精神, 霍勒斯·曼的远见和领导力, 美国公共教育之父, lives on more than 183 years after ladbrokes立博中文版 first opened its doors for the purpose of training teachers. 他的信念, not only in the importance of public education, but also in standardizing — or normalizing — the training of teachers, 导致了师范学校的建立. In 1840, Bridgewater became the third such school in the commonwealth and, 以及它的姐妹机构, developed a comprehensive approach to teacher training that became a model emulated throughout the country and across the globe.
Bridgewater Normal School grew as the educational needs of society evolved. Not only were more and better qualified teachers essential to a prosperous and engaged citizenry, but the demand for a college-level liberal arts curriculum required that the Massachusetts General Court expand course offerings at the normal schools and establish public institutions of higher education.
今天, ladbrokes立博中文版 is the comprehensive university of Southeastern Massachusetts and the largest state university and tenth largest public or private university in the state. 大约有10名学生,000名学生, ladbrokes立博中文版 provides a wide range of academic programs and innovative learning experiences inside and outside the classroom. The university grants approximately 2,500 degrees and certificates each year.
The university offers more than 100 academic programs through its six colleges: the College of Education and 健康 Sciences; the College of Humanities and Social Sciences; the Louis M. Ricciardi College of Business; the Bartlett College of Science and Mathematics; the College of 研究生学习; and the College of Continuing Studies.
Despite the transformation of the campus over the past two decades and growth in student population, ladbrokes立博中文版 remains committed to small class sizes and extraordinary teaching and mentoring by a world-class faculty. Bridgewater affords students of all ages and backgrounds access to a variety of excellent opportunities for learning and personal growth such as undergraduate research (ranked among the top programs nationally by the Council on 本科研究), study abroad (more than 250 programs in more than 50 countries), 服务学习, 带薪实习, and participation in an array of social justice initiatives. Several BSU students have been recognized with prestigious Fulbright and Goldwater Scholarships, and our 荣誉项目 has doubled in size to more than 1,000名学生.
Bridgewater’s commitment to student success has earned national recognition. BSU ranks in top 7% of all universities in the U.S. for advancing the social mobility of its students, 据《ladbrokes立博中文版》报道, and BSU was ranked ninth in the nation by The Education Trust for simultaneously closing achievement gaps while improving graduation and retention rates for all students. In granting BSU its ten-year accreditation in 2023, the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) stated that BSU is “exemplary in its diversity, 股本, 包容, 社会正义的努力.”
成就并不止于此. Bridgewater graduate students historically have had among the highest first-time CPA exam pass rates of any university in Massachusetts. The university has been recognized as an Apple College of Distinction for its application of technology 教与学 in the College of Education and 健康 Sciences. 一直以来, Bridgewater continues to be the leading producer of new preK-12 and STEM teachers in the state.
BSU has also launched innovative academic programs at the leading edge of technology and workforce needs. Its bachelor’s degree program in Photonics and Optical Engineering, BSU的第一个工程项目, is training students to participate in the next big technological revolution — the application of particles of light that will transform computing, 自主车辆, 和生物, 化学, 空间传感器, 在许多其他领域中. BSU’s new cybersecurity program will combine outstanding classroom education with extraordinary hands-on learning opportunities in the state’s most sophisticated cyber range and one of the state’s four Security Operations 中心, which will deliver real-world threat detection and mitigation to governments, 非营利组织, 和公司.
ladbrokes立博中文版’s proud tradition of providing opportunity to all students, 无一例外——在实践中学习, 为世界和地区服务, 教与学, 发现和准备职业生涯, and dedication to making dreams a reality — have created the thriving, 我们今天看到的充满活力的机构.