columbia_university columbia_university officially columbia_university city new_york private ivy league research university upper manhattan new_york_city established king college royal charter george great_britain columbia oldest college new_york fifth chartered institution higher learning country making colonial colleges founded declaration independence american revolutionary war king college briefly state entity renamed columbia college charter placed institution private board trustees renamed columbia_university campus moved madison avenue current location heights occupying acres land columbia fourteen founding members association american universities school united_states grant degree university organized schools including columbia college school engineering applied science school general studies university global research outposts beijing istanbul paris mumbai rio_de_janeiro institutions nearby including teachers college college union theological seminary joint undergraduate programs available jewish theological seminary america university college london sciences school columbia annually pulitzer prize notable alumni students counting king college include founding fathers united_states justices united_states supreme_court living academy_award winners heads state including united_states presidents additionally nobel affiliated columbia students researchers faculty staff columbia second harvard_university number pulitzer prize winning alumni students recipients history king college discussions founding college province new_york began early time colonel lewis morris wrote society propagation gospel foreign parts missionary arm church_of_england society new_york_city ideal community establish college founding princeton_university hudson_river new_jersey city new_york seriously consider founding college act passed general_assembly new_york raise funds foundation new college assembly appointed commission new_york residents seven members church_of_england direct funds state lottery foundation college classes initially held july presided college president samuel johnson johnson instructor college class consisted mere students instruction held new adjoining trinity church located lower broadway manhattan college officially founded october king college royal charter king george making oldest institution higher learning state new_york fifth oldest united_states johnson succeeded presidency cooper graduate queen college oxford ardent charged political climate american revolution chief opponent discussions college undergraduate class alexander hamilton american revolutionary war broke catastrophic operation king college suspended instruction years beginning arrival continental_army suspension continued military occupation new_york_city british troops departure college library looted sole building use military hospital american british forces loyalists forced abandon king college new_york seized rebels renamed columbia college loyalists led bishop charles fled windsor nova_scotia founded king collegiate school columbia college revolution college turned state new_york order restore promising changes school charter state demand legislature agreed assist college passed act granting certain privileges college called king college act created board oversee king college effort demonstrate support new republic legislature stipulated college city new_york called king college forever called known columbia college reference columbia alternative america finally aware college constitution february appointed revision committee headed john jay alexander hamilton april year new charter adopted college use today granting power private board trustees william samuel johnson son samuel johnson unanimously elected president columbia college prior serving university johnson participated continental congress chosen delegate constitutional convention period new_york_city federal state capital country successive governments revived columbia auspices hamilton jay president george_washington vice president john adams attended college commencement tribute honor alumni school involved american revolution college enrollment structure academics majority 19th century college presidents little change way college functioned college moved park place primarily gothic revival campus 49th street madison avenue remained years half 19th century leadership president institution rapidly assumed shape modern university time college investments new_york real estate primary source steady income school mainly owing city expanding population columbia_university present trustees officially authorized use new columbia_university today institution officially known columbia_university city new_york time university president low moved campus 49th street present location campus developing neighborhood heights leadership low successor nicholas murray butler served decades columbia rapidly nation major institution research setting model later universities adopt research faculty members john placed columbia physics department international spotlight 1940s nuclear pile built start manhattan_project meet needs returning world war university extension reorganized undergraduate college designated columbia_university school general studies 1960s columbia experienced large scale student activism reached climax spring hundreds students occupied buildings campus incident forced resignation columbia president establishment university senate schools university admitted women years columbia college admitted women fall decade failed negotiations college female institution affiliated university merge schools college remains affiliated columbia graduates issued authorized columbia_university college campus catholic_church columbia_university largest landowners new_york_city heights majority columbia graduate undergraduate studies conducted heights low century vision university campus disciplines taught location campus designed arts principles architects white columbia main campus occupies city blocks acres heights new_york_city neighborhood contains number academic institutions university owns apartments heights housing faculty graduate students staff dozen undergraduate purpose built converted located campus heights columbia_university extensive underground tunnel system century old oldest portions present campus remain accessible public nicholas murray butler library commonly known simply butler library largest single library columbia_university library system largest buildings campus proposed south hall university president nicholas murray butler expansion plans low memorial library stalled new library funded edward yale residential college system designed favorite architect james rogers completed renamed butler library design neo classical style facade features arcade columns order inscribed names great writers philosophers read students engaged core curriculum columbia college columbia library system includes million volumes making eighth largest library system fifth largest collegiate library system united_states ranked united_states beautiful libraries buildings heights campus listed national_register_of_historic_places low memorial library national historic landmark centerpiece campus listed architectural significance philosophy hall listed site invention radio listed hall national historic landmark houses physics astronomy departments experiments conducted split days world splitting copenhagen denmark statue sculptor daniel chester french called alma mater centered steps low memorial library white invited french build sculpture order larger composition court library center campus academic gown female figure alma mater wears crown sits throne like arms throne end lamps representing book signifying knowledge lap owl attribute wisdom hidden gown right hand holds composed wheat terminating crown king college refers columbia origin royalist institution local actress named mary said posed parts sculpture statue dedicated september gift robert originally covered golden leaf columbia_university protests bomb damaged sculpture repaired small hidden owl sculpture subject columbia legends main legend student class find hidden owl statue subsequent columbia male finds marry student given women college steps alternatively known low steps urban beach popular meeting area columbia students term refers long series granite steps leading lower campus south field upper terrace design inspired city beautiful movement steps low library provides columbia_university college students faculty staff comfortable outdoor platform space informal gatherings events ceremonies classical facade late 19th century new classical designs columns marking entrance important structure warm days weather favorable low steps popular gathering place students eat lunch play campuses april university purchased thirds acres site new campus industrial neighborhood north heights campus stretching street street new campus house buildings columbia business school school international public affairs center mind brain behavior research occur diseases billion expansion plan includes buildings historically significant eliminating existing light industry storage warehouses relocating tenants apartments replacing buildings square feet space university community activist groups west harlem fought expansion reasons ranging property protection fair exchange land residents rights subsequent public hearings drew neighborhood opposition recently december state new_york empire state development corporation approved use eminent domain declaration status gives governmental bodies right appropriate private property public use new_york state public authorities control board approved expansion plan buildings construction new_york presbyterian hospital affiliated medical schools columbia_university university according news world report america best hospitals ranked sixth overall university hospitals columbia medical school strategic partnership new_york state psychiatric institute affiliated hospitals hospitals overseas health related schools located columbia_university medical center acres campus located neighborhood washington heights blocks teaching hospitals affiliated columbia new_york presbyterian network include whitney clinic manhattan whitney psychiatric institute located white plains new_york northern tip manhattan island neighborhood columbia owns acre baker field includes lawrence stadium facilities field sports outdoor track tennis campus west bank hudson_river acre earth observatory earth institute new_york fourth acre laboratories new_york study particle motion physics satellite site paris france holds classes hall university established office environmental initiate coordinate implement programs reduce university environmental green building council selected university plan leadership energy environmental design neighborhood design pilot program plan commits incorporating smart growth new green building design principles columbia challenge partners group universities city new_york pledged reduce greenhouse emissions years columbia_university adopts standards new construction major renovations university requires minimum silver design review process seeks achieve higher levels especially challenging lab research buildings intensive energy use university uses lab design guidelines seek maximize energy efficiency protecting safety researchers thursday sunday month columbia hosts local farmers sell produce residents city addition april november farm local new_york center joins market bringing large selection plants flowers market operated different points city non profit group dining services columbia spends percent food budget local products addition serving harvested fair trade coffee campus columbia rated college report card environmental initiatives academics undergraduate financial aid columbia_university received applications undergraduate class entering early decision applicants admitted acceptance rate regular decision applicants admitted acceptance rate total applicants admitted overall acceptance rate making columbia selective college united_states admission rate stanford harvard undergraduate yield rate