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Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Video Games The Ultimate Guide by Oriental Institute University of Chicago. The University of Chicago was founded in 1892 by businessman John D. Rockefeller and the American Baptist Education Society. Located several miles south of downtown Chicago, in the neighborhood of Hyde Park. It quickly became a major university for both education and research. One unique aspect of the university at the time was that classes were held year-round and that students were allowed graduate at any time in the year, after completing the requirements. Also, it allowed the enrollment of women and minorities at a time when many universities were not gender or race integrated. Contents. History [ edit | edit source ] In 1920, after having been rejected by Harvard, Yale, and Northwestern, Indiana Jones began attending the University of Chicago, hoping to study archaeology. Though archaeology was his passion, his father pointed him towards linguistics, which was his first declared major; his initial course load consisted of Intermediate Syntax, Historical Linguistics, Introduction to Biology and Genetics, the lab for that course, and Introduction to Russian Civilization. [1] While at the university, Jones met and became friends with Harold Oxley. Jones's roommates were Eliot Ness, studying business and law, and Jack Shannon. As Indy became more interested in learning how to play jazz under the tutelage of Sidney Bechet, he brought his soprano saxophone with him to practice in his dorm room. Eliot suggested that he practice elsewhere. Indy and Eliot attended a party thrown at the Alpha Sigma Chi fraternity house, but were kicked out after Indy, in an attempt to impress Susie Hilton, played jazz, which was looked on disapprovingly by many of the white students. While working as a waiter, and going out the jazz clubs, Indy's schoolwork began to suffer, though he did attend a lecture where he challenged his classics professor's notion of the reasons behind music by bringing up the blues. During the investigation of Jim Colosimo's murder in May, Indy and reporter Ernest Hemingway met up in his dorm room, which led to Eliot's involvement on the case. The trio used the dorm room as a meeting point to discuss their discoveries. After visiting New York City and Los Angeles during the summer of 1920, Indy returned, and continued his academic work. His archaeological studies were done under the mentorship of Abner Ravenwood, until Indy's relationship with Abner's daughter, Marion caused a falling out between the professor and his student. Ravenwood would later be fired as his obsession with the Ark of the Covenant grew. Locations within the University of Chicago [ edit | edit source ] Dormitory of Indiana Jones and Eliot Ness (Room on second floor) Lecture Hall Alpha Sigma Chi fraternity house. Behind the scenes [ edit | edit source ] The opening chapters of the novel Indiana Jones and the Peril at Delphi are set in 1920, during which Indiana Jones graduates from the University of Chicago. However, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles later established that that was the year he began studying there, contradicting the events of Peril at Delphi . The franchise's continuity keeper Leland Chee subsequently stated the discrepency was accounted for by treating the Peril at Delphi chapters as having covered two periods of time so Jones enters Chicago in 1920 and later graduates in 1922, when he begins his studies at the Sorbonne as depicted in the rest of the novel. [2] The Oriental Institute. Members receive benefits such as invitations to exhibit openings, library privileges in the research archives, free audio tours, up to 20% off education and family programs, a 10% gift-shop discount and twice-yearly annual discounts. All museum visitors receive free admission, with a suggested donation. Fine Print. About The Oriental Institute. From a 17-foot-tall statue of King Tutankhamun to a 40-ton sculpture of a human-headed winged bull that once stood in the palace of an Assyrian king, The Oriental Institute Museum houses the many-splendored wonders of the ancient Middle East. The treasures–which also include jewelry, mummies, and some of the earliest written documents in the world–represent the life's work of the University of Chicago's archaeologists, the real- life Indiana Joneses who bring the past to life through their excavations and research. Guided tours help visitors explore the galleries, and special programs introduce students to hands-on archaeological experiences such as simulated digs and artifact analysis. Exhibits spanning the history of 5,000 years fill galleries such as the Mesopotamian Gallery, where more than 1,000 objects lurk beneath the glass of custom-designed walnut cases. Graphic displays describe pottery, clay tablets, and metal jewelry from one of the world's first urban civilizations, all of which surround centerpieces such as the Code of Hammurabi. The museum's East Wing Galleries explore cultures of ancient Assyria, Anatolia, and Israel through artifacts such as a fragment of the Dead