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Northern Arizona University (NAU) is a public research university based in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States. [8] Founded in 1899, it was the final university established in the Arizona Territory. [9] NAU is one of the three universities governed by the Arizona Board of Regents and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. [10]
In the United States, most universities and colleges that sponsor athletics programs have adopted an official nickname for its associated teams. Often, these nicknames have changed for any number of reasons, which might include a change in the name of the school itself, a term becoming dated or otherwise changing meaning, or changes in racial perceptions and sensitivities.
Victor E. Huskie – mascot of the Northern Illinois Huskies; Victor E. Tiger – mascot of the Fort Hays State Tigers; Victor E. Lion – mascot of the Molloy Lions; Victor E. Viking – mascot of the Northern Kentucky Norse, the Portland State Vikings, and the Western Washington Vikings; Victor E. Hawk – mascot of the Viterbo V-Hawks
The team is head coached by Michael Smith. Since 2016, the Northern Arizona men's team is widely considered as the nation's leading program in the NCAA Division I. The team has been constantly ranked in the top 2 nationally of the USTFCCCA coach's poll since the start of the 2017 season. [3]
Current Name Former Name(s) Year of Change Adams State University: Adams State College 2012 [1] University of Advancing Technology: CAD Institute; University of Advancing Computer Technology 1996, 2002 Adventist University of Health Sciences: Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences 2012 [2] Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University
NAU's broadcasting legacy began with station KASC, built in 1962 at what was then Arizona State College at Flagstaff. [2] Soon after the Arizona Board of Regents gave approval to raise the school to university status as Northern Arizona University effective May 1, 1966, KASC began considering changing its call letters to KNAU in late 1964. [3]
In 1915, the school's first mascot, a live desert bobcat named "Tom Easter" was brought to campus. He was later renamed "Rufus Arizona" after then U of A president Rufus B. von KleinSmid . [ 1 ] For the next fifty years, the school used live mascots, a practice which was discontinued in the 1960s.
1999–2000 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team; 2014 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team; 2014–15 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team; 2014–15 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team; 2015 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team; 2015 Northern Arizona University shooting