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93-703: Traverse City has a baseball history, beginning with the Traverse City Hustlers, a semi-professional team in the 1890s. The city had a minor league team, the Traverse City Resorters of the Class D West Michigan League and Michigan State League between 1910 and 1914. Baseball then returned to Traverse City in 2006 with the Traverse City Beach Bums of the independent Frontier League , but on September 26, 2018, it

186-583: A best-of-three series. The opener in Kalamazoo saw Traverse City lose 5–4, as the Growlers came from behind with a 2-run 7th inning on a home-run by Kalamazoo infielder Anthony Stephan ( Virginia ). The timely hitting by the Growlers continued in game two, a 9–5 Kalamazoo victory, with a 4-run 6th, as the Growlers once again got to the Pit Spitters bullpen, and then escaped a no-out, bases loaded jam in

279-476: A contentious tenure highlighted by clashes over the place of religion in higher education . Under Fairfield's watch, the University of Nebraska hired its first female faculty member, Ellen Smith (Smith Hall, built on campus in 1967 as a student residence hall, is named in her honor). Smith's hire highlighted the young university's relatively diverse group of students and faculty; this was done deliberately by

372-705: A few were forced to resign for conduct detrimental to the university's reputation). Like most colleges across the United States, enrollment at NU plummeted as a result of the war. Nebraska was put in a particularly difficult position given the state and university's reliance on agriculture, which was slow to recover in the post-war years. Many at Nebraska wished to construct an on-campus memorial dedicated to those lost in The Great War. NU built Nebraska Field in 1909, but its wooden construction and limited seating capacity meant that after less than ten years there

465-733: A member of the Big Ten Conference . NU's football team has won forty-six conference championships and claims five national championships , with an additional nine unclaimed. Twenty-five former Cornhuskers have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame . A total of 111 former Nebraska student-athletes have combined to win fifty-four Olympic medals , including sixteen gold medals. Among approximately 300,000 Nebraska alumni are three Nobel laureates , four Pulitzer Prize winners, one Turing Award winner, and twenty-two Rhodes Scholars . The University of Nebraska

558-793: A new recreation center attached to the Nebraska Coliseum was funded by the University of Nebraska Foundation; it began construction in 1987 and the third and final phase was completed in 1992. The Honors Program (later expanded to include the Raikes School of Computer Science and Management) was established, and the school's first computer lab was completed in 1985 in the Selleck Quadrangle. The eight-million dollar Lied Center for Performing Arts finished construction in 1990. When longtime chancellor Martin Massengale

651-673: A place in the playoffs. Traverse City would finish second in the 2nd half, 21–14 (.600), 3.5 games behind the Kokomo Jackrabbits . Kokomo had home-field advantage for the opening best-of-three series with the better overall record, but Traverse City took the series 2–1 (9–2, 0–3, 9–6), scoring 3 runs in the 9th inning of the deciding game in Kokomo to take the series, with SS Christian Faust ( Grand Valley State ) singling in DH Michael Styges ( Oakland University ) to break

744-800: A professor of military science and tactics in the 1890s; during World War I, Pershing commanded the American Expeditionary Forces and became the only person to hold the rank General of the Armies of the United States during his own lifetime. Because of his chemical expertise, Avery was asked to join the U.S. Chemical Warfare Service in Washington, D.C. , and during his absence the Board of Regents conducted "loyalty trials" against twelve faculty members accused of anti-American sentiment (all were exonerated of criminal activity, though

837-556: A separate city from Lincoln). Ultimately, a statewide vote determined the university would remain in its original location, with funding prioritized for additional buildings on the Farm Campus (now East Campus). When the United States joined World War I in April 1917, students from Nebraska's extensive Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program were called into service. NU's ROTC was led by John J. Pershing during his time as

930-652: A state-wide university system and offer the Omaha school additional budget pools to draw from. The University of Nebraska Medical Center, located in Omaha, was separated from the Lincoln school and brought under the direction of the new state-wide system. Hardin was named the first chancellor of the University of Nebraska system in 1968 and served for two years before being named United States Secretary of Agriculture under President Richard Nixon . During his tenure, Hardin

1023-503: A statue of Osborne and Berringer at Memorial Stadium. Osborne won another national championship in 1997, his third as a head coach, before retiring and naming longtime assistant Frank Solich his replacement. Spanier left in 1996 to become president of Pennsylvania State University , where he served until 2011 when he resigned following the Penn State child sex abuse scandal . Spanier was sentenced to two months in prison for his role in