Sea Scrolls, carved reliefs from an Assyrian palace, and Bronze Age tools, weapons, and figurines. In the Egyptian Gallery, limestone-lined cabinets house 800 objects such as carvings, canopic jars, a child mummy, and the bust of King Neferhotep. In addition to tending to the permanent collection, the staff also assembles special events such as archaeology workshops, lectures, and screenings of films set in the ancient Middle East that let visitors delve deeper into the past. The Museum also hosts enthralling temporary exhibits; on now through September 3, 2017, "Persepolis: Images of an Empire" presents large-format photographs of the ruins of one of the greatest dynastic centers of antiquity, built at the height of the Achaemenid Empire (550-330 BC). Taken during the Oriental Institute's Persian Expedition (1931- 1939), the photographs capture the magnitude and grandeur of Persepolis, one of the most important archaeological sites in modern-day Iran. University of Chicago. The University of Chicago (UChicago) is one of the world’s premier private research university located in Chicago, Illinois on a 200+-acre campus just seven miles outside of the downtown area. Incorporated in 1890 with its first classes opening in 1892, UChicago was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a sizeable donation from John D. Rockefeller, the wealthiest man in history. Committed to free and open inquiry with an interdisciplinary approach to research that spans arts, to engineering, medicine to education, scholars at UChicago lead the country in scientific and technological innovations. Nearly 90 Nobel laureates have been affiliated with the university – the fourth most of any institution in the world, – and alumni of the school include Rhodes Scholars, Marshall Scholars, Fields Medalists, National Humanities Medalists, members of the United States Congress, heads of foreign nations, and several billionaires. Academic Programs. With an emphasis placed to teaching students not what, but how to think, UChicago seeks to create an atmosphere of free and open inquiry where students and professors are able to debate, collaborate, investigate, and challenging assumptions. UChicago is partnered with a number of affiliate laboratories, including the Argonne National Laboratory, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, and the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Student Life. As an NCAA Division III school, UChicago is a founding member of the Big Ten Conference and since its early days has been committed to producing scholar-athletes whose primary focus is on academic achievements. UChicago sponsors 19 intercollegiate sports with over 500 participants who compete in more than 300 competitions annually. UChicago has a wide variety of clubs and organizations – over 400 – known collectively as the Recognized Student Organizations (RSOs). These include cultural and religious groups, academic clubs and teams, and common-interest organizations. A few notable groups among the RSOs include the Model United Nations team, the top ranked team in North America; Doc Films, the nation’s longest continuously running film society; and the University of Chicago College Bowl Team which has won over 100 tournaments and more than 10 national championships. Healthy Kids Innovation Program. Five years after our founding, we were certain that salad bars, school gardens and healthy teachers were key elements to a healthy school environment. Which started us wondering…are there other innovations that could have an equally profound impact for our kids? Fortunately, innovation was a core value of the United Health Foundation. Together, we set out to see what schools and educators were doing that we could support, amplify and learn from. We received more than 300 letters of interest! They contained lot of great ideas for innovative garden education – we funded quite a few of those as special projects. Twenty four organizations were invited to submit a full application and we proudly funded nine projects across the U.S. Our team will follow each of these organizations progress with the goal of sharing learnings and tools with the thousands of schools we support. KEEP IOWA BEAUTIFUL – DES MOINES, IOWA. “A Garden for Every School,” is a free, online, video-based training program for school garden planning through Keep Iowa Beautiful, a nonprofit that brings cultural and economic vitality to communities through improvement and enhancement projects. Ten short, easy-to-share videos on Teachers-Going-Green.com provide step-by-step training on how to plan and build a garden, from assembling a team to asset-mapping. A downloadable school garden-planning guide is also available. The videos and planning guides can be revisited and updated annually as an ongoing resource for school gardens. 2018 Update: There are now ten videos that can inspire and support schools everywhere to start and succeed with a school garden: https://keepiowabeautiful.org/programming/a-garden-for-every-school/ CHARLES BARRETT ELEMENTARY - LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

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