There are eleven residential colleges of the
University of Queensland
, mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work
, established =
, endowment = A$224.3 million
, budget = A$2.1 billion
, type = Public research university
, chancellor = Peter Varghese
, vice_chancellor = Deborah Terry
, city = B ...
.
Colleges
Cromwell College
* On the
St Lucia
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campus. Was the first of the Colleges on the St Lucia campus in June 1954,
and admitted men only until it became
co-ed
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in 1973.
* Founded in 1950 and initially funded by a private donation from the Hancock family
* Its emblem is a lion
* Has five buildings (17 Corridors) named after influential people in Cromwell's history: North, Thatcher / Dowling, Hancock, Begbie and Lockley.
Duchesne College
* On the
St Lucia
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Campus, among ten other university residential colleges.
* Founded in 1937, initially at Stuartholme College in
Toowong
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Geography
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, by a collaboration of the university, the Catholic Archdiocese and under the auspices of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart, at the request of Archbishop
James Duhig
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* Moved to St Lucia after a new collegiate building was constructed at the university for it in 1959.
* Named after
Rose Philippine Duchesne
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, a French woman who was instrumental in bringing the Society of the Sacred Heart to America from France.
* One of two all-female colleges on the campus.
* Accommodates 212 students.
* In 2009, the college opened the Rose Philippine Wing.
* Mission is to provide accommodation for rural and regional students who wish to study at UQ, QUT or ACU.
Emmanuel College
* Celbrating its 110th Anniversary in 2021, Emmanuel is jointly (with St John's) the oldest residential college affiliated with The University of Queensland
* Academic program encompasses 80+ hours of discipline-based tutorials each week, language courses, MasterClasses, visiting scholars, and academic mentoring.
* Offers scholarships and bursaries to assist students.
* Hosts annual Theatre Restaurant entirely written and performed by the Students' Club.
* Its eleven wings (dormitories) are named after influential people in the college's history: Busch, Douglas, Drewe, Edmonds, Gibson, Glaister, Henderson, MacGregor, Martin, Meiklejohn and Merrington.
* Boasts more alumni who have played for the Wallabies than any other College at UQ.
* On-site student- staffed cafe (BrewDogs), basketball/netball court, squash courts and cardio gym. Student fees include access to UQ gym and pool.
* Active sporting, social and community focussed Students Club.
Grace College
* Women only until 2021, became gender inclusive in 2022
* After IH, and ahead of Johns, has the most international students, "with more than one-third of our residents coming from outside Australia"(2018)
* Located at the St Lucia Campus
* Opened in 1970
* Residents referred to as Gracies
* Smallest Residential College on campus
* Sister college of Kings
Gatton Halls of Residence
* Main university residential facilities for the
Gatton campus.
* Largest residential college associated with the University of Queensland
* Established in 1897 making it the oldest college with the University of Queensland
* 436 rooms
* Students at the Halls mainly study within the Faculty of Science
* Divided into four Halls Shelton, Pitt, Thynne and Riddell
International House
* Commonly abbreviated as IH, and located at the St Lucia campus.
* Founded in 1965. Planning for the college commenced in 1955 through the Rotary Club of Brisbane and as part of the celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of
Rotary International
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.
* Unique architectural design, blending elements of Asian and Australian architecture.
* When International House opened in 1965 Ivor Cribb was appointed Warden.
* Provide fully catered accommodation for 200 undergraduate students, and self-catered accommodation for 38 postgraduate and undergraduate students 25 years and over.
* International House is divided into 11 buildings or "towers": A to I for most undergraduate students and Towers J and K for postgraduate students and undergraduate students 25 years and over.
* International House has 50% domestic residents and 50% international.
* International House hosts the annual battle of the bands between all 10 colleges called Bandfest.
* International House also hosts 'Soiree' its annual multi-cultural festival.
* Known for its accepting nature and multi-cultural atmosphere.
King's College
* At the St Lucia Campus
* Accommodation for 317 students of the university.
* The college has produced 5 recipients of the
Rhodes Scholarship
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Established in 1902, it is the oldest graduate scholarship in the world. It is considered among the world' ...
and 43
University Medal
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As award on graduation
Many ...
lists.
