University of Michigan

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University of Michigan
Latin: Universitas Michigania
University of Michigan Seal
Seal of the University of Michigan
Motto Artes, Scientia, Veritas
Motto in English
Arts, Knowledge, Truth
Established 1817; 198 years ago
Type Flagship
Public
Sea grant
Space grant
Endowment US $9.47 billion[1]
Budget US $6.62 billion
President Mark Schlissel
Provost Martha E. Pollack
Academic staff
6,771[2]
Administrative staff
18,986[3]
Students 43,625[4]
Undergraduates 28,395[4]
Postgraduates 15,230[4]
Location Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Campus 3,177 acres (12.86 km2)
Total: 20,965 acres (84.84 km2), including arboretum[5]
Colors Maize and Blue
         [6]
Athletics NCAA Division I – Big Ten
Sports 27 Varsity Teams
Nickname Wolverines
Website www.umich.edu
University of Michigan Wordmark.svg
The University of Michigan (UM, U-M, UMich, or U of M), frequently referred to simply as Michigan, is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Originally, founded in 1817 in Detroit as the Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania, 20 years before the Michigan Territory officially became a state, the University of Michigan is the state's oldest university. The university moved to Ann Arbor in 1837 onto 40 acres (16 ha) of what is now known as Central Campus. Since its establishment in Ann Arbor, the university campus has expanded to include more than 584 major buildings with a combined area of more than 34 million gross square feet (781 acres or 3.16 km²), and has two satellite campuses located in Flint and Dearborn. The University was one of the founding members of the Association of American Universities.

Considered one of the foremost research universities in the United States,[7] the university has very high research activity and its comprehensive graduate program offers doctoral degrees in the humanities, social sciences, and STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) as well as professional degrees in medicine, law, pharmacy, nursing, social work and dentistry. Michigan's body of living alumni (as of 2012) comprises more than 500,000. Besides academic life, Michigan's athletic teams compete in Division I of the NCAA and are collectively known as the Wolverines. They are members of the Big Ten Conference.

Contents  [hide] 
1 History
2 Campus
2.1 Central Campus
2.2 North Campus
2.3 South Campus
3 Organization and administration
3.1 Endowment
3.2 Student government
4 Academics
4.1 Research
5 Student body
5.1 Admissions
5.2 Enrollment
6 Student life
6.1 Residential life
6.2 Groups and activities
6.3 Media and publications
7 Athletics
7.1 School songs
8 Alumni
9 References
9.1 Specific
9.2 General
10 External links
History[edit]
Main article: History of the University of Michigan
Painting of a rolling green landscape with trees with a row of white buildings in the background
University of Michigan (1855) Jasper Francis Cropsey
The University of Michigan was established in Detroit in 1817 as the Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania, by the governor and judges of Michigan Territory. The Rev. John Monteith was one of the university's founders and its first President. Ann Arbor had set aside 40 acres (16 ha) in the hopes of being selected as the state capital; when Lansing was chosen as the state capital, the city offered the land for a university. What would become the university moved to Ann Arbor in 1837 thanks to governor Stevens T. Mason. The original 40 acres (160,000 m2) was the basis of the current Central Campus.[8] The first classes in Ann Arbor were held in 1841, with six freshmen and a sophomore, taught by two professors. Eleven students graduated in the first commencement in 1845.[9]

By 1866, enrollment increased to 1,205 students, many of whom were Civil War veterans. Women were first admitted in 1870.[10] James Burrill Angell, who served as the university's president from 1871 to 1909, aggressively expanded U-M's curriculum to include professional studies in dentistry, architecture, engineering, government, and medicine. U-M also became the first American university to use the seminar method of study.[11] Among the early students in the School of Medicine was Jose Celso Barbosa, who in 1880 graduated as valedictorian and the first Puerto Rican to get a university degree in the United States. He returned to Puerto Rico to practice medicine and also served in high-ranking posts in the government.

From 1900 to 1920, the university constructed many new facilities, including buildings for the dental and pharmacy programs, chemistry, natural sciences, Hill Auditorium, large hospital and library complexes, and two residence halls. In 1920 the university reorganized the College of Engineering and formed an advisory committee of 100 industrialists to guide academic research initiatives. The university became a favored choice for bright Jewish students from New York in the 1920s and 1930s, when the Ivy League schools had quotas restricting the number of Jews to be admitted.[12] Because of its high standards, U-M gained the nickname "Harvard of the West," which became commonly parodied in reverse after John F. Kennedy referred to himself as "a graduate of the Michigan of the East, Harvard University" in his speech proposing the formation of the Peace Corps while on the front steps of the Michigan Union.[13] During World War II, U-M's research supported military efforts, such as U.S. Navy projects in proximity fuzes, PT boats, and radar jamming.

After the war, enrollment expanded rapidly and by 1950, it reached 21,000, of which more than one third (or 7,700) were veterans supported by the G.I. Bill. As the Cold War and the Space Race took hold, U-M received numerous government grants for strategic research and helped to develop peacetime uses for nuclear energy. Much of that work, as well as research into alternative energy sources, is pursued via the Memorial Phoenix Project.[14]

Red brick plaza, surrounded by trees with green leaves, with two white tents and an American flag flying from a flagpole in the center
The Central Campus Diag, viewed from the Graduate Library, looking North
Lyndon B. Johnson gave his speech outlining his Great Society program as the lead speaker during U-M's 1964 spring commencement ceremony.[9] During the 1960s, the university campus was the site of numerous protests against the Vietnam War and university administration. On March 24, 1965, a group of U-M faculty members and 3,000 students held the nation's first ever faculty-led "teach-in" to protest against American policy in Southeast Asia.[15][16] In response to a series of sit-ins in 1966 by Voice, the campus political party of Students for a Democratic Society, U-M's administration banned sit-ins. In response, 1,500 students participated in a one-hour sit-in inside the LSA Building, which housed administrative offices.

Former U-M student and noted architect Alden B. Dow designed the current Fleming Administration Building, which was completed in 1968. The building's plans were drawn in the early 1960s, before student activism prompted a concern for safety. But the Fleming Building's narrow windows, all located above the first floor, and fortress-like exterior led to a campus rumor that it was designed to be riot-proof. Dow denied those rumors, claiming the small windows were designed to be energy efficient.[17]

During the 1970s, severe budget constraints slowed the university's physical development; but in the 1980s, the university received increased grants for research in the social and physical sciences. The university's involvement in the anti-missile Strategic Defense Initiative and investments in South Africa caused controversy on campus.[18][19] During the 1980s and 1990s, the university devoted substantial resources to renovating its massive hospital complex and improving the academic facilities on the North Campus. In its 2011 annual financial report, the university announced that it had dedicated $497 million per year in each of the prior 10 years to renovate buildings and infrastructure around the campus. The university also emphasized the development of computer and information technology throughout the campus.

In the early 2000s, U-M faced declining state funding due to state budget shortfalls. At the same time, the university attempted to maintain its high academic standing while keeping tuition costs affordable. There were disputes between U-M's administration and labor unions, notably with the Lecturers' Employees Organization (LEO) and the Graduate Employees Organization (GEO), the union representing graduate student employees. These conflicts led to a series of one-day walkouts by the unions and their supporters.[20] The university is engaged in a $2.5 billion construction campaign.[21]

Law Library
Law Library Interior
In 2003, two lawsuits involving U-M's affirmative action admissions policy reached the U.S. Supreme Court (Grutter v. Bollinger and Gratz v. Bollinger). President George W. Bush publicly opposed the policy before the court issued a ruling.[22] The court found that race may be considered as a factor in university admissions in all public universities and private universities that accept federal funding. But, it ruled that a point system was unconstitutional. In the first case, the court upheld the Law School admissions policy, while in the second it ruled against the university's undergraduate admissions policy.

