Founded in 1874, Nevada is commemorating the events and people that have shaped its transformative history.
Land acknowledgement
We acknowledge that the University of Nevada, Reno is situated on the traditional homelands of the Numu (Northern Paiute), Wašiw (Washoe), Newe (Western Shoshone), and Nuwu (Southern Paiute) peoples. These lands continue to be a gathering place for Indigenous Peoples and we recognize their deep connections to these places. We extend our appreciation for the opportunity to live and learn on their territory.
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Native American mural art project
The University of Nevada, Reno and Office of Indigenous Relations is creating a mural that is part of the University’s sesquicentennial celebration and will serve as a space for gathering, reflection, and celebration of Native American Peoples.
With centuries of tradition and natural beauty, the Nevada campus is one of the most stunning in the nation. Take a walk through that tradition with visual comparisons of historical and modern photos of some of the University's most famous locations.
Special Collections and University Archives Photograph Collection, Quad, 1915
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Otis Burrell was a two-time All-American and four-time NCAA high-jump champion, won a silver medal at the 1967 Pan-American Games and was inducted into the Wolf Pack Hall of Fame in 1978.
Join us as we highlight individuals and their stories that have shaped the history of Nevada's top research institution, such as Marion Motley — the Wolf Pack and National Football League Hall of Fame running back — who broke the NFL's color barrier in 1946.
Special Collections and University Archives Photograph Collection, Marion Motley, #41, University of Nevada, circa 1941
A place in history: The Mackay School
UNIVERSITY HISTORY
Founded in 1888, the Mackay School of Mines is more than just an iconic building sitting opposite Morrill Hall on the University's historic Quadrangle.
His memory shall not fade
HEROES
The University's Lt. John Stephen O'Dowda made the ultimate sacrifice as a pilot during WWI, killed while serving in France on Nov. 13, 1918.
Global collaboration
ACADEMICS
A groundbreaking exchange program with Korea National University of Education fosters collaboration between teacher preparation students and faculty from both institutions.
Experience 150 years of Wolf Pack history through stories of dynamic moments, transformative education, cutting-edge discovery and campus expansion.
Seventeen presidents have guided the University from its humble beginnings as a one-building preparatory school in Elko to a modern Carnegie® R1 research institution with a global footprint.
Special Collections and University Archives Photograph Collection, President Leroy D. Brown, 1887
A more beautiful situation would be hard to find. In all directions the outlook is inspiring. To the west the great eastern flank of the Sierra, heavily wooded with pine and fir, forms the horizon from Peavine to the point where it is intersected by a higher wooded range standing boldly out the east, the Rose Spur of the Sierra. The mountains of this spur are bolder and higher. They...are seen from every part of the Campus and from almost every part of the valley, the great peak of Mount Rose, white with snow for three-quarters of the year rising over everything else.
S.B. Doten, History of the University of Nevada, 1924
1898 graduate and faculty member from 1900 until his retirement in 1946.
