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Student Clubs and Organizations are a great way to get involved here at PVCC.
There are currently over 20 active clubs and organizations that cover all interests. If you can't find a student club and/or organization that interests you, you can start your own! |
The Club Hub is the Clubs/Organizations Resource Center for PVCC. Here you will find information on all the clubs and organizations we offer, as well as campus events & activities, schedules, resources and policies, forms and the latest training dates |
Phi Theta Kappa - - Phi Theta Kappa is designated as the official honor society for America's two-year colleges by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges. Phi Theta Kappa of Paradise Valley Community College exists to recognize and encourage scholarship among associate degree students, to provide an opportunity for the development of leadership and service, to provide an opportunity for the development of leadership and service, to provide a climate to exchange ideas and ideals, and to stimulate interest in continuing academic excellence. In keeping with these ideals and standards, we do ordain and establish this constitution.
Stephen Nicoloff 602.787.6676
Ryan Martin 602.787.7242
AWARE Club (Adults Who Are Returning to Education) - We, the re-entry students of Paradise Valley Community College, in order to encourage adult's active return to education, do hereby establish this constitution.
Donna Mosher 602.787.6543
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Please contact Student Life for more info! 602-787-7240
HANDS Club- H.A.N.D.S. is an early childhood collaborative united in an effort to provide resources, support and mentoring to new students entering the Early Childhood Education field; creating alliances with other organizations in order to further professional development; advocating for the recognition and advancement of those in the field of ECE and instilling in its members of provocation to action and activism on the behalf of young children.
Ana Stigsson 602.787.6790
LDSSA Club - I) Provide a varied program of activities such as service projects, student social activities, and religious discussion. We will donate a minimum of 20 hours per academic year to the community and/or Paradise Valley Community College. II) Motivate Latter-day Saint Student Association members to develop spiritually, mentally, socially, and physically; and to become a positive influence on the Paradise Valley Community College campus. To attain this, the association will provide weekly religious discussions where everyone can learn to be given opportunities of leadership. III) LDSSA relates specifically to Religion and the study of Humanities, and Social & Behavioral Science.
David Barney
MEChA ClubThe purpose of Razas Unidas/M.E.Ch.A is to provide educational and social support for students of all ethnicity, to provide a forum of cultural exchange, to establish a voice through which students issues can be addressed, and to enhance learning and growth opportunities for all students.
Ana Chandler
Native Pumas - We, the members of he Native American Student Association, feel it our duty to assist Native American and other students in attaining their educational goals, to encourage Native American and other students in attaining their educational goals, to encourage Native Americans as well as other students to pursue higher educational goals, to encourage Native Americans as well as other students to pursue higher education, and to promote cultural awareness by fostering relationships among the club, campus and the community.
Lola Quiroz 602.787.7104
Student Christian Association - I) The SCA/PVCC will assist students in establishing their goals in spiritual, intellectual, emotional and social development. We believe that "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; that the man of God may be adequate, equipped or every good work." (2 TIM 3:16:17) II) The Association will provide varied programs and activities such as volunteer community and college service projects, student social activities, and student development in educating the "whole person." The SCA/PVCC will assist each member in becoming spiritually, intellectually, emotionally, and socially mature, and, in becoming mature, be a positive influence in the whole community. III) The SCA/PVCC relates to Religion and to the study of Humanities, Philosophy, and the Social Sciences.
Sam Trommler
Student Veterans of America - The Veteran's Association will disseminate valuable information to the entire PVCC student population concerning Veteran benefits; it will organize worthwhile projects and events pertaining to Veteran needs and issues, as well as, provide a social group to help Veterans adjust to and become successful in civilian and college life.
Anthropology Club - The purpose of the anthropology club is to provide full and part-time students educational and social support for learning and experiencing the sub-disciplines of anthropology and to enhance learning and growth opportunities for all students.
Doss Powell 602.787.6681
Astronomy Club- The purpose of the Astronomy Club, is to generate and sustain interest among students, and the public, in the field of Astronomy and other related scientific fields, such as, Physics, Mathematics, Geology, and Chemistry. The aim of the Astronomy Club is to enhance the knowledge of the public concerning Astronomy and other related scientific fields by conducting at least 20 hours of community service per academic year.
Jenny Weitz 602.787.6818
HOSA (Health Occupational Student Association)
The PVCC chapter supports the mission of AzHosa to promote career opportunities in health care and to enhance the delivery of quality health care to all people. The club is intended for students pursuing any health care career: Body or Mind, Human or Veterinary, Clinical or Research. Activities will include professional development workshops, volunteer events, special guest speakers, hospital tours, and a Desert Medicinals workshop at the Cave Creek Desert Awareness Park.
Denise Digianfilippo 602.787.6693
Pre-Pharmacy Club - The purpose of this organization shall be to prepare members for admission into pharmacy school. By interaction with various distinguished guest speaker, we help expose members to the pharmacy field. We encourage our members to be involved in the community by offering volunteer opportunities. Not only does the pre-pharmacy club help members strive academically, but also the club offers support and social interaction through club meeting and social gatherings.
