October 2, 2003
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October 2, 2003 |
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Rose-Hulman is the only Indiana college or university on the top 25 list. It is the third time in the past six weeks that Rose-Hulman has received recognition from a national publication for its academic excellence. At the top of the list was Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey followed by Wake Forest University , Georgia Institute of Technology, Bentley College and Rose-Hulman. The list also includes Dartmouth College, the universities of Texas, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Florida. Others listed were Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Clemson, Seton Hall and Villanova universities. For a complete list, click here. To identify the colleges on the list, The Princeton Review collected data from campus administrators and comments from more than 100,000 college students. Criteria included the student/computer ratio, wireless access on campus, and the breadth of the computer science curriculum. The Princeton Review is a New York City-based company known for its test preparation courses, admissions and education services, and books. It publishes "The Best 351 Colleges." guidebook each year. Further information about the "Most Connected" list can be found on the Forbes.Com and Princeton Review Web sites. "Rose-Hulman has been a leader in computer-aided instruction since the 1980s when our faculty pioneered the use of computer algebra systems to improve mathematics education," stated Rose-Hulman President Samuel Hulbert. "In 1995, Rose-Hulman was one of the first colleges to require all students to own a laptop computer. "In the past two years, Rose-Hulman has made substantial improvements to its computing network and systems," Hulbert said. "A new software engineering degree program began in September and a $1.8 million remodeling project to provide new space for the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering was recently completed."
Rose-Hulman faculty are also using 70 tablet personal computers and 85 iPAQ pocket computers, donated by Hewlett-Packard Company, to develop new teaching methods utilizing the latest in mobile technologies. The campus has over 7,000 high-speed switched data ports and more than 40 wireless access points on campus, according to Louis Turcotte, vice president for instructional, administrative and information technology at Rose-Hulman. All faculty and students have laptops and the majority have wireless capabilities. "On any given day, there are approximately 1,900 laptops attached to the network," Turcotte noted. "Technology enables learning to occur without concern for the time of day," he noted. Robert Franek, editorial director for The Princeton Review, stated, "Students we heard from at over 600 campuses this year place a high value on having access to technology as part of their college experience. For some it's a quality of life issue. For others, it's essential to their areas of study. But by and large, students know that honing their tech skills in college can be crucial to their job searches and careers after college." In August, Rose-Hulman received national recognition from U.S. News & World Report and Newsweek. The college was ranked No. 1 for the fifth consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report among colleges and universities that offer the bachelor's or master's as the top degree in engineering. All five of the college's engineering departments were ranked No. 1 for the fourth consecutive year. Rose-Hulman was also among only 12 schools named to the Kaplan/Newsweek list of "hot schools" that was published in the Sept. 1 issue of Newsweek and published in the "Kaplan/Newsweek Guide to Getting Into College."
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