Janet Clarke Hall
| Janet Clarke Hall | |||||||||||
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| University of Melbourne | |||||||||||
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| Location | Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°47′41″S 144°57′32″E / 37.7948°S 144.9589°ECoordinates: 37°47′41″S 144°57′32″E / 37.7948°S 144.9589°E | ||||||||||
| Full name | Janet Clarke Hall The University of Melbourne | ||||||||||
| Motto | Deo Duce, Verbo Luce (Latin) | ||||||||||
| Motto in English | "God as Guide, the Word as Light" | ||||||||||
| Established | 1886 | ||||||||||
| Named for | Janet Clarke | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Trinity Women's Hostel | ||||||||||
| Sister college | Trinity College | ||||||||||
| Principal | Damian X. Powell | ||||||||||
| Undergraduates | 90 | ||||||||||
| Postgraduates | 6 | ||||||||||
| Newspaper | Luce, TigerLilyRag | ||||||||||
| Website | jch.unimelb.edu.au | ||||||||||
Janet Clarke Hall (JCH) is a residential college of the University of Melbourne in Australia. The college is associated with the Anglican Province of Victoria. JCH is one of the smallest of the colleges of the university and was the first university college in Australia to admit women. JCH has a strong academic focus, with a plurality of students in residence achieving a first class average in their studies.
History[]
Established in 1886 as a residential hostel for women students of Trinity College, JCH was named after a significant benefactor, Janet Clarke, wife of Sir William Clarke.[1] was principal of JCH from 1928 until 1952.[2] JCH became an independent college in 1961 and co-educational in 1973.
Governance[]
JCH's current principal is historian Damian X. Powell, a specialist in Australian and British legal and military history. The current deputy principal is Margie Welsford, a counselling psychologist and former head of Whitley College.
Scholarships[]
Janet Clarke Hall offers a range of scholarships and bursaries to students upon the basis of academic merit and financial need. Academic and community service scholarships were awarded to more than a third of students each year.
The scholarships are awarded upon the recommendation to the college council of a committee comprising the principal, chairman of council, and a representative of the University of Melbourne. All details regarding requests for financial assistance are kept strictly confidential to the college.
Arts[]
JCH has an artist-in-residence program, whereby a prominent artist is resident in the college offering tutoring and mentoring to JCH students. The current artist-in-residence is the novelist Alice Pung. JCH's Kenneth Moore Memorial Music Scholar is Anna Goldsworthy, an author and classical pianist. Throughout the year Goldsworthy performs recitals for the JCH community and runs masterclasses for JCH's music students.
JCH has an annual literature dinner where an established author speaks about their writing and any topical issues. Past speakers have included Helen Garner, Peter Goldsworthy, Chloe Hooper and Peter Singer.
Student club[]
The Student Club of Janet Clarke Hall Inc provides students with support and organises social, sporting and cultural activities. Particularly significant is the college's "Welcome Week", inducting new students into the culture of JCH. The club is administered by an eight-member executive, comprising the president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, arts and culture representative, female and male sports representatives and a general representative.
People associated with the college[]
College visitor[]
The current college visitor is Peter C. Doherty, winner of a Nobel Prize[clarification needed] and Australian of the Year in 1997.
Notable alumni[]
- Elizabeth Blackburn, Morris Herzstein Professor of Biology and Physiology at the University of California, San Francisco, winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2009
- Adrienne Clarke, former Lieutenant Governor of Victoria and Chancellor of La Trobe University
- Helen Garner, writer
- Peter Yates, former CEO of PBL
- Sally Walker, former Vice-Chancellor of Deakin University
- Gillian Triggs, former President of the Australian Human Rights Commission
- Dame Leonie Kramer, former Chancellor of the University of Sydney
Tutors[]
Former tutors include:
- Manning Clark, historian
- Marilyn Warren, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria
Rhodes Scholars[]
Alumni who were awarded Rhodes Scholarships include:
- James Watson[3]
- Leng Lee[4]
- Lauren Rickards[citation needed]
- Catherine Button[4]
- Jenny Tran[3]
- Rebecca Duke[3]
References[]
- ^ Janet Clarke in The Encyclopedia of Women and leadership in Twentieth Century Australia
- ^ John Riddoch Poynter; Carolyn Rasmussen (1 January 1996). A Place Apart: The University of Melbourne : Decades of Challenge. Melbourne University Publish. pp. 42–. ISBN 978-0-522-84584-6.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Rhodes House - Home of The Rhodes Scholarships". Rhodes House - Home of The Rhodes Scholarships. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Annab, Rachid (2019-03-05). "Rhodes Scholars at the University of Melbourne". About us. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
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