[IELTS] 미국대학 소개 2- Columbia University

미국 대학 소개 두 번째 시간, 오늘은 '컬럼비아 대학교' 입니다.

컬럼비아 대학교는1754년 킹스 대학이라는 이름으로 미국에서 다섯 번째로 설립된 대학교이며, 현재 뉴욕 주에서 가장 오래된 고등 교육 기관으로서 아이비리그에 포함되어 있는 명문 사립 대학교에요. 컬럼비아 대학교는 뉴욕 맨해튼에 위치하고 있고, 다양한 인종과 종교 구성을 가지고 있습니다. 수많은 컬럼비아 출신의 인물들이 노벨상을 수상했는데요, 1901년부터 총 78명의 졸업생이 모든 부문에서 노벨상을 탔다고 해요. 

2007년 가을 학기 현재 총 24923명이 학생으로 등록했으며 2007년-2008년 사이의 졸업생은 총 9000명이 넘습니다. 또한 콜롬비아 대학교에는 10000명이 넘는 국제 학생들, 인턴, 학자들이 있으며 153개국이 넘는 나라 출신들로 구성되어 있다고 해요. 2008년 가을에는 총 5323명의 국제 학생들과 1362 국제 인턴들이 대학교에 등록 되었다고 합니다.

이 대학교는 자연연구, 상업, 역사, 행정 등의 교과를 강조했으며 좋은 평가를 받고 있는 대학원 과정과 연구소가 많이 설립되어 있으며 첨단 연구에도 큰 관심을 보이고 있습니다. 다양한 출신 배경을 가지고 있는 학생들이 많고 여러 방면에서 좋은 평가를 받고 있는 개방적인 교육 기관 컬럼비아 대학교, IELTS와 함께 도전해 보는 것은 어떨까요?

Columbia University

From its beginnings in a schoolhouse in lower Manhattan, Columbia University has grown to encompass two principal campuses: the historic, neoclassical campus in the Morningside Heights neighborhood and the modern Medical Center further uptown, in Washington Heights. Today, Columbia is one of the top academic and research institutions in the world, conducting pathbreaking research in medicine, science, the arts, and the humanities. It includes three undergraduate schools, thirteen graduate and professional schools, and a school of continuing education.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF COLUMBIA

Columbia University was founded in 1754 as King's College by royal charter of King George II of England. It is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York and the fifth oldest in the United States.

Controversy preceded the founding of the College, with various groups competing to determine its location and religious affiliation. Advocates of New York City met with success on the first point, while the Anglicans prevailed on the latter. However, all constituencies agreed to commit themselves to principles of religious liberty in establishing the policies of the College.

THE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY CAMPUS 
 

In 1897, the university moved from Forty-ninth Street and Madison Avenue, where it had stood for fifty years, to its present location on Morningside Heights at 116th Street and Broadway. Seth Low, the president of the University at the time of the move, sought to create an academic village in a more spacious setting. Charles Follen McKim of the architectural firm of McKim, Mead, and White modeled the new campus after the Athenian agora. The Columbia campus comprises the largest single collection of McKim, Mead & White buildings in existence.

The architectural centerpiece of the campus is Low Memorial Library, named in honor of Seth Low's father. Built in the Roman classical style, it appears in the New York City Register of Historic Places. The building today houses the University's central administration offices and the visitors center.

A broad flight of steps descends from Low Library to an expansive plaza, a popular place for students to gather, and from there to College Walk, a promenade that bisects the central campus. Beyond College Walk is the South Campus, where Butler Library, the university's main library, stands. South Campus is also the site of many of Columbia College's facilities, including student residences, Alfred Lerner Hall (the student center), and the College's administrative offices and classroom buildings, along with the Graduate School of Journalism.

To the north of Low Library stands Pupin Hall, which in 1966 was designated a national historic landmark in recognition of the atomic research undertaken there by Columbia's scientists beginning in 1925. To the east is St. Paul's Chapel, which is listed with the New York City Register of Historic Places.

Many newer buildings surround the original campus. Among the most impressive are the Sherman Fairchild Center for the Life Sciences and the Morris A. Schapiro Center for Engineering and Physical Science Research. Two miles to the north of Morningside Heights is the 20-acre campus of the Columbia University Medical Center in Manhattan's Washington Heights, overlooking the Hudson River. Among the most prominent buildings on the site are the 20-story Julius and Armand Hammer Health Sciences Center, the William Black Medical Research Building, and the 17-story tower of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. In 1989, The Presbyterian Hospital opened the Milstein Hospital Building, a 745-bed facility that incorporates the very latest advances in medical technology and patient care.

To the west is the New York State Psychiatric Institute; east of Broadway is the Audubon Biomedical Science and Technology Park, which includes the Mary Woodard Lasker Biomedical Research Building, the Audubon Business Technology Center, Russ Berrie Medical Science Pavilion, and the Irving Cancer Research Center as well as other institutions of cutting-edge scientific and medical research.

In addition to its New York City campuses, Columbia has two facilities outside of Manhattan. Nevis Laboratories, established in 1947, is Columbia's primary center for the study of high-energy experimental particle and nuclear physics. Located in Irvington, New York, Nevis is situated on a 60-acre estate originally owned by the son of Alexander Hamilton.

The Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory was established in 1949 in Palisades, New York, and is a leading research institution focusing on global climate change, earthquakes, volcanoes, nonrenewable resources, and environmental hazards. It examines the planet from its core to its atmosphere, across every continent and every ocean.

Columbia's International Community

Columbia University in the City of New York hosts over 10,000 international students, interns, scholars, and accompanying international family members from over 153 countries/places of origin. For Fall 2008, the University enrolls 5,323 international students, oversees 1,362 international interns engaged in practical or academic training, and engages the participation of 2,455 international faculty, researchers, and visiting scholars and scientists. Columbia ranks third among the more than 2,000 US colleges and universities reporting international enrollments according to the most recent national data available.

COLUMBIA'S NOBEL LAUREATES

Since 1901, when the awards were first given, 78 Columbians—including alumni, faculty, adjunct faculty, researchers and administrators—have won a Nobel Prize at some point in their careers. These distinguished scientists, statesmen and authors have won prizes in every field in which an award is given.

출처: Columbia University (www.columbia.edu)

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