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The University of New Orleans (UNO) is a public urban research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. First opened in 1958 as Louisiana State University in New Orleans, it is the largest public university and one of two doctoral research universities in the Greater New Orleans region. UNO is a member of the University of Louisiana System and is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".[1] The university consists of 8 schools and colleges offering 40 bachelor's, 45 master's and 9 doctoral degrees.[2] Among its academic offerings are the only civil, mechanical and electrical engineering programs in New Orleans, the only graduate hospitality and tourism program and PAB-accredited urban planning program in the state of Louisiana, and one of the only schools of naval architecture and engineering in the United States.

UNO's 195-acre main campus is located on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain in Gentilly, New Orleans. The university's East Campus houses athletic facilities including Maestri Field and the UNO Lakefront Arena. UNO also owns and operates The Beach, a research and technology park adjacent to its main campus.

The university's athletic teams are the Privateers. A total of 14 Privateer teams compete in the NCAA Division I Southland Conference.

History

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State Senator Theodore M. Hickey of New Orleans in 1956 authored the act which established the University of New Orleans. At the time New Orleans was the largest metropolitan area in the United States without a public university though it had several private universities, such as Tulane (which was originally a state-supported university before being privatized in 1884), Loyola, and Dillard. The institution was a branch of Louisiana State University, and as such was originally named Louisiana State University in New Orleans or LSUNO. The UNO University Ballroom was named in Hickey's honor late in 2014, more than two decades after his death.[3]

The university was built on the New Orleans Lakefront when the United States Navy relocated Naval Air Station New Orleans. The Orleans Levee Board leased the closed base to the LSU Board of Supervisors. The renovation went quicker than expected. LSUNO opened for classes in 1958, two years ahead of schedule. It was the first racially integrated public university in the South. For its first five years, it was reckoned as an offsite department of the main campus in Baton Rouge, and as such its chief administrative officer was originally called a dean (1958–1961), then a vice president in charge (1961–1962). In 1962, the LSU System of Higher Education was established, and LSUNO became a separate campus in that system. To signify that it was now a co-equal institution with LSU, its chief executive's title was changed from "vice president in charge" to "chancellor." After a decade of growth, the LSU Board of Supervisors approved a name change to the current University of New Orleans. Nearly fifty years later, in 2011, the University of New Orleans was transferred from LSU to the University of Louisiana system, and its chief executive's title was changed to "president."[4]

Hurricane Katrina

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On August 29, 2005, the university suffered damage due to Hurricane Katrina. The main campus is on relatively high ground and the damage was caused mostly by winds, rain-driven-water, and human activity during the storm. The university was used as an evacuation point and staging area by the National Guard. A levee breach on the London Avenue Canal occurred just a few blocks south of the main campus and caused the flooding of the first floor of the Bienville Hall dormitories, the Lafitte Village couples apartments, and the Engineering Building.

UNO was the first of the large, damaged universities in New Orleans to re-open, albeit virtually, by using web-based courses starting in October 2005.[5] The university was able to offer classes in the fall semester immediately following Hurricane Katrina at satellite campuses; the main campus re-opened in December 2005.

Hurricane Katrina reduced enrollments at all colleges in New Orleans, but the University of New Orleans was particularly hard hit. This echoed the damage to New Orleans as a whole, since UNO serves as a leader in educating students from New Orleans. Since the hurricane, the student enrollment is on a steady increase toward pre-Katrina numbers.

Chief executives

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  • Homer L. Hitt (dean, 1958–59; VP in charge, 1959–1963, chancellor, 1963–1980)
  • Leon J. Richelle (chancellor, 1980–1983)
  • Cooper Mackin (chancellor, 1983–1987; acting to 1984)
  • Gregory M. St. L. O'Brien (chancellor, 1987–2003)
  • Timothy P. Ryan (chancellor, 2003–2010)
  • Joe King (acting chancellor, 2010–2012)
  • Peter J. Fos (president, 2012–2016)
  • John W. Nicklow (president, 2016–present)

Student life

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Organizations

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There are more than 120 registered clubs and organizations active at UNO, including 15 fraternities and sororities.[6] UNO Student Government is the official student government association. Registered organizations are separated into categories of either religious, honorary, political, professional, social, service, organizations, or special interests.

