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University of Tennessee

Established 1968
Type Public university system
Endowment $867 million
President John D. Petersen
Faculty  ???
Staff  ???
Undergraduates 34,539
Location Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Campus 5 campuses (3 primary campuses, 1 medical school, 1 graduate and research institution)
Website tennessee.edu


Knoxville
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Chattanooga
Martin
Martin
Memphis
Memphis
Tullahoma
Tullahoma

The University of Tennessee system (UT system) is one of two public university systems in the state of Tennessee. It consists of three primary campuses in Knoxville, Chattanooga and Martin, a medical campus in Memphis and a research institute in Tullahoma.

The University of Tennessee system has a combined student enrollment of more than 44,000 students, over 260,000 living alumni, and a total endowment of approximately $867 million[1].

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[edit] History

[edit] Governance

The University of Tennessee is governed by the Board of Trustees of the University of Tennessee. There are five ex officio members and twenty appointed members.

[edit] Campuses

At present, the UC system officially describes itself as a "ten campus" system consisting of the campuses listed below.[2] Only campuses under the direct control of the Regents and President are included in the official count. Although affiliated with the UC system, the Hastings College of Law is not controlled by the Regents or President, and must seek funding directly from the Legislature. However, under state law, the Juris Doctor from Hastings is awarded in the name of the Regents and bears the signature of the President.[3]

Campus Location Campus Land Area[4]

(acres)

 Founded Enrollment[5]

(Fall 2005)

 Operating Expenses[6]

(2006)

 Athletics Nickname U.S. News Ranking[7] NCAA Category
University of California, Berkeley Berkeley 6,767 1868 33,558 1,589,122,000 Golden Bears 21 Div I Pac-10
University of California, Davis Davis 7,098 1905 29,637 2,267,719,000 Aggies 47 Div I Big West
University of California, Irvine Irvine 1,521 1965 25,024 1,421,290,000 Anteaters 44 Div I Big West
University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles 419 1919 37,221 3,387,573,000 Bruins 26 Div I Pac-10
University of California, Merced Merced 7,045 2005 878 67,387,000 Bobcats unranked NA
University of California, Riverside Riverside 1,911 1954 16,622 459,885,000 Highlanders 88 Div I Big West
University of California, San Diego La Jolla 2,141 1959 25,938 2,084,925,000 Tritons 38 Div II
University of California, San Francisco San Francisco 181 1873 4,174 2,481,626,000 no athletics unranked NA
University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara 989 1958 21,016 620,208,000 Gauchos 47 Div I Big West
University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz 6,088 1965 15,012 451,656,000 Banana Slugs 76 Div III

[edit] Administration

[edit] Peripheral enterprises

The University of California has a long tradition of involvement in many enterprises that are often geographically or organizationally separate from its general campuses, including national laboratories, observatories, hospitals, continuing education programs, travel and conference facilities, and an art institute.

[edit] National laboratories

This map shows the locations of the ten UC campuses and the two national laboratories under direct UC management. A third national laboratory associated with UC is in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
This map shows the locations of the ten UC campuses and the two national laboratories under direct UC management. A third national laboratory associated with UC is in Los Alamos, New Mexico.

The University of California directly manages and operates two United States Department of Energy National Laboratories:

UC is a limited partner in a private company, Los Alamos National Security LLC, that manages and operates a third Department of Energy national laboratory:

[edit] Laboratory missions

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory conducts unclassified research across a wide range of scientific disciplines with key efforts in fundamental studies of the universe; quantitative biology; nanoscience; new energy systems and environmental solutions; and the use of integrated computing as a tool for discovery.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory uses advance science and technology to ensure that the US’s nuclear weapons remain safe, secure, and reliable. LLNL also has major research programs in supercomputing and predictive modeling, energy and environment, bioscience and biotechnology, basic science and applied technology, counter proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and homeland security. It is also home to the most powerful supercomputers in the world.

Los Alamos National Laboratory focuses most of its work on ensuring the safety and reliability of the US's nuclear weapons. Other work at LANL involves research programs into preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction and US national security, such as protection of the US homeland from terrorist attack.

