In 1949, Texas Christian University became the first university in the United States to offer a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Ballet.
At Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus, the departments of Dance and Physical Therapy have teamed p with the ADAM Center (Analysis of Dance And Movement) to implement the country's first undergraduate Dance Wellness Program.
Winners at the 2008 National College Dance Festival were students from Hollins University and New Mexico State University.
Arizona State University's first dance class, Interpretive Dance, was offered through the Department of Physical Education in 1931.
Engineering: Mechatronics
The bachelor of science in engineering focuses on mechatronics and is the study of the synergistic use of mechanical, electrical and computer engineering that produces "smart" products from the Mars Rover to a desktop printer. Identified by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as one of 10 emerging technologies most likely to be highly influential in the near future, Vaughn is the only college in New York to offer this in-demand degree.The rigorous programs has several objectives: It will provide a link between academia and ... [more]