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1116-405: A stronger second half had them chasing Kalamazoo, their 22-15 record (.595) placed them second and out of the playoffs. Traverse City was led by 2B Aaron Piasecki (Central Michigan) (.329 BA, 1, HR, 41 RBI, C Brett Rozman (Central Arizona) (.309 BA, 35 RBI, 15 SB) and Northwoods League All-Star Jayden Dentler (Western Michigan) (5-2, 1.54 ERA). Manager Josh Rebandt, who began with the team in

1209-566: Is one of thirty-six United States business schools affiliated with the CFA Institute . In 2017, the College of Business opened Howard L. Hawks Hall, an $ 84 million, 240,000-square-foot facility named in honor of Omaha businessman and former NU Regent Howard Hawks. With over four thousand undergraduate students, it is NU's second-largest college. College of Education and Human Sciences The College of Education and Human Sciences (CEHS)

1302-468: Is organized into nine colleges: Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Architecture, Arts and Sciences , Business, Education and Human Sciences , Engineering , Fine and Performing Arts , Journalism and Mass Communications, and Law . NU offers over two hundred degrees across its undergraduate , graduate , and doctoral programs . The school also offers programs through the University of Nebraska Omaha College of Public Affairs and Community Service,

1395-553: The Bob Devaney Sports Center , primarily a basketball venue from its opening in 1976 until 2013, was outfitted for use by Nebraska's volleyball program; and Pinnacle Bank Arena was constructed in downtown Lincoln. In 2011, Nebraska was removed as a member of the Association of American Universities , an organization of research universities of which it had been a member since 1908. Nebraska ranked near

1488-738: The Green Bay Booyah 2–1 before 2,274 fans. The Pit Spitters advanced to the playoffs with an overall record of 52–20 (.722), winning both halves of the season. In the playoffs, the Pit Spitters first defeated the Kalamazoo Growlers 2–0 (8–1, 5–4) in a best-of-three series and then the Madison Mallards 3–2 to advance to the Northwoods League championship game. The championship game was played at Pit Spitters Park in front of 4,636 fans as Traverse City had

1581-616: The Kent State shootings . Administration responded to protests by meeting and negotiating with student leaders, and as a result, no Vietnam War protests at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln became violent or required a National Guard intervention. Student leaders later praised Soshnik and anti-war professor Paul Olson for maintaining communication and allowing students to "vent their frustrations." Minor protests were held in January 1971 when President Richard Nixon visited Lincoln to honor

1674-703: The Korean War , and the Vietnam War . Avery retired in 1928 and dean of agriculture Edgar A. Burnett was named chancellor. The following year, the United States plunged into the Great Depression and the Great Plains were struck by the Dust Bowl ; an agriculture-dependent state, Nebraska was hit hard in the early 1930s as crop prices fell to all-time lows. By 1932, the University of Nebraska

1767-554: The Morrill Act of 1862 . Public opinion on the new school was split; many argued the state did not need a university as it did not even have a state-wide high school system, and others suggested any public university should be church-controlled, which was typical of eastern colleges at the time. Campus construction began in September 1869 when the cornerstone of University Hall was laid at the corner of 11th and S Streets. Though

1860-596: The Nebraska Legislature as part of the Morrill Act of 1862 , the school was the University of Nebraska until 1968, when it absorbed the Municipal University of Omaha to form the University of Nebraska system . It is the state's oldest university and the flagship institution of the state-wide system. The university has been governed by the Board of Regents since 1871, whose members are elected by district to six-year terms. The university

1953-695: The New York Giants and St. Louis Terriers ; Ernie Krueger , who played for the Cleveland Naps , New York Yankees , New York Giants , Brooklyn Robins , and Cincinnati Reds ; and Jim Riley , who played for the Boston Doves . University of Nebraska The University of Nebraska–Lincoln ( Nebraska , NU , or UNL ) is a public land-grant research university in Lincoln, Nebraska , United States. Chartered in 1869 by

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2046-669: The St. Cloud Rox on the road, winning the championship 9–3 with the strong pitching of Northwoods League Pitcher of the Year Cam Schuelke ( Florida Gulf Coast University ) and a home-run from Mario Camilletti ( Central Michigan ) making the difference. The team was led on the season by 2B Camilletti (.312 BA, 34 RBI, 14 SB), OF Tito Flores ( Michigan ) (.295 BA, 41 RBI, 13 SB), and Northwoods League all-stars 1B Chris Monroe ( Illinois-Springfield ) (.303 BA, 7 HR, 59 RBI) and pitcher Schuelke (4–0, 0.68 ERA). Traverse City struggled out of

