New York University (NYU) special in New York, is a non-commercial denominations American research universities. Founded in 1831, NYU is one of American higher education institutions are not intended biggest private profit. NYU's main campus is up with institutes and centers in the Lower East side of Manhattan in Greenwich Village is located down the academic buildings and dormitories on Wall Street and in Downtown Brooklyn MetroTech Center in Brooklyn campus. The University also NYU Abu Dhabi, NYU Shanghai and Accra, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Florence 11 other global academic centers amounts established, London, Madrid, Paris, Prague, Sydney, Tel Aviv and Washington, DC
NY 1950 NYU was named the American Association of Universities, Science, Technology and Innovation, Arts and Humanities thirty-six Nobel Prize winners for buyers, four Abel Prize winners, three Turing Award winners, the National Medal counts for more than thirty years, more than thirty years the Pulitzer Prize winners, thirty years of Academy Award winners, as well as numerous Russ Prize, Gordon Award winner Draper Prize and Fields Medal and Emmy, Grammy dozens and Tony Award winners among its faculty and alumni. NY Many MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellowship holders as well as the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering and Arts and Sciences, a member of the American Academy of hundreds and a plethora of members of Congress and the president states in the United States of all countries the world, among the members of its past and present graduates and faculty. NY has the most Oscar winner for any university. NYU graduates and ranks among the world's richest billionaires seven lives.
NY Manhattan and Brooklyn across six centers in more than twenty schools, colleges and institutes, is arranged. According to the Institute of International Education, New York to work in any other US college or university and the University Council sends more students abroad than any other university "NYU" to inform more online searches by international students.
History [edit]
Main article: New York University History
Albert Gallatin
Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury under Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, "this enormous and rapidly growing cities ... all in all assembly and graciously opened rational and practical training system," declared its intention to set up. More than 100 delegates held at City Hall in 1830 and attended the three-day "literary and scientific congress" conditions discussed a plan for a new university. These New Yorkers cities merit rather than birthright, a university designed for the young men considered to be based on status or social class believed necessary. April 18, 1831 day, a corporate traders, bankers and traders, was founded by a group of well-known New York City residents support the city's landed classes. Albert Gallatin was elected as the organization's first president. On April 21, 1831, it received its charter of the new organization and the New York State Legislature has been established by the New York City University; Old documents often refer to him by that name. University since the people at the beginning is known as New York University and received the New York University's official name in 1896. In 1832, a four-story Clinton Hall rented rooms near NY City Hall, held the first classes. In 1835, Law, NYU School established the first vocational school. Although the acceleration nor found a new school at Columbia College Episcopalianism perceived as partly a reaction evangelical Presbyterians, Unlike many American college at NYU, nonsectarian created.
This 1917 and in 9300, a record since the country became one of the largest universities in NY had the Washington Square campus organizations. University because of overcrowding in the old campus of University Heights in the Bronx campus purchased. NYU in New York City had the desire to follow the development of more uptown. Bronx NY movement Chancellor Henry Mitchell MacCracken efforts spearheaded, occurred in 1894. University Heights campus was much larger than its predecessor. Consequently, the Faculty of Science and Engineering license were placed there most of the university's activities, together with the College. administrative procedures NY moved to the new campus, but the university remained institute Washington Square. In 1914, the Washington Square College of NY city was founded as a college degree. In 1935, NYU "in Hempstead, Long Island Nassau from New York University College-Hofstra Memorial" was opened. This extension would later become fully independent Hofstra University.
In 1950, NYU American Universities, leading public and private research universities was elected a non-profit organization Association.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the financial crisis has gripped New York City government and the troubles of the organization spread to cities like NY. close to bankruptcy pressures felt by NYU President James McNaughton Hester University Heights sales negotiated in 1973 occurred in New York City University campus In 1973, Engineering and Science at New York University School of Medicine, Brooklyn merged with the Polytechnic Institute in order Engineering University, NY in 2014, which will be combined to create the Polytechnic School in New York after the sale Bronx campus merged with University College in Washington Square College. In the 1980s, under the leadership of President John Brademas, NYU campaign is set to complete 15 years. Facilities update launched almost completely passed the billion-dollar campaign, but completed ended fund faculty and will be spent mainly on sources of financial assistance 10. In 2003, President John Sexton launched a $ 2.5 billion campaign.
In 2009, his fledgling university in Abu Dhabi in labor violations showed a model of the New York Times has responded to a series of interviews. 2014 Times follow-up article, some conditions have improved there has been no result.
NYU World Universities, an international organization consisting of six continents from urban university rector and president of the Society is a founder member. and a league meets every two years to discuss global issues in education 47 representatives. L. Jay Oliva New York University Rector opened soon after he founded the organization in 1991.
University logo
University logo, her torch, symbolizing the service is derived from the Statue of Liberty, NY to New York City. NY seal torch and branding and design firm Chermayeff & Geismar famous graphic designer Tom Geismar more abstract NYU logo, designed in 1965, is depicted as well. University color, violet possible origin are at least two versions. Some violet Washington Square and Old University Building buttresses believe may have been chosen because they are grown in abundance around it said. Others violet Athens, argue flowers associated with ancient Greek learning center because color can be accepted.
