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Johns Hopkins offers its main undergraduate and graduate programs at the Homewood campus in Baltimore and maintains full-time campuses in greater Maryland, [[Washington, D.C.]], [[Italy]], and [[China]]. Johns Hopkins was the first university in the United States to emphasize research, applying the [[Germany|German]] university model developed by [[Wilhelm von Humboldt]] and [[Friedrich Schleiermacher]].
 
Johns Hopkins offers its main undergraduate and graduate programs at the Homewood campus in Baltimore and maintains full-time campuses in greater Maryland, [[Washington, D.C.]], [[Italy]], and [[China]]. Johns Hopkins was the first university in the United States to emphasize research, applying the [[Germany|German]] university model developed by [[Wilhelm von Humboldt]] and [[Friedrich Schleiermacher]].
  
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==Mission & Reputation==
 
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The Johns Hopkins University is named for [[Johns Hopkins]], who left $7 million in his 1867 incorporation papers and 1873 will for the foundation of the university and [[Johns Hopkins Hospital]]. At the time, this was the largest philanthropic bequest in [[U.S.]] history, the equivalent of over $131 million in the year 2006. Hopkins is no stranger to significant monetary gifts; in 2001, [[Sidney Kimmel]], founder and chairman of Jones Apparel Group, donated $150 million for cancer research. Though Kimmel’s gift is the largest single gift in the university’s history, alumnus [[Michael Bloomberg]]'s confirmed personal donations total over $200 million. Bloomberg, whose first donation of $5 was given in 1964, the year he graduated with a degree in [[electrical engineering]], is the largest individual benefactor in the university's history.<ref>{{cite web|last=Noon|first=Chris|title=NYC Mayor Bloomberg's Anonymous Gift to University|publisher=[[Forbes.com]]|date= February 3, 2006|url=http://www.forbes.com/facesinthenews/2006/02/03/bloomberg-billionaires-philanthropy-cx_cn_0203autofacescan02.html|accessdate=2006-08-28}}</ref>
 
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The university opened on February 22 1876, with the stated goal of "The encouragement of research... and the advancement of individual scholars, who by their excellence will advance the sciences they pursue, and the society where they dwell."<ref>{{cite web|title=A Brief History of JHU | publisher = The Johns Hopkins University|url= http://webapps.jhu.edu/jhuniverse/information_about_hopkins/about_jhu/a_brief_history_of_jhu/index.cfm|accessdate=2006-08-28}}
 
The university opened on February 22 1876, with the stated goal of "The encouragement of research... and the advancement of individual scholars, who by their excellence will advance the sciences they pursue, and the society where they dwell."<ref>{{cite web|title=A Brief History of JHU | publisher = The Johns Hopkins University|url= http://webapps.jhu.edu/jhuniverse/information_about_hopkins/about_jhu/a_brief_history_of_jhu/index.cfm|accessdate=2006-08-28}}
 
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''"Following the lead of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, fifteen American institutions came to define the American research university..."''<br/>{{cite web|author=Arizona State University president [[Michael Crow]]|date=November 2002|title= Inaugural Address: "A New American University"|accessdate=2006-08-28|publisher=[[Arizona State University]]|url= http://www.asu.edu/inauguration/address/b1.htm}}</ref>
 
''"Following the lead of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, fifteen American institutions came to define the American research university..."''<br/>{{cite web|author=Arizona State University president [[Michael Crow]]|date=November 2002|title= Inaugural Address: "A New American University"|accessdate=2006-08-28|publisher=[[Arizona State University]]|url= http://www.asu.edu/inauguration/address/b1.htm}}</ref>
  
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The opportunity to be involved in important research is one of the distinguishing characteristics of an undergraduate education at Johns Hopkins. About 80 percent of the university's undergraduates engage in some form of independent research during their four years, most often alongside top researchers in their fields.<ref>{{cite web|title=Johns Hopkins News Release - JHU|url=http://jhuniverse.jhu.edu/news_info/news/home01/apr01/wood.html|publisher=Johns Hopkins University|year= 2001|accessdate=2007-1-01}}</ref> Johns Hopkins receives more federal research grants than any other university in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=Johns Hopkins Magazine- JHU|url=http://www.jhu.edu/~jhumag/1104web/polysci.html|publisher=Johns Hopkins University|year=2004|accessdate=2007-01-01}}</ref> The university is affiliated with 32 [[Nobel laureate]]s. It boasts a wide spectrum in terms of its academic strengths, particularly in art history, biological and natural sciences, biomedical engineering, creative writing, English, history, economics, international studies, medicine, neuroscience, political theory, public health, public policy, and the [[Romance languages]].
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The Johns Hopkins University is named for [[Johns Hopkins]], who left $7 million in his 1867 incorporation papers and 1873 will for the foundation of the university and [[Johns Hopkins Hospital]]. The peculiar first name of philanthropist [[Johns Hopkins]] is the surname of his great-grandmother, Margaret Johns, who married Gerard Hopkins. They named their son Johns Hopkins, and his name was passed on to his grandson, the university's founder (1795-1873). At the time, this was the largest philanthropic bequest in [[U.S.]] history, the equivalent of over $131 million in the year 2006. Hopkins is no stranger to significant monetary gifts; in 2001, [[Sidney Kimmel]], founder and chairman of Jones Apparel Group, donated $150 million for cancer research. Though Kimmel’s gift is the largest single gift in the university’s history, alumnus [[Michael Bloomberg]]'s confirmed personal donations total over $200 million. Bloomberg, whose first donation of $5 was given in 1964, the year he graduated with a degree in [[electrical engineering]], is the largest individual benefactor in the university's history.<ref>{{cite web|last=Noon|first=Chris|title=NYC Mayor Bloomberg's Anonymous Gift to University|publisher=[[Forbes.com]]|date= February 3, 2006|url=http://www.forbes.com/facesinthenews/2006/02/03/bloomberg-billionaires-philanthropy-cx_cn_0203autofacescan02.html|accessdate=2006-08-28}}</ref>
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The Johns Hopkins University performed $1.44 billion in science, medical and engineering research in fiscal year 2005, making it the leading U.S. academic institution in total R&D spending for the 27th year in a row, according to a new National Science Foundation ranking.<ref>{{cite web|title=Johns Hopkins Gazette - JHU|url= http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf07311/| publisher=National Science Foundation|year=2007|accessdate=2007-02-02}}</ref> The university also ranked first on the NSF's separate list of federally funded research and development, spending $1.277 billion in FY2005 on research supported by such agencies as the National Institutes of Health, NASA, the NSF and the Department of Defense.<ref>{{cite web|title=Johns Hopkins Gazette - JHU|url=http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf07311/|publisher=National Science Foundation|year=2007|accessdate= 2007-02-02}}</ref> In FY2002, Johns Hopkins became the first university to cross the $1 billion threshold on either list, recording $1.14 billion in total research and $1.023 billion in federally sponsored research that year.
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==Facilities==
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[[Image:JHU-H.jpg|325px|right|thumb|Homewood House.  Acquired by The Johns Hopkins University in 1902, Homewood stands today as one of the nation's best surviving examples of Federal Period architecture]]
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The original main university campus was in downtown Baltimore City. However, this location did not permit room for growth and the trustees began to look for a place to move. Eventually, they would relocate to the estate of [[Charles Carroll of Carrollton]] and [[Homewood House]], a wedding gift from Charles to his son Charles Jr.
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The park-like main campus of Johns Hopkins, [[Homewood campus|Homewood]], is set on 140 acres (0.57 km²) in the northern part of Baltimore. The architecture was modeled after the [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]]-inspired [[Federal architecture|Federalist style]] of [[Homewood House]]. Most newer buildings resemble this style, being built of red brick with white marble trim, but lack the details. Homewood House was later used for administrative offices but now is preserved as a museum.
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As a part of the donation, Hopkins was required to donate part of the land for art.  As a result, the [[Baltimore Museum of Art]], which is not part of the university, is situated next to the University's campus, just southeast of Shriver Hall.
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The Decker Gardens, bordered by the Greenhouse, [[Nichols House (Maryland)|Nichols House]] and the [[Johns Hopkins Club]], were originally known as the Botanical Gardens and were used by members of the Department of Biology to grow plants for research. By the early 1950s, the gardens no longer served an educational purpose, and in 1958, when Nichols House was built as the president's residence, they were completely re-landscaped with aesthetic criteria in mind. In 1976, the gardens were done over again, and named for trustee Alonzo G. Decker, Jr. and members of his family in appreciation for their generosity to Hopkins.
  
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Johns Hopkins is one of fourteen founding members of the [[Association of American Universities]] (AAU) and a member of the [[Consortium on Financing Higher Education]] (COFHE).
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The statue in the middle of the pool, the Sea Urchin, was sculpted by Edward Berge. It stood in Mount Vernon Place, near the [[Washington Monument]], for 34 years before being replaced by a 7'10" copy, which fit in better with its monumental surroundings. Frank R. Huber, the man who left the city the money to make the copy, asked that the original be given to Paul M. Higinbotham, who donated it to the university. North of the campus, also on Charles Street, we find the [[Evergreen House]], one Hopkins' museums.
  
