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Northeastern
University
FIRST
IN CO-OP EDUCATION
 The
Boston YMCA established the Evening Institute for Young Men in 1898 with programs
which would evolve into Northeastern University. Here, young men could pursue
their educational interests and professional dreams.
What began as "earn
while you learn" became "learning while doing." Cooperative education was initiated
in 1909, with students alternating one week of work with one of study. It was
a practical and innovative approach to learning, one which would promote innovative
thinking and produce innovative graduates.
Today, Northeastern's signature
cooperative education program (co-op) is ranked number one in the country by U.S.
News & World Report for programs that require students to combine classroom learning
with real-world experience.
This combination of academic rigor and real-world
experience explains why so many graduates have become the founders and leaders
of some of the country's most successful companies.
More than one hundred
years since its inception, Northeastern University, a private research institution,
is a world leader. Northeastern's students are able to grow intellectually, professionally,
and personally-continuing the tradition of becoming some of the most influential
entrepreneurs in the country.
www.northeastern.edu
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George
D. Behrakis '57 chairman of Gainesborough Investments
and founder of Dooner Laboratories and Muro Pharmaceuticals.
Robert
Davis '79 founded Lycos, a leading Web search engine, which has grown into
a global network of media properties, Terra Lycos.
Richard Egan '61
and Roger Marino '61 cofounded the EMC Corporation to produce corporate computer-storage
systems.
Robert Shillman '68, founder, president, CEO, and chairman
of Cognex Corporation, a world-leading provider of machine vision systems.
Harry
Keegan III '68, founder and president of Braintree Laboratories, Inc., a developer
of prescription drugs, concentrating in the areas of gastroenterology and nephrology.
Dr. Albert Sacco '73 leads an effort at the Northeastern Center
for Advanced Microgravity Materials Processing to stimulate innovations in materials
technology and commercial projects.
Dr. Alexander Gorlov developed
a turbine blade to extract energy from oceans and rivers.
Dr. Donald
Cheney's group has reported the first genetic transformation of seaweed. With
other genetic manipulations, seaweed might be used to produce drugs, vaccines,
and nutritional supplements.
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to None: 75 Years of Leadership in the Cooperative Education Movement by Joseph
Barbeau, 1985 |
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