美國(guó)俄克拉荷馬大學(xué)怎么樣

校 訓(xùn)：Civi et reipublicae (Latin)

創(chuàng)立時(shí)間：1890

學(xué)校類(lèi)型：公立

現(xiàn)任校長(zhǎng)：David L. Boren

所 在 地：Norman, Oklahoma, US

校園環(huán)境：市郊

顏 色：Crimson and Cream

吉 祥 物：Sooner Schooner

學(xué)校網(wǎng)站：

一、大學(xué)概況

俄克拉荷馬大學(xué)建于1890年，是一所公立大學(xué)。該校有三處校園：Norman校園、俄克拉荷馬城最大的健康科學(xué)中心校園以及Tulsa校園，其中Norman校園最大，為主校區(qū)。

二、學(xué)術(shù)

俄克拉荷馬大學(xué)每年花在每名學(xué)生身上的費(fèi)用高達(dá)11,000美元，被《普林斯頓評(píng)論》喻為 ldquo;超值大學(xué) rdquo;。大學(xué)下設(shè)20個(gè)學(xué)院，主要是：建筑學(xué)院、文理學(xué)院、商學(xué)院、教育學(xué)院、工程學(xué)院、美術(shù)學(xué)院、大氣與地理科學(xué)學(xué)院、地球與能源學(xué)院，新聞與大眾傳媒學(xué)院，人文學(xué)院、聯(lián)合健康學(xué)院、護(hù)理學(xué)院、牙科學(xué)院、藥學(xué)院、公共健康學(xué)院、法學(xué)院?？商峁?52個(gè)本科專(zhuān)業(yè)，160個(gè)碩士專(zhuān)業(yè)和80個(gè)博士專(zhuān)業(yè)。俄克拉荷馬大學(xué)的健康科學(xué)中心位于俄克拉荷馬城，下設(shè)七個(gè)學(xué)院，是全美僅有的四所綜合性學(xué)術(shù)健康中心之一。

俄克拉荷馬大學(xué)的法律、建筑、商科、氣象學(xué)、教育、醫(yī)科也很有名，商學(xué)院的本科教育居前50，其中居前15。教育學(xué)排名第46，教育學(xué)碩士居全美前10%。環(huán)境衛(wèi)生工程專(zhuān)業(yè)排名第47。人際傳播學(xué)博士課程排全美前十。新生攻讀最多的學(xué)科是：商科管理(24%)、大眾傳播學(xué)(13%)、工程 (11%)、社會(huì)科學(xué)(10%)、教育(8%)。

三、學(xué)校聲譽(yù)

俄克拉荷馬大學(xué)在《美國(guó)新聞與世界報(bào)道》的2007年全美大學(xué)綜合排名中居第112位，其中最著名的是，排第6位。新建成的能源中心(Energy Center)耗資數(shù)百萬(wàn)元，使得石油工程、石油土地專(zhuān)業(yè)管理及地質(zhì)學(xué)向前邁進(jìn)一步。不少中東國(guó)家，都特地遣送學(xué)生來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)一切與石油有關(guān)的科學(xué)。

俄克拉荷馬大學(xué)在全美公立大學(xué)中擁有最多的國(guó)家優(yōu)秀學(xué)術(shù)獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金獲得者；在過(guò)去兩年里，該校有7人獲得了 ldquo;金水獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金 rdquo;（Goldwater Scholars），在全美大學(xué)中排前十，標(biāo)志著它在理科和數(shù)學(xué)方面優(yōu)秀的科研水平。俄克拉荷馬大學(xué)獲得的捐贈(zèng)在過(guò)去13年里翻了四倍，是全美獲得捐贈(zèng)最多的25所公立大學(xué)之一，充分證明其優(yōu)秀的教學(xué)科研水平。

山姆?諾貝爾?俄克拉荷馬自然歷史博物館是全世界最大的兩所建于大學(xué)內(nèi)的自然歷史博物館之一，該館珍藏豐富，藏品包括北美發(fā)現(xiàn)的最大的恐龍和最早的一件藝術(shù)品 mdash; mdash;刻在已經(jīng)滅絕的北俄克拉荷馬骨上的閃電。

俄克拉荷馬大學(xué)是一所教學(xué)質(zhì)量?jī)?yōu)秀而且容澳際請(qǐng)的大學(xué)。近年來(lái)校方為了錄取更多優(yōu)秀學(xué)生，一方面逐漸收緊錄取尺度；另一方面，又銳意發(fā)展 ldquo;榮譽(yù)課程(honors program) rdquo;，除了頒發(fā)獎(jiǎng)金給成績(jī)優(yōu)異的學(xué)生外，還特辟 ldquo;榮譽(yù)學(xué)生樓 rdquo;，供他們住宿。

