Aquinas College, Dunedin
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Aquinas College is a residential college of the University of Otago
, named after St. Thomas Aquinas
, located in the suburb of Dalmore. Formerly a Roman Catholic institution in the care of the Dominican order
from the 1950s, the college was bought by the University in 1988 and was run for a time under the name Dalmore House, with the original name later restored.
Aquinas College maintains much of the 1950s architecture, but recently there have been major facility upgrades to make the College look more modern, and to provide up to date services for the residents. The College currently houses 160 University students, making it one of the smaller University of Otago residential colleges. Due to its distance from campus, Aquinas College provides a shuttle service for residents to and from the University. Notable among its facilities is its gymnasium, being the only college to have a full indoor basketball court.
University of Otago
The University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealand's oldest university with over 22,000 students enrolled during 2010.The university has New Zealand's highest average research quality and in New Zealand is second only to the University of Auckland in the number of A rated academic researchers it...
, named after St. Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas, O.P. , also Thomas of Aquin or Aquino, was an Italian Dominican priest of the Catholic Church, and an immensely influential philosopher and theologian in the tradition of scholasticism, known as Doctor Angelicus, Doctor Communis, or Doctor Universalis...
, located in the suburb of Dalmore. Formerly a Roman Catholic institution in the care of the Dominican order
Dominican Order
The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...
from the 1950s, the college was bought by the University in 1988 and was run for a time under the name Dalmore House, with the original name later restored.
Aquinas College maintains much of the 1950s architecture, but recently there have been major facility upgrades to make the College look more modern, and to provide up to date services for the residents. The College currently houses 160 University students, making it one of the smaller University of Otago residential colleges. Due to its distance from campus, Aquinas College provides a shuttle service for residents to and from the University. Notable among its facilities is its gymnasium, being the only college to have a full indoor basketball court.