University of Northern Colorado

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Normal School, Greeley, Colorado (1902)

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West Campus, Bear Mascot Statue. Bishop Lehr Hall is visible on the right, and McKee Hall of Education and Ross Hall of Science are on the left.

The University of Northern Colorado (UNCO or UNC) is a public university in Greeley, Colorado, United States.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was founded in 1889 as the State Normal School of Colorado and has a long history in teacher education.<ref>The Campus History Series, University of Northern Colorado, by Mark Anderson and Jay Trask, 2010, Arcadia Publishing</ref>

The institution has officially changed its name three times, first to Colorado State College of Education, at Greeley on February 16, 1935, Colorado State College on February 11, 1957, and its current form since May 1, 1970.<ref>Institution Names – University of Northern Colorado. Retrieved September 8, 2020</ref>

Approximately 10,000 students are enrolled in six colleges. Extended campus locations are in Loveland, Denver/Aurora, and Colorado Springs.<ref name=":0">UNC Impact 2014. University of Northern Colorado.</ref> UNCO's 19 athletic teams compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Big Sky Conference.<ref name=":0" />

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CampusEdit

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UNCO's Snyder Hall, a dormitory on Central Campus

The campus is divided into two main areas: central and west. UNCO'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.<ref name="colohistpreservation">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

OrganizationEdit

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

PresidentsEdit

The university has had 13 presidents since its establishment:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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College of Performing and Visual ArtsEdit

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UNCO has a tradition as an arts institution and its main college offices, located in Guggenheim Hall, are one of the oldest buildings on campus.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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AthleticsEdit

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Northern Colorado Athletics wordmark

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. Vincent Jackson attended and played football at Northern Colorado from 2001 to 2004 before being drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 2005 NFL draft. Other football alumni of the school include punter Dirk Johnson, quarterback Kyle Sloter, safety Reed Doughty, and defensive lineman Aaron Smith.

Before upgrading to NCAA Division I in 2006, UNCO was a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference from 1923 to 1972 and the Great Plains Athletic Conference (1972–76). Following several years of being conference independent, the university joined the North Central Conference. The Bears have won two Division II Football National Championships in 1996 and 1997. On March 9, 2011, the Bears won the Big Sky Conference tournament championship in men's basketball, clinching a trip to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, the first in the school's history. The Northern Colorado men's baseball program also ranks among the top 15 schools for most all-time NCAA College World Series appearances, tied with the University of Oklahoma at ten appearances apiece. The Northern Colorado women's softball team appeared in the first eleven Women's College World Series ever held in 1969–1979, advancing to but losing the title game in 1974.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

MascotsEdit

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The university's mascot, "Klawz"

The bear became UNCO's mascot in 1923. Before the school adopted the bear, athletes used the nickname "the Teachers."<ref>Various The Mirrors and Cache La Poudres</ref> The bear was said to be inspired by a bear on top of an Alaskan totem pole donated by an 1897 alumnus in 1914. The totem pole was kept in the University Center, but under the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990, the pole was reclaimed by the Tlingit in 2003.

Klawz is the newest addition to the long line of Bears mascots.