Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, is a private research university located in the United States. Methodists founded by Quakers in Trinity today the town in 1838 the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, the tobacco and electric power industrialist James Buchanan Duke Duke Foundation, has changed what when the organization honored name established late father, Washington Duke.the university's campus in Durham on 8600 campuses in three adjoining acres (35 km2) covers the Beaufort Sea as well as the laboratory. Duke's main campus is largely architects campus designed by Julian 'center at 210 meters (64 m) and the Gothic architecture of the Duke Chapel and the highest point of elevation Abel-contains. 1.5 mile off the main Gothic style in the first year, while the adjacent Medical Center West Campus populated East Campus, includes the Georgian style of architecture. Duke is also a rich 7 private universities in the United States with $ 11.4 billion in cash and investments in the 2014 financial year.
Duke research expenditures in fiscal year 2014 $ 1.037 billion, was the nation's seventh largest. In 2014, Thomson Reuters commitment to global fourth in terms of primary, 32 Duke professors gave its name to the list of Highly Cited Researchers. 5 Duke also among national universities in Rhodes, Marshall, Truman, Goldwater and Udall are taking place to produced Scholars. Ten Nobel laureates three Turing Award winners are affiliated with universities. Duke sports teams and competitive Atlantic Coast Conference basketball team, five NCAA Men's Basketball Championship League, is famous for having won the most recent in 2015.
Contents
1 History
1.1 Beginnings
1.2 Expansion and growth
1.3 Recent history
2 Campus
2.1 Western, Eastern and Central Campuses
2.2 Important places
3 Management and organization
4 Academic
4.1 Acceptance
4.2 License profile
4.3 Degree program
4.4 Libraries and museums
4.5 Research
4.6 Reputation and rankings
4.6.1 License ranking
4.6.2 Graduate School rankings
5 Student life
5.1 Student body
5.2 Residential life
Greek 5.3 and social life
5.4 Operations
5.4.1 Student organizations
5.4.2 Civic Engagement
5.4.3 student media
Athletics 6
6.1 Men's basketball
6.2 Football
7 Important people
7.1 Government
7.2 Academia and Research
Journalism 7.3
7.4 literature
7.5 Business
7.6 Athletics
8 References
9 External links
History
head Main article: Duke University History
A three-storey building and black-and-white-photograph at the beginning of the 20th century
The original Durham campus (East Campus), one of the first structure, the Washington Duke Building ( "Old Main"), a fire in 1911 destroyed.
Duke Brown's Schoolhouse, Trinity was founded in Randolph County town of today was started in 1838 as a private subscription school. North Carolina issued a charter when the Institute of Association, organized by a group of Methodists and Quakers are Brown's Schoolhouse 1841 was the Academy Union Institute. academia, because support for the Methodist Church in 1859 1851 Normal College and then was replaced by Trinity College. In 1892, Trinity College greatly Julian S. Carr and Washington Duke, tobacco and electricity industries grew rich, powerful and respected Methodists from generosity, Durham moved. Carr now donated land in 1892 for the original Durham campus, known as the East Campus. At the same time, placing Washington Duke first donation and construction costs-after university "three open its doors to women separate $ 100,000 contribution in 1896, 1899 and 1900-with the school to increase his generosity with the provision of $ 85,000 he gave equally them with men."
In 1924 Washington Duke's son, James B. Duke, the Duke Endowment established with a $ 40 million fund. income fund, the Methodist Church and four colleges (including Trinity College), hospitals, orphanages was to be distributed. Several William Preston, president of Trinity institution when the family's honor and generosity "Trinity" to distinguish the numerous other colleges and universities bearing the name was changed to Duke University insisted. At first, I thought I'd poured herself serving as the James B. Duke name change, but eventually accepted the proposal at least as a memorial to his father. [8] University Monetary donations are allowed to grow rapidly. Duke original campus, East Campus, 1927 1925 has been rebuilt with Georgian-style buildings. In 1930, the campus a mile above the majority of the Collegiate Gothic style building (1.6 km) west was completed and resulted in the construction of the West Campus of Duke Chapel completed in 1935.
Duke Chapel in the foreground behind the statue of James B. Duke
James B. Duke Duke University a number of institutions, including Duke Endowment established funders.
In 1878, (Randolph County) Trinity A.I degree awarded three sisters-Mary, with persistent and Theresa Giles-private tutors and had studied in both men and classes. With the move to the university in 1892, the Board of Trustees also formally allow women to be admitted to the class as a student day. female university "on an equal footing with men" should be placed on the need for Washington Duke moved in 1896 to donate time, four were women; four, had three children of faculty members. In 1903 Washington Duke was the only university he had put no limit on donations, he said the withdrawal of the provision of Trustees wrote. A woman residential dormitory was built in 1897 and later his daughter Mary Washington Duke Duke Building, was selected. In 1904, fifty-four women were enrolled in college. One established in 1924 and has been named Trinity College men's college degree, coordinated in 1930, was founded Women's College.
Expansion and growth
I had been taught since 1903. Engineering, Duke 131 was one of the college, Duke hosted and during any World War II played outside California Stadium in Wallace Wade 1942 race only Rose Bowl, athletics was a separate school in 1939 and college national naval commission to students It presented a road V-12 took place in the Maritime College Training Program. Board of Trustees in 1963, is now officially licensed college of racial discrimination. increased activism on campus in the 1960s, Dr. Martin Luther King requested in November 1964 speech at the University of progress of the civil rights movement. After the university president, office of Douglas Knight resignation, Terry Sanford, North Carolina former governor, Business Opening, William R. Perkins library completion and establishment of the Fuqua School repellent, the university's president in 1969, was elected (currently Politics Sanford School) Policy Institute of Science, and Public Relations. Starting in the separate women's college 1970 1972 In both men and merged back with Trinity as a liberal arts college for women, Duke administrators began a long-term effort to strengthen both national as international low. interdisciplinary studies as minority faculty and students of the work, was emphasized. The first Physician Assistant in the United States during this period was the birthplace of the undergraduate program. Duke University Hospital was completed in 1980 and the student union building was built completely two years later. In 1986, Duke first NCAA men's soccer team (NCAA) men's basketball team captured the championship in 2001 and 2010, and again in 2015, 1991 and shortly after the championships in 1992.
the university's campus in Durham three contiguous campuses in 8547 acres (34.59 km2) covers the Beaufort Sea as well as the laboratory. Duke largely African American architect campus designed by Julian main campus' center at 210 meters (64 m) and the Gothic architecture of the Duke Chapel and the highest point of elevation Abel-contains. The proximity of the forest surrounding the campus environment to mislead parts of downtown Durham University. Construction projects last Georgian-style first-class population within five years of the East Campus and West Campus main Gothic style as well as the adjacent Medical Center as we update.
