University of Montana-Missoula

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The University of Montana


Motto	"Lux Et Veritas"
Established	1893
Type	Coeducational, doctoral university
Endowment	US$8 million
President	George Dennison
Faculty	577 full-time, 302 part-time
Students	13,602 total (2005)
Undergraduates	11,018
Location	Missoula, Montana, USA
Campus	156 acres (0.63 km²)
Nickname	Grizzlies (all teams other than women's basketball), Lady Griz (women's basketball)
Website	http://www.umt.edu

The University of Montana campus, 1999.

The University of Montana is a state university located in Missoula, Montana, USA. The school was founded in 1893. Since July 1, 1994, it has been the largest campus in the four-campus University of Montana System.

The University has five colleges--Arts and Sciences, Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences, the Davidson Honors College, Forestry and Conservation, and Technology, and five schools: Business Administration, Education, Fine Arts, Journalism, and Law. The University also has a Continuing Education academic unit.

The University calls itself a city within a city; with its own eateries, stores, medical facilities, banking, postal services, and ZIP Code.

UM ranks 17th in the nation and fifth among public universities in producing Rhodes Scholars. UM has had nine Truman Scholars, 10 Goldwater Scholars and 13 Udall Scholars. UM’s Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library houses the earliest authorized edition of the Lewis and Clark journals.

Rolling Stone magazine calls The University the "Most scenic campus in America" [1], while Outside Magazine states "Among the top 10 colleges nationally for combining academic quality and outdoor recreation" [2].

1 Athletics
2 Presidents of the school
3 Points of interest
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Athletics

Main article: Montana Grizzlies Athletics

Main article: Montana Grizzlies football

The athletic teams are nicknamed the Grizzlies and have competed in the NCAA's Big Sky Conference since its formation in 1963. It was a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (precursor to today's Pac-10) from 1924 to 1950.

Since the 1990's, the Grizzlies have established themselves as one of the most dominant football teams in both the Big Sky Conference and in NCAA Division I-Championship Subdivision. They have won or shared 11 of the last 16 Big Sky football championships since 1990, as well as winning I-Championship Subdivision National Championships in 1995 and 2001 and competed in the championship game in 1996, 2000, and 2004 (5 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 5th 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 4th seeded Boston College Eagles.

The women's basketball team, is the most successful team in the Big Sky Conference. The Lady Griz have won 16 conference titles in 24 years, most recently in 2005. The Lady Griz have competed in the NCAA Women's tournament 16 times, with an overall record of 6 wins and 16 losses. 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, 6th 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. Here are the sports they compete in:

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 Golf

Non-school sponsored sports:

Men's Hockey
Missoula Footbag Alliance
UM Jesters Rugby
Crew
UM Alpine Ski Team (Went to the National Championships in wnter 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.

[edit] Presidents of the school

Oscar J. Craig 1895-1908
Clyde V. Duniway 1908-1912
Edwin B. Craighead 1912-1915
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-present

[edit] Points of interest

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Big Sky Conference
Eastern Washington • Idaho State • Montana • Montana State • Northern Arizona • Northern Colorado • Portland State • Sacramento State • Weber State