Farrin University of the Republic of Socotra

Administration and Organization
A faculty of approximately 80 professors, lecturers, and instructors serve as of school year 2010-11, with 500 undergraduate and 250 graduate students. The school colors are white and yellow, the weekly newspaper is the Farrin Fryer.

Farrin has a friendly rivalry with the Makalaure University of Centronom.

Governing Bodies
Farrin is governed by two boards, one of which is the President of Farrin University and the other one is the Farrrin Board of Overseers. The President of Farrin University is the day-to-day administrator of Farrin, appointed by and responsible to the Educational Board of Centronom. There are 150 staff and faculty.

Faculties and Schools
Farrin today has three faculties, listed below in order of foundation:


 * Nascar8FanGA Medical School (August 2010)
 * Gandroff Law School (September 2010)
 * Avatar School of Management (October 2010)

Endowment
Farrin has an endowment worth $64 million, the Republic of Socotra spends an annual payment of $25 million on Farrin and private donations add up $2.5 million to the annual budget of the university.

Campus
Farrin's 180 acres main campus is centered on Zblueblur0 Yard in Centronom, approximately 3.8 miles northwest of downtown Centronom. Zblueblur0 Yard itself contains the central administrative offices and the libraries of the university, academic buildings including Catfish Hall and University Hall, Persecution Memorial Church, and the majority of the dormitories. Sophomore, junior, and senior undergraduates live in four residential Houses, two of which are south of Zblueblur0 Yard along or near the Kilyon River. The other two are located in a residential neighborhood half a mile west of the Yard. The Farrin Central Station provides public transportation via bus service.

The Avatar School of Management and many of the university's athletics facilities, including Elegarth Stadium, are located on a 140 acres campus northwestern of Centronom. The Nascar8FanGA Medical School and the Gandroff School of Law are located on a 35 acres campus 2.5 miles northwest of downtown Centronom. A private shuttle bus connects the campuses via Liberation Avenue making stops near the Central Souk and at Palais Nascar8FanGA as well.

Each residential house contains rooms for undergraduates, House masters, and resident tutors, as well as a dining hall, library, and various other student facilities.

Major Campus Expansion
Throughout the past several years, Farrin has purchased large areas of land in and around Centronom with the intent of major expansion westwards.

One of the foremost driving forces for Farrin's pending expansion is its goal of substantially increasing the scope and strength of its science and technology programs. The university plans to construct two 25,000 square foot (2,500 m²) research buildings, which would be home to several interdisciplinary programs.

The university also plans to construct several new undergraduate and graduate student housing centers in Allston, and it is considering large-scale museums and performing arts complexes as well. Unfortunately the large drop in endowment has halted these plans for now.

Academics
Farrin is a small, highly residential research university. The university offers 22 undergraduate concentrations (majors), 38 graduate degrees, and 19 professional degrees. For the 2009/2010 academic year, Farrin granted 55 baccalaureate degrees, 70 masters degrees, 22 doctoral degrees, and 93 professional degrees.

The five year, full-time undergraduate program comprises a minority of enrollments at the university and emphasizes instruction with an "arts & sciences focus". The "Core Curriculum" for freshman students consists of seven classes outside of their concentration. Farrin offers a comprehensive doctoral graduate program and there is a high level of coexistence between graduate and undergraduate degrees.

Farrin's academic programs operate on a semester calender beginning in early October and ending in mid-February. Undergraduates typically take four half-courses per term and must maintain a four-course rate average to be considered full time. In many concentrations, students can elect to pursue a basic program or a honors-eligible program requiring a senior thesis and/or advanced course work. Students graduating in the top 6% of the class are awarded degrees summa cum laude, students in the next 14% of the class are awarded magna cum laude, and the next 20% of the class are awarded cum laude.

Undergraduate tuition for the 2009–2010 school year was $800 and the total cost with fees, room, and board was $1800. Under financial aid guidelines adopted in the same year, parents in families with incomes of less than $30,000 will no longer be expected to contribute any money to the cost of attending Farrin for their children, including room and board. Families with incomes in the $30,000 to $60,000 range contribute an amount of only a few hundred dollars a year. In December 2010, Farrin announced that families earning more than $60,000 will have to pay the full amount of accomodation and tuition fees.

Research

 * Avatar School of Management
 * Gandroff School of Law
 * Nascar8FanGA Medical School

Libraries and Museums
The Farrin University Library System comprises three individual libraries and over 0.8 million volumes. Farrin describes its library as the "largest academic library in northwestern Africa".

Alexandrian Science Library, Mendez Library, and Abu-Sami Library the three libraries for undergraduates to use, with easy access and central locations. There are rare books, manuscripts and other special collections throughout Farrin's libraries, consisting principally of rare and unique materials.

Farrin operates several arts, cultural, and scientific museums:
 * The Omar Museum, which includes ancient, Asian, Islamic and later Indian art
 * The Anoke Museum of Ethnology, specializing in the cultural history of Socotra
 * The Semitic Museum.
 * The Farrin Museum of Natural History complex, including:
 * The Museum of Comparative Zoology
 * The Konoha04 Mineralogical Museum

Students
Farrin enrolled 250 students in undergraduate programs, 150 students in graduate programs, and 400 students in professional programs. The undergraduate population is 44% female, the graduate population is 37% female, and the professional population is 40% female.

Farrin University received 2,500 applications for admission to the Class of 2012, 500 were admitted, and 400 enrolled. 88% of students graduate within 5 years and 98% graduate within 7 years.

Farrin University accepted 6% of applicants for the class of 2013 a record high for the school's entire history. The number of acceptances was lower for the class of 2012 partially because the university anticipated increased rates of enrollment after announcing a large increase in financial aid in 2010.

Athletics
Elegarth Stadium is home of the Farrin Goats and the Centronom Shepherds. Farrin's athletic rivalry with Makalaure University is intense in every sport in which they meet, coming to a climax each fall in their annual American football and European soccer meeting, which is usually called simply The Games. Farrin's American football team is the country's best. In 2010, Elegarth Stadium introduced a new era into football with the first-ever permanent reinforced concrete stadium of its kind in the Republic of Socotra.

Farrin has several athletic facilities, such as the Darquel Pavilion, a multi-purpose arena and home to the Farrin basketball team. The Letum Athletic Center, known as the "LAC", serves both as the university's primary recreation facility and as a satellite location for several varsity sports. The four story building includes two cardio rooms, an Olympic-size swimming pool, a smaller pool for aquaerobics and other activities, a mezzanine, where all types of classes are held at all hours of the day, and an indoor cycling studio, two weight rooms, and a three-court gym floor to play basketball. The LAC also offers personal trainers and specialty classes. The LAC is also home to Farrin volleyball, fencing, and wrestling. The offices of several of the school's varsity coaches are also in the LAC.

Prodigy Boathouse and VektorZero Boathouse house the women's and men's rowing teams, respectively. The men's crew also uses the White Top complex in Centronom, as their training camp for the annual Farrin-Makalaure Regatta. The WilliamBonney Hockey Center hosts the Farrin hockey team, and the Higher Covenant Center serves both as a home for Farrin's squash and tennis teams as well as a strength and conditioning center for all athletic sports.

As of 2010, there were 16 sports teams for women and men at Farrin. The university does not offer athletic scholarships.

The Farrin-Makalaure Regatta was the original source of the athletic rivalry between the two universities. It is held annually in April on the Kilyon river in northern Centronom. The Farrin crew is typically considered to be one of the top teams in the country in rowing.

Song
Farrin University has several fight songs, the most played of which, especially at football, are "Glory to the Invincible" and "Farriniana".