Recent history
Levine Science Research Center at Duke University campus Photo
Levine Science Research Center is any American university's largest single-site interdisciplinary research facility.
Duke continued growth and academic focus has contributed to the reputation of the university as an academic and research center of power.
Summer In 2014, Duke Kunshan University (DKU) Kunshan, was opened in China. DK is a new approach blends the liberal elite higher education in China with Chinese tradition. DK climate change, health policy and tuberculosis prevention and control to carry out research projects.
In August 2005, Duke, had first in class in 2007 to develop a joint medical program, a partnership with the National University of Singapore.
Duke University forward, inside and outside the classroom to enrich the student experience in investment research and faculty and support initiative is part way through a seven-year fundraising campaign that aims to raise up to $ 3250000000 30 June 2017. Duke ten schools and units, Duke Medical or university programs and initiatives towards the goal counts every dollar donated to the campaign.
Duke of academic achievement, three students, in both 2002 and 2006 Rhodes Scholars were elected, surpassed only by Harvard and the United States have a number in 2002. Military Academy in 2006. Overall, Duke, including 22 between 1990 and 2014, 43 Rhodes Scholars, has produced 2011 ' to.
In addition, opened in October 2006 by researchers at Duke in 2006 show a first working invisibility cloak, three members of the men's lacrosse team garnered significant media attention wrong, which were accused of rape. On 11 April 2007, the North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper dropped all charges and declared the three players innocent. Cooper charged players indicated they were victims of "tragic rush to accuse."
University "historical, formal, ongoing and symbolic links", but with undenominational United Methodist Church has been and is an independent institution.
campus
Duke Chapel Complete photo on a sunny day
Duke Chapel, an icon for the university, you can do with about 1,600 guests and 5,200-pipe organ.
Duke University 7044 acres (28.51 km2) Duke Forest land including 8547 acres (34.59 km2), 254 building owners. West, East, and Central campus and Medical Center, is connected with all the free bus service: The campus is divided into four main sections. Beaufort on the Atlantic coast, its marine laboratory at Duke as part of a 15-acre (61,000 m2) has. Home is one of the important public position on campus was established in the 1930s 54 acres (220,000 m2) are Sarah P. Duke Gardens.
Duke students are often "Gothic Wonderland," see the campus as a nickname referring to the West Campus of Collegiate Gothic architecture. The campus is very Julian Abele, one of the first major African-American architect and architect Horace Trumbau has been designed by a chief designer at the office. Academic rectangular buildings more late French and Italian styles, showing the effects of residential quadrangles is early and has a somewhat austere design. first-class campus (East Campus) consists of Georgian architecture style building. [5] In 2011, Travel + Leisure in the United States Duke has been listed among the most beautiful college campuses.
The stone used for the West Campus, there are seven main colors and the seven tones. planning and construction of university counselor stone "older, more attractive antique effect" and gave the university "Princeton stone warmer and soft coloring," wrote that it has "an artistic view." James B. Duke initially Princeton, proposed the use of stone from a quarry in New Jersey, but later changed Hillsborough plans to buy local quarry to reduce costs. Duke Chapel stands on a high ridge in the center of West Campus. Since 1930 1935 built the church 210 feet (64 m) at one of the tallest buildings in Durham County, and 1,600 person capacity.
a series of construction projects Duke Chapel, Wallace Wade Stadium (football) and Cameron Indoor Stadium (basketball), including renovations to be continued during 2015.
Early in 2014, Nicholas School of the Environment a new home, Environment Hall, sustainable features and it includes high technology and meet or exceed LEED platinum certification criteria of a five-story, glass and concrete building opened. School of Nursing in April 2014. Christine Siegler Pearson Building opened a new 45,000-square-foot addition. Summer in 2014, a number of construction projects is located in Duke original West Campus library building, David M. Rubenstein, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, including modifications, he completed another at full speed or found. Project state-of-the-art research facility that will convert into one of the university's oldest and most recognizable buildings on the West Campus of Duke's library renovation is part of the final stage. Renovation work began in late 2012; Opening is scheduled for 2015.
Events such as Pavilion construction projects in 2013 in Gross Hall and Baldwin Auditorium, plus conversions including building as new construction. Approximately 125,000 square feet, including new lighting and windows and a skylight, updated gross Hall. Baldwin upgrades every performance space "tuned" to allow a large scene to be, a more efficient air conditioning and improved acoustics for artists and audiences. 25,000 square meters Events Pavilion was opened to students in 2013, and West Campus Union in November 2005 and February 2001, large expected to be completed in the spring of 2016 amendments, and suffers a temporary dining area, serving Duke has spent over $ 835 million big 34 as part of a five-year strategic plan construction projects, "Building Excellence." Since 2002 completed projects, business, law, nursing and theology schools, including large additions, a new library, art Nasher Museum, a football training facility, two subjects, an engineering complex, a public policy building, an eye institute two genetic research buildings student plaza, French Family Science Center and two new medical research building.
In early 2012, Duke Cancer Center patient care facility NC Duke's consolidated almost all outpatient services, opened next to Duke Hospital in Durham.
