Why Tulane?

The word "distinctive" is often used to describe Tulane. That's because we are. Much of what makes us different comes from our location in New Orleans - a city that is internationally celebrated for its food, music and architecture, offers students a unique learning environment.

Much comes from our long history as an outstanding private university. Not surprisingly, the same description applies to the education we offer. Tulane University is committed to providing the most outstanding undergraduate educational experience anywhere – both in and out of the classroom.

Tulane undergraduates have top faculty teaching them right from the start. When you combine that kind of educational experience with the opportunity to be involved in the largest urban renewal project ever undertaken in our country, you get a college experience found Only at Tulane, only in New Orleans.

Tulane University of Louisiana is the only American university that has been converted from a state public institution to a private institution.

Established as:
Medical College of Louisiana in 1834
The University of Louisiana in 1847
Tulane University of Louisiana in 1884

Location: New Orleans, LA, USA.


Population:
Graduate: 4,408
Undergraduate: 6,749
Total: 11,157

Facilities:
 Banking
 Uptown Campus Bookstore and Medical Bookstore
 Campus Maps
 Cleanerama Laundry and Dry Cleaning
 Computer Concierge
 Dining
 Goldman Office of Disability Services
 Center for Educational Resources and Counseling
 Housing
 Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender
 Parking
 Phone Book
 Multicultural Affairs
 Reily Student Recreation Center
 Division of Student Affairs
 School of Medicine Student Affairs
 Student Employment
 Student Health Center
 Technology Services
 Telephone and Telecommunications
 Travel

Areas of interest:
- Liberal arts
- Science and engineering
- Architecture
- Business
- Law
- Social work
- Medicine
- Public health and Tropical medicine

Some history about us

The beginning
The university dates from 1834 as the Medical College of Louisiana. With the addition of a law department, it became The University of Louisiana (1847), a public university.

The university closed for three years during the American Civil War, which affected all of the economy. There were some donations that led to the establishment of a Tulane Educational Fund (TEF), whose board of administrators sought to support the University of Louisiana instead of establishing a new university.

In 1894 a College of Technology was formed. In the same year the university moved to its present-day uptown campus on St. Charles Avenue, five miles by streetcar from downtown.

20th Century
In 1901, the cornerstone was laid for the F.W. Tilton Library, endowed by the New Orleans businessman and philanthropist Frederick William Tilton .
An Architecture Department originated within the College of Technology in 1907. One year later, Schools of Dentistry and Pharmacy appeared, both temporarily: Dentistry ended in 1928, and Pharmacy six years later.

In 1958 the university was elected to the Association of American Universities, an organization of leading research universities.

The School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine dates from 1967 and is the oldest school of its kind in the country. Tulane's School of Tropical Medicine is the only one of its kind in the country.

21st Century
In July 2004, Tulane received two $30 million donations to its endowment, the largest individual or combined gifts in the university's history. The donations came from Jim Clark, a member of the university's board of trustees and founder of Netscape, and David Filo, a graduate of its School of Engineering and co-founder of Yahoo!.

A record 34,000 students applied for admission to Tulane's class of 2012. The average SAT score of the class was 1365, marking a rise of approximately 30 points above the average of the class of 2011. In February 2009, the Tulane admissions office reported that it had received approximately 40,000 applications for the class of 2013 and that it expects that the class of 2013 will be the strongest in the university's history, with an average SAT score approaching 1400.



Bibliographies:
http://tulane.edu/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulane_University
http://www.nndb.com/edu/582/000068378/

International students

The mission of the Office of International Student and Scholars (OISS) is to support the University's strategic mission for internationalization through its assistance and advocacy for the international community at Tulane.

Once you are admitted, the Center for International Students and Scholars provides immigration information, housing assistance, cross-cultural programs, counseling and advising.

Admission process

CHECKLIST for INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

This Checklist is designed to help International students find their way one step at a time:

Graduate Students: All graduate students receiving stipends should contact the Dean’s Office in their respective departments.

Obtain Your Tulane ID Card: To obtain a Tulane ID card, you must first check in with your department or advisor. Once this has been done, please go to the Card Services office in Bruff Commons (#48 on the campus map) to obtain the Tulane ID.

Check in at OISS: The Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) is located at 7008 Zimple St. (#67 on the campus map). Our phone number is (504) 865-5208. Within ten days of arriving to New Orleans, you are required to bring your passport, I-94, and I-20 or DS-2019 to OISS.

Standardized Test Scores- SAT, and TOFEL or IELTS.

Open a Bank Account: It is not safe to store cash in your apartment or residence hall. Whitney Bank is located directly on campus, while there are several banks in the New Orleans area, both Uptown and Downtown. It is necessary to obtain a letter from OISS in order to open a bank account. Please request this letter when you stop by our office. Also, please notify us if you are having problems opening an account.

Reporting Your Address: It is imperative that you always maintain your local and permanent address with the University. This is to ensure that your records are correct within the University and also so that you comply with current immigration regulations. Here are the places you should notify of your local and permanent addresses:

Social Security Letter-These may be obtained from OISS.