class according college ranking news world report factors admission yield rates criteria columbia tied yale mit selective colleges country columbia racially diverse school approximately students identifying persons color additionally received grants columbia average grant size awarded students annual undergraduate tuition columbia total cost attendance including room board april columbia_university announced donation media alumnus john exclusively undergraduate financial aid donation largest single gifts higher education exact value depend eventual value estate time death generous donation helped change financial aid policy columbia annual gifts fund raising increase spending university allowed columbia extend generous financial aid packages qualifying students families high year projected cost attending university including room board academic fees fully paid university year university ended loans incoming current students financial aid replacing loans traditionally aid packages grants university apply international students transfer students visiting students students school general studies fall admission columbia undergraduate colleges columbia college foundation school engineering applied science known seas columbia engineering began accepting common application policy change columbia major academic institutions ivy league university switch common application scholarships given undergraduate students committee designations include john scholars john jay scholars davis scholars global scholars scholars science research named scholars selected admission committee year applicants according columbia designated scholars distinguish remarkable academic personal achievements intellectual curiosity originality independence thinking diversity stems different cultures varied educational experiences organization columbia_university independent privately supported institution higher education official corporate trustees columbia_university city new_york university charter granted king george modern charter enacted amended new_york state legislature university governed trustees including president serves trustees responsible choosing successors nominated pool candidates recommended columbia alumni association nominated board consultation executive committee university senate remaining including president nominated trustees internal processes term office trustees years generally serve consecutive terms trustees appoint president senior administrative officers university review confirm faculty appointments required determine university financial investment policies authorize budget supervise direct management university real estate assets oversee administration management university university senate established trustees university wide referendum succeeded powers university council created body faculty administrators regulate inter faculty affairs consider issues university wide concern university senate body consisting members drawn university include president university columbia college graduate school arts sciences serve additional representatives appointed president university administration president serves senate presiding officer senate charged reviewing educational policies physical development budget external relations university oversees welfare academic freedom faculty welfare students president columbia_university selected trustees consultation executive committee university senate serves trustees pleasure chief executive officer university assisting president university senior executive vice president executive vice president health sciences vice presidents general counsel secretary university appointed trustees nomination president serve pleasure lee 19th president columbia_university june prominent advocate action played leading role twin supreme_court cases upheld clarified importance diversity compelling justification action higher education leading amendment scholar widely published freedom speech press serves faculty columbia law school columbia official undergraduate colleges columbia college liberal arts college offering bachelor_of_arts degree foundation school engineering applied science known seas columbia engineering engineering applied science school offering bachelor science degree school general studies liberal arts college offering bachelor_of_arts degree non traditional students undertaking time study university affiliated teachers college college union theological seminary located nearby heights joint undergraduate programs available jewish theological seminary america school affiliated institutions college teachers college union theological seminary university affiliated institution teachers college likewise academic department university research rankings columbia north american site split birthplace radio laser high quality audio video limited developed columbia professor electrical engineering biologist martin introduce use green protein labeling cells intact organisms products related columbia include lateral technology making system management arts session initiation protocol audio video chat instant software chemistry new better recipe glass concrete blue columbia scientists credited new health sciences year products based discoveries columbia market today include blood complications treatment shoulder testing disease cancer therapy columbia technology ventures science technology ventures manages patents active license agreements patent related deals earned columbia million fiscal year according university university world columbia_university ranked 4th overall national universities news world report individual colleges schools nationally ranked news world report edition columbia law school ranked tied 4th school public health 5th school social work 5th teachers college columbia graduate school education 7th columbia business school 8th college physicians tied 8th research tied 52nd primary care graduate school arts 10th school nursing tied 11th foundation school engineering applied science graduate ranked 14th columbia ranked 8th world academic ranking world universities 22nd world world university rankings 15th globally times higher education world university rankings world rankings organizations include graduate school architecture planning preservation graduate school journalism columbia won nobel prizes faculty members senior research scientist daniel global fellow columbia faculty awarded nobel prize include richard martin lee robert joseph awards honors won faculty include foundation award winners national medal science recipients national academy sciences award winners national academy engineering award winners institute medicine national award recipients american academy arts sciences award winners columbia_university ranked state average professor salaries mines professional ranking world universities ranked columbia 3rd best university forming 12th worldwide student life students fall columbia_university student population students undergraduate programs programs student population identifying minority born outside united_states percent students columbia family making diverse tier colleges sixteen percent students columbia receive federal grants students family percent students member family attend year college campus housing guaranteed years undergraduate columbia college foundation school engineering applied science known seas columbia engineering share housing campus residence halls year students usually live large residence halls situated south lawn hall hall originally hall john jay hall hall hall participate room selection process students pick live mix apartment style housing friends columbia_university school general studies graduate schools apartment style housing surrounding neighborhood columbia_university home educational greek organizations approximately undergraduate students associated greek life greek presence campus establishment delta chapter alpha delta council self governing student organization provides guidelines support member organizations councils columbia council council greek council council presidents bring affiliated chapters month meet greek community council meetings provide opportunity member organizations learn work advocate community needs publications columbia_university home rich diversity undergraduate graduate professional publications columbia daily spectator nation second oldest student newspaper blue white monthly literary magazine established recently begun campus life local politics print daily blog dubbed political publications include current journal politics culture jewish affairs columbia political review multi partisan political magazine columbia political union denotes progressive campus magazine deals largely local political issues arts events arts literary publications include columbia review nation oldest college literary magazine columbia nationally regarded literary journal columbia journal literary criticism strip online arts literary magazine inside new_york annual new_york_city written edited published columbia distribution agreement columbia_university press book sold major retailers independent columbia home numerous undergraduate academic publications journal politics society journal undergraduate research social sciences published distributed nationally group undergraduate journal politics established published columbia east asia review allows world publish original work china japan korea vietnam supported east asian institute birch undergraduate journal eastern european culture national student run journal kind columbia political review undergraduate magazine politics operated columbia political union columbia economics review undergraduate economic journal research policy supported columbia economics department columbia science review science magazine prints general interest articles faculty profiles student research papers fed satire investigative newspaper columbia newly frequently revived campus humor magazine humor local life publications include undergraduate colleges annually published journal popular philosophy produced blue undergraduate urban studies magazine professional journals published academic departments columbia_university include current journal philosophy spring semester graduate students journalism school publish beat weekly newspaper covering south teachers college publishes teachers college record journal research analysis commentary field education published continuously founded auspices columbia_university graduate school journalism columbia journalism review examines day day press performance forces affect performance magazine published times year offers reporting analysis criticism commentary web site delivers real time criticism reporting giving presence ongoing conversation media broadcasting columbia home pioneers undergraduate campus radio broadcasting student run radio station broadcasts tri state area claims oldest radio station world owing university affiliation major armstrong station went operational july foot antenna tower alpine new_jersey broadcasting transmission world initially wasn radio station organization concerned technology radio communications membership grew nascent club turned efforts broadcasting armstrong helped students early efforts microphone designed makeshift studio room station studios second floor alfred hall campus main tower times square manhattan columbia television nation second oldest student television station home news weekly live news program produced undergraduate students debate model society literary debating club founded making oldest student group columbia oldest collegiate literary society country society annually bad poetry contest columbia parliamentary debate team competes tournaments country american parliamentary debate association hosts high school college tournaments columbia campus public debates issues affecting university columbia international relations council association circa oversees columbia model united_nations activities circa hosts college high school model conferences hosts speakers influential international politics speak campus trains students schools new_york model oversees competitive team travels