The building in the foreground Gothic style exterior and lawn
Perkins Library Gothic Reading Room
West, East, and Central Campuses
West Campus, considered the main campus of the university, some teenagers and sophomores with seniors is home to the majority of homes. Most of the academic and administrative center is located there. The main academic quad, library and medical center to the north of its center of main West Campus of Duke Chapel and includes four housing majority south. 720 acres (2.9 km2) covering the campus, the position of science and engineering building science Driver. Craven Quad quad regard to West Campus, Crowell Quad, Edens Quad, Quad least, Keohane Quad, Quad has Kilgour and Wannamaker Quad. Campus eateries and sports facilities including most historic basketball stadium, Cameron Indoor Stadium on the West Campus-is.
The three-storey Gothic style building exterior panoramic photo row
Main West Campus is dominated by neo-Gothic architecture. Typical country are shown here.
East Campus, this Durham Duke original position after moving, the house serves multiple functions as well as first-class academic departments on campus as well. From 1995-1996 academic year, all first-class and first class except only serving as Resident upperclassmen, Vice-East Campus has lived in an effort to build class unity. Campus West Campus, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) 97 acres (390,000 m2) and is covered. [5] History of Art, History, Cultural Anthropology, Literature, Music, Philosophy and Women's Studies Department has placed East. Such dance, drama, education, film and located on programs such as the University Writing Program East. self East Campus a few, as well as the first residence halls, dining halls, cafes, post office, Lilly Library, Baldwin Auditorium, a theater, Brodie Gym, tennis courts, a variety of disc golf baskets and includes part of walk academic buildings. East Campus dorms Alspaugh, Basset, Bell Tower, Blackwell, Brown, (formerly known as Aycock) East House, Epworth, Gilbert-Addoms, Giles, Jarvis, Pegram, Randolph, Southgate, and Wilson. Leaving the downtown area a short walk from the year 1930 1972 Women's College was the site.
Georgian-style buildings lining a grass lawn with a domed auditorium in the background panoramic photo
East Campus, Duke all first-class home, a Georgian-style architecture. Baldwin Auditorium can be seen on the right side.
dual or quad apartments around 200 professional students as well as between East and West campus, 122 acres (0.49 km2), houses approximately 1,000 sophomores, juniors and seniors, consists of the Central Campus ,. 22 selective living groups (Society and fraternities), there are 3 independent houses and 1 administrative house accommodating 26 private homes. Central Campus Art is to host the Nasher Museum, Freeman Jewish Life Center, Muslim Life Center, Duke Police Department, Disability Management, a Ronald McDonald House Duke's Office and the Duke Residence Life and administrative departments of Housing Services. Main Campus several recreation and basketball courts, sand volleyball courts, a lawn area, barbecue grills, and picnic shelters, "Devil's Den" has a general collection building, "Devil's Bistro" has the social facilities as a restaurant known as a convenience store, Uncle Harry mill Village called. Mill Village consists of a gym and group study rooms.
Since 2005, to restructure the next 20 to 50 years has been a long-term plan in place Main Campus. [50] The idea of a Duke as an important center for society "academic village" to develop. [51] license this academic village while serving as a living laboratory for sustainability, graduate and professional students and some faculty, plus food, fun, and will provide living arrangements for academic support areas.
key locations
Main article: Duke Lemur Center at Duke University Medical Center and the Sarah P. Duke Gardens
Lilly pond and stoned walkway with several trees in the background
Sarah P. Duke Gardens 300,000 more to attract visitors every year.
Founded in 1931, Duke Forest, just west of the six sections of the West Campus 7044 acres (28.51 km2) it occurs. [5] North Carolina and the largest private forest research in one of the largest in the country, Duke Forest shows a variety of forest stand types and silvicultural treatments. widely used for Duke Forest research and Aquatic Research Facility, two permanent towers for micro-meteorological studies suitable Forest Carbon Transfer and Storage (FACT-I) research facility, and includes other areas designated for animal behavior and ecosystem studies. sent more than 30 miles (48 km), hiking, cycling and horseback riding public.
Located in Duke Forest Duke Lemur Center, it is the world's largest sanctuary for rare and endangered primates strepsirrhini. Founded in 1966, the Duke Lemur Center 85 acres (34 hectares) spread and lemurs, lorises Galagos and contains approximately 300 animals of 25 different species.
Gothic style, such as non-story building with four castle turrets
Medical Center West Campus entrance
Founded in the early 1930s, Sarah P. Duke Gardens, located between West Campus and Central Campus apartments. The gardens are divided into four main sections 55 acres (22 hectares), occupying: Original Terraces and the environment; Natural Herbs flora dedicated to the Southeastern United States, H. L. Blomquist Gardens; W. L. Culberson Arboretum Asia, East Asia, as well as housing plants of disjunct species found in eastern Asia and eastern North America; and the Doris Duke Center Gardens. Allées paths through the gardens and five miles (8 km) are.
Duke University Medical Center, Duke on the shores of West Campus northern border Medical Center occupies the top-rated one hospital was founded in 1930, combines one of the US-top-ranked medical school, 8 million square feet (700,000 m²) 99 years of 210 acres (85 hectares) buildings.
Beaufort, North Carolina, Duke University Marine Laboratory in Orrin Pilkey research laboratory.
Beaufort, North Carolina, Duke University Marine Laboratory in town, is part of Duke's campus technology. marine laboratory Pivers North Carolina Outer Banks Island, across the channel from Beaufort 150 kilometers (140 m) is located on. Duke of interest in the early 1930s and began building the first residential school oceanography, marine biology, marine biomedical, biotechnology, marine and coastal marine policy and management disciplines represented were planted in 1938. Marine Laboratory is a member of the National Association of Marine Laboratories. Orrin H. Pilkey Naval Research Laboratory new building was dedicated in May, 2014.
