历史

Founding

The University of New Mexico was founded on February 28, 1889, with the passage of House Bill No. 186 by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico; stipulating that "Said institution is hereby located at or near the town of Albuquerque, in the county of Bernalillo within two miles north of railroad avenue in said town, upon a tract of good high and dry land, of not less than twenty acres suitable for the purposes of such institution," and that it would be the state university when New Mexico became a state. Bernard S. Rodey, a judge of the territory of New Mexico, pushed for Albuquerque as the location of the University and was one of the authors of the statute that created UNM. Two years later, Elias S. Stover became the first president of the University and the following year the University’s first building, Hodgin Hall, opened.

William G. Tight

The university's third president, William G. Tight, who served a term from 1901-1909, introduced many programs for students and faculty, including the first fraternity, Alpha Alpha Alpha, and sorority, Sigma Sigma, for the University. His greatest legacy however is the introduction of the Pueblo Revival architecture style for which the campus has since become noted for. During Tight's term, the first Pueblo Revival style building on campus, the Estufa, was constructed and the Victorian-style Hodgin Hall was plastered over to create a monument to Pueblo Indian culture. However, Tight was vilified for his primitivism and soon found himself removed from office for political reasons, though history would vindicate him as the Pueblo Revival style became the dominant architectural style on campus.

Early growth

Under David R. Boyd, the university's fifth president, the campus was enlarged from 20 to 300 acres and a 200,000 acre federal land grant was made to the university. In 1922, the University was accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Universities. During this time, more facilities were constructed for the university, but it was under the tenure of James F. Zimmerman, the university's seventh president, that the university really expanded, with many new buildings being constructed, student enrollment increased, a broadening of scholastic interests and new departments added, and greater support for scientific research. Among the new buildings constructed were Mesa Vista Hall, Zimmerman Library, Scholes Hall, the first student union building (now the anthropology complex) and the university's first gymnasium and it's first stadium. John Gaw Meem, a famed Santa Fe architect, was contracted to design many of the buildings constructed during this period, and is credited with imbuing the campus with its distinctive Pueblo Revival style.

Following World War II

Thomas L. Popejoy, the ninth and the first native New Mexican university president, was appointed in 1948 and oversaw the university through the next twenty years, a period of major growth for the university. During this time, enrollment jumped from nearly 5,000 to more than 14,000, new programs such as medicine, nursing, dental, and law were founded, and new facilities such as Mitchell Hall, Johnson Gymnasium, new dormitories, the current student union building, the College of Education complex, the business center, the engineering complex, the Fine Arts Center, the Student Health Center, University Stadium, University Arena, and the first facilities on North Campus were constructed. This period also saw the foundation of UNM's branch facilities in Los Alamos and Gallup and the acquisition of the D.H. Lawrence Ranch north of Taos.

1970s

During the early 70s, the university saw a series of protests, a couple of which turned violent. On May 5, 1970, a protest over the Vietnam War and the Kent State massacre occupied the Student Union Building. The National Guard were ordered to sweep the building and arrest those inside; they marched in with unsheathed bayonets and ten stabbings ensued when those outside didn’t hear the order to disperse that was given inside. The use of bayonets was later viewed as unnecessary force. Two years later, on May 10, 1972, a peaceful sit-in protest near Kirtland Air Force Base led to the arrest of thirty-five people and was pushed back to UNM, leading to eight more arrests. The following day, tear gas was used against hundreds of demonstrators on campus and the situation continued to deteriorate, leading to the university to declare a state of emergency.

New programs and schools were created in the 70s and the university gained control over the hospital on North Campus. New facilities for the medical and law schools were constructed on North Campus and new buildings were built on Main Campus on the site of the now demolished Zimmerman Field and Stadium, including Ortega Hall, Woodward Hall, the Humanities building, and the Art building. The campus also saw new landscaping, which included the construction of the duck pond west of Zimmerman Library.

The decade ended on a sour note for the university, with a recruiting scandal dubbed "Lobogate" by the press. An FBI wiretap on the phone of a prominent Lobo booster recorded a conversation in which basketball head coach Norm Ellenberger arranged with assistant coach Manny Goldstein to transfer bogus credits from a California junior college to the office of the UNM registrar. Subsequent investigation turned up a manufactured college seal from Mercer County Community College in New Jersey, along with blank transcripts and records of previous forgery. Further investigation uncovered alleged incentives like cars and apartments doled out to prime players and exposed a vast network of sports gambling. The scandal forced Ellenberger to resign and defined the term of William E. Davis, UNM's eleventh president.

