St Anne's College is one of the constituent colleges at Oxford University in England. Formerly a women's college, it has been coeducational since 1979. Founded in 1879 as The Society of Oxford Home-Students, the university received a college status in 1952, and is currently one of the larger colleges in Oxford, with about 450 graduate and 200 graduate students in a mixture of men and women more or less the same. Its alumni include Ruth Deech, Danny Alexander, Helen Fielding, Simon Rattle, and Martha Kearney.
The college was established and expanded by the gradual acquisition of Victorian homes between Woodstock and Banbury roads, with its present location in North Oxford and adjacent to Jericho, Park Town, and Oxford University Parks environments.
In April 2017, Helen King took her appointment as Principal to replace Team Gardam. Helen King is a former Assistant Commissioner of Metropolitan Police and was elected to Principal's position after retiring from the police. The 2016 annual review appreciates college donations of £ 39 million.
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History
What is now St Anne's College began life as part of the Association for Women's Education, the first institution in Oxford to enable women's education (see: Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford), then Oxford Home Student Society. In 1942, he became the Society of St. Anne, and received a university charter to be established as a women-only college in 1952. While it remains a common myth that it was built on land donated by St. John's College, the site was acquired slowly. with the purchase of existing homes and residences for students to use.
Initial years - Society of Home Students ( 1879-1942)
What became the existence of St Anne is less as a location than an idea, with students living in inns throughout the city, rather than in such centralized locations today (many campuses have physically located away from their main place). The public allows access to lectures and tutorials, just like any Oxford college. In 1910, the Society for Home Students, along with other women's societies, were recognized by the University. In 1912, the Society obtained its first tutor, in German, History and English Literature. In the 1920s, the perpetrators of the Women's society became the first women to receive a degree from the University. In the early 1930s, the campus still did not have a centralized site. However, during this decade, the site is currently selected, and in 1937 the construction of Hartland House was underway.
St Anne's Society (1942-1952)
In 1942, the Society of Home Students was renamed to St Anne's Society, and was symbolized by Eleanor Plummy (Principal, 1940-1953) .
St Anne's College (1952-)
In 1952, St. Anne's Society gained full college status. Principal, Lady Ogilvie, presses for the transition from many different dining rooms to public buildings. This resulted in the construction of the dining room, completed in 1959, and visited by Queen Elizabeth II in 1960. During this period, the number of students increased to nearly 300, leading to the need to build more accommodations. This led to the construction of the Wolfson and Rayne buildings in 1964 and 1968 respectively. In 1977, the decision was made to be coeducational, with the first male student to graduate from matriculation in 1979.
The ship
The annual magazine for college alumni is known as The Ship . While still known as the Society for Home Students, the campus has the first common room on Ship Street, located in central Oxford. Ship started published c. 1910 , and in the 100th century of the college, 1979, there were 69 ship problems. The ship celebrates the 2010/2011 edition of the year with some anniversary content.
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Location and building
Grounds
The terrain is limited by Woodstock Road and Banbury Road to the west and east, and Bevington Road to the north. They extend as far south as 48 Woodstock Road to the west, and 27 Banbury Road on the east side. The previous college had a number of homes throughout Oxford that were used for undergraduate accommodation, some of the previously dormed homes of the Oxford Home Student Societies; this has been largely sold to fund the construction of the Ruth Deech Building, completed in 2005. The grounds are home to all administrative and academic college buildings, undergraduate accommodation, as well as the hall, which is one of Oxford's largest.
Undergraduate accommodation
St. Anne's can accommodate students for three years of study. Undergraduate students at St. Anne's are in 14 Victorian-owned college-style homes and four specially built accommodation blocks. Most of the Victorian-style housing consists of 1 - 10 Bevington Road, with 10 Bevington Road which is a junior residence. Adjoining Bevington Road, 58/60 Woodstock Road hosted automatic washing accommodation for students, as well as a rowing exercise room. As such, the building is open between 08:00 and 21:00 for student access to all, unlike most accommodations, which are electronically locked to all except residents and staff. Likewise, 39/41 Banbury Road hosts a campus bar, open to all students until 23:00. Accommodation in the building is referred to as "Above The Bar (ATB)". Blocks of specially built accommodation include Wolfson, Rayne, Claire Palley, and Ruth Deech buildings, along with Treneman House. The further building, Eleanor Plumer House, serves Graduate. Treneman House is the host of St Anne's Coffee Shop, known as "STACS", which is a unique feature of the college, and is open to students and Postgraduates alike.
Hartland House
The Hartland House, designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, was the first college building built, completed in 1937 with the addition of a wing built in 1973. It is now the old Library house (mostly humanities), junior and senior public spaces, and administrative offices.
Space Joint Junior
The Junior Common Room is a room within Hartland House, although the term is also used to refer to the student body of outstanding students.
Library
Hartland House Library includes books from 700 to 999 on the Dewey Decimal System. This is in accordance with Art and Humanity, however, the library also includes a section on the Law, with the corresponding symbol of 342.
