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The 'University of Nevada, Reno' ('Nevada' or 'UNR') is a university located in Reno, Nevada, USA, and is known for its programs in agricultural research, animal biotechnology, and mining-related engineering and natural sciences. Additionally, 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.
History
Manzanita Lake in the Southwestern part of the campus.
The University of Nevada was originally founded in Elko, Nevada in 1874 as a small, makeshift prep school that really could not be considered a true university. 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.
Campus
An older picture showing part of the campus in the forground
The 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, the campus is considered 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.
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.
Academics
The fountain located in the University of Nevada Honor Court
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.
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, comprised 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.
Athletics
Nevada Wolf Pack logo
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.
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 has been 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 the University of Nevada.
Football
On November 26, 2005, the Nevada Wolf Pack football team clinched a share of its first Western Athletic Conference championship, along with Boise State, by pulling off an upset against 16th-ranked Fresno State. A month later, it won the Hawaii Bowl by defeating Central Florida 49-48. The Nevada football program has won a total of thirteen conference championships, seven in the 1990s. In 2006, the Wolf Pack achieved a record of 8-5 including a one-point loss in the MPC Computers Bowl to the Miami Hurricanes.
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 [1]
The football program moved up to Division I-A in 1992 when it joined the Big West Conference. The Wolf Pack had competed in Division I-AA since the formation of that division in 1978, moving up from Division II.
Before joining the Big Sky Conference in 1979, Nevada competed as an independent in football.
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Nevada competed in the Division I-AA playoffs in its first two seasons, when just four teams were selected. They returned to the national semi-finals in 1983 and 1985, when the playoffs included 12 teams, and 1986 with a 16 team field. The Wolf Pack reached the national championship game in 1990, and the quarterfinals in 1991. [3]
In its 14 years in Division I-AA, Nevada made the playoffs seven times, and went undefeated during the regular season three times (1978, 1986, 1991), compiling an overall record of 122-47-1 (.720). In 13 years of Big Sky membership, the Wolf Pack won four conference titles (1983, 1986, 1990, 1991). The Wolf Pack won the Big West title in its first year in Division I-A in 1992.
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.
★ 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. [4]
★ 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.[5]
★ The swimming and diving team won the AIAW-Division II national title in 1979 and has won 6 conference championships since since 1996. They won the Big West championship five years in a row from 1996 to 2000, and won the WAC title in 2007.
Rivalries
Annually, Nevada's football team plays its primary rival, UNLV, for the Fremont Cannon in the Battle for Nevada. Nevada's two out-of-state rivals, particularly in football, are Boise State and Fresno State.
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.
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) [6]
Student Media
Nevada's independent, weekly student newspaper, [The Nevada Sagebrush][7], 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, about 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 Pack Patriot, which has a conservative bend, and The Nevada Blue, which has a liberal bend.
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.
Miscellaneous
There is a 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").
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)
Trivia
In 2004 an 11-year-old child in Japan murdered one of her classmates and became known in the media as Nevada-tan, because of a widely distributed photo of her wearing a University of Nevada sweatshirt.
Greek system
The university has a thriving Greek community including the fraternities:
★ Alpha Tau Omega
★ Kappa Alpha Psi
★ Lambda Chi Alpha
★ Nu Alpha Kappa
★ Phi Delta Theta
★ Pi Kappa Phi
★ Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
★ Sigma Alpha Epsilon
★ Sigma Nu
★ Sigma Phi Epsilon
★ Tau Kappa Epsilon
★ Lambda Psi Rho
National Panhellenic Conference sororities represented on campus include:
★ Delta Delta Delta
★ Delta Gamma
★ Delta Sigma Theta
★ Kappa Alpha Theta
★ Kappa Delta Chi
★ Lambda Phi Xi
★ Pi Beta Phi
★ Sigma Kappa
★ Zeta Phi Beta
The school is also the home of a secret society called Coffin and Keys.
Notable alumni
Pulitzer Prize
★ 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 tragedy
★ 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
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
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
★ Gina Carano, 2004 - Undefeated Mixed Martial Arts fighter in EliteXC.
★ Ryan Church, ? - Major League Baseball player, Washington Nationals
★ Nick Fazekas, 2007 - Basketball player, Dallas Mavericks
★ Joseph Salvatore Gilbert - Boxer on reality tv show The Contender
★ Jeff Horton, 1958 - NFL Asst. Coach St. Louis Rams
★ 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, ? - 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
★ 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, ? - Major League Baseball player, Toronto Bluejays
★ Chad Qualls, ? - Major League Baseball player, Houston Astros
★ Darrell Rasner, ? - Major League Baseball player, New York Yankees
★ Kirk Snyder, 2004 - Basketball player, Houston Rockets
★ 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
★ Jeff Rowe, 2007, Professional football player, a rookie quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL
Politics and public service
★ 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
★ Jim Gibbons - Governor of Nevada
★ Sig Rogich, Political adviser to President Regan and Bush, Former US Ambassador to Iceland.
★ Brian Sandoval, 1986 - U.S. District Court judge.
Other notables
★ Ragone15, (2004) - Las Vegas/Covers Legend
★ Billy Gilliam, (2004) - Professional Gamehunter Coat-tailer
★ 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
★ William Zamboni, ? - Pioneer in plastic surgery and limb reattachments.
★ Rajan Zed: Hindu chaplain, first to deliver Hindu opening prayer in United States Senate.
External links
★ UNR.edu - official site
★ Associated Students of the University of Nevada - student government site
★ ''The Artemisia'' - official school magazine
★ ''The Nevada Sagebrush'' - official school newspaper
★ ''Nevada Blue'' - a liberal alternative campus newspaper
★ 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 Library 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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