[181], Some notable athletes have competed for Northeastern's athletic teams. GPA. [131] The main library is open 24 hours a day, allowing students to research or study at any time they wish. For the Class of 2024, Northeastern received 64,459 applications, with 13,199 students accepted. [43], For undergraduate students, Northeastern's 2022 acceptance rate was 6.7%. A 2008 Reader's Digest survey ranked NU as the second safest school in the United States after Johns Hopkins University in Maryland. [146] A 400-seat dining hall is available to all members of the Northeastern community as well as the public. If you need to change your legal name, please fill out thisName Change Form. Learn about our process, required documents, deadlines, and more. The arena is named after former university Board of Trustees Chairman George J. Matthews, a 1956 graduate, and his wife, the late Hope M. Matthews, who helped fund a major renovation in 1982. Despite its location in central Boston, Northeastern is home to a significant amount of green open space and quads. Building D Behrakis Health Science Center (opened 2002): classrooms and laboratories. [85], Northeastern also has the notable Dialogues of Civilizations program, which features dozens of one-month-long programs (usually taking place in the summer) where a faculty member will teach a group of students in a region related to the curriculum of a specific class. "[185] Though the event was officially cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 concerns, it was unofficially organized by students in fall of 2021. Its light gray brick and vertical window strips design was the work of alumnus Herman Voss and was replicated in other surrounding buildings. [15] Men's Track and Field won the CAA back to back years in 2015 and 2016. Outstanding Graduate Student Award in Leadership. Graduate with honor (cum laude) 3.700-3.849. Call: (617) 373-2814, Sunday: Closed The women's basketball team won 10 more games in 2008 than the previous year, the biggest one-year turnaround in the CAA, and advanced to the tournament quarterfinals. Students doing other types of scholarly work, such as beginning a non-profit organization, doing service work abroad, or other creative projects, will need to provide evidence of research conducted to prepare for the project, the main objectives, and the end results. [74], Launched in 1909, Northeastern has one of the largest and oldest cooperative education (co-op) programs in the world. Incoming President Richard M. Freeland decided to focus on recruiting the type of students who were already graduating as the school's prime demographic. 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Students may live in the university residence halls on campus during co-op employment, and the university currently leases housing for students co-oping in New York City, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. and assists elsewhere. We encourage you to attend so you can learn more about what we offer and meet our current students, faculty, and advisors. The University Honors Program at Northeastern Welcome to the University Honors Program Design Your Transformational Honors Education, Without Boundaries or Barriers See Yourself as an Honors Husky! In 2001, Davenport Commons was opened, providing 585 students housing in two residence halls while 75 families representing a range of incomes have been able to purchase a condo or townhouse at or below Boston's market value. [23], The College of Liberal Arts was added in 1935. Faculty members who are available to work with students on Honors research projects are listed in the Bouv College Research Compendium. Northeastern students can be found interning in the United States Congress, the White House, United Nations, and at NASA. Its light gray, glazed brick exterior with vertical strips of windows was replicated in other buildings of what later became known as the 1944 master plan. Integrates Honors into the broader undergraduate experience. Many companies continually pass down their co-op opportunities to Northeastern students so these new partnerships are documented in Northeastern's co-op database, known as NUCareers, to be given to future Northeastern students. There is no separate application process for this program, decisions are rendered based on the undergraduate admissions application submitted to the university. The university's official colors are Northeastern red and black, with white often used as an alternate color. Northeastern has more than 16 varsity teams competing in the NCAA, over 30 club sports teams and over 400 student clubs and organizations. [88], Northeastern also offers a program called "N.U.in" which has first-year students start their first semester studying abroad. (Explr Bos: Culture) | Boston is a global hub, attracting students and community members from all over the world. All applicants are considered for the Honors Program and those invited into the Honors Program are among our mosthighly accomplished and motivated applicants. A: Students will need to find a Research Advisor who agrees to advise their project. At Northeastern, University Honors students embark on aneducational journeyalong with a talentedgroup of peerswho share a boundless imagination , and the aspiration to meet the most significant challenges confronting our world. Northeastern sponsors the following sports teams:[171], The baseball, soccer, lacrosse and rugby teams compete at Parsons Field, a multipurpose facility located in Brookline, a mile and a half from the campus. [11] The program has been a key part of Northeastern's curriculum of experiential learning for more than a hundred years and is one of the largest co-op/internship programs in the world. Students who are on track to earn a BS and stay for a clinical doctorate must have the honors designation awarded before completing their BS degree. The centerpiece of the complex includes a large atrium, a spiral staircase, and a 280-seat auditorium. In the early 1960s, with