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A survey of the University of Oklahoma in the United States
Fourth, the campus environment

1. Surrounding environment (from the network, not translated by this website)

The name of Oklahoma comes from the Indian language, which means red people. The state capital is Oklahoma City, which is located in the north of the Carnitian River in the central part of the state, with a population of about 654.38+00,000. It is the largest city in the state, of which 75% are white, 65.438+06% are black and 9% are other races. Norman, where the main campus of the University of Oklahoma is located, is near Oklahoma City. Russia's economy is dominated by agriculture, construction, health care, manufacturing and mining. It has 20 general hospitals, 4 specialized hospitals and 2 federal medical institutions with more than 50,000 employees. There are 50,000 employees in the construction industry, accounting for 1 1% of the employees. Big companies like General Motors and AT&T have branches in Ohio. Tinker Air Force Base, located in southeastern Ohio, is one of the major air force maintenance bases of the US Department of Defense, with nearly 10,000 military personnel and more than1.5,000 civilian personnel. There are more than 50 banks and 20 credit institutions in this Russian city. Education in Ohio is relatively developed, and more than 50% people have received college education. The University of Oklahoma is the most famous.

2. Norman campus

As of the autumn of 2009, Norman Campus had 18667 undergraduates and 6367 postgraduates. [63] After the 2000 National Football Championship season, this university experienced an increase in the number of college applicants and admissions. The number of students in 1999 and 2000 increased by 1.3% compared with previous years, while the number of students in 2006 and 2000 increased by 4.8% compared with 2000. Price Hall, an extension of Michael F Price Business School, was completed in 2005. The largest school, the Art College. 35.2% of O 'Norman students were admitted to science. Art and art college. Sciences offers several projects, including internships, most notably a joint archaeological project in oviedo (in cooperation with Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire). [66] The second university, Price Business School enrollment 13%.

By the autumn of 2009, Norman Campus had 65,438+08,667 undergraduates and 6,367 postgraduates. After the national football championship in 2000, the number of college applicants and enrollment has increased. In the decline of 1999 and 2000, the number of students increased by 1.3% in recent years, while the decline of 200 1 was 4.8% in 2000. In addition to Michael Price Business School, Price Hall was also completed in 2005. The largest school, the College of Arts and Sciences, enrolled 35.2% of O 'Norman students. The College of Arts and Sciences offers several projects, including internships, the most famous of which is a joint archaeological project (related to the latest practice of St. Anselmus College in New Hampshire, oviedo). The tuition fee for the business school of the next largest school is 13%. In other large colleges in Norman Campus, including Engineering College (10.6%), Education College and General Education College, each college has about 6% students. Smaller schools include the School of Architecture, Atmospheric and Geographical Sciences, the School of Earth and Energy, the Weizenhof Academy of Family Fine Arts and the Law School. Freshmen don't need to announce their majors immediately (concentrated study courses), and they don't need to announce their majors before their junior year. If their major is not decided, they are considered as part of the university college, accounting for about 8% of the total number of students. Many pre-health students choose this option until they can apply for the medical program of their choice. Norman Campus has three parts: North Campus, Main Campus and South Campus. All three campuses are connected by a bus service funded by students' fees, which allows students to park at Lloyd's Noble Center and provides 5-0/0 minutes service for the main campus and the southern campus. Other ordinary Norman bus lines provide services for the north campus and the main campus. The main campus is adjacent to the south campus, and the north campus is located two miles north of the main campus.

3. Main campus

The main campus faces Boyd Street in the north, Timberdale Road in the south, Schotto exaggerates in the west and Jenkins Avenue in the east. The Norman campus is centered on two large "ovals". The Parrington Oval (or more commonly known as the North Oval) is fixed to the south by the main administrative building Evans Hall. This building highlights the "Cherokee Gothic" architectural style, which originated from the local college Gothic style, which dominated and defined the old buildings in the OU campus. The east of the northern ellipse borders the Oklahoma Memorial Union. ……

The main campus is located on Chautauqua Avenue west of Timberdell Avenue in the north and Jenkins Avenue in the east. Norman campus is centered on two ellipses. The Parrington Oval (or North Oval) is located in the south of Evans Hall, the main administrative building. This building highlights the Cherokee Gothic architectural style, which comes from the college Gothic style and occupies a dominant position in European campuses, defining ancient architecture. The Oklahoma Memorial League borders the northern ellipse in the east. University of Oklahoma Football Academy and Campus Bookstore.