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The Johns Hopkins University performed $1.44 billion in science, medical and engineering research in fiscal year 2005, making it the leading U.S. academic institution in total R&D spending for the 27th year in a row, according to a new National Science Foundation ranking.<ref>{{cite web|title=Johns Hopkins Gazette - JHU|url= http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf07311/| publisher=National Science Foundation|year=2007|accessdate=2007-02-02}}</ref> The university also ranked first on the NSF's separate list of federally funded research and development, spending $1.277 billion in FY2005 on research supported by such agencies as the National Institutes of Health, NASA, the NSF and the Department of Defense.<ref>{{cite web|title=Johns Hopkins Gazette - JHU|url=http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf07311/|publisher=National Science Foundation|year=2007|accessdate= 2007-02-02}}</ref> In FY2002, Johns Hopkins became the first university to cross the $1 billion threshold on either list, recording $1.14 billion in total research and $1.023 billion in federally sponsored research that year.
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This urban campus is in the East Baltimore neighborhood and is home to the School of Medicine, the [[Bloomberg School of Public Health]], and the School of Nursing. It comprises several city blocks spreading from the original [[Johns Hopkins Hospital]] building and its trademark dome. The [[Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine|School of Medicine of the Johns Hopkins University]] is associated with clinical practice at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
  
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The peculiar first name of philanthropist [[Johns Hopkins]] is the surname of his great-grandmother, Margaret Johns, who married Gerard Hopkins. They named their son Johns Hopkins, and his name was passed on to his grandson, the university's founder (1795-1873). [[Image:Jhstamp.jpg|right|thumb|Stamp issued under the [[U.S. Postal Service]]'s [[Great Americans Series]]]]
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[[Image:JHU-B.jpg|350px|right|thumb|Peabody Library at the Peabody Conservatory Division of Hopkins]]
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The Johns Hopkins University Library system houses more than 3.6 million volumes.<ref>{{cite web|title=American Library Association Fact Sheet|url=http://www.ala.org/ala/alalibrary/libraryfactsheet/alalibraryfactsheet22.cfm|publisher=ALA|year= 2007|accessdate=2007-04-26}}</ref> It includes ten main divisions: the Sheridan Libraries at Homewood, the Medical Institutions Libraries, the School of Nursing Library, Abraham M. Lilienfeld Library at the Bloomberg School, the Peabody Institute Library, the Carey Business School and School of Education libraries, the School of Advanced International Studies Libraries (Sydney R. and Elsa W. Mason Library and Bologna Center Library), the R.E. Gibson Library at the Applied Physics Laboratory Library and other minor satellite locations, as well as the archives.  
  
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[[Milton Eisenhower]], a [[#Presidents of Johns Hopkins|president of JHU]], was once invited to speak to a convention in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]]. Making a common mistake, the [[emcee]] introduced him as "President of ''John''<!--[sic]---> Hopkins." Eisenhower retorted that he was "glad to be here in ''Pitt''burgh.<!--[sic]--->"<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.vozzella15dec15,0,7196427.column?coll=bal-home-columnists|title=Cheesecake on the Tart Side|author=Laura Vozzella|publisher=The Baltimore Sun|date=2006-12-15|accessdate=2007-01-10}}: "University spokesman Dennis O'Shea checked with Ross Jones, who was Eisenhower's assistant. And Jones confirmed it... Ross told O'Shea: 'I remember him telling me about it first thing after he got back. He was tickled with himself for picking up on it so quickly with that response. And then it became a legend! He would love the fact that it still has legs.'"</ref>
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The [[Milton S. Eisenhower Library]] (called "MSE" by students), located on the [[Homewood]] campus, is the main library. It houses over 2.6 million volumes and over 20,000 journal subscriptions. The Eisenhower Library is a member of the university's Sheridan Libraries encompassing collections at the Albert D. Hutzler Reading Room (called "The Hut" by students) in Gilman Hall, the John Work Garrett Library at Evergreen House, and the George Peabody Library at Mount Vernon Place. Together these collections provide the major research library resources for the university, serving Johns Hopkins academic programs worldwide. The library was named for [[Milton S. Eisenhower]], former president of the university and brother of former U.S. president [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]].
  
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In a commencement address to the undergraduate Class of 2001, university president [[William R. Brody]] had the following to say about the name:<ref>{{cite web|title=Commencement 2001|author=Headlines@Hopkins|accessdate=2007-02-14|url= http://www.jhu.edu/news/commence01/wrb.html}}</ref>: "In 1888, just 12 years after the university was founded, [[Mark Twain]] wrote about this university in a letter to a friend. He said:
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Only two of the MSE library's six stories are above ground; the rest are beneath, though architects designed the building so that every level has windows and natural light. The design accords with a bit of traditional campus lore which says no structure on campus can be taller than Gilman Hall, the oldest academic building. There is no written rule regarding building height, however, and the library's design was chosen for architectural and aesthetic reasons when it was finally built in the 1960s.
  
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::''A few months ago I was told that the Johns Hopkins University had given me a degree. I naturally supposed this constituted me a Member of the Faculty, and so I started in to help as I could there. I told them I believed they were perfectly competent to run a college as far as the higher branches of education are concerned, but what they needed was a little help here and there from a practical commercial man. I said the public is sensitive to little things, and they wouldn't have full confidence in a college that didn't know how to spell the name 'John'.''
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The [[Peabody Institute Library]] was begun with the June 16, 1852 donation from [[George Peabody]]. George Peabody was born in South Danvers (now Peabody) in 1795 and by the year of 1851 had risen in the business world to become an investment banker in London.  Danvers Mechanic Institute's decision to name George Peabody as an honorary member. Proud of their native son, the Danvers Mechanic Institute named George Peabody an honorary member on January 5, 1852. This subscription based institute, located in South Danvers , was both library and lyceum. Though the committee selected to inform Peabody of this honor waited until after Danvers was informed of the donation, it is possible his awareness of this institution influenced Peabody in deciding the type of institution he wished to create.
  
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: More than a century later, we continue to bestow our diplomas only upon individuals of outstanding capabilities and great talent. And we continue to spell Johns with an 's'."
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=== The 'Green Campus' at Hopkins ===
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[[Image:JHU-Z.jpg|center|thumb|700px|Mason Hall (2007), the Visitor's Center & Admissions Office at Johns Hopkins University]]
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The Johns Hopkins University was named in 2007 as a university making significant commitments to sustainability. As a major formal step towards sustainability, the University hired its first Manager of Energy and Environmental Stewardship in the spring of 2006. Soon after, the University launched a Sustainability Initiative to coordinate sustainability activities and to develop new programs that will help to reduce the University’s environmental impact{{Fact|date=February 2007}}. The Sustainable Development Institute gave Johns Hopkins a C+ for their environmental efforts. <ref>{{cite news |last=Ng |first=Kensing|url= http://media.www.jhunewsletter.com/media/storage/paper932/news/2007/02/01/News/Hopkins.Earns.C.In.Sustainability.Report-2694780.shtml|title=Hopkins earns C+ in Sustainability|publisher=The Johns Hopkins Newsletter|date=2007-02-01|accessdate=2007-05-02}}</ref>
  
 
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Johns Hopkins is particularly regarded for its hospital and schools of medicine, public health, and international studies. The [[Johns Hopkins Hospital]] was ranked as the top hospital in the United States for the seventeenth year in a row  by the ''[[U.S. News and World Report]]'' annual ranking of American hospitals.<ref>[http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/usnews/besthospitals06.html]</ref>
 
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For medical research, ''U.S. News'' ranked the [[Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine|School of Medicine]] second nationally and [[Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health|School of Public Health]] first nationally for 2007,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/med/brief/mdrrank_brief.php|title=America's Best Graduate Schools 2007: Top Medical Schools|accessdate=2006-08-28}}</ref> and, in an August 2005 study,<ref name='saistop'>
 
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''"What do you consider the top five terminal masters [sic] programs in international relations for students looking to pursue a policy career? [65% of respondents included Johns Hopkins.]"'' (p. 26)<br/>{{cite web|last=Peterson|first=Susan|coauthors= Michael J. Tierney, Daniel Maliniak|date=August 2005|url=http://mjtier.people.wm.edu/intlpolitics/teaching/surveyreport.pdf| title=Teaching and Research Practices, Views on the Discipline, and Policy Attitudes of International Relations Faculty at U.S. Colleges and Universities|format=PDF }}<br/> The study's results also appeared in ''[[Foreign Policy]]'' (Nov/Dec 2005).</ref> the [[School of Advanced International Studies]] (SAIS) was ranked as the top master's program in international relations.
 