The debate continues because in November 2006, Michigan voters passed Proposal 2, banning most affirmative action in university admissions. Under that law, race, gender, and national origin can no longer be considered in admissions.[23] U-M and other organizations were granted a stay from implementation of the law soon after that referendum. This has allowed time for proponents of affirmative action to decide legal and constitutional options in response to the initiative results. The university has stated it plans to continue to challenge the ruling; in the meantime, the admissions office states that it will attempt to achieve a diverse student body by looking at other factors, such as whether the student attended a disadvantaged school, and the level of education of the student's parents.[23]

On May 1, 2014, University of Michigan was named one of 55 higher education institutions under investigation by the Office of Civil Rights “for possible violations of federal law over the handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints." President Barack Obama's White House Task Force To Protect Students from Sexual Assault was organized for such investigations.[24]

The University of Michigan became more selective in the early 2010s. The acceptance rate declined from 50.6% in 2010 to 32.2% in 2014. The rate of new freshman enrollment has been fairly stable since 2010.

Campus[edit]
The Ann Arbor campus is divided into four main areas: the North, Central, Medical, and South Campuses. The physical infrastructure includes more than 500 major buildings,[25] with a combined area of more than 34 million square feet or 781 acres (3.16 km2).[26] The Central and South Campus areas are contiguous, while the North Campus area is separated from them, primarily by the Huron River.[27] There is also leased space in buildings scattered throughout the city, many occupied by organizations affiliated with the University of Michigan Health System. An East Medical Campus has recently been developed on Plymouth Road, with several university-owned buildings for outpatient care, diagnostics, and outpatient surgery.[28]

In addition to the U-M Golf Course on South Campus, the university operates a second golf course on Geddes Road, Radrick Farms Golf Course. The golf course is only open to faculty, staff, and alumni.[29] Another off-campus facility is the Inglis House, which the university has owned since the 1950s. The Inglis House is a 10,000-square-foot (930 m2) mansion used to hold various social events, including meetings of the board of regents, and to host visiting dignitaries.[30] The university also operates a large office building called Wolverine Tower in southern Ann Arbor near Briarwood Mall. Another major facility is the Matthaei Botanical Gardens, which is located on the eastern outskirts of Ann Arbor.[31]

All four campus areas are connected by bus services, the majority of which connect the North and Central Campuses. There is a shuttle service connecting the University Hospital, which lies between North and Central Campuses, with other medical facilities throughout northeastern Ann Arbor.[32]

Central Campus[edit]
Red brick building with white stone facade. A tall white-colored stone clock tower with a green roof is in the background
Hill Auditorium and Burton Tower
Central Campus was the original location of U-M when it moved to Ann Arbor in 1837. It originally had a school and dormitory building (where Mason Hall now stands) and several houses for professors on forty acres of land bounded by North University Avenue, South University Avenue, East University Avenue, and State Street. The President's House, located on South University Avenue, is the oldest building on campus as well as the only surviving building from the original forty acre campus.[8] Because Ann Arbor and Central Campus developed simultaneously, there is no distinct boundary between the city and university, and some areas contain a mixture of private and university buildings.[33] Residence halls located on Central Campus are split up into two groups: the Hill Neighborhood and Central Campus.[34]

Central Campus is the location of the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, and is immediately adjacent to the medical campus. Most of the graduate and professional schools, including the Ross School of Business, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, the Law School and the School of Dentistry, are on Central Campus. Two prominent libraries, the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library and the Shapiro Undergraduate Library (which are connected by a skywalk), are also on Central Campus,[35] as well as museums housing collections in archaeology, anthropology, paleontology, zoology, dentistry, and art. Ten of the buildings on Central Campus were designed by Detroit-based architect Albert Kahn between 1904 and 1936. The most notable of the Kahn-designed buildings are the Burton Memorial Tower and nearby Hill Auditorium.[36]

North Campus[edit]

Students learn pole climbing in course for telephone electricians, c. 1918
North Campus is the most contiguous campus, built independently from the city on a large plot of farm land—approximately 800 acres (3.2 km2)—that the university bought in 1952.[37] It is newer than Central Campus, and thus has more modern architecture, whereas most Central Campus buildings are classical or gothic in style. The architect Eero Saarinen, based in Birmingham, Michigan, created one of the early master plans for North Campus and designed several of its buildings in the 1950s, including the Earl V. Moore School of Music Building.[38] North and Central Campuses each have unique bell towers that reflect the predominant architectural styles of their surroundings. Each of the bell towers houses a grand carillon. The North Campus tower is called Lurie Tower.[39] The University of Michigan's largest residence hall, Bursley Hall, is located on North Campus.[34]

North Campus houses the College of Engineering, the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, the School of Art & Design, the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, and an annex of the School of Information.[40] The campus is served by the Duderstadt Center, which houses the Art, Architecture and Engineering Library. The Duderstadt Center also contains multiple computer labs, video editing studios, electronic music studios, an audio studio, a video studio, multimedia workspaces, and a 3D virtual reality room.[41] Other libraries located on North Campus include the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and the Bentley Historical Library.

South Campus[edit]
South Campus is the site for the athletic programs, including major sports facilities such as Michigan Stadium, Crisler Center, and Yost Ice Arena. South Campus is also the site of the Buhr library storage facility, Revelli Hall, home of the Michigan Marching Band, the Institute for Continuing Legal Education,[42] and the Student Theatre Arts Complex, which provides shop and rehearsal space for student theatre groups.[43] The university's departments of public safety and transportation services offices are located on South Campus.[42]

U-M's golf course is located south of Michigan Stadium and Crisler Arena. It was designed in the late 1920s by Alister MacKenzie, the designer of Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia (home of The Masters Tournament).[44] The course opened to the public in the spring of 1931. The University of Michigan Golf Course was included in a listing of top holes designed by what Sports Illustrated calls "golf's greatest course architect." The U-M Golf Course's signature No. 6 hole—a 310-yard (280 m) par 4, which plays from an elevated tee to a two-tiered, kidney-shaped green protected by four bunkers—is the second hole on the Alister MacKenzie Dream 18 as selected by a five-person panel that includes three-time Masters champion Nick Faldo and golf course architect Tom Doak. The listing of "the best holes ever designed by Augusta National architect Alister MacKenzie" is featured in SI's Golf Plus special edition previewing the Masters on April 4, 2006.[45]

Organization and administration[edit]
See also: President of the University of Michigan and Board of Regents of the University of Michigan
College/school founding[46]
College/school Year founded
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts 1841
School of Medicine 1850
College of Engineering 1854
School of Law 1859
School of Dentistry 1875
School of Pharmacy 1876
School of Music, Theatre & Dance 1880
School of Nursing 1893
A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning 1906
Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies 1912
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy 1914
School of Education 1921
Stephen M. Ross School of Business 1924
School of Natural Resources & Environment 1927
School of Public Health 1941
School of Social Work 1951
School of Information 1969
Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design 1974
School of Kinesiology 1984
The University of Michigan consists of a flagship campus in Ann Arbor, with two regional campuses in Dearborn and Flint. The Board of Regents, which governs the university and was established by the Organic Act of March 18, 1837, consists of eight members elected at large in biennial state elections[47] for overlapping eight-year terms.[48][49] Between the establishment of the University of Michigan in 1837 and 1850, the Board of Regents ran the university directly; although they were, by law, supposed to appoint a Chancellor to administer the university, they never did. Instead a rotating roster of professors carried out the day-to-day administration duties.[50]

The President of the University of Michigan is the principal executive officer of the university. The office was created by the Michigan Constitution of 1850, which also specified that the president was to be appointed by the Regents of the University of Michigan and preside at their meetings, but without a vote.[51] Today, the president's office is at the Ann Arbor campus, and the president has the privilege of living in the President's House, the university's oldest building located on Central Campus in Ann Arbor.[52] Mark Schlissel is the 14th and current president of the university and has served since July 2014.

