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Sunday, July 22, 2007

Exeter College

Tolkien came up to Oxford for Michaelmas term 1911. He had a scholarship from Exeter College to read Greats. He had rooms in college, in a building that no longer exists. Blackwell's Art and Poster shop is now on the site, but the rooms above are still Exeter students'. His room looked out onto Turl St. (The street in the photo). He got a second class in the Honour Moderations exam in his second year. As he was interested in languages, he was advised to change to English. He started English in Trinity term of 1913.

In 1914 the First World War started. Tolkien finished his degree but joined the Officers Training Corps. In 1915 he completed his undergraduate course and joined the Lancashire Fusiliers and went to France in 1916 where he took part in the battle of the Somme. He was ill after that and spent the rest of the war in England, at first in Hospital, and then as a training officer.

Affiliated and Associate Colleges


Associate College:
City of
Westminster College

The college is based in Paddington,
Maida Vale, and Queen’s Park, and
offers over 400 full- and part-time
courses. The College has Centre
of Vocational Excellence (CoVE)
status in New Media Technology.
It also provides the HNC course
in association with the University in
business. Foundation Degrees in Professional Photography and Music Technology are validated by the University. It also provides intensive A levels and Access to Higher Education
programmes. For information telephone +44 (0)20 7723 8826, email customer.services@cwc.ac.uk or see www.cwc.ac.uk


Associate College:
College of North West London

Situated in Wembley Park, Willesden,

and Kilburn, the College’s learning
facilities include construction and motor vehicle workshops, hairdressing and beauty salons, travel agency and
suites dedicated to electronics and
computing. The College is a Centre
of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) in
three areas, including Construction. The Foundation Degree in Construction is validated by the University.
For information telephone +44 (0)20 8208 5050, email cic@cnwl.ac.uk or see www.cnwl.ac.uk

Associate College:
Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College


Through four sites in Acton, Ealing,
Hammersmith and Southall
progression to HE and employment
is offered in Business, Construction,
Engineering, Health and Social
Care, Hairdressing and Beauty
Therapy, Information Communication
Technology, Performing Arts, and Travel and Tourism. The Ealing Institute of Media has Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) status and offers the full range of multimedia
courses. For information telephone 0800 980 2175, email cic@wlc.ac.uk or see www.wlc.ac.uk

Associate College:
Harrow College


The College offers a broad range of
courses, including academic and
vocational Advanced Level and NVQ programmes, all facilitating progression to degree level. Particular strengths are the Access to HE courses specialising in Humanities, Nursing, and Teacher Training. The Certificate in Education is validated by the University. English as a Foreign Language (EFL) provision supports international students to reach the level of English required for entry. For information telephone +44 (0)20 8909 6000, email enquiries@harrow.ac.uk or see www.harrow.ac.uk
Associate College:
Uxbridge College


Situated in Hillingdon, the College offers over 250 different courses and students are encouraged to progress to courses at the University. The College offers a wide range of GCSE, AS and A level subjects in its new state-of-the-art Academy building, together with a broad range of courses for students wishing to launch or enhance their careers. The HNC in Business is validated by the University.
For information telephone +44 (0)1895 853333, email enquiries@uxbridgecollege.ac.uk
or see www.uxbridgecollege.ac.uk
Associate College:
Westminster Kingsway College


The College, based in Soho and
Victoria, enjoys an international
reputation for excellence in academic and vocational areas, including hospitality,
languages, and visual and performing arts. The College provides a wide range of
programmes from NVQs and A levels, to professional qualifications, and degree courses for students of all ages and backgrounds. The Foundation Degrees in Multimedia, Travel and Tourism, and Hospitality Management are validated by the University. For information telephone +44 (0)20 7306 5930, email courseinfo@westking.ac.uk or see www.westking.ac.uk

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Affiliated institution:

British College of Osteopathic Medicine (BCOM)

The College is a long standing validated partner of the University, whose specialist degrees are professionally accredited and complement those in the School of Biosciences. Students have access to excellent facilities in a purpose built learning environment with its own clinic near Regent’s Park, London. For information telephone +44 (0)20 7435 6464 or see www.bcom.ac.uk

Affiliated institution:

Informatics Institute of Technology, in Colombo,

Sri Lanka (IIT)

IIT has been running UK degrees for the last decade. Its
particular mission is to develop students’ knowledge and skills for employability, through the year-long industry placements, with an exhibition of projects, and good links with the British Computer Society (BCS) of Sri Lanka. For information telephone +94 11 236 0212, mobile +94 722 72 72 72, email admissions@iics.ac.lk or see www.iics.ac.lk

Affiliated institution:

Trinity College of Music

Recognised as one of the most dynamic conservatoires in Europe, Trinity's collaboration with the University of Westminster's began some ten years ago with the validation of Trinity's first modular degree in performance. This degree provides performance training for entry to the music profession, with a range of options including Applied Music Technology, Dalcroze Eurhythmics, Kodaly Musicianship and Instrumental Conducting. Trinity is now located in the prestigious King Charles Court at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich. From here a new alliance has been developed with the Laban, located in the new award-winning building at Deptford Creekside. The Trinity Laban Conservatoire for Music and Dance was launched in 2004.

