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The University of Arizona: Thinking about studying abroad? - Duration: 0:54.
I'm Justine Schluntz, and I'm a lecturer in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering.
I think that having an international experience gives students a lot of
benefits not just if they're into languages or in humanities degree that
relates directly, but for instance, my engineering students: it improves their
critical thinking skills, it improves their ability to work in teams and take
on other people's perspectives, which results in better outcomes with the work
that we do. We have a few specific engineering programs; I know some of the
engineering programs are related to research opportunities in the summers.
At the global locations there's now study abroad opportunities for engineers where
the curriculum matches so you don't fall behind in your degree at all. And we're
working on some international internships would be which would be
work experience but in a global setting.
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Multimedia Labs at Brown University - Duration: 1:33.
Welcome to the Multimedia Labs
My name is Kelly Egan, I'm the lead
instructional media coordinator here.
The multimedia labs are a resource for all
the students at Brown.
They are designed as a place to both learn
and create with technology, so we cover a wide variety of services including video
and audio, printing, animation, virtual reality and we try to empower students
to use those tools.
I like to think of the multimedia labs as a space for
creative technology, so not only do we have creative tools that you can use,
but we try to think of ways to use technology creatively.
And one of the ways to really
do that is that we have both a staff and a community who are interested in
helping people discover that.
Hope to see you soon at the Multimedia Labs.
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Welcome Days der University of Applied Sciences Europe - Duration: 2:46.
It is exciting! I've been waiting for this like half a year.
It's great, it's exciting!
There is so much energy to feel.
I wanted to leave my comfort zone. I wanted to experience an international feeling.
So I want
on the one hand have the freedom to be creative,
but also want to learn stuff. But not only from the textbook.
I am excited to be challenged by that.
And to be inspired by what's going on around me.
The freshmen
of course, no matter what course of study they are on, they naturally expect a great deal of practice.
I wish them that they will learn a lot.
Learning about yourself, getting to know new things, finding things that will fill them with enthusiasm.
They really enjoy making sure they find a perspective on what they want to do in the future.
We want to find a good mix of basic knowledge, theoretical input and practical experiences.
I expect curiosity - a lot of curiosity. I expect employment.
I also expect passion and I also expect
to say goodbye to previous ideas of what school can be like.
Study needs a certain amount of focus. And especially for those who are entering the bachelor
will be the challenge or the difficulty to find exactly that focus for themselves.
To find peace and quietness to focus on their studies.
I am super ready to challenge myself to do the best.
I feel that studying will give me new perspectives in life.
We all live on a campus. We have a very intense time together.
It is very nice to have this familiar atmosphere here. So you are almost a family.
I wish our students that they find the questions or the answers here, to the questions that they had before,
and that they are happy in the end
and will successfully start their jobs.
Yes .... there is nothing to add.
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Youth And Truth at Jawaharlal Nehru University #UnplugWithSadhguru - Duration: 2:49.
Everybody's so excited for this session with a guru
all of you young people you must do this in some way
you find a place which is supportive but not influencing you no influence from
the peers no influence from your professors no influence from your
parents no influence on society spend at least three to ten days depending on
what you need and look at it what is it that you genuinely want to do in your
life at the end of your life you if you look back will you die a fulfil human
being this is something you must consider because this is your life and
you said it's precious if it's a precious life it needs a certain amount
of consideration and attention
you disconnected winner students are going gaga over Sudbury
I guess he tried on Buddha ha to us Sadhguru has become this new friend of
youth
you
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Life in the Netherlands; Speaking Cantonese Chinese & university #vlog - Duration: 10:35.