colleges country international conference year competitive team consistently wins best outstanding delegation awards considered teams country technology columbia_university organization rising core founded student run group aims foster campus year core hosts dozens events including talks conference venture competition weekend interested design engineering notable speakers include peter jack drew houston mark cuban core awarded graduate undergraduate students seed capital campus social networking site called campus network preceded facebook created popularized columbia engineering student adam mark later asked join alto work facebook declined offer foundation school engineering applied science offers minor technical center technology innovation community engagement seas activities focus community building initiatives new_york worldwide possible partners microsoft corporation columbia supplier young engineering new_york_city past years graduates columbia established technology companies mayor provided million programs partner columbia universities new_york professor chris foundation school engineering applied science working conjunction professors new_york university mason chief scientist facilitate growth student tech effort transform traditionally financially centered new_york_city valley website gathering ground ideas discussions new_york young community alley june mayor michael launched media lab promote innovations new_york media industry situated institute new_york university lab consortium columbia_university new_york university new_york_city economic development corporation acting connect companies universities new technology research lab modeled similar ones mit stanford grant new_york_city economic development corporation establish media lab year lab host range discussions private sector academic institutions support research projects topics content format generation search technologies computer animation film gaming emerging marketing techniques new devices development lab create media research development database columbia_university coordinate long term direction media lab involvement faculty universities athletics member institution national collegiate athletic association ncaa division columbia fields varsity teams sports member ivy league football lions play home games seat robert field lawrence stadium blocks north main campus heights baker athletics complex includes facilities baseball soccer field hockey tennis track rowing new campbell sports center opened january basketball fencing swimming diving wrestling programs based dodge physical fitness center main campus columbia_university athletics long history accomplishments athletic fields columbia played university second football game history sport years later columbia crew won famed royal defeat english crew rowing english waters columbia college student long set official world record meters time seconds columbia men soccer went ranked nation lost indiana double overtime ncaa championship game team went ncaa title ivy league soccer team history football program unfortunately best known record set 1980s team lost games row record ncaa football championship subdivision streak broken october victory princeton_university lions victory stadium opened losing streak years old new tradition developed liberty cup liberty cup awarded annually winner football game columbia universities ncaa division football teams new_york_city tradition began year columbia game postponed september attacks students include baseball hall eddie collins football hall world champion women marshall fledgling nbc broadcast columbia lions princeton tigers columbia baker field making televised regular athletic event history world leaders forum established university president lee world leaders forum columbia_university provides opportunity undergraduate graduate students alike listen world leaders government religion industry finance world leaders forum year event series provide platform speech nations cultures students problems progress globe columbia graduates students college columbia affiliated schools register participate world leaders forum student individuals privilege attend event live watch forum online videos columbia_university website past forum speakers include president united_states bill_clinton prime minister india president john president afghanistan prime minister russia president republic president republic diego president republic romania president republic female president finland president indonesia president islamic republic pakistan iraq president 14th president islamic republic iran george mayor new_york_city michael president czech_republic president argentina secretary general united_nations gore columbia_university orchestra founded composer edward oldest continually operating university orchestra united_states undergraduate student composers columbia choose involved columbia new music sponsors concerts music written undergraduate students columbia schools number performing arts groups columbia dedicated producing student theater including columbia players king crown shakespeare troupe columbia musical theater society new original material authored directed students theatre columbia_university performing arts league black theatre ensemble sketch comedy group alfred fruit columbia_university marching band tells jokes campus tradition night columbia alliance central columbia student organization represents lesbian gay questioning student population oldest gay student organization world founded student league students including lifelong activist stephen columbia_university campus military groups include military veterans columbia_university advocates columbia academic year columbia military society columbia student group cadets marine officer candidates renamed hamilton society students serve nation military tradition alexander hamilton university houses independent nonprofit organization community impact serve people harlem washington heights heights communities earliest inception single service initiative formed columbia_university community impact grown columbia_university largest student service organization provides food clothing shelter education job training residents surrounding communities consists dedicated corps columbia_university student volunteers participating community service programs serve people year student activism protests students initiated major demonstration main issues columbia proposed gymnasium neighboring park seen protesters act aggression aimed black residents neighboring harlem second issue columbia administration failure resign institutional membership pentagon weapons research think tank institute defense analyses students inside low library hamilton hall university buildings protests new_york_city police called campus arrest forcibly remove students protests achieved stated goals columbia scrapped plans controversial gym building subterranean physical fitness center north end campus instead popular myth states gym plans eventually princeton_university expansion athletic facilities gymnasium complete columbia gym announced clearly correct columbia students suspended administration result protests class walked graduation held low plaza picnic following park place protests began protests hurt columbia financially potential students chose attend universities alumni refused donate money school bloom professor philosophy university_of_chicago believed protest efforts columbia responsible pushing higher education liberal left result protests bloom stated american universities longer places intellectual academic debate places political protests racism student protests including hunger strike hamilton hall business school late 1970s early 1980s aimed convincing university trustees university investments companies seen active supporters regime south_africa notable protests occurred following celebration tenth anniversary student uprising students marched rallied protest university investments south_africa committee investment south_africa numerous student groups including socialist action committee black student organization gay students group joined succeeded pressing partial university initial partial columbia focused largely bonds financial institutions directly involved south african regime followed year long campaign initiated students worked block appointment united_states secretary state henry endowed chair university broadly backed student groups faculty members committee investment south_africa held teach ins demonstrations year focused trustees ties corporations business south_africa trustee meetings interrupted demonstrations culminating takeover graduate school business speech controversy school international public affairs extends heads state heads government come new_york_city opening fall session united_nations general_assembly iranian president invited speak campus accepted invitation spoke september columbia_university world leaders forum invitation proved highly controversial hundreds campus september speech televised worldwide university president lee tried controversy letting speak negative introduction given personally displeased fact iranian leader invited campus columbia students turned listen speech south lawn estimated graduates came historic occasion speech criticized israel policies called research historical accuracy holocaust raised questions initiated attacks defended iran nuclear power program criticizing policy sanctions country attacked foreign policy middle_east response question iran treatment women asserted women respected iran iran don like country iran phenomenon don know told statement drew laughter audience manhattan district attorney office accused columbia accepting grant money foundation support faculty sympathetic iran islamic republic controversy beginning vietnam war university allow military reserve officers training corps programs campus columbia students participate programs local colleges universities forum university presidential election campaign john_mccain barack_obama said university consider campus debate president university lee stated favor columbia program military anti gay policies november columbia undergraduate student body held referendum question invite campus students voted evenly divided issue lost vote binding administration include graduate students faculty alumni fraction percentage point april admiral mike address columbia president lee stated campus admiral plans don ask don tell policy successful february town hall meetings ban army staff sergeant anthony purple heart recipient injuries sustained service iraq students speech promoting idea allowing campus april columbia_university senate voted welcome program campus secretary navy ray columbia_university president lee signed agreement naval reserve officers training corps program columbia time years agreement signed ceremony board uss docked new_york navy annual fleet week traditions night day organic chemistry exam day finals precisely stroke midnight columbia_university marching band occupies butler library distract students studying minutes jokes music procession moves lawn john jay residence halls entertain residents band plays locations heights including residential college students women school mock rain trash including notes course water balloons band tends close night performances hall known students reportedly anti social residence hall band graduating seniors entertaining vulgar mock hymn columbia composed fun stereotypes columbia student body tree lighting log ceremonies campus tree lighting ceremony inaugurated celebrates illumination medium sized trees lining college walk kent hamilton halls east end dodge journalism halls west finals week early december lights remain february students meet sun free hot chocolate performances cappella groups speeches university president guest immediately following college walk festivities columbia older holiday traditions lighting log christmas ceremony dates period prior american revolutionary war revived university president nicholas murray butler early 20th century troop students dressed continental_army soldiers carry eponymous log