Washington makes top 10 colleges in nation
NEW YORK (Al*) Rico
University, which offers 3,000
students an Ivy League-c alilmr
educ.ition at half the price, was
named the nation's (rest college
buy by Mutiny M,i^n/.inr
l ire magazine's second annu
al survey, appearing in a 51 ‘(.r)
"Money Guide" that went on
sale at newsstands on Sept ‘t,
analyzed 1,011 colleges and
universities and identified 100
best values based on quality of
students, faculty and facilities
and tuition
The top 100 list contained Mi
private schools, inr hiding some
of the nation's most expensive
( ampuses Vale, Stanford and
tIk; University of Chicago,
where tuition exceeds Slfi.OOU
hut nonetheless were Judged
excellent values
Others, sui h as Trenton State
College in Trenton, N J.. and
Texas A&M University in Col
lege Station, Texas, were rated
bargains with tuitions'of less
than Sfi.OOO even for out-of
state students
On the lost side, the survev
rateri si hools based on tuitions
and used out-of-state ihurges
for public schools lo make
them more comparable lo pri
vate Institutions
In measuring educational
quality, the survey used such
indicators as student-In-faculty
ratio, average Scholastic Apti
tude Test scores, library re
sources, graduation rates, per
centage of graduates who earn
doctorate degrees, and the
number of graduates who make
Standard f< Poor's Executive
College Survey of 7.0.000 top
corporate executives
Environmental Awareness Workshops
September - December 1 c)c) 1
MAI HI UK-S I I I \S MU IN i AI\S - SI I’ 11 MBI K IS to 22
3 • '/ ! • I ; .
1 his yvorkshop is .in mt rodm turn t< > On -gi>n"s southeast t, met i his uumln demands
respect and is an e ellent studs area lull of hisi■ r \ wildlife and geologs I all colors and
, t ill nl views .i wait \ i hi as w i di i i ’ll the highest n ad in l )ri -g. n Call 346*3537 Septem
ber 1b 17, MOO a in to 5:00 pan. , to register tor this workshop.
VVI S I I KN C AS( ADI S OC I OBI K 11, 12, 13
2 I rcdlfs (l SS -fits' • I, r jsl) <:>’ It,;:, I
A very prtKluclise area Ivtw ecu I lie Willamette \ alley and the ( ascade Summit provides us
with an excellent study area, i u h m history, geologs, recreational opportunities, and plant
and animal diversity I leld lab sessions will venture into interesting, bat keountrs to omceiv
Irate on endangered spieses
OKI CON Kl\ I KS OC lOBI'K 25, 2b, 27
1 n./)( ass 11 - O') • / >15. pi., > >Ira; ,1
I his yvorkshop s\ ill my i slip.its- the e vetting riparian environments tit Oregon s rivers 1 leld
labs on local risers otter firsthand ecjxisure to help students pain an understanding of the
problems, relationships, com opts and opportunities lor ris er activities Studies of plants,
animals, history and river go*.logs will broaden students' awareness ol Oregon s waterway s.
SOUTH COAS'I — NOVI MBI K 8, 9, 10
2 credits (LSS 40$ • $1 f In frawl j imxi
Studs .i! the edge ol the iiinlnu nl to gain know lodge about ()reg,ons --pes t.u ular and varied
coastline Aclivitit**-* along tin e tuarie ■ dunes and tide pools w ill pro\ ido insight into the
relationships ot tin plants, animals, history and geology to enhance students understanding
and appreciation ot him this ill til together
OKI (.ON I OKI SIS NOVI MBI K 22, 2\ 21
i i it! 'I S.s e a ■ • I i
I his workshop will pun ids a v U1 e up look .it the cii\ iromnent with an opportunits to studs
the u'lationships, eom opts ai id suets that an pn ent in Oreg. >n’s I orests Partly i pants will
gain a better unsieistanding ■ I the plants animal history and y> ologs ot ()regon s ton -st
lanils. I he experience i>I walking among the aiX)-year-old giants will cultivate a depth ot
appreciation lor out forest resources
RISK AND I I Mill 1 n D1 ( I MBI K fa and 7
. redit (LSS 40i • Ft I at the Un rsityof Oi nCampu
I his wor kshop is sis signed !. i g.uidev leaders and ret reation personnel who deal directly
ss ith risk and liability issues I he ssorkshop w ill tos er areas sut h as standards, negligence,
adventure recreation protection issues insurance choices and purposes, litigation, risk
reduction, permission and release forms, accident reduction insurance, and contracts and
contracted serv ices
NORTH COAST — PLC1 MBER 18 to 22
3 credits (LSS 40$'50ti) • fee $225 plus $50 travel
Investigate the tidepixils and headlands of the Oregon Coast This workshop covers history,
concepts, recreational uses, plants, animals and the relationships which create the delicate
web of this coastal environment This workshop creates a unique opportunity for learning as
we spend four day s and three nights at the field-lab site Study will take place in several
environments including dunes, beaches, estuaries, title pools and the coastal bush. 1 listory,
geology, geography plants and animals will lx1 investigated, all with concern for their
interrelationship with the environment
Register with DUCK CALL or at Mac Court
for any of the workshops listed above.
Department of Leisure Studies and Services in cooperation with the UO
Continuation Center Please call 346-3537 for further information
Rile, thin veer's winner,
charges students S7.700 in tui
tion plus 54,000 in room and
hoard, about half the tost of
most Ivy League colleges,
thanks largely to a SI billion
endowment I'ntil 100 5, it
i barged no tuition
The Houston-based school
was founded in lH'il by cotton
baron William Marsh Rice,
whose dream was to establish a
first rate college open to all re
gardless of means Rice's engi
neering. business and science
programs rank among the na
tion's Iiest
Harvard failed to make the
list because it "declined to dis
close data needed to perform
our calc illations," ac cording to
the magazine
Resides Rico, other sc hools in
this gear's top 10 were
• New College ol The Universi
ty of South Florida, Sarasota
Mil) students pay low state tui
tion rates S 1,675 for resi
dents, Snoot) for .out-of-staters
but private foundation mon
i■ \ helps keep student-fac uit\
ratio to just 10-1
• Univofi ty ol Virginia, t Ihar
ioltesville The school that
Thomas Jefferson founded
stresses liberal arts even for en
gineering and arc liilec lure m.i
jors Out-of-state tuition is
50,564.
• University of Illinois .it Ur
hana-Chumpuign: Tuition is
52,236 lor residents, S5.98H for
non-residents Boosts h 7.7 mil
lion volume library, bostod
only by Harvard and Yale
• California Instituto of I'm b
nology, Pasadena A high-pow
ered student body, with mean
SA I s of 1,410, and "top-notch"
faculty make this private si bool
a top value despite 514.100 tui
tion
• State University of New York
at Binghamton: 71 percent of
students are in the top tenth of
their high school classes, class
sizes average 30 students, and
tuition is S2.150 for residents,
S5.750 lor out-of-slaters
• University of Washington, Se
attic Campus boasts small
classes even for freshman, and
offers one of the nation's few
undergraduate majors in ocean
ography In state tuition is
$2,178, and 50,075 for non-resi
dents.
• I ni versify of North (Carolina
at Chapel Hill: The nation’s
oldest state college, founded in
1705, has top chemistry, eco
nomics. English, journalism
and political science programs.
Tuitions: S7fi4 for in-staters,
SO.580 for out ol staters
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