Media

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The Driftwood is the UNO weekly newspaper and is published every Thursday.[7] UNO also owns and operates WWNO, a local radio station.[8] WWNO began transmitting in 1972.[8]

Greek life

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The Greek community at the University of New Orleans is composed of 16 organizations, governed by three councils.[9]

Panhellenic Association[10] National Pan-Hellenic Council[11] Interfraternity Council[12]

Colleges

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Academic rankings
National
Forbes[13]616
U.S. News & World Report[14]293–381
Washington Monthly[15]269

UNO has four colleges: College of Business Administration, College of Liberal Arts, Education and Human Development, College of Engineering, and College of Sciences. The university also offers a bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies.

Campus

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The university's campus is located in the New Orleans metropolitan area, sitting on Lake Pontchartrain at the end of Elysian Fields Avenue and on the former site of NAS New Orleans. The UNO Research and Technology Park, referred to as "The Beach" is located adjacent to campus on the former site of the Pontchartrain Beach amusement park. The Kiefer UNO Lakefront Arena and Maestri Field at Privateer Park, UNO's basketball and baseball facilities, are located at the corner of Franklin Avenue and Leon C. Simon Boulevard.

UNO's classes were originally housed in the remaining buildings following the closure of NAS New Orleans at that site. As a nod to campus' time as a Naval base, the oldest lecture buildings completed in 1960, the Liberal Arts Building and the Science Building, are both numbered and laid-out like a ship with Liberal Arts featuring exterior balconies for access to the classrooms as opposed to interior hallways, and both Liberal Arts and Science featuring two central courtyards in each building.[16] UNO's newer chemical-sciences annex is designed like a steam boat and many of the newer lecture buildings on campus have similar shapes to the original science and liberal arts buildings without the interior courtyards due to limited space on the main campus.

Throughout the years, additional permanent buildings were built to accommodate a larger student body. These include Milneburg Hall (1969), the University Center (1969), the Earl K. Long Library (1970), the Geology/Psychology Building (1972), the Engineering Building (1987), the Life Sciences Complex (Phase 1: the Computer Center, Phase 2: the Biology Building, and Phase 3: the Mathematics Building; All completed between 1979 and 1984), the Chemical-Sciences Annex (1997), and Kirschman Hall (2004).

The College of Engineering building is the tallest building on campus. It has a total of nine floors and is home to the university's Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME) Program (making it one of very few universities in the United States offering this program) among other engineering programs. The first floor is the largest floor featuring large workshop, labs, lobbies, and study spaces as well as the towing tank for the NAME program. Through the breezeway on the first floor is the home of the Dohse Auditorium. Floors two through nine are all part of one large tower in a straight line and are each not as big as the first floor.[17]

Two buildings on campus feature atrium designs as opposed to hallways. Kirschman Hall, the newest lecture building on campus and home of the College of Business Administration, features a large atrium in the center with a few satellite hallways connecting to it. It is considered to be the second largest lecture building on campus (after the engineering building).[18]

Furthermore, the University Center building, one of the centers of campus life, has an atrium in the center with dining locations and event spaces on one side and hallways with offices on the other.

UNO's Homer Hitt Alumni Center is built around a smoke-stack which remains from when campus was a Naval Base. The smoke-stack is the oldest structure on campus.

The campus features a large central "mall" between the Earl K Long Library and Lake Pontchartrain. Before the campus was completed, there was a large portion of open green space as the original buildings were built in the corners, a move by Louisiana State University to prevent the city from taking additional land around the Naval Air Station. The Library, originally having two floors, had a third and fourth floor added mostly due to a grant by the family of former governor Earl K. Long. They proclaimed to prevent obstruction of the view, no buildings could ever be constructed between the library. It is modernly referred to as the quad and features many outdoor seating areas complete with a UNO Seal in the middle.