sun lounge john jay hall lit amid singing seasonal christmas ceremony accompanied reading visit nicholas clarke moore yes virginia santa francis church varsity varsity annual musical written students established making columbia oldest traditions past writers directors included richard oscar hart diamond largest operating budgets university events notable people columbia alumni included united_states presidents foreign heads state justices supreme_court united_states including chief justices nobel winners alumni received national book awards pulitzer prizes today united_states senators chief executives fortune companies hold columbia degrees richest americans living attendees king college columbia predecessor included founding fathers presidents roosevelt franklin roosevelt attended law school recent political figures educated columbia include president barack_obama associate justice supreme_court secretary state chairman federal reserve bank attorney general holder solicitor general dwight served thirteenth president columbia_university university educated foreign heads state including president georgia president east president estonia historical figures wellington author india constitution leader alumnus columbia alumni columbia occupied positions wall street rest business world notable members family attended columbia recent business graduates include investor warren ceo pbs nbc larry chairman ceo fortune companies include james morgan stanley robert stevens lockheed martin burns notable labor organizer women educator received degree master arts columbia science technology columbia alumni include founder inventor radio armstrong francis integral development nuclear submarine founder google china lee scientists stephen jay robert neon laser inventor ali chief engineer new_york_city subway william parsons philosophers robert economist psychologist columbia alumni gone renowned careers arts composers richard oscar hart art united_states poet received degrees columbia columbia alumni mark field american poetry literature people jack allen pioneers beat generation hughes seminal figure harlem renaissance having attended university notable writers attended columbia include authors journalist hunter thompson primarily known works american magazine rolling_stone university alumni prominent film industry alumni students winning combined academy_awards second world new_york university notable columbia alumni gone work film include directors angry men hurt locker howard joseph eve actors james harris notable columbia_university alumni include


university_of_oxford university_of_oxford informally oxford_university simply oxford collegiate research university located oxford england united_kingdom having known date foundation evidence teaching far making oldest university english speaking world world second oldest surviving university grew rapidly henry_ii banned english students attending university paris disputes students oxford academics fled northeast cambridge established university_of_cambridge ancient universities frequently jointly referred university variety institutions including constituent colleges range academic departments organised divisions colleges self governing institutions university controlling membership internal structure activities city university main campus instead buildings facilities scattered city centre undergraduate teaching oxford organised weekly self governing colleges halls supported classes lectures laboratory work provided university departments oxford home rhodes scholarship world oldest prestigious scholarships brought graduate students study university century university operates world oldest university museum largest university press world largest academic library system britain oxford educated notable alumni including nobel prime ministers united_kingdom foreign heads state history founding university_of_oxford known foundation date teaching oxford existed form early unclear university came grew quickly english students returned university paris historian wales scholars known foreign scholar arrived head university named chancellor masters recognised corporation university granted royal charter reign king henry iii disputes students oxford academics fled violence cambridge later forming university_of_cambridge students associated basis geographical origins nations representing north northern included english people north river trent scots south southern included english people south trent irish welsh later centuries geographical origins continued influence students membership college hall customary oxford addition members religious orders including settled oxford century gained influence maintained houses halls students time private established colleges serve self contained scholarly communities earliest founders william durham endowed university college john father future king scots college bears founder walter lord chancellor england bishop rochester devised series regulations college life college model establishments oxford university_of_cambridge increasing number students living halls religious houses favour living colleges attempt dissatisfied oxford scholars found new university lincolnshire blocked universities oxford cambridge king edward iii 1820s new universities allowed founded england london oxford cambridge unusual western european countries renaissance period new learning renaissance greatly influenced oxford late 15th century onwards university scholars period william contributed revival greek language studies john noted biblical scholar reformation breaking ties roman_catholic_church scholars oxford fled continental europe settling especially university method teaching oxford transformed medieval method renaissance education institutions associated university suffered losses land revenues centre learning scholarship oxford reputation declined age enlightenment fell teaching neglected chancellor william archbishop_of_canterbury codified university statutes large extent remained governing regulations mid-19th century responsible granting charter securing privileges university press significant contributions library main library university inception church_of_england membership church requirement receive degree oxford permitted receive university centre royalist party english civil war town favoured opposing cause century onwards university_of_oxford took little political conflicts college founded undergraduate college sir christopher brilliant group experimental scientists oxford oxford philosophical club included robert robert group held regular meetings guidance college warden john group formed nucleus went found royal society modern period mid-19th century saw impact oxford movement led future cardinal newman influence reformed model german university reached oxford key scholars edward benjamin max system separate honour schools different subjects began mathematics schools natural sciences law modern history added split modern history theology sixth honour school addition honours degrees bachelor civil law offered administrative reforms 19th century included replacement oral examinations written entrance tests greater tolerance religious dissent establishment women colleges 20th century council decisions abolition compulsory daily worship hebrew clerical status diversion colleges theological purposes link traditional belief practice furthermore university emphasis traditionally classical knowledge curriculum expanded course 19th century encompass scientific medical studies knowledge ancient greek required admission latin university_of_oxford began award 20th century oxford mathematics awarded start university housed approximately thousand students world war saw join armed forces virtually uniform student population residence reduced cent university roll service records total members university served war cent killed war years deserted university buildings hospitals cadet schools military training camps mid-20th century saw distinguished continental scholars displaced communism relocating oxford list distinguished scholars university_of_oxford long includes major contributions british politics sciences medicine literature nobel world leaders affiliated university_of_oxford women education university passed statute allowing delegates create examinations women roughly undergraduate level brief period turn twentieth century allowed ladies receive degrees university dublin women colleges established activism association promoting higher education women lady margaret hall followed college students lady margaret hall attended lectures rooms oxford baker shop colleges women followed hugh anne college early 20th century oxford cambridge widely perceived male privilege integration women oxford moved forwards world war women admitted medical students par men university accepted financial responsibility women examinations october women eligible admission members university given right degrees university created limited number female students quarter men ruling abolished 1970s oxford colleges men women number women limited capacity women colleges admit students women colleges given collegiate status jesus catherine previously male colleges admit women single sex college admitted men colleges residential oxford female ratio men favour undergraduate admission detective novel night women gain academic degree oxford largely set fictional women college oxford issue women education central plot buildings sites main sites university city university main campus instead colleges departments accommodation facilities scattered city centre science area science departments located area bears closest resemblance campus acre observatory quarter northwest city currently development larger colleges sites similar size areas iconic university buildings include camera theatre music concerts lectures university ceremonies examination schools examinations lectures place university church mary virgin university ceremonies construction christ church cathedral uniquely serves college chapel cathedral university built controversial castle mill development storey blocks student flats overlooking meadow historic port meadow blocking views city centre development likened building skyscraper parks university parks acre area northeast city open public daylight hours providing gardens exotic plants parks contains numerous sports fields official unofficial fixtures contains sites special interest including genetic garden experimental garden investigate evolutionary processes garden high street oldest garden contains different plant species acres diverse compact major collections plants world includes representatives higher plant families acre site miles south city includes native woodland acres hectares meadow acre km2 woods owned university research climate change collegiate owned open spaces open public including wood notably christ church meadow organisation collegiate university oxford structure confusing unfamiliar university federation comprising self governing colleges halls central administration headed vice chancellor academic departments located centrally structure federation affiliated particular college departments provide facilities teaching research determine guidelines teaching students perform research deliver lectures colleges arrange teaching members academic department spread colleges certain colleges subject college centre social sciences exceptions colleges broad mix academics students diverse range subjects facilities libraries provided levels central university departments individual libraries english faculty library colleges maintains multi discipline library use members central governance university formal head chancellor currently lord barnes british universities chancellor titular figure involved day day running university chancellor elected members body comprising graduates university holds office death vice chancellor currently richardson facto head university pro vice specific responsibilities education research planning resources development external affairs personnel equal opportunities university council executive policy forming body consists vice chancellor