Columbia University

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Executive Summary Executive Summary

Columbia University is private university conveniently located in the city of New York. The university is one of the best universities in America and is the dominating educational pillar for numerous undergraduate programs. The prestigious graduate school has dominated the American continent and extended to grant admission to international students. The university has shaped the educational path and the American lifestyle by incorporating the available resources and equipping the learning population. The success of Columbia University has been attributed to the donations directed to the school for excellent performance in the diverse fields of study. The composition of Columbia University’s system revolves along its affiliate structure. The donations have supplemented the management and operation performance of the university over the years. An extraordinary performance from the school on the scientific invention has enabled the school to acquire state of the art facilities ranging from libraries to other research necessities. This institution boasts of extraordinary performance from individual students who have excelled in extracurricular activities. The individual outstanding performance has built the image of the university globally. The role of Columbia University continues to take training roles in developing effective professionals of the world. Effective management skills of the university’s resources and facilities contribute a great extent to the growing world economies. The economies absorb the professionals and graduate rapidly. The practitioners from Columbia University demand effective preparation skills, role model platforms and intellectual backgrounds that will sustain future employment opportunities. Building the future of Columbia University depends on immediate response on the basic improvement schemes within the school setting. The improvements should tackle all the institutional interactions and management coordination with relation s to students’ welfare. Columbia University is the definition of undergraduate courses and the educational evaluation platform.

Type of Institution Private Motto

“In Thy light shall we see light”

Enrollment-27,606 Established-1754

History of Columbia University Columbia University is an establishment of the 17th

century. The university was pioneered by King George II and

was a King’s college charter. Columbia University has attributes of long years’

existence since the year 1754. Situated in New York, the university is one of the oldest universities in the 20th century. The university was founded on religious affiliations on fundamental religious liberty policies.

New York advocates worked in collaboration with the Anglicans to build the university (Eleazer, et al 2005).

History of Columbia University Columbia University is one of the largest universities in

the world. The University rises from an American culture and

absorbs the intellectual population of America’s states. Columbia University has diverse courses and is the

pioneer school for many American scholars. The undergraduates program at Columbia University is

the best program for the growing population. The prestigious graduate school has dominated the

American continent and extended to grant admission to international students.

The diverse undergraduate programs at Columbia University serve the university level education sufficiently (Harris, 2006).

Courses offered at Columbia University Columbia University has a dimensional school structure and

is a systematic learning institution ranging from college level to affiliate campuses.

The university offers courses in journalism, architecture, arts, business, general studies, engineering, and continuing education; in addition, it has an extension to school of internal affairs.

The composition of Columbia university system revolves along the affiliate structure. The affiliate structures entails; Columbia teachers college, Columbia college of physicians, Barnard College, Columbia law school, Columbia social school and the Jewish theological school.

Columbia University is an upgraded institution that has incorporated all educational aspects and the theological school is a proof of religious learning approach (Brown 2009).

Purpose or Mission The analysis of Columbia University is based on identifying effective

institutional management with relation to academic sphere and student relation.

The mission of the evaluation of Columbia University is to identify effective management schemes at institutional level.

The main objective of Columbia University is to continue to take training roles in developing effective professionals of the world.

Effective management skills of the university’s resources and facilities contribute a great extent to the growing world economies. The economies absorb the professionals and graduate rapidly.

The practitioners from Columbia University demand effective preparation skills, role model platforms and intellectual backgrounds that will sustain future employment opportunities.

Building the future of Columbia University depends on immediate response on the basic improvement schemes within the school setting. The improvements should tackle all the institutional interactions and management coordination with relation s to students’ welfare. Columbia University is the definition of undergraduate courses and the educational evaluation platform.

Demographics-Students Columbia University allocates equal learning

opportunities to the world and has systematic admission requirements.

The university has a rational distribution of the admission chances and the faculty ratio balances at 6:1.

The sufficient class ratio balance has an upper hand to effective education and creates the best learning environment for the students.

Demographics-Students The 80.7% balance of the

available classes reflects effectively to the average student population at Columbia University.

The University has a high popularity factor all over the world and is a regarded as the best educational alternative for undergraduate programs. The popularity factor is represented by the 99% calculation result of the freshman application.