Cultural settings
Washington Square and Greenwich Village since the early 19th century, has been a hub of cultural life in New York. The intersected with NYU at various points in the history of this culture too. Hudson River School, the US's first major school of painters Artists, settled around Washington Square. Samuel F. B. Morse also create pioneering telegraph and Morse Code, Painting and Sculpture noted artist who served as the first president. He and Daniel Huntington's Old University Building in the middle of the 19th century had an early tenant. (University "academic" rented studio space and residences in the building.) As a result, they had a significant interaction with the university's cultural and academic life.
In 1870, sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Daniel Chester French lived and worked near the Square. The 1920 mid-point Washington Square Park was recognized as a national focal point for artistic and moral rebellion. As such, the Washington Square campus of New York University that was different and would contribute to academic exchange with urban energy. This time [33] Famous residents of Eugene O'Neill, John Sloan, and Maurice Prendergast located. abstract expressionists Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning in the 1930s and were realists Edward Hopper and Thomas Hart Benton studios around Washington Square. Allen Ginsberg and Bob Dylan settled there to beat the field in the 1960s and became one of the centers of folk generation. Currently aggressive plants has led to tension with the university in the middle of the expansion phase. In 1975, NYU university and museum housing the art collection featuring 100 Washington Square East Grey Art Gallery opened in quality exhibits.
Budget and fundraising
NY successfully raising $ 3000000000, surpassing most expectations in seven years, seven years, $ 2500000000 campaign has been completed. began in 2001, which history planned for them this campaign was the university at large "scholarships and financial aid, faculty buildings, the new academic initiatives and to improve the physical facilities of the new York University to raise the daily $ 1 million." campaign, building and art school, then Tisch family (called a $ 50 million, including gifts) and hire new faculty for the "Common Fund" six trustees called a $ 60 million gift. On 15 October 2007 the university's School of Social Work Silver family $ 50 million donated announced which will be renamed as a result. The US has come to a school's social background is the largest donation.
2007-2008 academic year, the school donations increased 70% from the prior year, increasing by only $ 698 million in the first 11 months of the year, by far was the most successful fundraising year for NY. The University also recently Actions, NY Call for NYU announced plans for a new initiative to ask the alumni and donors to support financial aid for students.
University "NY 200" including plans coincide with the bicentennial in 2031 planned 25-year strategic development plan to hire additional faculty announced sample containing residential and academic area has increased and the New York community a transparent planning process. In addition, the NYU campus area will be provided with the evaluation of all hoping to make their buildings more environmentally friendly. As part of this plan, NYU wind energy during the 2006-2007 academic year purchased 118 million kilowatt-hours -. New York wind power by any institution at any university in the country to purchase the largest 2007, the university has expanded by 132 million kilowatt-hours a result of its purchase of wind power . EPA annual College & University Green Power took place in NY as one of the Challenger green colleges in the country.
NY constant in 2013 449.340.000 $ and $ 455,720,000 raising, ranks as one of the top fundraising organization in the country in 2014 NYU in cash and investments of the financial year 19 richest university in the United States with $ 5.3 billion in 2014,2015. Since 2002, NYU seven of nine numbers gifts ($ 100 million or more), a number of US colleges and universities during this period Harvard just to be equal, it raised approximately $ 6 billion.
Campus Silver Center c. 1900
Main article: New York University Campus
Manhattan, NY The building is located across most of the roughly 230 acres (930.000 m2) areas limited to Houston Street to the south, west, north east, 14th Street to Broadway and Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas). NY nucleus consists of buildings surrounding Washington Square Park.
with nearly 11,000 undergraduate and graduate residents As of 2007, NYU has the seventh largest university housing system in the US, and one of the largest among private schools.
Washington Square campus
Washington Square Park, with its gateway arch, NY buildings surrounded by a great deal, and plays an integral part of the University's campus life.
Since the late 1970s, New York has been the Washington Square campus in the heart of Greenwich Village in the central part. Washington Square Arch is the unofficial symbol of NYU. Until 2007, NYU Washington Square Park held its ceremonial start, but because Washington Square renovation in 2008, Yankee Stadium, the ceremony moved.
In the 1990s, New York near Washington Square, setting up a second community around Union Square "two square" was college. NY Union Square community priorities Carlyle Court, Palladium Residence Hall, Alumni Hall, Coral Tower, Thirteenth Street Hall, University Hall, Third North Residence Hall and Founders consists in Halle priority domestically.
NYU Tisch often university's music conservatory and theater and performance art facilities used by the school is operating. Foreign productions are made from time to time in NY facility. NYU great performance lodging place just south of Washington Square South, 566 LaGuardia Place Arts (850 people) Stage Skirball Center and the Kimmel Center, Eisner-Lubin Auditorium (560 seats) are available. Recently, Skirball Center John Kerry and important speech on foreign policy was hosted by Al Gore. Skirball Center is the largest performing arts facility south of 42nd Street.
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