St Catherines College Oxford
| St Catherine's College | |
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| Oxford | |
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Blazon: Sable a saltire ermine between four catherine wheels or.
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| Location | Manor Road |
| Coordinates | 51°45′25″N 1°14′42″W / 51.757066°N 1.245098°WCoordinates: 51°45′25″N 1°14′42″W / 51.757066°N 1.245098°W |
| Motto | Nova et Vetera (The New and the Old) |
| Established | 1962 |
| Named for | St Catherine of Alexandria |
| Previous names | Delegacy of Unattached Students, Delegacy of Non-Collegiate Students, St Catharine's Club, St Catherine's Society |
| Sister college | Robinson College, Cambridge |
| Master | Roger Ainsworth |
| Undergraduates | 497 (December 2017) |
| Postgraduates | 409 (December 2017) |
| Website | stcatz |
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 Location in Oxford city centre
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St Catherine's College (often called Catz by college members) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its motto is Nova et Vetera, which translates as: "Things both new and old".
St Catz is the University of Oxford’s newest mixed college and also one of the largest. It developed out of the St Catherine's Society, and was founded in 1962 by the historian Alan Bullock, who went on to become the first Master of the college, and later Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. As of 2015, the college had an estimated financial endowment of £73.3m.
The college traces its descent from the Scholares Non Ascripti, or Delegacy of Non-Collegiate Students, founded by Statute on 11 June 1868. This was established as part of an expansion of the University so that students would be able to gain an Oxford education without the costs of college membership. During the academic year 2018/2019, the College will therefore be celebrating its 150th Anniversary, in recognition of these origins.
The delegacy was originally headed by two Censors, George W. Kitchin and George S. Ward, who oversaw the administration and welfare of the students. Nineteen students matriculated in October 1868 as Scholares Non Ascripti and were joined throughout the year by another forty, bringing the total number in the first year to fifty-nine. By 1914, more than 4,000 men had matriculated as Non-Collegiate students. The Delegacy students met socially as St Catherine's Club (originally St Catharine's Club) from 1874, which was named after its meeting place in a hall on Catte Street. The club was officially recognised by the University in 1931 as St Catherine's Society. It was thus developing the characteristics of a college, and in 1956 the Delegates decided to formalise this change in status.
After acquiring 8 acres (3.2 ha) from Merton College, Oxford on part of Holywell Great Meadow for £57,690, monies were sought from the University Grants Committee who also agreed to supply £250,000 towards the building, and additional funds up to £400,000 for all facilities. By 1960 Sir Alan Bullock raised a further £1,000,000 with invaluable assistance from two industrial notables, Sir Alan Wilson (whom he met by chance on the RMS Queen Mary) and Sir Hugh Beaver. After a total cost of £2.5 million, the college opened in 1962 to male students. In 1974 St Catz was one of the first men's colleges to admit women as full members, the others being Brasenose, Jesus College, Hertford and Wadham.
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