Satinder Bains602.787.6586
Psychology Club - The purpose and goal of the PVCC Psychology Club is to benefit the campus and community, develop research skills, gain a better understanding of psychology, to build up strong interpersonal relationships, and to get involved in the many aspects of campus life. Above all else, Psychology Club exists to encourage its members to embrace the opportunity to expand their knowledge on the subject of psychology.
Doug Berry 602.787.7113
Student Nurses Association - a) Assume responsibility for contributing to nursing education in order to provide the highest quality graduates in preparation for the nursing profession. b) Provide programs representative of fundamental and current professional interests and concerns related to nursing preparation. c) Aid in the development of the whole person, his/her professional role, and his/her responsibility for the health care of people in all walks of life.
Debbie Green
Club Ed (Education)- The purpose of Club of Club Ed is to provide students who are interested in exploring possible educational career options a variety of educational and supportive opportunities.
Meggin Kirk 602.787.6659ANIME Club - The purpose of this organization is to cultivate the discussion and analysis of Japanese animation, its history, influences, and its effects on international culture.
Please contact Student Life for more info! 602-787-7240
CAST (College Artists' of Society)- To provide a structured environment that allows its members to hone and develop their skills as performing artists.
Erik Reid 602.787.7310
Desperado Club - The Desperado LGBT Film Festival Club supports the Vision and Mission of the college by showcasing films that promote understanding of complex issues and initiatives that create positive social change, promote inclusion, and illustrate the importance of cross cultural communication.
Dale Heuser 602.787.7276
Film Club - The purpose of the Film Club is to bring together student filmmakers, student actors, and students interested in the film industry. The Film Club's aim is to open new horizons for students interested in the film industry and teach the many facets of film making (i.e. make-up, wardrobe, pre-production, production, editing, etc.)
Please contact Student Life for more info! 602-787-7240
Partners in Art - The purpose of the Partners in Art Club is to offer to all PVCC students a forum for support and artistic opportunities in the arts. Members will have the opportunity to share artistic ideas in a social setting, to become more involved in the various campus arts programs, and to establish a cultural and artistic voice at PVCC.
Please contact Student Life for more info!
Puma Press Club - The purpose of the Puma Press Club is to invite all PVCC students to support and contribute to the college newspaper in the form of reporting, photography, layout, graphics, and ad sales.
Judy Galbraith 602.787.6772
Business Computer Club - The purpose of the Business and Computer Club is to generate and sustain interest among students, and the public, in the field of contemporary business and computer technology. The aim of the Business and Computer Club is to enhance the knowledge of the public concerning business and computer technology by conducting at lest 20 hours of community service per academic year.
Brian Quarles 602.787.6896
Club Resources
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Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka of Dresden, Germany made glass models of marine invertebrates for the Museum in the late 19th Century. These are popular exhibits and very important in the history of natural history model making. The Museum holds over 500 pieces and has undertaken research on the conservation of these delicate objects. There are several publications about this collection, and papers from a Blaschka conference in Dublin have been published in the journal Historical Biology.
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SIA Flashback – The Man Who Made It Work
Can you imagine a car without power steering today, or at any time in the last 30 years? Impossible. And unlike many other modern automotive innovations, the inclusion of power steering in automobiles can more or less be traced back to one man, Francis W. Davis, who for a span of four decades made it his life's goal to get power steering to work in an automobile. Maurice Hendry related Davis's story is SIA #49, February 1979.
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Imagine it? I prefer it!
Two of my regular commuters are from the early 90′s and are blessed with communicative manual racks. -
There's a 1990 Miata on 195/55 Kumho Victoracers (they're closer to a 205 in width) and a 1991 Civic Si hatchback on 205/50. The 2nd one is a little tougher because it got a bit nose-heavy when I replaced the SOHC 1.6 with a DOHC 2.2, but the extra power and engine note were worth it.
My biceps appear to be normally-sized.I'm hoping I can find an off-the-shelf solution for my Solstice to convert it over, but since manual steering was never available for that car, I doubt I can do much besides sourcing an under-drive pulley for the pump. I could just disconnect it, but I've driven a power-rack car with the pump removed before, and that's pretty awful. The car is definitely over-assisted, but I that is because the pump is from a CTS-V as part of the accessory package used in the engine conversion.
Power steering in bigger cars is fine, but I fondly remember my square, ugly 74 Mustang II, with a manual rack. That was fast tight steering, still preferred by rodders!
Dear Sirs,
I'm professor at the University of Applied Sciences in Cologne, Germany and dealing with automotive systems, usually with modern systems of course but at the moment I'm digging out the history of power steering systems.
I found your posting about Francis Davis and the story form 1979. Could anyone send me a high resoultion version of the article. I'm specially interested ind the drawings of Davis' invention.Best regards,
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My DD who turned 3 in May is 35 lbs. and 41 in. tall. She's always been tall and skinny. My Oct. baby is 31 in. and 24 lbs....
*Ashley* Married to the ♥ of my life, Marcus 10/15/06, and Mommy to our princess', Alexis Violet 5/12/09 and Avery Elizabeth 10/07/11.
