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第90章 Stevens Institute of Technology:Through adversity

史蒂文斯理工学院:逆境中的明星

英文导读

Back to its origin

Stevens Institute of Technology is a private, coeducational research university located in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. It initially was dedicated to mechanical engineering. The original course of study was a single, rigorous curriculum based upon the European model of science. "Mechanical Engineer" (M.E.) was the original degree offered, in addition to a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, chemistry, or physics. Stevens granted several Ph.D.s between 1870 and 1900, making it one of the earliest Ph.D. granting institutions in the United States. Stevens became coeducational in 1971.In 1982, Stevens was the f irst institution in the U.S. to require all incoming freshman undergraduate students to purchase and use a personal computer. Around this time, an intranet was installed throughout campus, which placed Stevens among the f irst universities with campus networks.

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System: Stevens is composed of four academic schools: the Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science, the School of Systems and Enterprises, the Wesley J. Howe School of Technology Management and the College of Arts and Letters. There are 29 undergraduate majors and a 1:7 faculty to student ratio. Graduate offerings include 22 Ph.D. programs, 43 master"s programs, 122 certificate programs, and graduate-level offerings custom designed for corporations.Note: The education and research of the Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science reaches across industries, including defense, homeland security, intelligence, nuclear weapons, communications, space, infrastructure, finance and business solutions. The Stevens undergraduate program emphasizes mathematical business models, applications of hard science to the concept and marketing of products, financial engineering in the Wesley J. Howe School of Technology Management.

生词助读

intranet [intrnet] n. 内联网;企业内部网

install [inst:l] vt. 安装

intelligence [intelidns] n. 智力

nuclear weapon 核武器

infrastructure [infrstrkt] n. 基础设施

中文概述

史蒂文斯理工学院,成立于1870年,是一所四年制私立大学。史蒂文斯理工学院坐落于新泽西州的霍博肯市,与曼哈顿隔河相望。晚上可以欣赏纽约的夜景。校园所在地是金融、工业及文化的混合体,是个适合研读的好地方。

史蒂文斯理工学院下设有四大学院:人文学院、工程与科学学院、系统与企业学院、技术管理学院。史蒂文斯理工学院被公认最好的学科是工程学、理学和技术管理。史蒂文斯理工学院在微生物、纳米电子技术、无线通信、环境科学以及工程、材料科学和工程、技术管理、金融系统等领域的教学科研都处于领先地位。尤其是电信管理专业在美国名列前茅。

史蒂文斯理工学院设有"合作课程",即校企合作教学,学生要花五年才能毕业,在五年期间,学生有机会到知名企业实习三至五个学期不等。

史蒂文斯理工学院校内有很多学术研究中心,其中最大的一个是戴维森实验室,这个实验室也是美国最古老的非军事流体力学、造船学和海洋工程研究的实验室。

该校毕业生在自然科学及管理科学领域享有盛誉,培养出了诺贝尔物理学奖获得者费瑞得·瑞恩、诺贝尔化学奖得主欧文·朗缪尔及现代管理学之父费雷德里克·泰勒等杰出人才。

梦想成功录

The more a man learns, the more he knows his ignorance.

学然后知不足。

Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

学而不思则罔,思而不学则殆。

Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting.

读书不加思考,如同吃东西不经消化。