In the northernmost east of the campus, there is Sacchi Energy Center, and in the west is Fred Jones, an art and museum college, which is located in the Impressionist Art and Cartwright Music Center in Weizenhofer's collection. Goddard Health Center, located in the south of Kate Wright, is an on-campus clinic that provides medical care and consultation services for students, faculty and their families. Goddard includes OU health service laboratory, consulting service, health promotion and pharmacy. Van Vleet Oval (or South Oval) is located in the north of Biesel Memorial Library, flanked by academic buildings. In class, the oval in the south is often submerged by students outside the class. Yushu Avenue is in the western boundary of European academic part, with some exceptions. Between Elm Avenue and Chautauqua Avenue, there are mainly fraternities and sororities.

On the east side of the campus center is the Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, just north of Lindsay Street on Jenkins Avenue. Adjacent to the stadium is Barry Switzer Center, a museum that shows the historical achievements of track and field in Oklahoma and the comprehensive training facilities for Oklahoma athletes. To the north of the stadium is McCartney Stadium, the hometown of Oklahoma basketball and the venue of wrestling, volleyball and gymnastics in Oklahoma. Across the street from Jenkins are sports dormitories and statues to commemorate the past five Heisman Prize winners in Oklahoma. Other statues on campus include several Native Americans who commemorate the history of Oklahoma, and a monument on the north side of the Oklahoma Monument to commemorate students and faculty who died while serving in the army. South of Lindsay Street, major campuses in Europe include three universities, university dormitories, student activities and fitness facilities, and continuing education centers in Oklahoma. Joe and Carol Kerr mcclendon Honorary College is located in David L Bolen Hall, which is an academic and artistic community. Dormitories, teachers' offices, classrooms, computer centers and libraries can all be in the same building. Other dormitory buildings include Adams, Sofa, Walker Center and Kate Center, with a total of 12 floors, which are composed of three-storey and four-storey buildings, and these buildings are in transition to teachers' offices. Adjacent to the residential facilities are the Huffington Fitness Center in Houston, the Henderson-tolson Cultural Center and the jim thorpe Multicultural Center. Murray Case Swimming Center is also nearby, providing indoor and outdoor swimming opportunities for the University of Oklahoma community. Oklahoma Continuing Education Center is one of the centers funded by the11W.K. Kellogg Foundation in the United States and Britain. It is the birthplace of the extension of the University of Oklahoma. It consists of continuing education colleges and liberal colleges, including a conference center with a capacity of 65,438+0,500 people.

The Oklahoma government prides itself on the aesthetic charm of the campus. All three campuses (Norman, Oklahoma City and Tulsa) have beautiful gardens. Before the first building was built, trees were planted in the European campus. There are also many statues and sculptures around the campus, most of which depict the powerful influence of American native culture. There are also four buildings on the main campus in the national historical sites list of the United States. They are Beazle Library, Betapie Brotherhood, Casablanca (the old Alfa-Chi-Solan building) and Boyd building, the residence of university presidents. In September 2008, the main campus of the University of Oklahoma will fully realize wind power generation before 20 13. According to European President Bolen, as Americans, our patriotic duty is to help our country achieve energy independence and become a good manager of the environment. The school plans to purchase energy from Oring wind farm, which is scheduled to be built near Woodward at the end of 2009. This new energy is expected to cost the university an additional $5 million a year. 20 1 1 Anne and Henri zaro completed their studies at Norman university, providing art facilities for social workers of undergraduate and graduate students. This building with a value of120,000 dollars is named after the Zarrow family, a charity couple in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Zaro donated $5 million as the cornerstone of the new building, and the rest came from the graduates of the project and part of the federal stimulus funds of the States.

4. North Campus

The northernmost part of Norman is the OU Research Park, which includes the Max Westheimer Airport (ICAO: KOUN) of the University of Oklahoma, the radar operation center, the old national severe storm laboratory facilities, the OU OKDHS training and research center, the OU ITS laboratory and the Merrick computer and technology center. This part of the campus is frequented by aviation students. The American Aviation Accreditation Board has certified the Northern Base Aviation College as one of only 29 accredited colleges in the world, and the Northern Base Aviation College is one of the most prestigious colleges of its kind in the United States.

