University of Northern Colorado
NCAA Division I FCS – Big Sky | |
Mascot | Klawz the Bear |
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Website | www |
The University of Northern Colorado (UNC) is a
Campus
The campus is divided into two main areas: central and west. UNC's Central Campus includes the areas north of 20th Street and west of 8th Avenue in Greeley, Colorado. The residence halls on Central Campus have been designated a state historic district.[9]
Organization
The board of trustees for the university oversees the administration and approves the university annual budget. Several members of the university's administrative team are ex officio members of the Board.[10]
Presidents
The university has had 13 presidents since its establishment:[11]
- Thomas J. Gray — 1890–1891
- James H. Hayes — (interim) 1891, November 11, 1915 – 1916
- Zachariah Xenophon Snyder — 1891–1915
- John Grant Crabbe — Late summer 1916–1924
- George Willard Frasier — 1924–1947
- William Robert Ross — 1947–1964 (assumed office December 20, 1947)
- Darrell Holmes — 1964–1971
- Frank P. Lakin — 1969, 1971 (interim)
- Richard R. Bond — 1971–1981
- Charles Manning (acting) — 1981
- Robert C. Dickeson — 1981–1991
- Richard Davies (acting) — January 1 – August 29, 1987
- Stephen T. Hulbert (interim) — July 1 – September 30, 1991
- Herman Lujan — 1991–1996
- Howard Skinner (interim) — June 1996 – June 1998
- Hank Brown — July 1998 – June 2002
- Kay Norton — July 2002 – July 2018
- Andy Feinstein - July 2018 – present[12]
College of Performing and Visual Arts
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The College of Performing and Visual Arts (PVA) is an arts community of practitioners, scholars, and learners representing a range of arts traditions and disciplines.[13]
UNC has a tradition as an arts institution and its main college offices, located in Guggenheim Hall, are one of the oldest buildings on campus.[14]
Race and ethnicity[15] | Total | ||
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White | 63% | ||
Hispanic | 23% | ||
Other[a] | 6% | ||
Black | 5% | ||
Asian | 2% | ||
Foreign national | 1% | ||
Economic diversity | |||
Low-income[b] | 35% | ||
Affluent[c] | 65% |
Athletics
Sports teams at the school are called Bears. Northern Colorado joined the Big Sky Conference on July 1, 2006. The school mascot is Klawz the Bear and the school colors are navy blue and gold. The Fight Song is the "UNC Fight Song". Northern Colorado's Athletic Director is Darren Dunn.
A number of the university's alumni have gone on to have professional sports careers.
Before upgrading to
Mascots
The bear became UNC's mascot in 1923. Before the school adopted the bear, athletes used the nickname "the Teachers."
Klawz is the newest addition to the long line of Bears' mascots.
Notable alumni
Notes
- ^ Other consists of Multiracial Americans & those who prefer to not say.
- Pell grantintended for low-income students.
- ^ The percentage of students who are a part of the American middle class at the bare minimum.
References
- ^ As of June 30, 2022. "Endowment & Stewardship Report" (PDF). University of Northern Colorado. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "Office of the Provost". Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "About The University of Northern Colorado".
- ^ UNC Style Guide (PDF). March 1, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ "About the University of Northern Colorado". About UNC. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ The Campus History Series, University of Northern Colorado, by Mark Anderson and Jay Trask, 2010, Arcadia Publishing
- ^ Institution Names – University of Northern Colorado. Retrieved September 8, 2020
- ^ a b UNC Impact 2014. University of Northern Colorado.
- ^ "Weld County". Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. December 28, 2010. Archived from the original on December 28, 2010. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- ^ "Board of Trustees for the University of Northern Colorado".
- ^ "Past Presidents".
- ^ "President Andy Feinstein at the University of Northern Colorado". Office of the President. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
- ^ Wild, Stephi (March 26, 2022). "Edward W. Hardy, Georgina Escobar, and More Will Present at UNCO's First Arts Equity Summit". Broadway World.
- ^ Schuhardt, Sara (February 25, 2022). "College of Performing and Visual Arts | University of Northern Colorado". College of Performing and Visual Arts.
- ^ "College Scorecard: University of Northern Colorado". United States Department of Education. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ISBN 978-0-9893007-0-4.
- ^ Various The Mirrors and Cache La Poudres
Further reading
- Albert Frank Carter – "Forty years of Colorado State Teachers College, formerly the State Normal School of Colorado, 1890–1930"
- Larson, Robert W; Boulder: Colorado Associated University Press, (1989). Shaping educational change: the first century of the University of Northern Colorado at Greeley. ISBN 0-87081-172-X.
- Kurt Hinkle – "Northern Light: The Complete History of the University of Northern Colorado Football Program." (1998).