hello guys this time I am speaking in Cantonese Chinese
so that you guys can see if its good or not
so that you guys can see if my cantonese good or not
but i know I am not good
I have only learned at home
with my mother (by talking with my mom)
a little bit so its not that good
but I thought it was a lot of people who asked if
If i can talk cantonese chinese
so that they can see, hear and try
also
then I said okey i will try
i will try once
but i am telling you first my cantonese is not good
there are a lot of things i dont know
but i thought I would try it out
try one video
one video vlog
so that i can see how it is
and now i am going to school
i dont wanna be late
therefore i have to go now
now i am wearing this sweater
blue sweater from hilfiger
and these black pants with some stripes
some white stuff here
My name is jui (cantonese name)
its my cantonese chinese name
i changed my name so now
here i am called Alissa
right now i am in the Netherlands, holland
I am norwegian
now i have to go to school
so you guys can follow me
i dont remember what it is called
in this vlog you guys will see a lot of mistakes
in this vlog you guys will see a lot of mistakes
in this vlog you guys will see a lot of mistakes
when i speak with my mom
i can change the language all the time
with her
from when i was little until
bigger (older)
I grew up in Norway
so i speak norwegian,
and english because i live in nl
here in the netherlands i have to speak english
therefore i dont speak that much cantonese chinese
i only speak it with my mom
and a little bit with my sisters
but mostly
we speak norwegian
norwegian
now i am walking to the metro (dont know the word for metro)
when i speak cantonese with other people
i am not that good
but I do say I know a little bit
a little bit
i dont speak a lot
in norway
because I dont know that many cantonese speaking people
most people speak mandarin
mandarin
i dont know why i am trying to vlog in cantonese
i dont really actually know the language
i wanted to try but hehe
so that you guys can hear it
but mostly i know
i want to eat i want to drink
what i like
what i dont like , so i thought i should try it
but
but i dont speak that much cantonese now with my mom
i do speak a lot with my mom
but
but if i dont know
but if i dont know something i change the language
if its somethings i dont know i change the language
so therefore i dont learn a lot
also in the netherlands and norway
i dont have anyone to practice with
i dont have anybody
right now i am learning
Dutch
i speak a lot with my friends
therefore i learn a lot more
but
here i dont have any cantonese chinese speaking friends not in norway either
look the sun is shining
but its a bit cold so im wearing a sweater
actually jacket but i forgot the word
i am
i am also vietnamese
also
so we also speak vietnamese at home but mostly cantonese chinese
i dont know vietnamese
i cant speak vietnamese and barely know any phrases
but my sisters know and my mom as well
its raining, i have to go to the metro
this is my school
now its almost 1 oclock
i have to walk carefully (slowly)
they have constructed so that there is water here
this is my school
many people right now
they changed the room so i walked to the wrong room
but i am fine now
no problem
i took the train as you guys saw
you guys saw
i am in here in this room , this is where we sit
and the teacher stands here
i am not in this room right now
but i have a break
therefore i can talk with you guys
this is my school
this is outside
the sun is hot
but outside its windy
therefore its not that warm
its a bit cold so i am wearing a jacket
yey jacket
in the beginning i said i am not good
but i wanted to say (different words) my cantonese is not that good
i dont know that much
i wanted to talk a little bit about me (dont know
i dont know what about me is in cantonese chinese
but my name is jui
i am 20 years old
i said 10 and then 20
i am norwegian
i live in nl
with my boyfriend
my bf is dutch
i am currently studying
at university
so i live here
i like the netherlands
also norway is great
here in nl
the people are more open (also dont know the words for more open)
its easier to find friends
but yeah
i have 3 older sisters
i also have a twin sister
she is my "younger sister"
but we are the same age lol
sorry i have to speak a bit of english
because i dont know the word in cantonese chinese
so i speak english so that you can understand
what i want to say
now i have to go out of the room
someone wants to clean this room
i am almost finished here
i have a different teacher now
the teacher is nice
i have french soon
french struggling to find the word
i have french soon
i also want to say something else
i cant read in chinese or characters
dont know
mostly i can speak a bit and hear a little
so if you guys wants to talk with me it needs to be in english
now i am on my way home thanks for watching see you soon!!!
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Indiana University: Vision for the Future - Duration: 1:46.
Vision for the Future was started as a way to help kids in the Head Start program in Monroe County.
My goal always, was to come back,
and to have a Rwandan component to Vision for the Future.
Vera contacted me about the tenth anniversary for Books and Beyond
and how she would like Vision for the Future to be involved with that,
and it made sense.
Most people could come and do a vision screening, pat themselves on the back and go home,
but that's not what I want to do.
I want to be able to provide the screening,
provide glasses to some kids and adults,
but I also want to help educate the parents and the teachers
teachers on what vision problems mean for kids,
and how undiagnosed vision problems can have an effect
on the child reaching their full academic potential.
We had one little girl who ended up being around a -12.
Normal prescription is about +1 to +2.
She couldn't see much at all, of anything.
The highest power we have was about a -6 but even putting that -6 on her
…she brightened up, she stood up a little taller, she engaged a little bit more.
I'm not going to lie, it was really an emotional moment for all of us.
The goal with Vision for the Future is also trying to work in ways to help these kids
get better access to vision care and get glasses at a reduced cost
to where they can actually use them.
These children and children in the United States,
they have many different barriers.
I can't control all those barriers and help all of them,
but I can help them get the glasses and the vision that they need, and so,
by eliminating that barrier, hopefully that gets a child one more
step to reaching that full academic potential.
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Music at Manchester University - Duration: 2:59.
