Campus of the University of Montana
| Motto | Lux et Veritas |
|---|---|
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Motto in English
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Light and Truth |
| Type | Public, Doctoral University |
| Established | 1893 |
| Endowment | US$108.0 million |
| President | Royce Engstrom |
| Provost | Perry Brown |
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Academic staff
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581 full-time, 250 part-time |
| Students | 15,642 total (Fall 2010) |
| Undergraduates | 12,421 total (Fall 2008) |
| Location | Missoula, Montana, U.S. |
| Campus |
University town 220 acres (0.63 km²) |
| Colors | Maroon and Silver |
| Athletics |
NCAA Division I Football Championship Big Sky Conference |
| Sports | 14 School-Sponsored Teams |
| Nickname | Grizzlies and Lady Griz |
| Mascot | Monte |
| Website | http://www.umt.edu |
After the University of Montana was founded in 1893 classes were temporarily held in the old Willard School until the first set of buildings were set up around the oval in 1895. Since that time, various campus plans and architectural styles have been utilized. Today the campus consists of 156 acres and is bordered to the east by Mount Sentinel and the north by the Clark Fork River. The main campus comprises 64 buildings, a 23,500-seat football stadium and nine residence halls.
(The University of Montana Historic District Contributing Property)
Formerly North Hall
Constructed in 1922 following the 1918 Carsley-Gilbert campus master plan, this women’s residence was intended to be part of two U-shaped clusters of men’s and women’s dormitories. Its identical contemporary counterpart, Elrod Hall, and Corbin Hall were the only three buildings of the two “U”s erected before the plan was abandoned in the 1930s. Renowned Helena architects J. G. Link and C. S. Haire designed the handsome Renaissance Revival style facility with its striking red-brown brick façade and simple cream-colored terra cotta ornamentation. Renamed Brantly Hall, the building functioned as a women’s residence until 1987. It had been renamed in honor of Lois A (Reat) Brantly, who had been Social Director of the hall for over 16 years. Mrs. Brantly had been considered a, "mother away from home."
(The University of Montana Historic District Contributing Property)
The construction of this women’s residence hall, completed in 1927, marks the end of an era. It was the last building erected in strict accordance with the Carsley-Gilbert campus master plan and placed within the intended U-shaped dormitory arrangement. George Carsley and Missoula architect C. J. Forbis collaborated on the design of this Renaissance Revival style building. It was to be Carsley’s last contribution to the campus and one of the last of his prolific career. Red-brown brick, cream-colored terra cotta, and green Spanish roof tile mirror the features of Brantly Hall, but the omission of a horizontal line on the third story visually diminishes their differences in size.
(The University of Montana Historic District Contributing Property)
Fronting the Oval at the heart of the campus, the university’s oldest standing building, also known as Main Hall, proudly represents the birth of this noble institution. Celebrated Missoula architect A. J. Gibson designed the Richardsonian Romanesque style building that, along with its now-demolished companion Science Hall, comprised the campus at the school’s opening in 1899. During the university’s dedication ceremony in 1898, corn, oil, and water symbolizing plenty, joy, and peace were poured over the building’s cornerstone. Today the hourly chiming of the bells in the majestic bell tower serves as constant reminder of the enduring solidity of the university.
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