The University of California,Davis is a public land-grant research university near Davis,California. Named a Public Ivy,it is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University of California system. The institution was first founded as an agricultural branch of the system in 1905 and became the seventh campus of the University of California in 1959.
The University of California,Irvine is a public land-grant research university in Irvine,California. One of the ten campuses of the University of California system,UCI offers 87 undergraduate degrees and 129 graduate and professional degrees,and roughly 30,000 undergraduates and 6,000 graduate students are enrolled at UCI as of Fall 2019. The university is classified among "R1:Doctoral Universities –Very high research activity",and had $523.7 million in research and development expenditures in 2021. UCI became a member of the Association of American Universities in 1996. The university was rated as one of the "Public Ivies”in 1985 and 2001 surveys comparing publicly funded universities the authors claimed provide an education comparable to the Ivy League.
The Walter A. Haas School of Business,also known as Berkeley Haas,is the business school of the University of California,Berkeley,a public research university in Berkeley,California. It was the first business school at a public university in the United States and is ranked among the best business schools in the world by The Economist,Financial Times,QS World University Rankings,U.S. News &World Report,and Bloomberg Businessweek.
Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a private research university in University Park,Texas,with a satellite campus in Taos County,New Mexico. SMU was founded on April 17,1911,by the Methodist Episcopal Church,South—now part of the United Methodist Church—in partnership with Dallas civic leaders. However,it is nonsectarian in its teaching and enrolls students of all religious affiliations. It is classified among "R-2:Doctoral Universities –High Research Activity".
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM),after 1975 as the University of Petroleum and Minerals and initially as the College of Petroleum and Minerals,is a nonprofit institution in Dhahran,Saudi Arabia. Among Saudi Arabian universities,its science,engineering,business,and management programs are highly regarded in the country as well as in the whole region.
The Singapore Management University (SMU) is a public autonomous university in Singapore. The university is the only city campus in Singapore. It ranks third in Asia as a specialist university,behind Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Business School and College of Business,City University of Hong Kong. SMU was established in 2001 and models its education after the Wharton School. The university was also awarded triple accreditation by AACSB,EQUIS and AMBA.
The University of South Florida (USF) is a public research university with its main campus located in Tampa,Florida,and other campuses in St. Petersburg and Sarasota. It is one of 12 members of the State University System of Florida. USF is home to 14 colleges,offering more than 240 undergraduate,graduate,specialist,and doctoral-level degree programs. USF is classified among "R1:Doctoral Universities –Very high research activity" and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. USF is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is designated by the Florida Board of Governors as one of three Preeminent State Research Universities.
The Edwin L. Cox School of Business is an American business school,part of Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas,Texas. The SMU Cox School of Business is headquartered in four buildings on SMU's 210-acre main campus five miles north of downtown Dallas and has a second campus in Plano,Texas.
SMU Dedman School of Law,commonly referred to as SMU Law School or Dedman School of Law is a law school located in Dallas,Texas. It was founded in February 1925. SMU Law School is located on the campus of its parent institution,Southern Methodist University.
Domenico Grasso is an American engineer,professor and the sixth chancellor of the University of Michigan–Dearborn. He has previously served as provost of the University of Delaware,vice president for research and dean of two different colleges at the University of Vermont. Grasso is Smith College's Picker Engineering Program's founding director.
The Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility serves the campus of Southern Methodist University and the greater Dallas area. The university-wide center supports student and faculty ethics-related education and activities,as well as outreach to community,in both private and public institutions.
Kwara State University,also known as KWASU,is a state owned university located in Malete,Kwara State,Nigeria. It is the 77th university to be registered by the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC),and the 95th university to be recognized in Nigeria.
M. Brian Blake is an American computer scientist/software engineer and the eighth president of Georgia State University. He was previously the executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at George Washington University;executive vice president of academic affairs and the Nina Henderson Provost at Drexel University;the dean of the graduate school and vice provost for academic affairs at the University of Miami;an associate dean for research and professor at the College of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame;and department chair and professor of computer science at Georgetown University.
Afe Babalola University (ABUAD) is a private university located in Ado-Ekiti,Ekiti State,Nigeria. It was founded by a lawyer and philanthropist,Afe Babalola,in 2009. Afe Babalola University offers Academic programs in six Colleges:Sciences,Law,Engineering,Social and Management Sciences,Medicine and Health Sciences,and Postgraduate Studies. The Engineering College built on three and half acres of land and is reputed to be one of the largest in Africa. The college was inaugurated by former President Goodluck Jonathan.
Kim A. Wilcox is an American academic administrator who is the ninth chancellor of the University of California,Riverside. He was appointed on August 8,2013 and began the position on August 19,2013. He was previously at Michigan State University where he served for eight years as provost,executive vice president and professor of communicative sciences and disorders.
James Patrick Clements is the 15th president of Clemson University in Clemson,South Carolina. He assumed office on December 31,2013,after being president of West Virginia University for five years. Prior to his presidency,he was the provost and vice president of academic affairs for Towson University.
Shixin Jack Hu is the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at the University of Georgia. He is also the UGA Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Environmental,Civil,Agricultural,and Mechanical Engineering in the UGA College of Engineering.
Elizabeth G. Loboa is an American biomedical engineer,inventor,researcher and academic administrator currently serving at Southern Methodist University (SMU) as provost and vice president for academic affairs.
Reginald DesRoches is an American civil engineer who,as of July 1,2022,serves as the president at Rice University. From 2020 until 2022,he served as provost of Rice. Earlier,beginning in 2017,he was the dean of engineering at Rice's school of engineering,and from 2012 to 2017,DesRoches held the Karen and John Huff Chair at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Prasant Mohapatra is an Indian-American computer scientist. Mohapatra is currently the Provost of the University of South Florida. Previously,he was Vice Chancellor for Research at University of California Davis (UC-Davis).
