布朗大学Brown-University简介教学提纲.ppt
布朗大学Brown-University简介About BrownnFounded in 1764,BrownUniversityistheseventh-oldestcollegeintheUnitedStates.nOriginallylocatedinWarren,RhodeIsland,andcalledthe College of Rhode Island,BrownmovedtoitscurrentspotonCollege HilloverlookingProvidencein1770.University HallUniversity Hall Van Wickle Gates About BrownnItwasrenamedin1804inrecognitionofa$5,000giftbestowedbyNicholasBrownaprominentProvidencebusinessmanandalumnus,Classof1786.1804 renamedBrown University(only men)1971 merged with Pembroke College(only women)Brown University(with the Pembroke Campus)1764 College of Rhode Island(Mens Baptist school)Its CharacteristicsnLow enrollmentnAdvocate freedomnA small but exquisite research universitynLay stress on undergraduate educationIts Characteristics-Low enrollmentnUndergraduateenrollment9.5%nChineseMainlandenrollment4.5%nPLME(ProgramofLiberalMedicalEducation)2-3%nSAT(ScholasticAssessmentTest)nNMS(NationalMeritScholarship)nIndependentspiritnResearchabilitynAdaptivecapacityIts Characteristics-Advocate freedomnReligious FreedomBrownstudentscomefromall50statesandmorethan100countries.ItwasthefirstIvyLeagueschooltoacceptstudentsfromallreligiousaffiliations,atestamenttothespiritofopennessthatstilltypifiesBrowntoday.Its Characteristics-Advocate freedomnAcademic FreedomIn1850,BrownPresidentFrancisWaylandwrote:Thevariouscoursesshouldbesoarrangedthat,everystudentmightstudywhathechose,allthathechose,andnothingbutwhathechose.Its Characteristics-Advocate freedom The New Curriculum(1969)nModesofThoughtcoursesforfirst-yearstudentsnTheintroductionofinterdisciplinarycoursesnTheabandonmentofgeneraleducationdistributionrequirementsnTheABC/NoCreditgradingsystem,whicheliminatedpluses,minuses,andDs;agradeofNoCreditwouldnotappearonexternaltranscripts.Its Characteristics-Advocate freedomneliminateddistributionrequirementsandallowsanycoursetobetakenonasatisfactory/nocreditbasis.nFourcoursesforasemesterIts Characteristics-Advocate freedomnUndergraduatespursuebachelorsdegreesinmorethan75concentrations,rangingfromEgyptologytocognitiveneuroscience.Allofthemareoptional.nTheschoolgivesstudentstwoweeksasthe“shoppingperiod”forthemtoformaclearacademicdirectionoftheirownandthen“buy”thecourses.Its Characteristics-advocate freedomnGraduatestudentsstudyinmorethan70programs.Thebroadscopeofoptionsvaryalot.Its Characteristics-Advocate freedomnAnythingspossibleatBrowntheuniversityscommitmenttoundergraduatefreedommeansstudentsmusttakeresponsibilityasarchitectsoftheircoursesofstudyIts Characteristics-A small but exquisite research university Student Enrollment Undergraduate:6,182 Graduate:1,974 Medical:463 Total faculty:736Its Characteristics-Lay stress on undergraduate educationnWithitstalentedandmotivatedstudentbodyandaccomplishedfaculty,Brownisaleadingresearchuniversitythatmaintainsaparticularcommitmenttoexceptionalundergraduateinstruction.Its Characteristics-Lay stress on undergraduate educationnBrown Curriculum EventsnBrown Curriculum in 1960snAcademicEnrichmentInitiativessince2002EventsnRuth J.Simmons(1945-)wasthe18thpresidentofBrownUniversity,Brownsfirstfemalepresident,thefirstblackpresidentofanIvyLeagueinstitution.ShestudiesComparativeLiteratureandAfricanStudies.EventsnRuthSimmonsworkasthepresidentofBrownfrom2001-2012.AtBrown,shecompletedanambitious$1.4billioninitiative-thelargestinBrownshistory-knownasBoldly Brown:The Campaign for Academic EnrichmentinordertoenhanceBrownsacademicprograms.EventsnEnhancingundergraduateeducationnExcellenceingraduateeducationnFacultyExcellenceinteachingandresearchnLeadershipinbiology,medicine,andpublichealthFamous AlumninFatherofAmericanpublicschooleducationHoraceMann(classof1819)nCharlesEvansHughes(classof1881)nChiefJusticeoftheSupremeCourtandU.S.SecretaryofStatenJimYongKim(classof1982)nPresidentoftheWorldBank,emerituspresidentofDartmouthCollege,andfirstAsian-AmericanpresidentofanIvyLeagueinstitutionnThomasWatson,Jr.(classof1937)nledtheglobalriseofIBMandisoneofTimes100mostinfluentialpeopleofthe20thcenturynJohnF.KennedyJr.(bornin1960)nAmyLynnCarter(bornin1967)nMariaAntoniaSantosnEmmaWatsonnChiefactressinHarry Potter（portraysHermioneGranger）nMasiOkanOneofthechiefactorsinUSTVseriesHERO（portraysHiroNakamura）graduatedfromBrownin1997.此课件下载可自行编辑修改，仅供参考！此课件下载可自行编辑修改，仅供参考！感谢您的支持，我们努力做得更好！谢谢感谢您的支持，我们努力做得更好！谢谢