Here's my breakdown:
My oldest (7 in Nov) is 49" and 46lbs
My middle (4 yrs) is 39" and 32 lbs
My baby is 29" and 22 lbs.
I'm certain my baby will overtake my middle daughter soon.
Mama to three little boys...Cullen 12.09, Bryce 10.11, and Declan 1.14
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DS turned four in August. He's 36 lbs. and I think 40 in. He's always been tiny (he's one of the smallest in his pre-k class even). DD is about 18 lbs. and 29-30 in. Won't know for sure for a couple more weeks. I'm expecting her to follow after DS, he was at about the same stats at his one-year check-up.
My 2 1/2 years old girl is 28.5 lbs and 35.5 in tall. She is average on both.
My 11 months old is 24 lbs and 29 in. This boy definitely has a better appetite than his sister!
My just turned 4 year old is off the charts for height at 46 inches. She's about 45 lbs. I have no idea how big the baby is right now. But kids grow so fast until they turn two and then they really slow down.
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LSE has climbed seven places in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
The School rose from 39th last year to 32nd in the 2013-14 rankings, the third successive rise since the Times Higher Education teamed up with Thomson Reuters in 2010 to produce its annual university league table.
The rankings use a variety of indicators to assess university performance and show LSE scoring particularly well for its research, reputation, and international outlook.
LSE also rose from 18th to 13th in the ranking's social sciences subject league table, which uses slightly different weightings to the main league table.
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Flooding Along the OB River, Russia
April 4, 2013
The Ob River in Southern Siberia is running high after heavy rain and snow pushed it over its banks. Across the region, 18 people have died in the floods, and over 20,000 have been affected. As of April 21, 2004, the Ob River and the Tom River, a tributary of the Ob north of the region shown in this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image pair, had inundated 2,800 houses. Though the floods had begun to recede by April 23, when the flood image was taken by the Aqua satellite, the region was bracing for more snowmelt. Ice jams in the river also contributed to the flooding, and bombs had been dropped to clear the ice.
The image taken on April 11 by the Terra satellite shows the winter-time extent of the Ob River. In the false color image, light blue snow covers much of the region. It had largely disappeared by April 23. The tan and brown bare earth is marked with streaks on bright green vegetation. Clouds are light blue.
Credit: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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50 YEARS AGO Thursday, Dec. 19, 1963 Mrs. Charles Truett Hanks was hostess to the Christmas party of the Bethany Class of the Sand Spring Baptist Church at her home Tuesday evening.
50 YEARS AGO Thursday, Dec. 12, 1963 Miss Myrtle Perry, head teacher at Alton Elementary School, remained a patient at the St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington for treatment of a slipped spinal disc. Rev. Stratton Paxton, minister at the Alton Baptist Church, handled her teaching duties.
Fox Creek RECC celebrated their silver anniversary with a move into a new building on U.S. 62 east of Lawrenceburg.
Lights were out
Correction In the photo of Western's fall festival prince and princess candidates that ran Nov. 6 there was a boy in the back row misidentified. The first boy from left on the back row should have been Ashley Chilton.
50 YEARS AGO Oct. 31, 1963 A cow belonging to Estill Peak was killed by lightning Sunday night at a farm on Pleasant Grove Ridge. The cow failed to come to the barn with the herd Monday and was found on the farm by Mr. Peak Tuesday morning.
50 YEARS AGO Thursday, Nov. 21, 1963 Joe Earl Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe L. Brown, of Route 3, and senior student at Kentucky Christian College at Grayson, was named to the Dean's list. Beverly Gillis and Nancy E. Mullins, both of Lawrenceburg, seniors at Eastern Kentucky State College, were among 213 at the college performing student teaching at 38 off-campus elementary and secondary school throughout Kentucky.
50 YEARS AGO Thursday, Nov. 14, 1963 Bobby Joe Durr left for Texas for service with the U.S. Air Force. He is a son of Mrs. Russell Durr.
Danny Kays, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kays, was ill at home with a deep cold and influenza.
It was advertised that there was to be a special singing and preaching in the courthouse Saturday night at 7:30.
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50 YEARS AGO Oct. 10, 1963 New officers at the Alton Ruritan Club were: Coy Davis, president; Harley Stucker, vice president; Allen Herndon, secretary; Ellis Hostetter, treasurer; David Caddell and Lafe Murphy, directors.
Spare ribs were 49 cents a pound at A&P Supermarkets. Whole fryers were 29 cents a pound.
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50 YEARS AGO Oct. 3, 1963 Manson Goodlett, 11, was hurt when he fell from a tree at his home at Alton Station. He was a student at Alton School and broke his left leg and arm. He was a patient at Frankfort hospital for several days.
Ann Royalty, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Royalty, suffered an injury to her left elbow and shoulder in a fall while roller skating. She was visiting in Indianapolis, Ind., at the time.


