United World College – USA

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United World College – USA
UWC-USA logo.gif
type of school United World Colleges
founding 1982
place Montezuma (New Mexico)
State New Mexico
Country United States
Coordinates 35 ° 39 '15 "  N , 105 ° 16' 52"  W Coordinates: 35 ° 39 '15 "  N , 105 ° 16' 52"  W.
student 200
management Lisa AH Darling
Website http://www.uwc-usa.org

The United World College – USA ( UWC – USA for short ) was founded in 1982 by the industrialist and philanthropist Armand Hammer as the fifth of the thirteen United World Colleges today . 200 students from 80 to 90 countries and the most diverse social classes live, live and learn together in this boarding school. The pursuit of peace, the conscious interaction with nature and international understanding are no longer abstract terms, but become an integral part of everyday life. The two years at college are concluded with the International Baccalaureate , an internationally recognized university entrance qualification.

history

The then President of the United World Colleges, the English Crown Prince Prince Charles, persuaded Armand Hammer to support an American UWC. In 1981 Armand Hammer bought Montezuma Castle, a former mountain retreat and spa hotel where famous guests such as Ulysses S. Grant and Theodore Roosevelt stayed, and in 1982 he founded the Armand Hammer United World College of the American West. In 2000 and 2001, more than $ 12 million was spent renovating the buildings.

A $ 45 million foundation from Shelby MC Davis and his wife Gale in 1998 was the foundation of the existing scholarship program. B. All American students study at UWCs without having to pay for school fees. The original donation was the largest private donation ever made to an international educational institution.

Academic program

The students are selected by one of the more than 120 national selection committees and usually receive a scholarship. Artistic and social activities and services are offered as part of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, with some of the students providing the local mountain rescue service.

Graduates usually have the choice of studying at one of the renowned universities around the world. In a study by the Wall Street Journal from 2007 , the UWC-USA ranks among the top 50 schools based on their success at the TOP US universities.

Upon graduation, college graduates can apply for one of the Shelby Davis Scholarships , which provide undergraduate programs at top US universities such as Amherst College , Brown University , Carleton College , Columbia University , Cornell University , Dartmouth College , Harvard University , Johns Hopkins University , Macalester College , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Middlebury College , Oberlin College , Smith College , Tufts University , Princeton University, and Yale University .

campus

The UWC – USA is located at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains , part of the Rocky Mountains , in Montezuma, New Mexico . It is approximately 6 miles from the city of Las Vegas, New Mexico and 100 km from Santa Fe. The beautiful nature makes special experiences in the wild possible.

The historic Montezuma Castle is also the seat of the Bartos Institute . Training courses for constructive conflict resolution are offered here. They are also an integral part of college life.

Former students

  • Paul Grimes, Australian Deputy Secretary of Defense, Deputy Cabinet Secretary
  • Lousewies van der Laan , Dutch politician
  • Philippe Wamba , American journalist
  • Pavlos of Greece , Crown Prince of Greece
  • Marcelo Calliari, Former Competition Director, Brazilian Government

Individual evidence

  1. ^ UWC – USA: Mission, Values, & the Movement. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; accessed on June 5, 2010 (English).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.uwc-usa.org  
  2. ↑ takeroadtrip.com Montezuma Castle. Retrieved June 5, 2010 .
  3. ↑ Anon. "S&G Foundation, Founded by Shelby and Gale Davis, Donates $ 45 Million to United World College, Montezuma, NM," PR Newswire, July 23, 1998
  4. ^ Russell, J. " Teaching Global Understanding: Donor Pays For Almost 700 Foreign Students ," The Boston Globe , July 21, 2005
  5. ^ Staff writer: How the Schools Stack Up . The Wall Street Journal . December 28, 2007. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
  6. ^ Davis UWC Scholars Program. Retrieved June 2, 2010 (English).
  7. ^ Australian Government Directory. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 18, 2009 ; accessed on June 5, 2010 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.directory.gov.au

literature

  • Theodore D. Lockwood: Dreams & Promises: The Story of the Armand Hammer United World College: A Critical Analysis. 1997.

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