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35-845: A long-time member of the North Central Conference , UNO joined the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association on July 1, 2008 after the NCC ceased operations. In March 2011, the school announced its intentions to move up from Division II to Division I and join The Summit League . In the process it would abandon its football and wrestling programs to better fit with the sports sponsored by The Summit League and to maintain Title IX compliance. Wrestling had been

70-1220: A Division II team. Soccer, Men's – 2017, 2020, 2023 Soccer, Women's – 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2022 Baseball – 1979, 1981, 2005, 2008*, 2013, 2014, 2019 Basketball, Men's – 1979, 1984, 2004, 2005, 2008*, 2010 Basketball, Women's – 1980, 1982 Football – 1983, 1984, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006 2007* Golf – 2002, 2003, 2006 Softball – 1981, 1985, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008*, 2011, 2022, 2023 Swimming and Diving – 2005, 2008* Tennis – 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008* Track – 1979 (outdoor), 1981 (indoor) Volleyball – 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2023 * Final NCC Champions (only 7 competing teams in NCC in 2008) Regular-season champion; not eligible for The Summit League tournament because of Division I transition Co-champion with North Dakota State Co-champion with Northern Colorado 4-way Co-champions with Minnesota-Duluth, North Dakota and South Dakota Co-champion with North Dakota Co-champion with Augustana 3-way Co-champion with Augustana and South Dakota State Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Women's College World Series Before 1939, UNO teams were known as

105-502: A junior college in 1921, then a four-year college in 1923 and was renamed Maryville College of the Sacred Heart . In the late 1950s, the school purchased 290 acres (117.4 ha) of land adjacent to Interstate 64 , which was then St. Louis' main east–west thoroughfare. The dedication of the new campus on this site in 1961 marked the beginning of Maryville's move toward being a community-oriented liberal arts institution. In 1968,

140-711: A rank of 171 out of 359 in Best Online Bachelor's Programs. Additionally, it was also tied with Columbia College with a rank of 94 out of 98 in Best Bachelor's Programs for Veterans. Finally, Maryville was tied with the City University of Seattle and 15 other universities with a rank of 141 out of 214 in Best Bachelor's in Business Programs. Forbes ranked Maryville University #421 on their list of Top Colleges in 2019. Maryville

175-571: A significant amount of construction in 1997 with the construction of the new Art & Design Building and the link between academic buildings. The Donius University Center was completed in 2001, the new theatre auditorium opened in 2002, and apartment-style dormitories in 2003. An additional apartment building and the Buder Family Commons were completed in 2006. In the Fall of 2010, Potter Hall (residence hall) – which had been purchased from

210-528: A top sport for the Mavericks, winning the Division II championships in 1991, 2004–2006 and 2009–2011. However, in 2011 Trev Alberts made the decision to disband the wrestling team only a few hours after it had won its third consecutive NCAA team title in order for Omaha to transition to NCAA Division I. Head coach Mike Denney and a number of his wrestlers later transferred to Maryville University to start

245-513: Is a private university in Town and Country, Missouri . It was founded on April 6, 1872, by the Society of the Sacred Heart and offers more than 90 degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels to students from 50 states and 47 countries. The school's name is derived from the shortening and altering of "Mary's Villa" when the school opened as an all women-school in the country outside of

280-762: Is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission , a successor of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The nursing program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and the Missouri State Board of Nursing. The Simon School of Business is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). Teacher education is accredited by

315-602: Is led by head coach Chris Crutchfield , and also moved into Baxter Arena starting in 2015–16. They transitioned from Division II to Division I beginning in the 2011–12 season. The 2015–16 season was the first in which they became eligible for NCAA-sponsored postseason play (either the NCAA Tournament or the NIT ). The Mavericks' all-time record is 1,087–1,083. Omaha won regular season North Central Conference championships in 1979, 1984, 2004, and 2005. Wrestling has also been

350-603: Is now the Saints . Maryville was founded in 1872 by the Society of the Sacred Heart and was originally called Maryville Academy of the Sacred Heart and served underprivileged youth and young women. It was located in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood in South St. Louis on a 21-acre tract at 2900 Meramec Avenue. The main administration building was a five-story building with a cupola in the middle. The school became