Affiliated institution:
Westminster International University in Tashkent

The University has provided advice and direction on the establishment of this partner institution, through a consultancy contract with the Republic of Uzbekistan since 2002. WIUT follows the UK university model delivering undergraduate level modular
courses through student-centred active learning and open debate. Honours degrees have been validated in business administration, business computing, economics, and law. A preparatory level International Foundation Studies programme is also offered. Successful students are conferred with academic awards in the University of Westminster. For information telephone +998 71 137 4654, email wiut@wiut.uz
or see www.wiut.uz

College History

THE COLLEGE

The T.K.M College of Engineering was crystallized in form and substance in 1956 and Dr.N.Rajendra Prasad, the first President of Independent India, laid the foundation stone. After a short span of two years, the College was formally inaugurated by, Prof.Humayun Kabir the Hon'ble minister for Scientific and Cultural Affairs on 3rd July 1958. This is the first private grant-in-aid Engineering College in the state.

The college started with a student strength of 120 and a faculty of six offering courses in Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and has an enviable reputation of being one of the premier technical institutions in the country. At present the college has a strength of more than 2000 students with about 200 staff members supported by 136 non-teaching staff. Right from the beginning , the T.K.M College of Engineering has been a trend setter in the field of technical education in Kerala ; setting and maintaining very high standards in education with main focus on all round development of students. The consistency with which the students have been securing major university ranks in the university examinations is a standing proof of excellent standards of the institution and training imparted by the college.

The silver jubilee of the College was celebrated with elegance in 1983. In memory of this, a new building was constructed for the central library with all modern facilities.

The college is located at Kilikollur, a beautiful suburb of the historic coastal town of Kollam on the Kollam-Sencottah road. The college is six kilometers away from Kollam junction and the institution is within easy reach, as a number of K.S.R.T.C as well as private buses regularly ply touching the College. Direct trains connect Kollam to all important cities of the country. The international airport at Thiruvananthapuram is only 70 Km's away and the Kochi Harbor is 160 Km's north.

Saskatchewan Police College


The Saskatchewan Police College, with offices and classrooms located at the University of Regina, was established under the authority of the Saskatchewan Police Commission by virtue of the Saskatchewan Police Act, 1990.

The Saskatchewan Police College provides courses to personnel of accredited police services within the Province of Saskatchewan. Candidates from other agencies may attend courses only with the approval of the Director of the Police Commission and the Director of the Saskatchewan Police College.

The Saskatchewan Police College is located in Room 217, College West Building at the University of Regina.

Saturday, July 14, 2007

Best Places to Work

Welcome to the 2007 Best Places to Work rankings, which draw on responses from more than 221,000 civil servants to produce detailed rankings of employee engagement across 283 federal agencies and subcomponents.

The Partnership for Public Service and American University's Institute for the Study of Public Policy Implementation use data from the Office of Personnel Management's Federal Human Capital Survey to rank agencies and subcomponents. Agencies and subcomponents are ranked on a Best Places to Work index score, which measures overall employee engagement. The Best Places to Work score is calculated both for the organization as a whole and also for specific demographic groups.

In addition to this employee engagement rating, agencies and subcomponents are also scored in 10 workplace environment ("best in class") categories such as effective leadership, employee skills/mission match and work/life balance.

BRAINTRACK - University

The University-Index BRAINTRACK contains Internet-addresses of Universities, Polytechnics, Colleges and other Higher Educational Institutions. BRAINTRACK University-Index is the largest and most complete Education-Index on the Internet. The dynamic database of the University-Index is structured by countries and regions. It contains over 6900 higher educational links in 189 countires . The University-Index is maintained by a team of Swiss Graduates and Students.


Best Colleges Rankings

America's Best Colleges

Princeton tops the annual list of the national universities, while the California Institute of Technology was named the best national value among more than 1,900 schools ranked and reviewed.

  • National Universities
  • Liberal Arts Colleges
  • Comprehensive Colleges
  • Master's Universities
  • Business Programs
  • Engineering Programs

America's Best Graduate Schools

Harvard took top billing in the business, medical research and education fields. More than 1,200 schools are ranked and included in our directory of graduate level programs.

  • Business
  • Law
  • Medicine
  • Engineering
  • Education
  • Public Affairs
  • Social Sciences & Humanities
  • The Sciences
  • Library & Information Studies
  • Health
  • Fine Arts

Best Hospitals 2007

Out of 5,462 hospitals only 173 made it in to the rankings in at least one of the 16 specialties. Once again, Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore tops the Honor Roll.

  • Cancer
  • Digestive Disorders
  • Ear, Nose & Throat
  • Endocrinology
  • Geriatrics
  • Gynecology
  • Heart
  • Kidney Disease
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Opthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Psychiatry
  • Rehabilitation
  • Respiratory Disorders
  • Rheumatology
  • Urology

Best Health Plans

New England is home to many of the best commercial, Medicaid and Medicare health plans in the country. U.S. News and the National Committee for Quality Assurance reviewed 684 plans.

Honor Roll

  • Commercial
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare

Rankings

  • Commercial
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare

A-Z Index

  • Commercial
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare

America's Best Leaders

With Americans' faith in their leaders declining, U.S. News profiles 20 people that Harvard's Center for Public Leadership identified as the nation's best.

  • 10 Steps to Becoming a Great Leader
  • Poll: A Vote of No Confidence
  • Video: Profiles of Leadership

Best Places to Work in the Federal Government

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Government Accountability Office, and Securities and Exchange Commission are among the best large federal agencies for which to work.

  • How Some Agencies Are Improving
  • The Rankings
  • A-Z Directory of Agencies