University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota Twin Cities (Minnesota; locally known as the U of M or simply the U) is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. The Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses are approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) apart, and the Saint Paul campus is actually in neighboring Falcon Heights.

 It is the oldest and largest campus within the University of Minnesota system and has the sixth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 51,853 students in 2012–2013. The university is organized into 19 colleges and schools, and it has sister campuses , Morris, and Rochester.

Minnesota's athletic teams at the Twin Cities campus are known as the Minnesota Golden Gophers and compete in the NCAA's Division I as members of the Big Ten Conference

The original Minneapolis campus overlooked the Saint Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River, but it was later moved about a mile (1.6 km) downstream to its current location. The original site is now marked by a small park known as Chute Square at the intersection of University and Central 

Avenues. The school shut down following a financial crisis during the American Civil War, but reopened in 1867 with considerable financial help from John S. Pillsbury. It was upgraded from a preparatory school to a college in 1869. Today, the University's Minneapolis campus is divided by the Mississippi River into an East and West Bank.

The campus now has buildings on both river banks. The "East Bank", the main portion of the campus, covers 307 acres (124 ha). The West Bank is home to the University of Minnesota Law School, the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, the Carlson S

of Management, various social science buildings, and the performing arts center. The St. Paul campus is home to the College of Design e College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Science and the veterinary program.

northwestern part of  in this area relate to the humanities. Burton Hall is home to the College of Education and Human Development. Many buildings in this area are well over 100 years old; a 13-building group comprises the Old Campus Historic District that is on 

the U.S. National Register of Historic residence hall, Sanford Hall, and a student-apartment complex, Roy Wilkins Hall, are located in this area. The Institute for Advanced Studs located in the

Arizona State University

Arizona State University (commonly referred to as s across the Phoenix, Arizona, Metropolitan Area.A sixth campus located in northwestern Arizona is known as public university by enrollment in the United States.

 charter, approved by the board of regents in 2014, is based on the "New American University" model created by  President Michael Crow. It“a comprehensive public research u

, measured not by whom we exclude, but rather by whom we include and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves.”

is classified as a research university with very high Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Since 200 has been ranked among the top research universities, public and private, in the based on research output, innovation, development

rch expenditures, number of awarded patents and awarded research grant proposals. The Center 

r Measuring University Performance op U.S. public 1994; thus, making it one of the newest major research universities (public or private) in 

Students will compete in 24 varsity sport transition of hockey team to Division I of the NCAA, the 24th varsity sport will be an NCAA women’s team: Rowing is among the favored possibilities. The Arizona State Sun Devils are members of the Pacific-12 Conference and have won 23 NCAA 

championships. Along with multiple athletic clubs and recreational facilities home to more than 1,100 registered student organizations, reflecting he growth of the student population, the university is continuously renovating and expanding infrastructure. The

 demand for new academic halls, athletic facilities, student recreation centers, and residential halls is being addressed with donor contributions and public-private investments. residential halls accommodate one of the largest residential populations in the nation.

On July 1, 2002, Michael M. Crow became the university's 16th president. At his inauguration, he outlined hi be open and inclusive, with a goal set for the university to meet Association of American Universities "One University in Ma

to a single institution, sharing students, faculty, staff and accreditation. Aided by hundreds of millions of dollars inn a years-long research facility capital building effort, resulting in the establishment of


 several large interdisciplinary research buildings. Along with the research facilities, the university was expanded, including the addition of three Nobel n Phoenix campus was vastly expanded with several of the University's coll            
 and schools relocated to the downtown campus. Since fiscal year 2002 the university's research expenditures

Suffolk University

Suffolk University is a private, non-sectarian university located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, United States. With 9,192 students (includes all campuses

 8,891 at the Boston location alone), it is the eighth largest university in Metro Boston. It was founded as a law school in 1906 and named after its location in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

The university is coeducational and comprises the Suffolk University Law School, the College of Arts & Sciences,and the Sawyer Business School, some of its MBA programs currently rank among the top 50 business programs in the country. It ha

s an international campus in Madrid in addition to the main campus in downtown Boston. Due to its strategic location and well-known law school, many notable scholars, prominent speakers and politicians have visited the university. For example, John F. Kennedy Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist,and former U. S. President George H.W. Bush all have given speeches at Suffolk

Suffolk employs over 800 full-time and adjunct faculty members, who instruct approximately 8,891 undergraduate and graduate students on its Boston Campus.

