University of Idaho

The University of Idaho is a land-grant university formed by the Territorial Legislature of Idaho in 1889, located in Moscow, Idaho. The university opened its doors on October 3, 1892 with an initial class of 40 students. The first graduating class in 1896 contained two men and two women. Today, the university has an enrollment of over 12,000. The university offers 154 degree programs, from agribusiness to zoology, including bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and specialists' degrees. Certificates of completion are offered in 16 areas of study.

History

For a more complete timeline, visit Historical Timeline of the University of Idaho

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• January 30, 1889 - Governor Stevenson signs Territorial Legislature's Council Bill No. 20 establishing the University of Idaho
• October 3, 1892 - University opens for classes
• 1895 - Idaho legislature makes first appropriation of operating funds ($15,000) to the University
• 1898 First graduate degree awarded
• June 21, 1899 - UI opens first summer school in Pacific Northwest
• 1901 - College of Agriculture opens
• June 11, 1902 - Department of Domestic Science (later Home Economics) established, first in Pacific Northwest
• March 30, 1906 - Administration building fire
• 1909 - New Administration building opens
• April 9, 1911 - Theodore Roosevelt is first U.S. President to visit campus
• June 7, 1920 - School of Education established
• March 26, 1938 - Eleanor Roosevelt speaks at Memorial Gym
• November 2, 1957 - Library dedicated
• November 1993 - University receives its own zip code
• July 1, 2002 - Budget crisis forces reogranization; Letters and Science split, Mines and Art & Architecture merge into new colleges
• October 24, 2002 - Albertson building dedicated
• May 4, 2003 - Idaho Gem, the first cloned member of horse family is born