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Encyclopedia > Kellogg College, Oxford
Kellogg College
Established 1990
Sister College None
President Dr Geoffrey Thomas
Students 250

Kellogg College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It focuses on the concept of lifelong learning and mostly caters to part-time mature students, though the full-time student body now numbers fifty three students (September 2005). 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Most of the colleges of the University of Cambridge have sister colleges in the University of Oxford (and vice versa). ... The University of Oxford (usually abbreviated as Oxon. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Lifelong learning is the concept that Its never too soon or too late for learning, a philosophy that has taken root in organisations such as the UK Governments Department for Education and Skills. ... A mature student in tertiary education (at a university or a college) is normally classified as an (undergraduate) student who is over 21 at the start of their course. ...


Kellogg College was founded with financial assistance from the Kellogg Foundation, and became a full college of the university in 1994, Will Keith Kellogg being recognised as its effective founder. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Will Keith Kellogg, usually referred to as W. K. Kellogg (April 7, 1860 – October 6, 1951) was a U.S. industrialist in food manufacturing. ...


The College at the moment shares facilities (offices, teaching rooms, library, common rooms, dining room and residential accommodation) at Rewley House in Wellington Square with the Department for Continuing Education (OUDCE). In May 2004, however, the College acquired a site for a new permanent home, located between Banbury and Bradmore Roads, in the Norham Manor area of North Oxford, a ten minute walk from Wellington Square. The plan is to develop the site over a number of years, with new buildings (lecture room, library, dining rooms) being completed within three years. The existing Victorian buildings will be renovated to provide residential accommodation, offices, and research space. The College will have its first student accommodation ready for the academic year 2005-06. (from the Notes for Students 2005-06). The College offices moved to the Banbury road site in April, 2006.


History

In 1878 Arthur Johnson was the first to deliver an Oxford Extension Lecture. This turned into a movement which still flourishes. The movement is now known as the Kellogg College. It caters for about 16,000 part-time students every year. 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Arthur V. Johnson (February 2, 1876 - January 17, 1916) was a pioneer actor and director of American silent films. ...

Kellogg College courtyard, at the centre of Rewley House.
Kellogg College courtyard, at the centre of Rewley House.

The movement grew out of a drive to liberalise Oxford which gained momentum in the 1850s. As a consequence, the University slowly began to open itself to religious nonconformists and poorer men. Later this was extended to include women. It is this movement that forms the historical background of Kellogg College. The extension lectures proved very popular. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 846 KB) Summary Stephen Griffin, 2004 Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 846 KB) Summary Stephen Griffin, 2004 Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... // Events and Trends Technology Production of steel revolutionised by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman fractionates petroleum by distillation for the first time First transatlantic telegraph cable laid First safety elevator installed by Elisha Otis Science Charles Darwin publishes The Origin of Species, putting forward the theory of evolution...



The movement is sometimes credited for taking Oxford to the masses. Lectures were given in town halls, public libraries and village school rooms across the country. The aim of the extension movement was twofold: social and political. It aimed at educating the masses for an informed democracy. It was all about citizenship. Citizenship is membership in a political community (originally a city but now usually a country) and carries with it rights to political participation; a person having such membership is a citizen. ...


The city of Oxford was asked to fund extensions of the university. This proved unpopular and an alternative system was chosen: flying visits by extension lecturers.


Distinguished Members

Professor Colin Bundy is Warden of Green College, Oxford with effect from Michaelmas Term 2006. ... Green College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... The School of Oriental and African Studies (commonly abbreviated to SOAS) is a College of the University of London. ... The University of London is a university based primarily in London. ... The University of the Witwatersrand (pronounced vit-vaters-rant, with flat vowels -- see South African English) is a leading South African university situated in Johannesburg. ...

External links

  • Official website - The College
  • OUDCE Website - Department for Continuing Education

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