Northeastern University

The Northeastern Master of Science in Leadership is offered by the College of Professional Studies (CPS). CPS faculty are comprised of full-time university professors pursuing the latest research in their field and industry leaders with the experience of applying knowledge to the problems and issues of their profession.

The Northeastern component of the Global Leadership Program will be taught at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne by CPS professors.

Northeastern's 1,105 full- and part-time faculty members form an experienced network of mentors and advisers who extend their teaching beyond the lecture hall and faculty office. In fact, the Kaplan/Newsweek College Catalogue includes Northeastern among a group of colleges and universities that offer the most individual academic attention. The partnership between faculty and students takes form in the classroom; in the laboratory, where they collaborate on research; and in the mentoring relationships that develop out of these shared endeavours.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education recently named Northeastern's one of the most attractive urban campuses in the worldbecause it has all the elements of a traditional college campus amid a thriving city. But the benefits of this urban oasis extend beyond appearances.

Housed in the buildings around campus are some of the finest laboratories in this city known for advanced research facilities; the largest academic library in Boston; and all of the modern conveniences a student could ask for, from Internet access in the residence halls to a university-wide online database system.

The traditional school colors of red and black as well as the Husky dog mascot are displayed proudly by more than 165,000 alumni living in 50 states and 122 countries.

Northeastern adopted the nickname "Huskies" in 1927, and the first Husky appeared on campus on March 4 of that year. He came to Boston's North Station by train from Alaska and was greeted by more than 1,000 students and the University band. Classes were canceled for the afternoon, and King Husky was paraded with police escort for the four miles to campus.

King Husky I ruled Huntington Avenue for fourteen years, and his successors have appeared at thousands of athletic events.

King Husky's memory is kept alive by students in their Mr. and Mrs. Husky costumes, representing the energetic working student, symbolic of all Northeastern undergraduates.

And the campus good-luck tradition?
Rub the nose of the Husky statue in Ell Hall, and your fortunes are sure to rise.

Northeastern's central location puts you close to all the city has to offer. Within walking distance are the world-renowned Museum of Fine Arts, Symphony Hall and stylish Newbury Street, with great shopping and dining.

Our students can hop on the “T”, Boston's subway, and shop at Quincy Market, eat in the North End, visit the Museum of Science, cheer on the Celtics and Bruins at the FleetCenter, or hang out in the funky squares of Cambridge, right across the Charles River.

Boston has been called the “Athens of America” for its wealth of educational and civic institutions. Northeastern students study right in the heart of this intellectual gold mine. Students often find the city's cultural resources intertwined with their academic and social activities.

For example, members of the Society of Women Engineers teach engineering concepts to Girl Scouts every year. No matter what their academic or personal interests, the riches of Boston play a part in the everyday life of Northeastern students.

For those students who like to get out of town and explore, the options are endless. Ski in Vermont, view colourful foliage and pick apples in Western Massachusetts and New Hampshire, dig for clams in Maine, tour mansions in Newport and bask on the beaches of Cape Cod.