University of Northern Colorado

This review is strictly for the Registrar Dept. I attended UNC (University of No other Choice) in the past and requested a transcript for when I was there. The woman who answered the phone icily told me that I was having trouble using the ‘Order Your Transcript’ section since I didn’t register (even though I did). I also told her that my «Bear Number» was showing up as incorrect and she responded with a scholarly, «Yeah, well, it’s showing up in our system, so yeah, try again.» I was on the verge of «going New Yorker» on her (even though I’m a Denver native), but instead I took the high road and told her thanks and that I’d call back if I had any problems, to which she gave a profoundly deep and insightful response of «Ok, sure.» Hire more professional people, UNC! When you get dingbats like that working for you, it reflects on your university as a whole!

Although this University is not in the best city by any stretch of the imagination, it is a second home to me. I actually was very hesitant to attend here and just recently graduated wtih my Music Education degree. I participated in many ensembles, including the Orchestra, which has been awarded «Best Undergraduate Orchestra» in the country for 5 of the last 7 years.
Although this is located in the middle of a city with a pretty pronounced gang problem, I always felt safe when I stayed in the dorms. I was an active ally in the GLBT community, doing in-​class panels and was part of the social group, In-​N-​Out. As the user before me stated, he felt a certain amount of homophobia here. I didn’t really feel any outward homophobia or prejudice besides what I would consider normal. I actually feel like the UNC has excellent representation of all minorities on campus; there are separate buildings for Hispanic, African-​American, Native American, and Asian and Pacific Islander students. GLBT students have an office in the main UC, but I think overall there is good representation throughout. Students also ahve a good opportunity to make sure they are well represented through the SRC– Student representative council. If you don’t think there’s anyone representing you, you can run for an SRC position, which will cover your full tuition if you win the election.
Not to mention, it’s the cheapest state university in CO.

While I am not a student here I did accompany my partner to a AIDS benefit dance here at UNC last weekend. While the dance itself was small but fun and the campus seemed pretty cool their seems to be a great deal of homophobia in the resident dorms. I allegedly heard this through other people and then heard derogatory comments about gays myself as passersby either saw the dance and knew what it was from afar or something. Thank goodness it was not directed towards us. I don’t know if campus authority is doing anything about it but it seems to be a reoccurring thing, of course homophobia is expected to be everywhere but this seems particularly bad with all of the complaints. At CSU in Fort Collins, located not far from Greeley a frat house got shut down completely and students expelled for saying and writing homophobic slander during the Matthew Shepard incident. Perhaps I should not expect much here because it is Weld County after all, the home of Marilyn Musgrave a anti-​gay former senator who has delusions that she is doing God’s ‘work’. Still not a good first impression of UNC being friendly and a safe place to be while on campus.