"Girton, Cambridgeshire Girton is a village and civil parish of about 1,600 households, and 4,500 people in Cambridgeshire, England. It lies about to the northwest of Cambridge, and is the home of Girton College, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Listed as ""Grittune"" in around 1060 and ""Grittune"" in the Domesday Book, the village's name is derived from the Old English ""grēot + tūn"" meaning ""farmstead or village on gravelly ground"", as the settlement was formed on a gravel ridge. Girton has a long history, and has been home to a poor settlement for thousands of years. The"
"from Cambridge in the beginning. The college moved to Cambridge a few years later and adopted its present name, Girton College. Hitchin is in the local government district of North Hertfordshire which was formed in 1974 by the amalgamation of rural and urban councils. There is now no town council in Hitchin. Residents elect 13 members to the North Hertfordshire District Council. There are five electoral wards in Hitchin: Bearton, Highbury, Oughton, Priory and Walsworth. It is within the Hitchin and Harpenden constituency for representation in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In the 2017 general election, Bim Afolami of"
"the village. Formed in 1869 under the name of the College for Women at Benslow House, it was originally based in Hitchin, before moving to its current site in 1873, at which time it took its current name. Until 1976 it only admitted women. The village also contains a primary school, Girton Glebe. Built in 1951, it replaced the village's original school, built in 1845., as well as Gretton School, a special school for pupils with autism spectrum disorders. Girton, Cambridgeshire Girton is a village and civil parish of about 1,600 households, and 4,500 people in Cambridgeshire, England. It lies"
"Amberton University Amberton University is a private, nonprofit university located in Garland, Texas, in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex of the United States of America. The main campus is adjacent to Interstate 635. Amberton is a private university that adheres to an Evangelical Christian philosophy. The school began as part of Abilene Christian University as an extension campus from 1971 until 1982, and was initially located in Mesquite, Texas, moving to Garland in 1974. Plans for its separation into an independent institution were initiated when the school received accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1981, and it"
"had already amended its statutes in 1971 in such a way as to allow the admission of men should the Governing Body vote in favour at an unspecified date in the future. The decision to become mixed came in November 1976, when the Governing Body voted to act upon the statute, which made Girton the first women's college to admit men. In January 1977, the first two male Fellows, Frank Wilkinson and John Marks, arrived, followed by male graduate students in 1978, and, finally, undergraduates in October 1979. One reason for the change was that the first mixed colleges in"
"by Richland College states that, ""Richland College officially opened its Garland Campus on June 30, 2009. The campus, located on the corner of Walnut and Glenbrook, serves as a location for area companies, organizations, and individuals. Currently, the campus offers courses and training for Management Skills, Business Productivity Skills, Language Training, Manufacturing/Construction Skills, and Computer/IT Training. This remote campus also provides a separate lease space currently used by the Garland Chamber of Commerce."" Garland is also the home of Amberton University, a fully accredited private university with both undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Amberton University was formerly known as Amber"
"a reputation for musical talent. Several art collections are held on the main site, including ""People's Portraits"", the millennial exhibition of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, and an Egyptian collection containing the world's most reproduced portrait mummy. Among Girton college's notable alumnae are the queen Margrethe II of Denmark, ""HuffPost"" co-founder Arianna Huffington, the comedian/author Sandi Toksvig, the comedian/broadcaster/GP Phil Hammond, the economist Joan Robinson, and the anthropologist Marilyn Strathern, also Mistress from 1998 to 2009. Its sister college is Somerville College, one of the first two women's colleges of Oxford. The early feminist movement began to argue for"
"of 29 colleges in the past 15 years. In 2017, it came 24th, with 21% of all undergraduate students gaining a First class. The Mistress is the formal head of the college. Her main task is to exercise general superintendence over the college's affairs. She presides the College Council and several college committees. The Mistress is elected by the Council, and has to reside at the college precincts for at least two thirds of each term, or 210 days of each academic year. Ever since the establishment of Girton college, this position has been held by a female, even though"
"degrees. A college for women was established by Emily Davies in 1869 in Hitchin a village 27 miles from Cambridge, as the first college for women students studying for the Cambridge Tripos examinations on equal terms with men. As Girton College it moved to new buildings at its present site in 1873. Louisa Lumsden was one of the first five students to be taught at the Hitchin women's college and one of the first three female students to sit University of Cambridge Tripos examinations unofficially in Lent term 1873, the others being Rachel Cook and Sarah Woodhead; these three were"
"has a strong history of music, which is supported by the university's Chairman of the Faculty Board of Music, also Director of Studies in Music at Girton. In the last decade, the college has consistently been within the top three colleges for music in the university. In 2005, the highest ever first-class honours in the music Tripos was attained by a Girtonian. The student-run and fellow-led Girton College Music Society hosts weekly concerts in term time, as well as termly orchestral concerts. The college provides four practice grand pianos (including a Steinway Model B), a double-manual harpsichord and two organs."