There are thirteen undergraduate schools and colleges.[53] By enrollment, the three largest undergraduate units are the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, the College of Engineering, and the Ross School of Business.[54] At the graduate level, the Rackham Graduate School serves as the central administrative unit of graduate education at the university.[55] There are 18 graduate schools and colleges, the largest of which are the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, the College of Engineering, the Law School, and the Ross School of Business. Professional degrees are conferred by the Schools of Public Health, Dentistry, Law, Medicine, and Pharmacy.[54] The Medical School is partnered with the University of Michigan Health System, which comprises the university's three hospitals, dozens of outpatient clinics, and many centers for medical care, research, and education.

Endowment[edit]
As of March 2014, U-M's financial endowment (the "University Endowment Fund") was valued at $9.47 billion.[1] In 2013, Michigan's endowment was the eighth largest endowment in the U.S. and the third-largest among U.S public universities at that time; it has been the fastest growing endowment in the nation over the last 21 years.[56] The endowment is primarily used according to the donors' wishes, which include the support of teaching and research. In mid-2000, U-M embarked on a massive fund-raising campaign called "The Michigan Difference," which aimed to raise $2.5 billion, with $800 million designated for the permanent endowment.[57] Slated to run through December 2008, the university announced that the campaign had reached its target 19 months early in May 2007.[58] Ultimately, the campaign raised $3.2 billion over 8 years. Over the course of the capital campaign, 191 additional professorships were endowed, bringing the university total to 471 as of 2009.[59] Like nearly all colleges and universities, U-M suffered significant realized and unrealized losses in its endowment during the second half of 2008. In February 2009, a university spokesperson estimated losses of between 20 and 30 percent.[60]

In November 2013, the university launched the "Victors for Michigan" campaign, which with a $4 billion goal, is its largest fundraising campaign to date.[61][62]

Student government[edit]
White-colored stone building with columns in the center of the facade
Central Campus: Angell Hall, one of the major buildings of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Housed in the Michigan Union, the Central Student Government (CSG) is the central student government of the University. With representatives from each of the University's colleges and schools, CSG represents students and manages student funds on the campus. CSG is a 501(c)(3) organization, independent from the University of Michigan.[63] In recent years CSG has organized airBus, a transportation service between campus and the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, and has led the university's efforts to register its student population to vote, with its Voice Your Vote Commission (VYV) registering 10,000 students in 2004. VYV also works to improve access to non-partisan voting-related information and increase student voter turnout.[64] CSG was successful at reviving Homecoming activities, including a carnival and parade, for students after a roughly eleven-year absence in October 2007,[65] and during the 2013-14 school year, was instrumental in persuading the University to rescind an unpopular change in student football seating policy at Michigan Stadium.[66]

There are student governance bodies in each college and school. The two largest colleges at the University of Michigan are the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LS&A) and the College of Engineering. Undergraduate students in the LS&A are represented by the LS&A Student Government (LSA SG).[67] Engineering Student Government (ESG) manages undergraduate student government affairs for the College of Engineering. Graduate students enrolled in the Rackham Graduate School are represented by the Rackham Student Government (RSG). In addition, the students that live in the residence halls are represented by the University of Michigan Residence Halls Association (RHA).[68]

A longstanding goal of the student government is to create a student-designated seat on the Board of Regents, the university's governing body.[69] Such a designation would achieve parity with other Big Ten schools that have student regents. In 2000, students Nick Waun and Scott Trudeau ran for the board on the statewide ballot as third-party nominees. Waun ran for a second time in 2002, along with Matt Petering and Susan Fawcett.[70] Although none of these campaigns has been successful, a poll conducted by the State of Michigan in 1998 concluded that a majority of Michigan voters would approve of such a position if the measure were put before them.[69] A change to the board's makeup would require amending the Michigan Constitution.[71]

Academics[edit]
University rankings
National
ARWU[72] 17
Forbes[73] 45
U.S. News & World Report[74] 29
Washington Monthly[75] 13
Global
ARWU[76] 22
QS[77] 23
Times[78] 17
The University of Michigan is a large, four-year, residential research university accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.[79][80][81] The four year, full-time undergraduate program comprises the majority of enrollments and emphasizes instruction in the arts, sciences, and professions and there is a high level of coexistence between graduate and undergraduate programs. The university has "very high" research activity and the "comprehensive" graduate program offers doctoral degrees in the humanities, social sciences, and STEM fields as well as professional degrees in medicine, law, and dentistry.[79] U-M has been included on Richard Moll's list of Public Ivies.[82] With over 200 undergraduate majors, 100 doctoral and 90 master's programs,[83] U-M conferred 6,490 undergraduate degrees, 4,951 graduate degrees, and 709 first professional degrees in 2011-2012.[84]

National honor societies such as Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, and Tau Beta Pi have chapters at U-M.[85] Degrees "with Highest Distinction" are recommended to students who rank in the top 3% of their class, "with High Distinction" to the next 7%, and "with Distinction" to the next 15%. Students earning a minimum overall GPA of 3.4 who have demonstrated high academic achievement and capacity for independent work may be recommended for a degree "with Highest Honors," "with High Honors," or "with Honors."[85] Those students who earn all A's for two or more consecutive terms in a calendar year are recognized as James B. Angell Scholars and are invited to attend the annual Honors Convocation, an event which recognizes undergraduate students with distinguished academic achievements.[85]

Out-of-state undergraduate students pay between US $36,001.38 and $43,063.38 annually for tuition alone while in-state undergraduate students paid between US $11,837.38 and $16,363.38 annually.[86] U-M provides financial aid in the form of need-based loans, grants, scholarships, work study, and non-need based scholarships, with 77% of undergraduates in 2007 receiving financial aid.[87][88] For undergraduates in 2008, 46% graduated with about $25,586 of debt.[88] The university is attempting to increase financial aid availability to students by devoting over $1.53 billion in endowment funds to support financial aid.[89][90][91]

Research[edit]
See also: List of University of Michigan faculty and staff
The university is one of the founding members (1900) of the Association of American Universities. With over 6,200 faculty members, 73 of whom are members of the National Academy and 471 of whom hold an endowed chair in their discipline,[92] the university manages one of the largest annual collegiate research budgets of any university in the United States, totaling about $1 billion in 2009.[93] The Medical School spent the most at over $445 million, while the College of Engineering was second at more than $160 million.[93] U-M also has a technology transfer office, which is the university conduit between laboratory research and corporate commercialization interests. In 2009, the university consummated a deal to purchase a facility formerly owned by Pfizer. The acquisition includes over 170 acres (0.69 km2) of property, and 30 major buildings comprising roughly 1,600,000 square feet (150,000 m2) of wet laboratory space, and 400,000 square feet (37,000 m2) of administrative space. As of the purchase date, the university's intentions for the space were not announced, but the expectation is that the new space will allow the university to ramp up its research and ultimately employ in excess of 2,000 people.[94]


A. Alfred Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building at the U-M Medical School
The university is also a major contributor to the medical field with the EKG,[95] gastroscope,[96] and the announcement of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine. The university's 13,000-acre (53 km2) biological station in the Northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan is one of only 47 Biosphere Reserves in the United States.[97]

In the mid-1960s U-M researchers worked with IBM to develop a new virtual memory architectural model[98] that became part of IBM's Model 360/67 mainframe computer (the 360/67 was initially dubbed the 360/65M where the "M" stood for Michigan).[99] The Michigan Terminal System (MTS), an early time-sharing computer operating system developed at U-M, was the first system outside of IBM to use the 360/67's virtual memory features.[100]

