University of Gloucestershire

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Motto	In Spirit and Truth
Established	1970
Type of institution	Public
Endowment
Staff
Faculty
Rector
Chancellor
President
Principal
Vice-Chancellor	Dame Janet Trotter
Dean
Students
Undergraduate
Postgraduate
Doctoral
Location	Cheltenham and Gloucester, United Kingdom
Campus setting	semi-urban
Colours
Mascot
Affiliations
Website	www.glos.ac.uk

The University of Gloucestershire is a University in Gloucestershire, England, with campuses in Cheltenham and Gloucester. The current Vice-Chancellor is Dame Janet Trotter. She will be succeeded on 1 September 2006 by Professor Patricia Broadfoot who is currently Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of Bristol. Image File history File links UOG_crest. ... Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A financial endowment is a transfer of money or property donated to an institution, with the stipulation that it be invested, and the principal remain intact. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings. ... A Chancellor is the head of a university. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... The Principal is the chief executive and the chief academic officer of a University in Scotland and at certains institutions in Canada and other parts of the Commonwealth. ... A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a university in the United Kingdom, other Commonwealth countries, and some universities in Hong Kong, is the de facto head of the university. ... In an educational setting, a dean is a person with significant authority . ... In some educational systems, an undergraduate is a post-secondary student pursuing a Bachelors degree. ... Having a degree conferred is a requirement of (post)graduate school. ... The centre of Cheltenham. ... Gloucester (pronounced ) is a city and district in south-west England, close to the Welsh border. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... Mascots at the Mascot Olympics in Orlando, FL. A mascot is something, typically an animal or human character used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team (the name often corresponds with the mascot), society or corporation. ... A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees at all levels (bachelor, master, and doctor) in a variety of subjects. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in southwest England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... The centre of Cheltenham. ... Gloucester (pronounced ) is a city and district in south-west England, close to the Welsh border. ... A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a university in the United Kingdom, other Commonwealth countries, and some universities in Hong Kong, is the de facto head of the university. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A professor (Latin: one who publicly professes to be an expert) (or prof for short) is a senior teacher, lecturer and researcher, usually in a college or university. ... Professor Patricia Broadfoot CBE (born 13 July 1949 in Kingswood, Gloucestershire) is a Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of Bristol and Vice-Chancellor-Elect of the University of Gloucestershire. ... In a university, an assistant to a Vice-Chancellor is called a Pro-Vice-Chancellor (also Pro Vice-Chancellor or Deputy Vice-Chancellor). ... The University of Bristol is a university in Bristol in the United Kingdom. ...

History

The University is the recent successor of a large number of merged and name-changed institutions of further and higher education:

• 1834 Cheltenham Mechanical Institute
• 1840 Gloucester Mechanical Institute
• 1847 Church training College, Cheltenham
• 1920 St Paul's College of Education
• 1920 St Mary's College of Education
• 1967 Gloucestershire College of Education
• 1979 College of St Paul and St Mary
• 1980 The Higher Education part of Gloucestershire College of Arts and Technology
• 1990 Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education
• 2001 University of Gloucestershire

1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... This article is about the year. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

External link

• University of Gloucestershire website

The Park at the University of Gloucestershire