Norfolk State University News October 3, 2012 Norfolk State University Receives National Ranking Washington Monthly magazine has named Norfolk State University among its top colleges and universities in its 2012 College Rankings. NSU ranked 227 out of nearly 700 schools in the master's universities category. Washington Monthly bases its annual rankings on the contribution of universities to the public good in three broad categories: social mobility (recruiting and graduating low-income students), research (producing cutting-edge scholarship and Ph.D.'s) and service (encouraging students to give something back to their country). It began its rankings about eight years ago in response to other national rankings that focused on what universities did for individual students. "Norfolk State has a legacy of educating first-time college students, giving them the tools to pursue terminal degrees and imbuing them with the value of giving back to their communities and their country," said President Tony Atwater. "This ranking also demonstrates that NSU is on the true and correct path to transforming lives." Only 16 Virginia universities were ranked in the master's universities category. Overall, the magazine ranked 1,569 public, private nonprofit and for-profit colleges and universities. [cid:image003.png@01CDA2C8.8BC2C9D0]<http://www.nsu.edu/news/press/2012/100312.html#top> SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-520-0593 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Register now http://www.hbculibraries.org/html/2012meeting-form.html for the October 21-23, 2012 HBCU Library Alliance 5th Membership Meeting and the Photographic Preservation Pre-Conference in New Orleans, LA. The Pre-Conference and Membership meeting are open to directors and other librarians.