Christ College (University of Tasmania)
Christ College is the oldest tertiary institution in Australia and is a residential college of the University of Tasmania.[2]
Christ College | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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University of Tasmania | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Seal of Christ College | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°54′19″S 147°19′8″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Motto | Jesus Christus esto mihi (Latin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Motto in English | Let Jesus Christ be mine | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Established | 1846 (as theological college) 1929 (as residential college) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Named for | Jesus of Nazareth | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Christ's College [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Architect | Dirk Bolt | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Colours | Black, Gold, Blue | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Gender | Co-educational | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Residents | 285 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mascot | Black Pigs | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | https://www.accommodation.utas.edu.au/future-residents/options/hobart/on-campus |
The college is located on the University's grounds in Sandy Bay. The college, familiarly referred to as 'Christ,' is the largest of the three Sandy Bay residential colleges, with a residential community consisting of approximately 285 undergraduate and postgraduate residents, a significant number of whom are international students from Asia, Europe and the Americas.
The college's Sandy Bay campus buildings were designed by Dirk Bolt, and are regarded as one of Tasmania's finest examples of post-Second World War Australian architecture.[3][4]
History
On 23 October 1974, Prince Charles visited the University of Tasmania. This included a garden party at Christ College.[5]
In 2003, the administration of Christ College was taken over by Accommodation Services, which also administers St John Fisher College and the new University Apartments.[6]
In 2008, the college completed its first major refurbishment initiative since moving to the Sandy Bay site.
Symbols
Motto
The college motto is Jesus Christus esto mihi ("Jesus Christ shall be mine" or "Let Jesus Christ be mine").[6]
Seal
The college seal was designed by Captain D. Colbron Pearce of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. The seal, a symbolic expression of Dux Lux Rex Lex, is composed of the baton, torch, crown and book. These were incorporated into the seal design featuring a shield surmounted by a mitre after suggestions from the residents of the college.[6]
Colours
The college is represented by the colours black, gold and blue . These are prominent in the sport jersey used by the college team.
Mascot
The collegians are affectionately known as the Black Pigs.[7]
The Rock
The Rock was brought to the college site from the quarry in Proctor's Road in 1962. It is tradition that the Rock be burned annually, but it is now so fragile that since 2006 this ceremony is no longer performed.[6]
Social and cultural events
The college holds many cultural and social events throughout the year and are organised by the social and cultural convenors.
In O-Week, the orientation program, residents are involved in get-to-know-you events, guided tours around the University, Sandy Bay, and Greater Hobart, as well as trips to Mt Wellington and Port Arthur.[8]
Each year the college holds a themed ball, a scavenger hunt, and a satirical college play. Other events include various parties throughout the year, and residents can get involved with Clean up Australia Day, tree planting, the ANZAC Day dawn service, the annual play, World's Greatest Shave, winter sleep outs, movie nights, trivia nights, Relay for Life and various formal dinners.[8]
The college also offers free tutoring sessions through Accommodation Services.[8]
Sport
It is a tradition that students from the southern residential colleges of the University of Tasmania compete annually in a series of sport events.
Christ College competes annually with Jane Franklin Hall and St John Fisher College in a variety of different sports, with residents in non-affiliated residence halls such as University Apartments and Mount Nelson Villas able to play for the college of their choice. Major sports consist of Rugby union, Australian Football, Cricket (men's), and Netball (women's). Minor sports consist of Soccer, Badminton, Table Tennis, Basketball, Volleyball, Netball (men's), and Softball (women's). Debating is a mixed non-sport feature.
