Yale College was the official name of Yale University from 1718 to 1887. Yale College of Wrexham ( Coleg Iâl) is a Further education college in Wrexham, northeast Wales. Harkness Tower is a prominent Gothic Revival structure at Yale University in New Haven Connecticut, United States. It is now the undergraduate section of Yale and consists of 12 residential colleges. In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. A residential college is an organisational pattern for a division of a University that places academic activity in a Community setting of students and faculty usually
History
Yale University was founded in 1701 as the Collegiate School. Its name was changed to Yale College in 1718 in gratitude to a benefactor, Elihu Yale. Elihu Yale ( April 5, 1649, in Boston, Massachusetts - July 8, 1721, in London, England) was In 1887, as the college continued to grow under the presidency of Timothy Dwight V, Yale College was renamed Yale University. Timothy Dwight V ( November 16, 1828 &ndash May 26, 1916) was president of Yale University from 1886 through 1899 Then Yale College became the name for the undergraduate sector of the University.
The current residential college system was instituted in 1933 through a grant by Yale graduate Edward S. Harkness, who admired the college systems at Oxford University and Cambridge University. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edward Stephen Harkness ( January 22, 1874 – January 29, 1940) was an American Philanthropist. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the Each college has a carefully constructed support structure for students, including a Dean, Master, affiliated faculty, and resident Fellows. Each college also features distinctive architecture, secluded courtyards, and facilities ranging from libraries to squash courts to darkrooms. While each college at Yale offers its own seminars, social events, and Master's Teas with guests from the world, Yale students also take part in academic and social programs across the university, and all of Yale's 2,000 courses are open to undergraduates from any college.
In 1990, Yale launched a series of massive overhauls to the older residential buildings, whose decades of existence had seen only routine maintenance and incremental improvements to plumbing, heating, and electrical and network wiring. Berkeley College was the first to undergo complete renovation. Various unwieldy schemes were used to house displaced students during the yearlong projects, but complaints finally moved Yale to build a new residence hall between the gym and the power plant. It is commonly called "Swing Space" by the students; its official name, "Boyd Hall" (a name allegedly created by Berkeley students as a contraction of "Boy, did we get f---d"), is unused.
Yale College has a tower similar to that of St. Giles Church in Wrexham, North Wales, UK. This is to commemorate, Elihu Yale, the first major donor to the college. Elihu Yale ( April 5, 1649, in Boston, Massachusetts - July 8, 1721, in London, England) was
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Yale created plans to create a thirteenth college, whose concrete facade would have broken with the campus' more prevalent Gothic and Georgian architecture. The plans were scrapped, after the city of New Haven put up substantial financial barriers, and the proposed site was eventually filled with condominiums and shops (Whitney Grove Square, among others).
Residential Colleges
Residential colleges are named for important figures or places in university history or notable alumni; they are deliberately not named for benefactors.
- Berkeley College - named for the Rt. Berkeley College is a residential college at Yale University, constructed in 1934 Rev. George Berkeley (1685-1753), early benefactor of Yale. George Berkeley (ˈbɑrkli (12 March 1685 14 January 1753 also known as Bishop Berkeley, was a Philosopher.
- Branford College - named for Branford, Connecticut, where Yale was briefly located. Branford College is one of the 12 Residential colleges at Yale University. Branford is a town located on Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut, eight miles (13 km east of New Haven.
- Calhoun College - named for John C. Calhoun, vice-president of the United States. Calhoun College is a Residential college of Yale University. Early history In 1641 John Brockston established a farm on the plot of land that John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18 1782 &ndash March 31 1850 was a leading United States Southern politician and political philosopher from South Carolina during
- Davenport College - named for Rev. Davenport College (colloquially often referred to as D'port) is one of the twelve Residential colleges of Yale University. John Davenport, the founder of New Haven. John Davenport ( April 9, 1597 &ndash May 30, 1670) was a Puritan clergyman and co-founder of the American colony Often called "D'port".
- Ezra Stiles College - named for the Rev. Ezra Stiles College is a residential college at Yale University, built in 1961 by Eero Saarinen. Ezra Stiles, a president of Yale. The Rev Ezra Stiles ( November 29, 1727 - May 12, 1795) was a Congregational clergyman Theologian and president of Generally called "Stiles," despite an early-1990s crusade by then-master Traugott Lawler to preserve the use of the full name in everyday speech. Traugott Lawler (born 8 March 1937) is a medievalist scholar expert on William Langland, and an emeritus professor of English at Yale University Its buildings were designed by Eero Saarinen. Eero Saarinen (eːro saːrinen (August 20 1910 Kirkkonummi, Finland – September 1 1961 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States) was
- Jonathan Edwards College - named for theologian, Yale alumnus, and Princeton co-founder Jonathan Edwards. Jonathan Edwards College is a Residential college at Yale University. This article is about the theologian (b 1703 for other uses of Jonathan Edwards see Jonathan Edwards. Generally called "J. E. " The oldest of the residential colleges, J. E. is the only college with an independent endowment, the Jonathan Edwards Trust.
- Morse College - named for Samuel Morse, inventor of Morse Code. Morse College is one of the twelve residential colleges at Yale University, built in 1961 and designed by Eero Saarinen. Samuel Finley Breese Morse ( April 27, 1791 &ndash April 2, 1872) was an American painter of portraits and historic Also designed by Eero Saarinen. Eero Saarinen (eːro saːrinen (August 20 1910 Kirkkonummi, Finland – September 1 1961 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States) was
- Pierson College - named for Yale's first rector, Abraham Pierson. Pierson College (PC is a residential college founded in 1933 at Yale University. Reverend Abraham Pierson (1646-1707 was the first Rector, from 1701 to 1707 and one of the founders of the Collegiate School &mdash which later became Yale University
- Saybrook College - named for Old Saybrook, Connecticut, the town in which Yale was founded. Saybrook College is one of the 12 residential colleges at Yale University. Old Saybrook is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.
- Silliman College - named for a noted scientist and Yale professor Benjamin Silliman. Silliman College is a Residential college at Yale University. Benjamin Silliman ( 8 August 1779 &ndash 24 November 1864) was an American Chemist, one of the first American professors About half of its structures were originally part of the Sheffield Scientific School,
- Timothy Dwight College - named for the two Yale presidents of that name, Timothy Dwight IV and Timothy Dwight V. Sheffield Scientific School was founded in 1847 as a school of Yale College in New Haven Connecticut for instruction in science and engineering Timothy Dwight College, commonly abbreviated and referred to as "TD" is a residential college at Yale University named after two university presidents Timothy Timothy Dwight ( May 14, 1752 &ndash January 11, 1817) was an American Congregationalist minister Theologian, educator Timothy Dwight V ( November 16, 1828 &ndash May 26, 1916) was president of Yale University from 1886 through 1899 Usually called "T. D. " The smallest college.
- Trumbull College - named for Jonathan Trumbull, or the governor of Connecticut. Trumbull College is one of twelve undergraduate residential colleges of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Jonathan Trumbull Sr ( 12 October 1710 17 August 1785) (Originally spelled Jonathan Trumble was changed for an unknown reason was
External links
- Official Website of Yale College
- The Yung Wing Project hosts the memoir of the first Chinese American graduate of an American university (Yale 1854).
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