* History: In 1901, the
Methodist
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Conference of Queensland began to send candidates for ministry to
Queen's College, Melbourne, a college which combined both theological education and a resident college. This became the model for King's. The college was first opened on 13 June 1913 at
Kangaroo Point, the original location of the
University of Queensland
, mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work
, established =
, endowment = A$224.3 million
, budget = A$2.1 billion
, type = Public research university
, chancellor = Peter Varghese
, vice_chancellor = Deborah Terry
, city = B ...
, and moved in 1954 to the new campus at St Lucia.
Masters
*1913–1915: Rev
M. Scott Fletcher
*1916–1923: Rev L. E. Bennett
*1924–1959: Rev H. H. Trigge
*1960–1986: Rev I. H. Grimmett
*1986–1991: Rev I. G. Mavor
*1992–2004: Rev J. Patton
*2005-: G. C. Eddy
About King's College
King's College provides accommodation for 317 men and women of the University of Queensland and Brisbane based universities. The college operates as an academic residential community of undergraduate and postgraduate members drawn from country and suburban areas throughout Australia as well as many other nations.
King's has a well-equipped gymnasium (including weights room and a cardio room), swimming pool, rowing shed and pontoon, tutorial/study rooms, Old Collegians Learning Centre, barbecue facilities, quarter basketball court and extensive well lit car-parks. The Junior Common Room is equipped with satellite television, billiard table and table tennis table.
King's College is well renowned for its Sporting and Cultural success. Having won the Old Collegians' Cup in 2018 for the 10th consecutive year has further cemented King's Colleges reputation as the 'sporting' college.
St John's College
St John's College is a co-educational residential college on the St Lucia Campus. St John's is the equal oldest college in affiliation with the university. The college was founded in 1911 – the same year The University of Queensland accepted its first students – and is currently home to approximately 300 students (colloquially known as 'Johnians' or 'Jabbers'). It has been voted as the best College ever to exist in the history of colleges.
Facilities include the Stanley Law Library, the general library, the Gibson Room for biomedical studies (anatomy and histology, speech therapy and physiotherapy). In the gymnasium, there is a weights room, and sauna, as well as pool and ping-pong tables. All undergraduate students also have access to the Junior Common Room. St John's College has a strong social atmosphere. The oldest book at the college library is a
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text dating back to 1774.
The college has a strong sporting tradition. In 1996 it became the first College at The University of Queensland to win both the men's and women's Inter-Collegiate competitions in the same year. In 2013 St. Johns College won both the male and female overall weighted sporting trophies. Since the inception of the ICC Competition, St John's College has won the Old Collegians Cup and the ICC Cultural Cup more times than any other college. In 2018 St John's became the first college since 2000 to win all five domains: Men's and Women's sporting, Men's and Women's weighted sporting, and the ICC Cultural Cup.
Music and drama are particularly strong at the college. There are seven pianos in the college and there are four specially built music practice rooms. A manual and pedal pipe organ was completed in the college chapel in 1994. In 2018 a
Harpsichord
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was added to the college chapel. The choir performs at College functions and in the intercollegiate choral festival. Students from St John's and Women's Colleges perform an annual production. Choral Scholarships are offered by the college.
The college also has a Jazz Club which plays at the annual Jazz Night hosted by the student club, alongside the John's band Who Is John? and alumni bands such as The Eaglets who played in 2017. There is also speculation of a lesser-known subsidiary band of Who is John?, Kazoo is John.
The 'slab' is a monumental section of the college, of which only a few select students know of the location.
St John's College is also thought to be associated with the initiation of the long-standing tradition whereby males, and choice females, drop their pants whenever the song Eagle Rock is played. The tradition is thought to have originated from a small group of mining engineering students from UQ who resided there.
The College Anglican Chapel hosts musical events throughout the year, with an organ which has been played by organists such as Michael Faulkner. The chapel hosts an original artwork which was commissioned for the St. John's College chapel as a celebration of its jubilee at St Lucia, Brisbane, where the university relocated. The piece, Earth Creations, is similar to Regeneratation (1972) held at the
University House, Australian National University
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Currently, there are 60 doctoral students residing in its dormito ...
chapel. The college also hosts 9 prints of the 10 piece series The Journey, also by
Leonard French
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French was born in Brunswick, Victoria to a family of Cornish origin. His stained glass creation ...
, which are held in University House ANU's dining hall.
In 2005, Edale wing was burned down in a fire apparently caused by unattended electrical devices left on by a student over the Easter break.
