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WikiProject Universities aims to standardize coverage of Universities and colleges.

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WikiProject Universities

Scope

This WikiProject aims primarily to structure all college and university articles.

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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 affiliation 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 should follow the general format below, which may be expanded depending on need. For example:

  • History -- Describe the history of the college/university, including noteworthy milestones in its development.
  • Campus -- Describe the overall shape and size of the campus. Mention any famous buildings and their architects. This section could be expanded to include satellite campuses:
  • 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 requisites 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.
  • 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 the 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:

Templates

Infobox templates

This is a list of "university" infobox templates currently in use.

Example Infobox

Lund University
Lunds universitet
[Universitas Lundensis or Universitas Gothorum Carolina. Also the older Academia Carolina lundensis, or Academia Carolina conciliatrix.] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)
MottoAd utrumque (Prepared for both)
TypePublic
Established1666
RectorProf. Göran Bexell
Undergraduates42,500
Postgraduates30,800
3,200
Location
Lund
,
Skåne
,
Sweden
CampusBoth urban and rural.
AffiliationsUniversitas 21, EUA
Websitehttp://www.lu.se/
{{Infobox_University
|name = Lund University
|native_name = Lunds universitet
|latin_name = Universitas Lundensis
''or'' Universitas Gothorum Carolina.
''Also the older'' Academia Carolina lundensis,
''or'' Academia Carolina conciliatrix.
|image_name = Lund University seal.png
|motto = Ad utrumque (''Prepared for both'')
|established = [[1666]]
|type = Public
|endowment = 
|staff = 6,000
|faculty = 
|president = 
|provost =
|principal = 
|rector = Prof. [[Göran Bexell]]
|chancellor = 
|vice_chancellor = 
|dean = 
|head_label = 
|head = 
|students = 
|undergrad = 42,500
|postgrad = 30,800
|doctoral = 3,200
|city = [[Lund]]
|state = [[Skåne]]
|country = [[Sweden]]
|campus = Both urban and rural.
|free_label = 
|free = 
|colors = 
|colours = 
|mascot = 
|nickname =
|affiliations = [[Universitas 21]], [[European University Association|EUA]]
|website = http://www.lu.se/
}}

Stubs

The main stub for university articles is: {{university-stub}}.

Please categorise these articles by using these more specific stubs when appropriate.

By geography:

By type:

Cleanup

The cleanup-university template can be used for university or college articles requiring cleanup:

Project notice

This is the project notice, designed to be placed in the talk page of any article that has been edited as part of this Wikiproject.

Code: {{WikiProject Universities}}

Result:

WikiProject iconHigher education NA‑class
WikiProject iconThis page is within the scope of WikiProject Higher education, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of higher education, universities, and colleges on Wikipedia. Please visit the project page to join the discussion, and see the project's article guideline for useful advice.Higher educationWikipedia:WikiProject Higher educationTemplate:WikiProject Higher educationHigher education articles
NAThis page does not require a rating on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.

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Code: {{User:UBX/WPUNI}}

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This user is a participant in WikiProject Higher education.

Articles

Please feel free to list your new University-related articles here (newer articles at the top, please). Any new articles that have an interesting or unusual fact in them should be suggested for the Did you know? box on the Main Wikipedia page. DYN has a 72 hr. time limit from the creation of the article.

Did you know?

Article improvement drive

Collaboration of the week

Peer review

Featured article candidates

Good articles

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Individual institutions

University and College sports

Athletics conferences

Individual sports

See also

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