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It's hard to anticipate what will happen when you sign on to see a band that's become indie-rock legend 20 plus years after their heyday. I've seen my fair share of bombs. The Psychedelic Furs were little more than an Elton John-like novelty act. The Cult, performing the Love album, was a weird bastard child of Jim Morrison and Elvis Presley. Nothing could have prepared me for the vitality on display from Sebadoh on a quiet Wednesday night in August.
The key, I think, was their no-bones approach to the event. The band is a self-contained, self-sufficient touring unit, with members of the band opening for themselves. First, bassist/guitarist/vocalist Jason Loewenstein and drummer Bob D'Amico (The Fiery Furnaces) playing as a duo, followed by Sebadoh commander in chief Lou Barlow playing a solo acoustic ukulele set.
Finally they take the stage as the complete Sebadoh unit, playing as though they were nothing more than a bunch of college buddies messing around in the garage. You've never witnessed a college garage band quite like this though. They open the set with an unbeatable triptych of hits from the eponymous 1994 release, Bakesale - running through the brilliant combo of "License to Confuse", "Skull", and "Rebound" with little more than a passing nod to the crowd during which Lou acknowledged, "We're Sebadoh. We're from the '90s."
The first section of the set is dominated by Lou's songs. A gorgeous sampling of his heart-on-sleeve pop songsmith. But 20 minutes in Lou and Jason swap guitar and bass and Jason takes over vocals for a set of his songs. I've always known that Lou is the pop guy and Jason is the punk guy but, having never seen them live before, it was never quite as in-your-face as during this live performance. When Jason takes the lead he steers the band through a blistering set of punk rock noise, mixing Mission Of Burma post-punk with Greg Ginn-style guitar noise. Lou and Jason make the switch two more times through the course of the hour-and-a-half-plus set. Each time to similar effect - a dichotomy of edgy indie-pop and noise-laden punk.
It's this dichotomy that has always been, to me, the most appealing part of Sebadoh. Their don't-give-a-fuck slacker attitude has forever made them interesting and surprising. It is as though they are entirely at ease sabotaging their chances at real widespread popularity by playing whatever style of indie rock they feel like, whenever they want. Their willingness to let their most beautiful pop love songs crash headlong into an art-punk noise track has always been incredibly exciting, and continues to be all these years later.
As if to prove the continuing viability of the ongoing existence of Sebadoh in 2012, they pepper the set with 3 or 4 new songs slated for release later this year. The new songs sound as fresh and important as their output from the '90s.
-George Dow
Sebadoh August 8th, 2012 Middle East, Cambridge, MA
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How will students learn the 21st Century skills they will need to be college and career ready? GVWP teacher consultants have been implementing effective approaches and strategies for reading and writing a variety of texts for the past two years. Participants at our workshops can expect to see teachers' strategies in action and view student writing samples. Learn from history, art, science, math, and career-tech education teachers how and why their approaches to teaching and learning develop critical literacy skills. Experienced GVWP teacher leaders provide ready-to-use reading and writing strategies that support all students.
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Find ways to provide explicit writing instruction to English learners to help them succeed in class and on state and district writing assessments. Teachers will learn how to build writing fluency, develop voice, and introduce audience and purpose using scaffolded instructional approaches demonstrated by experienced classroom teachers.
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Learn to build upon the strengths of adopted materials and gain proven strategies to help all students meet California state standards for writing. Explore key classroom practices that promote student success in all types of writing including: letters, reports, narratives, and persuasive essays.
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The traits of writing framework is a powerful way to create a common vision and common language for what "good" writing looks like. Teachers and students can use the trait model to pinpoint areas of strength and weakness as they continue to focus on continued writing improvement. The traits are: ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, conventions.
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Teachers read and discuss a significant professional text. All text selections complement E-LA content standards and CSTP professional growth standards. Participants select a text tailored to their site's needs.
Educators using book studies for professional development.
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MARIETTA —Voters should make sure they are registered before they head to the polls on July 31 for the primary election, county officials say. Janine Eveler, the director of Cobb elections, recommended that voters first visit the Georgia Secretary of State's "
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M Everhart
June 13, 2012
looked at the my voter page and both my Ga. Senate and House districts are wrong - oops.
Phillip Maloney
June 13, 2012
I just visited the Cobb Elections Office web site and reviewed a copy of the application for an absentee ballot. At the very top of the page it asks for a social security number (marked optional) and a drivers license number (not marked optional). To the average layman without a drivers license that might cause them to stop filling out the application right there thinking he or she didn't "qualify." So the question remains to me if you don't have to have a drivers license why does the elections office ask for the number?
Online User
June 13, 2012
And there's no on-line link because????
June 13, 2012
Very good point. Links have been added!
Phillip Maloney
June 13, 2012
A social security number,physical, and mailing address I can understand to register to vote. But a drivers license number? That has to be a mistake. There must be thousands of Georgians who don't drive and don't have a license. WTF.
J Balfour
June 13, 2012
A driver's license? So those without one can't vote? Since when is driving a requirement for voting? Jim Crow is alive and well in Cobb County.
Friendly Web Editor
June 13, 2012
We have corrected the story, a drivers license is not required.
