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  University of Idaho University of Idaho, in Moscow The University of Idaho is the state of Idaho's flagship and oldest public university, located in the rural city of Moscow in Latah County in the northern portion of the state. The U.S. News & World Report ranks UI as a third-tier national university.[1] UI is the state's land-grant and primary research university.[2] The University of Idaho (officially abbreviated UI, but commonly referred to as (the) U of I) was the state's sole university for 71 years, until 1963, and hosts the state's only law school, established in 1909 and accredited by the ABA in 1925. The university was formed by the territorial legislature of Idaho on January 30, 1889, and opened its doors on October 3, 1892 with an initial class of 40 students. The first graduating class in 1896 contained two men and two women. The university presently has an enrollment exceeding 11,000. The university offers 142 degree programs, from Accountancy to Wildlife Resources, including bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and specialists' degrees. Certificates of completion are offered in 30 areas of study. As a rural land-grant university, UI has the largest campus in the state, located in the rolling hills of the Palouse region at an elevation of 2600 feet (792 m) above sea level.[3] Washington State's land-grant institution, WSU, is located eight miles (13 km) west in Pullman.
[edit] History - timelineOn January 30, 1889, Governor Edward Stevenson of the Idaho Territory signed the territorial legislature's Council Bill No. 20, which officially established the UI as the upcoming state's land-grant institution. Nearly four years later, the university opened for classes on October 3, 1892.
[edit] CampusUI has one of the most scenic campuses in the western U.S..[citation needed] The Palouse region has rolling hills with rivers and lakes, with mountains nearby, offering a wide variety of recreational opportunities. The master plan for the UI campus was originally designed in 1908 by the Olmsted Brothers, the sons of Frederick Law Olmsted; the landscape architecture firm from Massachusetts that designed the United States Capitol grounds, Central Park in New York City, and many other notable college campuses, particularly in the West.  According to the UI Facts Books, the Moscow campus is an 1,585 acres (16.4 km²) including 253 buildings with a replacement value of $812 million, 10 miles (16 km) of streets, 49 acres (200,000 m²) of parking lots, 1.22 miles (2 km) of bike paths, 22 computer labs, 150 acre (610,000 m²) golf course with 18 holes, 80 acres (320,000 m²) of arboreta, and 860 acres (3.5 km²) of farms. There are several distinctive areas on campus. [edit] Administration BuildingThe east-facing Administration Building, with its 80-foot (24 m) clock tower and Tudor Gothic-style structure, was built in 1909 and has become a UI icon. The building holds classrooms, an auditorium, and administrative offices, including the offices of the President and Provost. There were two expansions made to the building, with the north wing added in 1912, and the south wing in 1916. The original building, a single tall spire, was constructed through the decade of the 1890s and ultimately finished in 1899, but was reduced to embers in late March 1906. Arson was suspected, but never proven. After the fire there was debate whether to rebuild from the remains or start from scratch, however, the remaining structure was eventually deemed infeasible to recover and was demolished with dynamite. (photo) The original building's steps were saved and currently climb the small hill immediately southeast of the south wing. In the meantime, classes were held at various sites in Moscow; the Carnegie Library, the Methodist church, and local lodge halls. Insurance policies paid $135,000, but the new building cost twice that. To appease the state legislature, the UI Regents decided to build Morrill Hall first, use it for classrooms, and finance the new administration building over three years. The new Administration building was designed by prominent Boise architect John E. Tourtellotte. He designed the state's Roman Revival capitol building in Boise and other buildings, both public and private. He modeled the new structure after the venerable Hampton Court Palace in England. Construction began in 1907.[10] The 1909 Administration Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, at age 69.[11] Two years out of office, former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt spoke outside the main east entrance of the new Administration Building on April 9, 1911, on a platform built of Palouse wheat. [edit] Hello Walk Hello Walk is one of the best-known and traveled pathways on the Idaho campus. But more than being surrounded by trees and grass, it navigates through a rich history of statues, landmarks and traditions. It includes Presidential Grove, where historical figures, such as Teddy Roosevelt and his wife, planted trees; the Spanish War memorial statue who had his hands cut off but reconstructed by a handless sculptor and Administration Lawn that was designed by the same brothers who designed Central Park in New York City. The walk was named after Alfred Upham, the president of the university in the 1920s. Upham insisted on saying “hello” to all those he passed on his walk from his house — now where the Campus Christian Center is — to the Administration Building where his office was. He then insisted that this act of kindness be required of all students and faculty on campus, which is how the walk acquired its name.[citation needed] Hello Walk is still used, but the hellos that used to be mandatory are now not often vocalized to strangers.