MPL-TravelingExhibits.htm Missoula Public Library Traveling Exhibits: Out at the Library] ] [ [http://lavenderworldrc.blogspot.com/2008/05/missoulian-gender-historian-documents.html Gender Historian Documents Lambda] ] .*
Jeff Ament - attended college at the University of Montana in Missoula, where he studied art and played basketball. [ [http://www.theskyiscrape.com/faq/index.php#1.8 "The Sky I Scrape: Pearl Jam FAQ"] . theskyiscrape.com.] [Heaney, John. [http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/01/06/sports/sports05.txt "Meet: Jeff Ament: Pearl Jam's Ament Plays for Love of Game"] . "Missoulian ".January 6 ,2008 .] Ament quit college in the middle of his sophomore year after the university told him they were no longer going to continue its graphic design program.Ho, Jeff. [http://www.juicemagazine.com/PEARLJAM.html "Interview with Jeff Ament"] . "Juice" Magazine. 2006.]
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