financial assistance from the Ford Foundation in New York in the form of scholarships and co-ops to black high school students, Northeastern began actively recruiting black students. Students will have opportunities to develop their own activist muscles, learn from student leaders on campus, and visit locations in Boston where activism has a vital historical and contemporary presence. [187] The scavenger hunt starts with a preliminary qualifying quiz of which only 1/3 of the total group of participating teams progress to the hunt. [189] Many alumni have distinguished themselves in a wide range of endeavors. First-term Bouv Honors students choose from a set of seminars that cut across the healthcare professions to highlight significant contemporary issues and to connect students with experts in the field, within and beyond academia. Building C (opened 2001): Residence Hall (several floors for upperclassmen honors students) and one classroom. Six stations serve the campus: Massachusetts Avenue and Ruggles on the Orange Line; and Symphony, Northeastern, Museum of Fine Arts, and Longwood Medical Area on the Green Line. Honors designation will be listed in the digital Commencement programs and honor cords will be provided at cap and gown pick up based on information available as of April 1. Boston's most consequential industries such as its financial sector, technology sector, and medicine/life sciences sector tend to hire many co-ops in these fields especially to big-name companies. It has won the tournament six times. [75] In the co-op program, students alternate periods of academic study with periods of professional employment (usually paid) related to their major. Eligibility to attend the commencement ceremonies is based on conferral date, level, college, and degree. (Tech & Creativity) | Students will assume roles as either innovators, scientists, developers, and/or designers to explore and create practical solutions to the worlds challenges. Undergraduates can choose from more than 90 majors and concentrations within the university's eight colleges. During the Great Depression in the 1930s, as enrollment grew to over 4,600 students, President Frank Palmer Speare announced that Northeastern would build a new campus. [140] The building is located at 291 St. Botolph Street and opened in January 2015. and B.S.) In January 2020, Northeastern announced that it was opening the Roux Institute in Portland, Maine, a new research institute focused on artificial intelligence and machine learning in digital and life sciences. First-year students are usually divided into groups called Living Learning Communities (LLCs) which place students with certain majors, interests or hobbies together. The extensive full-scholarship program includes: Discover dynamic and rigorous programs that will expand your Northeastern experience and deliver unique learning opportunities. By 197475, women accounted for 33 percent of the nearly 14,000 undergraduates students, while 5 percent were black. National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. We are unable to rush replacement diplomas at this time. The men's and women's hockey teams compete in Hockey East, while the men's and women's rowing teams compete in the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (EARC) and Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges (EAWRC), respectively. Its first floor contains an atrium with two cafs (Tatte and b.good) and a food market (Wollaston's). The university's enrollment is approximately 19,000 undergraduate students and 8,600 graduate students. Faucets for ablution are available in a flanking antechamber, and the center also contains a smaller meeting space and library. [33] In 1998, Freeland set an admissions target of 2,800 freshman per year, allowing for adequate tuition income without compromising on education. (Explr Bos: City Adv) | Are you excited to soak in the sights and sounds of Boston as a vibrant metropolitan area? Building G (opened 2004): Residence Hall and several classrooms. Saturday: Closed, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, Below are the Honors LLC themes for the 2022-. Among the student-run organizations are: Resident Student Association (RSA), Student Government Association (SGA), The Huntington News, Northeastern University Television (NUTV), Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL), Social Justice Resource Center (SJRC), and the Council for University Programs (CUP) organize activities for Northeastern students as well as the surrounding community. Throughout their time at Northeastern, faculty and advisors encourage and challenge Bouv Honors students to develop their scholarly interests and to evolve as independent thinkers. Those invited into the University Honors Program are among our most highly accomplished and motivated prospective students. [78], Some students also decide to develop their own co-ops if they wish to do something that is not offered. [49], Of those who applied in 2016, 9,500 were international students, up from 1,128 international applicants in 2006. Nikesh AroraCEO of Palo Alto Networks and former senior executive at Google, Maggie HassanUnited States Senator and former Governor of New Hampshire, J. Geilsmusician and leader of The J. Geils Band, Mo Cowanformer United States Senator from Massachusetts, Gregory Jarvisastronaut on Space Shuttle Challenger, John Pastoreformer United States Senator from Rhode Island, Urvashi VaidLGBT rights activist, lawyer and writer, Jane Curtinactress, comedian and original cast member of Saturday Night Live, Wendy Williamsmedia personality, host of The Wendy Williams Show, Carlos Peaformer Major League Baseball (MLB) player, Media related to Northeastern University at Wikimedia Commons. Dodge Hall sits on Krentzman Quadrangle and primarily serves as the home of Northeastern's D'Amore-McKim School of Business. In 1916, a bill was introduced into the Massachusetts Legislature to incorporate the institute as Northeastern College. Day classes began in 1909. The Special Collections focus on records of Boston-area community-based organizations that are concerned with social justice issues.