heads departments members elected congregation addition observers students union congregation parliament comprises members university academic administrative staff ultimate responsibility legislative matters discusses policies proposed university council university elected annually rotating basis colleges internal sure university members adhere statutes role incorporates student welfare discipline oversight university proceedings university professors collectively referred statutory professors university_of_oxford particularly influential running university graduate programmes examples statutory professors professor political economy academic departments organised divisions head elected board division social sciences division mathematical physical life sciences division medical sciences division university_of_oxford public university sense receives public money government private university sense entirely self governing theory choose entirely private rejecting public funds colleges member university students academic staff member college hall colleges university_of_oxford permanent private halls controlling membership internal structure activities colleges offer courses generally cover broad range subjects colleges permanent private halls founded different christian denominations difference college colleges governed college governance resides corresponding christian current colleges join conference colleges represents common concerns colleges university discuss policy deal central university administration conference colleges established recommendation commission teaching members colleges collectively known term rarely university addition residential dining facilities colleges provide social cultural recreational activities members colleges responsibility admitting organising tuition graduates responsibility falls departments common title heads colleges titles include warden principal president rector master dean finances university income key sources research grants academic fees colleges total income university larger annual income operating budget colleges larger aggregate compared university central university colleges managed university wholly owned management office oxford_university management formed university substantial investments fossil fuel companies began follow universities committed sell fossil fuel investments university raise money major public fundraising campaign campaign oxford current campaign second launched entitled oxford thinking campaign university_of_oxford looking support areas academic posts programmes student support buildings infrastructure having passed original target billion march target raised billion university raised billion far oxford member russell group research led british universities league european research universities international alliance research universities core member forms golden triangle highly research intensive elite english universities academic profile admission common british universities prospective students apply application system prospective applicants university_of_oxford medicine university_of_cambridge applicants observe earlier deadline october allow judgement students apply undergraduate applicants permitted apply oxford cambridge year exceptions applicants organ scholarships applying read second undergraduate degree applicants choose apply individual colleges work ensure best students gain place university regardless college preferences based achieved predicted exam results school references subjects written admission tests candidate submitted written work approximately applicants varies subject large number applicants subject choose college students named college randomly colleges subject colleges invite candidates interview provided food accommodation days december applicants individually interviewed academics college students outside europe interviewed remotely example internet offers sent early january offer usually specific college successful candidates receives offer college apply courses open offers candidates assigned particular college level results day august teaching degrees undergraduate teaching centred students spend hour academic discussing week work usually essay social sciences mathematical physical life sciences problem sheet mathematical physical life sciences social sciences university responsible conducting examinations degrees undergraduate teaching takes place week academic terms trinity officially known term term period little practical significance internally weeks term begin sundays referred numerically initial week known week eighth week numbering extended refer weeks term example week week term residence thursday week teaching terms shorter british universities total duration amounts half year expected academic work holidays known christmas easter long research degrees master doctoral level conferred subjects studied graduate level university scholarships financial support opportunities students oxford receive financial help studies oxford opportunity introduced university wide means based available british undergraduate total possible grant year degree generous scheme offered british university addition individual colleges offer funds help students graduate study scholarships attached university available students sorts backgrounds rhodes scholarships relatively new scholarships oxford offers scholarship open graduate applicants scholarship principally funded oxford_university press association colleges partnership awards students successful early examinations rewarded colleges scholarships exhibitions normally result long standing introduction tuition fees amounts money available purely nominal scholars colleges entitled wear undergraduate gown originally pay food lodging restricted short term scholar relation oxford specific meaning general meaning outstanding academic ability previous times gentlemen ranks abolished 19th century closed scholarships available candidates fitted specific conditions coming specific schools exist libraries university maintains largest university library system million volumes housed miles group second largest library british library legal deposit library means entitled request free copy book published collection growing rate miles kilometres year buildings referred university main research library consist original library old schools founded sir thomas opened camera building new building tunnel underneath broad street connects buildings link connecting old camera opening readers libraries group formed bringing library subject libraries comprises libraries number created bringing previously separate collections including library social science library science library major product collaboration joint integrated library system oxford libraries information system public interface solo search oxford libraries online provides electronic catalogue covering member libraries libraries individual colleges faculty libraries members group share information new book opened south october current building projects include new building renamed library renovation designed better showcase library treasures include shakespeare bible temporary exhibitions engaged mass project google museums oxford maintains number museums galleries open free public museum founded oldest museum oldest university museum world holds significant collections art including works turner treasures marble alfred jewel contains violin regarded finest examples existence university museum natural history holds university geological specimens housed large neo gothic building parks road university science area collection skeletons complete remains found world hosts public understanding science currently held marcus adjoining museum natural history rivers museum founded displays university archaeological collections currently holding items recently built new research staff involved teaching oxford foundation donation general rivers stipulated university establish museum history science housed broad world oldest surviving purpose built museum building contains artefacts antiquity 20th century representing aspects history science faculty music collection musical instruments collection instruments western classical music medieval period onwards christ church picture gallery holds collection old master paintings publishing oxford_university press world second oldest currently largest university press number publications new books published annually including reference professional academic works oxford english dictionary oxford english dictionary oxford world classics oxford dictionary national biography dictionary national biography rankings reputation oxford universities different league tables particular held number position times good university guide consecutive years medical school maintained place clinical pre clinical health table world university rankings past consecutive years recognised oxford world super brands world reputation rankings business school came 23rd world financial times global ranking oxford ranked 5th best university worldwide 1st britain forming according professional ranking world universities ranked quality graduates chosen major companies complete university guide subjects offered oxford rank nationally meaning oxford multi faculty universities cambridge imperial college london durham subjects art design east south asian studies medicine music philosophy politics ranked guide student life traditions academic dress required examinations disciplinary hearings visiting university officers referendum held oxford student body showed making voluntary examinations students voted turnout highest student union referendum widely interpreted students vote making voluntary vote effectively abolish default assumed minority people came exams rest soon follow july regulations academic dress modified inclusive people traditions customs vary college example colleges formal hall times week happens occasionally colleges formal meals require worn latin grace said balls major events held colleges largest held 9th week trinity term called commemoration balls dress code usually white tie colleges hold smaller events year summer balls parties usually held annual irregular basis usually black tie common summer leisure activity quirky traditions peculiar individual colleges example souls song clubs societies sport played college teams tournaments known term non sporting competitions addition higher standard university wide groups significant focus given annual varsity matches played cambridge famous boat_race watched audience million viewers outside interest reflects importance rowing university attention given rowing christ church summer blue award given compete university team level certain sports traditional sports teams activities weekly student newspapers independent oxford student publications include isis magazine owl journal satirical graduate review student radio station radio colleges chapel music drama arts societies exist collegiate level university wide groups unlike collegiate societies musical actively encourage players colleges academic areas student societies form open students regardless course example scientific society groups political parties countries cultures oxford union confused oxford_university student union hosts weekly debates high profile speakers historically elite invite societies club sports teams societies groups organised especially purpose evenings involve crews gender going meal consuming alcohol heading nightclub common rooms oxford_university student union better known acronym exists represent students university decision making act voice students national higher education policy debate provide direct services student body reflecting collegiate nature university_of_oxford association oxford individual students federation affiliated college common rooms affiliated organisations represent undergraduate graduate students executive committee includes time officers generally serve year following completion final examinations importance collegiate life students college junior common room middle common room graduates seen important committee president elected students representing