Management and organization
School founder
School
year established
Science, Trinity College
1838
Duke University Law
1868
Duke University Institute
1926
Duke Divinity School
1926
Medicine, Duke University
1930
Nursing Duke University
1931
Nicholas School of the Environment
1938
Pratt School of Engineering
1939
Fuqua School of Business
1969
Duke-NUS Medical School Licenses
2007
Sanford School of Public Policy
2009
Duke Kunshan University
2012
Science, Trinity College and the Pratt School of Engineering: two for undergraduates at Duke University has 12 schools and institutes.
Duke donation had fiscal year $ 7.0 billion market value, which ended on June 30, an art museum special academic opportunities of 2014.Th University, including multiple language labs, Duke Forest, Duke Herbarium, a lemur center, phytotron, a free electron laser nuclear magnetic resonance machine, nuclear laboratory and a marine laboratory. Duke National Lambda Rail Network leaders and participants Talent runs a program known as the Programme for gifted children.
Gothic three-storey building in the center and surrounded by a pedestrian bridge connecting the tower archway on the left side of the four-storey tower
Bostock Library was opened in the fall of 2005, introduction
Academic
References
Duke Admission is highly selective; Duke Class of 2019 has received over 31 150 applications and appeals were admitted 11.4%. According to the Huffington Post, Duke, 2010 rate is also to get into the agreed-based data in the United States tenth challenging university [66] was (the percentage of students who are considered preferable to the university) is approximately 50%. 10% of top-ranked high school class of 2015 where 90% of students enrolled in the class; Ranked in the top 97% quarter-Fall 2014 SAT scores for admission candidates Science at Trinity College students in the middle 50% range, verbal / critical reading 680-790, 700-800 mathematics, and 700-790, while the ACT composite interval for writing, medium for the SAT 50% range, verbal / critical reading 700-780, 760-800 math, and writing for 720-800 Pratt School of Engineering is to accept the first 31-35 while the ACT composite 33-35 range. The average SAT score is 2240.
From 2001 until 2011, the Duke of private universities across the nation Fulbright, Rhodes, Goldwater, Truman and was the sixth highest number of scholarships. [72] [73] [74] [75] University admissions applications and meets the needs of blind accepted students' demonstrated the need 100%. All Duke students based on need about 50 percent of the aid, including the kind of financial aid you receive athletic aid and merit aid. average need-based grant was about $ 39,275 for the 2013-2014 academic year. [5] Roughly 60 merit-based scholarships for academic excellence in the Angier B. Duke, including Memorial Scholarship is offered. Other grants North Carolina students who require financial assistance for African-American students and high achieving students.
The chapel at the top of the cathedral-sized and large arched windows, soaring chapel complex were shown in the foreground with a prominent peaking out
Faculty of Theology addition, Goodson Chapel Department
Graduate profile
2009 and 2002 the average GPA for accepted students and MCAT scores were 3.74 and 34, while in 2009, School of Medicine, received 5166 applications and has agreed to about 4% of them. recording students had a median GPA 3.75 and 170, while the median LAST Faculty of Law, has accepted about 13% of applicants for the Class of 2014.
Institute of Science graduate and professional schools, universities, engineering Pratt School of Environment Nicholas School of Medicine, Duke-NUS Bachelor of Medicine, Nursing, Fuqua School of Business, School Law, School of Theology and Public Policy Sanford School.
Undergraduate program
a large gray stone building framed by trees and grassy foreground Doric columns,
It took on the East Campus West Duke Building demolished Building Washington Duke place.
Duke 46 arts and science majors, four engineering majors (including engineering two) and students allows students to design their own engineering major arts and sciences and IDEAS program that provides major design between their disciplines II offers 52 minors. Twenty-four certificate programs are also available. Students can pursue a great track and one small total, certificates and / or second major, including three. The rest Pratt School of Engineering Science, Trinity College, the undergraduate enrollment of eighty-five percent.
Trinity curriculum "Curriculum 2000." Operating under a revised version of the students' knowledge of the area "and ensure that exposed various" modes of inquiry. " The curriculum, to synthesize access, and aims to help students develop critical faculties and judgment by learning effective communication of information. intention and a capacity for continuous perseverance and hard work, is to help current and historical events about which students acquire and develop research and problem solving perspective. First grade students in a small group setting a specific topic provides an interdisciplinary exploration busy FOCUS program, you can choose to participate.
Pratt narrow the curriculum, but there is still a double major hosting a variety of disciplines. training school emphasizes scholarship programs and structured opportunities for undergraduate research experience in the hands revealed through the curriculum. Pratt license more than 27 percent about half of the Trinity, but engineering students (3.2%) when compared to the national average last much bigger, a little work graduate students abroad.
Libraries and museums
Main article: Duke University Library System and Art Nasher Museum
Duke Libraries, one of the nation's top 10 private research library system, West Campus Perkins, Bostock and Rubenstein Library includes, Lilly and Music Library in East Campus of Duke Marine Lab Pearse Memorial Library and separately applied business, theology, law and medical schools, services libraries.
Nasher Museum of Art, Duke's art collections are housed at the Central Campus. Museum designed by Rafael Viñoly and Duke graduate and art collector named Raymond Nasher. Opened in 2005 23.000.000 $ a cost to the Museum and William Cordova, Marlene Dumas, Olafur Eliasson, David Hammons, Barkley L. Hendricks, Christian Marclay, Kerry James Marshall, Dr. Alma Thomas works including art includes 13,000 works of Hank Willis Thomas, Bob Thompson, Kara Walker, Andy Warhol, Carrie Mae Weems, Ai Weiwei, Fred Wilson and Lynette Yiado I Boakye
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Research
four-story brick and stone building next to the pedestrian path
Fitzpatrick Center is home to many of Duke engineering programs.
Duke research expenditures in fiscal year 2014 $ 1.037 billion, was the nation's seventh largest. In fiscal year 2013, Duke University Medical Center (private and Economic Incentive Program award of the contract) National Institutes of Health received $ 270 million fund.
