Editing Montana State University–Northern

{{short description|Public university in Havre, Montana}}
{{Infobox university
|name                   = Montana State University–Northern
|native_name            = 
|latin_name             = 
|image                  = Northern montana college postcard 1964.jpg
|image_size             =  
|caption                = 
|motto                  = 
|established            = {{Start date and age|1929}}
|type                   = [[Public college]]
|academic_affiliations  = [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]
|endowment              = US$3.254 million (FY2005)<ref>Net assets or fund balances of Montana State University - Northern Foundation, {{cite web |url= http://tfcny.fdncenter.org/990s/990search/esearch.php |title= Foundation Center - 990 Finder |publisher= foundationcenter.org |access-date= 2007-09-19 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130523043941/http://tfcny.fdncenter.org/990s/990search/esearch.php |archive-date= 2013-05-23 }}</ref>
|administrative_staff   = 
|faculty                = 
|president              = 
|provost                = 
|principal              = 
|rector                 = 
|chancellor             = Greg Kegel<ref>[http://www.msun.edu/aboutmsun/chancellor.aspx/ Chancellor Kegel’s Welcome] MSU-N Web Page</ref>
|vice_chancellor        = Jennifer Brown<ref>[https://www.msun.edu/provost/index.aspx/ Office of the Provost] MSU-N Web Page</ref>
|dean                   = 
|head_label             = 
|head                   = 
|students               = 1,140<ref name="Official Enrollment Census Report">Official Enrollment Census Report | https://www.msun.edu/registrar/reports/Summary.aspx</ref>
|undergrad              = 1,092<ref name="Official Enrollment Census Report" />
|postgrad               = 48<ref name="Official Enrollment Census Report" />
|doctoral               = 
|city                   = [[Havre, Montana]]
|country                = U.S.
|coordinates            = {{coord|48.5421|-109.6887|region:US_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
|campus                 = Rural<ref name="USNews_Colleges">{{cite magazine |title= America's Best Colleges, 2008 |magazine= U.S. News & World Report |url= http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drglance_2533_brief.php |access-date= 2007-09-19}}</ref>
|former_names           = Northern Montana School (1929–1931)<br>Northern Montana College (1931–1994)
|free_label             = 
|free                   = 
|colors                 = {{color box|#612b3e}} {{color box|#e1a800}}<br />Maroon & Gold
|colours                = 
|mascot                 = Polar Bears (Aurora & Boris)
|sports_nickname        = Men's: Northern Lights<br />Women's: Northern Skylights
|athletics_affiliations = [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] – [[Frontier Conference|Frontier]]
|website                = {{URL|https://www.msun.edu/| msun.edu}}
|parent                 = [[Montana University System]]
| logo = Msu northern univ logo.png
| logo_size = 200
}}

'''Montana State University–Northern''' ('''MSU–Northern''' or '''Northern''') is a [[public college]] in [[Havre, Montana]], United States. It is part of the [[Montana University System]] and was "Northern Montana College" prior to the restructuring of Montana's public university system in 1994.

==History==
[[file:Montana state college postcard 1946.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The college in 1946]]
In 1913, the Montana State Legislature approved the establishment of the "Northern Montana Agricultural and Manual Training School" at [[Fort Assinniboine]], {{convert|6|mi}} southwest of Havre, but no money was actually appropriated. The state legislature amended their original act in 1927 to include certain academic subjects and in 1929, the legislature appropriated funds to establish the college as a branch of the University of Montana (later renamed the Montana University System). Northern Montana College opened its doors in September 1929 in temporary quarters in Havre High School, and moved to its present campus in 1932.

==Athletics==
{{see also|Montana State–Northern Lights football}}
[[file:Msu northern athletics.png|thumb|left|100px|MSU Northern athletics monogram]]
The Montana State–Northern athletic teams are called the Lights and Skylights. The university is a member of the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA), primarily competing in the [[Frontier Conference]] for most of its sports since the 1935–36 academic year; while its rodeo teams compete in the [[National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association]] (NIRA).

Montana State–Northern competes in 11 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include basketball, cross country, football, golf, rodeo and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, rodeo and volleyball.