U-M is home to the National Election Studies and the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index. The Correlates of War project, also located at U-M, is an accumulation of scientific knowledge about war. The university is also home to major research centers in optics, reconfigurable manufacturing systems, wireless integrated microsystems, and social sciences. The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute and the Life Sciences Institute are located at the university. The Institute for Social Research (ISR), the nation's longest-standing laboratory for interdisciplinary research in the social sciences,[101] is home to the Survey Research Center, Research Center for Group Dynamics, Center for Political Studies, Population Studies Center, and Inter-Consortium for Political and Social Research. Undergraduate students are able to participate in various research projects through the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) as well as the UROP/Creative-Programs

University of New South Wales

Not to be confused with University of South Wales.
The University of New South Wales
UNSW coat of arms.png
Coat of Arms of UNSW
Former names
New South Wales University of Technology (1949–1958)
Motto Scientia Manu et Mente (Latin)
Motto in English
"Knowledge by Hand and Mind"
Established 1949
Type Public
Endowment A$1.095 billion[1]
(2012)
Chancellor Mr David Gonski, AC
President Professor Ian Jacobs
Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Jacobs
Administrative staff
5,300[2]
Students 50,838[3]
Location Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
33°55′4″S 151°13′52″E 33.88394°S 151.22032°E
Campus Urban, parks, 38 hectares (0.38 km2)
Colours
   
Affiliations Group of Eight, Universitas 21, APRU, ADFA, Association of Commonwealth Universities
Website unsw.edu.au
UNSW logo.png
The University of New South Wales (UNSW; branded as UNSW Australia[4]) is an Australian public research university located in the suburb of Kensington in Sydney. The university was established in 1949 by the New South Wales government.

The main campus is located on a 38-hectare site in the Sydney suburb of Kensington, seven kilometres from the centre of Sydney. The creative arts faculty, UNSW Art & Design, is located in Paddington, UNSW Canberra is located at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra, and sub-campuses are located in the Sydney CBD, the suburbs of Randwick and Coogee, research stations are located throughout the state of New South Wales.[5]

UNSW is a founding member of the Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensive universities, and of Universitas 21, a leading global network of research universities. It has international exchange and research partnerships with over 200 universities around the world.

It was ranked among the top 50 universities in the world, according to the 2014 QS World University Rankings, and among the top 5 in Australia.

UNSW graduates hold more chief executive positions of ASX 200 listed companies than those of any other university in Australia.[6]

Contents  [hide] 
1 History
1.1 University of New South Wales
2 Symbols
3 Entry and World Rankings
3.1 Selection and entry
3.2 University rankings
3.3 Study abroad
4 Governance
5 Faculties
5.1 Other
6 Campus
6.1 Accommodation
6.2 Venues
6.3 Facilities
7 Student projects
8 Student organisations
9 High school and primary school competitions and resources
10 Notable people
10.1 Chancellors
10.2 Vice-Chancellors
10.3 Rectors
10.3.1 Past Deans
10.3.2 Past and present Rectors
10.3.3 Past and present Deputy Rectors
11 Notable Previous Professors
11.1 Alumni
12 References
13 Further reading
14 External links
History[edit]

University council's first meeting in 1949
The idea of founding the University originated from the crisis demands of World War II, during which the nation's attention was drawn to the critical role that science and technology played in transforming an agricultural society into a modern and industrial one.[7] The post-war Labor government of New South Wales recognised the increasing need to have a university specialised in training high-quality engineers and technology-related professionals in numbers beyond that of the capacity and characteristics of the existing University of Sydney.[7] This led to the proposal to establish the Institute of Technology, submitted by the then New South Wales Minister for Education Bob Heffron, accepted on 9 July 1946.

The university, originally named the "New South Wales University of Technology", gained its statutory status through the enactment of New South Wales University of Technology Act 1949 (NSW) by Parliament of New South Wales in Sydney in 1949. In March 1948, classes commenced with a first intake of 46 students pursuing programs including civil engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering and electrical engineering.[8] At that time the thesis programmes were innovative. Each course embodied a specified and substantial period of practical training in the relevant industry. It was also unprecedented for tertiary institutions at that time to include compulsory instruction in humanities.[9]

Initially, the university operated from the inner Sydney Technical College city campus at Ultimo. However, in 1951, the Parliament of New South Wales passed the New South Wales University of Technology (Construction) Act 1951 (NSW) to provide funding and allow buildings to be erected at the Kensington site where the university is now located.

University of New South Wales[edit]
In 1958, the university's name was changed to the "University of New South Wales" to reflect its transformation from a technology-based institution to a generalist university. In 1960, it established Faculties of Arts and Medicine, and shortly after decided to add a Faculty of Law, which came into being in 1971.[10]

The university's first director was Arthur Denning (1949–1952), who made important contributions to founding the university. In 1953, he was replaced by Professor Philip Baxter, who continued as vice-chancellor when this position's title was changed in 1955.[11] Baxter's dynamic, if authoritarian, management was central to the University's first twenty years. His visionary, but at times controversial, energies saw the university grow from a handful to 15,000 students by 1968.[12] He also pioneered new scientific and technological disciplines despite the criticism of traditionalists.[citation needed] Staff recruited both locally and overseas, soon established a wide international reputation.[citation needed] The new Vice-Chancellor, Professor Rupert Myers (1969–1981), brought consolidation and an urbane management style to a period of expanding student numbers, demand for change in University style, and challenges of student unrest.

The stabilising techniques of the 1980s managed by Vice-Chancellor Professor Michael Birt (1981–1992)[13] provided a firm base for the energetic corporatism and campus enhancements pursued by the subsequent Vice-Chancellor, Professor John Niland (1992–2002). The 1990s saw the addition of Fine Arts to the University. The University established Colleges in Newcastle (1951) and Wollongong (1961), which eventually became the University of Newcastle and the University of Wollongong in 1965 and 1975 respectively.

At present, private sources contribute 45% of its annual funding.[14]

The University is home to the Lowy Cancer Research Centre, one of Australia's largest cancer research facilities. The centre, costing $127 million, is Australia's first facility to bring together researchers in childhood and adult cancer.[15][16]

In 2003, the University was invited by Singapore's Economic Development Board to consider opening a campus there. Following a 2004 decision to proceed, the first phase of a planned $200 m campus opened in 2007. Students and staff were sent home and the campus closed after one semester following substantial financial losses.[17]

Symbols[edit]
The Grant of Arms was made by the College of Arms on 3 March 1952. The grant reads:

Argent on a Cross Gules a Lion passant guardant between four Mullets of eight points Or a Chief Sable charged with an open Book proper thereon the word "SCIENTIA" in letters also sable.[18]

The Flag of UNSW
The lion and the four stars of the Southern Cross on the St George's Cross have reference to the State of New South Wales which established the University; the open book with "SCIENTIA" (knowledge) across its pages is a reminder of its purpose. The placement of "Scientia" on the book was inspired by its appearance on the arms of the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, formed in 1907. Beneath the shield is the motto "Manu et Mente" (with hand and mind), which was the motto of the Sydney Technical College, from which the University developed.[18]

An update of the design and colours of the Arms was undertaken in 1970, which provided a more contemporary design, yet retained all the Arms' heraldic associations. In 1994 the University title was added to the UNSW arms, as was the abbreviation "UNSW", to create the UNSW Symbol, which is used for everyday and marketing purposes.[18]

There is also a university flag, which consists of the coat of arms centred on a mid blue field. The blue field of the flag is lined with a yellow band on all sides. There is a further outer band of black on all sides which is equal in width to the yellow band.[19]

The Ceremonial mace of the university is made of stainless steel with silver facings and a shaft of eumung timber. On the head are mounted four silver shields, two engraved with the arms of the State of New South Wales and two with the original-design arms of the University. A silver Waratah, NSW's floral emblem, surmounts the head. The mace was donated to the university by Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited and was presented by the company chairman Colin Syme on 6 December 1962.[20] Former NSW Government Architect Dr. Cobden Parkes was appointed as the first official Mace-bearer.[21]

Entry and World Rankings[edit]
Selection and entry[edit]
The Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) is the primary criterion for entry into most undergraduate-entry university programs. ATAR is a percentile awarded to students based upon the student's performance in their Higher School Certificate (HSC). The number functions as a rank of all students entering the tertiary education system, based on the number of students in year 12. The maximum rank attainable is 99.95.

