OSU and Ohio Info

OSU

Data

OSU against Benchmark Institutions
Research and OSURF
Ohio science & engineering NSF profile 2005 undermines claimed ultra-high national ranking.
US PhD '95-'04, all fields, details on physics Top 100 univesities is world, produced by Times Higher Education Supplement.
US Doctorates in 20th century See how OSU stacks up in science and engineering.
Ranking universities: College Graduation Results The Center , 1999 Table (local version)
So you think OSU has good graduations rates. See for yourself
So you think OSU has a good hospital. See for yourself
OSU Endowment performance
Dept Faculty Salary
Tuition & Fees: Tuition & Fees T&F Growth [click for graph]
Budget restructuring Space use at public research institutions; OSU numbers?

Missing from 2007 Changes in UG Curriculum

Curriculum glut, also perils associated with changes between quarters and semestere.
Hollistic Engineering; greater flexibility in engineering curriculum is appropriate for 21st century. [Other suggestions will be posted as they are found.]

Univerity computing policy, distance eductions, etc. [cartoon]

OSU Library, esp. Science and Engineering Library

University libraries are crumbling
Schulenber, Principles for a new system of publishing for the science; see also
Tempe Principles
Defense of scholarly society publishing
CHE ranking of university libraries: Overtime 03-04 01-02 00-01 99-01 99-01 98-99 97-98
Charter of Science & Engineering Library
High-Tech Subcommittee Report, 3 August 1997

Teaching and Education

Why Johnny can't write even at Princeton
Foreign Enrollments in US and OSU
CHE data (need acct and password)
Listening to Students, Harvard Professor Richard Light's new book.
Sample: power of good advice
Freshmen self-assessment, 2002-1996
Professional Masters Degree in Engineering and the Sciences
Application essay/admission essay: Local help for highschooler What college are looking for
Battling the Cheats
Are students actually learning?
1930s Journal of Higher Education: truths and omissions
Women in Academe, and the Men Who Derail Them
Integrating part-timers into the faculty
Duke University's General Education Curriculum Matrix
National Teaching and Learning Forum
CHE article on student evaluations of professors
PSU primer on distance learning

Misc info on OSU (most are links to official OSU sources no longer maintained! Complain if you would like to see.)

Legal boilerplate policies on many topics Link doesn't work any more!
Why the retention of minorities does not increase: there is no recruitment. This fact can not be found in the May 23, 2000, press release summarizing the not-on-web full report. Report of retention of women. minorities [sic] released
International scholars at OSU [requires cookie]
Information Technologies Strategic Plan
OSU History (brief)
BoB = Resource Planning and Institutional Analysis
Abuse by committee

Ohio and Columbus

Ohio
OSU grad staying the Ohio (June 2007 onCampus press release)
(old )New Science & Technology Advisor: Frank E. Samuel, Jr. formerly president of the Edison BioTechnology Center, as of 1 August 2000 a; appointmnt announced at signing of Entrepreneur Senate Bill 286. His chief problem is: getting income up.
R&D perforances of States
Problems of tech transfer

Board of Regents

University System of Ohio, first detailed announcement promised on 30 January for 31 March. [At 30 Jan talk to Ohio Faculty Council, Chanellor Fingerhut said principles were to be access, quality; affordability and efficiency; and economic leadership.]
Educational Web Sites
Example from the great state of Michigan: Tier system of universities

Various cartoons

Misc

Medal of science awardees: [html],

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