Greenwich University (Pakistan, Minnesota))

Checking to see if the Greenwich (Norfolk) site was up (it isn't), I came upon Greenwich University in Pakistan, whose site (www.greenwichuniversity.com) has some odd bits. Do we know about this one? Didn't find it in a search of this forum.

Founded in 1998 (thus, presumably, few or no graduates), but self-proclaimed "recognised internationally for its academic excellence."

And then there is the still-mysterious (to me) Greenwich University on White Bear Ave. (no relation) in St. Paul, Minnesota (www.greenwichuniversity.edu), another non-accessible site.

 

That White Bear Avenue address sounded interesting, so I checked my past searches at http://whois.userland.com/ (a great resource)

GREENWICHUNIVERSITY.EDU was registered 17-Aug-1998 to Greenwich University, 4050 White Bear Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55110; administrative and billing contact is Sonibare, Nasr, [email protected]

And OXBRIDGEUNIV.EDU was registered 12-Aug-1999 to Oxbridge University, 4050 White Bear Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55110; administrative and billing contact is Zone Administration Role Account, [email protected], Orbis Internet Services, Inc. (methinks the domain name got registered by the web host)

I couldn't get to greenwich.edu today, but the Norfolk Island Greenwich University website is still available at http://www.greenwich.edu.nf/ -- and still claiming to be "an autonomous accredited university. It is established on Norfolk Island under its own Act of Parliament, the Greenwich University Act 1998."


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Kristin Evenson Hirst
DistanceLearn.About.com

 

John,

Wasn't it Greenwich Village in the late 60's which became a haven for hippies, acid-heads, etc.? Could it be that all these different Greenwich's (except of course for the one on the island) are the by-products of bad acid trips? Hallucinogens can do strange things to the mind, you know!

Russell

 

I think if it were people from Greenwich Village, they'd know how to pronounce it. During my time with Greenwich U/Hawaii (1990-91), I'd say that at least 75% of inquirers pronounced it "GREEN-witch" -- just as the majority of Heriot-Watt inquirers referred to the campus in ED-in-BURG. (Typical phone conversation: "ctually it's ED-un-BURR-oh' -- you know, like the Duke of Edinburgh." "Yeah, that's what I said. Ed-in-burg.")

 

Bad trips on acid can make one see little green witches alright!

"GREN-ich" Village flower children could easily have believed they were in higher education providing quality academic credentials. I heard of one "Dead Head" who had three earned Ph.D.'s from Harvard---of so he said while in a state of acid-mania.

Russell