NYU Trivia
When was NYU Founded?
1831
What year did the National Labor Relations Board rule on the NYU Adjunct Union?
2002
What was the federal act that provided states with land which could be sold to fund universities and other state interests?
Morrill Act
Who founded NYU?
Albert Gallatin
Define "Star Faculty".
What was a new development in the Collegiate Experience during the Expansion Era?
a. Fraternities
b. Living on Campus
c. Fight songs
d. Extracurriculars
C. Fight Songs (The first fight song was made in 1885)
When did NYU begin awarding graduate degrees?
1886
Name one issue adjunct faculty faced before unionization.
High workload
low pay
no job security
no benefits
no voice in university affairs
How many institutions existed at the start of the University Expansion Era (according to the text)?
250
Points awarded within +/- 50
What was the first NYU Global Site?
Madrid
What was John Sexton referring to when he said "Blue Team" and "Gray Team"? Define both.
Blue: Professors that could have gotten a job anywhere
Gray: everyone else
Shortly describe the term "Centrifugal Curriculum"
Curriculum where too many electives were offered and pulled students in too many directions, failed to reunite into any meaningful learning experience.
Who took the first ever human portrait photographed in the US? What was their title at NYU?
John Draper, Professor of Chemistry
Why wouldn't the philosophy professors discuss philosophy with professors outside of their department?
The philosophy professors wanted to debate with others on their level.
Name one method used during this era that was made to transform a small college into a university; ex: mission statement, structure, curriculum etc.
reduce involvement in religion and sectarianism,
connect with growing professional groups,
focus on service to the community,
allow and encourage professionalized faculty to form,
value research and the advancement of knowledge,
create a course of study for agriculture, mechanics and industry,
Promote Science over humanities;
acknowledge that knowledge is ever evolving,
awarding advanced degrees,
gain funding from wealthy sources.