Demographics-Students The nature behind these factual statistics is drawn

from the best quality education offered at Columbia University (Harris, 2006).

The main demand factor for the University is the high quality education system evident in the core curriculum evaluation.

The basic course learning protocol is established through a required class mandate from the Universities counselors.

The required class sessions are equally distributed in the school curriculum and are mostly incorporated methodically in groups of students (Brown 2009).

Demographics-Faculty The major duties of the faculty in the university are to teach

the students. The university has 7 faculties in number that include: Faculty of Archaeology Faculty of Hague Campus Faculty of Humanities Faculty of Law Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Science Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences Apart from the faculties, the university also has a non faculty

body that deals with both teaching and research of the university and this body is known as the Laiden University Graduate that is generally a school of teaching (Soliman, 2006).

Demographics-Faculty Apart from the faculties, the university also has a non

faculty body that deals with both teaching and research of the university and this body is known as the Laiden University Graduate that is generally a school of teaching (Soliman, 2006).

Student Organizations Health services

The health services offered at the Columbia include a variety of medical care and self-care options, personal counseling and ; team work, education on health, nutritional aid, and finally wider outreach surrounding relevant issues regarding the comfort each and every student can get while in the university (Brown 2009).

Dinning services The dinning services at the Columbia University

ensures that that both the Students, faculty and staff are offered the best meals and are given the best dining services.

Organizational and Administrative Structure The Management

The entire university is managed and administered by the Executive Board.

The supervision of the management of the university is done by the Board of Governors.

The university council makes the central part of the co-operation of the university.

The executive board has an independent advisory body which is called the Leiden Students Council (Soliman, 2006).

The dean of the faculties and the Executive makes the governing council.

Organizational and Administrative Structure The dean of students which is part of the governing

council of the university contributes to the full management of the whole university.

Central Departments Leiden University has made a distinction between

direct staff and the Executive panel as well as a distinction between support staff and the whole university.

Duties performed with the management bodies are done by the centre of expertise. These centers of expertise include:

Organizational and Administrative Structure Student and Education Affairs ICT Shared Service Centre Leiden University Research and Innovation

Services General Services Department University

Library Real Estate Safety, Health and Environment Department

University Management The executive board is accountable to the

board of governors. This executive board is in charge of

administering and managing the university. The faculty has board with each and every

faculty having its own board and the Dean of each faculty chairs the faculty board.

There are frequent meeting held between the deans of faculty and the Executive board regarding matters surrounding the university (Eleazer, et al 2005).

Goverance The university is connected to the federal

government, local government and states government by the universities office of government and community affairs.

The office of government and community affairs connects the university to major organizations and governments all over the world (Brown 2009).

Academic Affairs The institution has an office that deals with all of its

Academic affairs. The academic affairs office provides all the relevant

guidance needed as far as academics are concerned. Academic affairs office works by strongly upholding all

the disciplines formed by the different faculties. The office works at ensuring that the students get the

best advice that can not only help them in the school but also help them globally.

The office ensures that students are provided with all the necessary resources that the students need during their studies (Soliman, 2006).

Student Affairs The students’ affairs at Columbia university increase school

based programs that enhance community development and instill moral deeds and responsibilities to all the students to promote respect to the norms in the society.

During the evaluation of undergraduate programs, the staff at Columbia University engages the students on a personal but professional approach.

The interpersonal pattern is parent inclusive and respects the family dimensions (Brown 2009).

Administrative Columbia administrative structure consists of the human

resources, financial department, building and the technology department.

The administrative structures define the learning circumstances, the research approaches and general teaching systems in the university (Soliman, 2006).

Governance Columbia University has student council

elected by the students as a primary representative and plays the liaison partner with the university population.

The council directs the students’ opinion to relevant school bodies to enact the possible demand and acts as the awareness medium within the university (Eleazer, et al 2005).

Conclusion Columbia University offers great learning opportunities to

the world and professionally equips varied students with effective learning process.

Columbia University is the pillar of successful education background and careful mould different social backgrounds to the students.

This institution boasts of extraordinary performance from individual students who have excelled in extracurricular activities.

The individual outstanding performance has built the image of the university globally.

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