The college is very multicultural with students from Japan, New Zealand, the Soviet Union and the UK.
Lots of tutorials, mainly taught by current and past Johnians. About $240,000 in scholarships yearly. The highest proportion of international students after IH and Grace, with 16% of the college in 2017 being international.
St Leo's College
St Leo's College is a
residential College
A residential college is a division of a university that places academic activity in a community setting of students and faculty, usually at a residence and with shared meals, the college having a degree of autonomy and a federated relationship wi ...
on the
St Lucia
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Campus of the
University of Queensland
, mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work
, established =
, endowment = A$224.3 million
, budget = A$2.1 billion
, type = Public research university
, chancellor = Peter Varghese
, vice_chancellor = Deborah Terry
, city = B ...
,
Brisbane, Australia
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.
;History
St Leo's was founded by Brisbane's
Catholic
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Archbishop
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Sir
James Duhig
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in 1917 and is named in honour of
St Leo the Great – the
first Pope Leo (440 AD to 461 AD).
The book ''The Memory'' was compiled, and written by Fr Michael Head SJ, a former rector of the college. It provides an entertaining and in depth history of the college from its inception to the mid 1990s.
The college celebrated its centenary in 2017.
The college operates a catering business.
;Sporting life
The college has a sporting tradition covering a wide range of athletic pursuits. Through the Inter College Competition (ICC), College teams participate in thirteen sports including football, cricket, tennis, squash, hockey, basketball and others, while the tennis/basketball court is the scene for inter-block competition and casual challenges.
The college performs well in all sports despite its relatively small size (approximately 210 students compared to about 300 at rival colleges); however, St Leo's is one of only two male-only residential colleges at the university. Traditionally strong sports include rugby, athletics, tennis, cricket and touch football, while basketball, cross country and athletics have enjoyed a resurgence during recent year. St Leo's won the ICC Sports Cup (referred to at St Leo's as "The FG Cup") in 2008 after leading King's College all year. Before 2008, St Leo's last won the Cup in 1986 – behind by a handful of ICC points when starting athletics (the last event in the ICC calendar),
Simon Doyle
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later a world ranked 1500m runner, stormed home in the final leg of the 400m relay for Leo's to clinch the Cup.
Before rugby was introduced to ICC, rugby league was the winter contact sport. In the seven seasons from 1978 to 1983, St Leo's won 54 of 56 games, drew one 2-all and lost one game (to Emmanuel) 2-nil. Unsurprisingly, in 1984 the other colleges voted to change to rugby union. Emmanuel College, the only college ever to beat Leo's at Rugby League, voted (unsuccessfully) with Leo's to retain league, earning the friendship and respect of Leo's through the 80s and 90s.
Since 2001, the St Leo's College Open's Rugby Team has lost only 11 games on the back of an unbroken winning streak which stretched from 1992 till the 2001 Grand Final (the longest unbroken winning streak by any team in Queensland). Following this defeat, St Leo's would reclaim the Cup in 2002, and go on to win the Cup again in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Rugby is considered to be primary sport at St Leo's, as surmised in 2001 by Andrew "Chook" Hanrahan, the St Leo's College Sports Convenor for that year, who was quoted as saying "Leos is Rugby".
Despite this emphasis on rugby, St Leo's does excel in other sporting fields. The college performs well in a multitude of sports despite its relatively small size (approximately 175 students compared to about 300 at rival colleges); however, St Leo's and King's College are the only two male-only residential colleges at the university. Despite St Leo's not winning the coveted ICC Sports Cup since 1982 (another record), it continues to be one of the top-tier Colleges for sport in Queensland. In 2007, St Leo's came within 2 points of winning the ICC Cup and in July 2008, the college won the 2008 ICC Sports Cup on the back of a historic win in the 2008 Rugby Final against Kings the Francis & Kassulke Cup.
A gymnasium is available for residents and the college's on-campus location provides easy access to all of the university's sporting facilities.
;Social life
Students at St. Leos college participate in a wide variety of social activities, within the University of Queensland. The student club run many parties on campus, including Tropicana, St Patrick's Day Boat Cruise, Back to School, ICC Regatta After Party and Mexicana.
;Cultural life
Residents are active in a full range of cultural activities, including debates, public speaking, and music.
