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The U of M Graduate School Recruits Standout Numbers from Asian Countries
November 16, 2007
The University of Minnesota saw gains in the number of graduate students from Asian countries this year, a study by the Institute of International Education (IIE) revealed this week. In its annual “Open Doors” report, IIE found that enrollment totals from three countries -- China, India and Turkey -- increased 17 percent. India, which had across-the-board gains at schools across the country, saw a total enrollment increase at the university of 34 percent.
“We are extremely pleased that our efforts to reach out to prospective graduate students in targeted countries are showing such positive results,” said Andrea Scott, director of admissions and recruiting for The Graduate School. “By increasing the diversity of our graduate student enrollment, we are enhancing the education of all of our students.”
Specific increases are as follows:
India:
Total Applicants 2006: 1397
Total Applicants 2007: 1475
Total Admitted 2006: 324
Total Admitted 2007: 322
Total Enrolled 2006: 97
Total Enrolled 2007: 130
Total Enrollment Increase: 34%
Turkey:
Total Applicants 2006: 92
Total Applicants 2007: 117
Total Admitted 2006: 25
Total Admitted 2007: 29
Total Enrolled 2006: 7
Total Enrolled 2007: 13
Total Enrollment Increase: 86%
China:
Total Applicants 2006: 1951
Total Applicants 2007: 2409
Total Admitted 2006: 502
Total Admitted 2007: 530
Total Enrolled 2006: 151
Total Enrolled 2007: 155
Total Enrollment Increase: 3%
To interview Scott about the increase, contact Luisa Badaracco at (612) 624-1690
U of M’s new automated clocks: saving time and money
November 2, 2007
Although there won’t be many witnesses at 2 a.m. this Sunday, all of the wall clocks in 300 classrooms on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, campus will eerily turn back an hour for the end of daylight-saving time. No, it is not a lingering Halloween ghost but a new automated system that large institutions across the country are starting to implement to save time (no pun intended) and money. It’s called the Primex Wireless Clock System and it will save the university an estimated $18,000 this year. “Once we did the analysis, it was an easy decision to fund the infrastructure,” said Sean Schuller from Facilities Management. Now, instead of having to manually adjust clocks, a timely and cumbersome process, the system synchronizes them on a standard time through global positioning satellites. “This also provides the university community a consistent time and relieves one small stress of questioning which classroom clock is correct,” said Jeremy Todd, classroom planning and projects manager. “This is especially evident during mid-term and final exam time and during the 15-minute time change period between classes. Students appreciate as much time as possible when traversing the campus.”
To interview Schuller about the new system, contact Drew Swain at (612) 625-8962 or dswain@umn.edu or Elizabeth Giorgi at (612) 624-0214 or egiorgi@umn.edu.
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