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At the collegiate level, in its annual National Universities ranking ''U.S. News'' placed The Johns Hopkins University 14th (tied with [[Brown University]] and [[Northwestern University]]) for 2008,<ref> {{cite web|title=America's Best Colleges 2007: National Universities: Top Schools|url=http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php|publisher= U.S. News and World Report|year=2007|accessdate=2007-08-16}}</ref> up from 16th in 2007. Hopkins ranked 8th in that publication's peer assessment category this year, and is also one of a select group of universities to have ever been top 10 in the nation overall.<ref>
 
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[In sidebar] ''"Johns Hopkins...Last year...Tie for 13th"''<br/>{{cite web|last=Shapira|first=Ian|title=Ivy Rankings? Rah, Rah, Sis-Boom-Blah|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/20/AR2006082000603.html|publisher=[[The Washington Post]]|date=2006-08-21|accessdate=2006-08-28}}<!-- The original US News release of the figures would be better, but they've taken the 2006 rankings down from the website. —></ref>
 
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Meanwhile, comprehensively, the 2007 ''[[Academic Ranking of World Universities]]'', popularized by ''[[The Economist]]'' and produced by [[Shanghai Jiao Tong University|Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s]] Institute of Higher Education, ranked Johns Hopkins 19th amongst universities globally in terms of quality of scientific research leading towards numerous awards.<ref name="shanghai2">{{cite web|title=Top 500 World Universities|year=2007|publisher=Shanghai Jiao Tong University|url= http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/rank/2007/ARWU2007_Top100.htm|accessdate=2007-09-12}}</ref> Further, in the annual rankings by the ''[[The Times Higher Education Supplement]]'', based on a subjective peer review by scholars, Hopkins placed 10th nationally and 15th worldwide. internationally[http://http://www.topmba.com/fileadmin/pdfs/2007_Top_200_Compact.pdf/]. Finally, in its 2007 evaluation of universities on the dual basis of distinction in research and international diversity, ''[[Newsweek]]'' ranked the Johns Hopkins University 15th worldwide <ref name="newsweek">{{cite web | title=The Complete List: The Top 100 Global Universities|year=2006|publisher=Newsweek|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14321230/site/newsweek/|accessdate=2006-08-16}}</ref>.
 
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== Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts & Sciences ==
 
 
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Located at the university’s Homewood campus at the Charles Village neighborhood in northern Baltimore, the [[Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences]] is one of nine divisions of the Johns Hopkins University. Directly descended from the original Johns Hopkins University, which was founded as the nation’s first research university in 1876, the Krieger School is the core institution of the university and offers undergraduate and graduate programs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Krieger School of Arts & Sciences|url=http://www.krieger.jhu.edu/about/history.html|publisher=Johns Hopkins University|year=2006|accessdate=2006-12-06 }}</ref> With over 60 undergraduate majors and minors and over 40 full-time and part-time graduate programs, the Krieger School’s educational offerings also summer programs available to high school students, undergraduate students from any college or university, and a post-baccalaureate pre-medical program.<ref>{{cite web|title=Krieger School of Arts & Sciences Summer Programs|url=http://www.krieger.jhu.edu/academics/summer.html|publisher=Johns Hopkins University|year=2006|accessdate=2006-12-06}}</ref> Among these academic programs, the Krieger School’s Astronomy, Biology, Creative Writing, English, German, History, and History of Art departments are among the top-ranked in the nation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Krieger School of Arts & Sciences Division|url=http://www.johnshopkins.edu/divisions/arts_sci/index.html|publisher=Johns Hopkins University|year=2006|accessdate =2006-12-06}}</ref> In addition, not only are faculty members expected to spend as much time researching as teaching, but also, there are numerous research opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students, ranging from the university-sponsored Woodrow Wilson Undergraduate Research Program to the nationwide Fulbright Hays Program for graduate students.<ref>{{cite web|title=Krieger School of Arts & Sciences - Funding|url=http://www.krieger.jhu.edu/research/funding.html|publisher= Johns Hopkins University|year=2006|accessdate=2006-12-06}}</ref> The most recent enrollment figures available number that the Krieger School has 2,790 undergraduate students, 32 post-baccalaureate students, 924 full-time graduate students, and 1,379 part-time graduate students.<ref>{{cite web|title=Krieger School of Arts & Sciences - Funding|url= http://www.johnshopkins.edu/divisions/arts_sci/atglance.html|publisher=Johns Hopkins University|year=2006|accessdate=2006-12-06}}</ref>
 
Located at the university’s Homewood campus at the Charles Village neighborhood in northern Baltimore, the [[Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences]] is one of nine divisions of the Johns Hopkins University. Directly descended from the original Johns Hopkins University, which was founded as the nation’s first research university in 1876, the Krieger School is the core institution of the university and offers undergraduate and graduate programs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Krieger School of Arts & Sciences|url=http://www.krieger.jhu.edu/about/history.html|publisher=Johns Hopkins University|year=2006|accessdate=2006-12-06 }}</ref> With over 60 undergraduate majors and minors and over 40 full-time and part-time graduate programs, the Krieger School’s educational offerings also summer programs available to high school students, undergraduate students from any college or university, and a post-baccalaureate pre-medical program.<ref>{{cite web|title=Krieger School of Arts & Sciences Summer Programs|url=http://www.krieger.jhu.edu/academics/summer.html|publisher=Johns Hopkins University|year=2006|accessdate=2006-12-06}}</ref> Among these academic programs, the Krieger School’s Astronomy, Biology, Creative Writing, English, German, History, and History of Art departments are among the top-ranked in the nation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Krieger School of Arts & Sciences Division|url=http://www.johnshopkins.edu/divisions/arts_sci/index.html|publisher=Johns Hopkins University|year=2006|accessdate =2006-12-06}}</ref> In addition, not only are faculty members expected to spend as much time researching as teaching, but also, there are numerous research opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students, ranging from the university-sponsored Woodrow Wilson Undergraduate Research Program to the nationwide Fulbright Hays Program for graduate students.<ref>{{cite web|title=Krieger School of Arts & Sciences - Funding|url=http://www.krieger.jhu.edu/research/funding.html|publisher= Johns Hopkins University|year=2006|accessdate=2006-12-06}}</ref> The most recent enrollment figures available number that the Krieger School has 2,790 undergraduate students, 32 post-baccalaureate students, 924 full-time graduate students, and 1,379 part-time graduate students.<ref>{{cite web|title=Krieger School of Arts & Sciences - Funding|url= http://www.johnshopkins.edu/divisions/arts_sci/atglance.html|publisher=Johns Hopkins University|year=2006|accessdate=2006-12-06}}</ref>
  
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Hopkins students find areas of study in the humanities at Hopkins that either were not available in secondary school or were encountered only at an elementary or introductory level. Courses are offered in [[philosophy]], classical [[Latin]] and [[Greek language|Greek]], history of art, creative writing, comparative literature, Near Eastern studies, film and media studies, and history of science and technology, as well as in the more familiar areas of English and [[American literature]], history, and modern foreign languages. A departmental major allows the student to study a specific discipline in depth and generally leads to advanced study beyond the baccalaureate degree.  Students usually take a fairly broad program in the humanities for the first two years. As their interests begin to focus on some specialty, students normally devote the last two years to intensive study in their major or concentration. The humanities faculty is made up of eminent scholars, helpful both as teachers and advisers. Advanced courses are usually small, permitting the development of good teacher-student relationships.
 
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Research has always played an important role in the development of scientific ideas and in technological advancement. Most of the faculty members in the natural sciences are actively engaged in research, most often with graduate students. Undergraduates are also encouraged to undertake research under the direction of faculty members. While many of the programs and activities of the science departments are geared to preparation for graduate studies, the breadth and flexibility of the basic programs assure the student of an able preparation for any career in the sciences or related fields as an undergraduate.
 
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The Hopkins student interested in the social or behavioral sciences will find a variety of programs available in [[anthropology]], [[economics]], [[geography]], [[history]], [[political science]], [[psychological and brain sciences]], and [[sociology]]. As in most of the other academic areas at Johns Hopkins, the departments are oriented toward research and the curricula are primarily designed to lead to graduate study. Programs in the social and behavioral sciences are useful as preparation for advanced study in [[law]], [[medicine]], [[government]], [[business]], and urban problems. Independent work is encouraged. A program in the social and behavioral sciences should cover the basic courses in related areas during the first two years. Courses in mathematics, statistics, and computer science will also be helpful, as most department programs have quantitative applications.
 
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The Krieger School's degree-granting departments, programs, and centers include:
 
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*[[Anthropology]] [http://anthropology.jhu.edu]
 
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*[[Biology]] [http://www.bio.jhu.edu]
 
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*[[Biophysics]] [http://biophysics.jhu.edu]
 
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*[[Chemistry]] [http://chemistry.jhu.edu]
 
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*[[Classics]] [http://www.jhu.edu/classics/]
 
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*[[cognitive science|Cognitive Science]] [http://mind.cog.jhu.edu/]
 
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*[[earth science|Earth]] and [[planetary science|Planetary Sciences]] [http://www.jhu.edu/eps]
 
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*[[Economics]] [http://econ.jhu.edu]
 
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*[[English studies|English]] [http://web.jhu.edu/english]
 
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*Program in [[film studies|Film]] and [[Media Studies]] [http://web.jhu.edu/film_media]
 
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*[[German language|German]] and [[Romance language]]s and [[Romance literatures|literatures]] [http://web.jhu.edu/grll]
 
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*[[history of art|History of Art]] [http://www.jhu.edu/arthist]
 
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*[[history of science|History of Science]] and [[history of technology|Technology]] [http://www.jhu.edu/host]
 
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*The [[Humanities]] Center [http://www.jhu.edu/humctr]
 
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*[[international studies|International Studies]] program [http://web.jhu.edu/international]
 
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*Program in [[Latin American Studies]] (PLAS)[http://web.jhu.edu/plas]
 
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*[[Philosophy]] [http://www.jhu.edu/phil]
 
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*[[Physics]] and [[Astronomy]] [http://physics-astronomy.jhu.edu/]
 
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*Institute for [[public policy|Public Policy]] [http://ips.jhu.edu/]
 
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*[[political science|Political Science]] [http://www.jhu.edu/polysci]
 
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Notably, the French department was recognized as a "Center of Excellence" in the study of French culture and language by the government of [[France]], one of only six in the United States. The Writing Seminars department, a program in creative writing, was ranked second-best in the nation by ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]''.
 
