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UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY ® ® UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS Founded: March 8, 1888 President (15th): Stan L. Albrecht (Feb. 1, 2005-present) Type: Land-grant, public research university Mission Statement: The mission of Utah State University is to be one of the nation’s premier student-centered land-grant and space-grant universities by fostering the principle that academics come first, by cultivating diversity of thought and culture and by serving the public through learning, discovery and engage- ment. Location/Profile: Logan, Utah UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS Population: Logan - 48,596 Enrollment Cache County - 112,466 Total Headcount Enrollment (Fall 2014): 27,662* Elevation: 4,778 feet (Logan Campus) *Includes USU Regional Campuses and Distance Education: 12,231 and USU Average summer highs: 85 degrees Eastern: 2,048 Average winter highs: 34 degrees Free public transportation for Logan campus, Logan City, Cache Valley Gender: 81 miles northeast of Salt Lake City Male: 12,704 5 hours south of Yellowstone National Park Female: 14,958 1-hour drive to four ski resorts 2-minute drive to Logan Canyon Student Representation: Number of steps to the top of Old Main Hill: 124 All 29 counties in Utah All 50 states Campus Size: 87 countries Main campus: 400 acres Statewide: 7,000 (does not include USU Eastern) Ages: Average undergraduate age: 22.3 Regional Campuses, Distance Education and Extension: Average graduate age: 33.8 Regional Campuses: 3 (Brigham City, Tooele, Uintah Basin) Comprehensive Community College: 1 (USU Eastern with campuses in Price Academics: and Blanding) Undergraduate degrees: 168 Extension Offices: In 28 of 29 Utah counties and at the Ogden Botanical Undergraduate minors: 94 Center, Thanksgiving Point, and Utah Botanical Center Graduate degrees: 143 Student/faculty ratio: 21.4 to 1 Workforce: Average undergraduate class size: 20-29 students Faculty members: 823 Faculty who teach undergraduates: 49.7% Full-time support staff: 1,561 Faculty holding doctorate or terminal degrees: 76% Faculty who worked with undergraduates on a research project in the past two years: 63.5% Study abroad opportunities: 150 in 40 countries Students who study abroad each year: 350 Colleges: College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences Caine College of the Arts Jon M. Huntsman School of Business Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services College of Engineering College of Humanities and Social Sciences S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources College of Science Most Popular Majors: General Studies; Economics; Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education; Mechanical Engineering; Psychology; and Elementary Education 20 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 9 NIT APPEARANCES 16 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 8 TOURNAMENT 1 GOAL - WIN 148 2015-16 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL • UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM UTAH STATE ATHLETIC FACILITIES ® ® QUICK FACTS OUTLOOK MERLIN OLSEN FIELD AT MAVERIK STADIUM DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM Football Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Gymnastics Built - 1968 • Capacity - 22,044 Built - 1970 • Capacity - 10,270 Largest Crowd - 33,119 vs. BYU on Oct. 4, 1996 Largest Crowd - 11,114 vs. BYU on Jan. 20, 1973 AGGIE BIOS STAN LAUB INDOOR TRAINING CENTER RALPH MAUGHAN TRACK STADIUM COACHES Football, Men’s Golf, Softball, Women’s Soccer, Track & Field Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Built - 1998 Rebuilt - 1997 • Capacity - 1,500 Hosted 2009 WAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships OPPONENTS SEASON REVIEW LAREE AND LEGRAND JOHNSON SOFTBALL FIELD CHUCK AND GLORIA BELL SOCCER FIELD Softball Women’s Soccer Built - 1995 • Capacity - 500 Built - 2002 • Capacity - 500 Hosted 2012 WAC Championships RECORDS UNIVERSITY ICON SPORTS PERFORMANCE CENTER WAYNE ESTES CENTER Built - 2013 Volleyball Built - 2014 • Capacity - 1,400 2015-16 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL • UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM 149 UTAH STATE PRESIDENT ® ® of sociology at Utah State University in 1970 through 1974. STAN A sociologist, Albrecht has written extensively, including as a co-author of the textbooks Social Psychology and Social Science Research Methods, both published by Prentice-Hall. He has authored numerous scholarly papers on a ALBRECHT wide range of topics, including the environment, energy development and University President rural health. Albrecht received his doctorate from Washington State University in 1970, Stan L. Albrecht was named Utah State Uni- a master’s degree from Washington State University in 1968 and bachelor’s versity’s 15th president and assumed his new degree from Brigham Young University in 1966. All three degrees were in so- position on Feb. 1, 2005. ciology. At the time of the announcement, Albrecht