Northern Kentucky University

Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, seven miles (11 km) city Cincinnati, northern Kentucky public located in southeast Ohio, the co-educational university. A primarily undergraduate universities, liberal arts institution, but also has graduate programs. total enrollment currently exceeds 13,000 students and more than 2,000 undergraduate students and 15,000 graduate students and about 2,600 faculty and staff offered by the university. Northern Kentucky University of Cincinnati and the University of Miami is the third largest university behind the University, but although it is not the last Xavier Greater Cincinnati four major, University of the four-year university and the young of Kentucky eight state universities, the University of Louisville in the state system to join ago, a state university until 1970 He did not become.

notable among programs University Salmon P. Chase Law School and university CIO Magazine, US News and World Report, and has been mentioned for academic quality and value by publications such as Forbes has Informatics College was founded in 2006. University students, faculty and staff by significant achievements has published an annual report recaps.

History

Early history

University of is an extension for Kentucky campus activities as a central extension for England UK North Extension center.aft 20 years, known as Covington, Kentucky, when opened, Northern Kentucky University, started in 1948, became an autonomous four-year title in 1970. Northern Kentucky State College (NKSC) under the university, Dr. W. Frank Steely was hired as its first president. The following year, Salmon P. Chase College of Law, the oldest independent law school in Cincinnati, merged with Northern Kentucky State College. NKSC rapid expansion in May 1973 won the first bachelor's degree in 1972 in Highland Heights, Kentucky Covington moved to the main campus, the school has resulted in upgraded to university status in 1976.

Deadline

Since establishment in 1968, the university status in 1976 and since the height of Northern Kentucky University, numerous construction projects, new college and a much larger, more diverse student body has expanded. the most recent former president of the University, James C. Votruba, largely as a respected academic institutions help to gain the reputation of the university after his arrival in 1997, is credited with the transformation of the image of the university since. Votruba management as part of the university's admissions standards have increased and improved the students' academic performance. Northern Kentucky University in 2002. In recent years the university logo and launched a new brand efforts, the university has concentrated on the construction of new and improved facilities across campus.

 Campus

 Academic facilities


Highland Heights Northern Kentucky main campus of the University of Kentucky, just off Interstate 275 and Interstate 471, Cincinnati, Ohio seven miles (11 km) off the southeastern US route for 27 rolling countryside, 400 acres (1.6 km2) is located on. The campus was built starting in the early 1970s and the university's first building, although most students go on campus daily, Nunn Hall, opened in 1972, has about 2,000 students live on campus. In recent years, college campuses and facilities has been in the process of expanding. BB & T $ 60 million arena was completed shortly before the 9400 seat arena. The campus serves as the primary venue for athletics and also as a venue for entertainment such as live bands and concerts. Arena construction initially made a $ 5 million donation toward the Kentucky Bank name Bank of Kentucky Center, as it was known. That bank BB & T was purchased by my name was changed in 2015. In addition, the students opened a new $ 37 million in August 2008, 144,000 square meters (13400 m2) Student Union building, largely replaces the old university student center and is designed to meet the needs of the campus. Building cafeteria, shops, a game room, offices and facilities for students with other students for life programs. Other new projects include construction of a new parking lot to meet a roundabout way for the European arena, and traffic control and flow management. Recent university master plan several new academic buildings, housing developments, campus quad areas, sports fields, parking lots and roads, including binding to envision a major expansion of the campus in 2020. Landrum Academic Center is home to the Museum of Anthropology. Dorothy Westerman Hermann University campus as part of Natural Science Center, a laser projection planetarium is the first educational institution in the world. Covington, Kentucky is located in Covington campus, especially non-traditional students and adult services and also hosted the program for adult-centered Education, Emergency Medical Technology program has been closed at the end of 2008. Williamstown, Kentucky, Northern Kentucky University, located in Grant County Center is a partnership between the Higher Education Grant County Foundation and the Northern Kentucky University. These training programs and serves Northern Kentucky Williamstown Innovation Center home.



Academic

Northern Kentucky University of Kentucky and Ohio, as well as hailing from Indiana includes a registration process with many international students. Northern Kentucky University students are organizing to create six colleges. New universities instead of Professional Studies College, founded in 2006, Informatics, the College.

College of Science
Business Haile / US Bank College
College of Education and Human Services
Informatics College
College of Health Professions
Salmon P. Chase College of Law

Northern Kentucky University students also numerous honor societies, a part of the university-wide honors program, as well as individual chapters. Phi Alpha Theta International History Honor Society, Northern Kentucky Alpha Beta Phi chapter 18 awards won consecutive best part.


 Lecture series

Students can attend classes and prominent conservative style debate between liberal guests. NK's Alumni Speaker Series politician Mario Cuomo, Alan Keyes, Steve Forbes, Newt Gingrich, George McGovern, has featured guests such as Bob Dole and John Edwards; political strategist James Carville, Mary and Paul Begal in Matala; Journalist Bob Woodward; and commentator George Stephanopoulos, George Will, Tucker Carlson and Al Franken. At the end of 2007 courses Buchanan former Republican political candidate Pat and former Senate Majority Leader Democrat Tom Daschle featured 2008 course George W. Bush and Dee Dee Myers Karl Rove, the Republican political consultant and chief of staff to former Vice-featured Clinton administration Democratic strategist and former White House Press Secretary.