Golden Gate University
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| Motto | Civium in moribus rei publicae salus (Latin: "The welfare of the state depends upon the morals of its citizens") |
| Established | 1901 |
| Endowment | $835.7 million |
| Faculty | 5,000 |
| Undergraduates | 4,612 |
| Postgraduates | 5,081 |
| Location | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Campus | 20 acres (5 km²) |
| Colors | Golden and Black (Black) |
| Nickname | Griffens |
| Website | http://www.ggu.edu |
Golden Gate University is a private non-profit university founded in 1901 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It is the fifth-largest private university in California.
The university evolved out of the literary reading groups of the San Francisco Central YMCA. The YMCA Evening College was formally established in 1896 and became an independent operation in 1901 with the creation of the parallel YMCA Evening School of Law. A contest in 1910 resulted in the adoption of the new name 'Golden Gate.' The institution was separately incorporated from the Central YMCA in 1923 as Golden Gate College. The College continued to share quarters with the YMCA, however, until 1966, when it moved to 536 Mission Street. In 1972, the College expanded and was elevated to university status.
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[edit] Academic Divisions
As of 1 September 2006, Golden Gate University has five academic divisions:
Ageno School of Business, Division of General Education, School of Accounting, School of Law, School of Taxation.
The University also has a small undergraduate program.
[edit] Campuses
The main campus in downtown San Francisco is located at 536 Mission Street. There are an assortment of satellite locations in various parts of the city.
The Los Angeles campus was established in the 1970s and offers graduate in taxation through the School of Taxation and the School of Law.
The Monterey Bay campus was also established in the 1970s and offers programs in accounting, business and information technology. The campus was moved into new facilities on the Presidio of Monterey Annex, formerly part of Fort Ord, in 2001.
The GGU Walnut Creek campus offers undergraduate and graduate programs in business. It has a satellite operation in Rohnert Park.
The Sacramento campus offers undergraduate and graduate programs in business, public administration and information technology.
The San Jose campus offers undergraduate and graduate programs in accounting, business and information technology.
GGU Seattle is the only campus located outside of California. It offers programs in Taxation.
Golden Gate used to operate a campus in Singapore and at several U.S. military bases across the United States.
[edit] Programs and Accreditation
GGU offers undergraduate and graduate programs in Business, Information Technology and Taxation. The School of Taxation, the largest and one of the most respected graduate tax programs in the country, has earned a reputation for providing the most comprehensive online and in-person tax education available.
The university also offers doctoral and post-doctoral programs in law, with specialised post-JD degrees in intellectual property, environmental law, taxation, United States Legal Studies, and international law.
Golden Gate University is institutionally accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). Additionally, the School of Law is professionally accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California. The Law School is also a member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). In December 2005, however, the ABA placed the GGU School of Law on probation because of its low first-time bar pass rate. http://www.ggu.edu/school_of_law/about_ggu_law/accreditation 1]
[edit] Campus Life
The majority of the student body is made up of working adults who already hold undergraduate degrees as well as advanced degrees. Most are residents of California and Nevada who commute to class. There are no on-campus housing facilities. School mascot is the Golden Gate Griffin, a winged gargoyle. All sports programs compete at the intramural level or city league level. The most popular sport on the San Francisco campus is soccer (futbol) due to active participation of international students from Europe, Asia and the Middle East. A large minority segment of students from the east coast, practitioner-scholars from Ivy League, Big East, Big Ten universities in addition to local part-time faculty from UC Berkeley, UC Hastings and Stanford underlines Golden Gate University's strong commitment to "real world" applications of a quality graduate education. Some members of the campus community in San Francisco have compared GGU's east coast influences to the learning communities at Pace University in New York and Temple University in Philadelphia.
[edit] Distinctions
- PricewaterhouseCoopers Identifies GGU as a "Key School" for Recruitment
"In recognition of the quality of the Masters of Taxation program, PricewaterhouseCoopers has included Golden Gate University in its national list of 'Key Schools' for entry level recruitment purposes. In particular, our San Francisco and San Jose office tax groups look to Golden Gate University each year for a significant number of winter interns and full-time hires. We are particularly impressed by how quickly the Golden Gate University graduates smoothly transition into our tax teams; something we don't believe happens by accident. The Golden Gate University Masters of Taxation program does an outstanding job of preparing candidates for the professional work experience, and it shows." -- Gerald Barbo, Tax Partner, State and Local Tax Consulting, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP.
- Golden Gate University's Environmental Law Program Ranked 18th by US News & World Report
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (April 19, 2005) - This week earth conscious citizens across the globe will celebrate the 35th annual Earth Day, recognizing the importance of continually striving for a greener planet. Golden Gate University is one institution making a difference, with its law school training top environmental attorneys through its JD and LLM degree program in environmental law. The program, which provides hands on experience with national and local environmental agencies, nonprofit organizations and law firms, was ranked 18th in the nation by US News & World Report's latest survey and ranks number three in California behind UC Berkeley and Stanford.
- Golden Gate University Recognized As One Of The Top 100 Agile Companies In CIO Magazine's 2004 CIO 100 Awards
Framingham, Mass. (August 31, 2004)-IDG's CIO magazine today announces Golden Gate University as a recipient of the 2004 CIO 100 award. The annual award program recognizes organizations around the world that exemplify the highest level of operational and strategic excellence in information technology (IT). This year's theme is the "Agile 100," which recognizes those executives and organizations that respond quickly to changing business environments. Winners demonstrate measurable results in how they used IT to enable and support agility in their organizations.
[edit] Notable Alumni
There are more than 60,000 living alumni. Prominent alumni include:
- Buddy Piszel, MBA Accounting: CFO Freddie Mac
- Peter Corroon, JD: Mayor of Salt Lake County, Utah
- Richard M. Rosenberg, MBA, JD: former Chairman and CEO of BankAmerica, now Bank of America.
- William H. Swanson, MBA: Chairman and CEO of Raytheon.
- Terence T. Henricks MPA '82: USAF Colonel, test pilot and Commander of the Space Shuttle Columbia.
- J.J. Jelincic, MBA: President of the California State Employees Association.
[edit] GGU Cybercampus
Golden Gate first offered distance education programs in 1993 via correspondence, online courses in 1997, then began offering fully-accredited online degree programs in 1998 with a total online enrollment of 810 degree-seeking students and 2662 overall. (USNews)