385-634: The Big Sky Conference in all sports in 2006. In the fall of 2006, North Dakota State and South Dakota State were admitted to The Summit League ; they have also moved on to rejoin old conference mate Northern Iowa in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. It was announced on November 29, 2006, that the 2007–08 athletic season would be the final season for the NCC and that the conference would cease operations on July 1, 2008. The NCC had seven full members in

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420-662: The Cardinals . From 1939 to 1971, the UNO teams were the Indians ; the mascot at this time was a Native American named Ouampi. In The Native Peoples of North America: A History , the mascot is described as "so tacky by comparison that he made the Cleveland Indians ' Chief Wahoo look like a real gentleman." The switch to "Mavericks", the current team name, occurred in the summer of 1971. A resolution, passed by an 18–7 vote of

455-798: The Marriott Corporation – was opened for students, and construction began on the dining court in Gander Hall. On September 27, 2013, Maryville broke ground for Myrtle E. and Earl E. Walker Hall. Walker Hall opened in January 2015 and houses the Myrtle E. and Earl E. Walker College of Health Professions and the Catherine McAuley School of Nursing. A new residence hall is currently under construction, with an expected opening date of Fall 2016. In 2020, Maryville University

490-498: The NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament in 2006, 2011, and 2015. During the 2015 tournament , the Mavericks made it to the 2015 Frozen Four , their first in school history. The Mavericks are currently coached by Mike Gabinet. Gabinet is the third coach in program history, following Mike Kemp and Dean Blais . The team moved into the new on-campus Baxter Arena for the 2015–16 season. The Omaha men's basketball team

525-699: The National Association of Schools of Music . The Maryville University Library building opened in 1988 and was renovated in 2007 and again in 2015. Its 54,000 square foot area, on two floors, contain over a quarter of a million volumes plus collections of reference works, periodicals , and databases. As a member of the Missouri Bibliographic Information User System (MOBIUS), the library offers students interlibrary loan (ILL) from any other member institution. Other resources include eBooks, streaming video,

560-773: The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Relevant programs within the College of Arts and Sciences are accredited by the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Paralegals, the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) (formerly known as FIDER), the National Association of Schools of Art and Design , and

595-638: The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference , a Division III conference , since 1989 and had competed in Division III sports since 1978. As of 2022, Maryville University received the Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence as a Division II school that has achieved an Academic Success Rate of 94%. Maryville currently has 22 athletic teams competing in NCAA Division II. The university has

630-754: The University of North Dakota , Morningside College (now Morningside University ), the University of South Dakota , and Nebraska Wesleyan University . The University of Northern Iowa was a member of the NCC from 1934 until 1978. UNI currently competes in Division I in the Missouri Valley Conference ; in FCS football , it competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference . In 2002 Morningside College left

665-541: The 2023 U.S. News & World Report edition of Best Colleges was tied at 249 in "National Universities". In the 2024 rankings, the university was tied with Purdue University Northwest , with a rank of 132 out of 185 in Best Online Master's in Nursing Programs. Maryville was also tied with Anderson University , Geneva College , Southwestern College , and University of Alaska-Fairbanks with

700-677: The Augustinian Academy for Boys. It closed in 1972. Duchesne Hall burned in 1973 and was demolished, making way for the Maryville Gardens branch of the post office. The dormitories and other buildings were converted into the Maryville Gardens apartment complex. Since the opening of the West County Main Campus, additional construction has accompanied the institution's growth. The University Library opened in 1988. Former President Keith Lovin initiated

735-482: The Maverettes (as they were then known) softball team defeated Northern Iowa, 6–4, in the deciding game, led by pitcher Pat Linson to earn the university's first team national championship. In 1969–1979, the team played in ten of the first eleven Women's College World Series ever held, missing only in 1974. The women's soccer (2005) and softball (2001) teams have won NCAA's Division II national championships, as had

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770-502: The NCC to join the NAIA . The University of Northern Colorado left the conference in 2003, followed in 2004 by North Dakota State University and South Dakota State University . These three schools all transitioned their athletics programs from Division II to Division I; they became founding members of the Division I FCS Great West Football Conference , which started play in the fall of 2004. Since that time, Northern Colorado moved on to

