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University of New Mexico
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{{Infobox_University
|name=University of New Mexico
|motto =
Lux Hominem Vita (Latin, "Light of the life of men.")
|established =
1889
|type =
Public
|president=
Louis Caldera
|city =
Albuquerque, New Mexico
|state =
New Mexico
|country =
USA
|undergrad =18,027
|postgrad =6,065
|staff=1,838
|mascot =
Lobo (New Mexico Mascot)|Lobo
|colors =Cherry and Silver
|campus =
Urban, 600 acres (2.4 km²)
|free_label =Athletics
|free =16 varsity teams
|website=[http://www.unm.edu/ www.unm.edu]
|image =
|}}
The
University of New Mexico' ('UNM) is a
public university in
Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was founded in
1889, and today offers multiple bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degree programs. While offering degrees in all areas of the arts, sciences, and engineering, it is considered to be the liberal arts school of the three universities on the New Mexico strech of I-25. Its Albuquerque campus currently spreads over 600
acres (2.4 km²), and there are branch
campuses in
Gallup, New Mexico,
Gallup, New Mexico,
Los_Alamos,_
Taos, New Mexico, and
Taos, New Mexico, and
Valencia County, New Mexico|Valencia County.
Statistics as of 2004
- The mean student age is 27.4.
- The median student age is 23.6.
- UNM and UNM Hospital together employ 20,210 people.
- There are 114,767 alumni worldwide.Campus
The main UNM campus is located between Central Avenue, Girard Boulevard, Lomas Boulevard, and University Boulevard, in central Albuquerque. 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, which has been used for all university buildings since
1908.
Athletics
The school's athletic teams (known as the
Lobo (New Mexico Mascot)|Lobos) compete in the
Mountain West Conference. The Lobo mascots are named Louie and Lucy Lobo. The official school colors are cherry and silver.
UNM maintains strong athletic rivalries with
New Mexico State University and
Texas Tech. The UNM-NMSU rivalry is called the Battle of
I-25.
The
New Mexico Lobo Basketball|Lobo basketball team plays at
University Arena, better known as "The Pit," located on the UNM South Campus. The
New Mexico Lobo Football|Lobo football team plays at
University Stadium, which is located across the street from the Pit.
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 alumni
- Edward Abbey (1927-1989), author
- Ibrahim Bahr al-Ulum, PhD & MSc Petroleum Engineering, Minister of Oil, Republic of Iraq (April 2005 - January 2006)
- Warren J. Baker, PhD, Civ Eng 1966, President, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
- Michael Cooper, former National Basketball Association National Basketball Association 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
- Tony Hillerman, Master's in English
- Katie Hnida, first woman to score in an NCAA Division I-A football game - 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 Football Coach, 1998-present - Luc Longley, former NBA player
- Honorable Petra Jimenez Maes, J.D. 1973, New Mexico Supreme Court Justice bio
- Brian Urlacher, Chicago Bears linebacker
Notable staff
Esteemed professors include
Everett Rogers, founder of
diffusion of innovations theory, who 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.
Murray Gell-Mann, 1969
Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the
theory of
elementary particles is currently a University Professor in the
Physics and Astronomy Department of the University of New Mexico
Pictures of campus
Image:UNM-ScholesHall.jpg
Image:UNM-Alumni-clock.jpg
Image:UNM-Duckpond.jpg
Image:UNM-HodginHall.jpg
Points of interest
- University of New Mexico Arboretum
- University Arena
- UNM Cancer Research Building
External links
- University of New Mexico official website
- GoLobos.com, official athletics site
- 2004-2005 UNM Factbook
- Mascot-Colors-Traditions
- KUNM, University-affiliated radio station
- The Daily Lobo, UNM's student-run newspaper
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