Ruth Deech Building
The Ruth Deech Building was completed in 2005. It houses extensive conference facilities (Tsuzuki lecture theaters, seminar rooms, and dining facilities) in the basement, next to the new Porter's Lodge College on the ground floor, and 110 en-college students are limited. One important feature of this building is the glass lift, which is the only part of the building that exceeds the roofline. The building was awarded the 2007 David Steel sustainable building award by Oxford City Council.
New library and academic center
The new library and academic center, completed in 2016, is located at the former Gatehouse Founder, built in 1966 and is a campus hut until 2005. It also includes an area previously occupied by 54 Woodstock lodges.
Building Rayne and Wolfson
The Rayne and Wolfson Building was built in 1964 and is a Class II Registered Building; they are almost identical in design, and the home administration office on the ground floor as well as the student lounge.
Claire Palley Building
The Claire Palley Building, completed in 1992 and named after former Principal Claire Palley, is the first accommodation block to have en suite rooms. It is also the site of Mary Ogilvie Teaching Theater.
House of Trends
Trenaman House, built in 1995, has a student lounge and shared campus facilities on the ground floor and, since 2008, St Anne's Coffee Shop (STACS). It was named after Nancy Trenaman, Principal of the Sixth College (1966-1984).
Dining Hall
The Dining Hall, built in 1959, is one of Oxford's largest with a capacity of 300. Three meals are served daily in the hall separate from the weekend when only lunch is served. It is also used for college collections (internal college exams) and, on occasion, 'bops' of college (costume parties).
Other facilities
The Eleanor Plumer House (known to 2008 as only 35 Banbury Road) houses the Central Public Spaces, and the attached facilities include study areas/computer rooms and kitchens, in addition to accommodation for graduate students. Five additional Victorian homes (27, 29, & 37 Banbury, and 48 & 50 Woodstock) held a teaching room, a seminar room, a music practice room, and a college office.
Robert Saunders House
Robert Saunders House, built in 1996, provides 80 rooms for post-graduate students in Summertown, an area north of Oxford. It was named after a former college treasurer, who did a lot to strengthen his finances.
Tradition
Colleges have relatively little tradition and rarity among Oxford colleges because they do not have a chapel (along with St. Catherine's College and Kellogg College). The formal hall is held every two weeks. Dresses are usually not worn, except for official university events such as matriculation and certain lecture parties. The college mascot is a beaver.
College award
The college award was composed by former classic teacher and co-founder, Margaret Hubbard. It involves the Principal reading Latin words Quas decet, (deo) gratias agamus. Amen. The inclusion of deo (depending on God) depends on whether the grace is religious or secular.
Room Ballot
The college chooses accommodation using the voting room, except the first year. (For) the fourth year select their room on the first day, followed by the third year room on the second day, and finally the second year's room on the last day. Each student is allocated a number indicating their position on the ballot, within their year. This allocation is based on the quality (perceived) of the previous year's accommodation. The students then line up, and the rooms are allocated one by one. When a room was allocated, it was crossed out of the big board listing all available rooms. Then there is the period of one week after the ballot in which the students are allowed to arrange mutually agreed exchanges.
Sports and society
Colleges have teams for all major sports, and compete in inter-college "keeper" tournaments. A good timetable is played in the neighboring University Park, or on a college playground on Woodstock Road. St Anne College College Club (SABC) organizes college involvement in an inter-rowing event, and a college boathouse, located on the River Isis at Christ Church Meadow divided by St Hugh and Wadham colleges. The campus has a rugby team along with St John's College, which won the Cuppers in 2014.
There is a lot of music making on campus, with opportunities for singers and instrumental players to engage in an ensemble. In keeping with its secular view, there is no chorus chorus at St Anne, but there is an informal weekly acappella group practicing weekly, known as Stacappella . The group features versions of popular and popular songs composed by music students, and is currently directed by Joseph Fell. The campus Music Director is Dr John Traill, who runs a professional recital series and string orchestra in college.
The community of college geology, STAGS (St Anne's Geology Society), is a social gathering center for campus Earth Sciences students. The classical campus community hosts a joint symposium with Brasenose College every semester, as well as a biennial trip to Lamledra, Cornwall.
Famous people
Alumni
- Sir Danny Alexander - Liberal Democrat politician
- Dame Rosemary Cramp, DBE, FBA - archaeologist
- Helen Fielding - novelist
- Penelope Lively, CBE, FRSL - novelist
- Melanie Phillips - journalist and author
- Polly Toynbee - journalist and author
- Jill Paton Walsh, CBE - Novelis
Academics
- Peter Donnelly, FRS
- Georg Gottlob, FRS
- Nancy Hubbard
- Tony Judt, FBA
- Dame Iris Murdoch
Gallery
References
External links
- Official college website
- St Anne MCR (Central Public Sphere) Web site
- St Anne JCR (Junior Common Room) website
- St Anne's JCR Alternative Prospectus
- St Anne's College Virtual Tour
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