In 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, UNSW admitted more of the top 500 NSW HSC performers than any other university. This consequently makes UNSW and the University of Sydney two of the most selective universities in Australia for undergraduate admission.

The table below summarises the ATAR scores needed to secure entry into the course. UMAT is the Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test. A (V) indicates that vacancies were available at the conclusion of the main round of offers to students.[22]

Undergraduate Entry Cut-Off
ANU Melbourne Monash UNSW Sydney
Combined Law 97.00 (V) Not Offered 98.00 99.70 99.50
Medicine Not Offered Not Offered 97+ (+UMAT) 99+ (+UMAT) 99.95
Commerce 82.00 (V) 93.00 90.30 96.30 95.00
Economics 86.00 (V) 93.00 90.30 93.00 91.55
Engineering 95.00 (V) Not Offered 91.4 91.25 92.00
Science 90.00 (V) 85.00 82.00 83.05 83.00
Arts 85.00 (V) 85.00 85.05 80.00 81.10
The university offers a bonus points scheme, "HSC Plus",[23] which awards points for performance in Australian Senior Secondary Certificate [Year 12] courses relevant to UNSW undergraduate degrees.

The UNSW Co-op Program[24] is offered across many Programs in the Faculties of the Built Environment, Engineering, Science, and the Australian School of Business. The Co-op program offers industry funded scholarships to students and includes internships with the sponsoring companies. Students usually enter the program after an application and interview while in their final year of high school.

University rankings[edit]
University rankings
University of New South Wales
QS World[25] 48
THE-WUR World[26] 109
ARWU World[27] 101-150
USNWR World[28] 94
CWTS Leiden World[29] 197
Australian rankings
THE-WUR National[30] 5
USNWR National[31] 4
CWTS Leiden National[29] 7
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2014–2015 placed UNSW 109th in the world and 5th in Australia. Previously in 2012-2013, UNSW was placed 85th in the world and 5th in Australia.[32]

Times Higher Education World University Ranking[33]
Category/Year 2014 2013 2012
Overall 114 85 173
Social Sciences 40 33 43
Clinical, Pre-Clinical and Health 51 43 -
Physical Sciences - - -
Life Sciences - - -
Engineering & Technology 68 - -
Arts & Humanities 85 - -
The QS World University Rankings 2013-2014 placed UNSW 48th in the world and 5th in Australia.[34] It was also awarded the QS 5 Star Plus badge for excellence, having received a five-star rating in all eight categories scoring over 900 points.

QS World University Ranking[34]
Category/Year 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
Overall 48 52 52 39 39 36
Social Sciences & Management 20 23 24 25 23 25
Natural Sciences 104 =47 52 45 43 35
Life Sciences & Medicine 47 =72 55 48 46 43
Engineering & Technology 27 =33 39 39 42 33
Arts & Humanities 51 59 77 61 78 52
The 2014 QS World University Rankings ranked UNSW to be 10th in the world for Accounting and Finance, 14th for Law, and 20th for Social Sciences and Management.

The Shanghai Jiaotong University's Academic Ranking of World Universities 2013 rankings placed UNSW in the 101–150 bracket globally and equal 6th in Australia.[35]

The Good Universities Guide 2014 scored UNSW 5-star ratings across 10 categories, more than any other Australian university. Monash University ranked second with seven 5-stars, followed by ANU, Melbourne University and the University of Western Australia with six each.[36]

UNSW has produced more millionaires than any other Australian university and ranked 33rd in the world according to the Spear's Wealth Management Survey [37]

UNSW graduates hold more chief executive positions of S&P/ASX 200 listed companies than those of any other university in Australia,[6]

Engineers Australia ranked UNSW as having the highest number of graduates in "Australia's Top 100 Influential Engineers 2013" list at 23%, followed by Monash University at 8%, the University of Western Australia, Sydney University and The University of Queensland at 7%.[38]

UNSW reported the highest median ATAR for the incoming 2012 and 2013 cohort and the 2nd highest average ATAR cutoff, as well as the highest number of Top 500 HSC Students.[39][40]

Australian Government survey data of university graduates have indicated in the past that students who enter the Group of Eight come from higher income families, and that graduates largely have higher paid occupations or positions of influence.[41]

Study abroad[edit]
UNSW has maintained an extensive partnership with universities abroad. UNSW sends approximately 400 students to partner institutions each semester. Some of the universities that UNSW students are able to attend are: Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania (inc. Wharton), Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, Brown University, Columbia University (summer law students only), University of California Berkeley, University of California Santa Cruz (inc. Baskin), UCLA, University of Michigan (inc. Ross), New York University (inc. Stern), Cornell University, University of Texas at Austin (inc. McCombs), University College Maastricht, University College London (law students only), Imperial College London, London School of Economics and ETH Zurich.[citation needed]

Governance[edit]

Aerial view of the ADFAcampus, Canberra
The University is governed by Council of 15 members including parliamentary and ex-officio members, members elected by staff, students and graduates of the University, and members appointed by the Minister for Education or by Council itself. It is responsible for acting on the University's behalf to promote its objectives and interests. The governance of universities has come under increasing scrutiny nationally in recent years [example?], and UNSW and its Council are committed to meeting this scrutiny by demonstrating the highest standards [evidence?].

The principal academic body is the Academic Board which receives advice on academic matters from the Faculties, College (Australian Defence Force Academy), and the Boards of Studies. It is responsible for academic policy setting, academic strategy via its eight standing committees, approval and delivery of programs, and academic standards. The Board comprises 56 members, including the Vice-Chancellor, members of the Executive Team, Deans and Faculty Presiding Members, 24 members elected from the academic staff and four from the student body. Membership also includes 'such other persons' approved by Council. The Academic Board advises the Vice-Chancellor and Council on matters relating to teaching, scholarship and research and takes decisions on delegation from Council. Its purpose is to make academic policy; approve courses and programs; further and co-ordinate the work of the Faculties and other academic units; and support teaching, scholarship and research.

The chief executive officer of the University is the Vice-Chancellor and President. The Deputy Vice-Chancellors and Pro-Vice-Chancellors are responsible for academic operations, research policy, research management, quality assurance and external relations including sponsorship. The Chancellor is usually an eminent member of society. (See UNSW Chancellors and UNSW Vice-Chancellors).

The Faculties and boards are responsible for the teaching and examining of subjects within their scope and the Academic Board co-ordinates and furthers their work.

