[2][3] Two years later, in 1987, the university's music school was also named after Hampton.
[9] The school's mission statement is to "serve as a professional school of choice in Idaho for undergraduate and graduate music programs and as an academic department within the College of Letters and Science offering liberal studies in music...".
[10] The Lionel Hampton School of Music is part of the College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences.
[11] The current Associate Director of the school is Justin Alder(percussion, choral activities)[12] The Lionel Hampton School of Music offers the following undergraduate degrees.
There is also a recital hall, a rehearsal room, and storage facilities for most of the students' instruments.