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Depleted uranium from Gulf War 2 "Shock and Awe" bombing in 2003 spread across Europe and reached Britain within 9 days.
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available for inhalation by non combatants at some distance from the point of impact.
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Established | 1834 – School of Medicine and Surgery 1963 – became independent from the University of Durham |
Type | Public |
Endowment | £32.3 million (2008–09)[1] |
Chancellor | Sir Liam Donaldson |
Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Chris Brink |
Admin. staff | 5,000[2] |
Students | 19,700[3] |
Undergraduates | 14,060[3] |
Postgraduates | 5,640[3] |
Location | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, UK 54°58′41″N 1°36′54″W / 54.978°N 1.615°WCoordinates: 54°58′41″N 1°36′54″W / 54.978°N 1.615°W |
Campus | Urban |
Turnover | £344 million (2007–08)[4]:16 |
Colours | Blue (University) old gold (Humanities) royal blue (Science) palatinate (Medicine) |
Affiliations | Russell Group EUA N8 Group ACU Universities UK |
Website | www.ncl.ac.uk |
Newcastle University is a public research university located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north-east of England. It was established as a School of Medicine and Surgery in 1834 and became the University of Newcastle upon Tyne by an Act of Parliament in August 1963. Newcastle University is a member of the Russell Group,[5] an association of research-intensive UK universities. The University has one of the largest EU research portfolios in the UK.[6] The post-nominal letters of graduates commonly have N'cle attached to indicate the institution.[7]
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The University has its origins in the School of Medicine and Surgery, which was established in Newcastle upon Tyne in October 1834, when it provided basic lectures and practical demonstrations to around 26 students. In June 1851, following a dispute amongst the teaching staff, the School split into two rival institutions. The majority formed the Newcastle College of Medicine, and the others established themselves as the Newcastle upon Tyne College of Medicine and Practical Science. By 1852, the majority college was formally linked to the University of Durham. It awarded its first 'Licence in Medicine' (Lic.Med) in 1856, and its teaching certificates were recognised by the University of London for graduation in medicine.[8] The two colleges amalgamated in 1857 and renamed the University of Durham College of Medicine in 1870.
Attempts to realise a place for the teaching of sciences in the city were finally met with the foundation of the College of Physical Science in 1871. The college offered instruction in mathematics, physics, chemistry and geology to meet the growing needs of the mining industry, becoming the Durham College of Physical Science in 1883 and then renamed after William George Armstrong as Armstrong College in 1904. Both these separate and independent institutions later became part of the University of Durham, whose 1908 Act formally recognised that the University consisted of two Divisions, Durham and Newcastle, on two different sites. By 1908, the Newcastle Division was teaching a full range of subjects in the Faculties of Medicine, Arts, and Science, which also included agriculture and engineering.[9]
Throughout the early 20th century, the medical and science colleges vastly outpaced the growth of their Durham counterparts and a Royal Commission in 1934 recommended the merger of the two colleges to form King's College, Durham. Growth of the Newcastle Division of the federal Durham University led to tensions within the structure and on 1 August 1963 an Act of Parliament separated the two, creating the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.[10]
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The university occupies a campus site close to Haymarket in central Newcastle upon Tyne. It is located to the northwest of the city centre between the open spaces of Leazes Park and the Town Moor.
The Armstrong building is the oldest building on the campus and is the site of the original Armstrong College. The building was constructed in three stages; the north east wing was completed first at a cost of £18,000 and opened by HRH Princess Louise on 5 November 1888. The south-east wing, which includes the Jubilee Tower, and south-west wings were opened in 1894. The Jubilee Tower was built with surplus funds raised from an Exhibition to mark Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1887. The north-west front, forming the main entrance, was completed in 1906 and features two stone figures to represent science and the arts. Much of the later construction work was financed by Sir Isaac Lowthian Bell, the metallurgist and former Lord Mayor of Newcastle, after whom the main tower is named. In 1906 it was opened by King Edward VII.[11]
The building contains the King's Hall, which serves as the university's chief hall for ceremonial purposes where Congregation ceremonies are held. It can contain 500 seats.[12] King Edward VII gave permission to call the Great Hall, King's Hall.[11] Graduation photographs are often taken in the University Quadrangle, next to the Armstrong building. In 1949 the Quadrangle was turned into a formal garden in memory of members of Newcastle University who gave their lives in the two World Wars.[13]
The Bruce Building is a former brewery, constructed between 1896 and 1900 on the site of the Hotspur Hotel, as the new premises of Newcastle Breweries Limited.[14][15]
The Devonshire Building, opened in 2004, incorporates in an energy efficient design. It uses photovoltaic cells to help to power motorised shades that control the temperature of the building and geothermal heating coils. Its architects won awards in the Hadrian awards and the RICS Building of the Year Award 2004. The university won a Green Gown award for its construction.[16][17][18]
Plans for additions and improvements to the campus were made public in March 2008 and completed in 2010 at a cost of £200 million. They included a redevelopment of the south-east (Haymarket) façade with a five-storey King's Gate building and sculpture as well as new student accommodation. Two additional buildings for the school of medicine were also built.[19]
In addition to the city centre campus there are buildings such as the Dove Marine Laboratory located on Cullercoats Bay. The University also has two branches in Asia; in Malaysia and Singapore.