University of California, Los Angeles

"UCLA", "Ucla", and "U.C.L.A." redirect here. For other uses, see UCLA (disambiguation).
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California UCLA.svg
UCLA official seal
Former names
State Normal School at Los Angeles (1882-1919)
University of California Southern Branch (1919–1927)
University of California at Los Angeles (1927–1958)
Motto Fiat lux (Latin)
Motto in English
Let there be light
Established 1882/1919 (became the third UC campus)
Type Public
Research
Flagship
Land grant
Endowment $3.23 billion (2014)[1]
Budget US$4.65 billion (2012)[2]
Chancellor Gene D. Block[3]
Provost Scott L. Waugh[4]
Academic staff
4,016[5]
Administrative staff
26,139
Students 43,239 (2014)[6]
Undergraduates 29,633 (2014)[6]
Postgraduates 12,212 (2014)[6]
Location Los Angeles, California, United States
34°04′20.00″N 118°26′38.75″WCoordinates: 34°04′20.00″N 118°26′38.75″W
Campus Urban
419 acres (1.7 km²)[7]
Newspaper Daily Bruin
Colors UCLA Blue and UCLA Gold[8]
         
Athletics NCAA Division I – Pac-12
Sports 22 varsity teams[9]
Nickname Bruins
Mascot Joe Bruin
Josephine Bruin[10]
Affiliations University of California
AAU
APLU
Pacific Rim
WASC
Website ucla.edu
University of California, Los Angeles logo.png
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. It became the University of California Southern Branch in 1919, making it the second-oldest undergraduate campus of the ten-campus system after the original University of California campus in Berkeley (1873).[11] It offers 337 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines.[12] With an approximate enrollment of 30,000 undergraduate and 12,000 graduate students, UCLA has the highest enrollment of any university in California[6] and is the most applied to university in the United States with over 112,000 applications for fall 2015.[13]

The university is organized into five undergraduate colleges, seven professional schools, and four professional health science schools. The undergraduate colleges are the College of Letters and Science; Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science (HSSEAS); School of the Arts and Architecture; School of Theater, Film, and Television; and School of Nursing. Fifteen[14][15] Nobel laureates, one Fields Medalist,[16] and three Turing Award winners[17] have been faculty, researchers, or alumni. Among the current faculty members, 55 have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, 28 to the National Academy of Engineering, 39 to the Institute of Medicine, and 124 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[18] The university was elected to the Association of American Universities in 1974.[19]

UCLA student-athletes compete as the Bruins in the Pacific-12 Conference. The Bruins have won 125 national championships, including 112 NCAA team championships.[20][21] UCLA student-athletes have won 250 Olympic medals: 125 gold, 65 silver and 60 bronze.[22] The Bruins have competed in every Olympics since 1920 with one exception (1924), and have won a gold medal in every Olympics that the United States has participated in since 1932.[23]

Contents  [hide] 
1 History
1.1 Maturity as a university
2 Campus
2.1 Architecture
2.2 Filming
2.3 Transportation and parking
2.3.1 2014 flooding
3 Academics
3.1 Divisions
3.1.1 Undergraduate
3.1.2 Graduate
3.2 Healthcare
3.3 Rankings
3.3.1 Global
3.3.2 National
3.3.3 Graduate school
3.3.4 Departmental
3.3.5 Academic field
3.4 Library system
3.5 Medical school admissions
4 Admissions
4.1 Undergraduate
4.2 Graduate
5 Crime
6 Economic impact
6.1 Trademarks and licensing
7 Athletics
7.1 USC rivalry
8 Student life
8.1 Traditions
8.2 Student government
8.3 Media publications
8.4 Housing
8.5 Hospitality
8.6 Chabad House
9 Faculty and alumni
10 UCLA Medal
11 References
12 External links
History[edit]
Main article: History of the University of California, Los Angeles
In March 1881, after heavy lobbying by Los Angeles residents, the California State Legislature authorized the creation of a southern branch of the California State Normal School (which later became San Jose State University) in downtown Los Angeles to train teachers for the growing population of Southern California. The State Normal School at Los Angeles opened on August 29, 1882, on what is now the site of the Central Library of the Los Angeles Public Library system. The new facility included an elementary school where teachers-in-training could practice their teaching technique on children. That elementary school is related to the present day version, UCLA Lab School. In 1887, the school became known as the Los Angeles State Normal School.[24]


The Los Angeles branch of California State Normal School,
In 1914, the school moved to a new campus on Vermont Avenue (now the site of Los Angeles City College) in East Hollywood. In 1917, UC Regent Edward Augustus Dickson, the only regent representing the Southland at the time, and Ernest Carroll Moore, Director of the Normal School, began working together to lobby the State Legislature to enable the school to become the second University of California campus, after UC Berkeley. They met resistance from UC Berkeley alumni, Northern California members of the state legislature, and Benjamin Ide Wheeler, President of the University of California from 1899 to 1919, who were all vigorously opposed to the idea of a southern campus. However, David Prescott Barrows, the new President of the University of California, did not share Wheeler's objections. On May 23, 1919, the Southern Californians' efforts were rewarded when Governor William D. Stephens signed Assembly Bill 626 into law, which merged the Los Angeles Normal School with the University of California as the Southern Branch of the University of California. The same legislation added its general undergraduate program, the College of Letters and Science.[ The Southern Branch campus opened on September 15 of that year, offering two-year undergraduate programs to 250 Letters and Science students and 1,250 students in the Teachers College, under Moore's continued direction.


University of California, Southern Branch's Vermont Campus, 1922.
Under University of California President William Wallace Campbell, enrollment at the Southern Branch expanded so rapidly that by the mid-1920s the institution was outgrowing the 25 acre Vermont Avenue location. The Regents conducted a search for a new location and announced their selection of the so-called "Beverly Site"—just west of Beverly Hills—on March 21, 1925 edging out the panoramic hills of the still-empty Palos Verdes Peninsula. After the athletic teams entered the Pacific Coast conference in 1926, the Southern Branch student council adopted the nickname "Bruins", a name offered by the student council at UC Berkeley.[26] In 1927, the Regents renamed the Southern Branch the "University of California at Los Angeles" (the word "at" was officially replaced by a comma in 1958, in line with other UC campuses). In the same year, the state broke ground in Westwood on land sold for $1 million, less than one-third its value, by real estate developers Edwin and Harold Janss, for whom the Janss Steps are named.[24]

The original four buildings were the College Library (now Powell Library), Royce Hall, the Physics-Biology Building (now the Humanities Building), and the Chemistry Building (now Haines Hall), arrayed around a quadrangular courtyard on the 400 acre (1.6 km²) campus. The first undergraduate classes on the new campus were held in 1929 with 5,500 students. In 1933, after further lobbying by alumni, faculty, administration and community leaders, UCLA was permitted to award the master's degree, and in 1936, the doctorate, against continued resistance from UC Berkeley.[27]

A timeline of the history can be found on its website,[28] as well as a published book.[29]

Maturity as a university[edit]
For the first 32 years of its existence, UCLA was treated as an off-site department of UC. As such, its presiding officer was called a "provost," and reported to the main campus in Berkeley. In 1951, UCLA was formally elevated to co-equal status with UC Berkeley, and its presiding officer was granted the title of chancellor. Raymond B. Allen was the first chief executive with that title. The appointment of Franklin David Murphy to the position of Chancellor in 1960 helped to spark an era of tremendous growth of facilities and faculty honors. By the end of the decade, UCLA had achieved distinction in a wide range of subjects. This era also secured UCLA's position as a proper university in its own right and not simply a branch of the UC system. This change is exemplified by an incident involving Chancellor Murphy, which was described by him later on:

I picked up the telephone and called in from somewhere, and the phone operator said, "University of California." And I said, "Is this Berkeley?" She said, "No." I said, "Well, who have I gotten to?" "UCLA." I said, "Why didn't you say UCLA?" "Oh," she said, "we're instructed to say University of California." So the next morning I went to the office and wrote a memo; I said, "Will you please instruct the operators, as of noon today, when they answer the phone to say, 'UCLA.'" And they said, "You know they won't like it at Berkeley." And I said, "Well, let's just see. There are a few things maybe we can do around here without getting their permission."[30]