[151]. It's the new home of the Khoury College of Computer Sciences (several classrooms, offices and computer labs). In 2004, Northeastern was one of six institutions selected by the National Science Foundation as a center for research in nanotechnology. Minors and concentrations do not appear on diplomas. For more information regarding the Junior/Senior Honors Project, students should contact the Bouv Honors Faculty Coordinator specific to their majors to explore possibilities for their projects. Students who are currently in the Northeastern University Honors program. huskycard@northeastern.edu, (617) 373-5108 Whether you consider yourself a foodie, like to try new things, or think that the keys to a great time are good friends and delicious food, this LLC is for you. The laboratory is "equipped to test full-scale and large-scale structural systems and materials to failure so as to explore the development of new strategies for designing, simulating, and sensing structural and infrastructure systems". [154] The Sacred Space opened in 1998. Northeastern University London students do not qualify for a Northeastern National Scholarship. [112] In 2011, the GreenMetric World University ranking evaluated Northeastern as the second greenest university in the world, and first in the US. Please email theOffice of the Registrarfor any inquiries about your diploma status. "[39][40] The 2021 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked Northeastern 49th in its annual ranking of national universities. [100] In 2019, the campus was officially designated as an arboretum by ArbNet, making it the only campus in Boston to receive the designation. [156] The Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security, which opened in 2011, contains the Laboratory for Structural Testing of Resilient and Sustainable Systems (STReSS Laboratory). In late 2018, Northeastern announced the acquisition of the New College of the Humanities, a small private London-based college founded by the philosopher A. C. Grayling. It also regularly competes against in-state rival University of Massachusetts at Amherst. [182] In 2020, Northeastern beat Boston University 54 in overtime to win the Beanpot for the third year in a row. Honors projects are completed over a 2 semester period of time. [13], Northeastern is a large, highly residential university. [171] It regularly competes in the Baseball Beanpot, a tournament contested annually between Boston College, Boston University, Harvard University, Northeastern University and University of Massachusetts at Amherst. https://registrar.northeastern.edu/group/academic-records/, Graduate with high honor (magna cum laude), Graduate with highest honor (summa cum laude), Scroll to the diploma mailing address and enter your new address. The Henderson Boathouse is located on the Charles River near Soldiers Field Road in Allston. [86], The program is used by some Northeastern students to gain extra credits for a minor or concentration and can also be used by students trying to graduate in 4 years while also participating in one or more co-ops. Here's how to get in touch with us. The Green Line is paralleled by the #39 bus. Please note that awarded . In 2005 the women's rugby team finished third in the nation in Division II, while in the same year the men's rugby team won the largest annual tournament in the United States. Along the way, LLC members may consider topics such as gentrification and differential access to education, healthcare, and transportation in Bostons many diverse neighborhoods. [50] Of those who enrolled, 20% were international students. Simply acting as a teaching assistant for an Honors course, studying abroad, completing clinical work, or completing a service trip is not enough to qualify for an Honors project. Through this program International Business students have the opportunity to be awarded a dual-degree from Northeastern as well as from a sister school abroad. [31], By the early 1980s, under President Kenneth G. Ryder, the one-time night commuter school had grown into one of the largest private universities in the nation at around 50,000 students. 360 Huntington Ave. 780 Columbus Avenue 2001 (converted lofts; formerly South End Auto Supply), 768 Columbus Avenue (faculty/graduate students), International Village Office Building 2009, Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building 2017, This page was last edited on 4 March 2023, at 03:50. Connect with other students who also wish to view the world from other global vantage points, including learning about the many vibrant international communities that exist right here in Boston! Of the record-large pool of 90,989 applicants, only 6,179 were admitted. From 2007 to 2009, the Northeastern Club Baseball team won three straight New England Club Baseball Association championships. All groups regularly compete in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA). [1], The university's sports teams, the Northeastern Huskies, compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in 18 varsity sports. Hard to tell what the criteria might be. If you graduate within the 2023 school year (Fall 2022 to Summer 2023) then you are eligible to attend the Spring ceremony held in May 2023. To change your mailing address, follow these steps: If you clear your financial hold after the mailing dates have passed, your diploma will be withheld. degree-granting power from the Legislature, with the exception of the medical and dental degrees. The arena also served as the original home to the annual Beanpot tournament between Boston's four major college hockey programs. [101][102], The first baseball World Series took place on the Huntington Avenue Grounds, now part of the campus. However, University Honors students may apply if they meet eligibility requirements. [citation needed], Ice hockey has been one of