Student administration/Award ceremony administration, Royal College of Science and Technology, Glasgow

Royal College of Science and Technology, Glasgow formerly Royal Technical College, Glasgow formerly Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College

Student administration

Award ceremony administration

Professors and lecturers

Board of Governors 1887-1962

Council 1962-1964

Chairman's Committee 1895-1964

Teaching and Staff Committee 1887-1904

Board of Studies 1887-1963

Academic Board 1963-1964

Secretary and Treasurer 1888-1903

Secretary and Director 1903-1911

Director 1911-1960

Principal 1960-1964

Since at no stage in its history did the College award degrees, there were no graduation ceremonies to be organised. However, it did hold ceremonies for the presentation of its diplomas, certificates and prizes.

Initially, class prizes and the certificates and prizes of the Government Department of Science and Art and the City and Guilds of London Institute were distributed in the classes by the respective professors and lecturers. This was organised by the Teaching and Staff Committee of the Board of Governors. In 1894, however, the Board of Studies recommended that there should be a public distribution of class prizes at the end of each session. Arrangements for this were remitted to the convenor and secretary of the Teaching and Staff Committee. The first such ceremony was held in May 1894. The chairman of the governors presided and distributed the prizes. Later, and certainly by 1901, diplomas and prizes were presented by the chairman at the annual meeting of the governors in January. Arrangements for this occasion were handled by the Secretary and Treasurer (renamed Secretary and Director in 1903 and Director in 1911). In December 1921, on the recommendation of the Chairman's Committee, a special meeting of the Board of Studies was held for the distribution of diplomas and, in 1923, the governors appointed a committee to make arrangements for the public presentation of diplomas at the end of October.

In 1913, following the affiliation of the College to Glasgow University, students could matriculate and receive Glasgow University degrees in applied science. Those who did receive university degrees attended the graduation ceremonies organised by the University.

Minutes of Board of Governors 1887-1964 Ref: GB 0249 OE 1/1
The minutes include entries relating to arrangements for award ceremonies.

Index to minutes of Board of Governors 1887-1910 Ref: GB 0249 OE 1/3
 

Minutes of Chairman's Committee 1895-1964 Ref: GB 0249 OE 1/5
The minutes include entries relating to arrangements for award ceremonies.

Minutes of Board of Studies/Academic Board 1890-1964 Ref: GB 0249 OE 2/1/1-14
The minutes include entries relating to arrangements for award ceremonies and lists of diplomas and associateships awarded.

Draft or scroll minutes of Board of Studies 1906-1918 Ref: GB 0249 OE 2/1/17
 

Minutes and papers of Board of Studies 1948-1963 Ref: GB 0249 OE 2/1/18
 

Letter books of Board of Studies 1895-1918 Ref: GB 0249 OE 2/1/15-16
 

Calendars 1887-1963 Ref: GB 0249 OE 10/1
The calendars contain lists of prizes and certificates awarded.

Title of function/activity taken from Elizabeth Parker's Function Activity Model (report compiled for JISC). Function and activity description compiled according to GASHE's Standard for Creating Function and Activity Descriptions.

Student administration/Award ceremony administration, University of Glasgow