The Student Club conducts the Annual Duhig Lecture
in the second semester of the university calendar. Notable speakers of have included
John Howard
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,
Prime Minister of Australia,
Peter Beattie
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, Premier of Queensland,
Malcolm Fraser
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Fraser was raised on hi ...
,
former Prime Minister of Australia,
Peter Garrett
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In 1973, Garrett became the lead singer of the Australian rock band Midnight Oil. As a performer he is known for his sign ...
,
politician and former musician,
Chris Masters
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journalist and
Alan Jones (radio broadcaster and one-time Wallabies coach).
;Rectors of the college
* Steve Foley 2014 -
* Br Vince Skelly cfc 2004–2013
* Lt Col John Long (rtd) 2001–2003
* Fr William Uren SJ AO 1998–2000
* Fr Gregory Jordan SJ 1992–1997
* Fr Michael Head SJ 1991
* Fr Gerry Healy SJ 1989–1990
[Head,M (1992) St Leo's College – The Memory, p186]
* Fr Vincent Hurley SJ 1977–1988
* Fr Brian Fleming SJ 1967–1977
;Notable Alumni
*
Patrick Kinsella. Patrick may refer to:
*Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name
*Patrick (surname), list of people with this name
People
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*
Stuart Kinsella.
*
Peter Whyte.
Peter may refer to:
People
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* Peter (given name)
** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church
* Peter (surname), a su ...
*
Bob Katter, Sr.
*
Bob Katter
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*
Robbie Katter
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*
Hugh Wirth
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Education and employment
...
AM. Australia Day Ambassador 2013
Union College
* Coeducational
* Named after the
University of Queensland Union
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(UQU), which established the college
* Built in five major stages between 1964 and 1972 to the design of
James Birrell, staff architect for the university between 1961 and 1966.
* Has places for 341 students, making it the largest of the ten residential colleges at the university's main St Lucia campus. (The
Gatton Halls of Residence, University of Queensland
There are eleven residential colleges of the University of Queensland.
Colleges
Cromwell College
* On the St Lucia campus. Was the first of the Colleges on the St Lucia campus in June 1954, and admitted men only until it became co-ed in 1973.
* ...
at Gatton Campus is overall the university's largest with 440 rooms).
* The emblem of Union College is a red shield with white links crossing from top left to bottom right.
* No religious affiliation
* Brutalist architecture
* Union College is the only one of the university's colleges to be
heritage-listed
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, having been added to the
Queensland Heritage Register
The Queensland Heritage Register is a heritage register, a statutory list of places in Queensland, Australia that are protected by Queensland legislation, the Queensland Heritage Act 1992. It is maintained by the Queensland Heritage Council. As a ...
in 2004.
The Women's College
* Founded in 1913 and admitted 19 women residents on 16 March 1914 under Anna Frederica Bage, the founding principal.
* Was the first University of Queensland college to admit women, 35 years before the establishment of another such college. (Of the ten colleges now on campus, three are for women only, two for men only, and the others are mixed).
* There are currently 250 undergraduates and postgraduate women residents within the college.
* Notable alumnae include
Penelope Wensley
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,
Anna Bligh
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, and
Sallyanne Atkinson
* The residents of the Women's College are known as 'Woozas'
* Facilities include a library, 2 music rooms, The College Playhouse theatre, Harriet Marks dining hall, 9 wing common rooms, Chiselhurst seminar room, senior common room, Freda Bage common room Maureen Aitken garden and grounds, Private Tennis Court as well as offering memberships to the UQ gym.
* The Women's College excels in sporting and cultural participation having in recent years won the ICC Female sports in both 2015 and 2016 and the ICC Cultural Cup in 2015. The Women's College residents have a saying, ‘Never Leave a Wooza Behind’ which encourages support in all aspects of college life.
* The Women's College has a reputation for the best food on campus with 3 hot buffet style meals served each day as well as Formal Dinner once a week.
* The college has 7 wings, Bourne, Philp, Hartland, Cuppaidge, Piddington, Third and Centenary. The Centenary wing, designed by Architectus, was opened in 2015 to celebrate the college's 100th anniversary.
University of Queensland Intercollege Council
The University of Queensland Intercollege Council is the representative body for the residential colleges of the University of Queensland. Every year colleges compete for the ICC Sporting and Cultural Cups, the former being further divided into male and female divisions. Katie Andersson is the 2018 president.
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