The music department here at Manchester is a small but active department. We offer several different tracks within the music major
including music education,
applied studies, which is a performance focus music theory and composition, and also a general music major.
New department offers a wide range of opportunities in both instrumental and choral areas
including our large acapella choir, which is a large mixed chorus.
We have Chamber Singers, which was a smaller more advanced group and also have a women's chorus called Confabulate. We also offer a
an opera workshop which happens every year, usually in January in the early spring,
for students interested in musical theatre our
spring play is typically a musical and students can also enroll in voice lessons for
private voice study for college credit.
I'm in the acapella choir and I'm in Chamber Singers
one of my favorite aspects is probably being able to just sing with everybody and
I really enjoyed the acapella choir retreat
getting to know everybody and just having fun. It's a really great opportunity and
they really make you feel involved and it's a lot of fun.
We have a number of different instrumental
ensembles including a Manchester Symphony Orchestra where students can perform alongside other students
but also professional musicians, we have a symphonic band
jazz ensemble ,chamber winds, a small string ensemble and also percussion ensemble.
The music program doesn't just
limit you to doing one thing though after I started I immediately got requests from the teachers to do other things like, "Hey
are you gonna join choir?"
So they just want you to grow as a musician and as a person
overall and they just want to help you with that. That's something that I get from all of the music
faculty here.
One of the things that we're proud of is that for example
all of our
music ensembles are made up primarily of non majors - probably more than half are not
majors of music they're majoring in areas outside of music.
It's really nice to be able to be involved with the music department
even though I'm not majoring in music.
Because I do have a passion for playing for music and the coolest things I've been able to do with
Symphonic Band in particular is we go out and we play for the community sometimes and run out concerts.
So whatever your musical interests are,
there are opportunities here for you to participate in music and enrich your own college experience in the arts.
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MA Educational Leadership | San Diego State University College of Extended Studies - Duration: 3:16.
The program is really for teachers who want to be administrators, administrators
who understand how to use technology, administrators who want to be able to
engage in the technology discussion, and it's also for individuals who just want
to be technology leaders. This program can be your launch pad. If you're
interested in becoming a district leader, if you're interested in becoming a site
leader, if you're interested in becoming a leader in any shape or form, this
program will allow you to have a fundamental, and build those scaffolded
understandings of what you need to do to be able to be a leader. I looked around
at what different programs were offered and I like the practical side,
because I was going to be working with people who were not only involved in
research and writing, but also in what's happening right now in the school
districts. For me the greatest benefit was being able to utilize what you're
learning in each class at your school site and I know a lot of my peers were
doing the exact same thing. We live in a time where professional learning,
professional growth, is all around us and we are able to then leverage our time.
Being an online learner allows you to focus on those things. To still have your
life, to still have the things that you enjoy, but also pursue your aspirations
in your career. What's nice about SDSU's program, A) The online component, also
the cohort model. So being able to be with the same group of learners from day
one until graduation is amazing, because we're able to understand each
other, learn with each other, and then we're able to help each other out and
really grow, and you don't see that with a lot of programs, you do here at SDSU. We
need to understand that it is a global world, and when we have
students from across the world, that really opens up our eyes and mind to
looking at things in a global space. It's a mutual benefit for us to understand
education outside of the country and for those outside of the country to
understand what's going on here. At this stage, having finished all the
coursework, I can with confidence move on to the next stage of my career
in service of Education and be valuable right away. One of the professor's in our
program says that, "Leadership is not about what you've done, but it's about
what you do next." And so we invite you to join us and take the next step in your
leadership.
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Jagannath University Flash Mob Department of Bangla 8th Batch Rag Day 2018 Full Version - Duration: 6:57.
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The University of Arizona Study Abroad: Student Experience Before and After - Duration: 1:10.
My name is Ryan Paretti. I am a senior and I have a double major in math and
information sciences. I studied abroad in the Netherlands at Tilburg University
and Tobert, South Holland. My biggest concern was making new
friends! I I didn't know if everyone would speak my language that well there.
I didn't know if I would have to learn Dutch to interact with people, or learn
French or something like that. So I guess I was sort of like the same fear I had
freshman year of trying to make new friends at a new University. The best
thing about studying abroad, hands down, was meeting the people from all over the
world and just getting able to talk to different people from different cultures,
from different countries, who speak different languages. Learning how they
see the world is invaluable to help forming a cosmopolitan mindset; to
realizing that there's more to the world than what we see on a day-to-day basis.
My most memorable experience is going to Oktoberfest! And it was about a year ago today.
Just the the sights and the sounds, of everyone there, and just how
beautiful Munich is as a city, too - those are all things that I'll never forget.
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2018 State of the University Address - Duration: 34:10.