四、周?chē)h(huán)境

俄克拉荷馬州的名稱(chēng)來(lái)自印地安語(yǔ)，意義為 ldquo;紅種人 rdquo;。州府是俄克拉荷馬城, 位于本州中部加拿丁河 （Canatian River）以北, 約有100萬(wàn)人口, 為本州第一大城市，其中白人占75％，黑人占16％，其它人種占9％。俄克拉荷馬大學(xué)主校區(qū)所在地諾曼在俄克拉荷馬城附近。

俄城經(jīng)濟(jì)主要以農(nóng)業(yè)、建筑業(yè)、醫(yī)療保健業(yè)、制造業(yè)和采礦業(yè)為主。擁有20所綜合醫(yī)院，4所專(zhuān)科醫(yī)院，2個(gè)聯(lián)邦醫(yī)療機(jī)構(gòu)，雇員5萬(wàn)多人。建筑業(yè)有雇員5萬(wàn)人，占就業(yè)人數(shù)的11％。通用汽車(chē)、全美電報(bào)電話(huà)公司等大公司均在俄城設(shè)有分部。位于俄城東南的廷克空軍基地是美國(guó)防部主要的空軍維修基地之一，共有軍事人員近萬(wàn)名，文職人員1.5萬(wàn)余名。俄城共有50多家銀行和20多個(gè)信貸機(jī)構(gòu)。

俄城教育事業(yè)較為發(fā)達(dá)，50％以上的人受過(guò)大學(xué)教育。俄克拉荷馬大學(xué)最為著名。

五、英文補(bǔ)充

1.Athletics

The school s sports teams are called the Sooners, a nickname given to early settlers during the land run who sneaked into the offered territory and staked claims bore they were officially allowed to. They participate in the NCAA s Division I-Bowl Subdivision and in the South Division of the Big 12 Conference. The school sponsors nine sports for both men and women. The University has won 18 team NCAA National Championships and seven national championships in football (football championships are not awarded by the NCAA). By far, OU s most famous and storied athletic program is the football program, which has produced four Heisman Trophy winners: Billy Vessels in 1952, Steve Owens in 1969, Billy Sims in 1978, and Jason White in 2003.Many Pro Football Hall of Famers, including Lee Roy Selmon and Troy Aikman, also attended the University of Oklahoma. Oklahoma also currently holds the record for the longest winning streak in NCAA Division I history when they won 47 consecutive games between 1953 to 1957.In rerence to the team s success and popularity as a symbol of state pride, George Lynn Cross, OU s president from 1943 to 1968, once told the Oklahoma State Senate, I want a university the football team can be proud of.

2.Residential life

Oklahoma requires, with few exceptions, that all freshmen live in one of the four residence halls.Three of these building are towers (12 stories each): Adams Center, Walker Center, and Couch Center; the other is quads Cate Center.The Academic Arts Community, more commonly rerred to as Cate 5 or Honors, is located directly above the honors college, David L. Boren Hall. Although it is commonly believed that this dorm caters only to honors students, a large proportion of non-honors students comprise the community. The three towers are all located around each other with the Couch Cafeteria completing the residence community. Couch Cafeteria is composed of several different themed restaurants that serves a wide variety of food each day.Located in between Adams and Walker Centers is the Adams/Walker Mall, a field roughly the size of a football field. This area includes a basketball court and an open grass area that hosts musical events and other student-related activities. As of Fall 2007, over 3,900 students lived in one of these residence halls. Each residence hall has its own RSA (Resident Student Association) office, as well as its own computer lab and laundry facilities. By 2010, all residential halls, with the exception of Cate, will be completely renovated and upgraded. As of the Spring 2008 semester, the north-west wing of Walker Center is under renovation.

The university owns several apartment complexes around the campus. Some of these apartments were old and dilapidated, and the university has taken the strides to resolve this issue. Two brand new complexes owned by the university opened in recent years; OU Traditions Square East in 2005 and OU Traditions Square West in 2006.

Due to a low cost of living in Oklahoma, many students find it financially viable to live off campus in either apartments or houses. Over the last several years, Norman has seen a boom in apartment development. Since 2002, four new apartment or condominium complexes (not including the OU-owned properties) have been builtin addition to a booming housing market that is resulting in Norman spreading further east. Many students commute from nearby Moore and Oklahoma City.