2139-591: The Traverse City Beach Bums of the independent Frontier League began play. The Resorters featured several players during their existence who would go on to Major League Baseball teams, including Bunny Brief , who played with the St. Louis Browns , Chicago White Sox , and Pittsburgh Pirates ; Katsy Keifer , who advanced to the Indianapolis Hoosiers of the third major-league, the Federal League in 1914; LaRue Kirby , who played for

2232-713: The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry and College of Nursing, and the Peter Kiewit Institute , which is managed in partnership with the Kiewit Corporation . Nebraska is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". According to the National Science Foundation , Nebraska spent $ 320 million on research and development in 2020. Between its three campus locations (City Campus, East Campus, and Nebraska Innovation Campus )

2325-464: The University of Nebraska Omaha College of Public Affairs and Community Service, the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry and College of Nursing, and the Peter Kiewit Institute , which is managed in partnership with the Kiewit Corporation . College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources The Board of Regents established the School of Agriculture in 1877 as part of

2418-471: The 1950s, the Municipal University of Omaha (now the University of Nebraska Omaha) was run-down and inadequately funded, threatening the existence of the school entirely. The Nebraska Legislature, faced with the prospect of its most-populous city not having a major institute of higher learning of any kind, decided to merge the Municipal University with the larger University of Nebraska to form

2511-499: The 2022–23 academic year, the new building will house CEHS. College of Engineering The Industrial College was founded in 1872 and began offering engineering classes in 1877. In 1909, it was split into the College of Engineering and the College of Agriculture. The Mechanical Arts Building (later Stout Hall) was completed in 1898 and served as the College of Engineering's primary home for nearly eighty years. What became Nebraska Hall

2604-620: The 7th, for the win and a 2–0 series victory. Kalamazoo would then go on to win the Northwoods League championship, defeating the Duluth Huskies 8–2 in the Northwoods League World Series. Pitcher Aren Gustafson ( Olivet Nazarene ) (3–3, 3.72 ERA, 55.2 IP) was named to the NWL post-season All-Star team. Gustafson and pitcher Derek Clark ( Northwood University ) (4–0, 2.38 ERA, 41.2 IP) represented Traverse City at

2697-614: The Class D Michigan State League and the precursor West Michigan League from 1910 to 1914. The Resorters played at the Bowers Harbor Ball Park on Old Mission Peninsula . The Traverse City Resorters played five seasons of minor league baseball. The club began play in 1910 in what was called the West Michigan League and finished 50–45 that season, a half game behind the league champion Cadillac Chiefs . Pitcher LaRue Kirby had 13 wins and led

2790-533: The College of Law in 2016 and Ronnie D. Green was named his successor before retiring on June 30, 2023. Rodney D. Bennett assumed the chancellorship on July 1, 2023. The University of Nebraska system is governed by the board of regents, a twelve-member panel consisting of eight voting members and a non-voting student body president from each campus. Voting members are elected by district to six-year terms; elections are held in even-numbered years. The board of regents meets at Varner Hall on East Campus and supervises

2883-561: The Department of Architecture in 1930. The department did not become the College of Agriculture until 1973, by which time the University Library, the oldest building on campus, had become Architecture Hall. In 1987, Architecture Hall was connected to the former Law College building, significantly expanding the space available to the college. College of Arts and Sciences The College of Arts and Sciences , established with

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2976-468: The Depression, he "felt the state needed something to rally around." University television network NETV (later Nebraska Educational Telecommunications, now Nebraska Public Media) was created in 1954, broadcasting over ninety hours of programming weekly. The station proved so popular, especially among rural towns, that schools and city councils raised money to purchase three new transmitters and boost

3069-661: The Industrial College, three years after the university was founded. Agricultural buildings were built on the outskirts of town given the lack of available farmland in downtown Lincoln, and this area came to be known as Farm Campus. The school received a boost when the Second Morrill Act was passed by the United States Congress in 1890, providing annual funds for land-grant research universities to support agricultural departments. In 1909 it

3162-549: The Innocents Society). Much of this new growth was attributed to the hiring of Brown University president Elisha Andrews ; under his guidance Nebraska became the fifth-largest public university in the United States. Andrews ambitiously sought funding for expansion; a 1904 investment from John D. Rockefeller led to the construction of The Temple, which still stands on campus. In total, nine new buildings were constructed during his tenure, including Nebraska Field , and

3255-515: The Nebraska Center for Continuing Education (now Hardin Hall) was established on Farm Campus to provide adequate living accommodations for the growing student body. Around this time, University of Chicago dean of agriculture Clifford M. Hardin was selected as Nebraska's twelfth chancellor; at thirty-eight, Hardin was the youngest university president in the country. Though not an avid fan of

