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12/14/2009
University of Delaware
The University of Delaware has a great tradition of excellence, from our founding as a small private academy in 1743, to the research-intensive, technologically advanced institution of today. Our alumni tell our story of achievement, from our first class, which included three signers of the Declaration of Independence and one signer of the U.S. Constitution, to the more than 140,000 living Blue Hens who are making vital contributions to the world--in science, business, education, the arts, policy, health care, the environment, and many other areas. Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and his wife, Jill, are both UD alumni.
The University received its charter from the State of Delaware in 1833 and was designated one of the nation’s historic Land Grant colleges in 1867. Today, UD is a Land Grant, Sea Grant and Space Grant institution. UD also is classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a research university with very high research activity--a designation accorded to less than 3 percent of U.S. colleges and universities. A state-assisted, privately governed institution, UD offers courses in a broad range of disciplines, including 4 associate’s programs, 130 bachelor’s programs, 79 master's programs and 39 doctoral programs through our seven colleges and in collaboration with more than 50 research centers. Our student body includes more than 16,000 undergraduates, 3,500 graduate students, and 1,000 students in professional and continuing studies from across the United States and around the world. Courses are offered across seven colleges: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources; College of Arts and Sciences; Lerner College of Business and Economics; College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment; College of Education and Public Policy; College of Engineering; and College of Health Sciences. A thriving study-abroad program and expanding international partnerships further enhance our students' education as global citizens.
The University of Delaware’s Center for International Studies plays a central role in this process of globalized education. The Center collaborates with colleges, academic departments and faculty to support and expand international studies and programs at the University of Delaware. The Center also oversees over 70 formal agreements, including academic exchange programs, with partner institutions around the world. In 1923, The University of Delaware was the first institution in the United States to offer a study abroad program. Today, the Center oversees more than 50 programs on all seven continents and is the University's advisory body for the Boren programs.
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Director, Contracts, Grants & Partnerships
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