Good afternoon.
I'm Terina Caserto, and it is my pleasure and honor
to be Chair of the Faculty Senate this year.
On behalf of the University, I would like to welcome you
to the State of the University address that will be given
by President Marc Johnson in just a few moments.
Before I begin, I would like to introduce special guests
who have joined us today.
Please hold your applause until I finish introducing them.
Senator Heidi Gansert
Vice Chair for the Nevada System of Higher Education
Board of Regents Jason Geddes
Regent Carol Del Carlo
Chancellor Reilly
President and CEO of EDAWN, Mike Kazmierski
Please join me in acknowledging all of our special guests.
[Applause]
It is this time each year we gather to take stock
of our beloved University's accomplishments,
contributions, and challenges.
We will hear today of how we are succeeding
and pressing forward the vision and the mission
of our University.
It is that vision and mission that drew me here
twelve years ago.
We all have our story of how we came to be
at this institution.
Mine began with the economic downturn.
Those were times that were lean for the state,
and even leaner for higher education.
It was a time of severe cuts, loss of jobs
and restructuring for growth on damaged budgets,
infrastructure, and morale.
The campus was hurting, as was the community,
and the nation.
Wanting to contribute to the sustainability of higher education
I found myself in a temporary position on campus,
doing what I do best: Drawing students in
and helping ensure that their path to success
would not be hampered by unfavorable economic turmoil.
From a withered tree, a flower blooms.
I have never known this campus other than how it has been transformed
by the impact of that historically difficult time.
And that is a campus of steadfast re-emergence
with greater impact and prosperity than ever before.
This transformation is not measured solely by its expanse of buildings
or record student enrollment - but by its depth of maturity
in strength and commitment.
This university has accomplished significant growth in innovation,
partnerships, competitive graduates, and global research.
And from this last year I'd like to acknowledge
the commitment of shared governance and the impact of the Faculty Senate.
We commend our administration for making our recommendation
of a Campus Climate Study a priority.
With this, we will further recognize that the true beauty of this campus
is not within the physical structure but within the layers of diversity
and inclusion of its people.
This year the Faculty Senate will track and stay abreast
of the legislative session
and how the University and faculty needs
across the system are being incorporated
in the Governor's budget.
In the spirit of shared governance, we the Faculty Senate
will continue to do the necessary work to realize our university's mission.
As will our University President, Marc Johnson.
President Johnson has engaged with faculty, staff,
students, our greater community
to sustain our institution's momentum.
He has provided an environment in which we generate ideas
that lead to impact.
He has spearheaded initiatives and transformative challenges
that have generated economic diversification
in the northern Nevada economy.
His vision for Nevada's flagship and land-grant research university
is one that prepares students for the global economy.
It is one that cultivates faculty creativity and discovery.
It is one that supports staff development,
one that provides critical partnerships
for the community, and one that conducts
relevant research that impacts our region and the world.
President Marc Johnson does all this by connecting the dots
between the magnificent ideas and people
stemming from the wonderfully distinctive
colleges and units within our great institution.
Ladies and gentlemen, it is my humbled privilege
to introduce to you the 16th President
of the University of Nevada, Reno.
Please welcome Dr. Marc Johnson.
[Applause]
President Johnson: Thank you Terina.
She is a great Faculty Senate Chair.
[Applause.]
And thank all of you for being here today
and showing your interest in this university.
My address today has three, integrated themes:
People, partnerships, and the power of big ideas.
These elements are sources of value contributing to
the industrial and cultural renaissance of Nevada.
Let me define my terms.
People: University graduates provide the well-educated people
who modernize and diversify the economic agency
economic agency and cultural base of Nevada.
Partnerships: The University has intentionally opened its doors
to work alongside business and cultural groups
to create new opportunities for Nevada.
The power of big ideas: The University's capacity
to create new ideas, knowledge and innovation
is a cornerstone of the entrepreneurial transformation
we are witnessing in this community.
Intentional University investments in people, partnerships and big ideas
over the past several years are maturing and generating dividends.
All of this impact is a result of the efforts
and creativity of the people at our University
and in our community.
So let's start with some numbers.
Total fall enrollment at the University is 21,463 -
growth that has flattened because of the record number
of graduates we saw in the 2017-2018 academic year.
The undergraduate population reflects the demography of Nevada
with more than 38 percent associated with
underrepresented ethnic groups.
These 8,200 students from underrepresented groups
are more than double the number just a decade ago.
This increased diversity of our student body
provides a rich opportunity and responsibility
to adjust University staffing and operations to reflect
the changing composition of our student body.
For example, nearly 20 percent of our students
are from Latino and Hispanic backgrounds.
