Columbia University Outline
Columbia University
I. The University of Columbia it’s the oldest institution of higher learning in New York City, the fifth oldest in the US, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution.
II. History of Columbia University
A) 1754
1. University was founded as King’s College
2. Foundation by royal charter of George II of Great Britain
3. Classes initially presided by the first president, Dr. Samuel Johnson, which consisted of eight students
B) 1784
1. University was renamed as Columbia College
C) 1896
1. University was renamed as Columbia University
2. University’s campus was moved from Madison Avenue to Morningside Heights
D) 1940
1. Enrico Fermi, placed in the Physics Department, built the first nuclear reactor prototype to start what became the Manhattan Project
E) 1983
1. First admission of women’s in the university
III. Activities in the University
A) Academic careers
1. Medicine & Surgery
2. Dental Medicine
3. Laws
4. Engineering & Applied Science
5. Arts & Sciences
6. Architecture
7. Education
8. Nursing
9. Social Work
10. Journalism
11. Business
12. Public Health
13. Political Sciences
14. International & Public Affairs
B) Pulitzer Prize
1. Award for achievements in newspaper, journalism, literature and musical composition, established since 1917
C) Researches
1. First North American place where the uranium atom was split
2. Birthplace of FM radio and the laser
3. According to Forbes, the University is in the fifth place of research quality in the US
IV. Notable alumni
A) Alexander Hamilton
B) John Jay
C) Theodore Roosevelt
D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
E) Barack Obama
V. Today the university operates Columbia Global Centers overseas in Amman, Beijing, Istanbul, Paris, Mumbai, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago and Nairobi. And also it still one of the best universities in the US.
I. The University of Columbia it’s the oldest institution of higher learning in New York City, the fifth oldest in the US, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution.
II. History of Columbia University
A) 1754
1. University was founded as King’s College
2. Foundation by royal charter of George II of Great Britain
3. Classes initially presided by the first president, Dr. Samuel Johnson, which consisted of eight students
B) 1784
1. University was renamed as Columbia College
C) 1896
1. University was renamed as Columbia University
2. University’s campus was moved from Madison Avenue to Morningside Heights
D) 1940
1. Enrico Fermi, placed in the Physics Department, built the first nuclear reactor prototype to start what became the Manhattan Project
E) 1983
1. First admission of women’s in the university
III. Activities in the University
A) Academic careers
1. Medicine & Surgery
2. Dental Medicine
3. Laws
4. Engineering & Applied Science
5. Arts & Sciences
6. Architecture
7. Education
8. Nursing
9. Social Work
10. Journalism
11. Business
12. Public Health
13. Political Sciences
14. International & Public Affairs
B) Pulitzer Prize
1. Award for achievements in newspaper, journalism, literature and musical composition, established since 1917
C) Researches
1. First North American place where the uranium atom was split
2. Birthplace of FM radio and the laser
3. According to Forbes, the University is in the fifth place of research quality in the US
IV. Notable alumni
A) Alexander Hamilton
B) John Jay
C) Theodore Roosevelt
D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
E) Barack Obama
V. Today the university operates Columbia Global Centers overseas in Amman, Beijing, Istanbul, Paris, Mumbai, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago and Nairobi. And also it still one of the best universities in the US.