3348-1110: The Pit Spitters and Resorters. The Pit Spitters finished with a 33-8 (.805) record, largely playing against the Resorters (8-33, .195) as the Dune Bears (1-1, .500) did not return. Traverse City would advance from the Michigan North Pod to the Michigan pod championship game, losing to the Kalamazoo Mac Daddies, another created team for the unique pandemic season, from the Michigan South pod 4–1 at Turtle Creek Stadium. 1B Chris Monroe ( Illinois-Springfield ) (.348 BA, 2 HR, 28 RBI), Mario Camilletti ( Central Michigan ) (.348 BA, 17 RBI), and All Northwoods League selections SS Spencer Schwellenbach ( Nebraska ) (.356 BA, 17 RBI, 12 SB) and pitcher Chad Patrick ( Purdue University Northwest ) (2–1, 3 IP, 1.03 ERA) led

3441-660: The Pit Spitters during the 2020 season. The Resorters briefly featured Gavin Stone (0-1, 8.10 ERA), who made his MLB debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2023. The Pit Spitters won their second Northwoods League championship in 2021. The team finished first in the Great Lakes East division in the first half with a record of 21–15 (.583), edging the Kenosha Kingfish by 1 game, guaranteeing

3534-739: The United States entered the war, he encouraged the university to "carry on" as normal. However, plummeting enrollment and intense national fervor meant the school could not stay "neutral" for long, and began offering vacant university buildings to the United States Army for training and shelter. Nebraska soon joined the Army Specialized Training Program and the campus became disorganized and chaotic as soldiers "studied very casually while in residence" before being deployed overseas. More than 13,000 soldiers received language, medical, or engineering training before

3627-717: The United States. The College is a component of the University's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources (IANR), as are the Agricultural Research Division (ARD), Nebraska Extension, and the ARD and Extension components of three departments in the College of Education and Human Sciences. The IANR's research, teaching, and extension education encompass the fields of food production, environmental stewardship, human nutrition, business development, and youth engagement. College of Architecture Nebraska offered its first architecture course in 1894 and established

3720-417: The University of Nebraska who shall serve as nonvoting members." Nebraska is one of four states with public university governing boards elected directly by the people. The president of the University of Nebraska system is appointed by and reports to the board of regents. The position was created in 1968 when the Municipal University of Omaha and the University of Nebraska Medical Center were absorbed into

3813-400: The University of Nebraska to create a state-wide system. Clifford M. Hardin was the first president and Ronald Roskens was the longest-tenured. Jeffrey P. Gold has been serving as Nebraska's president since July 1, 2024. The chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is appointed by the Board of Regents and reports to the president of the University of Nebraska system. The position

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3906-539: The University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Soshnik's tenure began in the midst of a transition for the universities of Nebraska, as well as a period of turmoil across many United States campuses as students protested American involvement in the Vietnam War . At Nebraska, this included a student takeover of the ROTC building on May 4, 1970, when a crowd of nearly two thousand protesters and onlookers gathered on campus hours after

3999-804: The better overall record. The Spitters trailed the Eau Claire Express 2–1 heading to the bottom of the ninth, but two Express errors, including a misplayed bunt off the bat of Traverse City's Andrew Morrow ( Michigan State ) with two outs allowed catcher Adam Proctor ( Michigan State ) to score and gave Traverse City a 3–2 victory, giving the Pit Spitters the Northwoods League title in their first season. The 2019 Spitters were led by 1B Morrow (.263 BA, 6 HR, 58 RBI), Mario Camilletti ( Central Michigan ) (.297 BA, 29 RBI), OF Jake Wilson ( Bowling Green ) (.280 BA, 4 HR, 45 RBI), and pitchers Andrew Hoffman ( Oakland University ) (8–0, 1.08 ERA) and Joe Pace ( Michigan ) (0–1, 6 saves, 0.50 ERA). Manager Josh Rebrandt

4092-559: The board of regents, which hoped to boost the school's enrollment and the city's population through immigration. Like University Hall, many early buildings were poorly and cheaply constructed, and not until James Hulme Canfield became chancellor in 1891 were any significant infrastructure upgrades made. The forward-thinking, enthusiastic Canfield was a sharp contrast to the conservative, traditional leaders before him. He began an aggressive remodeling and expansion of many university buildings, often overseeing construction himself. Among these

4185-597: The bottom of many AAU criteria due largely to the university's extensive USDA -funded agricultural research, which was not considered by the AAU because it was not awarded by peer-reviewed grants; and because Nebraska's medical center was a separate institution whose research funding was not under the auspices of the Lincoln campus. When the Big Ten expanded in 2010, all of its schools were members, and chancellor Harvey Perlman questioned whether Nebraska would have been invited to

