ESTANCIA DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ARIZONA DE CAROLINA MOLINER TUCSON UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MANAGMENT AND POLICY RUSSELL CROPANZANO UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA With an internationally known faculty the University of Arizona is a student-centered research university. Encompassing 365 acres and 175 buildings, the University of Arizona consists 18 colleges and 12 schools; and offers more than 300 degrees. There are over 35,000 students enrolled at the University of Arizona. The University of Arizona offers students all the tools to create an exceptional educational experience. Research opportunities abound in all areas. And this integration of academic talent, top- ranked programs, and access to state-of-the-art resources continues to receive national attention. Their colors UA's original colors were sage green and silver. However, in 1900, student manager Quintas J. Anderson was offered, at an extremely low price, a set of solid blue jerseys trimmed in red. The new jerseys were greeted enthusiastically, and almost immediately red and blue were approved as the new school colors. While many shades of the colors have been used over the years, UA's official hues are cardinal red and navy blue. “A” Mountain It was a sensational 7-6 Arizona football victory over Pomona College on Thanksgiving Day, that led to the building of the "A" on Sentinel Peak, west of Tucson. Albert H. Condron, a member of the 1914 team and a civil engineering student, suggested to one of his professors that a class assignment be made to survey Sentinel Peak for the location of an "A". The site was cleared of cactus, rock at hand was mixed with mortar and water hauled up the mountain by six-horse teams. The back-breaking work was done by the students themselves, Saturday after Saturday, with many difficulties and discouragements, but the "A" was finally whitewashed. No one called it Sentinel Peak anymore. It was known thereafter as "A" Mountain. Each autumn the beginning of the UA school year is signaled by the re-painting of the "A" by the freshman class. Today, after more than 100 years, “A” Mountain remains a Tucson and Wildcat landmark. Each year during Homecoming, the "A" on "A" Mountain is lit with fire and can be seen from across the city. The "A" is not actually burned. Student representatives from the Freshman and Sophomore classes fill the "A" outline and light flares in unison to create this incredible illusion. In this photo, the "A" can be seen in the background, above the skyline.