书城英文图书不可不知的美国100所名校(英汉双语版)
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第66章 Syracuse University: Knowledge crowns those who se

雪城大学:知识只为追寻她的人加冕

英文导读

Back to its origin

Syracuse University (commonly referred to as Syracuse, or SU) is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College. Following several years of debate over relocating the college to Syracuse, the university was founded independent of the college in 1870.Since 1920, the university has identified itself as nonsectarian, although it maintains a relationship with The United Methodist Church. The campus is located in the University Hill neighborhood of Syracuse, east and southeast of downtown, on one of the larger hills. Its large campus features an eclectic mix of buildings, ranging from nineteenth-century Romanesque structures to contemporary buildings. Also called "North Campus", the Main Campus contains nearly all academic buildings with its grass quadrangle, landscaped walkways, and outdoor sculptures, offers students the amenities of a traditional college experience. Approximately 2,500 students live on the South Campus, which is connected to the main campus by frequent bus service. Graduates of these and other schools have emerged to become leaders in their fields, including Vice President Joe Biden, Pulitzer prize -winning columnist William Safire, former anchor Ted Koppel, and many more.

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System: SU is organized into 13 schools and colleges and offers 200 majors, with nationally recognized programs in information studies and library science, architecture, communications, business administration, public administration, arts and sciences, education, engineering and computer science, ecology, information studies, law, management, public affairs, and visual and performing arts, as well as graduate school and a college for part-time students. Syracuse boasts several prestigious, nationally recognized, and highly ranked schools and colleges. Among these are the College of Visual and Performing Arts, School of Architecture, L. C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, School of Information Studies, Martin J. Whitman School of Management, and the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

生词助读

Methodist [meθdist] adj. 卫理公会教派的

Episcopal [ipiskpl] adj. 主教的

anchor [k] n. 锚;(电视、广播节目的)主持人

中文概述

雪城大学也称为锡拉丘兹大学,位于美国纽约州雪城,是一所历史悠久、男女合校、文理工并重的著名私立大学。创始于1870年,为男女混合制学校。最早可以追溯到由卫理公会于1832年成立的神学院,1850年成为杰纳西学院。1870年3月24日,纽约州承认雪城大学及其章程。1920年,雪城大学宣布自己为无宗派学校,但仍保持着与美国卫理公会的联系。

雪城大学资金雄厚,在校园附近拥有一家喜来登酒店和高尔夫球场,在纽约市及华盛顿特区也置有物业。雪城大学有南北校园之分。简言之,北校园是教学区,南校园是学生住宅区。然而,中国学生并不拘泥于学校住宅,而是分散在城市的各个角落。

雪城大学下设的学院有:建筑学院、文理学院、麦克斯韦尔公民及公共事务学院、纽豪斯公共传播学院、教育学院、工程与计算机学院、信息研究学院、管理学院、公共通信学院、法学院等。其信息研究和图书馆学、建筑、通信、工商管理、公共管理等项目获得联邦高度认可。

1873年雪城大学成立美国第一所视觉与表演艺术学院,授予美术学位。1924年,雪城大学成立了麦克斯韦尔公民与公共事务学院,成为第一家授予公共管理硕士学位的院校。10年之后,雪城大学又开创了全美第一家新闻学院,即纽豪斯公共传媒学院。

雪城大学致力于使教师、学生、职员共同承担责任,让三方一起工作促进学生学术成长、职业成长和个人成长,从而成为以学生为中心的著名研究型大学。

雪城大学校园位于大学山,在东部和东南部的市中心附近较大的山丘上。其特点是各时代建筑的最佳组合,从19世纪罗马式建筑到现代的建筑。雪城大学的主校区有建筑物324栋,其中不少是百年建筑,极具特色,有些甚至是国家注册的历史古迹。

梦想成功录

Life consists not in holding good cards, but in playing those you hold well.

生活不在于握有一手好牌,而在于把手里的牌打好。

Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.

生活就像洋葱头:你只能一层一层地把它剥开,有时你还得流泪。