Templeton College, Oxford
| Templeton College | ||||||||||||
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| University of Oxford | ||||||||||||
| Location | Egrove Park | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°43′44″N1°15′07″W/ 51.72889°N 1.25192°W | |||||||||||
| Established | 1965 | |||||||||||
| Closed | 1 October 2008 (merged with Green College) | |||||||||||
| Named for | SirJohn Templeton | |||||||||||
| Previous names | Oxford Centre for Management Studies (1965–1983) | |||||||||||
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  Location in Oxfordshire | ||||||||||||
Templeton Collegewas one of theconstituent collegesof theUniversity of Oxford,England.It was an all-graduate college, concentrating on the recruitment of students in business and management studies. In 2008, the college merged withGreen College, Oxfordto formGreen Templeton College,based on the existing Green College site.
History
[edit]The college was founded in 1965 as the Oxford Centre for Management Studies. The college was based at Egrove Park inKennington,south of Oxford. Its buildings were opened in 1969 and were listed in 1999.
It was renamed Templeton College in 1983 as a result of a donation from SirJohn Templeton,in honour of his parents, Harvey Maxwell and Vella Handly Templeton. The intention was to raise professional standards in British management. The endowment was one of the largest endowments ever made to a British educational establishment. Initially a "society of entitlement" in the university, Templeton College began admitting graduate students in 1984 and became a full graduate college of the university byroyal charterin 1995.
In November 2005, the college transferred its executive education business to theSaïd Business School.
On 26 February 2007, two bombs were found planted at Templeton College. Ananimal rightsactivist was convicted of conspiracy to commit arson in February 2009.[1]
On 3 July 2007, it was announced that Templeton College would merge withGreen College, Oxfordwith effect from 1 October 2008 to formGreen Templeton College, Oxford,based on the existing Green College site.[2]Templeton's former site at Egrove Park remains in use by theSaïd Business Schoolas its Executive Education Centre.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Animal rights fire-bomber jailed".BBC Online.13 February 2009.Retrieved19 September2009.
- ^"Merger to create new Oxford graduate college".University of Oxford. 3 July 2007. Archived fromthe originalon 2 October 2013.
- ^Said Business School websiteArchived2010-09-29 at theWayback Machine
