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Trinity College (University of Melbourne)
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University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
. Founded in 1872 on a site granted to the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
, Trinity is unique among Australian university colleges in its diverse education programs. In addition to its resident community of around 300 students and tutors of the University of Melbourne, Trinity runs two other major educational programs: Trinity College Foundation Studies, which prepares 700–800 international students for admission to the University of Melbourne annually; and the Trinity College Theological School, an Anglican theological college.
History
Trinity College was founded in 1872 by the first Anglican Bishop of MelbourneMelbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Charles Perry
Charles Perry (bishop)
Charles Perry was the first Anglican bishop of Melbourne, Australia.-Early life:Perry was born in Hackney, Middlesex, the third son of John Perry, sheriff of Essex and shipbuilder, and his second wife, Mary, daughter of George Green...
. The college was affiliated with the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
in 1876. The Trinity College Theological School
Trinity Theological School, Melbourne
Trinity College Theological School is part of Trinity College, the oldest college of the University of Melbourne. The school was founded in 1877 by Bishop James Moorhouse for the purpose of training a "learned and dedicated clergy"...
was founded in 1877.
With the establishment of the Trinity Women's Hostel (which later became Janet Clarke Hall
Janet Clarke Hall (University of Melbourne)
Janet Clarke Hall is an Anglican residential college of the University of Melbourne.- History :Established in 1886 as a residential hostel for women students of Trinity College, the College was named after a significant benefactor...
) 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 the Trinity College Foundation Studies, was established to prepare international students for entry to the University of Melbourne. In 2011 Trinity commenced operating Edith Head Hall, formerly a hostel run by the Girls Friendly Society, as a collegiate hostel for students of its Foundation Studies program.
Since 2001, Trinity has also offered summer school programs to high-school age students from around Australia and internationally. In 2010 the college ran a winter school for high-school age jazz musicians in co-operation with the Juilliard School. These short courses now form the core of the Trinity Institute, a new initiative for outreach and continuing education based on existing Trinity programs.
Architecture
Situated to the north of the main university campus, Trinity's various ivy-clad stone buildings surround a large grassed area, known as the Bulpadock.The college's main buildings include:
- 1870: Leeper Building (formerly the ProvostProvost (education)A provost is the senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States, Canada and Australia, the equivalent of a pro-vice-chancellor at some institutions in the United Kingdom and Ireland....
's Lodge) - 1878: Bishops' Building (named after Charles Perry and James Moorhouse, the first and second Bishops of Melbourne)
- 1880: Dining Hall
- 1883–87: Clarke's Building
- 1914–17: Horsfall Chapel
- 1933: Behan Building (named after John Clifford Valentine BehanJohn Clifford Valentine BehanSir John Clifford Valentine Behan was the second warden of Trinity College at the University of Melbourne and the first Victorian Rhodes Scholar....
, a former warden) - 1958: Memorial Building (commonly called "Jeopardy")
- 1963–65: Cowan Building
- 1980: Dorothy Building
- 1995–96: Evan Burge Building
- 2006–07: Gourlay Building ("Woodheap")
Foundation Studies and other buildings
Facilities located in Parkville and Carlton beyond the historic main campus are occupied by Trinity College Foundation Studies staff and students.- 715 Swanston Street: Trinity occupies two floors of this building. It has two lecture theatres 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 programs, timetabling, mathematics, economics and chemistry. A computer lab can also be found here. The study area is often used for quiet study and lunch. Swanston Street also houses "The Prayer Space" – a room set aside for quiet reflection, prayer and rest. Facilities for ablutions are also provided for students of the Islamic faith.
- 199 Grattan Street: This is where student services is located. Student services organises orientations, valedictories and excursions during term breaks to locations such as Mount Baw Baw, UluruUluruUluru , also known as Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory, central Australia. It lies south west of the nearest large town, Alice Springs; by road. Kata Tjuta and Uluru are the two major features of the Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park....
, the Great Ocean RoadGreat Ocean RoadThe Great Ocean Road is a stretch of road along the south-eastern coast of Australia between the Victorian cities of Torquay and Warrnambool. The road was built by returned soldiers between 1919 and 1932, and is the world's largest war memorial; dedicated to casualties of World War I...
and Sydney. The building also has a tutorial room and a drama room. A number of drama staff are also located here. Also in this building is a student common room with table tennis and foosball facilities, as well as sofas.