The Sawyer Business School (previously the Sawyer School of Management) focuses on global undergraduate and graduate degrees. Joint degrees 

are also offered. About 3,000 students are currently enrolled in all programs. The Saturday-only Executive MBA Program incorporates four off-site one-week seminars and week-long global trips to

 London and China. The Global MBA is a specialized MBA in international business with an intensive concentration in either finance or marketing. The full-time program includes a 3-month internship outside the student's home country. Summer

 2010 in 10 countries. Part-time Global either a global experiential research project at their place of business or a 3-month consulting project that includes an intensive 2 week residency outside the US

The Suffolk College of Arts and Sciences has seventeen academic departments which offer more than seventy undergraduate and graduate programs. Among the departments is the New England School of Art and Design

Suffolk University Law School, founded in 1906, offers a program and advanced L.L.M. program. 43% of applicants were admitted to the J.D. program in 200

The university is also home to various research centers and institutes, including the Beacon Hill Institute, a "free-market think-tank,the Centers for Crime & Justice Policy Research, Restorative Justice, and Women's Health and Human Right,

 the Poetry Center, Political Research Centers, the R.S. Friedman Field Station, and the Sagan Energy Research Laboratory The Suffolk University Political Research Center conducts various scientific polls of national and regional political issues

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, also known a-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, University of North Carolina, or simply Carolina is a coeducational public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States.

 North Carolina was one of the original eight Public Ivy schools that are claimed to provide an Ivy League experience for a public chartered in 1789, the university first began enrolling students in 1795, which also allows it to be one of three schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States.

The first public institution of higher education in North Carolina, the school opened its doors to students on February 12, 1795. The university offers degrees in over 70 courses of study through fourteen colleges and the College of Arts and Sciences. All undergraduates receive a liberal arts 

education and have the option to pursue a major within the professional schools of the university or within the College of Arts and Sciences from the 

time they obtain junior status. Under the leadership of President Kemp Plummer Battle, in 1877 North Carolina became coeducational and began the process of desegregation in 1951 when African-American graduate students were admitted

Chancellor Robert Burton, North Carolina opened its own hospital,Health Care, for research and treatment, and has since specialized in cancer care. The school's students, alumni, and sports teams are known as "Tar Heels".

The campus of North Carolina is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a university town. The campus covers a rather small ill's downtown area, encompassing places like the and the many stores and shops located on Franklin Street. Students can participate in over 550 officially recognized student organizations. The student-run newspaper The Daily 

Tar Heel has won national awards for collegiate media, while the student radio station provided the world's first internet radio broadcast. North Carolina is one of the charter members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, which was founded on June 14, 1953. Competing athletically as the Tar Heels, North Carolina has achieved great success in sports, most 

University of South Carolina

The University of South Carolina also referred to  SC, South Carolina, or simply Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with seven satellite campuses. Its campus covers over 359 acre downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House. The University is categorized by the Carnegie Foundation for the 

Advancement of Teaching as having "very high research activity" and curricular community engagement has been ranked as an "up-and-coming" university by U.S. News &  and graduate International Business programs have ranked among the top three programs in the nation for over a

 decade also houses the largest collection of Robert Burns and Scottish literature materials outside of Scotland and the largest Ernest Hemingway collection in the 

Founded in 1801 as South Carolina College, South Ca

s the flagship institution of the University of South Carolina System and offers more than 350 programs of study leading to bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees from fourteen degree-granting colleges and schools. The University of South Carolina has an enrollment of approximately students, with 32,848 on the main 

Columbia campus a schools on the Columbia campus include business, engineering, law, medicine, pharmacy, and social work.

Seventy-two students were present for classes in January 1862 and the college functioned as best it could until a call by the 18 system of conscription would begin  March 20 for all men between the ages of eighteen and forty-five, so on March 8 all of the students at the college volunteered for service in order to avoid the d

f having been conscripted. Despite the deletion of students, the professors issued a notice that the college would temporarily close and

n to those under eighteen. When the college reopened on March 17, only nine students showed up for classes and it became quite apparent to all that the college would not last past the end of the term in June.

On June 25 with the consent of the state government, the Confederate authorities took possession of the college buildings and converted them into a hospital. After many unsuccessful attempts to reopen the college, the trustees passed a resolution on December 2,

 1863 that officially closed the college. By February 1865, Sherman's army had reached the outskirts of Columbia and the college was spared from destruction by the Union forces because of its use as a hospital. In addition, a company of the 25th I at the campus on February 17 to protect it from harm and to thwart off pillaging Yankee soldiers.