The UC's ties to the three laboratories have occasionally sparked controversy and protest, because all three laboratories have been intimately linked with the development of nuclear weapons. During the World War II Manhattan Project, Lawrence Berkeley Lab developed the electromagnetic method for separation of uranium isotopes used to develop the first atomic bombs. The Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore labs have been involved in designing the nation's nuclear weapons from inception until the shift into stockpile stewardship after the close of the Cold War.

Historically the two UC national laboratories in Berkeley and Livermore named after Ernest O. Lawrence, have had very close relationships on research projects, as well as sharing some business operations and staff. In fact, LLNL was not officially severed administratively from LBNL until the early 1970s. They also have much deeper ties to the university than the Los Alamos Lab, a fact seen in their respective original names; the University of California Berkeley Radiation Laboratory and the University of California Radiation Laboratory at Livermore. The two UC laboratories in California have a combined workforce of 12,000 UC employees and operate on federally financed budgets totaling nearly $2.5 Billion.

[edit] UC distances itself from Los Alamos National Laboratory

The University of California's ties to the labs have so far outlasted all periods of internal controversy. However, in 2003, the U.S Department of Energy for the first time opened the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) contract for bidding by other vendors. UC entered into a partnership with Bechtel Corporation, BWXT, and the Washington Group International, and together they created a private company called Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS). The only other bidder on the LANL contract was a Lockheed-Martin Corporation created company that included among others; the University of Texas System. In December 2005, a seven-year contract to manage the laboratory was awarded to the Los Alamos National Security, LLC.

On June 1, 2006, the University of California ended its direct involvement in operating Los Alamos National Laboratory, and management control of the laboratory was taken over by Los Alamos National Security, LLC. Approximately 95% of the former 10,000 UC employees at LANL were rehired by LANS to continue working at LANL. Other than UC appointing three members to the eleven member board of directors that oversees LANS, UC now has virtually no responsibility or direct involvement in LANL. UC policies and regulations that apply to UC campuses and the two national laboratories in California (LBNL, LLNL) no longer apply to LANL, and the LANL Director no longer reports to the UC Regents or UC Office of the President.

[edit] Other national research centers

The University of California also works with the NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Federal Airfield in California. In September 2003, a ten-year contract valued at more than $330 million was awarded to the UC to establish and operate a University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) — the largest grant ever awarded the University. UC Santa Cruz manages the UARC for the University of California, with the goal of increasing the science output, safety, and effectiveness of NASA's missions through new technologies and scientific techniques.

[edit] Observatories

The University of California manages two observatories as a multi-campus research unit headquartered at its Santa Cruz campus.

The Astronomy Department at the Berkeley campus manages the Hat Creek Radio Observatory in Shasta County, California.

[edit] Hospitals

The University of California has medical schools at Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, and San Francisco. UCSF is consistently ranked in the Top 10 nationwide, UCLA and UCSD in the Top 15, by U.S. News and World Report. The affiliated teaching hospitals are also highly regarded, with UCLA Medical Center ranked No. 1 on the West Coast by U.S. News and World Report.

In the latter half of the 20th century, the UC hospitals became the core of full-fledged regional health systems; they were gradually supplemented by many outpatient clinics, offices, and institutes. In 1984, San Diego County sold its public hospital to UCSD and agreed to reimburse it for treating the indigent, so that UCSD is now also responsible for San Diego's public healthcare system.

[edit] UC Extension

For over a century, the University has operated a continuing education program for working adults and professionals. At present, UC Extension enrolls over 500,000 students each year in over 17,000 courses. One of the reasons for its large size is that UC Extension is a dominant provider of Continuing Legal Education and Continuing Medical Education in California.

[edit] UC Agriculture and Natural Resources

The University of California division of Agriculture and Natural Resources plays an important role in the State's agriculture industry, as mandated by the UC's legacy as a land-grant institution. In addition to conducting agriculture research, every county in the state has a field office with county farm advisors. The county offices also support 4-H programs and have nutrition, family and consumer sciences advisors who assist local government.

[edit] UC Natural Reserve System

The NRS was established in January 1965 to provide UC faculty with large areas of land in which they could conduct long-term ecosystem research without having to worry about outside disturbances like tourists. Today, the NRS manages 35 reserves which together encompass more than 130,000 acres.