[12] [edit] Idaho CommonsThe Idaho Candlewalk Commons, completed on January 10, 2000, is the heart of campus and contains a food court, bookstore, copy center, coffee shop, Credit Union, and convenience store. Additionally, there is study space, wireless internet, laptop checkout, and many student services such as the offices of the Associated Students of the University of Idaho (ASUI), Academics Assistance, and Student Support. With the completion of the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) at the beginning of the fall semester of 2005, the second phase, the Commons gained classrooms and completed the vision of a common area where students could learn, study, relax and get university services all in one place. [edit] Student Union BuildingThe Student Union Building houses Financial Aid, Admissions, New Student Services, the Registrar's Office, the office of the Graduate & Professional Student Association(GPSA) and student meeting rooms. There is also wireless access, laptops available for check-out, a student computer lab, and a movie theater. This was the student common area until the Commons was built in 2000. The UI Bookstore, built in 1989 on a former parking lot, is located directly across the street to the east. [edit] ASUI-Kibbie Activity Center UI's multi-purpose "Kibbie Dome", home to Vandal athletics, is best appreciated from all angles. Both football and basketball are played here, as well as tennis and indoor track & field. Its Trus-Dek roof system uses wood arches to span 400 feet (122 m) at a height of 150 feet (45 m). Neale Stadium opened in 1936 as an earthen horseshoe with wooden sideline grandstands. After 32 seasons, it was condemned for structural inadequacies in the summer of 1969. After an idle 1969 season, it was destroyed (by suspected arson) on November 22, 1969. After two years away at nearby Rogers Field in Pullman, the new "Idaho Stadium" opened on October 9, 1971, with new concrete grandstands; the Vandal football team responded with a victory over Idaho State, an 8-3 season and the Big Sky title. Tartan Turf, similar to Astroturf, was installed in 1972; the arched roof and vertical end-walls were completed in time for the 1975 football home opener on September 27, enclosing the stadium to become the Kibbie Dome. The seating capacity is 18,000 for football games, 7,000 for basketball games (in a configuration known as the "Cowan Spectrum" since 2001), and 7,500 for concerts. Its innovative roof won the Outstanding Structural Engineering Achievement award from the ASCE in 1976. The original Tartan Turf was replaced in 1990 and lasted until 2007, when it was replaced with "Real Grass Pro," an infilled synthetic turf (similar to FieldTurf). [edit] Arboretum and Botanical Garden Referred to as "Tree City" or "The Arb" by UI students, the Arboretum is a 65 acre (26 hectare) site features display gardens, ponds, and a variety of trees and plants from Asia, Europe, and North America. The original Shattuck Arboretum was conceived in 1910 by Charles H. Shattuck, the head of the forestry department. His efforts gradually turned a treeless slope southwest of the Administration Building into a dense forest grove. The aboretum was named for Shattuck in 1933, two years after his death. Until the late 1960s, this area provided the background for left & center field of the MacLean baseball field, whose infield was displaced by the construction of the new College of Education buildings, which were completed in 1968. The newer portion of the arboretum complex is south of the Shattuck area, in the valley below the president's residence (1967), along the eastern edge of the campus' 18-hole golf course.[13] [edit] Student Recreation CenterOpened in April 2002, the 85,000-square-foot (7,900 m2) Student Recreation Center boasts a 55 foot (17 m) freestanding climbing wall, as well as a weight training area, cardio, 6,000 square feet (557 m2) of climbing area, jogging track, and two full-size gyms. The planned Phase Two of the project includes adding a swimming pool, but has been delayed due to funding problems. The recreation center is located north of the Theophilus Tower dormitory, an area which formerly housed maintenance buildings. [edit] UI LibraryThe UI Library is the state's largest, with more than 1.4 million books, periodicals, government documents, maps, videorecordings, and special collections. Included are those for Sir Walter Scott, and famous Idahoans like Ezra Pound, Vardis Fisher, Frank Bruce Robinson, and Carol Ryrie Brink. Directly north of the Memorial Gymnasium and built on the former site of tennis courts, the library opened in 1957, relocating from the Administration Building. The UI post office station was formerly housed in its lower northwest corner; it was moved to the new UI bookstore in 1990. The UI Library was expanded in the early 1990s and rededicated in 1994. [edit] Memorial Gymnasium "Mem Gym" is another UI icon known for its whimisical athletic gargoyles perched along the brick building's ledges. The multi-purpose gym has a modest seating capacity of only 1,500. It opened in 1928 as a memorial to the UI students and alumni who died in World War I (1917-18).[14] The Memorial Gym was the primary venue for men's basketball until the Kibbie Dome was enclosed in September 1975. The women's team hosted its home games in the gym until 2001, when the Cowan Spectrum (inside the Kibbie Dome) was completed. The gym is still in active use today as the home court for the women's volleyball team, and several early season basketball games. It is also used extensively for intramurals and open recreation, as well as for ROTC.