WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY WARRIORS THIS IS WAYNE STATE Wayne State University: World-Class Education in the Real World™ Wayne State University is a nationally recognized research institution dedicated to preparing students to excel in an increasingly fast-paced and interconnected global society. As Michigan’s only urban research university, Wayne State occupies a unique niche as a catalyst for investigating and helping to resolve the myriad issues facing residents of the contemporary urban environment. Reflecting its location and the excellent international reputation of its graduate schools, particularly in the sciences, Wayne State boasts the most diverse student body among Michigan’s public universities. Students from nearly 80 countries attend classes on the main campus. Wayne State students not only are part of a richly diverse learning and social community; the university also is in the forefront of the globalization movement in higher education with a wealth of opportunities for internationally themed coursework and study- abroad programs. According to the National Science Foundation, Wayne State ranks among the nation’s top 50 public universities for research expenditures – at nearly $240 Old Main million per year. Wayne State is recognized as a research pioneer in the fields collected by the publisher and the opinions of students. of alternative energy, hybrid vehicles, K-12 education, alternative energy, mass Wayne State University has been recognized by the Michigan Minority transit including light rail, nanotechnology, the biomedical sciences, workforce Business Development Council eight times for its support and encouragement retooling, robotics and others. of minority vendors. The university won the Corporation of the Year Award Like any great public research university, Wayne State’s most easily - Education and Government category at MMBDC’s 2008 awards ceremony recognized contributions to the life of its home state are an educated, informed in Detroit. workforce; the creation and application of new knowledge; and direct, practical services to the broader community. Through programs, partnerships, the fruits Did You Know . of its research and the talents of its alumni, Wayne State University plays a • Wayne State generates $1 billion in economic activity annually. significant and increasingly influential role in the educational, social, cultural • Wayne State is the eighth-largest Detroit employer. and economic life of Michigan. •Wayne State’s collaborative partnerships with businesses, public schools, hospitals, manufacturers and local, national and international government Alumni agencies are extensive. Participation ranges from the individual faculty and staff level to the university level. More than 75 percent of Wayne State University’s 235,000 alumni live in •Wayne State is a partner in the new University Research Corridor to Michigan. communicate the vital role Michigan’s three research universities play About 30 percent of practicing physicians in Michigan, and 43 percent of in revitalizing the state economy through transferring technology to the practicing physicians in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties, received all or marketplace, educating the work force and attracting talent to the state. part of their medical training at Wayne State. 75 percent of the Law School’s graduates live and work in Michigan; 18 percent of judges on the Michigan Court of Appeals and six judges serving in U.S. district courts are Wayne State law alumni. Wayne State University Profile A closer look Affiliation NCAA Division I and II Nearly 32,000 students attend WSU from 75 of Michigan’s 83 counties. The university’s main campus encompasses 203 acres in the heart of Detroit’s Enrollment - 29,046 in Winter 2009 Cultural Center, including 102 buildings of approximately 11 million gross 18,611 Undergraduates square feet total. 10,435 Graduate/Professional Athletics celebrated its best finish in Wayne State history in 2009 in the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Directors’ Campus Cup Standings, placing 11th in the nation out of 295 schools as determined by More than 100 buildings on 203 acres the number of points accumulated at NCAA tournaments. 12 Schools and Colleges Wayne State has more than 230 student organizations ranging from More than 350 undergraduate, postbachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, Student Council and The South End newspaper to political groups, religious professional, specialist and certificate programs organizations and club sports. Four Wayne State University students interned at the U.S. Department of State in 2009, receiving $6,000 stipends as part of the inaugural Internship The Best of WSU Fellows Program cohort. Wayne State University is the only post-secondary Among nation’s top 50 public research universities with $226 million in annual research expenditures, according to National Science school in Michigan selected for the IFP pilot. Foundation Among nation’s prestigious 3.6 percent of universities with Wayne First: The Campaign for Wayne State University, which concluded Carnegie classification of RU/VH (Research Universities, Very High December 31, 2008, was the most ambitious fundraising effort in the university’s research activity) history. Gifts totaled $900 million, far exceeding the campaign’s $500 million Among nation’s 30-largest public universities goal. More than half of WSU’s more than 400 student-athletes have a 3.00 or better For more information: grade-point average, and Warrior athletes graduate at a 17 percent higher mark Call (877) WSU-INFO than the comparable campus population. Visit wayne.edu The School of Business Administration joined an elite group in “The Best E-mail [email protected] 290 Business Schools,” published by The Princeton Review in 2009. Schools are selected based on the quality of their academic programs, institutional data 88 2009 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE WAYNE STATE ACADEMICS WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY WARRIORS Athletic Academic Services The Wayne State Athletic Department has developed a comprehensive approach to academic services for its student-athletes. The department’s goal is to assist student-athletes in pursuit of their designated course of studies and ultimately to achieve graduation. This objective is facilitated by appropriate academic advising, major selection, tutorial assistance and other life skill development and academic support services. A major goal of athletic academic services is to significantly increase the department’s graduation rate over the next five years and to continually emphasize the success of WSU’s student-athletes in the community. Part of the initiative already has been realized by the department’s annual Spring Academic Recognition Banquet that not only honors student-athletes with a 3.5 or better grade point average, but also those individuals who will graduate that term. The name of each graduate is permanently displayed on a brick as part of the department’s “Wall of Fame.” The recognition is prominently displayed in the main concourse as you enter the Matthaei Athletic Facility Complex. Over 200 student-athletes, faculty and staff attended the annual Student- Services Available to Warrior Student-Athletes Athlete Recognition Banquet held in April 2009. Structured Study Academic Monitoring In an effort to help ensure the academic success and the development of The Department of Athletics participates in the university-wide early alert consistent study patterns of student-athletes, the coordinator organizes supervised system in which instructors in lower division classes provide notification to study sessions for each team. students and their advisors about unsatisfactory progress after the fourth week of classes. In conjunction with the coaching staff, requests for information about Tutorial Services, Writing Center, Mathematics Laboratory class attendance and performance are sent to each instructor. The academic The university provides free peer tutoring in most subject areas either on a coordinator tracks individual progress, schedules meetings with students as drop-in or by-appointment basis. In the event that the Academic Success Center appropriate, and personally contacts instructors as necessary. cannot provide tutoring for a specific class, the Department of Athletics has set Counseling/Mentoring aside funds to hire individual tutors. The coordinator works with academic The coordinator meets with student-athletes individually and arranges department chairs to identify qualified tutors and is always available to arrange for group meetings/workshops with other support service personnel regarding special individual or group sessions in a variety of areas. As in all other services, academic, athletic, career, and/or personal issues (for example, group sessions the office works in a proactive manner to provide assistance before academic covering such topics as test-taking skills, time management, learning styles, problems arise. etc.) The Department of Athletics has collaborative relationships with many other critical units on campus to help provide appropriate support services. Academic Programs Available Advising/Registration Accounting Film Occupational Therapy In conjunction with academic advisors in the University Advising Africana Studies Film Studies Pathologists’ Assistant Center, the coordinator assists student-athletes with term course planning and Anthropology Finance Peace & Conflict Studies registration, including holding special student-athlete Orientation sessions to Art Fine