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== G.W.C. Whiting School of Engineering ==
 
 
[[Image:JHU-E.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Engineering Quad]]
 
[[Image:JHU-E.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Engineering Quad]]
 
Engineering at Johns Hopkins was originally created in 1913 as an educational program that included exposure to liberal arts and scientific inquiry.<ref>{{cite web|title=Johns Hopkins University Catalog|url=http://engineering.jhu.edu/biomedical-engineering/|publisher=Johns Hopkins University|year=2006|accessdate=2006-12-06}}</ref> In 1919, the engineering department became a separate school, known as the School of Engineering. By 1937, over 1,000 students had graduated with engineering degrees. By 1946 the school had six departments.
 
Engineering at Johns Hopkins was originally created in 1913 as an educational program that included exposure to liberal arts and scientific inquiry.<ref>{{cite web|title=Johns Hopkins University Catalog|url=http://engineering.jhu.edu/biomedical-engineering/|publisher=Johns Hopkins University|year=2006|accessdate=2006-12-06}}</ref> In 1919, the engineering department became a separate school, known as the School of Engineering. By 1937, over 1,000 students had graduated with engineering degrees. By 1946 the school had six departments.
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Notably, the Department of [[Biomedical Engineering]] is recognized as one of the best in the country. Also, the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering was ranked as one of the top 5 programs nationally by ''[[US News and World Report]] [http://www.usnews.com/]'' in recent years(2005 No.3, 2006 No.2).
 
Notably, the Department of [[Biomedical Engineering]] is recognized as one of the best in the country. Also, the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering was ranked as one of the top 5 programs nationally by ''[[US News and World Report]] [http://www.usnews.com/]'' in recent years(2005 No.3, 2006 No.2).
  
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In addition to the graduate programs at the Homewood campus, Johns Hopkins has several internationally respected graduate professional schools:  
 
In addition to the graduate programs at the Homewood campus, Johns Hopkins has several internationally respected graduate professional schools:  
  
 
*The [[Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine]], is headquartered at the university's Medical Institutions campus in East Baltimore with [[Johns Hopkins Hospital]].
 
*The [[Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine]], is headquartered at the university's Medical Institutions campus in East Baltimore with [[Johns Hopkins Hospital]].
 
*The [[Bloomberg School of Public Health]], founded in 1916, is the first and largest public health school in the world.
 
*The [[Bloomberg School of Public Health]], founded in 1916, is the first and largest public health school in the world.
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*The [[Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies]], based in [[Washington, DC]], near [[Dupont Circle]], is devoted to international studies, particularly [[international relations]], [[diplomacy]], and [[economics]]. (It is familiarly known as "SAIS," pronounced like the second syllable of ''precise''). SAIS has full-time international campuses in [[Bologna]], [[Italy]] and [[Nanjing]], [[China]]. Founded in 1943, the School became a part of the university in 1950. SAIS was ranked in a recent survey as the nation's top [[master's degree]] program in international relations.<ref name='saistop' />
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*The [[Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies]], based in [[Washington, DC]], near [[Dupont Circle]], is devoted to international studies, particularly [[international relations]], [[diplomacy]], and [[economics]]. (It is familiarly known as "SAIS," pronounced like the second syllable of ''precise''). SAIS has full-time international campuses in [[Bologna]], [[Italy]] and [[Nanjing]], [[China]]. Founded in 1943, the School became a part of the university in 1950.
 
*The [[Peabody Institute]], founded in 1857, is the oldest continuously active music conservatory in the United States. Located in Baltimore's [[Mount Vernon, Baltimore|Mount Vernon]] neighborhood, it became a division of Johns Hopkins in 1977. The Conservatory retains its own student body and grants its own degrees in musicology, though both Hopkins and Peabody students may take courses at both institutions.
 
*The [[Peabody Institute]], founded in 1857, is the oldest continuously active music conservatory in the United States. Located in Baltimore's [[Mount Vernon, Baltimore|Mount Vernon]] neighborhood, it became a division of Johns Hopkins in 1977. The Conservatory retains its own student body and grants its own degrees in musicology, though both Hopkins and Peabody students may take courses at both institutions.
 
*The [[Johns Hopkins School of Nursing]], founded in 1889, is home to the nation's first [[Peace Corps]] Fellows Program in nursing.
 
*The [[Johns Hopkins School of Nursing]], founded in 1889, is home to the nation's first [[Peace Corps]] Fellows Program in nursing.
 
*Founded in 1909, the School of Professional Studies in Business and Education ("SPSBE") served the educational needs of working adults through flexible programming that allows serious students to complete degrees while maintaining careers.  The school evolved from a teacher’s college within the Johns Hopkins University to one of eight major schools in the university.  On January 1, 2007, the School of Professional Studies in Business and Education (SPSBE) separated into two new schools—the Johns Hopkins University [[Carey Business School]] and the [[Johns Hopkins University School of Education]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Johns Hopkins Launches New Schools of Business, Education|url=http://www.jhu.edu/news/univ06/dec06/schools.html| publisher=Johns Hopkins University Office of News and Information|year=2006|accessdate=2006-12-06}}</ref>
 
*Founded in 1909, the School of Professional Studies in Business and Education ("SPSBE") served the educational needs of working adults through flexible programming that allows serious students to complete degrees while maintaining careers.  The school evolved from a teacher’s college within the Johns Hopkins University to one of eight major schools in the university.  On January 1, 2007, the School of Professional Studies in Business and Education (SPSBE) separated into two new schools—the Johns Hopkins University [[Carey Business School]] and the [[Johns Hopkins University School of Education]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Johns Hopkins Launches New Schools of Business, Education|url=http://www.jhu.edu/news/univ06/dec06/schools.html| publisher=Johns Hopkins University Office of News and Information|year=2006|accessdate=2006-12-06}}</ref>
  
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The university also offers education abroad through centers in [[Germany]], [[Singapore]], and [[Italy]]. The university operates the [[Applied Physics Laboratory]] (APL) in Laurel, [[Maryland]], which specializes in research for the U.S. [[Department of Defense]], [[NASA]] and other Government agencies.  The [[Space Telescope Science Institute]] is located on the Homewood campus and controls, analyzes, and collects data from the [[Hubble Space Telescope]].  The recently opened Information Security Institute <ref>{{cite web|title=Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute|url= http://jhuisi.jhu.edu/}}</ref> is the newest addition to the graduate programs affiliated with Johns Hopkins. The Institute is the "university's focal point for research and education in information security, assurance and privacy." JHUISI is the only Institute in the Whiting School with an academic degree program, offering the [[Master of Science]] in [[Information Security|Security Informatics]] (MSSI).
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The university also offers education abroad through centers in [[Germany]], [[Singapore]], and [[Italy]]. The university operates the [[Applied Physics Laboratory]] (APL) in Laurel, [[Maryland]], which specializes in research for the U.S. [[Department of Defense]], [[NASA]] and other Government agencies.  The [[Space Telescope Science Institute]] is located on the Homewood campus and controls, analyzes, and collects data from the [[Hubble Space Telescope]].  The recently opened [http://jhuisi.jhu.edu Information Security Institute] is the newest addition to the graduate programs affiliated with Johns Hopkins. The Institute is the "university's focal point for research and education in information security, assurance and privacy." JHUISI is the only Institute in the Whiting School with an academic degree program, offering the [[Master of Science]] in [[Information Security|Security Informatics]] (MSSI).
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The original main university campus was in downtown Baltimore City. However, this location did not permit room for growth and the trustees began to look for a place to move. Eventually, they would relocate to the estate of [[Charles Carroll of Carrollton]] and [[Homewood House]], a wedding gift from Charles to his son Charles Jr.
 
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The park-like main campus of Johns Hopkins, [[Homewood campus|Homewood]], is set on 140 acres (0.57 km²) in the northern part of Baltimore. The architecture was modeled after the [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]]-inspired [[Federal architecture|Federalist style]] of [[Homewood House]]. Most newer buildings resemble this style, being built of red brick with white marble trim, but lack the details. Homewood House was later used for administrative offices but now is preserved as a museum.
 
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As a part of the donation, Hopkins was required to donate part of the land for art.  As a result, the [[Baltimore Museum of Art]], which is not part of the university, is situated next to the University's campus, just southeast of Shriver Hall.
 