"and half of Hospital Wing built. In 1884, Hospital Wing was completed, and Orchard Wing, Stanley Library and the Old Kitchens added. At that time, Girton had 80 students. By 1902, Tower Wing, Chapel Wing and Woodlands Wing as well as the Chapel and the Hall were finished, which allowed the college to accommodate 180 students. In 1921, a committee was appointed to draft a charter for the college. By summer 1923 the committee had completed the task, and on 21 August 1924 the King granted the charter to ""the Mistress and Governors of Girton College"" as a Body Corporate."
"Murray Edwards College (formerly New Hall), are located off the road. Girton College is some distance from central Cambridge as a former women's college, just south of the village of Girton. Also on the road are: Huntingdon Road Huntingdon Road is a major arterial road linking central Cambridge, England with Junction 14 of the M11 motorway and the A14 northwest from the city centre. The road is designated the A1307, and follows the route of the Roman Via Devana. At the southeastern end, the road links with Histon Road (B1049), Victoria Road (A1134) and Mount Pleasant. It continues as Castle"
"Girton Grammar School Girton Grammar School is an independent co-educational school from Prep to Year 12 located in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Girton Grammar School was founded in late 1992 after Girton College, an initially single-sex girls' school owned and operated by the Anglican Diocese of Bendigo, closed in 1992 when the diocese was no longer able to fund it. Following the closure of Girton College, some people associated with that school founded Girton Grammar School as a new and independent private school. The school opened in early 1993 under the direction of founding headmaster Clayton Jones. Girton Grammar School has"
"the Monasteries. They were never reformed, although The Biggin was for many years used as almshouses. The British Schools Museum in Hitchin is home to the world's only known complete Lancasterian Schoolroom, which was built in 1837 to teach boys by the Lancasterian method (peer tutoring). Girton College – a pioneer in women's education – was established on 16 October 1869 under the name of College for Women at Benslow House in Hitchin, which was considered to be a convenient distance from Cambridge and London. It was thought to be less 'risky' and less controversial to locate the college away"
"of the University of Durham, Stockton Campus. In 2001 UCS was replaced by two new colleges, Stephenson and John Snow. Durham University has had two affiliated colleges outside England. Of these, Fourah Bay College is a former part of the university, having ended its affiliation in 1967. It became a constituent college of the University of Sierra Leone on that date. The other affiliate, Codrington College, remained listed as an affiliated college until removed in the revision of the University's statutes approved by the Queen in Council on 13 July 2011. The College of St Hild and St Bede was"
"us"" is supposedly due to the relative distance of Girton in comparison to many of the other colleges. In 2016 the Casual Choir performed ""Long Way to Girton College"", an adaptation of ""It's a Long Way to Tipperary"", written and arranged by two choir members. The college song ""I love to go a-bicycling"", sung with the tune of"" I love to go a-wandering"" also alludes to Girton's 2.5 miles distance from the town centre. It has been sung since the 1960s. For example, the second stanza reads: <poem>But when I climb up Castle Hill In the wind and squall A"
"us, O Lord, and all members of this college, and also thy gifts, which of thy bounty we are about to receive; and having been wholesomely nourished by the same let us dutifully render to thee the thanks that are owed. Protect, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy sons and daughters and provide for the needs both of our souls and bodies, at this present time and for evermore.</poem> The oldest college song, ""The Girton Pioneers"", was composed by several students in Hitchin in 1873. Its purpose was to celebrate the first three students who sat the Tripos examinations in"
"and on his retirement in 1900 was made a life fellow. Much of his energy was always devoted to the improvement of the education of women. He was an original member of the North of England Council for the Higher Education of Women (founded in 1866) and one of those who helped to found in 1867 the College for Women at Hitchin, which in 1874 became Girton College, Cambridge. He took an active part in the establishment of the Girls' Public Day School Company in 1874, and was foremost among those who secured, in 1878, the new charter for the"
"Gurteen College Gurteen College is an agricultural college in County Tipperary, Ireland. Founded as Gurteen Agricultural College by the Methodist Church in Ireland in 1947 it provides training courses in agriculture and equine studies for farms and rural enterprises. It is a charity registered in Ireland. The farm covers 380 hectares of land. The Equine department opened in 1999. A Higher Certificate and a bachelor's degree are available from Gurteen in conjunction with Athlone Institute of Technology. Also offered in association with Athlone IT is the Bachelor of Science (Veterinary Nursing). FETAC validate a number of the other Agricultural programmes."