Newcastle University Library has received the Charter Mark five times in a row.[20] It consists of three main facilities. The Robinson Library is the main University library. It is named after Philip Robinson, a bookseller in the city following a bequest in the will of his widow Marjorie in 1989. A major refurbishment was completed in 2009. The Walton Library specialises in services for Biomedical Sciences in the Medical School. It is named after Lord Walton of Detchant, former Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Professor of Neurology. The library has a relationship with the Northern region of the NHS allowing their staff to use the library for research and study. The Law Library specialises in resources relating to law. Some schools within the University, such as the School of Modern Languages, also have their own smaller libraries with smaller highly specialised collections.[21]
The current Chancellor is Sir Liam Donaldson. Donaldson was also the former Chief Medical Officer for England (1998 – May 2010). Donaldson assumed the position of Chancellor on 1 August 2009. The vice-chancellor is Chris Brink, a mathematician and lately vice-chancellor of the University of Stellenbosch.[22]
The University has a core population of 19,700 students (2006–2007), including more than 2,000 overseas students from over 100 countries.[3]
The university enjoys a friendly sporting rivalry with local universities: the Stan Calvert Cup[23] is contested by major sports teams from Newcastle and Northumbria University, and the Northumbrian Water University Boat Race takes place each year between the rowing clubs of Newcastle and Durham University.[24]
It holds a series of public lectures, named Insights, each year in the Curtis Auditorium in the Herschel Building. Many of the University's partnerships with companies, like Red Hat, are housed in the Herschel Annex.[25]
Newcastle was the only UK university to formally back the Jubilee Debt Campaign for the cancellation of debt in developing countries, and it has a strong ongoing commitment to the Make Poverty History campaign. At a high-profile honorary degree ceremony in January 2007, the University awarded honorary degrees to Bob Geldof, Gordon Brown MP, and Benjamin Mkapa (former president of Tanzania) among others, at an event that promoted debate on current debt-relief issues.[26]
In 2006, the University was granted Fair trade status, and from January 2007, it became a smoke-free campus. In September 2008, the university's first overseas branch was opened in Singapore, a Marine International campus called, NUMI Singapore.[27] In 2011, the university Medical School opened a campus in Malaysia, called Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (NUMed).[28]
The University has also been actively involved with several of the region's museums for many years; the Hancock Museum originally opened in 1884, and refurbished and re-opened in May 2009 – is one such example.[29]
Teaching schools within the University are based within three faculties. Each faculty is led by a Provost/Pro-vice chancellor and a team of Deans with specific responsibilities.
In 2002, Newcastle University Business School established the Business Accounting and Finance or 'Flying Start' degree in association with the ICAEW and PricewaterhouseCoopers. The course offers an accelerated route towards the ACA Chartered Accountancy qualification and is the Business School's Flagship programme.[30] Its success has since resulted in Lancaster University and Ernst & Young collaborating to establish a competing degree programme in 2005.[31]
The Business School was ranked 43rd in The Guardian League tables in 2011. In 2011 the Business School opened their new £50 million building built on the former Scottish and Newcastle brewery site next to St. James Park.[32] This building was officially opened on 19 March 2012 by Lord Burns.[33]
The Medical School gained 143 out of a possible 144 points in its six subject areas in the Teaching Quality Assessment, and was also the first institution in Europe, second in the world, to receive permission to pursue stem-cell research in human embryos. According to UCAS, Cambridge, Oxford and Newcastle are the most academically selective universities for entry to study medicine in the United Kingdom.[34] The BMC Medicine journal reported medical graduates from Oxford, Cambridge and Newcastle performed better in postgraduate tests than any other medical school in the UK.[35]
In 2008 the Medical School announced that they were expanding their campus to Malaysia.[36] In 2009 the University won a Queen's Anniversary Prize for their research into ageing.[37]
Newcastle Law School is the longest established law school in the north-east of England.[38] It boasts a number of recognised international and national experts in a variety of areas of legal scholarship ranging from Common and Chancery law, to International and European law, as well as contextual, socio-legal and theoretical legal studies.[39] It has been recognised for excellence in teaching and research by external bodies. In 2002–03, the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) Teaching Quality Audit, 'warmly commended' the quality of the taught programmes and self-critical and reflective practice of the staff. The latest national Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) published in December 2008 showed 85% of Newcastle Law School's research reached international standards of quality. In the previous RAE in 2001, the School was awarded a grade 5 for its research.[39]
The Law School occupies four specially adapted late-Victorian town houses. The Staff Offices, the Alumni Lecture Theatre and seminar rooms as well as the Law Library are all located within the School buildings.[40] The current Head of School is Prof. Christopher Rodgers.[41]
The Law School is regarded as being one of the top institutions in the UK. It is ranked 3rd nationally by the Sunday Times University Guide 2011,[42] 11th by the The Times Good University Guide 2011[43] and 8th by The Guardian University Guide 2011.[44] In 2011, the University announced that it receives over 1000 applications for 170 places available each year.[45]
Newcastle has been ranked the number one UK law school in the prestigious Sunday Times University Guide 2012.[46]
Newcastle University has the second largest cavitation tunnel in the UK. Founded in 1950, and based in the Marine Science and Technology Department, the Emerson Cavitation Tunnel is used as a test basin for propellers, water turbines, underwater coatings and interaction of propellers with ice.[47]
The University is associated with a number of the region's museums and galleries, including the Great North Museum project, which is primarily based at the world-renowned Hancock Museum. The Great North Museum: Hancock also contains collections from two of the University's other museums, the Shefton Museum and the Museum of Antiquities.[48] The University's Hatton Gallery is also a part of the Great North Museum project, but remains within the Fine Art Building.
