2008 Woodie Awards
ISU gets national rankings for graduate programs
Matthew Tomlin, Daily Vidette Staff Writer
Issue date: 8/25/08 Section: News
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"It's a huge honor for those two colleges. That kind of recognition provides external validation of the quality programs in those colleges," President Al Bowman said. "For the College of Education, the faculty include very productive scholars who bring recognition to their institution. In the College of Fine Arts we've been fortunate to hire faculty who are at the top of their game creatively and who enjoy teaching students."
The College of Education was ranked third among Illinois public universities, making this its seventh appearance on the list. Along with lending credence to the college's long held national reputation, Dean of the College of Education Deborah Curtis credited the school's faculty.
"We've had a real turnover in the last six or eight years and a lot of our new faculty have been very active in their scholarly pursuits," Curtis said.
The College of Fine Arts, meanwhile, was ranked fifth among Illinois public universities. John Walker, associate dean of the College of Fine Arts, echoed Curtis in praising the faculty.
"We are starting to see more and more of the faculty members pushing the students to get their work out there, and that's a big part of it," Walker said. "It's a real mentoring atmosphere." The rankings are based on a wide range of analysis, including faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, graduate rate performance and retention.
Dean Curtis was quick to credit the student selectivity in her college.
"We're pretty selective in who we admit," Curtis said. "We may not have the most students, but we certainly have the best trained."
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