Recent developments

George Pearl Hall, Architecture School

From the 1980s on, the university has continued to grow, with ever-expanding enrollment and new facilities constructed. The 1980s saw dramatic expansions of the medical center, new facilities for the business and engineering schools, and the construction of the Centennial Library. The 1990s saw the foundation of an Honor's College, new landscaping and pedestrian routes on Main Campus, and the construction of the current bookstore, Dane Smith Hall, and new building on the Research Park at South Campus.

By this point, the university now had one of the largest student and faculty populations of Hispanics and Native Americans in the country; a study released in 1995 showed that the number of full-time Hispanic faculty at UNM was four times greater than the national average and the number of Native American teachers five times greater. UNM's emphasis on Hispanic programs also meant that the schools of law and business had some of the largest Hispanic student populations of any university in the country.

The 2000s saw a major expansion of medical facilities on North Campus and the construction of the current visitor center, a new engineering center, and George Pearl Hall, as well as renovations and expansions to several buildings on Main Campus. This wave of construction is continuing with more projects ongoing.

校园

Mesa Vista Hall.

The main campus is located in Albuquerque on the heights a mile east of Downtown Albuquerque. The central campus is between Central Avenue on the south, Girard Boulevard on the east, Lomas Boulevard on the north, and University Boulevard on the west. The North Campus, which includes the medical and law schools, is located on the north side of Lomas. The South campus is located a mile south of the central campus, centered around the intersection of University Boulevard and Avenida César Chavez and includes most of UNM's athletic facilities. The central campus is noted for its unique Pueblo Revival architectural style, with many of the buildings designed by former university architect John Gaw Meem, who is credited with imbuing the campus with its distinctive Southwestern feel. The campus is also home to the University of New Mexico Arboretum, which contains some 320 species of woody plants.

There are eight university buildings listed separately on the National Register of Historic Places. They include Hodgin Hall, the University's first building, and two adjacent structures: the Art Annex and Sara Reynolds Hall. The Estufa, one of the first Pueblo Revival style structures in the country and the first on campus, is also on the list. Other structures on the list are Carlisle Gymnasium, Jonson Gallery, Scholes Hall, and the University House.

The main campus is home to four museums: the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology in the anthropology building, the Geology and Meteorite Museums in Northrop Hall, the Southwest Biology Museum in the CERIA building, and the University Art Museum in the Center for the Arts.

In an effort to promote sustainability and lessen the environmental impact of the campus, UNM has been reducing the campus energy usage through monitoring and retrofitting cooling, heating, water, and lighting technologies. Due to these efforts, the University of New Mexico’s grade on the College Sustainability Report Card 2009 improved from a “C” to a “B” according to the Sustainable Endowments Institute. Since 2008, following an executive order that all new state buildings over 15,000 sq ft need to meet LEED silver at minimum, all new construction on campus has been registered for LEED status. So far, an expansion of Castetter Hall is the only LEED-certified building on campus, with a Gold rating, though several other buildings are currently registered for LEED status.

学术

Dane Smith Hall

The University of New Mexico offers more than 215 degree and certificate programs, including 94 baccalaureate, 71 masters and 37 doctoral degrees, through 12 colleges and schools. The colleges are as follows:

Rankings

The School of Engineering is ranked 14th in the Princeton Review Top 20 Graduate Engineering Programs.

For the 13th consecutive year, US News & World Report 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: 5th in Rural Medicine, 3rd in Nursing Midwifery, 5th in Family Medicine, 6th in Primary Care, 5th in Community Health, 15th in Family Nurse Practitioner, and 23rd in Occupational Therapy. The University of New Mexico School of Law is currently ranked 68th in the country and has steadily climbed in the USNews rankings. The Clinical Law program in particular is one of the best in the country according to US News & World Report, coming in at #5 nationwide. Also according to US News ranking the school is the 5th best graduate school in photography.

The University of New Mexico Model United Nations team is one of the top ranked teams in the country. They have won Multiple Awards at several different competitions, most notably the Harvard World Model United Competition in Geneva, Switzerland and Puebla, Mexico. They have also competed and won awards at the St. Mary's University Model Organization of American States Conference.

体育运动

See also: New Mexico Lobos men's basketball, New Mexico Lobos football, and Lobo (New Mexico Mascot)

UNM Athletics Logo.

