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[[Image:Old_Main_Utah_St_Univ.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Old Main building at Utah State University]]
'''Utah State University''''s main campus is located in [[Logan, Utah]]. It was established in [[1888]]. USU has 850 faculty, and 23,128 students (total) were enrolled in Autumn of [[2005]], down nearly 800 from the previous year.
==Academics==
As Utah's [[land-grant university]], USU conducts research into many [[agricultural]] and [[natural resource]] disciplines. Utah State's Extension community provides cutting edge resources and support for the state, including an excellent Continuing Education program. Under the [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education]] USU is classified as a Doctoral/Research University–Extensive; under the previous Carnegie classification, it was considered a Research I University. It spends around $141 million for research annualy. It is ranked 3rd Tier{{ref|www.usnews.com.1041}}by [[U.S. News and World Report]] (2006).
USU is well known for its engineering program and Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL). The SDL is a world-famous research facility focusing on military and science applications. It frequently submits projects to the [[Department of Defense]] and [[NASA]].
The University boasts a highly respected undergratuate music program, as well as fine performance facilities. These include the [[Kent Concert Hall]] and the Manon Caine Russell/Kathryn Caine Wanlass Performance Hall{{ref|www.usu.edu.ust4338}}. Notable faculty include vocalist [[Michael Ballam]] and pianist [[Gary Amano]].
===Colleges and departments===
USU has seven colleges, each is shown here with its respective departments:
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|'''Agriculture'''
* Agricultural Systems Technology and Education
* Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences
* Economics
* Nutrition and Food Sciences
* Plants, Soils, and Biometeorology
|'''Business'''
* Accountancy, School of
* Business Administration
* Business Information Systems
* Economics
* Management and Human Resources
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|'''Education and Human Services'''
* Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education
* Elementary Education
* Family, Consumer and Human Development
* Health, Physical Education and Recreation
* Instructional Technology
* Psychology
* Secondary Education
* Special Education and Rehabilitation
|'''Engineering'''
* Biological and Irrigation
* Civil and Environmental
* Electrical and Computer
* Engineering and Technology Education
* Mechanical and Aerospace
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|rowspan=2|'''Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences'''
* Aerospace Studies (Air Force ROTC)
* Army ROTC (Military Science)
* Art
* English
* History
* Interior Design Program
* Journalism and Communication
* Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning
* Languages, Philosophy and Speech Communication
* Music
* Political Science
* Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology
* Theatre Arts
|'''Natural Resources'''
* Aquatic, Watershed and Earth Resources
* Environment and Society
* Forest, Range, and Wildlife Sciences
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|'''Science'''
* Biology
* Chemistry and Biochemistry
* Computer Science
* Geology
* Mathematics and Statistics
* Physics
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==Athletics==
USU's sports teams are known as the [[Aggies]]. Recently, the men's [[basketball]] team, under coach [[Stew Morrill]], has become known as a nationally elite program, with several trips to the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship]]. The [[football]] program, which has a rich history ([[Merlin Olsen]] is an alumnus), has struggled lately, following an ill-fated two-year stint as an independent program and two more years in the geographically distant [[Sun Belt Conference]]. Following the decision of the [[Big West Conference]] to stop sponsoring football in 2001, USU's other teams remained in that conference until the school was finally invited to join the [[Western Athletic Conference]] (a long-sought goal) in [[2005]].
Before the beginning of its decline in 1998, the football program had experienced some successes, including [[Big West Conference]] championships in 1993 and 1997. In 1993, the team earned a trip to the [[Las Vegas Bowl]], where they defeated [[Ball State University]]. In 1997, the team lost to the [[University of Cincinnati]] in the [[Humanitarian Bowl]].
[[Image:UsuLogo2.gif|left|frame|Utah State University]]
In recent times, the men's basketball team has won invitations to the NCAA tournament in 1998 (under coach [[Larry Eustachy]]), 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 (all under Morrill). All of these invitations were a result of winning the Big West Conference tournament. Despite a stellar season in 2003–2004 and a national top-25 ranking toward the end of the season, the Aggies did not receive an at-large tournament bid after being upset in the conference tournament. This was the most notorious snub in that year's tournament, and earned the derision of head coach Morrill. A highlight was a first-round victory against fifth-seeded [[Ohio State University]] in 2001.
Of women's sports at USU, [[gymnastics]] has probably been most successful, and the school also sponsors women's [[softball]] and [[volleyball]]. Women's basketball returned in 2003 after a fifteen-year absence. At the time, USU was the only Division I program that did not have women's basketball besides the mostly male [[Virginia Military Institute]] and [[The Citadel (Military College)|The Citadel]]. The women's team has as yet not produced a winning season.
The most used sports venue is the [[Dee Glen Smith Spectrum]], where basketball, volleyball, and gymnastics events are held. Its reputation as a tomb for visiting men's teams (as of Summer 2005, USU has only lost eight games there since the 1997–98 season), and its loud, rambunctious atmosphere have contributed to difficulties assembling a nonconference schedule. An interesting fact about the Spectrum is its close proximity to the Logan city cemetery.
The football team plays in [[Romney Stadium]], slightly north and west of the main campus. The stadium had natural grass until 2004, when artificial turf was installed.
As of the 2005-2006 season, the Aggies will compete in the Western Athletic Conference.
==Media==
Two primary media outlets serve the USU student body: (1) The ''Utah Statesman'' is sponsored by the university and is published three times per week. (2) Another, the ''Hard News Cafe'' news website, is operated by USU's Department of Journalism and Communications, and has won numerous awards for its student reporting, despite often being the only entrant in the categories in which it wins.
==Notable alumni==
*[[Chris Cooley]], [[NFL]] player, tight end of the [[Washington Redskins]].
*[[Merlin Olsen]], [[NFL]] Hall of Fame player
*[[Kevin Curtis]], [[NFL]] player, wide receiver for the [[St. Louis Rams]].
*[[Kent Baer]], coach and defensive coordinator at many colleges/universities.
*[[Ardeshir Zahedi]], former [[Iran]]ian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador to the United States.
*[[Leon D'Souza]], Journalist.
*Charlie Denson, Current President of Nike Brand.
*[[David B. Haight]], late member of the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] of the [[LDS Church]].
*[[W. Rolfe Kerr]- current [[commissioner]] of education of the LDS Church.
==External links==
*[http://www.usu.edu/ University website]
*[http://utah.stateuniversity.com/ Utah State University Profile]
*[http://www.ustateags.com UStateAgs.com - The #1 message board for Utah State Aggie athletics]
*[http://www.trueaggies.com TrueAggies.com] - the "un"official source for aggie sports info]
*[http://www.utahstateaggies.com/ Official athletics website]
*[http://www.sdl.usu.edu/ Space Dynamics Laboratory]
*[http://aaa.usu.edu/FactsFigures/Glance.asp USU at a glance (Facts website maintained by USU)]
*[http://www.utahstatesman.com/ The ''Utah Statesman'']
*[http://www.hardnewscafe.usu.edu/ ''Hard News Cafe'']
*[http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drservices_3677_brief.php U.S. News report on USU]
*[http://www.hjnews.com/ ''The Herald Journal'' (Logan's local newspaper)]
*[http://www.usuaggies.com ''USU Aggies.com'']
*[http://www.trueaggie.com ''TrueAggie.com'']
*[http://www.usu.edu/dsa ''Dominican Student Association of Utah State University (DSA)'']
*[http://www.footballcardgallery.com/college/Utah+State/ Football cards of Utah State alumni]
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