peers college authorities additionally organise events significant budgets spend wish money coming colleges sources student run bars worth noting terms refer rooms use members student bodies colleges use structure example college entire student population represented combined students union purely graduate colleges different arrangements notable alumni history number oxford alumni known notable varied fields academic ranging lawrence british_army officer known better lawrence explorer man letters sir walter attended college left taking degree australian media nobel prize winners studied taught oxford prizes won categories information famous senior junior members university found individual college articles individual associated colleges undergraduate member staff politics british prime ministers attended oxford including william edward heath wilson margaret tony blair david cameron recently post war prime ministers gordon brown educated university oxford james attended university oxford alumni elected house_of_commons includes leader opposition numerous members cabinet shadow cabinet additionally sit house_of_lords international leaders educated oxford number includes norway jordan prime ministers australia john bob tony prime ministers canada pearson john turner prime ministers india finish degree prime ministers pakistan ali khan sir khan noon ali prime minister ceylon norman washington jamaica williams prime minister trinidad colombia president prime minister thailand bill_clinton president united_states attended oxford attended rhodes scholar arthur deputy prime minister rhodes scholar president student university college democracy activist nobel san student hugh college mathematics sciences oxford michael daniel simon won fields medals called nobel prize mathematics andrew proved educated oxford currently royal society research professor oxford marcus roger currently mathematics professors stephen chief designer alpha studied university tim lee inventor world wide web inventor model data tony programming languages pioneer inventor university associated winners nobel prize chemistry physics sixteen medicine scientists performed research oxford include chemist received nobel prize ray techniques structures important substances richard frederick studied university returned research purposes robert stephen studied oxford robert founder modern chemistry formally studied held post university resided city scientific community awarded honorary degree notable scientists spent brief periods oxford include albert developer general theory concept formulated equation cat thought experiment adam smith alfred marshall spent time oxford literature music drama long list writers associated oxford includes john thomas samuel johnson christopher robert graves lewis oscar lewis graham philip joseph poets john philip seven poets thomas henry james robert robert bridges cecil day lewis sir john andrew motion composers george john william james andrew lloyd involved university actors hugh grant kate moore michael terry jones anna university filmmakers richard curtis religion oxford produced saints canterbury recent archbishop williams studied college later canon professor christ church religious reformer john oxford scholar time master college john christian dean paul friend studied college founder john studied christ church elected fellow lincoln college oxford movement closely associated john henry newman edward john religious figures muslim community appointed leaders faith joseph pakistani catholic cardinal philosophy oxford philosophical tradition started medieval era robert william commonly known razor teaching university thomas john received degrees oxford main works written leaving oxford heavily influenced years university philosophy absent oxford oxford philosophers 20th century include gilbert author influential concept mind spent entire philosophical career university personal identity related matters commonly read modern philosophers studied university include paul thomas known essay like bat robert john michael john presenter chinese room thought experiment studied began academic career university sport olympic medal winners academic connections university including sir matthew quadruple gold rower sporting connections include khan rowers oxford won gold olympics world championships include michael chris hugh edwards jason tim foster christopher matthew pete reed andrew jake michael williams oxford graduates risen highest cricket harry bernard inventor martin foster man captain england cricket football george harris served house_of_lords douglas khan ali khan ali khan smith warner oxford students excelled sports alumni include american football player nfl player olympic gold athletics david jack basketball players bill bradley senator nba player charles thomas congressman nba player figure john national champion john charles brown modern cook olympic gold medalist rugby stuart barnes simon david david edward oliver joe william allegedly inventor rugby football runner sir roger gilbert ran sub minute mile world cup ski ryan max riley national champion tennis player bruce adventure exploration known explorers attended oxford walter notable figures era lawrence life basis film lawrence thomas author hastily months travels france italy court henry frederick prince wales credited introducing table fork umbrella england grand tour europe notable figures include bell explorer archaeologist spy lawrence helped establish today jordan iraq played major role establishing modern state iraq richard francis burton travelled disguise john european explorers visit great lakes africa search source tom member expedition ascent mount peter travel writer elder brother creator james_bond oxford literature media university_of_oxford setting numerous works fiction oxford mentioned fiction early canterbury tales referred clerk student novels based oxford identified number continues rise famous literary works range revisited trilogy dark materials philip features alternate reality version university notable examples include night lord peter mystery graduate college inspector series spin lewis set oxford frequently refer university college names fictional max revisited based novel miniseries enormously popular britain america film seen drawing unwanted attention oxford stereotypical reputation playground upper classes stars college shots christ church true blue mutiny time oxford cambridge boat_race history boys film movie group boys applying history oxford set based play bennett golden compass film riot club


florida international university florida international university american metropolitan public research university located greater miami florida united_states major campuses miami county main campus university park florida international university classified tier research university highest research activity foundation tier research university florida legislature founded youngest university awarded beta chapter beta society country oldest academic honor society belongs campus state university system florida florida primary graduate research universities awarding graduate professional degrees annually university offers programs study majors colleges schools offers graduate programs including architecture business administration engineering law medicine offering master degrees doctoral degrees professional degrees largest university south florida 2nd largest florida 4th largest united_states total enrollment students including graduate students according news college rankings reviews students live campus students live college owned college operated college affiliated housing south florida choose attend university country miami public research university competition heightened students apply year history founding story florida international university founding began state senator cap graham father future florida governor senator bob graham presented state legislature initial proposal establishment public university south florida bill pass graham persisted presenting proposal colleagues advising miami need state university felt establishment public university necessary serve city growing population senate bill introduced florida senator robert instructed state board education board begin planning development state university miami bill signed law governor burns june marking official founding founding president charles perry appointed board july nationwide search years old new president youngest history state university system time youngest university president country perry recruited founders butler nick miami herald publisher knight chairman civic standing media power assist effort 1980s chair foundation board trustees founders located campus site original airport trail route southwest avenues east west expressway homestead extension florida planned abandoned airport air traffic control tower building originally drinking water furniture perry decided tower destroyed remains campus known variously ivory tower tower building public safety tower location police department opening doors september students entered new state university largest opening day enrollment time previously miami largest city country lacking public granting institution eighty percent student body graduated county junior college miami college typical student entering years old attending school time holding time job percent married negotiations university miami county junior college led open upper division school years lower division classes added commencement held june took place reading room ground floor place large campus ceremony family members friends watched class graduates receive late seven years helm charles perry felt accomplished goal left university president publisher sunday newspaper magazine family weekly usa weekend country largest magazines left students attending classes campus major buildings sixth planned university second president founding president university west florida pensacola agreed serve year interim term leadership north miami campus officially renamed bay campus north miami campus north campus bay campus located site bay opened state senator jack gordon instrumental securing funding development campus president emphasized university international character prompting launching new programs international focus recruitment faculty caribbean latin_america president resignation january triggered search permanent president gregory baker united_states diplomat president portland state university president stepping president taught university international relations department student union bay campus named honor cuban born assumed presidency fourth university history graduated bachelor science master science phd electrical engineering massachusetts institute technology mit joining private sector held academic appointments mit harvard stanford universities named presidential boards committees leadership heralded era unprecedented growth prestige university undergoing major physically university size enrollment grew nearly years president school established college medicine college law school architecture robert school public health tenure grew million million tenure university added new doctoral programs research expenditures grew million nearly million defined national science foundation attained highest ranking foundation classification system doctoral research university extensive faculty engaged research holds far reaching expertise reducing mortality cancer hiv aids substance abuse diabetes diseases change approaches delivery health care medical public health nursing healthcare professionals hurricane climate change technologies forensic sciences development devices arts flourished helm university acquiring museum miami beach building frost art museum main campus athletics powerhouse athletic university time president championed eventual establishment ncaa football program finally school earned membership beta nation oldest honor society second longest serving research university president nation president emeritus currently serves eminent scholar chair leadership executive director center leadership professor