Duke faculty ranks among the nation's most productive. Throughout the history of the school, the Duke researchers, the world's first real-time development of the biomedical engineering department, and the first three-dimensional ultrasound diagnostic system engineering, including blood vessels and stents, have made strides. In 2015, Paul Modrich shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. In 2012, together with Robert Lefkowitz also a subsidiary of the former Brian Kobilka, shared the Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work on the cell surface receptors. In the mechanical engineering department, explains Adrian Bejan nature in ways that have emerged, he developed the constructal theory. Duke nonlinear dynamics, chaos and complex systems affecting work in physics has pioneered. In May 2006, Duke researchers Human Genome Project at the end of the world exactly news, recent human chromosome paired.
Reputation and rankings
university rankings
National
ARW 23
Forbes 23
US News & World Report 8
Washington Monthly 31
global
ARW 31
QS [105] 29
20 Times
The three entries with each entry leads to historic arches and balconies and evergreen trees at the base of the stairs with the four-storey Gothic building
Built in 1932, it has scientific symbols carved on the old main gate Chemistry.
License ranking
doctoral degree program in 2016 to provide institutions, the US News & World Report rankings, took part in the 8th Duke. Business Insider is also of 7 universities in USA Today, Duke 3 took place as the best college in the country. Over the past twenty years, the US News & World Report has placed high and low as 3 Duke 10. In 2014, Duke computer science and engineering, economics and psychology majors and 10 overall ranking in the United States was ranked 1st.
In 2015, Duke Times Higher Education World University Rankings in the world by the QS World University Rankings [113] and was ranked 29th in the world with 20. Duke focused on the number of scientific quality and the Nobel Prize in 2014 World University (ARW) in Shanghai Jiao Tong University's globally by the Academic Ranking of the 31 best by Newsweek in the world 14-well universities are ranked and it was. The University also Nobel Prize and Fields Medal indicators except for World Universities ranks 22nd in the world of alternative Academic Ranking. The Wall Street Journal, the first five of medicine, law and business schools to analyze the percentage of what you think of the recording license in 2006. "feeder" ranking (fifth among universities) took place in the sixth Duke. 2010 report by the University Center Performance Measurement 6 puts at Duke in the country.
Rankings published by The New York Times 2011 Global Employment hundreds from around the world explored president and president, and they asked them to choose which work best universities. Duke countries around the world, and 9 are placed 13th.
In 2013, Duke 139 National Merit Scholars, according to number 6 in the ranking university study. [121] Duke among national universities 5 Rhodes, Marshall, Truman, Goldwater and Udall are taking place to produced Scholars. [12], 2012, we received 25 Churchill Scholarship to Duke graduated from Cambridge University. Princeton and Harvard graduates have received one more award to Churchill. Private universities in Kiplinger's 2013-14 Best Value 5 of 50 ranks best in Duke after taking into overall consideration financial assistance.
According to a survey conducted by Forbes, Duke Southern universities have produced between 1st and billionaire ranks 11th among universities. Blacks in Higher Education in 2002 in terms of the integration of African-American students and faculty survey conducted by the Journal was ranked # 1 Duke universities in the country. According to a survey of employers conducted by The Wall Street Journal, Duke marketing or social science degree or have taken in terms of producing the best graduates ranks 2nd. Institutional study conducted by the New York Times, Duke graduates have been shown to be among the world's most valuable, and Forbes magazine took place of 17th in 2012 Duke 'power plants' in the world to list Duke 7th in the world in place in 2015, the most innovative universities Thomson Reuters' list gradually ranking universities, as well as other factors, based on the volume of patents and research output. In 2015, the first NPR's "financial sense to school" took place in Duke on their list.
Graduate school rankings
In US News & World Report named "America's Best Graduate 2016" took place in the 8th Duke's medical school for research. Hospital 2013-2014 US News & World Report Best Hospitals was ranked 12th nationally by Health Rankings in America. Faculty of Law, was ranked 8th in 2016 by the same publication. The Sanford School of Public Policy in 2012. With 16 overall ranking 2. Duke's nursing school, the Environmental Policy and Management program in the US News & World Report's 2016 ranking took place in the 6th.
If in BusinessWeek among business schools in the United States, Fuqua School of Business in 2016 by US News & World Report marketing 6 for non-profit purposes, management, 9, and overall 13th, took place 5 4th order for its Executive MBA program in 2014 the country its full-time MBA program 1.
Biomedical engineering program, while by US News & World Report ranks 4th Pratt School of Engineering graduate program was ranked 28th. On average in 2008, according to the Reputation Points by US News & World Report Occupation taking High School Rankings, Duke universities.times Higher Education First is among them 2011 Duke graduate ranked tenth in the world of mathematics section of specialties national ranks 7th among biological sciences, medicine, nursing, engineering, law, business, English, history, physics, statistics, public relations, physician assistant (sorted # 1), clinical psychology, political science and sociology nation includes interests in the following section. In 2007, Duke was ranked 22nd in the world by the Research Center for Chinese Science Evaluation of Wuhan University. over 11,000 academic journals in the world ranking was based on journal article publication counts and citation frequencies. A 2012 study conducted by academic analytical faculties in terms of productivity (only Harvard, Stanford and MIT behind) Ranks four nations Duke. In 2013, Duke Law graduates earn the highest starting salary was ranked 6th in the ranking of Forbes magazine of the law school. T in 2013, Duke's Fuqua School of Business in terms of starting salary of US News & World Report has ranked the 6th graduated by. That same year, the University of Texas in Dallas based on the research productivity of the faculty ranking compiled by the Fuqua 5th in the world took place. MEM program (Master of Engineering Management) is the world's 3rd took place in investment by Forbes in 2013 Eduniv (ROI) in terms of return on the nation took part in the 4th Duke. graduates of private colleges be used as a ranking criteria to determine the best return. [145] The same year, the Law Above the nation in its ranking of law schools based on their employment outcomes in 2013 Duke Law # 6 spot, Business Insider professionals based on an extensive research work in the world Business 5th took place Duke's in Fuqua School. That same year, Forbes Fuqua 8th took place in the country on the basis of return on investment magazine. In 2014, Duke was elected Linkedin third best undergraduate university in the United States for media professionals. Duke also finance professionals and investment bankers to 8 for software developers, he took part in the 4th to 7th. career ranking is based on the results. In 2014, Duke, and US News and World Report, published by the Middle East Technical University Ranking by Academic Performance 20 best global research universities, according to rankings published by the University were selected. US News rankings are based on 10 indicators to measure the performance of academic research and global reputation. University Ranking by Academic Performance based on the research output of universities rank Science Thomson Reuters Web uses citation data that are obtained.
