Trinity College (University of Melbourne)

Trinity College

Arms of Trinity College
University University of Melbourne
Location Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria
Coordinates 37°47′41″S 144°57′32″E / 37.7948°S 144.9589°E / -37.7948; 144.9589Coordinates: 37°47′41″S 144°57′32″E / 37.7948°S 144.9589°E / -37.7948; 144.9589
Full name Trinity College of and within the University of Melbourne
Motto Pro Ecclesia, Pro Patria (Latin)
Motto in English For church, for country
Established 1872
Named for The Holy Trinity
Warden Kenneth Hinchcliff
Undergraduates 252
Postgraduates 47
Website trinity.unimelb.edu.au
Horsfall Chapel from Royal Parade
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Trinity College is the oldest residential college of the University of Melbourne.[1] Founded in 1872 on a site granted to the Church of England for the university, Trinity is unique among Australian university colleges in the scope of its educational programs. In addition to its resident community of 300 University of Melbourne and University of Divinity students, Trinity's programs includes Trinity College Foundation Studies, which prepares around 1700 international students for admission to the University of Melbourne annually; the Trinity College Theological School, an Anglican theological college, now a college of the University of Divinity; and the Trinity Institute, which runs summer and winter schools for young leaders, as well as other shorter learning and leadership programs.

History

Trinity College was founded in 1872 by the first Anglican Bishop of Melbourne, Charles Perry. The college was affiliated with the University of Melbourne in 1876. The Trinity College Theological School was founded by Bishop James Moorhouse in 1877.[2]

In 1883 the college became the first university college in Australia to admit women when Lilian Helen Alexander was accepted as a non-resident student.[3] With the establishment of the Trinity Women's Hostel (which later became Janet Clarke Hall) in 1886, Trinity admitted women as resident students, making it the first university college in Australia to do so.

In 1989 the Trinity Education Centre, later renamed Trinity College Foundation Studies, was established to prepare international students for entry to the University of Melbourne.

Since 2001, Trinity has also offered summer school programs to high school age students from around Australia and internationally. In 2010 the college hosted its first Juilliard Winter Jazz School, which was repeated in 2011. These short courses form the core of the Trinity Institute.

Architecture and main buildings

Situated to the north of the main university campus, Trinity's various ivy-clad stone and brick buildings surround a large grassed area, known as the Bulpadock.

The college's main buildings include:

Other buildings

Facilities located in Parkville and Carlton beyond the main campus are occupied by the Trinity College Foundation Studies program.

Residential life

Clubs and societies

The Trinity College Associated Clubs (TCAC) provides leadership for the annual Orientation Week program at the beginning of the year and facilitates a multitude of social, cultural and sporting events throughout the year. Trinity's clubs and societies run many different functions and events throughout the year. The current student clubs include the Wine Cellar, Billiards Room, Coffee Haus, Dialectic Society (formed in 1877), Music Society, Environmental Committee, Dance Club, Arts Studio, Film Society, Drama Club, Informal Dining Society, Games Society, Cooking Society and Racquet Society. The students also run an active program of social service and community outreach, including such programs as tutoring in local schools and educational visits to remote Indigenous communities.

Sport

Trinity College participates in many different sports in intercollegiate competition, including Australian rules football, soccer, netball, hockey, athletics, swimming, volleyball, squash, tennis and badminton. The college also has a particularly strong tradition in rowing and rugby. The college has its own multi-purpose synthetic court.

College song

The current version of the college song was written by the fifth warden, Evan Burge (1974-1996), and set to the tune of the "Jupiter" movement from Gustav Holst's The Planets.

Where Bishops' lifts its ivy'd tower
and Clarke's long cloisters run.
The College Oak stands spreading forth its branches to the sun.
And here are joy and laughter and loyal friends as well;
The Bulpadock rejoices in our efforts to excel.
And whene'er we think on all these things
wherever we may be,
We shall raise our voices higher and sing of Trinity.

College graces

Opening grace, said prior to the meal at formal and celebratory dinners:

Benedictus benedicat, per Jesum Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

The opening grace is a traditional and common Latin grace, the meaning of which may be translated as "May the blessed one bless [the food], through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Closing grace, said at the conclusion of dinner:

Presider: "Laus Deo" ("Praise be to God")
Response: "Deo Gratias" ("Thanks be to God")

Chapel and choir

The Choir of Trinity College have become known especially, but not exclusively, for choral music in the tradition of English cathedrals and the collegiate chapels of Oxford and Cambridge universities. The choir sings Evensong in the chapel during term. Choral Evensong at Trinity has become a well-known liturgical event in Melbourne. The choir also performs locally and tours internationally and have made a number of radio broadcasts and CD recordings, including five albums for ABC Classics.

From 1956 to 2016, the college provided liturgical hospitality to a local Anglican congregation, the Canterbury Fellowship. The fellowship's choir sang for choral services on Sunday mornings and Evensong out of term time.

Wardens

Sub wardens (vice wardens)

Deans

Residential deans and deputy wardens

Notable alumni

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Selleck 2003, p. 8.
  2. ↑ J. Grant, Perspectives of A Century (Melbourne: The Council, 1972), pp. 11, 15, 104-5.
  3. ↑ Selleck 2003, pp. 268, 280.
  4. ↑ It's An Honour website
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