So we have an active committee working to understand
essential elements of successfully becoming
a Hispanic-Serving Institution.
Supporting our goal to become a Carnegie R-1 institution,
there is a 6.9 percent increase in graduate student enrollment
over the last year.
New master's students are up 7.6 percent.
Total doctoral students are up 13.5 percent.
New doctoral students are up almost 30 percent.
With 951 doctoral students on our campus,
we are rapidly closing in on our 2021 strategic plan goal
of having 1,000 doctoral students on campus.
These promising graduate school numbers are coming about
thanks to our investments in graduate education,
which include increasing paid positions, raising stipends
to competitive levels, and attracting more grants
which include graduate students.
In the last academic year, the University awarded
4,930 degrees, a record.
Our latest graduation survey indicates that about 75 percent
of these graduates are staying in Nevada to work and live.
They are the entrepreneurial leaders our state will be needing.
For the ninth straight year, the U.S. News and World Report
again has ranked the University in the "top tier" of the nation's
"best national universities."
With our investments in 230 additional faculty positions
over the last few years, our student-to-faculty ratio
continues to decline from 22 to 1
to 19 to 1 today, on our way to 18 to 1
to enhance student-faculty interaction and experiential learning.
Today's students grew up with digital tools to acquire knowledge.
They demand and require experience in using this information.
So our graduates enter the workforce after receiving excellent education
and experience through undergraduate research, student competition teams,
internships with industry, and involvement in the community.
Nearly 2,000 of our students participated in internships
that connected our students with business and organizations this last year;
219 community partners benefitted from more than
40,000 hours of service provided through the
Office of Service Learning and Civic Engagement.
50 students each year create business plans
in the Sontag Student Entrepreneurship Competition
and are mentored by groups of successful professionals
from the community.
Noticiero Movil, the student-run bilingual newsroom,
which has been honored nationally for its extensive work
in serving northern Nevada, is another example.
Creating opportunities for experiential learning
is time-consuming and complex, but this sort of faculty creativity
is making learning meaningful.
In my interactions with our business community
and agencies, I hear time and again that our
student interns and volunteers exceed company expectations.
Graduation rates are another important factor
of student success.
Our 6-year graduation rate rose three percentage points
this last year, to 58 percent, which is right on par with
the median of our aspirant institutions.
Our 4-year graduation rate rose four percentage points,
to 37 percent.
Five years ago, the 4-year graduation rate
was at 23 percent; today it's at 37 percent.
That is a phenomenal 14 point percent increase
for such a short period of time.
[applause]
This all happens because of your caring effort
to support student success to graduation.
This has become a value embedded in our University culture.
Student success.
It starts when our people make their very first contact
with a prospective student in recruiting and recruitment events,
Upward Bound, GEAR UP and Dean's Future Scholars.
It continues on through orientation, Nevada FIT, TRiO,
Financial Aid, First in the Pack,
the Center - Every Student Every Story, on-campus academic resources,
and transformational instruction in the classroom
and meaningful experiences outside the classroom,
all done with your devotion to student success.
As a Land Grant University, we take to heart our mission
to provide the tools for academic and social success
for all who are prepared, from a diverse range
of backgrounds and income levels.
Behind the scenes there are more people
who attend to operational efficiency, fiscal accountability
and solutions-based ideas to make our campus
such a beautiful and welcoming place.
I can't tell you how many times I've had
parents tell me how they've tried to get a real live person
call them back when they are looking
for other institutions for their student.
"Your University is different," they tell me.
"Not only do we get a phone call back - the person on the other end
of the line is friendly, too."
[Laughter.]
So please join me in applauding all of the people
on our campus who create the University culture
of friendliness, excellence, and purpose.
Thank you.
[Applause.]
The University also has intentionally fostered
a research and innovation environment that is carrying us
toward the Carnegie classification of R-1.
The University has grown its research expenditure
portfolio to $144 million.
[Applause]
The projected R&D expenditure amount that we will
report to NSF has grown to $118 million,
which is $23 million more than just two years ago.
[Applause]
This hasn't just happened overnight either, and
the work continues.
Our faculty number has grown and individuals and teams
have brought immense talent, creativity, energy, networking,
and collaboration to help reach individual
and institutional achievement.
People in our maturing research support system for use
of environmental, chemical, human,
and animal resources are contributing greatly;
and these services continue to receive high marks
for quality and compliance by their accrediting bodies.
Services for grant support are receiving accolades
from our research faculty, as well.
For all the gains that have been made, I wish to say, "Thank you."
Please join me in applauding all of the individuals
involved in our research effort.
