University of New Mexico 404570 225546950 2008-07-14T06:54:21Z 718 Bot 5415725 Replacing Unmlogo.gif with PNG version {{Refimprove|article|date=February 2008}} {{Infobox_University |name=University of New Mexico |motto = ''Lux Hominum Vita'' (Latin, "life, the light of men.") |established =[[1889]] |type =[[Public school|Public]] |president =[[David J. Schmidly]] |city =[[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]] |state =[[New Mexico]] |country =[[United States|USA]] |undergrad =18,027 |postgrad =6,065 |staff=1,838 |endowment = $385.7 million<ref>[http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drglance_10313_brief.php USNews.com: America's Best Colleges 2008: University of New Mexico: At a glance<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |mascot =[[Lobo (New Mexico Mascot)|Lobo]] |colors =[[Red (color)|Cherry]] and [[Silver (color)|Silver]] {{color box|#FF0000}}{{color box|#C0C0C0}} |campus =[[urban area|Urban]], 600 acres (2.4 km²) |free_label =Athletics |free =16 varsity teams |website=[http://www.unm.edu/ www.unm.edu] |image =[[Image:UNMseal.png|150px|University of New Mexico Seal]] |logo =[[Image:Unmlogo.png|University of New Mexico logo]] |}} The '''University of New Mexico''' ('''UNM''') is a [[public]] [[university]] in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|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 [[acre]]s (2.4 km²), and there are branch [[campus]]es in [[Gallup, New Mexico|Gallup]], [[Los Alamos, New Mexico|Los Alamos]], [[Taos, New Mexico|Taos]], and in [[Valencia County, New Mexico|Valencia County]]. ==Campus== [[Image:UNM, Mesa Vista Hall.jpg|left|thumb|170px|Mesa Vista Hall]] 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, New Mexico|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== [[Image:UNM duck pond.jpg|The Duck Pond on the UNM campus|right|250px|thumb]] The University of New Mexico School of Engineering is ranked 14th in [[the Princeton Review]] Top 20 Graduate Engineering Programs.<ref>[http://www.princetonreview.com/grad/research/articles/find/engineering.asp The Princeton Review: The Top 20 Graduate Engineering Programs<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/med/brief/medsp06_brief.php USNews.com: America's Best Graduate Schools 2008: Medicine: Rural Medicine<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> 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 [[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.<ref>[http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/grad/law/clinical USNews.com: America's Best Graduate Schools 2008: Law: Clinical Training<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ==Athletics== {{splitsection|New Mexico Lobos}} {{seealso|New Mexico Lobos men's basketball|New Mexico Lobos football|Lobo (New Mexico Mascot)}} [[Image:UNM Lobo Logo.png|thumb|right|UNM Lobos logo]] The school's athletic teams (known as the [[Lobo (New Mexico Mascot)|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 [[Interstate 25|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 [[New Mexico Lobo Basketball|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 [[New Mexico Lobo Football|Lobo football]] team plays at [[University Stadium, Albuquerque|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 [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]]. She later attempted and made two extra points in UNM's 72-8 victory over [[Texas State University-San Marcos|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 [[NPR|National Public Radio]] stations in Albuquerque. With the [[Albuquerque Public Schools]], UNM also operates [[KNME|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 * [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_Bahr_al-Ulum Ibrahim Bahr al-Ulum], PhD & MSc Petroleum Engineering, Minister of [[Petroleum|Oil]], Republic of [[Iraq]] (April 2005 - January 2006) * [http://www.calstate.edu/PA/bios/prezbio/Baker.shtml Warren J. Baker], 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]], [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] Professional Soccer Player- [[Toronto FC]] Defender * [[Michael Cooper]], former [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] [[basketball]] player * [[Robert Creeley]], American poet, affiliated with the [[Black Mountain poets]] * [[Mel Daniels]], former [[American Basketball Association|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]] [[American football|football]] game * [[David Iglesias (attorney)|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 * [http://www.abqjournal.com/venue/books/278648books01-20-08.htm Brian Jay Jones], 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 [[Quarterback|QB]], 1969-71; UNM Head [[American football|Football]] [[Coach (sport)|Coach]], 1998-present * [[Luc Longley]], former NBA player * [http://www.supremecourt.nm.org/images/2004%20Maes%20shortbio.htm Petra Jimenez Maes], 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 [[Navajo Tribal Council|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 (basketball)|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 [[U.S. National Monument| 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]].<ref name=bg> {{cite news |first=Matt |last=Schudel |title=Terry Yates, 57; biologist found source of hantavirus |url=http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2007/12/24/terry_yates_57_biologist_found_source_of_hantavirus/ |work= [[Washington Post]] |publisher=[[Boston Globe]] |date=2007-12-24 |accessdate=2007-01-04}}</ref> * [[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, Albuquerque|University Stadium]] * [[UNM Cancer Research Building]] * [[Estufa]] ==Organizations== *[[Service action network]] *[[UNM Capoeira Club]] ==Gallery== <gallery> Image:UNM in the snow.jpg| Image:UNM Zimmerman Library.jpg|Zimmerman Library Image:CandJ.jpg|Communications & Journalism Image:UNM_Alumni_Chapel.jpg|Alumni Memorial Chapel |Kiva Lecture Hall </gallery> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commonscat}} * [http://www.unm.edu/ University of New Mexico] official website * [http://lawschool.unm.edu/ University of New Mexico School of Law] official website * [http://www.golobos.com/ GoLobos.com], official athletics site * [http://www.mgt.unm.edu/ Anderson School of Management @ UNM] * [http://artslab.unm.edu/ ARTS Lab @ UNM] Art, Research, Technology & Science Lab * [http://ipl.unm.edu/ University of New Mexico Institute of Public Law] IPL engages in research, analysis, teaching, training, writing and publishing to support the development of informed public policy and law. * [http://www.unm.edu/~oir/factbook/2004fb/2004b_ref.htm 2004-2005 UNM Factbook] * [http://www.unm.edu/~visitor/traditions.html Mascot-Colors-Traditions] * [http://www.kunm.org/ KUNM], University-affiliated radio station * [http://www.dailylobo.com/ ''The Daily Lobo''], UNM's student-run newspaper *[http://www.virtualalbuquerque.com/VirtualABQ/UNMMainCampus/ Virtual Tour of UNM Main Campus] {{Mountain West Conference}} {{Colleges and universities in New Mexico}} [[Category:Universities and colleges in New Mexico|New Mexico, University of]] [[Category:Education in Albuquerque, New Mexico|New Mexico, University of]] [[Category:University of New Mexico| ]] [[Category:Mountain West Conference|New Mexico, University of]] [[Category:Oak Ridge Associated Universities]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1889]] [[de:University of New Mexico]] [[fa:دانشگاه نیومکزیکو]] [[no:University of New Mexico]] [[tr:New Mexico Üniversitesi]]