Montana State University-Northern

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 , 6 miles (9.7 km) 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.

See also: Montana State–Northern Lights football 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.

More information Race and ethnicity, Total ... Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2023 [ 6 ] Race and ethnicity Total White 69% American Indian / Alaska Native 20% Hispanic 5% Two or more races 3% Black 2% Unknown 1% Economic diversity Low-income [ a ] 36% Affluent [ b ] 64% Close

Hunter Azure , mixed martial artist [ 7 ] Jacob Bachmeier , politician [ 8 ] Michael Claxton , professional basketball player and coach [ 9 ] Dylan Cook , professional football player [ 10 ] Garrison Courtney , civil servant [ 11 ] Ryan Divish , journalist Kathleen Galvin-Halcro (B.A. 1993), former member of the Montana House of Representatives (1998–2006) [ 12 ] Jesse Juarez , mixed martial artist [ 13 ] Kingsley Ogwudire , professional basketball player Michael Rao , university administrator [ 14 ] Flint Rasmussen , sports announcer [ 15 ] Lawrence Romo , civil servant [ 16 ] Jerome Souers , college football coach [ 17 ] Bruce Thompson , civil servant James Welch , author [ 18 ] Sherry Winn , college basketball coach [ 19 ]