"the six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the US Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. While the school upholds a Christian philosophy, it promises its students complete freedom of conscience; no particular doctrinal creed or formulation must be professed to study there or to graduate. Amberton University Amberton University is a private, nonprofit university located in Garland, Texas, in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex of the United States of America. The main campus is adjacent to Interstate 635. Amberton is a private university that adheres to an Evangelical Christian philosophy. The school began as part of Abilene"
"Darton State College Darton State College (now known as The Darton College of Health Professions at Albany State University) was a two-year state college unit of the University System of Georgia, located in Albany, Georgia, United States. Prior to consolidation the college had 84 two-year transfer and career associate degrees and 49 certificate programs. The institution was founded as Albany Junior College in 1963 and offered its first classes in 1966. In 1987, a committee of faculty, staff, students and community members chose the name Darton College. ""Darton"" is an Old English word probably meaning ""town by the (River) Dearne,"""
"of the state and 19% within the top 5%. Girton Grammar School has produced two Rhodes Scholars, Rebecca Duke (2017) and Connor Rochford (2017). There are six houses at the school. These are named after important figures in the history of both Girton Grammar School and the former Girton College. Girton Grammar School Girton Grammar School is an independent co-educational school from Prep to Year 12 located in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Girton Grammar School was founded in late 1992 after Girton College, an initially single-sex girls' school owned and operated by the Anglican Diocese of Bendigo, closed in 1992 when"
"acknowledge its history, even though the name had never been applied to the building after its construction. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. In 2014, to make way for an expansion of the Haas School of Business, the child care center moved to another location near the university campus, and Girton Hall was cut into four pieces, moved to the UC Botanical Garden, and reassembled. The name of the building was changed to Julia Morgan Hall, and it re-opened to the public in 2015. Julia Morgan Hall Julia Morgan Hall (formerly Girton Hall)"
"Brewton–Parker College Brewton–Parker College is a private, Christian, coeducational college whose main campus is located in Mount Vernon, Georgia, United States. Brewton-Parker is affiliated with the Georgia Baptist Convention and celebrated its centennial in 2004. In 1904, Reverend John Carter Brewton, pastor of the McRae Baptist Church, and Charles Benton Parker, a prominent businessman in McRae, resolved to establish a private boarding school to serve elementary and high school students from Montgomery County and the surrounding area. As there were no public high schools at that time, the school played an important role in furthering the education of the area’s"
"higher education was still an innovative, even radical concept. Girton College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge, was established in 1869. However, by the time Gilbert and Sullivan collaborated on ""Princess Ida"" in 1883, a women's college was a more established concept. Westfield College, the University of Londons' first women's college, had opened in 1882. Thus, women's higher education was in the news in London, and Westfield is cited as a model for Gilbert's Castle Adamant. Increasingly viewing his work with Gilbert as unimportant, beneath his skills and repetitious, Sullivan had intended to resign from the"
"student-run societies which cater for a wide range of interests. Seven subjects have their own societies: Biology, History, Economics (Joan Robinson society), Geography, Music, Medicine and Law. There is furthermore the Art society, the Film society and the Girton Amateur Dramatic Society (GADS) which produces around two plays per term. Finally, Girton Amnesty and the Orchestra on the Hill serve students with specific interest in human rights and music, respectively. Recently, Go and Yes Minister Society (GaYMS) has been founded at Girton College, consisting of students with an interest in both the game Go, and the 80s sitcom Yes Minister."