Student Life
Student body
The student body demographic Fall 2015 [5] [151]
Undergraduate Graduate US Census [152]
African-American 10% 5% 12.2%
Asian American 22% 10% 4.7%
non-Hispanic
White American 46% 49% 63.7%
Hispanic American% 7% 4 16.4%
International 10% 25% N / A
Other / Unknown 5% 4% 3.0%
Duke's student body (autumn 2015) 8465 6,485 undergraduate and graduate students and is composed of professional. [5]
Residential life
Large arched windows with a large Georgian-style building with six Ionic columns and red brick exterior
East Campus Union building, home to the first-class dining room
Duke lottery system to exempt the second period with the first three years of undergraduate life, except for a small percentage of small to require students live on campus. [43] This requirement is justified by administration students more closely in an effort to help maintain a sense of belonging in connection with each other and the Duke community. Thus, 85% live on campus license [153]. [154] All first-class East Campus is located in one of the 14 housing. These buildings are 190 residents (Gilbert-Addoms) 50 ( "Inn" was built in 1892 as the Epworth-old dormitory) changes the size of the coverage. [155] [156] These are the most typical Georgian style Eastern Campus architecture. A new dormitory style different, though, is still on East Georgian heritage. Connect the housing component of the East Campus students learning communities with similar academic and social interests. [157] Similarly, FOCUS students, a first-year program that offers lessons clustered around a particular theme, other students live in the same cluster together in their own country. [158]
Despite License prefer to live off campus, the majority of second-class elderly, young and old, can choose western and central campus or residence. [159] [160] including six dörtgenler- West Campus "Main" four along the West was built in 1930, while two new ones added since. Central in campus apartments provide housing for over 1,000 students. [161] Western and Central all housing about 80 "houses" of dormitories or apartments -Part-students can return each year, which are arranged in clusters. The residents of the home to create their identity. Non-bound students, as well as wellness and art house or a theme as a foreign language are considered the home of the living-learning community. A large number of on-campus living arrangements for students who wish to choose his own "selective living groups" are also available. except that it is usually mixed slgs and unaffiliated with any national organization, they are similar residential group of men or sororities. Many also entrepreneurship, revolves around a special interest in civic participation or African-American or Asian culture. Fifteen fraternities and nine first League Central is located on campus. non-selective fraternity live bands are often mixed. [162]
Greek and social life
lightposts to gather a large group of individuals in a parking lot next to a tent camp
K-ville Cameron Crazies collection
Approximately 30% of undergraduate men and Duke graduate fraternities and sororities about 40% of women are members. 17 Interfraternity Council recognized the most part live in fraternity chapter in the country [154]. Starting in 2012, nine Panhellenic Association sorority chapter houses in the Central Campus (apartment clusters) decided to live. membership is not a home area exceeds, though all sorority members, to live with their portions. Eight National Pan-Hellenic Council (historically African-American) fraternities and Society also hold sections in addition to duke. seven fraternities and Inter-Greek Council, a multicultural Greek umbrella organization, which is part Dormitory. Duke also built around themes often on campus for students who want non-residential community, Selective Living Groups are or slgs. except that usually it slgs cooperation and unaffiliated with any national organizations that are similar to residential group of men or sororities. Slgs fraternity chapters and frequent social events that are open to non-members in its frequent residential section hosted.
1990s, a new draft policy Duke Dining requires all student groups to buy kegs through the Service has entered into force. According to the manager, as well as to ensure compliance with the rule change alcohol consumption law it was intended as a way to improve campus security. Some students of the government as an attempt to change the social life of Duke saw increasingly more stringent policies. As a result, off-campus parties in rented homes in the next year as a way to prevent Duke policy has become more frequent. Many of these homes excessive noise complaints and other violations in the midst of the family wanting neighborhood residents. Police, some of the parties are cut home delivery except for quotations and sometimes retaliated by arresting party-goers. mid-to-late 2000s (decade) in the management firm, campus set up a social life again, and broad feature numerous student groups, especially large effort activities and activities sequence for help worked with Duke University Union students. In March of 2006, the university Duke students are often bought 15 houses in the Trinity Park area was rented and then encouraging features modifications and to reduce campus party in the middle of residential neighborhoods sold them to individual families.
Duke athletics, especially in men's basketball, serves as an important component of the traditional student life. Duke students in all university athletics has been recognized as the most creative and original, some fans. [172] students, usually for home games against key Atlantic "tenting" by the Cameron Crazies, referred to as show support for the men's basketball team Coast Conference rival, Chapel Hill in North Carolina (UNC), especially University. Because all students free college sports tickets, they usually spend the night on the sidewalk, lining up for hours before each game. In mid-February for the game against UNC, tenting most enthusiastic students can begin even before the start of spring courses. [174] The number of participating tents (each tent can be up to 12 occupants), interest is limited to 100, though if you are as space permits could exceed that number. Tenting up and Cameron Indoor Stadium, Krzyzewskivill to, or involves living in a tent near a lawn area briefly known as the K-ville. tenting should be based on the length of time and number of people in the tent there are different categories. At night, the K-ville usually turns into a party scene or the occasional concert. men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, sometimes buys pizza tent village residents. [176]
Activities
Student organizations
A Gothic-style exterior and intricate frame and dark bushes in the foreground with grass, colored stones such as cathedral windows, showcases
Duke West Campus Union building restaurants, office and some administrative departments. Chronicle editorial office, Mary Lou Williams, Black Cultural Center, LGBT Life Center, all located in the Union.
