Montana State University–Northern

Montana State University–Northern (MSU–Northern or Northern) is a public college in Havre, Montana, United States. It is part of the Montana University System and was "Northern Montana College" prior to the restructuring of Montana's public university system in 1994.

Montana State University–Northern

Former names	Northern Montana School (1929–1931) Northern Montana College (1931–1994)
Type	Public college
Established	1929; 96 years ago (1929)
Parent institution	Montana University System
Academic affiliations	Space-grant
Endowment	US$3.254 million (FY2005)[1]
Chancellor	Greg Kegel[2]
Vice-Chancellor	Jennifer Brown[3]
Students	1,140[4]
Undergraduates	1,092[4]
Postgraduates	48[4]
Location	Havre, Montana , U.S. 48.5421°N 109.6887°W / 48.5421; -109.6887
Campus	Rural[5]
Colors	Maroon & Gold
Nickname	Men's: Northern Lights Women's: Northern Skylights
Sporting affiliations	NAIA – Frontier
Mascot	Polar Bears (Aurora & Boris)
Website	msun.edu

History

The college in 1946

In 1913, the Montana State Legislature approved the establishment of the "Northern Montana Agricultural and Manual Training School" at Fort Assinniboine, 6 miles (9.7 km) southwest of Havre, but no money was actually appropriated. The state legislature amended their original act in 1927 to include certain academic subjects and in 1929, the legislature appropriated funds to establish the college as a branch of the University of Montana (later renamed the Montana University System). Northern Montana College opened its doors in September 1929 in temporary quarters in Havre High School, and moved to its present campus in 1932.

Athletics

See also: Montana State–Northern Lights football

MSU Northern athletics monogram

The Montana State–Northern athletic teams are called the Lights and Skylights. The university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Frontier Conference for most of its sports since the 1935–36 academic year; while its rodeo teams compete in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA).

Montana State–Northern competes in 11 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include basketball, cross country, football, golf, rodeo and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, rodeo and volleyball.

Notable people

• Hunter Azure, mixed martial artist^[6]
• Jacob Bachmeier, politician^[7]
• Michael Claxton, professional basketball player and coach^[8]
• Dylan Cook, professional football player^[9]
• Garrison Courtney, civil servant^[10]
• Ryan Divish, journalist
• Jesse Juarez, mixed martial artist^[11]
• Kingsley Ogwudire, professional basketball player
• Michael Rao, university administrator^[12]
• Flint Rasmussen, sports announcer^[13]
• Lawrence Romo, civil servant^[14]
• Jerome Souers, college football coach^[15]
• Bruce Thompson, civil servant
• James Welch, author^[16]
• Emmett Willson, college wrestler^[17]
• Sherry Winn, college basketball coach^[18]

See also

• List of college athletic programs in Montana