Campus Life Centers[19]

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The University of New Orleans features three buildings that are considered to be the centers of campus life:

Earl K. Long Library

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Earl K. Long Library

The Earl K. Long Library is home to the Privateer Enrollment Center, which is "a one-stop shop for all your enrollment needs." This location includes offices of Enrollment, Orientation, the Bursar, Financial Aid, and Academic Advising. Not only is this building home to many enrollment services, but this building also has a Coffee Shop run by dining services and different academic resources on each floor. The first floor is home to a large study area known as the "Learning Commons" which is home to a large computer lab in the front, an open-concept study area in the rear, the offices of Student Accountability/Disability Services & the Learning Resource Center, and group study room. The second floor is home to quiet computers, additional group study rooms, periodicals, the Women's Center, and the UNO Press. The third floor houses the silent study room, the honors program, the innovation suite, the meditation area, and private study rooms for faculty and graduate students. The fourth floor is where the quiet study area, the special collections/archives, the reading room, various conferences rooms, and additional offices are located.[19]

University Center

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University Center

The university center is "the center of campus life at UNO." The building is home to dining services locations, the grand ball room, the Captain's Quarter's Game Room, the UNO Bookstore, and various meeting spaces. University offices located here include counseling services, career services, student involvement and leadership, Greek life, student government association, student affairs, the HUB, the student pantry, student transitions, and the Juan LaFonta Diversity Engagement Center. It is also home to an Oschner Health Clinic and various leisure spaces. The lobby of the building features a large atrium with flags hanging down. These are placed the first time a student comes to the university from another nation.[19]

Administration Building

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The Administration Building consists of two sections: The original administration building and the newer administration annex, an addition to the building that was built later. Many university administrative offices are located here though these are typically administrative and not often visited by students. However, it is important to note that the main office for the graduate school is located here and not in the Library.

Residential life

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Pontchartrain Hall

The university's campus is home to three on-campus housing options for students all located on UNO's main campus:[20]

  • Pontchartrain Halls
  • Privateer Place
  • Lafitte Village

Dining services

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The university's dining services are currently managed by Chartwells Higher Ed, a branch of Compass Group. They manage all dining locations on campus including the university's buffet-styled cafeteria is known as the Food Hall at the Galley. Retail dining locations are mainly located on the Deck (which is in the university center on the east side of campus) and the Cove (which is a building located on the west side of campus). Retail franchises include Subway, Chick Fil A, Privateer Sushi, Jamba Juice, Moe's Southwestern Grill, Fry Shack, and Brewed Awakening (which brews Starbucks Coffee). Additionally, Chartwells manages three convenience "Markets" on campus known as the Market NOLA (which is located in the university center and serves PJ's coffee), Market Cove (located in the cove), and Market Pontchartrain (located in the residence hall on campus).[21]

Athletics

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Main article: New Orleans Privateers

The University of New Orleans currently has 14 varsity sports teams, and is a Division I member of the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association), competing in the Southland Conference. UNO originally attempted to reclassify to Division II's Gulf South Conference.[22] On February 1, 2011, Provost Joe King submitted the Division II proposal to the LSU Board of Supervisors.[23] Previously, UNO competed at the Division II level from 1969 to 1975.[24] On March 9, 2012, President Peter J. Fos announced that UNO plans to remain a member of NCAA Division I, with potential homes being the Sun Belt or Southland Conference.[25] On August 21, 2012, UNO announced that it would be joining the Southland Conference, effective the 2013–2014 academic year.[26]

Sports

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  • Baseball
  • Men's and women's basketball
  • Men's golf
  • Men's and women's cross country
  • Men's and women's tennis
  • Volleyball
  • Men's and women's track & field
  • Women's sand volleyball (added Fall 2014)

Fight song

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The official fight song of The University of New Orleans is "Let's Hear It For UNO".[27] The song was adopted after a competition in 1981. The winner was Lois Ostrolenk.[27] Before this, the melody from William Tell Overture was used. A variation of the overture is still played to honor this tradition.[27]