More than 400 student clubs and organizations are active in the Duke's campus. Numerous student government, is taking place with particular interest and service providers. When dealing with the administration of Duke Student Government (DSG) represents rental and other students provides funding for most of the group and the interests of students. Duke University Union (dui), social, cultural, intellectual and entertainment, offering a wellness center, the school is the main programming organization. Multicultural Center of the university as well as through direct funding from other cultural groups is the source of corporate financing business. One of the most popular sports events on campus compete. As Duke 37 official sports clubs and intramural teams are well-known couple. Such Hoof 'n' Horn, musical theater organization run by the country's second oldest student, a cappella groups, student bands and performance groups are also evident in theater organizations on campus. Duke University students eat fake trial team Advisory Board in 2012, lives and provide guidance to management on issues related to dining options at Duke University Student Dining won the national championship. וי
of cultural groups on campus, the Association of Asian Students Blue Devils United (student lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender group), Black Student Alliance, Die (South Asian Association), Duke Jewish Life Mi Gente (Latino Student Association), including the International Union / International Council Muslim student Association, Indian student Coalition, Newman Catholic student Center, Language dorms and Caribbean students.
civic participation
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von der Heyden Pavilion is a popular place among the collection and students to work with.
More than 75 percent of Duke students dukeengag Durham and follow-up services and learning opportunities to advance the university's mission worldwide by other programs "of information services to the community." Launched in 2007, wrote a fascinating dukeengag wanting to continue services in the United States or a cooperation with the international community provide full funding for elite Duke undergraduate students. Summer 2013, 2,400 more than the Duke students who volunteered through the dukeengag in 75 nations on six continents. Duke students have created more than 30 service organizations in Durham and the surrounding area. Examples of cancer patients (Pouch Camp) and sexual health, rape prevention, alcohol and drug abuse and eating disorders (Healthy Devils) is a week-long camp for children in a group that promotes awareness. Launched in 1996 by the Community Affairs Office of the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership, taking advantage of university resources will work to resolve important concerns of local residents and schools. Another community project, "a civil society Mission Scholarship," Hart Leadership Program is a joint program between the Kenan Institute for Ethics. Another program Project CHILD 80 includes a first-class courses, including volunteers; and also available for incoming freshmen in 2002 two prominent civil pre-orientation programs Kellogg Foundation began with a $ 2.25 million grant Durham risk after school program for students: Project and Project NOW CHANGE. The project CHANGE Durham ethical leadership and social change-oriented Kenan Institute for Ethics and a free week-long program jointly supported by the Duke Center for Women in society; Students are challenged in various ways and work closely with local non-profit. Project CONSTRUCTION school devotes time to various projects such as a 3300 rookie volunteer service group, Habitat for Humanity, food banks, drug rehabilitation centers, shelters for the homeless. Duke as some courses (also known as service learning courses) including psychology or services as part of the curriculum to increase the material learned in class, such as training courses.
Student media
See also: Chronicle, cable 13 and WX
Chronicle, Duke undergraduate independent daily newspaper, published continuously since 1905 and now with its own website, which is about 70,000 readers. Its editor of the term "Blue Devil" is responsible for selecting. Newspapers Associated Collegiate Press National College Media Convention in 2005 won Best in Show in the magazine section. Founded in 1976, cable 13, Duke's student-run television station. This film is in production and is a popular event for students interested in the media. Was licensed in 1983 WX-FM, operated by University students and community volunteers are recognized as national, non-commercial FM radio station.
Athletics
Main article: Duke Blue Devils
See also: Carolina Duke rivalry
Duke University team known as the Blue Devils. They are the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition Division I level as a member (Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the lower level for football), first since the 1953-1954 season for all sports in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) racing. Men's sports baseball, basketball, cross country, fencing, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, athletics and wrestling; women's sports basketball, cross country, fencing, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, while including athletics and volleyball. Duke plans to add spring baseball in 27 varsity sports in 2018.
The Duke team has won 16 NCAA team national championships and ladies golf team, six (1999, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2014) won the men's basketball team, five (1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, and 2015) won the men's lacrosse team three (2010, 2013, and 2014) and won the men's soccer (1986) and women's tennis (2009) teams won one.
Duke Blue Devils mascot leans against a tent in the background mark
Duke Blue Devils mascot. This is an old design; An updated mascot was introduced in 2008.
Duke continuous Athletics (NAC) Management Cup overall athletic achievement, a measure of an institution is among the top National Association of Collegiate Management. Section II in 2013. Duke finished ninth overall and fifth ACC.
Duke, football in the first year of the league in 1953-54, since men's lacrosse and men's golf claim 2013-14't in football and volleyball, including the Blue Devils won the ACC Championship 126 ACC Championship.
Since 1999-2000, Duke 52 league crowns, the ACC was the second catch and since 1979-80, and at least every two years after the 1990-91 season and won at least one ACC Championship every season. In 2007, as head football coach hired since David Cutcliff, Duke football program has become one of the powerful ACC. Blue Devils won the ACC Coastal Division in 2013, but in the conference championship game in row No. 1 Florida State lost. Duke then Johnny Manziel Aggies were led by Heisman Trophy winner, to losing 52-48, Chick-fil-A Bowl played at Texas A & M.
Blue Devil mascot origins of the First World War and his blue cape and garnered praise during and after much global attention to the flowing blue beret elite combat unit lies in a French mountain. Duke mascot origin is considered to be anti-military and patriotic rather than religious. [196] Historically, the Duke most powerful rival, especially basketball, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been the Tar Heels. competition, light powder blue by calling their university, "Carolina blue" and dark blue "Duke blue" with regard to define two different shades of blue led fan bases.