[Applause]
Now, let me speak for a moment
about our "innovation ecosystem" which has led to gains in
commercialization, the creation of new businesses, jobs
and a whole new way of looking at university research,
innovation and development.
In just three years, the University of Nevada, Reno
Innevation Center, Powered by Switch
has become a catalyst for regional enterprise,
and is empowering our next generation of
technology and business leaders.
The Innevation Center has contributed to the area's economic growth
by creating 119 jobs, involving 57 companies,
and six venture-funded companies which started right here.
It is now an opportunity to connect new businesses
with successful entrepreneurs from the community
who volunteer as mentors, with economic development agencies
like EDAWN and GOED, and with venture capital sources,
like Sierra Angels, just to jump-start these enterprises.
One of its many successful stories is that of Clickbio.
Clickbio designs and manufactures customized
high-performance products for the biotech industry,
and it was located in the Innevation Center
and incubated here, starting in 2016.
Now Clickbio has "grown up" and is moving
to a new commercial space in south Reno.
This is just the latest of our Innevation "graduates."
You all no doubt remember Flirtey, which made history with its drones,
and there is also Breadware, which is powering a more
connected economy through development of smart products.
And this is just the beginning.
It is estimated that several high-growth venture companies
residing in the Innevation Center have raised in excess
of $42 million in investment capital.
But the innovation ecosystem stretches far beyond
the Innevation Center.
The Nevada Center for Applied Research (NCAR),
has helped the University make its most sophisticated
laboratories and equipment - and the brainpower
and infrastructure that make them work -
all available to industry, start-ups, collaborators
and entrepreneurs.
Since its inception in 2015, NCAR has been responsible
for more than $15 million in grant proposals and gifts
and has contributed to the creation of 118 jobs.
We now have 15 start-up and spin-out businesses
that have found a home right here on our campus.
And we've found ways to tie goals, aspirations and funding opportunities
from the Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development's
Knowledge Fund to our research and innovation effort.
New grants, contracts and industry agreements
have supported development of the Biosciences Entrepreneurial Lab,
High Performance Computing cluster, Autonomous Robotics Lab, and more.
As we move forward, it's important we continue
to develop dynamic partnerships with our community.
Last year we established the Nevada Research and Innovation Corporation,
with a board composed of community and university members
to facilitate commercialization of university-generated
intellectual properties.
Our medical school represents more community connections.
Many people were concerned about the transition
when UNLV started their medical school
and ours became known as the University of Nevada, Reno
School of Medicine.
We wish the new University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine well.
Their core faculty once were our colleagues at the University of Nevada
School of Medicine.
The transformed UNR Medicine
has reached out even more effectively in its mission
to serve Northern Nevada.
This year, the newly re-accredited UNR Med
celebrates its 50th anniversary
with an impressive record of educating physicians who stay
in Nevada.
With new programs coming online, like the Physician's Assistant program
that is partnered with Renown; to new departments and clerkships
that will be northern Nevada-based;
to greater partnership with community physicians;
and to a new Elko residency program,
it's clear that UNRMed is uniquely positioned
to meet the needs of our growing state.
University programs engage people all across the state,
like the School of the Arts bringing 300 public performances and arts events
1,800 seniors involved with Osher Lifelong Learning Institute,
55,000 youth involved in 4-H activities
through 17 County Cooperative Extension offices,
1,300 clients counseled in Nevada's 14 offices
of the Small Business Development Center,
and numerous non-credit, professional development courses
offered face-to-face or online.
Members of the public are invited to stimulating lectures
in the Discover Science Lecture Series,
the Healthy Nevada Speaker Series, the University of Nevada TedX event,
and annual lectures in Engineering, Journalism, and Philosophy.
The University is a strong source of knowledge and activity for Nevadans.
Athletics is also excelling in connecting with our community.
Who can forget the Sweet Sixteen run
by the men's basketball team in last year's NCAA Tournament?
[Applause]
Or the compelling final seconds of the women's basketball team's
run to their first-ever Mountain West Conference Tournament title game?
[Applause]
Athletics always draws applause. [Laughter]
Actually, all of the Wolf Pack Sports are at very high watermarks
in their academic achievements.
For the eighth straight semester, the program-wide average GPA
of all Wolf Pack athletes was above a 3.0 average.
[Applause]
We have smart athletes.
With so much done, there is still a lot to do.
We have a 2019 legislative session coming up.
We have several priorities in the legislature.
One, the Governor's Office of Economic Development
has identified some time ago that advanced manufacturing
is the key driver to economic growth in Northern Nevada.
We will seek funding for an advanced manufacturing research initiative
to add faculty, graduate research assistants, and other professionals
to this university-wide effort.
