The University of Washington, generally
called Washington, UW, or casually U-Dub, is a community research
university founded in Seattle, Washington, United States. Established
in 1861, Washington that is regarded as one of the best medical schools in the world
is one of the oldest universities at the West Coast.
The university has 3 campuses: the prime and biggest
is in the University District of Seattle and other two in Tacoma and in
Bothell. The operating expenses and research budget of the university for
FY 2014–15 is expected to be $6.4 billion. The
university occupies more than 500 buildings covering 20 million total square
foot of space, together with the University
of Washington Plaza, consisting of the 325-foot UW Tower and conference center.
Washington is affiliate to the Association of American Universities. The
research budget of the university is among the highest in the United States. The
university participates in the NCAA Division in athletics.
History
The
University of Washington was officially launched on November 4, 1861, as Territorial University of Washington. The
next year, the governing body passed articles legitimately including the
University and instituting a Board of Regents. Initially, the school struggled
and closed several times due to various reasons. Nevertheless, in 1876, a student, Clara Antoinette McCarty Wilt became
the earliest graduate of the university with a bachelor's degree in
science. Both the University and Seattle had developed significantly when
Washington entered the Union in 1889. Since then, enrollment had grown
from an early 30 students to nearly 300, and the virtual seclusion of the
campus had mend way to influencing development. A particular legislative
committee headed by UW graduate Edmond Meany was formed to find a new
campus that will be able to habitat the increasing population of students. The
committee chose a site on Union Bay northeast of downtown, and
the legislature allocated finance for its acquirement and immediate
construction.
In
1895, the university moved from downtown to the new building. In 1908, the main
Territorial University building was destroyed and its previous location presently
houses the Fairmont Olympic Hotel. Coordinators of the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
Exposition observed the mostly emergent campus as a major location for
their world's fair. The 1960s and 1970s are considered as the "golden
age" of the university due to the incredible increase in students, services,
operating budget and reputation under the management of Charles Odegaard .
Enrollment at the university increased by t by two folds—from approximately
16,000 to 34,000. Odegaard settled up a vision of structuring a
"community of scholars" and influenced the state of Washington
legislatures to raise their funds towards the university. Moreover, Washington senators, Henry
M. Jackson and Warren G. Magnuson used their political power to channel
federal research assessment to the University of Washington and until the day,
the university is among the top receivers of national research finances in the
United States. In 1958, the outcome incorporated an operating budget enhancement
of $37 million, to over $400 million in 1973. In 1990, the University established
two new campuses in Bothell and Tacoma . Originally, these
campuses presented curriculum for students looking for bachelor degree who
have previously finished two years of higher education, but both schools have conversion
to four-year universities, compliant with the first class in the fall of 2006.
Both campuses put forward master's degree programs as well. In 2009 the
University launched an administrative center in the Spanish city of León in
alliance with the local university.
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