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Trinity College
University of Melbourne
Bishop's
Arms of Trinity College
                 
LocationRoyal Parade, Parkville, Victoria
Coordinates37°47′41″S 144°57′32″E / 37.7948°S 144.9589°E / -37.7948; 144.9589
Full nameTrinity College of and within the University of Melbourne
MottoPro Ecclesia, Pro Patria (Latin)
Motto in EnglishFor church, for country
Established1870, opened in 1872
Named forThe Holy Trinity
WardenKenneth Hinchcliff
Undergraduates372
Websitetrinity.unimelb.edu.au
Horsfall Chapel from Royal Parade
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Trinity College is the oldest residential college of the University of Melbourne, the first university in the colony of Victoria, Australia.[1] The college was opened in 1872 on a site granted to the Church of England by the government of Victoria. In addition to its resident community of 380 students, mostly attending the University of Melbourne, Trinity's programs includes the Trinity College Theological School, an Anglican training college which is a constituent college of the University of Divinity; and the Pathways School which runs Trinity College Foundation Studies and prepares international students for admission to the University of Melbourne and other Australian tertiary institutions, as well as summer and winter schools for young leaders and other short courses.

History

Trinity College was founded in 1870 by the first Anglican Bishop of Melbourne, Charles Perry. Students were in residence from 1872, the first being John Francis Stretch. The college was affiliated with the University of Melbourne in 1876.[2] The Trinity College Theological School was founded by Bishop James Moorhouse in 1877, and the first theological student was Arthur Green.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5] Among the earliest resident women was Classicist Melian Stawell.[6]

In 1989 the Trinity College Foundation Studies program 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.

Architecture and main buildings

Situated to the north of the main University of Melbourne campus, as part of College Crescent, Trinity's buildings surround a large grassed area, known as the Bulpadock. Its built environment is a mix of stone, stone-faced and brick, in a variety of styles from the different periods of its history.

The college's main buildings include:

College life

Clubs and societies

The Trinity College Associated Clubs (TCAC) provides leadership for the annual orientation week program at the beginning of the academic 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 an art room and the E. R. White art collection,[9] Beer Budlay, Billiards Room, Dialectic Society (formed in 1877), a drama club, Environmental Committee, Games Society, Gender and Sexuality Alliance, Independent Dining Society, Racquet's Society, several music clubs and a wine cellar. 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 college song was written by the fifth warden, Evan Burge (1974-1996), set to the hymn tune "Thaxted" derived from 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.

Great God, your spirit fills this earth, your truth can make us free,
O lift us up beyond ourselves to be all we can be.
For you have made and love us, and guide us through all strife,
You gave your Son as one of us, his death’s our source of life.
In friendship bind out hearts in one, a diverse unity,
And make us worthy of your name, O glorious Trinity.

Chapel and choir

The Choir of Trinity College has 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 dispersed Anglican congregation, the Canterbury Fellowship. The fellowship's choir sang for choral services on Sunday mornings and Evensong out of term time.

Wardens

Subwardens, deputy wardens and deans

Subwardens (vice wardens)
Residential deans
Residential deans and deputy wardens
Dean of the residential college
Deputy warden
Theological deans

Leadership of theological education at Trinity was originally the responsibility of the college chaplains under the supervision of the warden. Since the 1970s there have been lecturers specifically appointed to teach in and lead the school, holding the positions of Stewart Lecturer, director and, more recently, dean.

Pathways School deans

Notable alumni

Recognised alumni with existing profiles on Wikipedia, the Australian Dictionary of Biography or other verified biographies are arranged below by the category in which they are generally associated. Many alumni served during the world wars; however, unless they pursued a military career or were killed in action it is their later achievements in the field of endeavour in which they are listed.

Arts and music

Business

Church and religion

Culture, education and society

Law

Military and intelligence

Politics and government

Science and medicine

Sport

Rhodes scholars

Students

References

  1. ^ Selleck 2003, p. 8.
  2. ^ Poynter 1997, pp. 86–71.
  3. ^ Grant 1972, pp. 11, 15, 104–105.
  4. ^ Selleck 2003, pp. 268, 280.
  5. ^ Gardiner 1986, pp. x–xi, 1–3.
  6. ^ Markwell 2007, pp. 105–8.
  7. ^ "Clarke Building Trinity College, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H0100, Heritage Overlay HO328". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  8. ^ Miley 1997.
  9. ^ Nicholls 2001.
  10. ^ Sherington, G. E. (1988). "Robson, Ernest Iliff (1861–1946)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 11. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  11. ^ It's An Honour website
  12. ^ Ralph, Gilbert M. (2007). "Clark, Sir Gordon Colvin Lindesay (1896–1986)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 17. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  13. ^ Cole, John (2020). "Morris, William Perry (Will)(1878-1960)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 15. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  14. ^ Hilliard, David (2021). "Reed, Thomas Thornton (Tom)(1902–1995)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 19. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  15. ^ Damousi, Joy (1988). "Jollie Smith, Christian (1885–1963)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 11. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  16. ^ Hackett, Earle (1979). "de Crespigny, Sir Constantine Trent Champion (1882–1952)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 7. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  17. ^ Pearn, John H. (1986). "Sydney Fancourt McDonald (1885–1947)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 10. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  18. ^ Jones, Ross L. (2021). "Sunderland, Sir Sydney (Syd) (1910–1993)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 19. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

Bibliography

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