Secondly, the University will seek a supplemental proposal
to address salary compression.
This supplemental proposal would work to correct this issue
over the next three biennia.
Third, we will be supporting an effort that would count
Summer School credits as part of the state's
higher education funding formula.
If this initiative is funded in the second year of the biennium,
there will be significant change in the way we bring summer school
into the regular operations of the university.
Provost Carman has a committee working on the many aspects of change
which this policy implies.
Fourth, we will be requesting additional operating support for Cooperative Extension,
Nevada Small Business Development Centers,
the Nevada Seismological Laboratory and the Nevada Bureau
of Mines and Geology.
Finally, the outlook for state fund growth through the funding formula looks promising
since our weighted student credit hours are up,
and this should provide a significant infusion
of cash to support our infrastructure and our campus maintenance.
The Board of Regents also has approved a 4 percent increase
in registration fees for each year of the next biennium.
Another priority involves improving benefits for our classified employees.
In the spring, the University announced
a Classified Employee Family Opportunity Program
for spouses, domestic partners, and dependents of our classified staff.
This program, which will pay a portion of the base registration fee,
began this Fall semester.
It is the culmination of years of effort by the University and staff Employees Council
to provide additional benefits for our classified staff.
This is a wonderful benefit supporting education.
[Applause.]
All of this growth in staffing, research and other programs
calls for a continued focus on facilities.
I want to thank Development and Alumni Relations unit
for the work they've done, and for the many donors
who have been so generous to contribute to our comprehensive capital campaign.
The campaign has raised $350 million, on the way to its $500 million goal.
The new engineering building has started construction
and designs are being drawn for renovations
of laboratories in Chemistry, Leifson Physics
and Neuroscience in Mack Social Science.
After much building and infill,
the University footprint is moving south
into the Gateway District on the south edge of campus.
Since the approval of the University Master Plan
and Strategic Plan in 2014,
we've stretched the campus all the way from the Medical School on the north
to I-80 on the south.
We've been intentional in keeping the campus pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly.
We have agreements to move most of the houses in the gateway district
to new locations to support building sites
for a new College of Business Building, a new Life Sciences Building
and a parking garage on the south edge of campus.
There may be space for a couple of additional buildings for the future.
Our joint vision with the City of Reno and the Regional Transportation Commission
is to connect the University with downtown and midtown.
I want to conclude these remarks by addressing the series of shocking events
that this campus experienced last year.
We all know that last year we were faced with significant challenges.
The last academic year started with the events of Charlottesville
in which the public face
of that demonstration was a student from our campus.
While we didn't resolve the issues associated with Charlottesville,
we did start important conversations among students and faculty
about the content of those messages and about the values
of an inclusive campus.
We were further challenged throughout the year by an inappropriate police stop,
threats to the opportunities of our students, their families,
and faculty with the recission of the executive order
of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals - DACA
and the travel bans from Muslim countries,
swastikas raising fears among at least one religion,
incidents of sexual harassment,
and the rise of "micro-aggressions" which by their name seem small,
but have strongly chilling effects on their targets.
Had these incidents only occurred at another university,
we might have been satisfied showing empathy
for what happened there.
But this was not another university; this was here.
We did not always respond well, and certainly not to everyone's satisfaction,
and some of the conversations were very uncomfortable
as they are at this moment.
As I reflect back on last year, I believe this institution
actually has benefitted by being in the arena.
Our faculty and students responded
with active conversations and principled actions,
the faculty letter to freshmen last fall,
like the "I am the real Nevada" student t-shirt campaign,
to the many activities and forums held throughout the year.
Our campus has resolved to support an environment
of inclusion and equity for all.
We take the lessons learned from last year
and commit to do better.
We do this with the purpose of letting our students,
faculty, staff, and community collaborators know
that they all have a place here, that they all belong here,
at this University.
We are becoming more diverse every year,
in terms of race and ethnicity, ability, age,
sexual orientation, place of origin, socio-economic position,
gender identity, and background.
Diversity is an opportunity for each of us to learn
the value of others' ideas.
Diversity is a responsibility
to listen, learn, and make a place at the table for those different from us.
This year, the University undertakes a campus climate survey
as mentioned earlier.
To ensure full transparency and to provide a more complete perspective,
we have contracted with Rankin & Associates
and formed a University Climate Study Working Group
to help lead this effort.
The results of this study will help develop programs and policies
to increase inclusivity, equity and diversity on this campus.
We want all of you to know that your voices on defining
campus climate issues will be heard.
What's more, we wish to learn.
If we take seriously the many experiences that will be shared,
applying them with care and compassion,
there is no doubt we will become better
and a more understanding institution.