4278-406: The broadcast's strength and range. The facilities for the new network were constructed on Farm Campus, which had grown considerably by the 1960s. It was home to more than just agricultural programs, including the College of Law , College of Dentistry , and Center for Hearing and Speech Disorders. To reflect this, it was renamed East Campus, given its location a mile east of the downtown campus. By

4371-409: The budget fight and was ultimately able to negotiate a more modest set of cuts for the 1933 and 1934 fiscal years. A slight recovery in crop prices before the next round of university funding in 1935 meant the state was willing to raise NU's budget back to what it was early in the Depression. In response to the lack of available state funds throughout the Depression, the University of Nebraska Foundation

4464-429: The building was very large, expensive, and ornate, it was made of low-quality materials and required a foundation repair before hosting a single class. By 1871, the university welcomed its inaugural class of twenty collegiate students and 110 preparatory students, and in 1873 offered its first degrees to graduating students. A school newspaper, Monthly Hesperian Student (later The Hesperian , now The Daily Nebraskan ),

4557-534: The college began a $ 170-million expansion and remodel of most of its Lincoln facilities. In conjunction with the Kiewit Corporation , the College of Engineering runs the Peter Kiewit Institute (PKI) in Omaha. PKI houses the original Holland Computing Center , which opened a second location in Lincoln in 2007. The college also operates the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility , which researches highway design and safety and in 2002 created

4650-515: The conference were it not an AAU member. During Perlman's tenure, the school's research expenditures reached $ 284 million, an all-time high, and enrollment increased by over ten percent. However, Perlman acknowledged that many fans remember him by the failures of Nebraska's previously powerful football program, which did not win a conference title while he was chancellor. In Perlman's sixteen years, Nebraska fired four football head coaches and two athletic directors. He retired to return to teaching at

4743-414: The deadlock in the top of the 9th inning, and closer John Beuckelaere ( Madonna University ) securing the lead in the bottom of the inning for the series win. Traverse City then defeated the Madison Mallards 6–2 at home in a single-game elimination behind a complete-game pitching performance by Joe Horoszko ( Wittenberg University ), advancing to the Northwoods League championship game. The Spitters faced

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4836-469: The first-half with a 22-13 (.629) record, edging the Kalamazoo Growlers by a half-game. The two teams would face each other in the first round, and the Pit Spitters advanced with a 2–1 series win, as Ethan Foley ( Reinhardt University ) threw a stellar six innings in a 6–0 shutout on the road in Kalamazoo in the deciding third game. Traverse City returned home to face the Green Bay Rockers in

4929-477: The following year. As the twentieth century began, the university attempted to balance its identity as both a pragmatic, frontier establishment and an academic, intellectual institution. In addition to its football team, several noteworthy campus organizations were founded around this time, including a debate team, the school's first fraternities and sororities, and the Society of Innocents (more commonly known as

5022-458: The gate as the two–time defending league champions, with a 5–game losing streak, followed by a 5-game winning streak and then a 7-game losing streak to finish the first half at 18–18 (.500), 4 games behind the Kalamazoo Growlers . In a reversed second half, the Pit Spitters posted a stellar 27–9 (.750) record, winning the division in the second half, to advanced the first round of the Northwoods League playoff, facing first-half champions Kalamazoo in

5115-617: The inaugural season, announced his departure during the season, leaving with two league titles in his Pit Spitters tenure. Luke Little became the first Pit Spitter to make his MLB debut when he pitched in relief on September 6, 2023 for the Chicago Cubs . Bold indicates that player has made their MLB debut. Traverse City Resorters The Traverse City Resorters were a professional minor league baseball team located in Traverse City, Michigan , United States, playing in

5208-770: The league semi-finals (Great Lakes Championship), but a lack of pitching depth caught up to the team in a 15-14 slugfest loss to end the season. Green Bay would go on to win the Northwoods League championship, winning 4–3 over the St. Cloud Rox . The team was led on the season by mid-season NWL All-Stars 3B Glenn Miller ( Eastern Michigan ) (.281 BA, 1 HR, 38 RBI), C Tyler Minnick ( Georgia Tech ) (.248 BA, 2 HR, 19 RBI), C-1B Colin Summerhill ( Northern Illinois ) (.259 BA, 3 HR, 43 RBI), OF Parker Brosius ( Georgia Tech ) (.292 BA, 1 HR, 27 RBI, 42 SB) and pitchers Nick Powers ( Michigan State ) (3-2, 2.13 ERA), Mitch White ( Cincinnati ) (2-0, 1.27 ERA, 5 saves) and Ethan Foley (2-4, 3.46 ERA). Aren Gustafson ( The Master's University ) (6-0, 2.14 ERA)

