University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a Public University that is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The University is well known for being an academically rigorous school and is often referred to as a "Public Ivy" because of this. Some of Michigan's most prestigious colleges within the University are the College of Engineering, The Ross School of Business, Law School, and the Medical School. It is also famous for its Athletic teams, who are known as the "Michigan Wolverines", and compete in a variety of sports, the most famous of which being the American Football Team.
The University of Michigan is divided up into three campuses in Ann Arbor. There is North Campus, Central Campus, and South Campus.
Central Campus is the most well known as is most associated with the Michigan. The majority of academic buildings are located on Central Campus, as well as most of the Residence Halls. The college of LS&A (Language, Science, and Art) is located on central campus along with the Law School and Business School. Central campus is also home to the "Diag" which is a large courtyard at the center of campus and is central meeting place for students and faculty. In the Diag is a large block "M" and rumor has it that if you step on the M, you will fail your first Blue Book Exam. Also, Central Campus is somewhat fragmented within the city of Ann Arbor, as both grew and developed at the same time. Because of this, Central Campus is located right in the heart of downtown Ann Arbor, giving access to the nightlife and culture of the city to the students. This access has made Central Campus the preferred location for students wanting to live on campus.
North Campus is home to the college of Engineering as well as the School of Art and Design, and the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. It is more secluded from Ann Arbor and is completely contiguous unlike Central Campus.
South Campus is the home of the Athletic Department and it is where all of the athletic events take place. It is home to Michigan Stadium, which is the largest Football Stadium in the world with a capacity of 109,901. The size of Michigan Stadium has given it the nickname "The Big House". Also on South Campus is Crisler Arena, which is home to the men's and women's basketball teams, and Yost Ice Arena, which is home to the hockey team.
The University of Michigan is significant as the only civilian university that can claim an entire Apollo mission. Apollo 15, widely considered to be the most successful Apollo mission of them all, was manned by three Michigan alumni: Command Module Pilot Alfred Worden and Lunar Module Pilot James Irwin had both earned their Master's degrees from Michigan, while Mission Commander David Scott had attended Michigan as an undergraduate before transferring to the US Military Academy at West Point. Michigan gave Scott an honorary Master's for his trouble, allowing them to claim to have two graduates to walk on the Moon.
Other famous Alumni of the University of Michigan include James Earl Jones, Lucy Liu, Larry Page (co-founder of Google), Charles Walgreen (founder of Walgreens Pharmacy's), Madonna, Gerald Ford (38th President of the United States), Tom Brady (Quarterback of the New England Patriots), Jim Harbaugh (Head coach of the San Francisco 49ers), Desmond Howard (cohost of College Gameday), Dhani Jones (Travel Channel), and Raoul Wallenberg (Swedish diplomat who rescued tens of thousands of people from The Holocaust).
The current President of the University of Michigan is a former biochemist by the name of Mary Sue Coleman.[1] For illustration, here's a list of her accolades and accomplishments.
- ↑ Somewhat ironically, Mary Sue's Number Two--the Provost--2006-2010 was a woman by the name of Teresa Sullivan, whose undergraduate degree was from Michigan's in-state rival, Michigan State University. She went on to become President of the University of Virginia.