To the north of Norman is the research park of the University of Oklahoma, including the Max Wesseheimer Airport of the University of Oklahoma, the radar operation center, the old national severe storm laboratory facility, the OKDHS training and research center of the University of Oklahoma, the laboratory of the University of Oklahoma and the merrick Computer and Technology Center. This part of the campus is often visited by aviation students. The American Aviation Accreditation Board accredited Northern Base Aviation College, one of the most prestigious aviation colleges in the United States, and became one of only 29 accredited colleges in the world.

5. South Campus

To the south of the student apartment is Timberdell Road, which is about the southern boundary of the university. To the south of this road are apartments and gymnasiums owned by the university. There is also a law school building on the south side of Timberdell Road. In 2002, a larger law library and courtroom were expanded. There are other sports venues in this area, including Dale Mitchell Baseball Field, European Softball Field and Lloyd Noble Center (basketball court). Ou owns the woodland south of Highway 9 between Shotokua and Jenkins. This area is called Oliver Forest. The ecology class often takes the field team to Oliver Forest. They can use this area to study ecological models, including tree growth and soil pH value. Visible patterns of plant distribution, including uniform, random and clustered patterns, can also be studied in Oliver Forest. There is a path for people to follow in this area, and a stream passes through the low-lying elevated area.

The National Meteorological Center calls the south campus of this university the south campus. To the south of the dormitory is Tianmudel Road, which is probably the southern boundary of the school. To the south of this road are all the apartments and sports venues of the university. In addition, to the south of Timberdell Road is the School of Architecture of Law School, which was expanded in 2002, adding a larger law library and court. There are other sports venues in this area, including L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Field, University of Oklahoma Softball Field and Basketball Hall. Oh, there is a woodland south of Highway 9 between Schotauku and Jenkins. This area is called Oliver Forest. Ecology courses often go to Oliver Forest for field trips. They can use this area to study ecological models, including tree growth and soil pH value. You can also study the visible patterns of plant distribution in Oliver Forest, including uniform, random and cluster patterns. There is a path for people to follow in this area, and a stream passes through the lower elevated area.

Research campus

Although there is a traditional lack of academic buildings in this area, the expansion pressure in the northern part of the campus has led to the recent construction of new academic buildings in the southern part of the campus, such as the National Meteorological Center and the Stephenson Research and Technology Center. This area, now known as the research campus of the University of Oklahoma, "brings together academic, public and private sector organizations in a mutually beneficial cooperation environment." In 2004, WeatherNews, a global weather information provider, opened an American operation center in One Partners Place, which is located in the research park one block away from the new NWC building. [86] The southern boundary of the research park is National Highway 9. OU's advanced radar research center is also located in the research campus of its new radar innovation laboratory building. As of 20 13, the life science research center has been opened, with many chemical and biochemical research laboratories. Other buildings located in the research park include a partner square, two partner squares, three partner squares, four partner squares and five partner squares. These buildings include a spatial analysis center and an applied social research center.

Although this area has traditionally lacked academic buildings, the expansion pressure of the northern campus has recently led to the construction of new academic buildings, such as the National Meteorological Center and the Stephenson Research and Technology Center, which are located at the southern end of the campus. This area, now known as the research campus of the University of Oklahoma, brings together academic, public and private organizations in a mutually beneficial and cooperative environment. In 2004, WeatherNews, a global weather information provider, and a partner opened the American Business Center, which is located in the research park one block away from the new NWC building. The southern boundary of the research park is National Highway 9 .. The European Advanced Radar Research Center is also located in the new radar innovation laboratory building of the R&D Center. 20 13 Life Science Research Center has opened a large number of chemical and biochemical research laboratories. Other buildings in the research park include one partner, two partners, three partners, four partners and five partners. Among these buildings are the Spatial Analysis Center and several other applied social research centers.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) outstanding alumni

Cao Guowei, CEO of Sina.com.

Blake Griffin: American professional basketball player, power forward, was selected by the Clippers in the first round of the 2009 NBA draft, and now plays for the Los Angeles Clippers.

Wei Changfu: researcher and doctoral supervisor of Wuhan Institute of Geotechnical Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, dean of School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guilin University of Technology, and candidate of China Academy of Sciences.

Michael Price, worth $65.438+04 billion (2065.438+00), is a value investor and fund manager named after him by the European Business School.

David Bolen, co-chairman of President Obama's think tank advisory group; 2 1 Governor of Oklahoma; President ou

Fred Wallace Heather. A meritorious astronaut of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States, participated in the apollo 8, 1 1, 13 and 16 moon landing programs.

Randall L. Stephenson, AT&T Company. T (CEO of AT&T, the largest mobile operator in the United States).