"tradition of academic excellence, Darton prepares students to enter the workforce or continue their education at another four-year institution. Darton State College, a public institution, is part of the University System of Georgia and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. To increase access to a college education, Darton offers 39 fully online degrees, 10 partially online degrees, 13 fully online certificate programs, and over 96 individual distance learning courses over the Internet, through local Channel 19 telecasts, GVNS video-conferencing, and at sites off the main campus: Cordele, Thomasville, Colquitt, Rome, Barnesville, Columbus, Valdosta, Waycross, Sandersville, Swainsboro, and"
"Michael's College. The college itself was on the site now occupied by Hitchin police station. Bearton Bearton was the name of a small hamlet lying to the north of Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England. It was incorporated into Hitchin over a century ago, and now forms part of the Hitchin Bearton ward of North Hertfordshire District Council. In the UK Census 2011 the population of Hitchin Bearton was 8,489. The name Bearton survives in a number of street names - Bearton Road, Bearton Green, Bearton Avenue and Bearton Close. Bearton Lodge, on the corner of Bedford Road and Bearton Road, dates"
"a junior school (Prep to Grade 6) campus located at 105 MacKenzie Street, Bendigo, and a senior school campus (Year 7 to 12) located at 38 Wattle Street, Bendigo. In 2016, 20.1% of Girton Grammar School students achieved a VCE score of 40 or above. The median ATAR score in 2016 was 83, with 26% of Year 12 VCE students ranking within the top 10% of the state, 15% in the top 5%, and 4% in the top 1%. . The school achieved a median ATAR score of 81 in 2015, with 32% of students ranking within the top 10%"
"man instead of a studious woman, she would have merited decoration. I am pleased, therefore, to hail her as the first lady graduate from the Otago University."" In 1886, in Dunedin, Freeman opened her own school, Girton College - the name was taken from that of an educational facility for women at Cambridge University, England. She began with four girls in a disused hall but moved to better premises where she had 60 pupils and an associated boarding establishment. In 1897, Freeman opened a second Girton College in Latimer Square, Christchurch, also with 60 pupils. The schools were popular with"
"absent an approved exemption, and those students failing to meet the requirement over a period of more than one semester may be subject to suspension. Abilene Christian College first received school accreditation in 1971 when it became an accredited member of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Amberton University, previously Amber University, was created as an extension campus of Abilene Christian University. It was launched in Mesquite, Texas, in 1971, moving to Garland, Texas, in 1974. It became a separate institution as Amber University in 1982, and was rechristened Amberton University in 2001. Like"
"Triton College Triton College is a public community college located in River Grove, Illinois, 12 miles northwest of downtown Chicago. In 1973, Triton was featured in Time Magazine, who referred to it as ""a new type of college that is redefining the concept for many Americans..."" In 2016, the institution was ranked as the top community college in Illinois and #25 nationally according to the salaries of its graduates. Junior College District 300 was voted into existence in a referendum in March 1964. In March 1965, a second referendum was passed approving the purchase of an campus site at Fifth"
"part of the new Second Form, 52 joined the Third Form, 11 the Fourth Form, and one the Fifth Form. There are a total of 371 students enrolled, representing approximately 30 states and 15 countries, including 24 students in the Second Form, 82 in the Third Form, 91 in the Fourth Form, 90 in the Fifth Form and 84 in the Sixth Form. The Form of 2013 median SAT scores were 700 reading, 710 writing, and 700 math. Between 2008 and 2012, Groton graduates attended the following colleges most frequently (in order): Georgetown University, Harvard University, Trinity College, Yale University,"