Northeastern's most prominent athletic programs. If you have questions regarding how Honors will affect your curriculum plan, please visit your Academic Advisor in Bouvs Office of Student Services. Northeastern's men's team has won the annual event 6 times in its 56-year history, while the women's team has captured the Beanpot 14 times. It has a distinctive ceiling consisting of 3 hanging domes made of overlapping aluminum tiles with an origami-like effect, warm wood floors and accents, and glass-paneled walls that lean outward slightly, their shape and material giving a sense of openness and volume to the space. There are many programs being offered including social entrepreneurship in the Peru, Kenya, and South Africa. The college encourages students to study the arts, sciences, business, and other areas outside engineering to allow for an increased awareness of the social, economic, political, aesthetic, and philosophical influences that shape the world in which graduates will practice their professions. at #3 and #22 out of all ICCA-competing groups.[167]. The U.S. Olympic women's ice hockey teams have included Northeastern alumni Shelley Looney and Chanda Gunn. [150] The Digital Media Design Studio within the library is a collaborative and interdisciplinary learning environment for creating course-related multimedia presentations, projects, and portfolios. UHP graduates are routinely accepted to their preferred medical, dental, veterinary, pharmacy, and law programs. [28] The creation of the College of Criminal Justice (1967) followed, and then the Khoury College of Computer Sciences (1982), the first college in the United States dedicated to the field of computer science. [169] The university's official costumed mascot is Paws. The basement houses a computer lab and is connected to the university's large network of tunnels. [82][59], Northeastern has semester-long study abroad programs with placements in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and South America. [32] Throughout the transformation, his oft-repeated goal was to crack the top 100 of the U.S. News & World Report's rankings of America's best universities. It contains three computer labs operated by NU Information Services. Tel: 617.373.3320 | Fax: 617.373.8994 [129], Ell Hall was named for Carl Ell, president of Northeastern from 1940 to 1959, who is credited with expanding the campus and making cooperative education an integral part of the university-wide curriculum.[105]. During the university's transition, Freeland reorganized the co-operative education system, decentralizing it into a department based system to allow better integration of classroom learning with workplace experience. Your graduation date is determined by the date you fulfill all your academic requirements. [29][30], The period between 1959 and 1975, is also often described generally as "The Age of Student Unrest" or "The Student Revolution," when campuses across the United States were rocked with dissension against institutional discrimination and the Vietnam War. [159], More recently, the university has continued to focus on global expansion. It contains administrative offices, classrooms, art display space, a 992-seat auditorium and the Northeastern Bookstore. The grassy area borders Shillman Hall, Ryder Hall, Meserve Hall, Leon Street, Forsyth Street and Ruggles Station, and serves as a gateway to the West Campus. Its goal was to raise $1 billion by 2017, with half of that being from philanthropic support and the other half from industry and government partnerships. [37], During this period, Northeastern rapidly advanced in national rankings. In 2013, men's basketball won its first CAA regular season championship, men's soccer won the CAA title for the first time, and women's ice hockey won a record 16th Beanpot championship. Q: Can I complete a Bouv Junior/Senior Honors project and also complete a minor or concentration? [101][107][108][109], Upcoming projects include plans to build EXP, another research facility created to support Northeastern's work in autonomous vehicles, drones, and humanoid robots. . By 2012, 500 students enrolled in the N.U.in program which at the time offered the destinations of London, Dublin, Thessaloniki (Greece), Sydney, and San Jos (Costa Rica). Students uncover their inner-foodie by cooking and sharing various cuisines found throughout Bostonall while learning about such food from nutritional, social and cultural perspectives. [98], Northeastern had 1,352 full-time faculty, 95% of whom possess a doctorate or the terminal degree in their field, and 479 part-time faculty in Fall 2018. [164], Northeastern University offers students the opportunity to join various ethnic, cultural and political organizations, along with numerous honor societies, special interest groups, fraternities, and sororities. [127], Blackman Auditorium, Northeastern's largest event space, hosts many different types of events for classes, theater groups, dance teams, musical groups, choral groups, fraternities, sororities, and orchestral ensembles. The second award is named the Eberly award after Glen and Dan Eberly who were goalies at Northeastern and Boston University. Senator Mo Cowan; Saturday Night Live original cast member and actress Jane Curtin; marathon runner Beatie Deutsch; former United States Ambassador to Ireland Richard Egan; filmmaker, musician, and writer Michael J. Epstein; Napster co-founder Shawn Fanning; 10th Archivist of the United States David Ferriero; musician and video game developer Toby Fox; musician John Geils; Webby Award-honored media producer Alan Catello Grazioso; electronic dance music producer RL Grime; New Hampshire governor and U.S. [145], During the summer of 2006, Northeastern proposed a new residence hall further away from the main campus, at the corner of Tremont Street and Ruggles Street. By 2017 that number grew to 1,100 students and the program had expanded to Shanghai, Rome, Berlin, Montreal, Melbourne, and removed San Jos as an N.U.in destination.