Columbia University is a private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhattan,Columbia is the oldest institution of higher education in New York and the fifth-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. It is one of nine colonial colleges founded prior to the Declaration of Independence,seven of which belong to the Ivy League. Columbia is one of the most prestigious universities in the world.
Frances Ann "Fran" Ulmer is an American administrator and Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Alaska. She served as the seventh lieutenant governor of Alaska from 1994 to 2002 under Governor Tony Knowles,becoming the first woman elected to statewide office in Alaska,and lost the 2002 gubernatorial election against Republican Frank Murkowski. In 2007 she became the Chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA),before serving as Chair of the United States Arctic Research Commission between 2011 and 2020,appointed by President Barack Obama.
The University of Alabama is a public research university in Tuscaloosa,Alabama. Established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831,the University of Alabama is the oldest and largest of the public universities in Alabama as well as the University of Alabama System. It is classified among "R1:Doctoral Universities –Very high research activity".
Virginia Military Institute (VMI) is a public senior military college in Lexington,Virginia. It was founded in 1839 as America's first state military college and is the oldest public senior military college in the United States. In keeping with its founding principles and unlike any other senior military college in the United States,VMI enrolls cadets only and awards bachelor's degrees exclusively. VMI offers its cadets strict military discipline combined with a physically and academically demanding environment. The institute grants degrees in 14 disciplines in engineering,science,and the liberal arts.
The University of Alaska System is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Alaska. It was created in 1917 and comprises three separately accredited universities on 19 campuses. The system serves nearly 30,000 full- and part-time students and grants 400 unique degrees.
The University of Akron is a public research university in Akron,Ohio. It is part of the University System of Ohio. As a STEM-focused institution,it focuses on industries such as polymers,advanced materials,and engineering. It is classified among "R2:Doctoral Universities –High research activity".
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is a public land-grant research university in College,Alaska;a suburb of Fairbanks. It is the flagship campus of the University of Alaska system. UAF was established in 1917 and opened for classes in 1922. Originally named the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines,it became the University of Alaska in 1935. Fairbanks-based programs became the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1975.
The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) is a public university in Anchorage,Alaska. UAA also administers four community campuses spread across Southcentral Alaska:Kenai Peninsula College,Kodiak College,Matanuska–Susitna College,and Prince William Sound College. Between the community campuses and the main Anchorage campus,roughly 15,000 undergraduate,graduate,and professional students are currently enrolled at UAA. It is Alaska's largest institution of higher learning and the largest university in the University of Alaska System. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifies UAA among its public Master's Colleges &Universities:Larger Programs,with a special classification for Community Engagement.
Robert Michael Gates is an American intelligence analyst and university president who served as the 22nd United States secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011. He was originally appointed by president George W. Bush and was retained for service by President Barack Obama. Gates began his career serving as an officer in the United States Air Force but was quickly recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Gates served for 26 years in the CIA and the National Security Council,and was Director of Central Intelligence under President George H. W. Bush. After leaving the CIA,Gates became president of Texas A&M University and was a member of several corporate boards. Gates served as a member of the Iraq Study Group,the bipartisan commission co-chaired by James A. Baker III and Lee H. Hamilton,that studied the lessons of the Iraq War.
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is a health science university of the U.S. federal government. The primary mission of the school is to prepare graduates for service to the U.S. at home and abroad in the medical corps as medical professionals,nurses,and physicians.
The Citadel,The Military College of South Carolina,commonly known simply as The Citadel,is a public senior military college in Charleston,South Carolina. Established in 1842,it is one of six senior military colleges in the United States. It has 18 academic departments divided into five schools offering 31 majors and 57 minors. The military program is made up of cadets pursuing bachelor's degrees who live on campus. The non-military programs offer 12 undergraduate degrees,26 graduate degrees,as well as evening and online programs with seven online graduate degrees,three online undergraduate degrees,and three certificate programs.
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is a public university in Shippensburg,Pennsylvania. It is part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Founded in 1871,it later became the first teachers college in Pennsylvania. Shippensburg University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
Robert Rudolph Ivany is a retired major general in the United States Army,and is the eighth president of the University of St. Thomas in Houston.
Anatoliy Stepanovych Hrytsenko is a Ukrainian politician,independent member of the current Ukrainian parliament,former Minister of Defence,member of the Our Ukraine political party and leader of the Civil Position party.
Patrick K. Gamble is a retired president of the University of Alaska and a retired Air Force general whose assignments included service as Commander,Pacific Air Forces,Hickam Air Force Base,Hawaii.
Brian Douglas Rogers was the 6th chancellor of the University of Alaska Fairbanks from 2009 - 2015.
George Sabin Gibbs was a United States Army officer. After serving as a brigadier general during World War I,he was promoted to major general and served as Chief Signal Officer for the Signal Corps.
Tod Daniel Wolters is a retired United States Air Force four-star general who last served as the commander of U.S. European Command and concurrently as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR). He previously served as the commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa. He assumed his caption assignment at the European Command in Germany on May 2,2019 and at the Allied Command in Belgium on May 3,2019.
Valerii Fedorovych Zaluzhnyi is a Ukrainian four-star general who has served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since 27 July 2021. He is also concurrently a member of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.
