Yale University.ppt

1、,Yale University is an American private Ivy League research university located in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.,Brief introduction,Established 1701 Type Private Endowment

2、US$ 19.4 billion (2011) President Richard C. Levin Academic staff 3,619 Students 11,593 Undergraduate 5,275 Postgraduate 6,318 Location New Haven, Connecticut, United States,Campus Urban, 837 acres (339ha) including Yale Golf Course Former names Collegiate School (17011718) Yale College (17181887) C

3、olors Yale Blue since 1894; prior color, green Athletics NCAA Division I (FCS Football) Ivy League Nickname Bulldogs, Elis, Yalies Mascot Handsome Dan Affiliations Ivy League AAU IARU,Incorporated as the Collegiate School, the institution traces its roots to 17th-century clergymen who sought to esta

4、blish a college to train clergy and political leaders for the colony. In 1718, the College was renamed Yale College to honor a gift from Elihu Yale, a governor of the British East India Company. In 1861, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences became the first U.S. school to award the PhD Yale beca

5、me a founding member of the Association of American Universities in 1900. Yale College was transformed, beginning in the 1930s, through the establishment of residential colleges: 12 now exist and two more are planned. Yale employs over 1,100 faculty to teach and advise about 5,300 undergraduate and

6、6,100 graduate and professional students. Almost all tenured professors teach undergraduate courses, more than 2,000 of which are offered annually.89,The Universitys assets include a US $19.4 billion endowment, the second-largest of any academic institution. Yale libraries hold 12.5 million volumes

7、in more than two dozen libraries. 49 Nobel Laureates have been affiliated with the University as students, faculty, and staff. Yale has produced many notable alumni, including five U.S. Presidents, 19 U.S. Supreme Court Justices, and several foreign heads of state. Yale Law School is particularly we

8、ll-regarded and is among the most selective law schools in the United States,Yalies compete intercollegiately as the Yale Bulldogs in the NCAA Division I Ivy League. Yale and Harvard University share a strong athletic rivalry, which traditionally culminates in The Game and the Harvard-Yale Regatta.

9、The official color of the university and its athletic teams is Yale Blue.,Motto, (Hebrew希伯来语) Lux et veritas (Latin) Light and truth（English）,Children Learn What They LiveBy Dorothy Law Nolte, Ph.D.,If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn. If children live with hostility, they learn t

10、o fight. If children live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive. If children live with pity, they learn to feel sorry for themselves. If children live with ridicule, they learn to feel shy. If children live with jealousy, they learn to feel envy. If children live with shame, they learn to feel gu

11、ilty. If children live with encouragement, they learn confidence. If children live with tolerance, they learn patience.,If children live with praise, they learn appreciation. If children live with acceptance, they learn to love. If children live with approval, they learn to like themselves. If children live with recognition, they learn it is good to have a goal. If children live with sharing, they learn generosity. If children live with honesty, they learn truthfulness. If children live with fairness, they learn justice. If children live with kindness and consideration, they learn respect