805-453: The NFL include Zach Miller , Kenny Onatolu , and Greg Zuerlein . As part of its Division I move, Omaha added men's soccer (becoming the only school in the University of Nebraska system to sponsor the sport for men) and men's golf, both of which are sponsored by The Summit League. Hockey moved to the new NCHC starting with the 2013–14 season. In the 1975 AIAW Women's College World Series ,

840-800: The New York Times, and access to UpToDate. Maryville athletic teams are known as the Saints. The university competes at the NCAA Division II level in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC). Maryville was accepted into the GLVC for the 2009–10 school year when the school began transitioning to NCAA Division II athletics. Maryville became an active member of Division II in July 2011. The Saints had formerly competed in

875-468: The WCHA for men's hockey. All of these schools, except for Omaha, have women's teams in the WCHA (Omaha women's hockey is a club sport). The women's side of the WCHA was not affected by this realignment. The NCC Tournament was held from 1991–1994, then it was brought back and used from 2001-2008. Maryville University Maryville University of St. Louis

910-469: The conference's final season, one was a private school: The NCC had two affiliate members for football only in the conference's final season, both of which are public schools. The NCC had nine other full members during the conference's tenure, two were private schools: The NCC sponsored baseball, men's and women's basketball, football, cross-country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and wrestling. Six of

945-495: The order's original downtown St. Louis location in 1872 (an area that today is within the boundaries of the city of St. Louis ). In 1961 it moved to suburban St. Louis and in 1968 began admitting men. Since 1972 the university has been governed by a board of trustees consisting mostly of members of the laity , although five of the trustees are always associated with the Society of the Sacred Heart. The school's athletic nickname

980-638: The school's most successful sport with national championships in 1991, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2011. Football also had a long, successful history with multiple conference championships (1983–1984, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004–2007) and several NCAA Division II tournament appearances. Marlin Briscoe , the first black starting quarterback in modern American professional football (the American Football League ), played for UNO from 1964–1967. Former Maverick football players currently playing in

1015-640: The seven members of the NCC sponsored Division I ice hockey, and five still do. In men's hockey, after a major conference realignment that took effect in 2013, Minnesota–Duluth, Nebraska–Omaha, North Dakota, and St. Cloud State field teams in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference , while Minnesota State–Mankato is a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). Before the realignment, all of these schools had been members of

1050-534: The student senate, a 27–0 vote of the university senate, and approved by the university president, called for UNO to "discontinue use of the name 'Indian' for its athletic teams, abolish "Ouampi" as a school mascot and end the misuse of the Native American culture at university activities, such as homecoming and Ma-ie Day. North Central Conference The North Central Conference ( NCC ), also known as North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ,

1085-427: The university became a co-educational institution. In Maryville's Centennial year of 1972, ownership of the college was transferred to a lay board of trustees. In 1981, Maryville launched Weekend College, making it possible for the first time for St. Louis-area working adults to complete entire degree programs entirely on weekends. In June 1991, Maryville made the transition to university status. The old campus became

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1120-551: The wrestling team, who were seven-time national champions (1991, 2004–06, 2009–11). The men's ice hockey program competes at the Division I level in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC), which began play in the 2013–14 season following a major conference realignment in that sport. Before the formation of the NCHC, Omaha had been a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association . The men's ice hockey program reached

1155-498: Was a college athletic conference which operated in the north central United States . It participated in the NCAA 's Division II . The NCC was formed in 1922. Charter members of the NCC were South Dakota State College (now South Dakota State University ), College of St. Thomas (now the University of St. Thomas ), Des Moines University , Creighton University , North Dakota Agricultural College (now North Dakota State University ),

1190-708: Was named the "2nd fastest-growing" private university in the nation by The Chronicle of Higher Education . In addition to the main campus, Maryville University also operated centers in Lake Saint Louis and Sunset Hills in Missouri and Scott Air Force Base in Illinois . These centers offered facilities and services for students enrolled in the university's Weekend and Evening College. These centers are now closed. There are six colleges and schools at Maryville University. Maryville University's ranking in

1225-505: Was not included in this ranking system in 2020 although it was previously included 4 times. In 1925, Maryville, Fontbonne , and Webster Colleges were accorded the status of "corporate colleges" of Saint Louis University and were accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools . Maryville has been independently accredited since 1941. As of 2023, Maryville University of Saint Louis

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