Wikipedia:WikiProject Universities
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WikiProject Universities is an attempt to formulate a template for the college and university articles.
The template is still under discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Universities and Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Universities/tables. Please don't copy and use it yet, better help us discuss it first.
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Test templates
Test templates applied at:
- Albert-Ludwigs-Universität
- Ball State University
- Colgate University
- Emory University
- University of Western Ontario
- Indiana University at Bloomington
- International University, Cambodia
- University of the Philippines, Diliman
- University of Rochester Note: Template not fully installed, just started
- University of Sheffield
- Rhodes College
- Royal Institute of Technology
- Chalmers University of Technology
- RWTH Aachen
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Soochow University (Taiwan)
- National Taiwan University
- Ming Chuan University
- Marquette University
- California Institute of Technology (just started)
- San Jose State University
- Warsaw University
- Jagiellonian University
- University of Genoa
- University of Coimbra
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Remember that everything below are guidelines. Not all colleges/universities are the same, and not everything can be pushed into a framework in the same way. However, having the same "look & feel" for the college/university articles would be great.
WikiProject Title
WikiProject Universities
Scope
This WikiProject aims primarily to structure all college and university articles.
Participants
- Jiang
- till we *)
- Paul Musgrave
- Adam Bishop
- dave
- Taoster
- Taku
- Mic
- Davodd
- Yardcock
- NeuronExMachina
- Sayeth
- Ambivalenthysteria
- Halibutt
- Lowellian (talk)
- Acaides (talk)
- Tupsharru
- Drsksinha
- Visviva
- Kamezuki
- Reid
- Fred Dumagpi
- Tom Foolery
- Metros232
- Optikos
Structure
The article should start with a good introduction, giving the full complete official name of the college/university, detail about location (in suburb, downtown, where?), founder and founding name, and affilation with any larger university system, if applicable. Give other names for which the university may be known (e.g. Cal, and bold them, too). Also, add a few facts about the college/university that make it unique.
Next, there is a table about the college/university. A template for the table can be found at the bottom of this page.
Sections of the article:
- Campus -- Describe the overall shape and size of the campus. Mention any famous buildings and their architects.
- Organization -- Mention the administration, including leading officials. If this college/university has a special organizational structure, such as a residential college system, then it should be mentioned here. Then, in bullet point form, list the schools, colleges, etc. of this university. If appropriate, also list the faculties and departments at the university. If there is a special course system or requisits for enrollment, mention them here, too. If the university is part of a larger system (as in University of California), mention this connection and provide requisite links.
- Students and faculty -- State the number (and any other useful statistics) of the students. Distinguish between undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students; also state the number of faculty members. Distinguish between tenure/nontenured, full- and part-time (if possible).
- Sports, clubs, and traditions -- Mention the sports team(s) of the college/university and what is notable about them. Here is also a good place to mention specific traditions of the college/university, like students' union activities, a student newspaper, fraternities, regular activities, etc. The heading may be changed accordingly in regard to the importance of sports, clubs, traditions, students' unions etc. For example, alternative headings could be Students' Union, Sports and Traditions or Students' Union Activities.
- History -- Describe the history of the college/university, including noteworthy milestones in its development.
- Noted alumni -- Bullet list of Alumni that are notable/famous. Mention the graduation date and degree and give a short description why they are famous.
- Noted faculty -- Bullet list of active and former members of faculty that are notable. If they are alumni/alumnae, mention them here in parenthesis, including the degree and graduation date. For all give a short description why they are famous.
- External links -- Give a link to the website of the college/university, preferable in English language.
National differences
University and college systems vary to a great degree between different countries. Here are some good practice-adaptations of the WikiProject Universities for different countries:
- Netherlands: University of Leiden, University of Groningen, etc
- UK: University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, etc
Infobox templates
This is a list of "university" infobox templates currently in use.
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Template
Definition paragraph.
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Image:(university seal or photo)
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| Motto: Xxxxx | |
| Rector/President | NAME |
| University type | Private/Public |
| Religious affiliation | NONE/RELIGION |
| Founded | YEAR |
| Location | CITY, COUNTRY/STATE |
| Enrollment | X grad., X post-grad. |
| Faculty | X |
| Endowment | X |
| University surroundings | Urban/Rural |
| Physical size | X acres/X square metres |
| Sports teams | Xxxxx |
| Mascot | Xxxxx |
Title of articles
See also Wikipedia:Naming conventions (definite and indefinite articles at beginning of name)#Universities.