5301-489: The league with 13 home runs, LaRue Kirby won 18 games, and both advanced to Major League Baseball that season. The 1912 Resorters also featured Jim Riley and Ernie Krueger , both of whom would also reach the major leagues. The team finished second again in 1913, but with a 22–74 record in 1914, the team withdrew from the league on September 1, did not finish the league season, and folded operations. Professional baseball did not return to Traverse City until 2006 when

5394-434: The league with 150 strikeouts. The league expanded in 1911, was renamed the Michigan State League, and the Resorters finished in 4th place with a 62–56 record, despite featuring two future big leaguers in Kirby and Bunny Brief , with a league leading 10 home runs and 97 runs. James Hamilton took over as manager for Traverse City in 1912, and the club finished 2nd with a 79–40 record. Bunny Brief hit .353 and led

5487-429: The mid-season All-Star game. The team was led on the season by catcher Colin Summerhill ( Northern Illinois ) (.311 BA, 4 HR, 51 RBI), outfielder Marshall Toole ( Wofford College ) (.301 BA, 27 SB), and pitcher Aaron Forrest ( Doane University ) (4–1, 2.57 ERA, 49 IP). The Pit Spitters finished the season with an overall record of 42-30 (.583), third in the division, but advanced to the Northwoods League playoffs winning

5580-399: The operation, expenditures, and tuition rates of each university in the system. The board of regents was established by Nebraska State Constitution Article VII-10, which states "The general government of the University of Nebraska shall... be vested in a board of not less than six nor more than eight regents, who shall be elected from and by districts as herein provided and three students of

5673-427: The post-war years, and he became well-liked by the students. Gustavson was crucial to a number of post-war developments, including the integration of campus dormitories and the planning of the school's medical center (now the University of Nebraska Medical Center ). By the mid-1950s, the University of Nebraska's enrollment surpassed 18,000, nearly triple what it was before the war. New dormitories were constructed and

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5766-478: The program was shut down in 1944 to allow for the opening of Love Library, which had been used as a barracks. Many new classes and programs were offered throughout the 1940s, most of them in the medical and engineering fields. Following the end of the war, the school experienced an enormous influx of students, many of which were returning veterans seeking an education as part of the G.I. Bill , which offered them free tuition and housing assistance. The average soldier

5859-618: The role on July 1, 2023. The Nebraska student government was established in 1919 as the Student Council and a constitution was adopted four years later. This constitution was revised in 1965 and the Student Council became the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska (ASUN). ASUN governs over four hundred student organizations on campus. The university has nine colleges, combining to offer more than 150 undergraduate majors, twenty pre-professional programs, and one hundred graduate programs. NU offers additional programs at its campus from other University of Nebraska institutions, including

5952-465: The same year Nebraska's student union opened on the corner of 14th and R Streets. The Board of Regents selected West Virginia University president Chauncey Samuel Boucher to replace Burnett. The Depression was still unfolding, and in response to a rising level of failing students at the university, Boucher instituted NU's first admission standards. At the outset of World War II in Europe , Boucher urged neutrality among students and faculty; even after

6045-435: The scandal. In 2008, the state of Nebraska voted to move the Nebraska State Fair from Lincoln, where it had been held since 1950, to Grand Island . The 249-acre (1.01 km ) site was turned over to the university, which began construction of Nebraska Innovation Campus (NIC) in 2012. The goal was for one-third of the development to be operated by NU, with the remaining two-thirds privately rented; though initial progress

6138-400: The school established its College of Law and School of Agriculture. The University of Nebraska's football program played its first game in 1890, but did not have a full-time head coach until hiring Frank Crawford in 1894. Nebraska State Journal (now Lincoln Journal Star) writer Cy Sherman began referring to the team as the Cornhuskers in 1899, and the nickname was officially adopted

6231-517: The school nearly doubled in enrollment. Shortly after Andrews retired due to health concerns, a fierce debate ensued over whether to keep the University of Nebraska in downtown Lincoln or to move it out of town. A relocation to the outskirts of Lincoln would allow for cheaper, quicker expansion and provide farmland for the College of Agriculture. New chancellor Samuel Avery favored this relocation, believing it would make alcohol-seeking students less likely to visit downtown Lincoln or nearby Havelock (then

6324-417: The school's national championship-winning football team . Nebraska won its second consecutive national title the following year, in the process defeating archrival Oklahoma 35–31 in what was dubbed "The Game of the Century" . The university completed several large-scale construction projects throughout the late 1980s. Nebraska's student recreation accommodations were among the worst in the region, and thus

