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Janet Clarke Hall (University of Melbourne)
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Residential college
A residential college is an organisational pattern for 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 with the overall...
of the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
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History
Established in 1886 as a residential hostel for women students of Trinity CollegeTrinity College (University of Melbourne)
Trinity College is the oldest college of the University of Melbourne. Founded in 1872 on a site granted to the Church of England, Trinity is unique among Australian university colleges in its diverse education programs...
, the College was named after a significant benefactor Janet, Lady Clarke. Janet Clarke Hall was the first university college in Australia to admit women as resident students.
Janet Clarke Hall became an independent college in 1961, and co-educational in 1973. Janet Clarke Hall is led by Principal and historian Dr Damian X. Powell.
Culture
Janet Clarke Hall is a leading academic College which offers a highly supportive and intellectually stimulating environment for students. JCH places emphasis upon supporting and encouraging its students in their professional and personal formation, offering strong academic and pastoral support.JCH students are offered opportunities to participate in the arts, a wide range of sports, drama, debating, and a social calendar including balls, dinners, and parties.
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 this 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.
Artist in Residence
The current Artist-in-Residence is Alice PungAlice Pung
Alice Pung is a writer, editor and lawyer. She wrote the memoir Unpolished Gem and edited Growing Up Asian in Australia.She is a practicing solicitor, and has worked as an art instructor, independent school teacher at primary and secondary schools and is Artist in Residence at at Janet Clarke Hall,...
, acclaimed novelist.
The Artist in Residence program brings artists and the College community together in an environment which encourages exploration, dialogue, and enjoyment.
The College's Kenneth Moore Memorial Music Scholar is Dr Anna Goldsworthy
Anna Goldsworthy
Anna Goldsworthy is an Australian writer and classical pianist.-Life:Goldsworthy was born in Adelaide as the eldest daughter of the writer Peter Goldsworthy and Dr Helen Goldsworthy, and began studying the piano at the age of six...
, an acclaimed classical pianist and writer. Throughout the year, Dr Goldsworthy performs recitals for the College's benefit, and runs a masterclass for music students of the college.
Literary Focus
The College has an annual literature dinner where an established author speaks to the college about their writing and any topical issues. Past speakers have included Helen GarnerHelen Garner
Helen Garner is an award-winning Australian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist.-Life:Garner was born in Geelong, Victoria, the eldest of six children. She attended Manifold Heights State School, Ocean Grove State School and then The Hermitage in Geelong...
, Peter Goldsworthy
Peter Goldsworthy
Peter Goldsworthy AM is an Australian writer and medical practitioner. He has won awards for his short stories, poetry, novels, and opera libretti....
, Alice Pung
Alice Pung
Alice Pung is a writer, editor and lawyer. She wrote the memoir Unpolished Gem and edited Growing Up Asian in Australia.She is a practicing solicitor, and has worked as an art instructor, independent school teacher at primary and secondary schools and is Artist in Residence at at Janet Clarke Hall,...
, Chloe Hooper
Chloe Hooper
Chloe Hooper is an Australian author. Her first novel, A Child’s Book of True Crime , was short-listed for the Orange Prize for Literature and was a New York Times Notable Book...
, and Peter Singer
Peter Singer
Peter Albert David Singer is an Australian philosopher who is the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University and Laureate Professor at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at the University of Melbourne...
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The Student Club of Janet Clarke Hall Incorporated
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 "Orientation Week," inducting new students into the unique culture of JCH. It is reported to have been "the best week of my life" for many. The Student Club is administered by an eight-member executive, comprising President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Arts & Culture Rep, Female & Male Sports Reps, and a General Rep.College Visitor
The current College Visitor isNobel Laureate Professor Peter C. Doherty AC, winner of the Nobel Prize and Australian of the Year in 1997.
Distinguished alumni
Distinguished Alumni include- Professor Elizabeth BlackburnElizabeth BlackburnElizabeth Helen Blackburn, AC, FRS is an Australian-born American biological researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, who studies the telomere, a structure at the end of chromosomes that protects the chromosome. Blackburn co-discovered telomerase, the enzyme that replenishes the...
, Morris Herzstein Professor of Biology and Physiology at University of California, San Francisco, and winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine 2009. - Professor Adrienne ClarkeAdrienne ClarkeAdrienne Elizabeth Clarke AC is a Professor of Botany at University of Melbourne since 1985 and director of the Plant Cell Biology Research Centre since 1982.-Biography:...
, former Lieutenant Governor of Victoria and Chancellor of La Trobe University. - Dr Helen GarnerHelen GarnerHelen Garner is an award-winning Australian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist.-Life:Garner was born in Geelong, Victoria, the eldest of six children. She attended Manifold Heights State School, Ocean Grove State School and then The Hermitage in Geelong...
, one of Australia's most distinguished writers. - Mr Peter Yates, former CEO of PBL.
- Dame Margaret Blackwood, founder of the Genetics Department at the University of MelbourneUniversity of MelbourneThe University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
. - Professor Sally WalkerSally WalkerProfessor Sally Walker is a lawyer and former senior university administrator. She served as the fifth Vice-Chancellor and President of Deakin University and was the first female to be appointed to the position.-Early life and education:...
, former Vice-Chancellor of Deakin University. - Dr Ross Bastiaan AM, sculptor of Australian war commemoration.
- Ms Fay Marles, former Chancellor of the University of Melbourne.
Distinguished tutors
Distinguished former tutors include- Manning ClarkManning ClarkCharles Manning Hope Clark, AC , an Australian historian, was the author of the best-known general history of Australia, his six-volume A History of Australia, published between 1962 and 1987...
, Historian - Marilyn WarrenMarilyn WarrenMarilyn Louise Warren AC, QC is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria and Lieutenant Governor of Victoria.- Early life :...
, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of VictoriaSupreme Court of VictoriaThe Supreme Court of Victoria is the superior court for the State of Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 1852, and is a superior court of common law and equity, with unlimited jurisdiction within the state...
Rhodes Scholars
Alumni who were awarded Rhodes Scholarships include- Dr James Watson
- Mr Leng Lee
- Dr Lauren Rickards
- Dr Catherine Button