[edit] Travel and conference facilities

  • UCLA operates both its own on-campus hotel, the UCLA Guest House, and a lavish conference center at Lake Arrowhead. During the summer, the conference center hosts the Bruin Woods vacation programs for UCLA alumni and their families.
  • UC Berkeley's California Alumni Association operates travel excursions for alumni (and their families) under its "BearTreks" brand. BearTreks is unusual in that the tour guides are usually Berkeley professors. CAA also operates an exclusive resort in the Sierra Nevada, the Lair of the Golden Bear, also just for Cal alumni and their families.
  • The University Inn and Conference Center, located in downtown Santa Cruz, is owned and operated by UC Santa Cruz.
  • The UC system's Education Abroad program has two foreign campuses to support UC students: California House in London and La Casa de la Universidad de California in Mexico City. There is also a UC Washington Center in Washington, D.C.

[edit] Other affiliated institutions

[edit] Trivia

  • UCLA, Berkeley, and UC Santa Cruz were named by the magazine The Advocate as three of the top 20 gay-friendly campuses in the nation.[8]
  • UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, and UC Davis were named by the magazine Washington Monthly as four of top 10 campuses in the country based on social mobility and community service.[9]
  • Three UC campuses have carillon towers: UC Berkeley's Sather Tower, UC Santa Barbara's Storke Tower, and UC Riverside's Carillon Tower. Construction of a carillon tower at UC Irvine is currently underway as part of the continuing Student Center expansion on the campus.
  • According to UCLA's Daily Bruin campus newspaper, UCLA is so well-known in Asia that the university has licensed its trademark to 15 UCLA-branded stores across East Asia. [2]
  • Eight campuses operate on the quarter system, while Berkeley and Merced are on the semester system. However, the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and all UC law schools operate on the semester system. This often leads to odd scheduling issues at Los Angeles and Davis.
  • Traditionally, all UC chancellors get to live for free in a mansion on or near campus that is usually known as University House.[3] UCSD's mansion has been closed due to its age, but the university plans to replace it.
  • When Anson Blake died in 1962, he gave his Kensington mansion to the University of California. In 1967, Blake House and the surrounding eleven-acre estate (Blake Garden) became the official residence of the UC President.
  • Isaac Bonewits earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Magic at the Berkeley campus in 1970 through a self-designed, inter-disciplinary independent study program. This was so controversial that the program was changed to prevent anyone from ever doing so again.
  • Several characters in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer attend the "University of California, Sunnydale", located in the fictional city of Sunnydale, California. UC Sunnydale appears to be a composite of several UC schools: two of UC Sunnydale's dormitories are named "Kresge" and "Stevenson" (which are actual colleges on the campus of UC Santa Cruz), many of the UC Sunnydale external scenes were actually filmed at UCLA, and "Sunnydale" itself is located in the approximate geographic position of Santa Barbara. Additionally, in the television show Angel (a spin-off of Buffy the Vampire Slayer), the character Eve refers to UC Santa Cruz as her alma mater.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] History

  • Stadtman, Verne A. The University of California 1868-1968, New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1970.
  • Stadtman, Verne A. A Centennial Publication of the University of California, New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1970.

[edit] References

  1. ^ University of Tennessee System FY 2007 Facts and Figures[1]
  2. ^ See the list of UC campuses on the official UC systemwide site: http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/campuses/welcome.html.
  3. ^ California Education Code Section 92203.
  4. ^ http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/annualreport/2006/UC%20Financial%20Report%202006.pdf
  5. ^ http://www.ucop.edu/ucophome/uwnews/stat/statsum/fall2005/statsumm2005.pdf
  6. ^ http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/annualreport/2006/UC%20Financial%20Report%202006.pdf
  7. ^ http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php
  8. ^ http://www.advocate.com/currentstory1_w.asp?id=35308
  9. ^ http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2006/0609.national.html
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Campuses Berkeley • Davis • Hastings • Irvine • Los Angeles • Merced • Riverside • San Diego • San Francisco • Santa Barbara • Santa Cruz
UC Medical System San Francisco • Los Angeles • San Diego • Davis • Irvine
Research Stations Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory • Los Alamos National Laboratory (affiliated) • Lick Observatory • Keck Observatory
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