Columbus St. buys house at Oxford University

COLUMBUS - Columbus State University has bought a house at Oxford University in England to accommodate its students studying abroad there. <br> <br> The Spencer House is a three-story Edwardian residence that will house CSU students and faculty members on sabbatical. <br> <br> The purchase was made possible by a grant from the J. Kyle Spencer and Sara D. Spencer Charitable Trust. The Spencers initiated the schools&#39; summer study program at Oxford 15 years ago after they took summer courses there in the early 1980s. <br> <br> ``Now, with our own house, we can offer our faculty and students a yearlong experience in English liberal arts at this great institution,&#39;&#39; said Kyle Spencer. <br> <br> The house positions CSU near larger schools such as the University of Georgia, Stanford University and Williams College (Mass.), which administer yearlong programs through Oxford. <br> <br> The house will accommodate three separate CSU study abroad programs, beginning next month with a literature class.