As the successor of King's College, Durham, the University, at its founding in 1963, adopted the coat of arms originally granted to the Council of King's College in 1937. In the Letters Patent authorising the transfer, the arms are blazoned Azure, a Cross of St Cuthbert Argent and in chief of the last a lion passant guardant Gules (On a blue shield, a silver square cross with flared ends, and on the top third of the shield, which is silver, a red lion walking and looking towards the viewer). There is no motto.
Above the portals of the Union Society building are bas-relief carvings of the arms and mottoes of the University of Durham, Armstrong College and Durham University College of Medicine, the predecessor parts of Newcastle University.
The university won the Sunday Times University of the Year award in 2000 and is ranked 9th best in the UK by the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities in 2007.[49] The majority of undergraduate subjects were also ranked in the top 10 or top 20 in the Times Good University Guide 2008 and all of its subjects are awarded at least 20 points out of 24 by the Quality Assurance Agency.[50] The University Library is the only one in the UK to have been awarded the government's Charter Mark for excellent customer services five times in a row.[51] The University has one of the best track records for graduate employment in the country, and the Careers Service has won seven prestigious national careers awards in recent years by the Institute of Career Guidance.[52]
In 2010 the University was short-listed to be The Times Higher Education University of the Year.[53][54]
In the 2011 QS World University Rankings, Newcastle was ranked 127th worldwide.[55]
The university's Cochrane Park sports facility has been named as a training venue for the teams playing football games at St. James' Park for the 2012 London Olympics.[56]
2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | ||
The Times | 21st[57] | 20th[58] | 23rd[50] | 25th[59] | 19th[60] | 18th | 17th= | 16th | 13th | 17th | 17th | 19th | 19th | 22nd | 17th | 29th | 28th= | 23rd | |
The Guardian | 40th[61] | 43rd[62] | 40th[62] | – | 38th[63] | 43rd[64] | 56th[65] | 30th[66] | |||||||||||
The Sunday Times | 12th[67] | 24th[68] | 23rd[69] | 25th | 26th[70] | 26th | 21st[71] | 22nd[71] | 23rd[71] | 18th[71] | 20th[71] | 22nd[71] | 26th[71] | ||||||
The Daily Telegraph | 23rd[72] | ||||||||||||||||||
FT | 26th[73] | 23rd[74] | 23rd[75] | 21st[76] | |||||||||||||||
The Independent / Complete | 24th[77] | 27th[78] | 23rd[78] |
2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | |
QS World University Rankings[79] | 140th[79] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
THES - QS World University Rankings (From 2010 two separate rankings will be produced by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the QS World University Rankings) | 158th[80] | 162nd[81] | 129th[82] | 133rd[83] | 168th[84] | 179th[85] | N/A | |
Academic Ranking of World Universities | 201–302nd[86] | 201–302nd[87] | 203–304th[88] | 151–200th[89] | 203–300th[90] | 202–301st[91] | 152–200th[92] |
The university is ranked highly for its research. In the publication Research Fortnight it was named as fifth best in the UK for its research carried out across departments in 2007.[93]
The university has many student organisations. Newcastle University Students' Union is the students' union, which includes student-run sports clubs and societies.
Unlike the majority of other students' unions in the UK, Newcastle University Students' Union (NUSU) owns the building where it is housed. The Union building was built in 1924 following a generous gift from an anonymous donor, who is now believed to have been Sir Cecil Cochrane, a major benefactor to the University.[94] It is built in the neo-Jacobean style and was designed by the local architect Robert Burns Dick whose firm designed the Laing Art Gallery, the towers of the Tyne Bridge and The Spanish City in Whitley Bay. It was opened on 22 October 1925 by the Rt. Hon. Lord Eustace Percy, who later served as Rector of King's College from 1937 to 1952. It is a Grade II listed building. In 2010 the university donated £8 million towards a redevelopment project for the Union Building. This work won the Education Interior Design category of the National Mixology Interior Design Awards 2011.[95]
The Students' Union is run by six sabbatical officers and fifteen part time unpaid officer positions. The Students' Union also employs around 300 people in ancillary roles including bar staff and entertainment organisers. Artists that have performed at Students' Union include Maxïmo Park, Snow Patrol, Kosheen, The Fratellis, Coldplay, Low, Mercury Rev, Goldie Lookin' Chain, Chicane, The Hoosiers and Damien Rice.
