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History Source Campus According to the UI Fact Book, the Moscow campus is an astonishing 1,585 acres (6.4 km²) including 253 buildings with a replacement value of $812 million, 10 miles (16 km) of streets, 49 acres (198,000 m²) of parking lots, 1.22 miles (2 km) of bike paths, 22 computer labs, 150 acre (607,000 m²) golf course (18 holes), 80 acres (324,000 m²) of arboreta, and 860 acres (3.5 km²) of farms. There are several distinctive areas on campus. Administration Building The Tudor Gothic-style Administration Building (1909), with its 80 foot (24 m) clock tower, is a UI icon. In addition to many classrooms, the offices of the President and Provost are located here. The north wing was added in 1912, the south wing in 1916. The original building, of a different style with a single tall spire, burned in March 1906. Arson was suspected, but never proven. Idaho Commons The Idaho Commons is the heart of campus, with lots of study space, wireless connectivity, laptops available for check-out, and many services. The building contains a large food court, coffee shop, bookstore, copy center, bank and convenience store. The offices of the Associated Students of the University of Idaho (ASUI), Academics Assistance, and Student Support are all located here. Student Union Building The 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, and a student computer lab. The UI Bookstore is located directly across the street. Kibbie-ASUI Activity Center UI's multi-purpose "Kibbie Dome", home to Vandal Athletics and special events, is best appreciated from its interior. Both football and basketball are played here, as well as tennis and indoor track & field. Its Trus-Dek roof system uses wood and steel arches to span 400 feet (122 m) at a height of 150 feet (45 m). The roof was completed in 1975, enclosing the former outdoor venue known as Neale Stadium, which was damaged by fire in 1969 and rebuilt in 1971. The new roof won the 1976 America's Outstanding Structural Engineering Achievement award from the ASCE. Arboretum and Botanical Garden This 65 acre (263,000 m²) site features display gardens, ponds and a variety of trees and plants from Asia, Europe and North America. Student Recreation Center The 85,000 square feet (8,000 m²) Student Recreation Center boasts a 55 foot (17 m) freestanding climbing wall, the tallest at any college in the U.S. A huge weight training area, cardio, 6,000 square feet of climbing area, jogging track and two full size gyms. UI Library The UI Library is the state's largest, with more than 2.5 million books, periodicals, government documents and special collections. University of Idaho Library Hello Walk UI's Hello Walk perpetuates a tradition of friendliness that dates from the 1920s. Students today still greet each other with a "hello" on this walkway across the Administration Lawn. Memorial Gymnasium Memorial Gym is another UI icon known for its athletic gargoyles perched along the building's ledges. It was built as a memorial to the UI students and alumni who died in World War I (1917-1918). The original home of Vandal athletics, the "Mem Gym" is still in use today; the swim center and physical education buildings are adjacent to the south. Under the Elms Rare Camperdown elms line the walkway between the Music building, Child Development Center and Administration Building. These trees have been on campus for over 80 years and are among few of their kind in the Pacific Northwest. The Camperdown elm stands out because of its unusual shape. The weeping branches and knotty trunk are formed by being grafted upwards. Student life Campus housing Transportation All students are permitted to have cars on campus. Public transportation also serves the campus. The nearest airports are in Pullman (5 miles, 8 km), Lewiston (34 miles, 55 km) and Spokane (90 miles, 145 km). The nearest passenger train station is in Spokane, and the nearest bus station is in Moscow. Student employment School employment is available, with approximately 35% of undergraduates working on campus during the 2003 to 2004 academic year. The average amount undergraduates may expect to earn per year from part-time on-campus work is $2,340. Campus events The most popular cultural and campus events are the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, Palousafest, and NCAA Division 1-A football and basketball in the Kibbie Dome, which is transformed into the Cowan Spectrum for basketball. Moscow Moscow is a college town of about 23,000 residents. 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 and restaurants are within easy walking distance. Colleges Since 1894, the University of Idaho has granted 66,348 Bachelor's Degrees, 17,120 Master's Degrees, 224 Honorary Degrees, 774 Specialist Degrees, 2,865 Law Degrees, and 1,983 Doctorate Degrees. The University is organized into nine colleges. Degrees 154 undergraduate majors are offered, with a variety of emphases in many. UI also offers 71 master's programs and 25 doctoral degrees, and is home to the state of Idaho's only law school. For a list of majors, click this link Major Finder Demographics Moscow enrollment Enrollment by college Student demographics Athletics The school's official colors are silver & gold (although black & gold are the prevalent colors for the athletic teams). Its teams, the Vandals, participate in the NCAA's Division I-A in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). In addition to Football (men's), the intercollegiate athletic program fields two teams (men's & women's) in the following sports: Basketball, Cross-Country, Golf, Track (indoor & outdoor), and Tennis. Volleyball, Soccer, and Swimming are sports offered only for women. UI joined the WAC in 2005. For the four previous seasons (2001-04), the UI football team was a member of the Sun Belt Conference, while all of the other Vandal teams competed in the Big West Conference which it joined in 1996. The Big West's other current members stopped playing football in 2001. Prior to the fall of 1996, UI competed in the Big Sky Conference, of which it was a charter member in 1963. The Big Sky has been a Division I-AA conference since the formation of I-AA in 1978. UI had competed with the present Pac-10 schools prior to 1959 in the old Pacific Coast Conference. The University of Idaho has numerous facilities for the athletic program. The "Kibbie Dome" indoor stadium is also houses the department offices, locker rooms, weight room, and training facilities. The 16,000 seat arena is the venue for football and basketball (men’s & women's). The historic Memorial Gymnasium is the home for Idaho volleyball (women's) and basketball exhibition games. The Kibbie Dome's indoor facilities offer track & field and tennis a place to practice and compete with the five-lane, 290 meter track and nine tennis courts. Outdoor facilities include the university’s 18-hole championship golf course, 400 meter track & field stadium, numerous outdoor tennis courts, and athletic practice fields. Since returning to Division I-A status in 1996, Idaho has rekindled its rivalry with Washington State, eight miles to the west in Pullman. UI has had a major in-state rivalry with Boise State University since 1970 (when BSU joined the Big Sky); Boise is 300 highway miles south of Moscow. UI also had an intense interstate rivalry with the University of Montana, having played football 84 times (2nd to 89 games with Washington State). UI and Montana first played in 1903, and played every year from 1914-1995 (except during the war years of 1918, 1943, and 1944 when neither school had a team). Montana was also a member of the Pacific Coast Conference until 1950. Idaho leads the overall series 55-27-2. The teams have played just five times since Idaho moved to I-A in 1996, with Montana winning the last four, most recently in 2003. The winner of the Idaho-Montana game claims the "Little Brown Stein." Olympic Bronze medalist in the men's shot put, Joachim B. Olsen competed for the Vandals from 1999 to 2003. Dan O'Brien, a former member of the UI track team, won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, as well as multiple World Championships. The outdoor track stadium (immediately west of the Kibbie Dome) where O'Brien trained for these titles now bears his name. Activities Recognition Presidents The following individuals have held the office of President of the University of Idaho. Famous alumni | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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