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University of Northern Colorado

The University of Northern Colorado (UNC) is a public university in Greeley, Colorado.[5] The university was founded in 1889 as the State Normal School of Colorado and has a long history in teacher education.[6] The institution has officially changed its name three times, first to Colorado State College of Education, at Greeley on February 16, 1935, Colorado State College on February 11, 1957, and its current form since May 1, 1970.[7] Approximately 10,000 students are enrolled in six colleges. Extended campus locations are in Loveland, Denver/Aurora, and Colorado Springs.[8] UNC's 19 athletic teams compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Big Sky Conference.[8]

Former names

State Normal School of Colorado (1889-1935)
Colorado State College of Education at Greeley (1935-1957)
Colorado State College (1957-1970)

Sapientia in aeternum est (Latin)

Wisdom is Eternal

Public university

April 1, 1889 (1889-04-01)

Space-grant

$111.9 million (2023)[1]

Andy Feinstein

Kirsten Fleming[2]

686[3]

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Greeley
,
Colorado
,
United States

Suburban
260 acres (1.1 km2)[3]

Blue and gold[4]
   

Bears

NCAA Division I FCS – Big Sky

Klawz the Bear

www.unco.edu

Thomas J. Gray — 1890–1891

James H. Hayes — (interim) 1891, November 11, 1915 – 1916

Zachariah Xenophon Snyder — 1891–1915

John Grant Crabbe — Late summer 1916–1924

George Willard Frasier — 1924–1947

William Robert Ross — 1947–1964 (assumed office December 20, 1947)

Darrell Holmes — 1964–1971

Frank P. Lakin — 1969, 1971 (interim)

Richard R. Bond — 1971–1981

Charles Manning (acting) — 1981

Robert C. Dickeson — 1981–1991

Richard Davies (acting) — January 1 – August 29, 1987

Stephen T. Hulbert (interim) — July 1 – September 30, 1991

Herman Lujan — 1991–1996

Howard Skinner (interim) — June 1996 – June 1998

— July 1998 – June 2002

Hank Brown

Kay Norton — July 2002 – July 2018

Andy Feinstein - July 2018 – present

[12]

Albert Frank Carter – "Forty years of Colorado State Teachers College, formerly the State Normal School of Colorado, 1890–1930"

Larson, Robert W; Boulder: Colorado Associated University Press, (1989). Shaping educational change: the first century of the University of Northern Colorado at Greeley.  0-87081-172-X.

ISBN

Kurt Hinkle – "Northern Light: The Complete History of the University of Northern Colorado Football Program." (1998).

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Official website

Northern Colorado athletics website

University of Northern Colorado rugby football club

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