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USN&WR ranks
Longwood among best
 For
the sixth year in a row, Longwood University has been ranked among the
best by U.S. News & World Report. In its newly released 2004 survey of
colleges and universities, U.S.News ranks Longwood as the 10th top public
university--master's in the South. The report also ranks Longwood
University with the 13th highest graduation rate (60%) for all master's
universities (public and private) in the South.
The U.S. News & World Report 2004 Survey of
America's Best Colleges is on the newsstands now. Portions of the report
can be accessed online at:
http://www.usnws.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php
Longwood University Among Few
Chosen for National Education Study
Longwood University is one of only 20 institutions
nationwide selected to participate in the Documenting Effective
Educational Practices (DEEP) project being launched by the National Survey
of Student Engagement (NSSE) and the American Association for Higher
Education (AAHE). Basically, the main purposes of the project will be to
discover what practices enhance the learning process for college students
and then to share that information with colleges and universities
throughout the nation.
Longwood was selected for the project because it was
identified as an "educationally effective institution" based
upon NSSE benchmark results and "promising persistence and graduation
rates." Additionally, the new U.S. News & World Report Best
Colleges Survey ranks Longwood with the 10th highest graduation rate (62
percent) among all master's level universities in the South.
Selection to participate in the study is an honor in
itself, according to Longwood University Provost Norm Bregman: "We
take very seriously the concept of 'value-added' and being invited to be
part of this project is evidence of our success. Our students report that
they are gaining more from their college experience because they are
engaged--with research projects, internships, field experiences, service
learning and close interaction between students and faculty."
(Click
here to view complete news release)
Longwood featured in Pew
Charitable Trust Magazine
The recent Pew Charitable Trust magazine includes an
article titled "Best College in the Country." It begins with
senior Ron Hill describing his experiences at Longwood. These experiences
are mostly in line with the high scores Longwood received on the National
Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) which the article reviews.
Says Shapera, "The NSSE is a new
assessment instrument in a crowded universe of assessments. It was created
to evaluate something that other national surveys do not measure
rigorously--the academic engagement of students in colleges and
universities."
The article can be accessed on the Internet by clicking
here.
For more on Longwood's NSSE data go to the following
site: http://www.longwood.edu/assessment/NSSE_Main.htm.
(Click
here to view complete news release)
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