2013 Prize Giving Ceremony at University of Springfield

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Giving may refer to: Gift, the transfer of something without the expectation of receiving something in return Generosity, the habit of giving freely without expecting anything in return Charity (practice), the giving of help to those in need who are not related to the giver Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World, a book by Bill Clinton Giving (album), an album by Colm Ó SnodaighA ceremony (UK: , US: ) is a unified ritualistic event with a purpose, usually consisting of a number of artistic components, performed on a special occasion. The word may be of Etruscan origin, via the Latin caerimonia.A university (Latin: universitas, 'a whole') is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs in different schools or faculties of learning. The word university is derived from the Latin universitas magistrorum et scholarium, which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars".The first universities were created in Europe by Catholic Church monks. The University of Bologna (Università di Bologna), founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: being a high degree-awarding institute; having independence from the ecclesiastic schools, although conducted by both clergy and non-clergy; using the word universitas (which was coined at its foundation); issuing secular and non-secular degrees: grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law, notarial law.Springfield may refer to: Springfield (toponym), the place name in general