blue is the name of michigan's mascot.
what is the name of michigan's mascot?
blue
jefferson college of health sciences' nickname is the "blue healers". the school's mascot is the st. bernard, who is often called "jeff". the mascot was created in 2007. prior to its implementation, a contest was held campus-wide during which students, faculty and staff were invited to submit ideas for a mascot. the winning concept was submitted by lisa ferguson, then a student in the nursing program. lisa suggested that the mascot be a saint bernard—an animal with significant connections to medicine and healthcare. the mascot then underwent some last minute polishing and was introduced at the college's first annual spirit day event in january 2008. at the same time, the official mascot logo was introduced with a graphic version of jeff sprinting over the words, "jefferson blue healers." the name of our mascot pays homage to several significant aspects of jefferson college. his primary name, "jeff," is a shortened version of jefferson, creating a link between the mascot and the school he represents.
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in 1974 the ucsc club soccer team chose the mascot the "banana slugs". ucsc had no formal team sports at the time, therefore they had no mascot. three team members, larry deghetaldi, fred bicknell, sven steinmo and their roommate, richard hedges, chose to name the team the banana slugs before an all cal tournament. they felt that ucsc should have a mascot too. the team's unusual name was noted by the san jose mercury news after the team suffered a humiliating defeat against the san jose state spartans. several years later, when the club basketball team became more formalized (with a coach and expanded schedule), the athletic director at the time, terry warner, informed the team that they needed to have a mascot and that it had been chosen to be the sea lions. the team summarily rejected that name, claiming to not need any mascot. as such, their uniforms simply said "ucsc" on them. in 1981, when the university began more formally participating in ncaa intercollegiate sports, the then-chancellor and some student athletes declared the mascot to be the sea lions. most students disliked the new mascot and offered an alternative mascot, the banana slug. in 1986, students voted via referendum to declare the banana slug the official mascot of ucsc – a vote the chancellor refused to honor, arguing that only athletes should choose the mascot. when a poll of athletes showed that they, too, wanted to be slugs, the chancellor relented.
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