Is NU student life vibe competitive or collaborative?

Sam_Lee
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:02:19 +0000

North2South,

Since you mentioned the adminstration, it’s only fair if you also take a look at the huge amount of collaboration among faculty in different departments and schools. NU is one of the best in that regard. The highly integrated Engineering First curriculum has been jointly developed by faculty in various engineering departments and superior to most others. We also have one of the best engineering CO-OP and I think the adminstration in the engineering school is better than many out there. Students/faculty in engineering, medical, and business schools work together fro NUvention. When it comes to quality interdisciplinary programs like MMSS and ISP, very few schools match that even to this day even though those programs began in the 70s. It’s no coincidence that the first material science department was founded at NU. The Kellogg school also pioneered the emphasis of teamwork in MBA curriculum back in the 80s. Sure, the dorms could have been better but that doesn’t mean the administration is cold; NU’s adminstration seems to be more concentrated in the academics side while some other schools may be a bit more even. They just have different perspective as to what areas are more important to their mission.