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recognized for what the depart
ment is doing and believes the
rankings can only help the depart
ment continue to attract quality
faculty and students.
Martin Kaufman, dean of the
College of Education, said of the
results, “It’s extraordinary.”
Kaufman said the results reflect
an exceptional faculty and student
body, citing that the survey found
the college to be the 17th most se
lective in admissions. He said that
many of the other top schools are
twice as large.
Within the College of Educa
tion, the Special Education and
Community Resources program
ranks third, behind only the Uni
versity of Kansas and Vanderbilt
University.
One way U.S. News & World Re
port re-evaluates graduate pro
grams each year is by gathering in
formation from academics,
non-academics and professionals
in the different fields to judge the
reputation of the schools.
The publication, however, gives
more statistical weight to factors
that measure educational excel
lence, such as standardized test
scores, the rate of employment for
students and funding.
Kaufman said $19 million of the
school’s funding comes from ex
ternal sources, such as research
grants and private donations. The
school receives only about $5 mil
lion from the state, so the rankings
help the school compete despite
lower salaries, Kaufman said.
Melnick said the ranking is sig
nificant for the department of ar
chitecture because it shows that
the University produces a compet
itive program with less money.
Both programs have made the
list for the last four years with the
College of Education falling four
spots, down from 16th last year.
Architecture was 15th last year
and this year shares the same spot
with Syracuse, Georgia Tech and
the Rhode Island School of De
sign.
“It’s great, a real honor,” Mel
nick said.
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Council, comprise a committee
that will examine what options are
available and devise a plan for ac
tion.
“To my understanding, the Un
dergraduate Council has been look
ing for a way to get this information
across,” Boyle said. “We’re inform
ing students in a different way.
Since the Internet has become this
big thing, it makes sense. ”
Since fall term, the ASUO has
been working to provide course
evaluations on Duck Hunt for stu
dents to view. That section of the
plan is now being completed by
the University computing center.
If everything goes as planned,
students registering for fall term
will be able to see how previous
students rated the class and pro
fessor compared to other Univer
sity classes.
While many courses already
publish syllabi and professor in
formation on-line, this proposal
aims to expand and streamline the
process to all University classes.
“We’re trying to develop a plan
that would bring all these tools to
gether,” Fitzpatrick said.
Although movement has been
initiated, it will be a few years be
fore the ball stops rolling.
“It’s not something that is going
to be done overnight,” Fitzpatrick
said.
Initial hopes are set on having a
good plan, or at the very least a good
idea, in place by the middle of this
term. However, the end result will
probably not be seen for a few years.
“Nothing will probably be final
ized by the end of the term,” Boyle
said. “It will be a few years before
everything is up and running.”
The council appeared receptive
to the expanded plan, Fitzpatrick
said, and Boyle added that its
members seemed excited to final
ly have a plan in the works.
“This is a way to empower the
students so they have more infor
mation,” she said.
Empowering the students en
tails providing information from
course descriptions to professor
office hours, degrees and e-mail
addresses.
Jocelyn Edel, a sophomore busi
ness major, expressed doubt that
many students will actually uti
lize the program.
“I don’t know how many people
would actually take the time to
look at that,” she said. “Unless you
don’t really know what the class is
about, then it could be helpful.”
Boyle said that she hoped stu
dents would utilize the on-line
services as supplemental informa
tion, while taking what they know
as background information before
going to meet the professor.
At this point in time, however,
the committee is beginning to
schedule meetings in order to feel
out the options.
“Right now, it’s basically trying
to keep the open dialogue going,”
Fitzpatrick said.
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