For current information on this topic, see 2009–10 New Mexico Lobos basketball team.

The school's athletic teams (known as the Lobos) compete in the Mountain West Conference. The Lobo mascots are named Lobo Louie and Lobo Lucy. The official school colors are cherry and silver.

UNM maintains strong athletic rivalries with New Mexico State University. The UNM-NMSU rivalry is represented by the Rio Grande Rivalry, a series based on points awarded to the winners of head to head competitions between the two universities in every sport. A rotating trophy is granting to the winning university for a period of one year, until the award presentation the following year. The rivalry is celebrated at UNM by the Red Rally, a large bonfire that takes place the Thursday before the UNM-NMSU football game.

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 four bowl games in the past five 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. The football team went to the first year of the New Mexico Bowl in 2006 and lost to San Jose State University, 20–12. In 2007 the Lobos finished the regular season 8–4 and were invited to the New Mexico Bowl for the second straight season. The Lobos shut out the favored Nevada Wolfpack 23-0 to win their first bowl game since the 1961 Aviation Bowl.

The UNM Women's Basketball team has won the Mountain West championship for four of the past five years, and have gone to the NCAA Tournament for the past six consecutive years.

Both University Stadium and University Arena commenced intensive renovation projects in the first quarter of 2009.

[edit] People

Faculty

• Thomas T. Castonguay, a chemical engineering professor whose students developed an early process for reclaiming used motor oil.
• Robert E. Haebel, a Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps instructor decorated with the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart for combat during the Korean War and Vietnam War and promoted to United States Marine Corps Major General commanding the 3rd Marine Division.
• Frank C. Hibben, an anthropology professor noted for locating artifacts of Paleo-Indians.
• Tony F. Schneider, a professor of naval science awarded two Navy Crosses and three Distinguished Flying Crosses flying dive bombers during the Battle of Midway, Solomon Islands Campaign, Battle of Iwo Jima, Battle of Okinawa, and bombing raids over Japan.
• Jesse L. Riebsomer, a chemistry professor who received the 1958 Manufacturing Chemists Award for excellence in teaching.
• Terry Yates, a biology and pathology professor who is credited with discovering the source of the hantavirus in 1993
• James Brown (ecologist), biology professor who coined the term macroecology, and member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Alumni

• J.R. Giddens NBA Player

• Eddie Guerrero (1967-2005), WWE wrestler

• Brian Urlacher Chicago Bears linebacker

• Michael Cooper Former NBA player

• Danny Granger NBA player

• Luc Longley Former NBA player

• Daniel Ray Herrera Major League Baseball player

• Scott Strickland Major League Baseball player

• Jerry D. Thompson, historian of the American Southwest

• John Adair, pioneer of Navajo & Zuni cultural studies. In 1948, the university’s first doctoral candidate in anthropology.

Media

UNM owns and operates KUNM-FM, one of two National Public Radio stations in Albuquerque. In 2008, KUNM-FM won 16 Associated Press awards, including Station of the Year. UNM also owns and operates the University of New Mexico Press, its publishing arm established in 1929. With Albuquerque Public Schools, UNM also operates KNME-TV, Albuquerque's public television station which currently broadcasts in High Definition Digital on two channels, English and Spanish. The Daily Lobo is UNM's student-run daily newspaper and is an award-winning publication serving the metro area.

Student life

The Duck Pond

Traditions

• The Hanging of the Greens is a celebration held in early December for the holiday season, when the campus is decorated with thousands of farolitos and a procession of carolers winds through the campus to the University House, which is opened for visitors and where cocoa and bizcochitos are served.

• Homecoming Week is held each fall to welcome back alumni. Over the course of the week, the student body elects a Homecoming King and Queen and six attendants (three male and three female) to serve as the homecoming court.

• Lobo Day is a celebration for the founding date of the university on February 28, 1889. The tradition in recent years has included a large group photo of students taken in the Student Union Building, which is posted on a wall in the building.

• Nizhoni Days are held in the spring, recognizing the Native American cultures of the area.

• Red Rally is a large bonfire and rally held on the Thursday before the football match with UNM's rival New Mexico State University. During Red Rally, a large effigy of an Aggie, the mascot of NMSU, is burned to the ground.

• UNM Fiestas are an end-of-the year celebration held in the spring which includes a community service event called Spring Storm and a large concert.

• Welcome Back Days are held during the first week of the school year and welcomes new and returning students to the university, and includes free food, entertainment, and information on the university's programs and organizations.

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