was He is a member of the Science Committee for the Minerals Management serving as executive vice president and provost Service of the U.S. Department of Interior. He has served as a council member of at Utah State, a position he held since 2001. He previously served as its dean of the Society for Human Ecology and as vice president of the Rural Sociological the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences from 1998-2001. Society. Albrecht has had many successes during his tenure as president. Under his Albrecht is married to Joyce Albrecht, Utah State’s Director of Stewardship leadership, the university launched a comprehensive fundraising campaign Programs. that raised $500 million at its completion in October of 2012. Undergraduate Kathryn “Katie” Sweet is a 2015 Goldwater Scholar and, for the second consecutive year, student David Griffin received honorable mention in a prestigious national competition that recognizes outstanding achievements in science and mathematics. With this year’s honorees, USU boasts 24 Goldwater Scholars and 12 honorable mention recipients since 1998. Changes on campus are happening as well. Ground was broken for the new, state-of-the-art Huntsman Hall, a $42 million, 117,000-square-foot addition that will wrap around the south and west sides of the George S. Eccles Business Building. Jon M. Huntsman, Sr. is the lead donor for the new building, scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2015. And Jon M. Huntsman School of Business alum Jeffrey Clark and his wife, Bonnie Clark, have provided a $6 million leadership gift to help establish the Jeffrey D. Clark Center for Entrepreneurship in that college. Students will also be excited that construction is well under way on the USU Student Recreation & Wellness Center (SRWC) building. USU students voted in favor of a new recreation and wellness center in the spring of 2012, but the building has been a work in progress for nearly a decade. Students will have full access to the building in fall 2015, which is the anticipated completion date. These many notable accomplishments indicate that USU is on par with some of the leading institutions for higher education in the nation and does not go unnoticed. Prior to his arrival at Utah State, Albrecht served as an administrator and UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (2015-16) professor at the University of Florida from 1993-98. He also served for 18 years Stan L. Albrecht, President at Brigham Young University (1974-92), including three years as academic vice Noelle E. Cockett, Executive Vice President & Provost president and associate provost. He began his career as an assistant professor Neil N. Abercrombie, Director, Government Relations John C. Allen, Dean, College of Humanities & Social Sciences Douglas D. Anderson, Dean, Jon M. Huntsman School of Business Jodi Bailey, Chief Audit Executive Robert T. Behunin, Vice President for Advancement & Commercialization Bradford Cole, Interim Dean, Libraries David T. Cowley, Vice President for Business & Finance Beth E. Foley, Dean, Emma Eccles Jones College of Education & Human Services Maura E. Hagan, Dean, College of Science Christine E. Hailey, Dean, College of Engineering John H. Hartwell, Vice President and Director of Athletics Eric Hawley, Chief Information Officer UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES (2015-16) H. Scott Hinton, President, USU Research Foundation Douglas Jackson-Smith, President, Faculty Senate Mr. Ronald W. Jibson, Chairman, North Salt Lake City Craig D. Jessop, Dean, Caine College of the Arts Mr. Scott R. Watterson, Vice-Chairman, Logan Chris Luecke, Dean, S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources Mr. Jody K. Burnett, Member, Salt Lake City Mark R. McLellan, Vice President for Research; Dean, School of Graduate Studies Mrs. Linda Clark Gillmor, Member, Cottonwood Heights James D. Morales, Vice President for Student Services Mr. Mark K. Holland, Member, North Salt Lake City Joe Peterson, Chancellor, USU Eastern Mrs. Karen M. Huntsman, Member, Salt Lake City Sydney M. Peterson, Chief of Staff, Secretary to the Board of Trustees Ms. Susan D. Johnson, Member, Clearfield Craig J. Simper, General Counsel Mr. J. Scott Nixon, Member, Kaysville Larry Smith, Executive Senior Vice President Mr. Trevor Sean Olsen, Member, Logan Tim Vitale, Director, Public Relations & Marketing Mr. Frank Peczuh, Jr., Member, Price 20 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 9 NIT APPEARANCES 16 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 8 TOURNAMENT 1 GOAL - WIN Robert, W. Wagner, Vice Provost Mr. Lane L. Thomas, Member, Spanish Fork Kenneth L. White, Vice President for Extension; Dean, College of Agriculture & Sydney M. Peterson, Secretary, Logan Applied Sciences; Director of the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station 150 2015-16 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL • UTAHSTATEAGGIES.COM UTAH STATE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS ® ® Hartwell served as the Treasurer and Chief Operating Officer of