Our Crowdfunding Groups
Thank you to alumni, donors, and friends of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences who have contributed to the Heritage and Traditions Course Endowment Crowdfunding Campaign! We have officially reached our original goal of $10,000! With 13 days left to donate we have increased our goal to $15,000! Remember, all gifts to the endowment will continue to be matched dollar-for-dollar (up to $100,000)! Please share this page with your friends and family through email, social media, and personal communication. This is a great opportunity to share your Wildcat Pride!
Fun fact: Did you know that ZonaZoo is the biggest student section in the Pac-12? It is comprised of 12,000 students and even has its own theme song!
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Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the CALS Heritage and Traditions Course Endowment Crowdfunding Campaign! We have officially surpassed 10% of our goal! Please remember that there are still 20 days left to donate! Please share this page with your friends and family through email, social media, and personal communication. This is a great opportunity to share your Wildcat Pride!
Fun fact: Did you know the UA's first school colors were actually sage green and silver? Sage was to represent the native sage bush and silver to represent the state's mining industries. The University's colors later changed to cardinal red and navy blue after a student committee almost unanimously voted for them.
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The first school colors of the University of Arizona were sage and silver to symbolize the state’s mining industries. After a few short years, students voted to change the colors to cardinal red and navy blue!
John “Button” Salmon coined the phrase “tell them… tell them to bear down” shortly before his death in 1926. Today, the phrase is a rallying cry among Wildcat fans, alumni, and students.
The U.S.S. Arizona is marked around campus. The Memorial Student Union, completed in 2002, replicates features of the U.S.S. Arizona. In memory of the fallen on December 7, 1941, one of the Arizona’s two bells is enshrined in the Student Union tower.
Steward Observatory was officially established in 1916. Steward now operates or partners in telescopes in a number of Arizona locations, and locations in New Mexico and Chile. It has provided numerous instruments for different space and terrestrial telescopes.
The University’s mascot was founded after the first football team who “fought like Wildcats.” Pop McKale introduced the “Wildcats” to Tucson by leading them through the Main Gate at University Blvd.
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will welcome approximately 500 incoming freshman this fall.
