University of New Mexico
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| Motto | Lux Hominum Vita (Latin, "life the light of men.") |
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| Established | 1889 |
| Type | Public |
| President | David Harris (acting) |
| Staff | 1,838 |
| Undergraduates | 18,027 |
| Postgraduates | 6,065 |
| Location | Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA |
| Campus | Urban, 600 acres (2.4 km²) |
| Athletics | 16 varsity teams |
| Colors | Cherry and Silver |
| Mascot | Lobo |
| Website | www.unm.edu |
The University of New Mexico (UNM) is a public university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was founded in 1889, and today offers multiple bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degree programs in all areas of the arts, sciences, and engineering. Its Albuquerque campus currently spreads over 600 acres (2.4 km²), and there are branch campuses in Gallup, Los Alamos, Taos, and Valencia County.
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[edit] Campus
The main UNM campus is located between Central Avenue, Girard Boulevard, Lomas Boulevard, and University Boulevard, in central Albuquerque. The North Campus, which includes the medical and law schools, is located on the north side of Lomas.
The South campus is centered around the intersection of University Boulevard and Avenida César Chavez and includes most of UNM's athletic facilities.
The UNM campus is noted for its unique Pueblo Revival architectural style, introduced when the university's third president, William Tight, plastered over the Victorian-style Hodgin Hall to create a monument to Pueblo Indian culture. Villified for his primitivism, Tight soon found himself removed from office. History would eventually vindicate him, however, as his vision found new life under the regime of university architect John Gaw Meem. Meem, a famed Santa Fe architect, designed many university buildings in the pueblo style, including Zimmerman Library and Scholes Hall, and is credited with imbuing the campus with its distinctive Southwestern feel.
[edit] Academics
The Anderson Schools of Management @ UNM are listed as one of the top ten business schools for Hispanics in Hispanic Business Magazine. Anderson's Management of Technology MBA program is ranked #6 in the world.
The University of New Mexico is ranked 5th out of the top 100 federally funded institutions in regard to the impact of materials science papers over the years 1996-2000 by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)
For the 13th consecutive year, US News & World Report [[1]] ranked the UNM School of Medicine in the top 15 primary care-oriented medical schools in the country. In its "America's Best Graduate Schools" issue for 2006, the UNM Health Sciences Center's curriculum received the following rankings: 2nd in Rural Medicine, 3rd in Nursing Midwifery, 5th in Family Medicine, 6th in Primary Care, 15th in Community Health, 15th in Family Nurse Practitioner and 23rd in Occupational Therapy
[edit] Athletics
The school's athletic teams (known as the Lobos) compete in the Mountain West Conference. The Lobo mascots are named Louie and Lucy Lobo. The official school colors are cherry and silver.
UNM maintains strong athletic rivalries with New Mexico State University.The UNM-NMSU rivalry is called the Battle of I-25.
The Lobo basketball team is famous for its venue, University Arena, better known as "The Pit". The Pit may be best known as the site of the 1983 NCAA basketball championship, in which North Carolina State University coached by Jim Valvano upset the University of Houston. The Lobo football team plays at University Stadium, which is located across the street from the Pit.
The UNM football team has been to three bowl games in the past four years, visiting the Las Vegas Bowl in 2002 and 2003 and the Emerald Bowl in 2004. Placekicker Katie Hnida made history in the 2003 Las Vegas Bowl when she became the first woman to play in a NCAA Division I-A game, attempting but missing an extra point in the Lobos's 27-13 loss to UCLA. She later attempted and made two extra points in UNM's 72-8 victory over Texas State. New Mexico also lost its 2003 and 2004 bowl games, making its record in bowl games 2-8-1.
[edit] Media
UNM owns and operates KUNM-FM, one of two National Public Radio stations in Albuquerque. With the Albuquerque Public Schools, UNM also operates KNME-TV, Albuquerque's public television station. The Daily Lobo is UNM's student-run daily newspaper.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Edward Abbey (1927-1989), author
- Rudolfo Anaya, author of Bless Me, Ultima and other books of fiction based in New Mexico.
- Ibrahim Bahr al-Ulum, PhD & MSc Petroleum Engineering, Minister of Oil, Republic of Iraq (April 2005 - January 2006)
- Warren J. Baker, PhD, Civ Eng 1966, President, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
- Timothy Braun, writer
- Michael Cooper, former NBA basketball player
- Robert Creeley, American poet, affiliated with the Black Mountain poets
- Mel Daniels, former ABA player; Director of Player Personnel for the Indiana Pacers, NBA
- Tony Hillerman, Master's in English
- Katie Hnida, first woman to score in an NCAA Division I-A football game
- Eliot A. Jardines, BA, Political Science & Latin American Studies; Assistant Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Open source intelligence 2005-present
- Cissy King, singer and dancer, The Lawrence Welk Show
- Onawa Lacy, Miss New Mexico USA 2006
- Rocky Long, Lobo QB, 1969-71; UNM Head Football Coach, 1998-present
- Luc Longley, former NBA player
- Honorable Petra Jimenez Maes, J.D. 1973, New Mexico Supreme Court Justice bio
- Joe Maloof, former Lobos football player and president of Maloof Companies, which owns the NBA's Sacramento Kings, WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs, and The Palms hotel/casino in Las Vegas
- Winslow Oliver, Carolina Panthers & Atlanta Falcons
- Kenny Thomas, drafted by Houston Rockets, traded to Philadelphia 76ers and Sacramento Kings
- Brian Urlacher, Chicago Bears linebacker
- Rick Maese, columnist, Baltimore Sun.
- Danny Granger, Indiana Pacers
- Stoney Case, NFL Quarterback
- Robert S. Scott, WWII Medal of Honor winner
- Pat Henry, legendary track & field coach
[edit] Notable staff
- Murray Gell-Mann, who won a Nobel Prize in physics in 1969 for his work on the theory of elementary particles, is currently a Professor in the Physics and Astronomy Department of the University.
- Everett Rogers, was founder of diffusion of innovations theory and he moved to the University in 1995 to set up a doctoral program in communications. Rogers was named Regents' Professor, the highest title the university bestows. He has since died.
- Norman Bay, a Law professor, holds the honor of being the first Chinese-American U.S. District Attorney.
[edit] Pictures of campus
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[edit] Points of interest
- Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
- University of New Mexico Arboretum
- University Arena
- UNM Cancer Research Building
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[edit] External links
- University of New Mexico official website
- GoLobos.com, official athletics site
- Anderson Schools of Management @ UNM
- University of New Mexico Institue of Public Law IPL engages in research, analysis, teaching, training, writing and publishing to support the development of informed public policy and law.
- 2004-2005 UNM Factbook
- Mascot-Colors-Traditions
- KUNM, University-affiliated radio station
- The Daily Lobo, UNM's student-run newspaper
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