The Bruin statue, designed by Billy Fitzgerald, in Bruin Plaza.[31]
In 2006, the university completed Campaign UCLA, which collected over $3.05 billion and is the second most successful fundraising campaign among public universities.[32][33] In 2008, UCLA raised over $456 million, ranking the institution among the top 10 universities in the United States in total fundraising for the year.[34]

On January 26, 2011, Meyer and Renee Luskin donated $100 million to UCLA.[35] On February 14, 2011, UCLA received a $200 million donation gift by The Lincy Foundation in order to establish The Dream Fund, which is "a community-based fund devoted to the support of medical research and academic programs at UCLA".[36]

In 2014, the university launched the Centennial Campaign for UCLA, which is intended to raise $4.2 billion by 2019.[37]

Campus[edit]
When UCLA opened its new campus in 1929, it had four buildings: Royce Hall and Haines Hall on the north, and Powell Library and Kinsey Hall (now the Humanities Building) on the south. The Janss Steps were the original 87-step entrance to the university that lead directly to the quad of these four buildings. Today, the campus includes 163 buildings across 419 acres (1.7 km²) in the western part of Los Angeles, north of the Westwood shopping district and just south of Sunset Boulevard. In terms of acreage, it is the second smallest of the ten UC campuses.[7] The campus is close but not adjacent to the 405 San Diego Freeway.[38]

The campus is located in the residential area of Westwood and bordered by Bel-Air to the north, Beverly Hills to the east, and Brentwood to the west. The campus is informally divided into North Campus and South Campus, which are both on the eastern half of the university's land. North Campus is the original campus core; its buildings are more old-fashioned in appearance and clad in imported Italian brick. North Campus is home to the arts, humanities, social sciences, law, and business programs and is centered around ficus and sycamore-lined Dickson Court, also known as the "Sunken Garden". South Campus is home to the physical sciences, life sciences, engineering, mathematical sciences, health-related fields, and the UCLA Medical Center. The campus includes sculpture gardens, fountains, museums, and a mix of architectural styles.


Janss Steps, in front of Royce Hall
Ackerman Union, the John Wooden Center, the Arthur Ashe Health and Wellness Center, the Student Activities Center, Kerckhoff Hall, the J.D. Morgan Center, the James West Alumni Center, and Pauley Pavilion stand at the center of the campus, bordering Wilson Plaza. The campus is bisected by Bruin Walk, a heavily traveled pathway from the residential hill to the main campus. At the intersection of Bruin Walk and Westwood Plaza is Bruin Plaza, featuring an outdoor performing arts stage and a bronze statue of the Bruin bear.

Architecture[edit]
The first campus buildings were designed by the local firm Allison & Allison. The Romanesque Revival style of these first four structures remained the predominant building style on campus until the 1950s, when architect Welton Becket was hired to supervise the expansion of the campus over the next two decades. Becket greatly streamlined the general appearance of the campus, adding several rows of minimalist, slab–shaped brick buildings to the southern half of the campus, the largest of these being the UCLA Medical Center.[39] Architects such as A. Quincy Jones, William Pereira and Paul Williams designed many subsequent structures on the campus during the mid-20th century. More recent additions include buildings designed by architects I.M. Pei, Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, Richard Meier, Cesar Pelli, and Rafael Vinoly. In order to accommodate UCLA's rapidly growing student population, multiple construction and renovation projects are in progress, including expansions of the life sciences and engineering research complexes. This continuous construction gives UCLA the on-campus nickname of "Under Construction Like Always".[40]


Royce Hall, one of the original four buildings, inspired by Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio
The tallest building on campus is named after African-American alumnus Ralph Bunche, who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating an armistice agreement between the Jews and Arabs in Israel. The entrance of Bunche Hall features a bust of him overlooking the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden. He was the first individual of non-European background and the first UCLA alumnus to be honored with the Prize.

The Hannah Carter Japanese Garden is located a mile north of campus, in the community of Bel Air. The garden was designed by landscape architect Nagao Sakurai of Tokyo and garden designer Kazuo Nakamura of Kyoto in 1959. After the garden was damaged by heavy rains in 1969, UCLA Professor of Art and Campus Architect Koichi Kawana took on the task of its reconstruction.

Filming[edit]
With a location near Hollywood, UCLA has attracted filming for decades. Much of the 1985 film Gotcha! was shot at UCLA, as well as John Singleton's Higher Learning (1995). Legally Blonde (2001), Old School (2003), The Nutty Professor (1995), Erin Brockovich (2000), How High (2001), National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002), American Pie 2 (2001), and Bring It On Again (2004) were all mainly shot at the university campus or locale. In January 2009, the Bollywood movie My Name is Khan was shot at UCLA. UCLA is also often cast as Stanford in television shows such as The Mindy Project and Chuck. Some of the exterior shots of the fictional UC Sunnydale in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and ABC Family original series Greek were also filmed at UCLA. In response to the major demand for filming, UCLA instated a policy on filming and professional photography at the campus.[41] "UCLA is located in Los Angeles, the same place as the American motion picture industry", said UCLA visiting professor of film and television Jonathan Kuntz.[42] "So we're convenient for (almost) all of the movie companies, TV production companies, commercial companies and so on. We're right where the action is."


California NanoSystems Institute interior walkways built over a parking structure.
Transportation and parking[edit]
The campus maintains 24,000 parking spaces and operates an award-winning sustainable transportation program.[43][44][45] Elements of the sustainable transportation program include vanpools, a campus shuttle system called BruinBus, discounted carpool permits, and subsidized transit passes. One of the pass programs includes BruinGo!,[46] which allows students and staff members to purchase discounted one-way or quarterly passes to ride Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus and the Culver CityBus.[47]

2014 flooding[edit]
On July 29, 2014, a nearly century-old water main burst on the section of Sunset Boulevard immediately above campus, sending approximately twenty million gallons of water flooding below. The nearly four hour rush of water caused damage to buildings and athletic facilities, including Pauley Pavilion and the Wooden Center. In addition, several parking structures were partially inundated, trapping nearly 740 cars. UCLA offered emergency assistance in the form of interest-free loans to students and staff whose cars were damaged by the flood. Loans of up to $5,000 are available to victims, and are to be repaid in the span of two years through payroll deduction.[48][49][50]

Academics[edit]
Divisions[edit]
Undergraduate[edit]
College of Letters and Science
Social Sciences Division
Humanities Division
Physical Sciences Division
Life Sciences Division
School of the Arts and Architecture
Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science (HSSEAS)
School of Theater, Film and Television
School of Nursing
Graduate[edit]
Graduate School of Education & Information Studies (GSEIS)
School of Law
Anderson School of Management
Luskin School of Public Affairs
David Geffen School of Medicine
School of Dentistry
Fielding School of Public Health
Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
Healthcare[edit]

UCLA Medical Plaza, near the main entrance to the campus
The David Geffen School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Dentistry and Fielding School of Public Health constitute the professional schools of health science.

The UCLA Health System operates the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, a hospital in Santa Monica and twelve primary care clinics throughout Los Angeles County. In addition, the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine uses two Los Angeles County public hospitals as teaching hospitals—Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Olive View-UCLA Medical Center—as well as the largest private nonprofit hospital on the west coast, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The Greater Los Angeles VA Medical Center is also a major teaching and training site for the university. In 1981, the UCLA Medical Center made history when Assistant Professor Michael Gottlieb first diagnosed an unknown affliction later to be called AIDS. UCLA medical researchers also pioneered the use of positron emission tomography (PET) scanning to study brain function. Professor of Pharmacology Louis Ignarro was one of the recipients of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering the signaling cascade of nitric oxide, one of the most important molecules in cardiopulmonary physiology.