Club sports

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The University of New Orleans has many club sports provided by the Department of Recreation and Intramural Sports. Club sports are available to all UNO students who have an interest. Active club sports include:

  • Cricket
  • Sailing
  • Kendo
  • Table tennis
  • Soccer
  • Rugby
  • Men's volleyball
  • Sportsman/fishing

The Beach (Research and Technology Park)

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The University of New Orleans Research and Technology Park

The University of New Orleans Research and Technology Park is a research park whose tenants collaborate with the university to conduct research, provide training, and create education opportunities.[28] Tenants have many university services provided to them, including the university library and recreational facilities.[29]

Notable alumni

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Notable faculty

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References

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  1. ^ "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Postsecondary Education. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. ^ "University Profile, Next is Now Campaign for the University of New Orleans". uno.edu/advancement. University of New Orleans Office of University Advancement. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  3. ^ Jed Lipinski (October 30, 2014). "UNO to name ballroom after former state Sen. Ted Hickey". New Orleans Times-Picayune. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  4. ^ "History". University of New Orleans. 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  5. ^ "University of New Orleans reopens online - Networks - Breaking Business and Technology News at silicon.com". Archived from the original on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2006.
  6. ^ "Student Organizations". Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  7. ^ "Driftwood". Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  8. ^ a b "History of WWNO". Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  9. ^ "Greek Life". Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  10. ^ "Panhellenic Association". Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  11. ^ "Panhellenic Association". Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  12. ^ "Interfraternity Council". Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  13. ^ "America's Top Colleges 2024". Forbes. September 6, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  14. ^ "2024-2025 Best National Universities Rankings". U.S. News & World Report. September 23, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  15. ^ "2024 National University Rankings". Washington Monthly. August 25, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  16. ^ "Virtual Tour: Liberal Arts". The University of New Orleans. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  17. ^ "Virtual Tour: Engineering Building". The University of New Orleans. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  18. ^ "Virtual Tour: Kirschman Hall". The University of New Orleans. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  19. ^ a b c "UNO Virtual Tour". The University of New Orleans. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  20. ^ "Office of Residential Life". The University of New Orleans. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  21. ^ "Dine On Campus". dineoncampus.com. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  22. ^ Jacob Carpenter (February 5, 2011). "Gulf South Conference could add University of New Orleans to fold". Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  23. ^ "UNO Submits NCAA Division II Proposal to LSU Board". February 4, 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  24. ^ "New Orleans plans reclassification to Division II". February 4, 2011. Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  25. ^ "UNO remains Division I".
  26. ^ "New Orleans Privateers will join Southland". ESPN. August 21, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  27. ^ a b c "University of New Orleans: 1958 – 2008". Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  28. ^ "Who we are". Archived from the original on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  29. ^ "Opportunities". Archived from the original on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  30. ^ "Tom Fitzmorris, 'The Food Show' Radio Host & Food Entrepreneur", New Orleans City Museum (accessed September 29, 2016).
  31. ^ "Tony Guarisco". linkedin.com. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  32. ^ "Stokes & Associates, Inc". stokes-associates.com. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  33. ^ "Wally Whitehurst". Baseball-Reference.Com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  34. ^ Judy Walker, "Richard H. Collin, 'the New Orleans underground gourmet,' dies at age 78", The Times-Picayune, January 22, 2010.
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The University of New Orleans (UNO) is a public urban research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. First opened in 1958 as Louisiana State University in New Orleans, it is the largest public university and one of two doctoral research universities in the Greater New Orleans region. UNO is a member of the University of Louisiana System and is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". The university consists of 8 schools and colleges offering 40 bachelor's, 45 master's and 9 doctoral degrees. Among its academic offerings are the only civil, mechanical and electrical engineering programs in New Orleans, the only graduate hospitality and tourism program and PAB-accredited urban planning program in the state of Louisiana, and one of the only schools of naval architecture and engineering in the United States.

