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Cincinnati ,
Ohio . Ranked as one of America’s top 25 public research universities and in the top 50 of all American research universities,http://mup.asu.edu/research.html UC has an annual enrollment of approximately 35,000 students — thus making it one of the 100 largest universities in the U.S. It offers nearly 600 programs of study, ranging from 2-year Associate's Degrees to Doctoral and post-doctorate education.
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In 1870, due to the estate of Charles McMicken, money was left to the City of Cincinnati to establish the University of Cincinnati, absorbing Cincinnati College. While the Medical College of Ohio was loosely affiliated with UC from about 1896, it joined with a splinter medical school, Miami Medical College, to form the Ohio-Miami Medical Department of the University of Cincinnati in 1909, several months prior to
Abraham Flexner 's visit. UC would again add another independent organization to its roster of colleges when it absorbed the
Cincinnati College-Conservatory Of Music in 1962. UC became a "municipally-sponsored, state-affiliated" institution in 1968. During this time, UC was the second-oldest and second-largest municipal university in the country. It became one of Ohio's
State Universities in 1977. The
Carnegie Foundation For The Advancement Of Teaching classifies UC as a Research University-Very High Research Activity.
UC is the originator of the
Co-operative Education (co-op) model. The program generally consists of alternating periods of coursework on campus and outside work at a host firm, giving students up to two years of relevant work experience by the time they graduate. The concept was invented at UC in 1906 by Herman Schneider, Dean of the College of Engineering at the time. Ranked third in the U.S., UC's Professional Practice (Co-op) Program is the largest co-op program at any public institution in the United States with nearly 5,000 participating students at over 2,000 companies in 43 countries.
The university comprises several colleges:
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- , one of the top business schools in the Midwest and the U.S., particularly known for its programs in Operations Management and Marketing . {Link without Title}
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- , a prestigious performing arts school, ranked 6th nationally by '' U.S. News And World Report '' and particularly renowned for its voice, composition, piano, musical theater, and drama departments.
- ''', particularly known for its programs in Interior Design (ranked best in the nation), Architecture , and Industrial Design (both ranked second), as well as Graphic Design and Urban Planning (both ranked in the top 20).
- , its criminal justice program is ranked 3rd nationally by '' U.S. News And World Report ''
- , recognized as having the first co-operative education program in the United States. Winston Koch invented the first Electronic Organ here.
- , a collaborative unit of all the university's colleges responsible for providing centralized administrative services for all postgraduate programs.
- , the fourth oldest continually running law school in the country and alma mater of William Howard Taft , the only person to serve both as U.S. President and as Chief Justice Of The Supreme Court . Taft also served as the college's dean when it integrated with the University of Cincinnati in 1896. Cincinnati is one of only six law schools in America to have matriculated a U.S. President and a Supreme Court justice.
- , includes both a leading teaching Hospital and several biomedical research laboratories. In the 1950s Albert Sabin developed the live Polio Vaccine at the College of Medicine. Diphenhydramine ( Benadryl ) was developed here by George Rieveschl in 1946. UC also established the first Emergency Medicine residency program. UC offers a dual-admissions program known as ''Connections'' to high school students applying for undergraduate studies at Miami University , the University Of Dayton , and the University of Cincinnati. {Link without Title}
- , recognized as having the first bachelor’s degree program in nursing.
- , founded in 1850 as the first pharmacy school west of the Alleghenies, its graduates have a 100% placement rate prior to graduation.
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UC is also the home of the
Institute For Policy Research . It is a multidisciplinary research organization which opened in 1971. It performs a variety of
Surveys and polls on public opinion throughout Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, primarily through telephone surveys.
The university has a large, diverse international student body, with approximately 22,000 students drawn from dozens of countries. The largest number of foreign students are from
India , followed by
China . Most international students study at the graduate level, although the university is now aggressively recruiting more talented students into undergraduate fields. To this end, UC is now creating a network of official representatives to assist interested students.
A number of new international activities are positioning UC as a leading international innovator among US universities. UC is the first American university to benchmark its international student services, using an instrument known as the International Student Barometer (ISB). In the Fall 2006 survey, UC benchmarked with the highest overall international student satisfaction score among the 40 participating institutions.
UC is also among the first universities to pilot the new Standards for Education Abroad, created by the Forum for Education Abroad. UC recently initiated a strategy of "comprehensive engagement" with key foreign institutions. The first of these with which a formal agreement was signed was Shandong University, of Jinan, China. In addition to developing a range of activities across their many colleges, the two universities have agreed to create a Joint Center for Urban Research, with offices on both campuses. UC's new COSMIC database (Cincinnati Online System for Managing International Collaboration) provides a view of its international relationships
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See Also: Cincinnati Bearcats
The school's athletic teams are known as the "
Bearcat s" and, since
July 1 ,
2005 , they have been members of the
Big East Conference . They were previously members of
Conference USA , a conference of which they were a founding member.
The university's most well-known rivalries are with and
Miller Huggins , Basketball Hall of Famer
Oscar Robertson ,
Boston Red Sox first baseman
Kevin Youkilis ,
Denver Nuggets forward
Kenyon Martin and tennis great
Tony Trabert .
Besides its varsity sports, the university also has a diverse number of intercollegiate club sports teams, and has recently passed legislation to distinguish some clubs as Club Varsity. The athletic facilities at UC include Marge Schott Stadium,
Armory Fieldhouse ,
Fifth Third Arena ,
Nippert Stadium ,
Ben And Dee Gettler Soccer Stadium , and
Richard E. Lindner Varsity Village .
The Student Activities & Leadership Development office oversees over 300 registered student organizations, including over 35 social
Fraternities and
Sororities .
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Around 3,500 people live on campus in undergraduate, graduate, and family housing. UC Housing & Food Services manages seven undergraduate
Residence Halls :
- Calhoun Hall
- Campus Recreation Center Housing (CRC)
- Dabney Hall
- Daniels Hall
- Siddall Hall
- Jefferson Complex consisting of Schneider Hall and Turner Hall.
Two off-campus university-affiliated (but not university-managed) housing options were introduced in 2005: Stratford Heights and University Park Apartments. On-campus graduate and family housing is available in the Scioto-Morgens Complex.
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UC Housing & Food Services also runs two award winning dining centers: Center Court and MarketPointe. Several other eateries are available on campus.
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The university has had a strategic plan for the last decade for new architecture to be built by "signature architects." UC itself has an outstanding architecture and design program, and the efforts to have these famous architects design new campus buildings have encouraged students to attend the
College Of Design, Architecture, Art, And Planning (DAAP).
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