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The Decker Gardens, bordered by the Greenhouse, [[Nichols House (Maryland)|Nichols House]] and the [[Johns Hopkins Club]], were originally known as the Botanical Gardens and were used by members of the Department of Biology to grow plants for research. By the early 1950s, the gardens no longer served an educational purpose, and in 1958, when Nichols House was built as the president's residence, they were completely re-landscaped with aesthetic criteria in mind. In 1976, the gardens were done over again, and named for trustee Alonzo G. Decker, Jr. and members of his family in appreciation for their generosity to Hopkins.
 
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The statue in the middle of the pool, the Sea Urchin, was sculpted by Edward Berge. It stood in Mount Vernon Place, near the [[Washington Monument]], for 34 years before being replaced by a 7'10" copy, which fit in better with its monumental surroundings. Frank R. Huber, the man who left the city the money to make the copy, asked that the original be given to Paul M. Higinbotham, who donated it to the university. North of the campus, also on Charles Street, we find the [[Evergreen House]], one Hopkins' museums.
 
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A total of 14,848 high school seniors applied for regular admission to the Johns Hopkins Class of 2011, an increase of 7 percent over the total for the Class of 2010 and of 30 percent over the Class of 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Johns Hopkins University Gazette|url=http://www.jhu.edu/~gazette/2007/02apr07/02admiss.html|publisher=Johns Hopkins University|year=2007| accessdate=2007-04-02}}</ref> Regular decision admission was offered to 3,145 students; those who enroll will join the 443 who were admitted early. The target class size is 1,205, with 800 enrolled in Arts and Sciences and 405 in Engineering.<ref>{{cite web|title=Johns Hopkins University Gazette|url=http://www.jhu.edu/~gazette/2007/02apr07/02admiss.html|publisher=Johns Hopkins University|year=2007|accessdate=2007-04-02}}</ref> The highest number of acceptances went out to, in order, applicants from New York, California, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The total of admits includes 325 who identified themselves as African-American, 302 Hispanic and 21 Native American.<ref>{{cite web|title=Johns Hopkins University Gazette|url= http://www.jhu.edu/~gazette/2007/02apr07/02admiss.html|publisher=Johns Hopkins University|year=2007|accessdate=2007-04-02}}
 
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Students residing in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. territories of Guam and Puerto Rico, and 57 countries were offered admission this year. The total number of non-U.S. citizens admitted was 189.<ref>{{cite web|title=Johns Hopkins University Gazette|url= http://www.jhu.edu/~gazette/2007/02apr07/02admiss.html|publisher=Johns Hopkins University|year=2007|accessdate=2007-04-02}}</ref> Once again, Baltimore students are well-represented in the admitted class, with 31 students selected for the Baltimore Scholars Program. The admittance rate was a strikingly low 24 percent. Just two years ago, the rate was 35 percent.<ref>{{cite web|title=Johns Hopkins University Gazette|url=http://www.jhu.edu/~gazette/2007/02apr07/02admiss.html|publisher=Johns Hopkins University|year=2007|accessdate=2007-04-02}}</ref>
 
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Johns Hopkins accepted 27 percent of 13,869 applicants for entrance into the fall 2006 freshman class. Undergraduate students matriculate from all 50 states and more than 50 countries. Within six years of graduation, 85 percent of Hopkins students earn graduate degrees, the highest percentage in the nation.
 
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The number of applicants has increased by 156 percent from 2002, one of the largest increases in the U.S. {{Fact|date=April 2007}} In 2006 the pool of admitted students closely resembled that of 2005. The average SAT score remained constant at 1440, while average high school GPA has increased by only 0.02 points, to 3.85.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mitrano|first=Erica|publisher= [[The Johns Hopkins News-Letter]]|title=Class of '10 Follows Competitive Trend|date=2006-05-05|accessdate=2006-11-22|url= http://www.jhunewsletter.com/media/storage/paper932/news/2006/05/05/News/Class.Of.10.Follows.Competitive.Trend-2241921.shtml}}</ref> Approximately 48 percent of undergraduates receive financial aid at Johns Hopkins University. The average need-based financial aid package for freshmen totals $29,472 for the Class of 2010.  Further, the total grants and scholarships awarded to students in 2004-2005 was $41,570,000.
 
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== Student life ==
 
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Johns Hopkins currently supports 12 fraternities and four sororities sponsored by the Inter-Fraternity Council and Panhellenic society, including the fraternities [[Sigma Chi]], [[Sigma Phi Epsilon]] ("SigEp"), [[Sigma Alpha Epsilon]] ("S.A.E."), [[Delta Sigma Pi]], [[Lambda Phi Epsilon]], [[Beta Theta Pi]], [[Alpha Delta Phi]] ("Wawa"), [[Alpha Epsilon Pi]], [[Phi Kappa Psi]] ("Phi Psi"), [[Phi Gamma Delta]] ("Fiji"), and [[Pi Kappa Alpha]] ("Pike"), and the sororities [[Alpha Phi]], [[Kappa Alpha Theta]], [[Kappa Kappa Gamma]], and [[Phi Mu]].  
 
Johns Hopkins currently supports 12 fraternities and four sororities sponsored by the Inter-Fraternity Council and Panhellenic society, including the fraternities [[Sigma Chi]], [[Sigma Phi Epsilon]] ("SigEp"), [[Sigma Alpha Epsilon]] ("S.A.E."), [[Delta Sigma Pi]], [[Lambda Phi Epsilon]], [[Beta Theta Pi]], [[Alpha Delta Phi]] ("Wawa"), [[Alpha Epsilon Pi]], [[Phi Kappa Psi]] ("Phi Psi"), [[Phi Gamma Delta]] ("Fiji"), and [[Pi Kappa Alpha]] ("Pike"), and the sororities [[Alpha Phi]], [[Kappa Alpha Theta]], [[Kappa Kappa Gamma]], and [[Phi Mu]].  
 
Approximately 1/5 of male undergraduates and 1/5 of female undergraduates belong to the [[Fraternities and Sororities|Greek system]]. Most of the fraternities maintain houses off campus; the sororities tend not to do so. As at many American universities, it is a widely believed rumor that the sororities are not permitted to have houses because of a state "Brothel Law" prohibiting the cohabitation of more than eight women. The ''Johns Hopkins News-Letter'' even reported the existence of such a law in 2001.<ref>{{cite news|last=Saxe|first=Lindsay|title=A Strange Law Exists in Maryland|publisher=Johns Hopkins News-Letter|date=2001-09-14|accessdate=2006-11-22|url= http://media.www.jhunewsletter.com/media/storage/paper932/news/2001/09/14/Features/A.Strange.Law.Exists.In.Maryland-2241785.shtml?sourcedomain=www.jhunewsletter.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com}}</ref> ''[[Snopes.com]]'' reports that such laws do not exist.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mikkelson|first=Barbara|title=House of the Writhing Son|publisher=Snopes.com|url= http://www.snopes.com/college/halls/brothel.asp|date=2003-10-07|accessdate=2006-11-22}}</ref>
 
Approximately 1/5 of male undergraduates and 1/5 of female undergraduates belong to the [[Fraternities and Sororities|Greek system]]. Most of the fraternities maintain houses off campus; the sororities tend not to do so. As at many American universities, it is a widely believed rumor that the sororities are not permitted to have houses because of a state "Brothel Law" prohibiting the cohabitation of more than eight women. The ''Johns Hopkins News-Letter'' even reported the existence of such a law in 2001.<ref>{{cite news|last=Saxe|first=Lindsay|title=A Strange Law Exists in Maryland|publisher=Johns Hopkins News-Letter|date=2001-09-14|accessdate=2006-11-22|url= http://media.www.jhunewsletter.com/media/storage/paper932/news/2001/09/14/Features/A.Strange.Law.Exists.In.Maryland-2241785.shtml?sourcedomain=www.jhunewsletter.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com}}</ref> ''[[Snopes.com]]'' reports that such laws do not exist.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mikkelson|first=Barbara|title=House of the Writhing Son|publisher=Snopes.com|url= http://www.snopes.com/college/halls/brothel.asp|date=2003-10-07|accessdate=2006-11-22}}</ref>
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In addition [[Charles Village, Baltimore|Charles Village]], the region of North Baltimore surrounding the university, has undergone several restoration projects, and the university has gradually bought the property around the school for additional student housing and dormitories. [http://www.charlesvillageprojects.com/ ''The Charles Village Project''], scheduled for completion in 2008, will bring new commercial spaces to the neighborhood. The project includes Charles Commons, a new, modern residence hall that includes a [[Barnes & Noble]] and a [[Starbucks]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Charles Commons|accessdate=2006-08-07|url=http://www.jhu.edu/hds/campushousing/charlescommons.htm}}</ref> A [[Chipotle Mexican Grill]] and Starbucks have moved in, and the university itself has installed a new [[Einstein Bros. Bagels]]<ref>[http://www.einsteinbros.com/index.cfm]</ref> franchise in Wolman Hall.
 
  
 
Hopkins has also invested heavily in improving campus life for its students with creation in 2001 of an arts complex, the [http://apply.jhu.edu/tour/mattin.html Mattin Center]; and a three-story sports facility, the [http://apply.jhu.edu/tour/oconnor.html O'Connor Recreation Center]. The large on-campus dining facilities at Homewood were renovated in the summer of 2006, and the caterer was switched from [[Sodexho]] to [[Aramark]].
 