We are also beginning the search for a University Diversity Officer
to lead the enhancement of inclusion and equity
in our campus culture.
Our new University Diversity Officer
will be an essential leader in helping us take our next steps
to build awareness for the issues of diversity, inclusion, and equity.
As I noted at the beginning, we are all here for the purpose
of fulfilling important missions of discovering,
developing, and sharing knowledge.
Our people, the partnerships we develop within our campus
as well as within our community, and the power of big ideas we create
show the world why we are a cornerstone of this community.
We've made intentional investments in people, programs and facilities.
These investments, I'm pleased say, are paying dividends
that will benefit our University and our community for years to come.
We are on a steep, upward trajectory of progress,
and are maturing as an institution in every dimension of our enterprise.
The State of the University is strong.
Thank you all for all the wonderful work you have done for the University
and your community.
And thank you all for what we are yet to experience.
Because our best is yet to come. Thank you.
[Applause.]
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Indiana University: The power of 3D printing in Rwanda - Duration: 0:49.
So, in Rwanda, we've been doing a couple of different projects.
Over the course of the year, we 3D printed some prosthetic hands,
and we are giving those out.
We learned more about the students and their back stories,
about why they lost hands.
The four students that we talked to, two had been born without hands.
Two had lost their hands after finding grenades,
which I didn't know before.
The students have been pretty happy with getting the prosthetics.
It's always super rewarding.
There's always a lot of work, and I tend to focus on getting the job done,
but there's always nice movements when you can kind of sit back
and recognize that you've done something, hopefully, to make people's lives better.
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Truman Virtual Tour: University Farm - Duration: 1:11.
Welcome to the Thousand Hills University Farm.
My name is Morgan and I'm a
senior agricultural science major from Rockford, Illinois.
Truman's 400-acre farm has cattle, horses, crops, greenhouses,
an indoor riding barn, and even a small residence hall.
It is a perfect space for hands-on learning opportunities
about agricultural principles, sustainability, and interconnection with consumers.
What better place to study soil science, animal behavior, or Ag business than here?
The agricultural science department
sponsors a few organizations like collegiate Farm Bureau, pre-vet club, and
Sigma Alpha, a women's agricultural science sorority I am in.
Every October, Sigma Alpha hosts a haunted corn maze
here at the farm and it is tons of fun!
Plus, Truman has an equestrian team!
All students are welcome to join the equestrian team.
There are no tryouts and many students will choose to compete in
riding competitions throughout the Midwest.
I found ways to get involved in the Kirksville community too.
I'm a junior leader for 4-H in Adair County and
the beef superintendent at the NEMO County Fair.
I really am passionate about what I get to study at Truman and
I love to take advantage of the awesome opportunities here at the farm.
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228 S Commonwealth - Now Sold - Aurora University Area Home - Duration: 0:49.
Hi, this is Eric Rogers with Century 21 Affiliated.
Outside of my listing at 228 South Commonwealth in Aurora.
This home is located in the Aurora University Area and I am happy to report that we are
closed!
This home is sold!
So very big congratulations to my clients the Lopp family.
Thank you so much for your trust and for working with me to get this home sold.
If you are looking for a house in this area, there's plenty more out there.
I'd be happy to show you anything that's currently on the market.
Also, if you're going to be selling your house, I'd love to come out and show you what I can
do with Virtual Reality and social media integration.
Just give me a call at (630) 346-1041 and I'd be happy to schedule an appointment at
your convenience.
Thank you so much!
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UNIVERSITY CENTER RENOVATION - Duration: 1:49.
Exciting renovations to Samford's Beeson University Center are well underway with
plans to unveil the new space in early 2019. Planning began in the fall of 2017
and included on design ideas Samford interior architecture students
with just one prompt. Just dream up a University Center and the skies are the limits
and they gave us no parameters and now it's coming to life and it's just really
cool to see. It feels really empowering honestly that we can actually be able to
do this and we can see our work come to life I think that's really a rewarding
part of what we do. I felt really honored because we do have
a great interior design program here at Samford University and for them to come
to us and acknowledge that we do great work and what our input is amazing so
I'm so pleased. These students hope their insights and designs to this
multi-million dollar project make this reimagined space the place to be on
campus. I think that we really want it to be somewhere that people don't just
leave and go that's somewhere that people actually want to hang out in and
be there and it's a really hot spot on campus and I think that now seeing all
this I think it really will be. I really want everyone to collaborate here and to
want to be in this space more than like five minutes and so this is what the
university centers for and a lot of people to just mingle and relax. And
looking at the renderings I think they've hit the mark
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