The UNH Advantage
The University of New Hampshire is a rare breed among
universities—public or private. We're an undergraduate-oriented
research university nestled in a classic New England setting. The
brick, the College greens, the ivy . . . you name it. UNH professors
include some of the world’s greatest minds—and even the greatest teach
undergraduates. But what really makes UNH a special place is that it
attracts a special kind of student—one with a hunger for learning, a
love of the outdoors, and a drive to make a difference in their
community. Our 12,000 undergraduates and acclaimed faculty set high
standards for themselves. As a result, they accomplish great things
every day and bring honor to themselves and their University. Here are
just a few examples:
Academic Life
Top 10 Entrepreneurial Campuses
The Princeton Review and Forbes.com named UNH one of the nation's top
10 entrepreneurial campuses in large part because of the extensive
partnerships between the Whittemore School of Business and Economics
and the region's business community. The University's commitment to
applied knowledge provides valuable learning experiences for students
while forging close connections between faculty and student expertise
and the economic challenges facing the region's business community.
Top 10 Fulbright Prowess
In 2004, five UNH graduates received grants from the Fulbright U.S.
Student Program to conduct career-launching study and research abroad.
As a result, UNH was the only public institution in New England to rank
in the top 10 of the number of fellowships awarded.
Top 20 in Graduating Scholar/Athletes
UNH student athletes consistently adhere to high academic standards,
while remaining competitive in their athletics programs, as evidenced
by the University's high ranking in hockey, football, women's lacrosse,
and gymnastics. UNH was named one of the top 20 universities in the
country in U.S. News and World Report's first annual college athletics
ranking, which took into account graduation rate, gender equity,
win/loss records, and number of sports offered.
First in National Presidential Primaries
Imagine attending a university where you have the opportunity to ask
the democratic frontrunner what he thinks about tax cuts—in person. Or,
you get to shake the hand of a senator outside a local coffee shop.
That’s what it’s like to be a UNH student during New Hampshire’s
first-in-the nation primary, when campus buzzes with presidential
hopefuls who bring their platforms to the UNH community, encouraging
students to participate in the political process. It’s a unique
opportunity to experience history in the making.
Student Innovation and Leadership
Walking for a Cause
Friends and fundraisers since high school in Salem, N.H., UNH
students Kaelee Copley and Nicole Decocq took a simple volunteer effort
and turned it into an official student organization to benefit the
cause of cancer research. Relay for Life involved some 700 participants
in the 24-hour event at Cowell Stadium and raised $72,000 for the
American Cancer Society.
Warming up the Winter
Last fall, students in the University of New Hampshire's Community
Service and Leadership program partnered with community agencies to
collect items like coats, boots, mittens and blankets, to keep New
Hampshire residents warm this winter. The students not only collected
more than 3,000 items that were distributed through 22 community
organizations, but they inspired several local businesses to host their
own warmth drives.
Tops in Environmental Innovation
Clean carbon dioxide, the culprit of global warming, out of the atmosphere
through carbonation, at a cost of about $2 a metric ton? This process
and plan developed by undergraduate engineering and business students
won the coveted Intel Environmental Innovation Award. Twice in three
years, the UNH team has won this national competition sponsored by the
Waste-Management Education and Research Consortium.
Northeast Passage
How can people in wheelchairs go to the beach? This is a
problem that faces the staff of Northeast Passage, a UNH program that
provides recreational opportunities for people with disabilities. To
help solve the dilemma, they turned to a team of mechanical engineering
seniors who worked with Dean Kamen’s DEKA Research & Development
Corporation to design and build a unique self-propelled beach
wheelchair.
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