UNO's 195-acre main campus is located on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain in Gentilly, New Orleans. The university's East Campus houses athletic facilities including Maestri Field and the UNO Lakefront Arena. UNO also owns and operates The Beach, a research and technology park adjacent to its main campus.

The university's athletic teams are the Privateers. A total of 14 Privateer teams compete in the NCAA Division ISouthland Conference.

History of UNO

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New Orleans was the largest metropolitan area in the United States without a public university though it had several private universities, such as Tulane (which was originally a state-supported university before being privatized in 1884), Loyola, and Dillard. Parents in the region, expressed concern for their children's education being put in jeopardy after High School.[1]Once it was decided, that The Naval Air Station will be the site for the new university, it was then built on the New Orleans Lakefront after the United States Navy relocated Naval Air Station New Orleans.[1] institution was a branch of Louisiana State University, and as such was originally named Louisiana State University in New Orleans or LSUNO.

The Orleans Levee Board leased the closed base to the LSU Board of Supervisors. Although no capital funds at the time existed, the renewal of the use of land went quicker than previously expected.[1] LSUNO opened for classes in 1958, two years ahead of schedule. Despite public rumors that LSUNO was the first integrated campus in the south, it was in fact not the first in the south.[1] In fact, there was no discussion about the topic of desegregation, which at the time, was a major case and no one on the LSU Board was accepting of integration. Black students who applied to attend LSUNO in the spring and summer of 1958, were turned away for none other than the purpose of discrimination. Civil rights attorney, Ernest Morial, helped file a lawsuit in support of eleven LSUNO black student applicants who applied and met reccommendation standards to attend the university. Dean Hitt, along with the LSUNO staff, were obliged to grant access to all black students who were fit to attend LSUNO. It was later found, that LSU had a policy of separating black and white applicants, and allowing for whites to be first choice.[1] For its first five years, it was reckoned as an offsite department of the main campus in Baton Rouge, and as such its chief administrative officer was originally called a dean (1958–1961), then a vice president in charge (1961–1962). In 1962, the LSU System of Higher Education was established, and LSUNO became a separate campus in that system. To signify that it was now a co-equal institution with LSU, its chief executive's title was changed from "vice president in charge" to "chancellor." LSU Board of Supervisors, finally allowed the campus name change to be University of New Orleans in 1974.[2] One of the main focuses of UNO's legacy, is the name change from LSUNO to its current name, UNO. In early 1970, a report from WWLTV's Jim Berry, showcased the emphasis that the name change had on the college and the students attending LSUNO. During an act involving 3000 students on campus, the president of the student government made a speech acknowledging a split between the university and LSU Board of Supervisors. Thus, the name UNO was acquired by the university in 1974.[2] Nearly fifty years later, in 2011, the University of New Orleans was transferred from LSU to the University of Louisiana system, and its chief executive's title was changed to "president."[3]

References[1] [4] [5]

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Dupont, Robert (2009). On Higher Ground: The University of New Orleans at 50. University of New Orleans Press. p. 190.
  2. ^ a b WWLTV, News Station (2022). "Throwback: LSUNO Becomes UNO".
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Johnson, Jerah (1983). UNO Prisms (0 ed.). University of New Orleans. p. 199.
  5. ^ Hitt, Homer (1983). Reflections on UNO's Beginnings. University of New Orleans. p. 29.

The University of New Orleans. (2023). History. https://www.uno.edu/about-uno/history#:~:text=The%20University%20of%20New%20Orleans%20(originally%20called%20Louisiana%20State%20University,education%20to%20the%20metropolitan%20area

Throwback: LSUNO Becomes UNO. (2023). WWLTV. https://www.wwltv.com/video/news/local/throwback-thursday-lsuno-becomes-uno/289-705b3291-1b2f-4f35-b8e3-d06091189f30UNO Officially Joins the University of Louisiana System. (2011). University of Louisiana System.https://www.ulsystem.edu/news-and-events/uno-officially-joins-the-university-of-louisiana-system/

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