The U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals ranking for 2014-2015 ranks UCLA Medical Center #5 and "Best in the West" in the United States. UCLA Medical Center ranked in the top 20 in 15 of the 16 medical specialty areas examined.[51]

Rankings[edit]
University rankings
National
ARWU[52] 10
Forbes[53] 44
U.S. News & World Report[54] 23
Washington Monthly[55] 5
Global
ARWU[56] 12
QS[57] 37
Times[58] 12
USNWR graduate school rankings[59]

Business 15
Education 13
Engineering 14
Law 16
Medicine (Primary Care) 7
Medicine (Research) 13
Nursing 19
Public Affairs 23
USNWR departmental rankings[59]

Biological Sciences 19
Chemistry 15
Clinical Psychology 1
Computer Science 13
Communications 15
Earth Sciences 13
Economics 15
English 10
Fine Arts 4
Health Care Management 14
History 9
Library and Information Studies 14
Mathematics 7
Physics 18
Political Science 10
Psychology 2
Public Health 10
Social Work 16
Sociology 9
Statistics 30
Global[edit]
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2014–2015 ranks UCLA 12th for academics and 13th for reputation.[60][61] In 2014, UCLA was ranked 37th in the QS World University Rankings,[62] 12th in the world (10th in North America) by the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)[63] and 23rd in the world (13th in North America) in Financial Times' Global MBA Rankings.[64] In 2013, Business Insider ranked UCLA as having the most driven students in the world.[65] In 2014, the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) ranked the university 15th in the world based on quality of education, alumni employment, quality of faculty, publications, influence, citations, broad impact, and patents.[66] As of March 2015, U.S. News & World Report ranked UCLA #8 in their "Best Global University Rankings".[59] In 2014, Business Insider ranked UCLA #5 in the world for the number of alumni working at Google (behind Stanford, UC Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon and MIT).[67]

National[edit]
The 2015 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges report ranked UCLA second among public universities (tied with the University of Virginia) and 23rd among national universities.[68] The Washington Monthly ranked UCLA fifth among national universities in 2014, with criteria based on research, community service, and social mobility.[69] Money Magazine ranked UCLA 31st in the country out of the nearly 1500 schools it evaluated for its 2014 Best Colleges ranking.[70] In 2014, The Daily Beast's Best Colleges report ranked UCLA 10th in the country.[71] In 2014 Kiplinger ranked UCLA the 5th best-value public university in the nation, and 1st in California.[72] The 2013 Top American Research Universities report by the Center for Measuring University Performance ranks UCLA #11 in power, #12 in resources, faculty, and education, #14 in resources and education and #9 in education.[73] The 2015 Princeton Review College Hopes & Worries Survey ranked UCLA as the #5 "Dream College" among students and the #10 "Dream College" among parents.[74] The National Science Foundation ranked UCLA 10th in the nation for research and development expenditures in 2013, spending $967 million.[75] The university is one of the Public Ivies, a public university considered to provide an education comparable to those of the Ivy League.

As of March 2015, the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges report ranked UCLA #11 among national universities for campus ethnic diversity,[76] #1 among national universities for economic diversity among the top 25 ranked schools,[77] #22 among national universities for high school counselor rankings,[59] and tied for #3 among national universities for freshman retention rate.[78] In 2014, the Institute of International Education ranked UCLA #6 in the country for having the most international students (behind NYU, USC, the University of Illinois, Columbia and Purdue).[79] In 2014, Business Insider ranked UCLA #8 among the Smartest Public Colleges in America based on the average of the 25th and 75th percentiles of the combined SAT Math and Verbal scores of enrolled undergraduates.[80] In 2015, Business Insider ranked UCLA #5 among American colleges with the best food, and one of the top 15 American colleges with the best dining halls.[81][82] UCLA was ranked 16th in the United States by Payscale and CollegeNet's Social Mobility Index college rankings.[83]

Graduate school[edit]
As of March 2015, the U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools report ranked the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies (GSEIS) at #13, the Anderson School of Management at #15, the David Geffen School of Medicine at #7 for Primary Care and #13 for Research, the School of Law at #16, the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science (HSSEAS) at #14, and the School of Nursing #19.[59] The QS Global 200 MBA Rankings report for 2015 ranks the Anderson School of Management #9 among North American business schools.[84] The 2014 Economist ranking of Full-time MBA programs ranks the Anderson School of Management #13 in the world.[85] The 2014 Financial Times ranking of MBA programs ranks the Anderson School #26 in the world.[86] The 2014 Bloomberg Businessweek ranking of Full-time MBA programs ranks the Anderson School of Management #11 in the United States.[87] The 2014 Business Insider ranking of the world's best business schools ranks the Anderson School of Management #20 in the world.[88] The 2014 Eduniversal Business Schools Ranking ranks the Anderson School of Management #15 in the United States.[89]

In 2015, the U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs report ranked the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science (HSSEAS) #1 among online graduate engineering programs.[90]

Departmental[edit]
Departmental rankings in the national top ten according to the 2015 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools report include Clinical Psychology (#1), Psychology (#2), Fine Arts (#4), Mathematics (#7), History (#9), Sociology (#9), English (#10), Political Science (#10), and Public Health (#10). Among engineering departments, the Computer Science department is ranked #13.[59]

Departmental rankings in the global top ten according to the 2015 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities report include Chemistry (#5), Clinical Medicine (#7), Mathematics (#4), Neuroscience and Behavior (#6), Psychiatry/Psychology (#4) and Social Sciences and Public Health (#7).[59]

Departmental rankings in the global top ten according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) for 2014 include Mathematics (#9),[91] Computer Science (#9)[92] and Chemistry (#10).[93]

Departmental rankings in the global top ten according to the QS World University Rankings for 2015 include English Language & Literature (#9),[94] Linguistics (#2),[95] Modern Languages (#10),[96] Medicine (#7),[97] Psychology (#5),[98] Mathematics (#8),[99] Geography & Area Studies (#7),[100] Communication & Media Studies (#10),[101] Education (#8)[102] and Sociology (#6).[103]

Academic field[edit]
Academic field rankings in the global top ten according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) for 2014 include Natural Sciences and Mathematics (#9)[104] and Clinical Medicine and Pharmacy (#9).[105]

Academic field rankings in the global top ten according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2014-2015 include Arts & Humanities (#10),[106] Clinical, Pre-clinical and Health (#9),[107] Engineering and Technology (#9),[108] Physical Sciences (#9),[109] and Social Sciences (#9).[110]

Library system[edit]
Main article: University of California, Los Angeles Library

Powell Library, across the quad from Royce Hall
UCLA's library system has over nine million books and 70,000 serials spread over twelve libraries and eleven other archives, reading rooms, and research centers. It is the United States' 12th largest library in number of volumes.[111]

The first library, University Library (presently Powell Library), was founded in 1884. In 1910, Elizabeth Fargo became the university's first librarian. Lawrence Powell became librarian in 1944, and began a series of system overhauls and modifications, and in 1959, he was named Dean of the School of Library Service.[112] More libraries were added as previous ones filled. Page Ackerman became University Librarian in 1973, and was the nation's first female librarian of a system as large as UCLA's. She oversaw the first coordinations between other UC schools, and formed a new administrative network that is still in use today.[113] Since her retirement, the system has seen steady growth and improvement under various Librarians. The present University Librarian is Virginia Steel, who took office on July 15, 2013.[114]

Medical school admissions[edit]
According to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), UCLA supplies the most undergraduate applicants to U.S. medical schools among all American universities. In 2014, UCLA supplied 919 medical school applicants, ahead of the University of Michigan with 825 medical school applicants, followed by UC Berkeley with 769 medical school applicants.[115]

Among first-time medical school applicants who received their Bachelor's degree from UCLA in 2013, 53% were admitted to at least one U.S. medical school