Getting to Know the Sun Belt Conference: University of Idaho
7/25/2014 9:56:00 AM | General
Quick Facts
Name - University of Idaho
Location - Moscow, Idaho
Founded - 1889
Enrollment - 12,493
Affiliation - NCAA Division I (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Conference - Sun Belt (football), Big Sky
Nickname - Vandals
Colors - Silver and Vandal Gold
President - Chuck Staben
Athletics Director - Dr. Rob Spear
Varsity Sports: 16
Seven men's sports (basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, track and field)
Nine women's sports (basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball)
Athletics Website - GoVandals.com
Athletics Twitter - @Idaho_Vandals
Athletics Facebook - Facebook.com/VandalAthletics
What is a Vandal? (courtesy of GoVandals.com)
Don't use your dictionary to find Idaho's definition of a Vandal. No, Idaho's student-athletes go by a name earned nearly a century ago by a basketball team coached by Hec Edmundson, whose teams played defense with such intensity and ferocity that sports writers said they "vandalized" their opponents. The mark made by that 1917 team went far deeper than wins and losses on the court. In 1917, Harry Lloyd "Jazz" McCarty – a writer for the student newspaper, the Argonaut – subtly tagged the team with a new nickname in a pregame write-up: "The opening game with Whitman will mark a new epoch in Idaho basketball history, for the present gang of 'Vandals' have the best material that has ever carried the 'I' into action." McCarty's indirect suggestion stuck. By 1921, McCarty and Edward Maslin Hulme, the dean of the College of Liberal Arts, succeeded in their push to have Vandals officially adopted as the nickname for Idaho teams. Adding a special touch were Edmundson's roots. He was from Moscow and made a name for himself at Idaho as one of the nation's top distance runners. He eventually left Idaho to coach at the University of Washington where the Huskies still play basketball in the building bearing his name – the Hec Edmundson Pavilion.
About Idaho (Courtesy of UIdaho.edu)
The University of Idaho is a nationally-recognized research institution committed to student success and academic excellence that delivers one of the best educational values in the Pacific Northwest. It is the state's flagship institution and one of only 72 national land-grant research universities founded to ensure all citizens have access to a high quality education. The University of Idaho is surrounded by the rolling Palouse hills, an area so beautiful it was featured in National Geographic magazine. Just minutes away from the forests, rivers and lakes of northern Idaho, Moscow is home to more than 24,000 residents and a wide range of student-minded businesses.
Fast Facts
Majors offered - 130 Bachelor's, 88 Master's, and 32 Doctorial
Student/Faculty Ratio - 18 to 1
Research Funding - $100 million annually
2013 Enrollment - 12,024
Full-time Students - 9,387
Female Students - 5,622
Male Students - 6,402
National Merit Scholars - 76
International Students - 535
Student Organizations - 200
Student Ratio - 54% Male, 46% Female
Degrees Awarded
Bachelor's - 80,233
Master's - 21,734
Law - 3,654
Doctorate - 2,694
Specialist - 1,164
Honorary - 240
Total Degrees Granted - 109,719
Graduation Rate (six year) - 56%
Name - University of Idaho
Location - Moscow, Idaho
Founded - 1889
Enrollment - 12,493
Affiliation - NCAA Division I (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Conference - Sun Belt (football), Big Sky
Nickname - Vandals
Colors - Silver and Vandal Gold
President - Chuck Staben
Athletics Director - Dr. Rob Spear
Varsity Sports: 16
Seven men's sports (basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, track and field)
Nine women's sports (basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball)
Athletics Website - GoVandals.com
Athletics Twitter - @Idaho_Vandals
Athletics Facebook - Facebook.com/VandalAthletics
What is a Vandal? (courtesy of GoVandals.com)
Don't use your dictionary to find Idaho's definition of a Vandal. No, Idaho's student-athletes go by a name earned nearly a century ago by a basketball team coached by Hec Edmundson, whose teams played defense with such intensity and ferocity that sports writers said they "vandalized" their opponents. The mark made by that 1917 team went far deeper than wins and losses on the court. In 1917, Harry Lloyd "Jazz" McCarty – a writer for the student newspaper, the Argonaut – subtly tagged the team with a new nickname in a pregame write-up: "The opening game with Whitman will mark a new epoch in Idaho basketball history, for the present gang of 'Vandals' have the best material that has ever carried the 'I' into action." McCarty's indirect suggestion stuck. By 1921, McCarty and Edward Maslin Hulme, the dean of the College of Liberal Arts, succeeded in their push to have Vandals officially adopted as the nickname for Idaho teams. Adding a special touch were Edmundson's roots. He was from Moscow and made a name for himself at Idaho as one of the nation's top distance runners. He eventually left Idaho to coach at the University of Washington where the Huskies still play basketball in the building bearing his name – the Hec Edmundson Pavilion.
About Idaho (Courtesy of UIdaho.edu)
The University of Idaho is a nationally-recognized research institution committed to student success and academic excellence that delivers one of the best educational values in the Pacific Northwest. It is the state's flagship institution and one of only 72 national land-grant research universities founded to ensure all citizens have access to a high quality education. The University of Idaho is surrounded by the rolling Palouse hills, an area so beautiful it was featured in National Geographic magazine. Just minutes away from the forests, rivers and lakes of northern Idaho, Moscow is home to more than 24,000 residents and a wide range of student-minded businesses.
Fast Facts
Majors offered - 130 Bachelor's, 88 Master's, and 32 Doctorial
Student/Faculty Ratio - 18 to 1
Research Funding - $100 million annually
2013 Enrollment - 12,024
Full-time Students - 9,387
Female Students - 5,622
Male Students - 6,402
National Merit Scholars - 76
International Students - 535
Student Organizations - 200
Student Ratio - 54% Male, 46% Female
Degrees Awarded
Bachelor's - 80,233
Master's - 21,734
Law - 3,654
Doctorate - 2,694
Specialist - 1,164
Honorary - 240
Total Degrees Granted - 109,719
Graduation Rate (six year) - 56%
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