management recent history november announced stepping asked board trustees begin search new president said remain president new found april mark selected fifth president signed year contract board trustees august fifth president having started year upper division university serving miami area grown larger traditional university serves international students million invested campus construction addition new residence halls stadium recreation center student center greek life fielding division golden football team university established school architecture college law college medicine named college medicine donated million college matched state funds largest donation university history acquired historic museum miami beach emphasizes research major component mission classed high research activity university classification institutions higher education sponsored research funding grants contracts external sources year totaled million budget million school tourism management collaborated china ministry education work preparations summer olympics university united_states invited royal caribbean building million training facility performers school scheduled open buildings serve architecture art students including lighting set design marketing training opportunities october announced florida international university play host miss universe january hosted talk president barack_obama february university presidents academics tuition academic year tuition costs undergraduate credit hour state students credit hour state students total tuition fees state state graduate credit hour state students credit hour state students total tuition fees state state law school day credit hour state students credit hour state students total tuition fees state state law school night credit hour state students credit hour state students total tuition fees state state demographics students international students popular countries origin china india jamaica venezuela colombia trinidad students new_york new_jersey california largest states state students student population miami palm beach orange county largest florida counties state students university park accounted student population housing students bay campus accounted student population lower division students school tourism management fall average age graduate students enrollment fall consisted students graduate students including students enrolled professional programs women accounted student enrollment minorities total enrollment enrollment included students states countries popular college enrollment college arts sciences freshman retention rate fall incoming freshman class average sat score act score graduate fall students applied graduate university accepted college medicine admitted applicants college law admitted admission college medicine competitive college highest number applicants state greater university florida fall students applied spots school architecture competitive florida lowest admission rate state fall school architecture received applications year master architecture program accepted giving school architecture rate average high school freshman class school architecture making selective schools offers academic programs programs master programs specialist programs doctoral programs professional program colleges schools addition faculty terminal degrees currently tenure university student teacher ratio rankings florida international university ranked college united_states social mobility index college rankings listed universities toughest grading system nationally youngest university awarded beta chapter country oldest distinguished academic honor society universities nationwide hold designations news world report reported students college students nation recognized university best buy higher education organization reported having campus united_states ranked 7th best values public higher education country according survey personal finance magazine ranked 2nd granting biology bachelor degrees 6th granting master degrees minorities according diverse issues higher education ranked 1st state university system florida united_states energy conservation college business college business elite business schools worldwide international association advance collegiate schools business news world report america best colleges ranks undergraduate international business program 6th nation ranked graduate school business 15th nation international university florida ranked undergraduate international business ranked undergraduate school business 11th operations management accounting ranks graduate school business international financial times ranks executive programs world executive hispanic business hispanic trends placed college business business schools ranked fortune small business recognized college best united_states listing america best colleges august cross disciplinary cross category hispanic trends ranks executive program 8th list best executive programs ranked program north_america college law college law ranked 5th bar passing rates state florida college law ranked 1st florida professional responsibility exam july college law achieved passing rate placed 2nd florida law schools february college law achieved passing rate placed 1st florida law schools college law ranked best value schools national best value rating based criteria bar passage rate average graduation employment months graduation college law ranked 3rd florida schools scholarly impact university florida florida state university according rankings college law scholarly impact dramatically academic reputation jumped place currently ranked place news world report best law schools rankings model united_nations program model united_nations program premier academic programs program school international public affairs housed jack gordon institute public policy citizenship studies year delegates participate acceptance rate new delegates usually percent currently ranked 6th best model team north_america ranked team state florida hosts annual high school conference florida international model united_nations conference traditionally hosts high school students high schools miami palm beach counties colleges schools journal criminal justice ranks criminal justice program 10th november faculty phd program social welfare rank 4th united_states scholarly accomplishment according academic faculty social work faculty florida rank december campus florida international university major campuses miami main campus university park regional campus bay campus branch campuses research facilities south florida china genoa italy university park campus main campus university park renamed campus encompasses acres miami neighborhood university park area derives university park houses university colleges schools administrative offices main university facilities university park home ronald_reagan presidential house home president performing arts center frost art museum international hurricane research center university athletic facilities stadium arena baseball stadium located blocks north university park acre engineering center houses college engineering computing home research facility engineering center serviced cats shuttle student buses run day connecting parts campus university park history site campus originally general aviation airport called airport confused airport operation 1940s airport pilot training purposes construction campus began airport closed time little located campus referred university park miami grew west area came known university park university campus early 1990s parking ramp features airport visible campus clearly aerial photos construction removed features university tower remains memory university past university park lush heavily campus lakes acre nature preserve palm buildings late current construction university park includes nursing health sciences building school international public affairs building fifth parking garage june board trustees voted unanimously university park campus campus change created large backlash community felt campus campaign students alumni created revert change university park facebook group campus supporters national news newspapers news stations collegiate magazines supporting university park main university park buildings source bay campus bay campus north miami second largest campus opened occupies acres directly bay adjacent river state park research partnership access resources inspired creation marine biology program bay campus university recognized programs bay campus houses school tourism management school journalism mass communication aquatic center conference center golden express student buses connect main campus bay campus day closing bay housing students long term facility employee training developing student housing bbc campus bbc campus new housing years house students high rise overlooking bay regional centers smaller regional centers located south florida miami county county serving local communities research continuing studies culture county center opened satisfy demand county residents center serves night students programs college business administration miami county regional facilities downtown miami center museum miami beach washington avenue 10th florida memorial research center miami gardens research site homestead downtown miami center center avenue downtown miami avenue dubbed downtown college business administration classes building street metropolitan center offices 2nd august expanded downtown center expansion course offerings college business administration school international public affairs research center metropolitan center programs downtown graduate level evening courses geared downtown professionals residents spring approximately students enrolled downtown center plans grow center students international campuses international campuses asia europe museum regional facility italy school architecture facilities genoa italy upper division graduate architecture students florida international university center china branch school tourism management operates center constructed cooperative venture local municipal government opened summer exchanged agreements american university students semester abroad study abroad students study abroad paris france student housing florida international university student housing facilities managed office housing residential life available main campus bay campus currently beds distributed apartment buildings residence halls university park university park apartments hall university park towers hall hall north hall south bay campus closing bay housing students long term facility employee training developing student housing bbc campus bbc campus new housing years house students high rise overlooking bay approximately student population lives campus student housing including greek housing office housing residential life offers optional communities residence halls communities include architecture arts community students architecture art related majors honors place honors college students year residents succeeding major explore leader residence students interested civic service leadership opportunities law community college law students plans underway new residence halls students called hall built hall parking lot north stadium hall built phases separate buildings housing students respectively completed fall fall libraries libraries green library main library library bay campus library engineering library law library medical library green library library engineering library service center direction dean university libraries libraries overseen appropriate schools organizations green library green library main library largest building campus largest library buildings southeastern united_states originally designed architect david harper green library expanded architecture firm harry associates early 1990s current floors capacity expand total floors necessary floor structure built original story library use floor numerous classrooms auditorium spaces support services students writing center technology assistance floor stop second floor reference section center circulation numerous computer printing floor home medical library