Hopkins has also invested heavily in improving campus life for its students with creation in 2001 of an arts complex, the [http://apply.jhu.edu/tour/mattin.html Mattin Center]; and a three-story sports facility, the [http://apply.jhu.edu/tour/oconnor.html O'Connor Recreation Center]. The large on-campus dining facilities at Homewood were renovated in the summer of 2006, and the caterer was switched from [[Sodexho]] to [[Aramark]].
  
 
Hopkins has also advertised the "Collegetown" atmosphere it shares with neighboring institutions, including [[Loyola College in Maryland|Loyola College]], [[UMBC]], [[Goucher College]], and [[Towson University]], as well as the proximity of downtown Baltimore's [[Inner Harbor]].
 
Hopkins has also advertised the "Collegetown" atmosphere it shares with neighboring institutions, including [[Loyola College in Maryland|Loyola College]], [[UMBC]], [[Goucher College]], and [[Towson University]], as well as the proximity of downtown Baltimore's [[Inner Harbor]].
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[[Image:JHU-H.jpg|325px|right|thumb|Homewood House.  Acquired by The Johns Hopkins University in 1902, Homewood stands today as one of the nation's best surviving examples of Federal Period architecture]]
 
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''[[The Johns Hopkins News-Letter]]'', founded in 1896, is the oldest continuously published weekly college newspaper in the nation.[http://www.jhunewsletter.com]
 
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''The Hopkins Donkey'' is a political newspaper with a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] perspective on international, national and state-wide political topics.
 
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''Frame of Reference'' is an annual magazine that focuses on film and film culture.[http://www.hopkinsfilmfest.com/]. 
 
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{{cite web|title=Records of The Black and Blue Jay/The Blue Jay|author=Sean DiGiovanna|coauthors=Wendell O'Brien & Charlene Mendoza|url=http://www.library.jhu.edu/collections/specialcollections/archives/inventories/rg14-090.html|publisher=The Ferdinand Hamburger Archives, The Milton S. Eisenhower Library|accessdate= 2006-08-07}}</ref>
 
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According to ''The Johns Hopkins News-Letter'', it was the magazine's name which led the News-Letter to first use the moniker Blue Jays to refer to a Hopkins athletic team in 1923.<ref>{{cite web|title=Where did they get that darn Blue Jay?|first=Yong| last=Kwon|date=1997-09-25|publisher= The Johns Hopkins News-Letter|url=http://www.jhu.edu/~newslett/09-25-97/Sports/4.html| accessdate=2006-08-07}}</ref>
 
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While the magazine enjoyed popularity among students, it received repeated opposition from the university administration, reportedly for its vulgar sense of humor. In October 1934, Dean Edward R. Berry removed financial support for the magazine; without funding, the magazine continued under the name ''The Blue Jay'' until Berry threatened to expel the editors in 1939. The magazine had a revival in 1984, and has published intermittently since then.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Black and Blue Jay returns to campus with a vengeance|last=Krut-Landau|first=Raphael|date=2006-11-02|publisher=The Johns Hopkins News-Letter|url= http://www.jhunewsletter.com/news/2006/11/02/Features/The-Black.And.Blue.Jay.Returns.To.Campus.With.A.Vengeance-2761306.shtml}}</ref>
 
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This urban campus is in the East Baltimore neighborhood and is home to the School of Medicine, the [[Bloomberg School of Public Health]], and the School of Nursing. It comprises several city blocks spreading from the original [[Johns Hopkins Hospital]] building and its trademark dome. The [[Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine|School of Medicine of the Johns Hopkins University]] is associated with clinical practice at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
 
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[[Image:JHU-B.jpg|350px|right|thumb|Peabody Library at the Peabody Conservatory Division of Hopkins]]
 
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The Johns Hopkins University Library system houses more than 3.6 million volumes.<ref>{{cite web|title=American Library Association Fact Sheet|url=http://www.ala.org/ala/alalibrary/libraryfactsheet/alalibraryfactsheet22.cfm|publisher=ALA|year= 2007|accessdate=2007-04-26}}</ref> It includes ten main divisions: the Sheridan Libraries at Homewood, the Medical Institutions Libraries, the  School of Nursing Library, Abraham M. Lilienfeld Library at the Bloomberg School, the Peabody Institute Library, the Carey Business School and School of Education libraries, the School of Advanced International Studies Libraries (Sydney R. and Elsa W. Mason Library and Bologna Center Library), the R.E. Gibson Library at the Applied Physics Laboratory Library and other minor satellite locations, as well as the archives.
 
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The [[Milton S. Eisenhower Library]] (called "MSE" by students), located on the [[Homewood]] campus, is the main library. It houses over 2.6 million volumes and over 20,000 journal subscriptions.  The Eisenhower Library is a member of the university's Sheridan Libraries encompassing collections at the Albert D. Hutzler Reading Room (called "The Hut" by students) in Gilman Hall, the John Work Garrett Library at Evergreen House, and the George Peabody Library at Mount Vernon Place. Together these collections provide the major research library resources for the university, serving Johns Hopkins academic programs worldwide. The library was named for [[Milton S. Eisenhower]], former president of the university and brother of former U.S. president [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]].
 
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Only two of the MSE library's six stories are above ground; the rest are beneath, though architects designed the building so that every level has windows and natural light. The design accords with a bit of traditional campus lore which says no structure on campus can be taller than Gilman Hall, the oldest academic building. There is no written rule regarding building height, however, and the library's design was chosen for architectural and aesthetic reasons when it was finally built in the 1960s.
 
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The [[Peabody Institute Library]] was begun with the June 16, 1852 donation from [[George Peabody]]. George Peabody was born in South Danvers (now Peabody) in 1795 and by the year of 1851 had risen in the business world to become an investment banker in London.  Danvers Mechanic Institute's decision to name George Peabody as an honorary member.  Proud of their native son, the Danvers Mechanic Institute named George Peabody an honorary member on January 5, 1852. This subscription based institute, located in South Danvers , was both library and lyceum.  Though the committee selected to inform Peabody of this honor waited until after Danvers was informed of the donation, it is possible his awareness of this institution influenced Peabody in deciding the type of institution he wished to create.
 
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[[Image:JHU-Z.jpg|center|thumb|700px|Mason Hall (2007), the Visitor's Center & Admissions Office at Johns Hopkins University]]
 
  
 
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The school's most prominent sports team is its Division I men's [[lacrosse]] team, which has won 44 national titles - nine [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] Division I (2007, 2005, 1987, 1985, 1984, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1974), 29 [[United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association|USILA]], and six [[Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association|ILA]] titles. Hopkins' primary national lacrosse rivals are [[Princeton University]], [[Syracuse University]], and the [[University of Virginia]]; its primary intrastate rivals are [[Loyola College in Maryland|Loyola College]], [[Towson University]], the [[United States Naval Academy]], and the [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]].  Maryland is considered their most prominent rival in college lacrosse, the schools having met 103 times, with two of those meetings being in playoffs.   
 
The school's most prominent sports team is its Division I men's [[lacrosse]] team, which has won 44 national titles - nine [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] Division I (2007, 2005, 1987, 1985, 1984, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1974), 29 [[United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association|USILA]], and six [[Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association|ILA]] titles. Hopkins' primary national lacrosse rivals are [[Princeton University]], [[Syracuse University]], and the [[University of Virginia]]; its primary intrastate rivals are [[Loyola College in Maryland|Loyola College]], [[Towson University]], the [[United States Naval Academy]], and the [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]].  Maryland is considered their most prominent rival in college lacrosse, the schools having met 103 times, with two of those meetings being in playoffs.   
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*The [[Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies]], located on the Homewood Campus, is a nationally renowned center for the study of public policy. The Institute forms partnerships with other programs at Johns Hopkins to offer concentrations, specializations, certificates, and dual degrees related to public policy.
 
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*In the [[Tom Clancy]] novels, [[Jack Ryan (Tom Clancy)|Jack Ryan]]'s wife, Cathy Ryan, is a doctor at the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute.  In real life, Clancy created the Tom Clancy Professorship at Wilmer on April 8, 2005.
 
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* Hawkins, Hugh. ''Pioneer: A History of the Johns Hopkins University,'' Johns Hopkins University Press (2002). ISBN 0801869331
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* Johns, Michael. ''The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Curriculum for the Twenty-first Century,'' Johns Hopkins University Press (2000). ISBN 0801863503
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The Johns Hopkins University
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Motto Veritas vos liberabit
(The truth shall make you free)
Established 1876
Type Private
Location Flag of United States Baltimore, MD USA
Website www.jhu.edu

The Johns Hopkins University, founded in 1876, is a private institution of higher learning located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

Johns Hopkins offers its main undergraduate and graduate programs at the Homewood campus in Baltimore and maintains full-time campuses in greater Maryland, Washington, D.C., Italy, and China. Johns Hopkins was the first university in the United States to emphasize research, applying the German university model developed by Wilhelm von Humboldt and Friedrich Schleiermacher.

