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New Jersey Institute of Technology April 26, 2017 by Super User
New Jersey Institute of Technology
The New Jersey Institute of Technology has 130 years of history. Just in the last 10 years the campus has doubled in size and the institution has committed millions of dollars to new research facilities that will give all students the upper hand needed to succeed in today's rigorous high-tech marketplace. This institution offers 128 undergraduate and graduate degrees within 6 specialized schools. The faculty is made up of experts, and the majority of the faculty holds the highest degree in their field. The academic programs offered are totally accredited by boards, such as ABET, Middle States, and NAAB. Students come from all over the world to attend, and NJIT is ranked first in New Jersey for awarding engineering degrees to Hispanic and African American students. NJIT provides an extensive collection of continuing professional education programs as well as online courses that can offer very important training for those professionals that are already on the job. NJIT's industry internships help students to land their own careers when the time comes. As for location, NJIT is situated thoughtfully in the spirited University Heights part of Newark's downtown, and it takes just 20 minutes on the train to get to bustling Manhattan.
NJIT is committed to the economic development for not only Newark and New Jersey, but the whole region. It is one of the first institutions within the nation to declare economic development as a major objective, operating with numerous outreach centers that give technical assistance to aid small and medium sized companies in becoming competitive on a global level.
Read moreUniversity of Michigan April 25, 2017 by Super User
University of Michigan, School of Information, Ann Arbor, MI
University of Michigan's School of Information is one of the first modern information schools, within one of the world's best research universities. They create and share knowledge so individuals will use technology and information together to make the world a better place. UM school of information is made up of a plethora of dedicated teachers, scholars, professional staff, and students that are all committed to excellence as well as a desire to make a difference in the lives of many people. The research that is done in the institution answers extraordinary and vital questions regarding the effects of digital technology on cultural, social, commercial, and political life. The school is also designing new systems and technologies that will improve lives—like safe online communities that will support and motivate diabetes patients, and mobile phone technology that will improve the distribution of food in regions that are impoverished.
Teachers will prepare their students for roles as leaders within businesses as well as nonprofits, research, public service, and education in this time that can be considered one of the most dynamic and promising transformations that the world will see with technology. The faculty is made up of some of the best of the best from fields like computer science, psychology, history, economics, statistics, library sciences, management, and communication. Their notoriety precede them, as the faculty comes from digital archiving, information literacy education around the world, social networking, and reputation and recommender systems. Graduates go on to become experts in their fields and will go on to teach future generations.
Read moreSimmons College April 25, 2017 by Super User
Simmons College, Boston, MA
Simmons College is located in the heart of Boston, and embraces the many benefits of being a small university within the best college town in the nation. For over a century, Simmons has offered a liberal arts education for undergraduates integrated with a professional working experience. Today, Simmons offers a notable coeducational graduate programs in education, management, liberal arts, nursing and health services, communications, public health, social work, and library and information science. Simmons believes that leaders make themselves. Students have the opportunity to define exactly what leadership means to them, and will be aided by the college to arrive there. Students will become prepared to seize the moments of opportunity and take the chance that is right for them. Students will work, discover, and change—eventually becoming a new person. Students will still be their old selves, but with new confidence and courage. They will become not only a leader for themselves but for their community and their world.
The Simmons Mission is to provide functional learning that that brings together passion and purpose. For over 100 years, Simmons has set the needs of their students first. The education that they provide brings together intellectual leadership and professional preparation to help students to lead meaningful lives so that they are building successful careers. The college boasts state of the art facilities used for teaching, learning, working, and living at Simmons. Students will be part of the beacon of leadership in the world of Simmons by contributing to the collective investment that is made to the community.
Read moreUniversity of Baltimore April 25, 2017 by Super User
University of Baltimore
The University of Baltimore is said to be the premier public university that offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. It is located in the heart of the largest city in the state, and is conveniently settled just across the street from Penn Station. UB is proud to embrace the vital diversity needed to solidify its role as one of a few urban anchor institutions. Ever since its inception, the University of Baltimore has given educational access to an incredibly wide range of students— this includes those who are first generation college students, working adults, those who are changing careers, and those who need flexibility that is not usually found in a traditional college setting.
The University of Baltimore was founded in 1925 as a private night school, focusing on law and business administration. 12 years later, the junior college was added. In 1975 UB became a public institution, and shifted its structure to an upper-division institution that offered undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. Finally, in 2001 the university returned to offering 4 year undergraduate education to comply with the plan of the state regarding higher education—this was the need for more accessible public education of a higher quality. UB is committed to cultivating a welcoming and inclusive community in which all students, staff, and faculty will feel valued and supported. They will be able to engage in meaningful dialogue through active listening and conscious questioning—two of the most important things that create change. UB is said to embody multiculturalism that is vital to its role as an “urban anchor institution”.
Read moreIowa State University April 25, 2017 by Super User
Iowa State University
Iowa State University's Virtual Reality Applications Center, also called VRAC, is an interdisciplinary research institution that is focused on human/technology interaction. It aims to enhance the creativity and productivity of students and people. The center supports the research of students and faculty that represent all of ISU's colleges in addition to the interest of collaborators from numerous federal agencies and other industry partners. This research community is spread among a wide array of disciplinary experts that have specific strengths in cutting edge interaction technologies—virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality. The community is also skilled in human centered design as well as user experience evaluation, and assessing effectiveness of newer interaction modalities through formal user studies.
Working with the research mission that VRAC has established, it leads ISU's graduate major in HVI. There are more than 200 students that are currently enrolled, and it now sits as the largest interdepartmental graduate major at Iowa State University, offering professional certificates, MS, and PhD to residential students as well as online students. The staff is efficient, friendly, and service oriented to make the interdisciplinary culture at ISU,s VRAC work. Support from the administration assists the preparation of research proposals and submissions, grant administration, student appointments and purchasing, and the technical staff is able to provide maintenance on hardware, system integration, technical assistance to researchers, and vendor coordination. Graduates have been known to turn their graduate research into valuable startups and much more while continually working toward improving the human and computer interactions.
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