- 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, tables and a kitchen for student use.
- 29 Royal Parade: This is where most EAP (English for Academic Purposes) classes are held. It also houses many EAP teachers' offices.
- 18–20 Lincoln Square North: This building has a drama room, a well-equipped physics lab, student computer lab and six tutorial rooms. Staff in economics, accounting, environment and development, media and communications, psychology, physics, biology and mathematics have their offices here.
Clubs for residential students
The Trinity College Associated Clubs (TCAC) serves the resident members of the college, also referred to as members of the Junior Common Room. The 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, including the wine cellar, billiards room, "Beer Budlay", Dialectic Society, Music Society, environmental committee, dance club, arts studio, film society, drama club, informal dining society, games society and many more. Trinity is presently the only Melbourne University college to produce both a musical and a play each year.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. In these competitions (and in general), Trinity has developed a rivalry with neighbouring colleges Ormond CollegeOrmond College (University of Melbourne)
Ormond College is the largest of the residential colleges of the University of Melbourne. It is home to 332 undergraduates, 30 postgraduates and 27 professorial/academic residents.-Establishment:...
and Queen's College
Queen's College (University of Melbourne)
Queen's College is a residential College affiliated with the University of Melbourne providing accommodation to 220 students who are attending the University of Melbourne, Victorian College of the Arts, RMIT University and Monash University's Victorian College of Pharmacy.In addition to the...
. The most serious and popular of grudge matches is when Trinity College play Ormond College in an annual rugby match. Trinity has had a particularly strong rugby side and have for the past nine consecutive years beaten Ormond College, with the most recent being in 2011 led by current captain Chris Wood. In 2006, Trinity won the intercollegiate trophy for men's sport, the Cowan Cup, and were runners up in the women's sport competition, the Holmes Shield. Trinity College again won the Cowan Cup in 2007 but came second in the 2008 competition, ultimately losing to Queen's College.
Chapel and choir
The Choir of Trinity CollegeChoir of Trinity College, University of Melbourne
The Choir of Trinity College, the oldest college within the University of Melbourne, is a collegiate chapel choir modelled on the choirs at Cambridge and Oxford universities. The choir consists of 24 choral scholars...
have become a nationally renowned ensemble, known especially but not exclusively for choral music in the tradition of English cathedrals and the collegiate chapels of Oxford and Cambridge. The choir sings for Evensong
Evensong
The term evensong can refer to the following:* Evening Prayer , the Anglican liturgy of Evening Prayer, especially so called when it is sung...
in the chapel during term and 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
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
Classics.
Since 1956 the college has provided liturgical hospitality to a local Anglican congregation, the Canterbury Fellowship. Since May 2005 the Choir of Trinity College have sung Sunday Evensong during term with the Choir of the Canterbury Fellowship singing at other times.
Wardens
- 1876–1918 Alexander LeeperAlexander LeeperAlexander Leeper , was an Australian educationist.Alexander Leeper, the son of the Rev. Alexander Leeper, canon of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, was born on 3 June 1848. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, where he graduated B.A. in 1871 and M.A...
- 1918–1946 Sir John Clifford Valentine BehanJohn Clifford Valentine BehanSir John Clifford Valentine Behan was the second warden of Trinity College at the University of Melbourne and the first Victorian Rhodes Scholar....
- 1946–1964 Ronald William Trafford Cowan
- 1965–1973 Robin Sharwood AM
- 1974–1997 The Revd Evan Burge
- 1997–2006 Donald John Markwell
- 2007–present The Revd Canon Andrew McGowan
Chaplains
- 1883–1884 The Revd Canon Henry H P Handfield
- 1884–1894 The Revd Canon Robert Potter
- 1894–1898 The Revd Canon Joseph Carlisle
- 1898–1911 The Revd Reginald Stephen, Sub-Warden 1989-1905
- 1906–1907 The Revd Frederick G. Masters
- 1907–1908 The Revd Frederick W. R. Newton
- 1909–1911 The Revd James Ray Norman
- 1911–1917 The Revd George Ellis Aickin, First Principal of Ridley College, Melbourne
- 1917–1923 The Revd Eustace Vernon Wade, Second Principal of Ridley College, Melbourne
- 1924 The Revd J. Butler Johnston
- 1925–1926 The Revd Robert Esmond Sutton
- 1927 The Revd R. Harmieson
- 1928–1934 The Revd Thomas M. Robinson, later Warden of St John's College, Morpeth
- 1935-1935 The Revd George Green
- 1936–1944 The Revd John D. McKie, later Bishop Coadjutor, Anglican Diocese of MelbourneAnglican Diocese of MelbourneThe Anglican Diocese of Melbourne is the metropolitan diocese of the Province of Victoria in the Anglican Church of Australia. The diocese includes the urban cities of Melbourne and Geelong and also some more rural areas. The cathedral church is St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne...