Mission & Reputation

Stained Glass in historic Gilman Hall

The university opened on February 22 1876, with the stated goal of "The encouragement of research... and the advancement of individual scholars, who by their excellence will advance the sciences they pursue, and the society where they dwell."[1] The university's first president was Daniel Coit Gilman. Its motto in Latin is Veritas vos liberabit – "The truth shall make you free." The undergraduate student population at Hopkins was all male until 1970 although many graduate programs were integrated earlier.

Johns Hopkins was the first American research university,[2] and the first American university to teach through seminars, instead of solely through lectures.[3] The university was the first in America to offer an undergraduate major (as opposed to a purely liberal arts curriculum) and the first American university to grant doctoral degrees.[4] Johns Hopkins was a model for most large research universities in the United States, particularly the University of Chicago.[5]

Stamp issued under the U.S. Postal Service's Great Americans Series

The Johns Hopkins University is named for Johns Hopkins, who left $7 million in his 1867 incorporation papers and 1873 will for the foundation of the university and Johns Hopkins Hospital. The peculiar first name of philanthropist Johns Hopkins is the surname of his great-grandmother, Margaret Johns, who married Gerard Hopkins. They named their son Johns Hopkins, and his name was passed on to his grandson, the university's founder (1795-1873). At the time, this was the largest philanthropic bequest in U.S. history, the equivalent of over $131 million in the year 2006. Hopkins is no stranger to significant monetary gifts; in 2001, Sidney Kimmel, founder and chairman of Jones Apparel Group, donated $150 million for cancer research. Though Kimmel’s gift is the largest single gift in the university’s history, alumnus Michael Bloomberg's confirmed personal donations total over $200 million. Bloomberg, whose first donation of $5 was given in 1964, the year he graduated with a degree in electrical engineering, is the largest individual benefactor in the university's history.[6]

The Johns Hopkins University performed $1.44 billion in science, medical and engineering research in fiscal year 2005, making it the leading U.S. academic institution in total R&D spending for the 27th year in a row, according to a new National Science Foundation ranking.[7] The university also ranked first on the NSF's separate list of federally funded research and development, spending $1.277 billion in FY2005 on research supported by such agencies as the National Institutes of Health, NASA, the NSF and the Department of Defense.[8] In FY2002, Johns Hopkins became the first university to cross the $1 billion threshold on either list, recording $1.14 billion in total research and $1.023 billion in federally sponsored research that year.

Facilities

Homewood House. Acquired by The Johns Hopkins University in 1902, Homewood stands today as one of the nation's best surviving examples of Federal Period architecture

The original main university campus was in downtown Baltimore City. However, this location did not permit room for growth and the trustees began to look for a place to move. Eventually, they would relocate to the estate of Charles Carroll of Carrollton and Homewood House, a wedding gift from Charles to his son Charles Jr.

The park-like main campus of Johns Hopkins, Homewood, is set on 140 acres (0.57 km²) in the northern part of Baltimore. The architecture was modeled after the Georgian-inspired Federalist style of Homewood House. Most newer buildings resemble this style, being built of red brick with white marble trim, but lack the details. Homewood House was later used for administrative offices but now is preserved as a museum.

As a part of the donation, Hopkins was required to donate part of the land for art. As a result, the Baltimore Museum of Art, which is not part of the university, is situated next to the University's campus, just southeast of Shriver Hall.

The Decker Gardens, bordered by the Greenhouse, Nichols House and the Johns Hopkins Club, were originally known as the Botanical Gardens and were used by members of the Department of Biology to grow plants for research. By the early 1950s, the gardens no longer served an educational purpose, and in 1958, when Nichols House was built as the president's residence, they were completely re-landscaped with aesthetic criteria in mind. In 1976, the gardens were done over again, and named for trustee Alonzo G. Decker, Jr. and members of his family in appreciation for their generosity to Hopkins.

The statue in the middle of the pool, the Sea Urchin, was sculpted by Edward Berge. It stood in Mount Vernon Place, near the Washington Monument, for 34 years before being replaced by a 7'10" copy, which fit in better with its monumental surroundings. Frank R. Huber, the man who left the city the money to make the copy, asked that the original be given to Paul M. Higinbotham, who donated it to the university. North of the campus, also on Charles Street, we find the Evergreen House, one Hopkins' museums.

Medical institutions campus

This urban campus is in the East Baltimore neighborhood and is home to the School of Medicine, the Bloomberg School of Public Health, and the School of Nursing. It comprises several city blocks spreading from the original Johns Hopkins Hospital building and its trademark dome. The School of Medicine of the Johns Hopkins University is associated with clinical practice at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Library system

Peabody Library at the Peabody Conservatory Division of Hopkins

The Johns Hopkins University Library system houses more than 3.6 million volumes.[9] It includes ten main divisions: the Sheridan Libraries at Homewood, the Medical Institutions Libraries, the School of Nursing Library, Abraham M. Lilienfeld Library at the Bloomberg School, the Peabody Institute Library, the Carey Business School and School of Education libraries, the School of Advanced International Studies Libraries (Sydney R. and Elsa W. Mason Library and Bologna Center Library), the R.E. Gibson Library at the Applied Physics Laboratory Library and other minor satellite locations, as well as the archives.

The Milton S. Eisenhower Library (called "MSE" by students), located on the Homewood campus, is the main library. It houses over 2.6 million volumes and over 20,000 journal subscriptions. The Eisenhower Library is a member of the university's Sheridan Libraries encompassing collections at the Albert D. Hutzler Reading Room (called "The Hut" by students) in Gilman Hall, the John Work Garrett Library at Evergreen House, and the George Peabody Library at Mount Vernon Place. Together these collections provide the major research library resources for the university, serving Johns Hopkins academic programs worldwide. The library was named for Milton S. Eisenhower, former president of the university and brother of former U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Only two of the MSE library's six stories are above ground; the rest are beneath, though architects designed the building so that every level has windows and natural light. The design accords with a bit of traditional campus lore which says no structure on campus can be taller than Gilman Hall, the oldest academic building. There is no written rule regarding building height, however, and the library's design was chosen for architectural and aesthetic reasons when it was finally built in the 1960s.

The Peabody Institute Library was begun with the June 16, 1852 donation from George Peabody. George Peabody was born in South Danvers (now Peabody) in 1795 and by the year of 1851 had risen in the business world to become an investment banker in London. Danvers Mechanic Institute's decision to name George Peabody as an honorary member. Proud of their native son, the Danvers Mechanic Institute named George Peabody an honorary member on January 5, 1852. This subscription based institute, located in South Danvers , was both library and lyceum. Though the committee selected to inform Peabody of this honor waited until after Danvers was informed of the donation, it is possible his awareness of this institution influenced Peabody in deciding the type of institution he wished to create.

The 'Green Campus' at Hopkins

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Mason Hall (2007), the Visitor's Center & Admissions Office at Johns Hopkins University

The Johns Hopkins University was named in 2007 as a university making significant commitments to sustainability. As a major formal step towards sustainability, the University hired its first Manager of Energy and Environmental Stewardship in the spring of 2006. Soon after, the University launched a Sustainability Initiative to coordinate sustainability activities and to develop new programs that will help to reduce the University’s environmental impact[citation needed]. The Sustainable Development Institute gave Johns Hopkins a C+ for their environmental efforts. [10]

Divisions of the Johns Hopkins University

  • Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
  • Whiting School of Engineering
  • Carey Business School
  • Johns Hopkins School of Education
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
  • Bloomberg School of Public Health
  • Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
  • Peabody Institute
  • Applied Physics Laboratory

Other Hopkins Campuses

  • Bayview Medical Center
  • Bologna Center
  • Charles S. Singleton Center at the Villa Spelman
  • Downtown Center in Baltimore
  • Johns Hopkins Singapore
  • Hopkins-Nanjing Center for Chinese and American Studies
  • Washington, D.C. Area Campuses

Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts & Sciences

Gilman Hall, Krieger School of Arts & Sciences

Located at the university’s Homewood campus at the Charles Village neighborhood in northern Baltimore, the Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences is one of nine divisions of the Johns Hopkins University. Directly descended from the original Johns Hopkins University, which was founded as the nation’s first research university in 1876, the Krieger School is the core institution of the university and offers undergraduate and graduate programs.[11] With over 60 undergraduate majors and minors and over 40 full-time and part-time graduate programs, the Krieger School’s educational offerings also summer programs available to high school students, undergraduate students from any college or university, and a post-baccalaureate pre-medical program.[12] Among these academic programs, the Krieger School’s Astronomy, Biology, Creative Writing, English, German, History, and History of Art departments are among the top-ranked in the nation.[13] In addition, not only are faculty members expected to spend as much time researching as teaching, but also, there are numerous research opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students, ranging from the university-sponsored Woodrow Wilson Undergraduate Research Program to the nationwide Fulbright Hays Program for graduate students.[14] The most recent enrollment figures available number that the Krieger School has 2,790 undergraduate students, 32 post-baccalaureate students, 924 full-time graduate students, and 1,379 part-time graduate students.[15]

G.W.C. Whiting School of Engineering

Engineering Quad

Engineering at Johns Hopkins was originally created in 1913 as an educational program that included exposure to liberal arts and scientific inquiry.[16] In 1919, the engineering department became a separate school, known as the School of Engineering. By 1937, over 1,000 students had graduated with engineering degrees. By 1946 the school had six departments.