includes study resource center students honors college fourth floor houses special collections department university archives fifth floor home school architecture library music collections sixth seventh floors strictly quiet floors contain general book collection plus numerous student study eighth floor contains library administration offices technical services departments engineering library service center engineering library located second floor main building engineering center law library law library opened floors holding library general collection floor story quiet reading room numerous study law library restricted law students students use library research purposes medical library medical library opened august time opening college medicine medical library offers rich array resources services support advance teaching learning discovery healthcare programs college medicine currently located floor green library building future construction buildings college medicine include new space medical library outside green library based funding space availability library library previously named bay library library bay campus smaller structure stories library nonetheless important research information needs bbc campus students faculty services green library available library library library located museum south beach corner washington avenue 10th street collection focuses exclusively architecture art design history western world library serves research library extensive collection primary sources students prior approval staff needed enter library entire university wide library holdings include volumes current units audio visual units international hurricane research center international hurricane research center nation university based research facility dedicated damage tropical storms inflict people economy environment home laboratory coastal research laboratory social science research laboratory insurance financial economic research laboratory wind engineering research wall wind fan wall wind wow largest powerful university research facility kind capable category hurricane highest rating saffir simpson hurricane wind scale national science foundation selected fan wow nation major experimental facilities natural hazards engineering research infrastructure competition confused national_hurricane_center located university park located western campus construction expansion early 2000s decade emphasis placed growth degree programs student enrollment student enrollment capped emphasis placed improving quality existing academic programs addition college medicine demand facilities classroom space greatly increased future projects buildings construction include construction onward care center complex completed expansion stadium expansion fans separate phases phase completed phase iii projected completed center completed december bed residence hall medical complex completed late student academic support center completed late alumni center funding plans underway campus transportation main campus located south trail route 8th street avenue florida near western terminus expressway miami transit serves university park lines lines serve bay campus bus lines directly connect downtown miami distinct operated bus lines available cats shuttle runs university park engineering center golden express university park bay campus cats shuttle connects university park graham center bus stop engineering computer sciences building engineering center street avenue cats shuttle free runs roughly minutes monday friday golden express connects bay campus university park runs monday thursday approximately costs way golden express departs graham center bus stop main campus academic bus stop bay campus long plans local heavy rail rapid transit system extended west proposed lines terminating florida international university main campus ease traffic parking problems main campus student life greek life divided governing councils council council national pan council greek council order greek honor society chapter university represents academic greeks council comprises council national pan council comprises historically black organizations greek council consists cultural organizations south student media umbrella organization beacon student run newspaper student run news media website student run radio station organization directors selected student media board yearly basis beacon student newspaper beacon published weekly compact format fall spring monday wednesday friday week wednesday summer beacon available free campus wide residence halls graham center campus buildings student run media website publishes content generated student media team including text audio video student run radio station broadcasts university park campus bay campus signal originates homestead broadcast translator signal university park campus later translated bay campus arts culture museums frost art museum museum frost art museum located campus opened art museum florida international university frost art museum permanent collection consists broad array art objects ancient cultural artifacts contemporary works art museum located miami beach promotes collection preservation understanding decorative art design period large sculpture collection named sculpture park sculptures prominent artists anthony daniel joseph tony different art structures statues paintings seen campus gardens buildings walls school music presents annual series concerts showcase talent variety genres school music offers dynamic learning environment informed creative musicians students fully involved chosen fields recognize clearly need learn order contributors fields school music evolving world possibilities new opportunities challenges providing tools necessary young musicians quest careers school music concert season incorporates music styles including jazz early music chamber music choral vocal contemporary music wind opera theater performed world class musicians lectures open public offered charge season runs august april year department theatre presents season professionally designed produced directed productions year serve laboratory students learning practice main stage season presented performing arts center addition main stage productions students write direct perform productions student theatre lab studio annual new plays festival summer alternative theatre festival summer alternative theatre festival includes development project new work established playwright faculty directed piece student directed piece include alumni showcase reunion productions annually hosts food network south beach wine food festival south beach school tourism management major national event student government association student government association funds student clubs organizations honor societies university operating budget million student government association split branches executive legislative student senate judicial supreme_court unique nature multi campus university president campus university park serves student representative university board trustees president bay campus serves member foundation board student government contains separate governing student programming council council student organizations represents student clubs organizations homecoming council black student union power student spirit group power group seen golden athletic events golden band golden dance team golden mtv campus invasion tour held bringing numerous bands order torch order torch semi secret honorary leadership society akin secret societies state florida blue key university florida iron arrow honor society university miami organization rumored founded way organizing student leadership student life mirror traditional university members include students faculty staff community members including alumni miami county mayor class leadership student government homecoming elite campus organizations rank members traditions spirit traditions traditions student spirit groups alumni association events student spirit events rage largest student spirit groups seen athletics events holds golden spirit events year include camp held summer prior fall term incoming students spend weekend retreat center learning traditional golden cheers chants traditions meeting incoming students started camp grown quickly popularity participants participants camp expanded camps combined total freshman participants camp expected grow size summer waiting list continued double year year participate likely involved student life students week welcome usually held second week fall semester holds spirit events trail torch trail torch university tradition continued grow annually rally held housing music food dancing rally torch knowledge lit blue gold candles distributed crowd procession campus trailing torch housing torch building rage week homecoming week major spirit weeks held fall semester include homecoming parade greek row parties homecoming football game blue gold party rallies rage events legends traditions spirit related kissing bridge tradition turtle pond business building green library tradition kiss bridge stay forever floor green library said haunted students reported friendly ghost halls minutes library closes night student steps university seal engraved graham center bay campus university student union said delay graduation years graduate crowded days students seal avoid stepping variation based hundreds universities nationwide athletics florida international university seventeen varsity sports teams named athletic colors blue gold compete ncaa division conference usa sports main sports facilities serve home venues athletics football team plays stadium cage men women basketball teams play arena men baseball team plays baseball stadium athletics venues include aquatic center tennis complex fields recreational fields arena underwent expansion add seating modernization exterior completed late july member conference usa traditional rivals include florida atlantic university university miami football team competes annual bowl yearly football game played don award state rival florida atlantic university competition bowl rivalry schools grown rivalry extending men baseball basketball teams football team plays home games stadium nicknamed cage currently coached ron turner moved sun belt conference making transition division division complete season conference began finishing athletics department produced professional olympic athletes including current players major_league_baseball major_league soccer national_basketball_association national_football_league women national_basketball_association notable alumni include mike boston_red_sox bell utah jazz boston hired nba hall thomas head coach men basketball team football team finished season sun belt conference champions went little pizza bowl december game won fourth quarter play known motor city miracle notable alumni currently alumni world countries graduates students year half degrees awarded universities miami alumni services run florida international university alumni association sponsors numerous alumni events ceremonies annually conjunction office alumni relations division external affairs publishes quarterly news alumni magazine magazine magazine distributed free charge alumni faculty donors television entertainment campus set films television shows music videos earliest television shows filmed miami vice episode fix arena scenes burn notice filmed episodes scenes college business buildings college law building chris brown filmed music video song kiss kiss scenes near frost art museum graham center filmed television episodes filmed graham center wear filmed episode campus management advanced research center october cnn news anchor broadcast cnn graham center new shot episode university park frost art museum background health life sciences building façade nasa administrative building appeared music video champion band continue shows including appearances florida lottery commercial held northeast southeast regional qualifying rounds television american warrior competition took place traffic loop school architecture college business florida international university hosted miss universe arena