6417-427: The season until the playoffs in September. On July 5 of the same year, the season was put on pause due a number of players testing positive for the virus. Play was supposed to resume on July 10, but was pushed further back to July 19. Play resumed that day, but the Dune Bears team had been temporarily dissolved (with the possibility of returning later in the season), leaving the rest of the 2020 season to be played between

6510-469: The sport himself, Hardin prioritized the re-establishment of Nebraska as a national football power and attempted to hire high-profile head coach Duffy Daugherty from Michigan State . Daugherty declined, but suggested Hardin contact Wyoming head coach Bob Devaney . Over the next forty years, Devaney and his successor Tom Osborne created one of college football's great dynasties, claiming five national championships between them. Hardin later said that after

6603-406: The university has over one hundred classroom buildings and research facilities. The university's enrollment in 2021 was 19,552 undergraduate students and 4,879 graduate students, with 1,595 full-time or part-time instructional faculty. Undergraduate admission to the school is considered "more selective." Nebraska's athletic programs, known as the Cornhuskers , compete in NCAA Division I and are

6696-542: The university itself in 1869, is the oldest college at Nebraska. It is also the largest, offering sixty degree programs to over five thousand undergraduate students. College of Business Nebraska's school of commerce was founded in 1913 and became the College of Business Administration in 1919. The college was one of seventeen charter members of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business in 1916 and has since received accreditation in accounting as well. It

6789-505: Was University Library (now Architecture Hall), which was built in 1895 and is the oldest building on campus. Canfield worked to make the high school-to-college transition as easy as possible for Nebraskans and traversed the state tirelessly to encourage students from all backgrounds to consider higher education. By the time Canfield resigned in July 1895 to return to his native Ohio , enrollment had nearly quadrupled. Shortly after his departure

6882-613: Was announced that Wuerfel Park had been purchased by a new investment group led by the owners of the West Michigan Whitecaps (Class A Midwest League affiliate of MLB's Detroit Tigers ), with the park's previous team, the Beach Bums, ceasing operations. The new ownership group announced plans to launch a new franchise in the Northwoods League for the 2019 season. On October 25, 2018, the team named Josh Rebandt as their first field manager. A name-the-team contest

6975-447: Was appointed president of the university system in 1991, the Board of Regents named Oregon State University provost Graham Spanier as his successor. Spanier quickly resolved Nebraska's six-million dollar budget shortfall while raising admission standards. Upon the retirement of Bob Devaney as athletic director in 1992, Spanier defied the wishes of Tom Osborne and hired Bill Byrne as Devaney's replacement. Osborne's program, however,

7068-593: Was completed on the 31,000-seat stadium in just over ninety days, in time for NU's first home game of the 1923 season, a 24–0 win over Oklahoma on October 13. Memorial Stadium was dedicated the following week to honor Nebraskans who served in the American Civil War , the Spanish–American War , and World War I. Later, the dedication was expanded to honor Nebraskans who died in World War II ,

7161-530: Was created by an act of the Nebraska Legislature in 1869, two years after Nebraska was admitted into the Union as the thirty-seventh state. The law described the new university's aims: "The object of such institution shall be to afford to the inhabitants of the state the means of acquiring a thorough knowledge of the various branches of literature, science, and the arts." The school received an initial federal land grant of about 130,000 acres (53,000 ha) through

7254-405: Was created in 1871, shortly after the school was founded. Allen R. Benton was the first chancellor and Samuel Avery was the longest-tenured. Rodney D. Bennett was named as the priority candidate for Nebraska's twenty-first full-time chancellor on May 22, 2023 and underwent a 30-day public vetting period. The board of regents unanimously approved Bennett's appointment on June 22, 2023, and he assumed

7347-416: Was established in 1937 to serve as the school's primary fundraising arm. The lack of funding, reduction in salaries, and cancellation of many university events caused a sense of general tension between administration, faculty, and students throughout most of the decade. Though he took a salary cut himself, Burnett became distrusted by the faculty, and his reputation never fully recovered. He resigned in 1938,

7440-585: Was established in 2003 when the College of Human Resources and Family Sciences was merged with Teachers College. The department offers a degree in Textile History and operates the International Quilt Museum on East Campus, which houses the largest public collection of quilts in the world. In 2020, Mabel Lee Hall was demolished to clear the site for the construction of Carolyn Pope Edwards Hall; upon its completion, scheduled prior to

7533-499: Was forced to institute a five-percent cut to maintenance and a ten-percent cut to all faculty salaries, including Burnett. A lengthy, bitter fight for funding between the Board of Regents and Nebraska Legislature lasted most of 1933, with the state initially suggesting an across-the-board budget reduction of over twenty percent, in addition to the cuts that had already been made, to prioritize funding for farmers. The Board of Regents desperately campaigned to alumni and voters for support in

