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Six-Month Countdown for New Rush Hospital Building
Excitement is building for the January 2012 opening of the new Rush University Medical Center hospital, as construction progress on July 15 reached the “substantial completion” phase with just six months to go until patients move in.
The installation of more than 10,000 pieces of medical equipment is beginning throughout the building at Ashland Avenue and the Eisenhower Expressway, and every aspect of the new hospital will be inspected and tested, in addition to the final detail and finishing work that will be completed during the coming months.
The new hospital building is the cornerstone of our plans to reorient all of our facilities and care around the patient and their families in order to reduce costs and improve outcomes, said Peter Butler, president and chief operating officer of Rush University Medical Center.
Dr. Larry J. Goodman, CEO, Rush University Medical Center, discussed the new hospital on WGN-AM’s Greg Jarrett Show this morning. More
Baylor University a ‘Best Buy’ in New Fiske Guide to Colleges
WACO, Texas (July 28, 2011) – For the sixth straight year, a best-selling college guide for college-bound students and their parents has named Baylor University a “Best Buy.” Baylor is one of only 49 public and private colleges and universities in the United States, Canada and Great Britain to earn the designation.
The authors of the new 2012 edition of The Fiske Guide to Colleges selected Baylor as a “Best Buy” based on the quality of the university’s academic programs and campus experience in relation to the cost of attendance. From that combined data, the Fiske researchers determined Baylor offered one of the best values in higher education.
“We are honored that the Fiske Guide has again recognized Baylor among a select group of universities in the country that provides an outstanding education value,” said Baylor President Ken Starr. “Now more than ever we know that students and families are seeking the best value for their investment in higher education.
Baylor University Named Among Great Colleges to Work For 2011
Baylor University joined an elite group of universities when it was named to The Chronicle of Higher Education’s 2011 Honor Roll as one of the country’s “great colleges to work for.” Only 30 national universities identified by the Chronicle as “large four-year colleges” were awarded honor roll status.
Honor Roll designation was given to institutions that were cited most often across numerous recognition categories. The results, released in the Chronicle’s fourth annual report on the academic workplace, are based on a survey of nearly 44,000 employees at 310 colleges and universities throughout the United States. Approximately 20,000 of those surveyed were faculty members, about 15,000 were professional staff members, and about 8,000 were administrators, according to the Chronicle.
“This designation by The Chronicle of Higher Education informs the entire higher education community of something that those of us who serve at Baylor have long understood,” said Dr. Elizabeth Davis, executive vice president and provost. Full Post…
Baylor Regents Set 2012-2013 Tuition/Fees, Also Approve Construction of the Jim and Nell Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center, Renovations to the Hurd Tennis Center
Need-based scholarships for students entering in fall 2012 to be increased while Baylor Regents continue to invest in new scholarship program to lessen burden on continuing students in need of financial assistance
At its summer meeting today, the Baylor University Board of Regents set tuition and required fees for the 2012-2013 academic year and approved the design and construction of an indoor tennis practice facility for the university’s championship tennis programs, improvements to the outdoor tennis center and the hiring of an architectural firm to design the renovation of the Marrs McLean Science Building.
Regents voted to increase undergraduate tuition by 6.5 percent, or $1,866, for 12 hours or more during the fall 2012 and spring 2013 academic year. With its flat-rate tuition plan, Baylor’s tuition will be $15,293 per semester for 2012-2013. The general student fee will increase 6.53 percent, or $192, to $3,130 for the fall 2012 and spring 2013 semesters. Room and board rates for undergraduates will increase by 5.21 percent and 4.59 percent, respectively.