- 1944–1950 The Revd John N. Falkingham, later Dean of Christ Church Cathedral (Newcastle, New South Wales)Christ Church Cathedral (Newcastle, New South Wales)The Cathedral Church of Christ the King or Christ Church Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral in Newcastle, New South Wales Australia. The church, in the Gothic Revival style, is located on a hill at the city's eastern end in the suburb called The Hill....
- 1951–1961 The Revd Alfred Bird
- 1961–1969 The Revd Barry Russell Marshall
- 1970 The Revd James A. Grant, later Bishop Coadjutor, Anglican Diocese of MelbourneAnglican Diocese of MelbourneThe Anglican Diocese of Melbourne is the metropolitan diocese of the Province of Victoria in the Anglican Church of Australia. The diocese includes the urban cities of Melbourne and Geelong and also some more rural areas. The cathedral church is St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne...
- 1971–1974 The Revd James Minchin
- 1975–1976 The Revd Roger Sharr
- 1977–1981 The Revd Rodney Oliver
- 1982–1987 The Revd Peter Wellock
- 1988–1994 The Revd Ronald Browning
- 1995–2003 The Revd David Cole
- 2003–2007 The Revd Richard Treloar
- 2007–2009 The Revd Timothy Gaden
- 2009–present The Revd Andreas Loewe
Notable alumni
Distinguished alumni include- Sir Stanley ArgyleStanley ArgyleSir Stanley Seymour Argyle KBE , Australian politician, was the 32nd Premier of Victoria. He was born in Kyneton, Victoria, the son of a grazier, and was educated at Brighton Grammar School and the University of Melbourne, where he graduated in medicine...
, Victorian Premier, 1932–1935 - The Most Revd Philip AspinallPhillip AspinallPhillip Aspinall has been the Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia since February 2002 and Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia since July 2005. He succeeded Peter Hollingworth as Archbishop of Brisbane....
, Archbishop of Brisbane 2002–present; PrimatePrimate (religion)Primate is a title or rank bestowed on some bishops in certain Christian churches. Depending on the particular tradition, it can denote either jurisdictional authority or ceremonial precedence ....
of the Anglican Church of AustraliaAnglican Church of AustraliaThe Anglican Church of Australia is a member church of the Anglican Communion. It was previously officially known as the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania...
2005–present - Sir Roderick CarnegieRoderick CarnegieSir Roderick Howard Carnegie AC is a prominent Australian businessman, primarily working in the coal industry.He was awarded a knighthood in the 1978 Queen's Birthday Honours list In recognition of service to industry, and in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours list he was awarded Companion of the...
AC - The Right Revd Peter CarnleyPeter CarnleyPeter Frederick Carnley AC is a retired Australian Anglican bishop. Carnley was the Archbishop of Perth from 1981 to 2005 and was Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia from 2000 until July 2005...
, Archbishop of Perth and PrimatePrimate (religion)Primate is a title or rank bestowed on some bishops in certain Christian churches. Depending on the particular tradition, it can denote either jurisdictional authority or ceremonial precedence ....
of the Anglican Church of AustraliaAnglican Church of AustraliaThe Anglican Church of Australia is a member church of the Anglican Communion. It was previously officially known as the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania...
2000–2005 - The Right Hon Richard Gardiner CaseyRichard Casey, Baron CaseyRichard Gardiner Casey, Baron Casey KG GCMG CH DSO MC KStJ PC was an Australian politician, diplomat and the 16th Governor-General of Australia.-Early life:...