In 1961, the School of Engineering changed its name to the School of Engineering Sciences and, in 1979, was renamed the G.W.C. Whiting School of Engineering. The school's named benefactor is George William Carlyle Whiting, co-founder of the Whiting-Turner Contracting Company.

The Whiting School contains nine departments:

Notably, the Department of Biomedical Engineering is recognized as one of the best in the country. Also, the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering was ranked as one of the top 5 programs nationally by US News and World Report [10] in recent years(2005 No.3, 2006 No.2).

Professional schools

In addition to the graduate programs at the Homewood campus, Johns Hopkins has several internationally respected graduate professional schools:

  • The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, is headquartered at the university's Medical Institutions campus in East Baltimore with Johns Hopkins Hospital.
  • The Bloomberg School of Public Health, founded in 1916, is the first and largest public health school in the world.
  • The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, based in Washington, DC, near Dupont Circle, is devoted to international studies, particularly international relations, diplomacy, and economics. (It is familiarly known as "SAIS," pronounced like the second syllable of precise). SAIS has full-time international campuses in Bologna, Italy and Nanjing, China. Founded in 1943, the School became a part of the university in 1950.
  • The Peabody Institute, founded in 1857, is the oldest continuously active music conservatory in the United States. Located in Baltimore's Mount Vernon neighborhood, it became a division of Johns Hopkins in 1977. The Conservatory retains its own student body and grants its own degrees in musicology, though both Hopkins and Peabody students may take courses at both institutions.
  • The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, founded in 1889, is home to the nation's first Peace Corps Fellows Program in nursing.
  • Founded in 1909, the School of Professional Studies in Business and Education ("SPSBE") served the educational needs of working adults through flexible programming that allows serious students to complete degrees while maintaining careers. The school evolved from a teacher’s college within the Johns Hopkins University to one of eight major schools in the university. On January 1, 2007, the School of Professional Studies in Business and Education (SPSBE) separated into two new schools—the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School and the Johns Hopkins University School of Education.[17]

The university also offers education abroad through centers in Germany, Singapore, and Italy. The university operates the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, which specializes in research for the U.S. Department of Defense, NASA and other Government agencies. The Space Telescope Science Institute is located on the Homewood campus and controls, analyzes, and collects data from the Hubble Space Telescope. The recently opened Information Security Institute is the newest addition to the graduate programs affiliated with Johns Hopkins. The Institute is the "university's focal point for research and education in information security, assurance and privacy." JHUISI is the only Institute in the Whiting School with an academic degree program, offering the Master of Science in Security Informatics (MSSI).

Student life

The blueprints for a new programming board called The Hopkins Organization for Programming ("The HOP") were drawn on up during the summer and fall of 2006.

Johns Hopkins currently supports 12 fraternities and four sororities sponsored by the Inter-Fraternity Council and Panhellenic society, including the fraternities Sigma Chi, Sigma Phi Epsilon ("SigEp"), Sigma Alpha Epsilon ("S.A.E."), Delta Sigma Pi, Lambda Phi Epsilon, Beta Theta Pi, Alpha Delta Phi ("Wawa"), Alpha Epsilon Pi, Phi Kappa Psi ("Phi Psi"), Phi Gamma Delta ("Fiji"), and Pi Kappa Alpha ("Pike"), and the sororities Alpha Phi, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and Phi Mu. Approximately 1/5 of male undergraduates and 1/5 of female undergraduates belong to the Greek system. Most of the fraternities maintain houses off campus; the sororities tend not to do so. As at many American universities, it is a widely believed rumor that the sororities are not permitted to have houses because of a state "Brothel Law" prohibiting the cohabitation of more than eight women. The Johns Hopkins News-Letter even reported the existence of such a law in 2001.[18] Snopes.com reports that such laws do not exist.[19]

Hopkins has also invested heavily in improving campus life for its students with creation in 2001 of an arts complex, the Mattin Center; and a three-story sports facility, the O'Connor Recreation Center. The large on-campus dining facilities at Homewood were renovated in the summer of 2006, and the caterer was switched from Sodexho to Aramark.

Hopkins has also advertised the "Collegetown" atmosphere it shares with neighboring institutions, including Loyola College, UMBC, Goucher College, and Towson University, as well as the proximity of downtown Baltimore's Inner Harbor.

Athletics

Johns Hopkins Men's Lacrosse Team

Athletic teams at Johns Hopkins are called the Blue Jays. The university's athletic colors are Columbia blue and black. (Sable and gold are used for academic robes.) Hopkins celebrates Homecoming in the spring to coincide with the height of the lacrosse season. Outside of the Men's and Women's Division I lacrosse teams, Hopkins participates in the NCAA's Division III and the Centennial Conference.

The school's most prominent sports team is its Division I men's lacrosse team, which has won 44 national titles - nine NCAA Division I (2007, 2005, 1987, 1985, 1984, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1974), 29 USILA, and six ILA titles. Hopkins' primary national lacrosse rivals are Princeton University, Syracuse University, and the University of Virginia; its primary intrastate rivals are Loyola College, Towson University, the United States Naval Academy, and the University of Maryland. Maryland is considered their most prominent rival in college lacrosse, the schools having met 103 times, with two of those meetings being in playoffs.

Notable alumni, professors, and staff

Johns Hopkins alumni have gone on to great success in many fields. Johns Hopkins counts sixteen nobel laureates amongst its alumni, including president Woodrow Wilson. Other notable alumni include vice-president Spiro Agnew, secretary of state Madeline Albright, reformer John Dewey, sociologist Thorstein Veblen, singer Tori Amos, news anchor Wolf Blitzer, billionaire NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg,

Gallery

  • Maryland Hall

  • Johns Hopkins University

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    Johns Hopkins University

  • Shriver Hall

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    Johns Hopkins University

  • Milton S. Eisenhower Library at Johns Hopkins University

  • Photo of front entrance of the Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies

  • Statue of Johns Hopkins on Charles Street near Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus

  • Homewood House at Johns Hopkins University

Notes

  1. ↑ A Brief History of JHU. The Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved 2006-08-28.
  2. ↑ On Campus: Johns Hopkins University. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2006-11-14.
  3. ↑ Book Rags - JHU. Johns Hopkins University (2006). Retrieved 2007-01-01.
  4. ↑ Johns Hopkins Magazine. Johns Hopkins University (2007). Retrieved 2007-01-01.
  5. ↑ "Following the lead of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, fifteen American institutions came to define the American research university..."
    Arizona State University president Michael Crow (November 2002). Inaugural Address: "A New American University". Arizona State University. Retrieved 2006-08-28.
  6. ↑ Noon, Chris (February 3, 2006). NYC Mayor Bloomberg's Anonymous Gift to University. Forbes.com. Retrieved 2006-08-28.
  7. ↑ Johns Hopkins Gazette - JHU. National Science Foundation (2007). Retrieved 2007-02-02.
  8. ↑ Johns Hopkins Gazette - JHU. National Science Foundation (2007). Retrieved 2007-02-02.
  9. ↑ American Library Association Fact Sheet. ALA (2007). Retrieved 2007-04-26.
  10. ↑ Ng, Kensing, "Hopkins earns C+ in Sustainability", The Johns Hopkins Newsletter, 2007-02-01. Retrieved 2007-05-02.
  11. ↑ Krieger School of Arts & Sciences. Johns Hopkins University (2006). Retrieved 2006-12-06.
  12. ↑ Krieger School of Arts & Sciences Summer Programs. Johns Hopkins University (2006). Retrieved 2006-12-06.
  13. ↑ Krieger School of Arts & Sciences Division. Johns Hopkins University (2006). Retrieved 2006-12-06.
  14. ↑ Krieger School of Arts & Sciences - Funding. Johns Hopkins University (2006). Retrieved 2006-12-06.
  15. ↑ Krieger School of Arts & Sciences - Funding. Johns Hopkins University (2006). Retrieved 2006-12-06.
  16. ↑ Johns Hopkins University Catalog. Johns Hopkins University (2006). Retrieved 2006-12-06.
  17. ↑ Johns Hopkins Launches New Schools of Business, Education. Johns Hopkins University Office of News and Information (2006). Retrieved 2006-12-06.
  18. ↑ Saxe, Lindsay, "A Strange Law Exists in Maryland", Johns Hopkins News-Letter, 2001-09-14. Retrieved 2006-11-22.
  19. ↑ Mikkelson, Barbara (2003-10-07). House of the Writhing Son. Snopes.com. Retrieved 2006-11-22.

References
ISBN links support NWE through referral fees

  • Chesney, Alan. The Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine: A Chronicle: 1893-1905 , Johns Hopkins University Press ((1958). ISBN 0801801133
  • Hawkins, Hugh. Pioneer: A History of the Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins University Press (2002). ISBN 0801869331
  • Johns, Michael. The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Curriculum for the Twenty-first Century, Johns Hopkins University Press (2000). ISBN 0801863503
  • Klingaman, William. Fifty Years of Service to the Nation: History of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University Press (1993). ISBN 0912025042

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