In the academic front, eight Duke University athletics programs, soccer and published by NCAA multi-year Academic Progress Report in May 2014 April the score for men's basketball (APR) is an excellent 1,000 points recorded conference supported sport is highest among ACC schools. General Duke ACC 25 sports April 10 highest scores were realized.
Men's basketball
Main article: Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
Inside the stadium, basketball court, beams and empty stands showcasing
Duke's famous Cameron Indoor Stadium
Duke men's basketball team is one of the country's most successful basketball program. 15 Final Fours (third overall) and 10 Championship games (depending seconds) while attending team (tied for third all time) has captured five Solo National Championships. Duke 32 players while has been honored as All-Americans, the NBA draft is selected with 11. Seventy-two players it is most Atlantic Coast Conference championship with 19 and nations of the year are the National Players. Duke program history Cameron Indoor Stadium, the home facility of the country's best places is considered to be one of the last five decades.th program at least one Final Four, and each has been a National Championship game are just two of them.
The success of the team, since in 2006 the last 30 years under coach the US men has led national basketball team coach and Olympic team gold in 2008 and 2012 (usually just "Coach K" is called) Mike Krzyzewski has been particularly outstanding NCAA Tournament field in 1985 64 teams, 11 final Fours and nine eight ACC way since it was expanded in 2010 and 2014. These achievements world Championship gold as five tournament championships in 2006 to win the national championship to include 1999 to become the only team in the last 25 years.
football stadium stands full on a sunny day with two teams in the field
Wallace Wade Stadium
football
Main article: Duke Blue Devils football
Blue Devils, the ACC Football Championship won seven players on the ACC Player of the Year (most ACC) was honored as the ACC and second Famers (four from the program through the next three Pro Football Hall was the only Miami). Blue Devils are tied for most ACC 2 11 College Football Hall of Famers have produced. Duke also 18 total conference championships (ACC 7, 9 and 1 Big Five Conference South Conference) won. This is connected with the highest total ACC Clemson.
The most famous Duke football season, Wallace Wade regular season opponents to put all the "Iron Dukes" coaching came in 1938; Only three teams in history, can not claim such a success. That same year, Duke USC scored one goal in the last minute of the game when he made his first appearance in the Rose Bowl he lost 7-3. Wade Blue Devils a huge collection because the west coast has resulted in fear that they might be in Japanese range aircraft carriers at Pearl Harbor attack, for in 1942, Duke held at the home stadium lost this one Oregon State to another Rose Bowl. football program under coach Bill Murray on 1962 1953 ACC football championship in the first six winners, was successful in the 1950s and 1960s; Blue Devils coach under Steve Spurrier would not win again until 1989 ACC championship.
David Cutcliff brought before the 2008 season and combined to earn more in the first season of the previous three years were collected. The 2009 team won 12 games and 5 and last season was eliminated from contention in the next bowl game. Mike MacIntyre, defensive coordinator, American Football Coaches Association (AFC A) 2009 by Assistant Coach of the Year.
While the football team has struggled at times on the field, the degree graduation of one of his players in Division I FBS schools is the highest among all the time. Duke high graduation rates that have won more AFC Academic Achievement Awards than any other institution. [212]
In 2012, the football team was the first time since the release in 1994 bowl season. invited to play for the Blue Devils Charlotte Belk Bowl, but the Big East Conference champion Cincinnati Bearcats 48-34 wife were lost.
In 2013, the team posted a school record 14 Virginia Tech 23 and 10 wins, including wins over Miami. season Coastal Division Championship and Chick-Fil-A Bowl resulted in a narrow loss to Texas A & M.
For the 2014 season, Duke 9-3, 5-3 (ACC) finished the Pac 12 and the Blue Devils lost 36-31 to Arizona State Sun Bowl, won a trip. Spring 2015 Detroit Lions NFL first-round draft prepared Duke offensive guard Laken Tomlinson. Washington Redskins wide receiver in the fourth round draft prepared Jamison Crowder.
Notable people
Main article: List of people at Duke University
Duke alumni base of more than 145,000 active annual Reunion Weekend and through organizations and events such as Homecoming to devote themselves to the university. There are 75 clubs in the United States Duke and 38 types of international clubs. For the 2008-09 fiscal year, according to Duke in the US News & World Report graduate from US colleges and universities that rate tied for third. In 2011, according to statistics compiled by the Pay Scale, Duke graduates to mid-career median salary We rank seventh among all US colleges and universities. graduates among a number of others, government, law, science, academia, business, the arts, has made significant contributions in the field of journalism and athletics.
government
Richard Nixon, US 37 president in 1937, former US Senator and Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Dole, Chile Ricardo Lagos, former US Commerce Secretary Juanita M. Kreps, deputies and three times presidential 33. President of the graduate candidates Ron Paul with a law degree, US Veterans Affairs Minister and United States Army Eric Shinseki staff, former president and first United States President Performance Officer Jeffrey Zients and staff Martin Dempsey among the most remarkable graduates with the participation of Chief of politics and government.
Academia and research
In the area of research, Robert J. Lefkowitz, Duke University Medical Center in his entire research career has been spent on a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, one was at Stanford University School of Medicine Brian Kobilka Chemistry 2012 Nobel shared man postdoctoral the Lefkowitz laboratory in the 1980s. Nobel Prize winning alumni of Duke Hans Dehmelt including ion trap technique for its development, the discovery of helium-3 super fluidity for his work on quantum electronics, Robert Richardson and Charles Townes. research and academic Other alumni Princeton Theodore Ziolkowski physicist and scholar Ian Barbour, MacArthur Prize recipient Paul Farmer, and the Institute's won the former Dean of the Turing Award winner Fred Brooks, Edmund M. Clarke and John Cocke, Templeton Award.
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