, Governor General 1965–1969 - Manning ClarkManning ClarkCharles Manning Hope Clark, AC , an Australian historian, was the author of the best-known general history of Australia, his six-volume A History of Australia, published between 1962 and 1987...
, historian - Adrienne ClarkeAdrienne ClarkeAdrienne Elizabeth Clarke AC is a Professor of Botany at University of Melbourne since 1985 and director of the Plant Cell Biology Research Centre since 1982.-Biography:...
, Lieutenant Governor of Victoria, botanist - Derek DentonDerek DentonEmeritus Professor Derek Ashworth Denton AC is an Australian scientist renowned for his research exploring the nature of consciousness in animals....
, scientist - Kay GoldsworthyKay GoldsworthyKay Goldsworthy is a bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Perth, Western Australia. In April 2008 she was chosen to become an assistant bishop in the diocese by the Archbishop of Perth, Roger Herft...
, first woman bishop in the Anglican Church of Australia - Sir Rupert HamerRupert HamerSir Rupert James Hamer, AC, KCMG, ED , generally known until he was knighted in 1982 as Dick Hamer, Australian Liberal Party politician, was the 39th Premier of Victoria, serving from 1972 to 1981.-Early years:...
, Victorian PremierPremiers of VictoriaThe Premier of Victoria is the leader of the government in the Australian state of Victoria. The Premier is appointed by the Governor of Victoria, and is the leader of the political party able to secure a majority in the Legislative Assembly....
1972–1981 - Lieutenant General Sir Edmund HerringEdmund HerringLieutenant General Sir Edmund Francis Herring, KCMG, KBE, DSO, MC, KStJ, ED, QC was an Australian Army officer during the Second World War, Lieutenant Governor of Victoria, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria.A Rhodes scholar, Herring was at New College, Oxford, when the First World...
, Chief Justice of VictoriaChief Justice of VictoriaThe Chief Justice of Victoria is the senior judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria and the highest ranking judicial officer in the Australian state of Victoria. The Chief Justice is both the judicial head of the Supreme Court as well as the administrative head...
1944–1964 - The Right Revd Peter HollingworthPeter HollingworthPeter John Hollingworth AC, OBE is an Australian Anglican bishop. He served as the Archbishop of Brisbane for 11 years before becoming the 23rd Governor-General of Australia from 2001 until 2003....
, Archbishop of Brisbane, Governor General 2001–2003 - Ananda KrishnanAnanda KrishnanTatparanandam Ananda Krishnan is a Malaysian businessman and philanthropist of Tamil origin. Nicknamed A-K, he is estimated to have a net worth of US$9.6 billion according to Forbes' latest annual list of wealthiest people, making him the second wealthiest in Southeast Asia behind Robert Kuok,...
, Malaysian entrepreneur - Richard LarkinsRichard LarkinsProfessor Richard Graeme Larkins AO was the Vice-Chancellor and President of Monash University from 2003 until June 2009. Prior to this, he had a distinguished career in medicine, scientific research and academic management....
, Vice-Chancellor of Monash University - Peter McPheePeter McPhee (academic)Peter McPhee is an Australian academic, and was the Provost of the University of Melbourne. He is the first person to have held the position at Melbourne, as it has typically been in place at universities in the United States and the United Kingdom....
, historian, former Provost of the University of Melbourne - A. G. L. Shaw, historian
- Rob SitchRob SitchRobert Ian Sitch , is an Australian director, producer, screenwriter, actor and comedian.-Early life:Sitch attended St Kevin's College and graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Melbourne, where he resided at Trinity College. He worked at the Royal Womans Hospital...
, actor and film director - Michael ThwaitesMichael ThwaitesMichael Rayner Thwaites, AO was an Australian academic, poet, intelligence officer, and activist for Moral Rearmament.-Early life and education:...
, poet and public servant - Mechai ViravaidyaMechai ViravaidyaMechai Viravaidya is a former politician and activist in Thailand who has popularized condoms in that country.Since the 1970s, Mechai has been affectionately known as "Mr...
, Thai social reformer - Chester WilmotChester WilmotReginald William Winchester Wilmot was an Australian war correspondent who reported for the BBC and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation during the Second World War. After the war he continued to work as a broadcast reporter, and wrote a well-appreciated book about the liberation of Europe...
, historian and war correspondent - Brian T Loton AC, Chairman of BHP