The University of New Mexico
(UNM
) is a public university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was founded in 1889. It 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 in Valencia County.
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Campus
The main UNM campus is located in central Albuquerque 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 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 G. Tight, plastered over the Victorian-style Hodgin Hall to create a monument to Pueblo Indian culture. Vilified 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.
Academics
The University of New Mexico School of Engineering is ranked 14th in
the Princeton Review Top 20 Graduate Engineering Programs.
[1]
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.
[2] In its "America's Best Graduate Schools" issue for 2006, the UNM Health Sciences Center's curriculum received the following rankings: second in Rural Medicine, third in Nursing Midwifery, fifth in Family Medicine, sixth in Primary Care, fifth in Community Health, 15th in Family Nurse Practitioner, and 23rd in Occupational Therapy. The
UNM 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.
[3]
Athletics
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 called the Battle of
I-25. This 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.
The University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University is a rivalry unmatched by few and it dates back to the early days. The first competition began with football on January 1, 1894, which was the Lobos' first competition against another four-year institution. The first basketball game was played on December 22, 1904. The rivalry between the two schools began before the territory of New Mexico became a state in 1912.
The
Rio Grande Rivalry is a series between The University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University that encompasses sports for both programs. The Rio Grande Rivalry is a new series starting in the 2007-08 academic year. Head to head competition in every sport will be used on an annual basis. The series is not only for the current student-athletes competing in the sports but also to build school spirit and pride in the alumni and fans of New Mexico who cheer for the Lobos or the Aggies.
The new rivalry series is a points-based system and is awarded to the school with the most points in all competitions. The specific scoring system is listed below for individual and teams sports.
At the conclusion of annual competitions between the two institutions, the winner of the "Rivalry Series" will receive a rotating trophy bearing the inscription of the annual winners. The winning institution will retain possession of the trophy for a period of one (1) year, until the award presentation the following year.
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.
Notable people
Alumni
- Edward Abbey (1927-1989), author of The Monkey Wrench Gang
and other fictional works based in the Southwest
- Rudolfo Anaya, author of Bless Me, Ultima
and other books of fiction based in New Mexico
- , PhD & MSc Petroleum Engineering, Minister of Oil, Republic of Iraq (April 2005 - January 2006)
- , president, California Polytechnic State University
- Hank Baskett, wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles
- Rich Bradford, Nose Tackle 1981-1985 Outland Trophy Finalist
- Timothy Braun, writer and playwright
- Stoney Case, NFL Quarterback
- Andrew Boyens, MLS Professional Soccer Player- Toronto FC Defender
- 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
- Danny Granger, Indiana Pacers
- Pat Henry, legendary track & field coach
- Tony Hillerman, bestselling author, notable for his detective novels that revolve around the fictional Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee
- Katie Hnida, first woman to score in an NCAA Division I-A football game
- David Iglesias, a key figure in the Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy
- Eliot A. Jardines, BA, Political Science & Latin American Studies; Assistant Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Open source intelligence 2005-present
- , author and biographer of Washington Irving
- 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
- , J.D. 1973, New Mexico Supreme Court Justice
- Penny Marshall, actress (left after two years)
- Barrett Martin, American drummer and composer
- Terence Mathis, former Lobos All-American football standout and Pro Bowl wide receiver in the NFL
- Lawrence T. Morgan, the current Speaker of the Navajo Nation Tribal Council
- Winslow Oliver, Carolina Panthers & Atlanta Falcons
- Antoine Predock, Architect
- Robert S. Scott, World War II Medal of Honor recipient
- Elyse Sewell, second runner-up on Cycle 1 of America's Next Top Model
- Clifton Snider, poet, novelist, literary critic
- Kenny Thomas, drafted by Houston Rockets, traded to Philadelphia 76ers and then Sacramento Kings
- Brian Urlacher, Chicago Bears linebacker
Faculty
- Norman Bay, a law professor, holds the honor of being the first Chinese-American U.S. District Attorney
- 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
- Edgar Lee Hewett, pioneering anthropologist of the American Southwest and driving force behind the Antiquities Act that created most of the country's national monuments, founded the University's anthropology department, one of the world's best
- 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.
- Terry Yates, a biology and pathology professor who is credited with discovering the source of the hantavirus in 1993. [4]
- Steven Feld, is a distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Ethnomusicology.
Points of interest
- Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
- University of New Mexico Arboretum
- University Arena
- University Stadium
- UNM Cancer Research Building
- Estufa
Organizations
- Service action network
- UNM Capoeira Club
Gallery
References
- The Princeton Review: The Top 20 Graduate Engineering Programs
- USNews.com: America's Best Graduate Schools 2008: Medicine: Rural Medicine
- USNews.com: America's Best Graduate Schools 2008: Law: Clinical Training
- Terry Yates, 57; biologist found source of hantavirus