The Courier is a weekly student newspaper. Established in 1948, the current weekly readership is around 12,000, most of whom are students at the university. It is published every week during term time, usually on a Monday unless a major news event warrants a delay.[96] The Courier has won The Guardian's Student Newspaper of the Year award. In 2008, The Courier design editor Kerry Hyndman came runner up in the Guardian Student media award for Design for her work on the newspaper's entertainment pull-out, Pulp.[97] As part of a re-design of the paper in 2009/2010 Pulp, originally a separate publication was replaced by a lifestyle section in the main body of The Courier.
Newcastle Student Radio is a student radio station based in the university.[98] The station aims to cater for a wide range of musical tastes, anything from Metal and Punk to R&B and swing music.
Newcastle University has many catered and non-catered halls of residence available to first-year students, located around the city of Newcastle.[99] Popular Newcastle areas for private student houses and flats include Jesmond, Heaton, Sandyford, Shieldfield and Spital Tongues.
In 2008 a survey conducted by an independent website ranked Newcastle as the number one student city in the UK, with a score of 63% across the categories of going out, shops, transport, community and facilities.[100] In another 2008 survey, by MSN Travel, Newcastle was named as the number one university.[101]
Newcastle University has many notable academic staff and alumni, including politicians, business people, authors, actors, musicians, and sports people.[102]
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Brighton's Rounder Records set to close after 46 years
Brighton is renowned for its lively music scene, record labels and venues, so it comes as a bitter blow that an independent record store is preparing to close after 46 years.
Despite trading from the same premises in Brighton Square for nearly five decades, Rounder Records says it had been losing money for the last four years and can no longer continue its battle against illegal downloaders, big online retailers and the recession.
It will close its doors on 29 July "because we can't make it add up any more", said its owner of the past 12 years, Phil Barton.
The shop is well known in the city for its part in the local music community, from supporting local bands and stocking their first releases, to selling tickets for all their gigs.
Brighton DJ Norman Cook worked there in the 1990s before he rose to fame as Fatboy Slim.
'Musical city'Rounder Records, which opened in 1966, is also Brighton's number one vinyl store, selling more brand new vinyl than anybody else, Mr Barton said.
"Customers demand it, that's what they come here for... there are a lot of people out there who love this place."
He added: "A lot of people have spent a lot of money with us over a long period of time, they've grown up with us."
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- Number One hits included Paint it Black by the Rolling Stones, Distant Drums by Jim Reeves and Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys
- John Lennon was quoted as saying The Beatles were more popular than Jesus Christ
- Jimi Hendrix Experience releases Hey Joe
One of them, Shane Griffiths, 21, said: "There aren't enough shops like these. They have really unique music that you can't get in mainstream shops.
"I've got a vinyl player and when I'm after music that is a bit more obscure, places like this have it.
"When you leaf through records you find music you weren't intending to buy."
Henry Gray, 20, added: "I've got a proper attachment to shops like these... I've got a passion for music and I like seeking it out in its physical form. But then I'm quite nostalgic."
Rounder Records also prides itself on being a place "to obtain, hear, find out about and discuss all types of the weird and wonderful world of music" and of being "a social hub for a musical city".
And it has an album club, where for just £10 a month members can have "the finest release of the month" chosen by the shop posted to their door.
"What we have always strived to do is to stock the best range of music at the best prices for our customers - sadly that is not enough for us to stay open," Mr Barton said.
Praising his staff for their knowledge and undivided loyalty, he said the human cost of the closure was also a concern,
He explained that the decision had not been taken lightly, but with the "deepest regret".
"Rounder Records hasn't made any money for four or five years. I've been putting my own money in but I can't carry on propping the store up and losing money.
"I've been making decisions with my heart. Now I have had to make this decision with my head," he said.
"29 July will be a very bad day."
Within hours of the announcement, news of the closure started to trend nationally on Twitter showing, Mr Barton said, "the depth of feeling for the shop".
"Everyone is gutted, it's another outlet for all these people that's been lost."
'New talent'Kim Bayley, director general of the Entertainment Retailers Association, said the loss of Rounder Records was very sad.
"Whilst over the past 10 years the number of independent record shops in the UK has declined dramatically... the number of shops has remained static in the past few years, which reflects the strength of those shops remaining."
She said vinyl was the fastest growing format last year, and independent music shops continued "to play a vital role in nurturing new talent within the music industry."
Mr Barton said staff at the shop, of which there are three full-time and two part-time, had a huge amount of knowledge about music, plus contacts with a lot of bands, promoters and venues.
"Part of the network is going to die on the 29th. It's not a good thing for Brighton," he said.
"Rounder has been a part of my life, and my loyal staff's lives for so long that having to close is a very bitter pill to swallow.
"We tried everything to stay open, but the basic economics were killing us."
He added that the city would still be served by other record shops but "we can't fight anymore".


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