7626-495: Was held until December 14, with six finalists: Black Pearls, Dogmen, Dune Bears, Pit Spitters, Tree Shakers and Sasquatch. On January 29, 2019, the Pit Spitters name and logos were officially announced with the name reflecting the amateur sport of cherry pit spitting , which is played during the annual National Cherry Festival in Traverse City. May 28, 2019, served as the opening day for the Pit Spitters as they defeated

7719-515: Was incredibly successful during Spanier's tenure, compiling a record of 45–4 and winning two national championships across four seasons. Shortly after the second of these championships, backup quarterback Brook Berringer was killed in a plane crash days before the NFL draft , where he was projected to be a mid-round pick. Berringer, a Nebraska native, endeared himself to fans when filling in for injured starter Tommie Frazier in 1994. The university erected

7812-431: Was initially conceived as a combination gymnasium-stadium-war museum complex to be called the "Nebraska Soldiers and Sailors Memorial." Due to the slow post-war economy, the scope of the project was decreased to just a football stadium (though the Nebraska Coliseum was completed three years later). When the fundraising target amount of $ 450,000 had been met, a groundbreaking ceremony was held on April 23, 1923. Construction

7905-724: Was named Northwoods League Manager of the Year. On June 25, 2020, following decreasing regulations for the COVID-19 pandemic , the Northwoods League approved the creation of two temporary teams to play during the 2020 season: the Northern Michigan Dune Bears and the Great Lakes Resorters . The three teams would be the only ones to play in the Michigan North pod at Turtle Creek Stadium for

7998-429: Was older than the average college student, and thus the rate of drinking on campus (Nebraska remains a dry campus in principle to this day) increased significantly. Many older students were married with children, and the lack of adequate infrastructure on campus (specifically parking) culminated in a student riot in 1948. New chancellor Reuben Gustavson was understanding of the pranks and "tomfoolery" on his campus during

8091-497: Was praised among faculty for his dedication to increasing salaries and benefits, as Nebraska faculty were among the most well-compensated in the Midwest. Just as Gustavson before him, Hardin's administration prioritized federal grant money as a way to build NU's research profile without relying on state funding. When Hardin took control of the state-wide system, he appointed his longtime colleague Joseph Soshnik to run what had become

8184-486: Was purchased from the Elgin National Watch Company in 1958 and NU relocated most of its engineering programs there in 1971. The college absorbed the engineering department from the University of Nebraska Omaha in 1970; though the Omaha campus has its own facilities, its degree programs, faculty, and funding come from Lincoln and its students are considered part of the Lincoln university. In 2019,

8277-506: Was quickly established and the University of Nebraska State Museum (now Morrill Hall) opened in University Hall. In its early years, the University of Nebraska was modest in terms of enrollment, budget, and stature. The school's development was slowed by a mid-1870s grasshopper swarm that devastated the state's economy and caused NU's first chancellor, Allen R. Benton , to resign. Benton's successor, Edmund Burke Fairfield , led

8370-499: Was separated from the Industrial College as the College of Agriculture. The department was renamed the College of Agriculture Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR) in 1990. Farm Campus has since become East Campus and is no longer on the outskirts of Lincoln as the area around it has developed, but is still home to most CASNR buildings. The college maintains rural facilities across the state of Nebraska for research purposes. It offers one of eighteen PGA Golf Management degree programs in

8463-399: Was significant momentum toward the building of a larger steel-and-concrete stadium. The abrupt departure of highly successful head coach Ewald O. Stiehm temporarily slowed this momentum, but by the early 1920s, with "the present athletic field as inadequate now as the old one was in 1907," the university began plans to build a new stadium on the site of Nebraska Field. The new stadium project

8556-883: Was slow, the facility now has over forty full-time tenants. Nebraska announced on June 11, 2010, it would end its affiliation with the Big 12 Conference and accept an invitation to join the Big Ten . It was the university's first major conference transition since joining the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (later the Big Eight ) in 1921. Shortly after joining the Big Ten, Nebraska constructed or significantly renovated most of its major athletic facilities. A $ 63.5-million overhaul of East Stadium added six thousand seats and thirty-eight luxury boxes to Memorial Stadium;

8649-414: Was the sole Pit Spitter named to the post-season All-Star team. Traverse City faced an attrition challenge as the season progressed, entering the post-season without the services of All-Stars Miller, Powers and White. The Spitters missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, finishing the season with an overall record of 39-33 (.542). The team finished the first-half 17-18 (.486), and while

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