Trinity College (University of Melbourne)

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Trinity College, Melbourne
Arms of Trinity College
                     
Full name Trinity College within the University of Melbourne
Motto Pro Ecclesia, Pro Patria
For the church, for the fatherland
Named after The Holy Trinity
Previous names -
Established 1872
Sister College(s) -
Warden The Rev'd Dr Andrew McGowan
Location Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria
Undergraduates 240
Postgraduates 30
Homepage Trinity College Boat Club
Horsfall Chapel from Royal Parade
Horsfall Chapel from Royal Parade
Bishop's
Bishop's
Behan
Behan
For other institutions named Trinity College, see Trinity College.

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Trinity College is the oldest residential college of the University of Melbourne and was founded in 1872 on a site which had been granted to the Church of England.

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[edit] Geography

Situated to the north of the main university campus, Trinity's various ivy-clad stone buildings surround a large lawn known as the Bulpadok, making for a very pleasant environment for its 269 resident students to enjoy.

[edit] History

Trinity College was founded by the first Anglican Bishop of Melbourne, the Rt Revd Charles Perry, in 1872. The College was affiliated with the University of Melbourne in 1876, and the Trinity Theological School was founded in 1877.

With the establishment of the Trinity Women's Hostel (later to become Janet Clarke Hall) in 1886, Trinity admitted women as resident students, making it the first university college in Australia to do so.

In 1989 Trinity College Foundation Studies was established to prepare international students for entry to university courses. Foundation Studies caters to around 700 non-resident students annually. Some Foundation students do take up residential membership at Trinity upon entry to Melbourne University.

[edit] Architecture

The college's main buildings were built as follows:

  • 1870: "Provost's Lodge", now the Leeper Building
  • 1878: Bishops' Building
  • 1880: Dining Hall
  • 1883-87: Clarke's Building
  • 1914-17: Horsfall Chapel
  • 1933: Behan Building (named after former warden John Clifford Valentine Behan)
  • 1958: The Memorial Building (Jeopardy)
  • 1963-65: Cowan Building
  • 1995-96: Burge Building
  • 2006-07: Gourlay Building (Woodheap)

[edit] Off-campus buildings of Trinity College Foundation Studies

These are buildings located beyond the main campus, occupied by Trinity College Foundation Studies staff and students.

  • 715 Swanston Street: Trinity occupies two floors of this building. It has two lecture theaters and tutorial rooms. The Swanston Street building serves as a 'student welfare precinct', with the Student Welfare Office, Student Counsellor, and Chaplaincy located in the lower ground floor. Departments with staff located here are: Examinations, Extended Programmes, Timetabling, Mathematics 1, Mathematics 2, Economics, and Chemistry. A computer lab equipped with Apple G5 iMac computers with central-server printing can also be found here. The study area is often used for quiet study and lunch.
  • 199 Grattan Street: This is where Student Services is located. Student Services organises orientations and valedictories, and often organises excursion during term breaks to locations such as Mount Baw Baw, Uluru, the Great Ocean Road and Sydney. The staff also prepare the weekly Trinity Contact Bulletin. The student common room is equipped with a photocopier, table tennis table, vending machine and a photocopy card revaluing machine. The building also has a tutorial room and a drama room. A number of Drama staff are also located here.
  • Foundation Studies Centre (FSC), 33-35 Royal Parade: The building has a number of tutorial rooms and a drama room. Literature, Drama and History of Ideas staff are located here. The building also has a student common room with sofas and tables, and a kitchen for student use.
  • 29 Royal Parade: This is where most EAP (English for Academic Purposes) classes are held, and also house most EAP teachers' offices.
  • 18-20 Lincoln Square North: This building has a drama room, a well-equipped Physics lab, a student computer lab and 6 tutorial rooms. Staff in Economics, Accounting, Environment & Development, Media & Communications, Psychology, Physics, Biology and Mathematics 2 have their offices here.

[edit] Choir and Chapel

Trinity College has a Choir which sings for services in the chapel. The Choir also sings around Melbourne and tours internationally. They have made a number of radio broadcasts and CD recordings, including albums for ABC Classics.

Since 1956 the College has provided liturgical hospitality to a local Anglican congregation known as the Canterbury Fellowship. Since May 2005 the College and the Canterbury Fellowship have agreed to share responsibility for Evensong in the College Chapel, with the Choir of Trinity College singing during term and the Choir of the Canterbury Fellowship singing at all other times.


[edit] Wardens

  • 1876–1918 Dr Alexander Leeper
  • 1918–1946 Sir John Clifford Valentine Behan
  • 1946–1964 Mr Ronald William Trafford Cowan
  • 1965–1973 Professor Robin Lorimer Sharwood, AM
  • 1974–1997 The Revd Dr Evan Laurie Burge
  • 1997–2006 Professor Donald John Markwell
  • 2007- The Revd Dr Andrew Brian McGowan

[edit] Distinguished alumni

Distinguished Alumni include

[edit] External links

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