Tax Forms:You should be prepared to provide your e-mail address so that the Tax office can send your tax forms via e-mail.

Library: Plan to attend one of the “Introduction to the Howard Tilton Library” sessions. For information about library training sessions, please visit the Howard Tilton Library homepage at library.tulane.edu and e-mail the library with any questions at libres@tulane.edu. This training session will help you learn how to conduct effective scholarly research at Tulane.

Photocopy and Safeguard Your Documents: It is much easier to replace lost or stolen items if there are records of them. Therefore, photocopy your passport, I-20, or DS-2019 form, visa stamp page and I-94 card immediately. Store the copies in a separate location from the originals. Copy all identity and other important documents you brought with you or obtain while in the U.S.

NOTE: International scholars and employees at Tulane most often hold J-1, H-1B, or TN status.

ENJOY YOUR STAY HERE We hope that your personal and professional life will be enriched by your time at Tulane and in the U.S. The Office of International Students & Scholars Office stands ready to work with you and with other Tulane offices to help you take advantage of the many opportunities that await you.

Tulane lifestyle

The Tulane lifestyle is active and comfortable, perhaps because of our New Orleans location where the average temperature rarely drops below 50 degrees. Students find it easy to be part of Tulane's community and campus activities. International students can become involved in athletics and choose from more than 200 student organizations. We have students from all over the world and students know how to create a comfortable lifestyle.



We offer this community services:
 Accounts Receivable
 Banking
 Bookstore
 Campus Maps
 Card Services
 Career Services and Student Employment
 Cleanerama Laundry and Dry Cleaning
 Dining
 Goldman Office of Disability Services
 Center for Educational Resources and Counseling
 FedEx/Kinko's
 International Students and Scholars Office

 Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender
 Multicultural Affairs
 Parking
 Paris Parker Salon
 PJ's Coffee
 Public Safety
 Registrar
 Reily Recreation Center
 Religious Life
 Shuttle Schedules
 Student Health Center
 Telephone and Telecommunications
 Travel
 Tulane Online Marketplace

Tuition and general costs

Graduates Testimonials

“It's impressive how far the Medical program has come. I was very lucky to have worked in the lab last year, being able to remove a few brains and analyzing them. I really enjoy being at Tulane!”
Edward Cullen, Graduate from Neuroscience at Tulane.

“My experience here at New Orleans as a student of the Tulane University has been a life changing experience. When I decided to come here to the U.S. I really didn´t knew anything about where I was headed, didn´t know anyone else going and was nervous about my weird English. Regardless I arrived and I quickly realized that all my previous fears were a waste of time because I quickly fell in love with everything about my life here at Tulane.”

“During my time here I have had the opportunity to learn and grow so much, not only with my English, but also as a person learning and discovering the world.”
Roberto Agustín Miguel Santiago Samuel Pérez de la Santa Concepción Trujillo Veracruz Batista. Exchange Student from Mexico.


“I have great memories of my years at Tulane. Thanks to the quality of the professors, I was able to find a job even before the end of my studies. This is why I would recommend the Tulane University to anyone who is looking for a good private university.” Willy Wonka, a Tulane Liberal arts graduate.

“The education I received at Tulane was excellent. The professors were very realistic and often provided good advice on how to be successful. And thanks to my lessons at Tulane now I am the new federal coordinator of rebuilding in the Gulf Coast region, I’ve got this job thanks to President Obama.”
Janet Woodka, a Tulane Law School graduate.

"Tulane is not only a university where you get in and come out with a degree and a lot of student life memories, but also it is a business coach that guides you on a right way transmitting skills and know-how’s of how to work and succeed in the business world. In Tulane it is not only contacts that you make, it is a friendship that you build for a lifetime."
David Filo, a Tulane Business School graduate, co-founder Yahoo!

Tulane Facts

Motto: Non sibi, sed suis, translated as
"not for one's self, but for one's own."
Type: Private University
President: Scott Cowen
University Colors: Olive Green and Sky Blue
Nickname: Green Wave
Full-Time Personnel:
• Faculty: approximately 1,100
• Staff: approximately 2,700

DID YOU KNOW?

- President Obama has named Janet Woodka, a Tulane Law School graduate, the new federal coordinator of rebuilding in the Gulf Coast region.

- Tulane researchers in multiple disciplines are collaborating on new treatments for triple-negative breast cancer.

- Tulane University Law School offered its first classes in December 1847, making it the 12th-oldest law school in the United States.

- Lisa Jackson, President Barack Obama’s choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency, is a graduate of Tulane. She graduated summa cum laude in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering.

- Tulane finished second in the country, receiving an A+ grade in the second annual Glass Ceiling Report Card for providing coaching opportunities for women.

- The School of Medicine is opening community health clinics across the city to offer high-quality preventative care to the uninsured.

- Tulane will drop 1,500 commemorative beach balls and balloons to celebrate the conclusion of the Undergraduate Diploma Ceremony.

- The house of Tulane's president on St. Charles Avenue was once the mansion of Sam Zemurray, who was the head of the United Fruit Company, which became infamous for its exploitation of Latin American countries as "banana republics."

Survey

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