[citation needed] The MacLean baseball field was located directly south of the Memorial Gym, until its infield was displaced by the construction of the College of Education building in the late 1960s. The catcher and batter faced southwest (towards the pitcher's mound); the right field line was just south of the gym, running east-west. The background of left and center field was the Shattuck Arboretum. The new baseball field (Guy Wicks Field) was relocated northwest, to the vast intramural fields near the Moscow-Pullman highway, northwest of the Wallace Complex dormitories. The batter and catcher now faced southeast, toward campus, an unorthodox configuration resulting in a difficult sun field for the left side of the defense (the recommended alignment is east-northeast). Due to Title IX, varsity baseball was dropped following the 1980 season, but continued for a while as a club sport. The outfield is now the home turf of the women's soccer venue. The swim center and physical education building (formerly known as the "Women's Gym"), which both opened in 1970, are adjacent to the south side of the gym. In 1977, the Memorial Gymnasium was added to the National Register of Historic Places after only 49 years.[11] [edit] Under the ElmsRare Camperdown elms line the walkway between the Music building, Child Development Center and Administration Building. These "upside-down" trees have been on campus for over 80 years and are among few of their kind in the Northwest. The weeping branches and knotty trunk are formed by being grafted upwards. [edit] Steam PlantBuilt in 1926 the steam plant provides heat to the university buildings from a single location. Originally burning oil the plant was later modified to burn waste wood chips leftover from local sawmills. The use of wood has significantly reduced the emissions of the plant as well as cut costs to heat the campus. The plant is shut down twice a year for cleaning and maintenance. As a side benefit of the heat generation the pipes carrying the steam are routed underneath campus walkways providing clean and ice free walkways throughout the winter months.[15] [edit] Student lifeThe University of Idaho is a rural, residential campus, with a number of residence hall communities to choose from on campus as well as fraternities and sororities. Residence halls available for students include Wallace Residence Center, Theophilus Tower, Living Learning Communities, and McConnell Hall. Living on campus is not required at the University of Idaho, but many first-year students choose to live on campus. There are also apartments on campus for families, married couples, graduate students, law students and non-traditional students. The law cluster, is a group of apartments reserved for law students, allowing for a community close to campus for law students, facilitating study groups. [edit] Transportation All students are permitted to have cars on campus, which is also served by public transportation. The nearest airport, Pullman-Moscow, is 5 miles (8 km) west, east of Pullman. Other nearby airports are Lewiston 34 miles (55 km) away and Spokane 90 miles (145 km) away. The nearest passenger train station is in Spokane, and the nearest bus station is in downtown Moscow.[citation needed] [edit] Student OrganizationsMany students participate in a wide variety of clubs and organizations. Clubs range anywhere from the sports to faith based, and everything in between. Palousafest is a fair that brings clubs and students together, and is a way for students to find out more about how to get involved with extracurricular activities. The fair is usually the weekend just before the fall semester starts. The prominent literary journal Fugue is published at the university. [edit] MoscowMoscow is a college town of about 21,700 residents.[16] It is located in the rolling hills of the Palouse region of North Central Idaho. The UI campus is adjacent to the southwest side of town; most stores, restaurants, and bars are within easy walking distance. [edit] Degrees & CollegesFrom 1894 through fall 2006, the University of Idaho has granted 71,599 bachelor's degrees, 19,028 master's degrees, 2,270 doctoral degrees, 222 honorary degrees, 917 specialist degrees, and 3,157 law degrees.[16] The university is organized into ten colleges, two of which are exclusively for graduate students (Law & Graduate Studies). In July 2002, the College of Letters & Science was split into two separate colleges: the College of Science and the College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences (CLASS). Concurrently, the College of Mines was discontinued; its programs were split between the College of Science and the College of Engineering.
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[edit] Fight songGo, Vandals, Go is the official fight song of the University of Idaho. The song was originally written by J.M. "Morey" O'Donnell, a freshman at Idaho who later became a prominent attorney in the state. He submitted it for a contest held by the school's student government to choose a new fight song. Previously, the Vandals had used a variation of On, Wisconsin' as its fight song. Most fight songs are hard to sing because of the fast beat used to make them sound spirited. However, O'Donnell wrote the song almost entirely with whole notes and half notes to make it easy for a large football crowd to sing. He also added a heavy drumbeat to carry the spirit. For many years, it has been cited as one of the top fight songs in the United States. For example, 2002, Norm Maves, Jr. of The (Portland) Oregonian described it as "the once and future king of college fight songs, with a fanfare lead-in that could motivate a successful infantry charge." Go Vandals Came a tribe from the North brave and bold, Go Vandals go, I-D-A-H-O, The victory cannot be withheld from thee, [edit] Presidents of the University of IdahoMain article: List of University of Idaho people [edit] Notable alumniMain article: List of University of Idaho people [edit] See also[edit] References
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