University of Montana-Missoula Totally Explained

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The University of Montana is a state university located in Missoula, Montana, U.S. The school was founded in 1893. It is the largest campus in the five-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, with 28. UM has had 10 Truman Scholars, 14 Goldwater Scholars and 28 Udall Scholars. UM’s Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library

houses the earliest authorized edition of the Lewis and Clark journals. Rolling Stone magazine has called The University the "Most scenic campus in America" (External Link

), while Outside Magazine states "Among the top 10 colleges nationally for combining academic quality and outdoor recreation" (External Link

Athletics

The athletic teams are nicknamed the Grizzlies or Lady Griz (when referring to women's basketball) and have competed in the NCAA's Big Sky Conference since its formation in 1963. UM was a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (precursor to today's Pac-10) from 1924 to 1950.
   Since the 1990s, the Grizzlies have established themselves as one of the most dominant football teams in both the Big Sky Conference and in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (known as Division I-AA football before 2006). They have won or shared 11 of the last 16 Big Sky football championships since 1990, and won the I-AA national title in 1995 and 2001. UM also competed in championship games in 1996, 2000, and 2004, for five 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 fifth-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 fourth-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 six 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 -- sixth 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.
   School-sponsored athletics:

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 athletics:

Woodsman Team

Rodeo

Men's Hockey

UM Mens Soccer

Missoula Footbag Alliance

UM Jesters Rugby

UM Betterside Women's Rugby

UM Rowing

Men's Lacrosse

- Won 2007 national championship in their division, MCLA-B.

Fencing

UM Alpine Ski Team (Went to the national championships in winter 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.

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

Points of interest

Maureen & Mike Mansfield Library

University of Montana Herbarium

Washington-Grizzly Stadium

Dahlberg ArenaFurther Information

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