==Notable people==
* [[Hunter Azure]], mixed martial artist<ref>[https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Hunter-Azure-251727], Sherdog web page</ref>
* [[Jacob Bachmeier]], politician<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chronicle.com/article/A-Freshman-Finds-His-Place-in/239034|title=A Freshman Finds His Place in College and the Legislature|author=Hesse, Tom|newspaper=[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]]|date=January 27, 2017|access-date=August 10, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Michael Claxton]], professional basketball player and coach<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://basketball.eurobasket.com/coach/Michael_Claxton/Poland/PGE-Turow-Zgorzelec/43172|title=Coach Profile|work=www.eurobasket.com|access-date=2017-12-30}}</ref>
* [[Dylan Cook]], professional football player<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://helenair.com/sports/college/big-sky-conference/university-of-montana/butte-native-former-montana-grizzlies-ol-dylan-cook-signs-with-pittsburgh-steelers/article_8cd9e2af-fd2c-5513-be66-9228fbfa8187.html|newspaper=[[Independent Record]]|title=Butte native, former Montana Grizzlies OL Dylan Cook signs with Pittsburgh Steelers|author=Gogola, Frank|date=May 18, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Garrison Courtney]], civil servant<ref>[http://www.msun.edu/news/pr-2007/NNNApr20-07.pdf A Northern Tidbit], Bill Lanier, Northern Network News, the official newsletter for MSU–Northern, April 20, 2007, p. 4.</ref>
* [[Ryan Divish]], journalist
* [[Jesse Juarez]], mixed martial artist<ref>[http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jesse-Juarez-22291], Sherdog web page</ref>
* [[Kingsley Ogwudire]], professional basketball player
* [[Michael Rao]], university administrator<ref>[http://www.president.vcu.edu/bio/ Michael Rao's Biography] VCU Web Page</ref>
* [[Flint Rasmussen]], sports announcer<ref>[http://www.msun.edu/news/pr-2015/NNNApr17-15.pdf A Northern Tidbit], Bill Lanier, Northern Network News, the official newsletter for MSU–Northern, April 17, 2015, p. 11.</ref>
* [[Lawrence Romo]], civil servant<ref>{{cite web|title= Selective Service System|url= http://www.sss.gov/RomoBIO.htm|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120915101220/http://www.sss.gov/RomoBIO.htm|archive-date= 2012-09-15}}</ref>
* [[Jerome Souers]], college football coach<ref>{{cite news |title=MSU-Northern hires former UM assistant, NAU head coach Jerome Souers to lead football program |url=https://missoulian.com/sports/college/big-sky-conference/university-of-montana/msu-northern-hires-former-um-assistant-nau-head-coach-jerome-souers-to-lead-football-program/article_a6963f89-aef5-5c7c-b2e2-4ddd2a5381f6.html |access-date=January 15, 2022 |work=missoulian.com |publisher=Missoulian |date=January 14, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Bruce Thompson (Georgia politician)|Bruce Thompson]], civil servant
* [[James Welch (writer)|James Welch]], author<ref>[https://www.bookweb.org/news/james-welch-montana-author-dies/ James Welch Obituary] American Booksellers Association Web Page</ref>
* [[Emmett Willson]], college wrestler<ref>[http://www.win-magazine.net/win-awards/hodge-trophy/emmett-willson-2004-hodge-trophy-winner/ Emmett Wilson's Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104044021/http://www.win-magazine.net/win-awards/hodge-trophy/emmett-willson-2004-hodge-trophy-winner/ |date=2015-01-04 }}, Win Magazine</ref>
* [[Sherry Winn]], college basketball coach<ref>{{cite web  |title= Havre Daily News Article |url=http://www.msun.edu/athletics/sportsinfo/newsarchives/womensbb/2012-2013/2012-08-16-winn.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113190418/http://www.msun.edu/athletics/sportsinfo/newsarchives/womensbb/2012-2013/2012-08-16-winn.pdf |archive-date=2015-01-13 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of college athletic programs in Montana]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{oweb}}
* [https://golightsgo.com/ Athletics website]

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