The College has a School of Theology, which was established in 1877 mainly as a result of the efforts of the Most Reverend James Moorhouse, the second Bishop of Melbourne. The only additional recurring fee for all residents is membership in college clubs ($90, paid in two equal installments). If the school does not conduct exercises, they arrange to visit one of the neighboring colleges.
The College Office will provide details of the special rates for tutors living in flats. -resident students are also accepted, and are encouraged to become active members of the College. John's College, Cambridge, was appointed Master of the College—which was formally opened by His Excellency the Governor on 18 March 1881.
Annual fee for residence - student - for 31 weeks $6,280 The above fees cover the residence fees of the residence during the two residence semesters (see below). Members of the University may become non-resident members of the College and attend College tutorials. It was not until 1878 that the conference decided to make use of the reserve and took the first steps towards building the college.
After the First World War, the pressure to accommodate the College was such that further expansion was necessary.
Newman College
Tuition fees are paid in two equal installments, but the residence rate assumes that a student will stay in the residence for the entire year. Graduate students are also housed within the Board and can request information from the Rector about available housing. For further information on residence and tuition fees, or on grants, grants and exhibitions, an application should be made to the Rector, Newman College, Parkville, Victoria 3052.
With the growing need for more accommodation, a new Catholic Women's College was built in 1965 between Newman College and the University, on land that was part of the University Reserve generously granted to the Catholic Church by the Government of Victoria in 1882, the land being designated for this purpose by the courtesy of the Archbishop of Melbourne. The present College was opened in 1966 as an independent College directly affiliated by Statute to the University of Melbourne with accommodation for 90 students. With the addition of the North Wing in 1969 and the West Wing in 1973, the College was finally completed.
Two outstanding features of the beautiful Georgian-style building are the Library and the Chapel, the latter an example of the incomparable craftsmanship of Schulim Krimper. The College was traditionally a women's college, but from 1977 it accepted enrollment from both male and female students. Tutorials are provided by the College with the aim of helping students with their University work.
For further information regarding residence and tutorials, application should be made to the Principal, St Mary's College, Parkville, Victoria 3052. University College stands in College Crescent, fronting Ormond College in five and a half acres of land reserved for it in order of the Governor-in-Council, 1934. The College is open to any student of the University, but preference will be given to students pursuing a full-time University degree course.
These fees cover College costs for accommodation, tuition and service during 31 weeks of the Academic Year, based on the University of Melbourne Academic Year. Entrance Scholarships are awarded annually on the basis of Victorian Certificate of Education results, school reports and an interview at the College. For further information regarding accommodation, tutorials and bursaries, applications should be made to the Principal, University College, Parkville, Victoria 3052.
St Hilda's College
Fees entitle resident students to board, housing, and tuition for the College Academic Year or its equivalent. The College's 32-week Academic Year is based on the University of Melbourne's Academic Year. This is recoverable if the student wishes, subject to deduction of any outstanding dues, within three months of the student permanently leaving residence.
Whitley College is situated on land in Royal Parade owned by the Baptist Union of Victoria and reserved by it for the establishment and conduct of a College affiliated to the University of Melbourne. In 1955 the Assembly of the Baptist Union decided to establish an affiliated college of the University as a centenary project of the Union and the foundation stone was laid in the centenary year 1962. The College continues to provide theological education and theological students. may be resident members of the College.
The original round building had 105 students, but in 1972, with the opening of an additional tract, the College became co-educational. Charles Hedly Sanham Memorial Fund, the income of which exceeds $15,000, to be used for the training of young men for the Baptist ministry;. b) the estate of Alexander Crocket, valued at more than $640,000, to be used for the religious purposes of the College; and. c) The estate of Margaret Crocket, valued at more than $150,000, to be used in the college building fund. Whitley College is governed by a council of 35 members under the supervision of the Baptist Union of Victoria.
It is open for residence to University of Melbourne students of all religious persuasions. Tuition fees are provided by the College with the aim of helping students with their university studies. The fees entitle students to room, board, and tuition for the university's 30-week academic year.
Four scholarships worth 10% of the fee are awarded annually based on the results of the Victorian Certificate of Education. However, the College developed and a property called "Kooringa" was soon purchased further down Sydney Road (now sadly demolished to make way for a motel), and the College was established on what was expected to be its final site. After an apparent delay while negotiations took place, this was agreed and the College commenced operations in 1966 as one of the affiliated colleges of the University of Melbourne.
Graduate Union
The Postgraduate Council considers it highly unlikely that the Association will dissolve, and even less likely that any appeal will ever be made to the membership. The Postgraduate Union has a Chief Executive Officer, known as the Secretary-Manager, who is assisted by a part-time Assistant Secretary-Manager with particular responsibility for financial administration and membership records; A House Manager, and such other secretarial, administrative, housekeeping, catering or maintenance staff as may be deemed necessary from time to time. Graduate House is governed by a board acting for the Graduate Council, which is the Board of Directors of the Graduate Union, a company limited by guarantee.
Graduate House is the main asset, residential facility and administrative base of the Graduate Union. The House Council appoints a Custodian, and other staff The Custodian is responsible to the Council for the good order and discipline of the House, and for bringing to his attention all matters that will lead to its improvement and further development. Such residents are normally admitted in February or March at the beginning of the research year.
GRADUATE UNION OTHER VISITORS who require short-term residence permits and who are members of the Graduate Union may apply to the Director to fill temporary vacancies as they arise. Monthly luncheons are held each month from March through December in the Graduate House dining room, featuring a variety of interesting speakers. It has long historical ties to the Graduate Union and occasionally presents a play reading in Graduate House.
A newsletter, The Melbourne Graduate, is published by the Graduate Union quarterly or as often as the occasion requires and posted to members. The Journal, the main periodical of the University, is sent regularly to members at no extra charge. In 1974, the Graduate Union negotiated a reciprocal agreement with the Oxford and Cambridge University Club in London, which has proved very beneficial.
One of the main constitutional duties of the Alumni Union is to solicit regular donations from members for general purposes of the University. The University's Alumni Secretariat, which evolved into the Alumni Association, was created in part by the Alumni Fund. All inquiries should be directed to the Secretary of the Alumni Union, at the University address, Parkville, 3052.