Major sports
Sport | '08 | '09 | '10 | '11 | '12 | '13 | '14 | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 |
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Rugby (Men's) | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | |
Rugby (Women's) | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
Australian Football (Men's) | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | N/A | |||
Australian Football (Women's) | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | N/A | |
Cricket (Men's) | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | |||
Netball (Women's) | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd |
Minor sports
Sport | '08 | '09 | '10 | '11 | '12 | '13 | '14 | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 |
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Tennis (Men's) | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | N/A | |||||||||
Tennis (Women's) | 1st | 1st | 2nd | N/A | |||||||||
Badminton (Men's) | N/A | 3rd | 3rd | N/A | |||||||||
Badminton (Women's) | N/A | 3rd | 2nd | N/A | |||||||||
Softball (Women's) | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | |||||||
Table Tennis (Men's) | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | |||||||
Table Tennis (Women's) | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 1st | |||||||
Soccer (Men's) | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | |||||||
Soccer (Women's) | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | |||||||
Basketball (Men's) | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | ||||||||
Basketball (Women's) | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | ||||||||
Netball (Men's) | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | ||||||||
Volleyball (Men's) | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | |||||||
Volleyball (Women's) | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd |
Sports records
Sport | '92 | '93 | '94 | '95 | '96 | '97 | '98 | '99 | '00 | '01 | '02 | '03 | '04 | '05 | '06 | '07 | '08 | '09 | '10 | '11 | '12 | '13 | '14 | '15 | '16 | '17 |
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Rugby (Men's) | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | ||||||||||||
Rugby (Women's) | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | ||||||||||||
Australian Football (Men's) | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||||||||||||||
Australian Football (Women's) | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||||||||||||||||
Cricket (Men's) | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||
Netball (Women's) | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||||||||||||||
Tennis (Men's) | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennis (Women's) | 1st | 1st | 2nd | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Softball (Women's) | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Table Tennis (Men's) | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Table Tennis (Women's) | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Soccer (Men's) | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | |||||||||||||||||||||
Soccer (Women's) | 1st | 1st | 2nd | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Basketball (Men's) | 3rd | 3rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basketball (Women's) | 2nd | 3rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Netball (Men's) | 2nd | 3rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Volleyball (Men's) | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Volleyball (Women's) | 1st | 1st |
Student club committee
2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
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President | Sylvie King | Jack Holyman | Eleanor Snibson | Ruby Campbell | Joshua Duggan |
Vice-President | N/A | Matthew Snibson | Kayden Hine/Maggie Trewin | Megan Leonard | |
Secretary | Eliza Bird | Paul Nielsen Beck | N/A | ||
Treasurer | Amy Lawrence | Taej Bhonagiri | N/A | ||
Communications Officer | Hunter Forbes | Zeke Gaffney | Anh Thư Thái Hoang/Eleanor Lyall | Caleb Eley | Olivia Shanley |
Social Convenor | Katherine Stuart | Liam Lamprey | Claire O'Connor | Nick Bennett | Jess Williams |
Male Sports Convenor | Jason Gale | Darlington Echetama/Jack Perkins | Sam Johnston | Brayden Viney | Nick Bien |
Female Sports Convenor | Issy Caddie | Abbey Beven | Brodie Robaard | Emma Allwright | Carena Lai |
Cultural Convenor | Heidi Hodges/Toby Chilvers | Elizabeth Joseph | Caleb Borg | Eleanor Snibson | Belinda Warren |
Diversity Officer | Inti Callaghan | Renesa Naidoo | Jeremy Lai | Srilakshmi Chintakindi | Rui Ling Li |
College Ambassador | Ting Xing | Katya Bandow | Maryanne Nielsen Beck | Abnash Sandhu | |
IT Officer | Toby Chilvers | Matthew Snibson/Zeke Gaffney | Jeremy Lai | Harry Chellis | Jesse North |
First-Year Representative | Tammen Westlake | Hunter Forbes | Jack Holyman | Ella Clarke | Olivia Carr |
The diversity officer replaced the position of international representative in 2016. The role of vice-president was split into secretary and treasurer starting in 2019.
Past records
2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |
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President | Jerry Rockliff | Evan Leonard | Danielle Button | Josh Biggs | Pete McEvoy |
Vice-President | Jamie Graham-Blair | Michael Cooper | William Hextall | Elsa Bland | Mardi Rohden |
Communications Officer | Joshua Duggan | Jamie Graham-Blair | Claire Milligan | Olivia Congdon | Kirsten Heslop |
Social Convenor | Alex Ford | Jerry Rockliff | Freddie Dunham | Garion Weller | Kate Stevenson |
Male Sports Convenor | Owen Clifford | Matty Moir | Jarrah Rubinstein | Matt Barwick | Liam Dolbey |
Female Sports Convenor | Ellen Britcliffe | Stephanie Lockett | Stephanie Warren | Winston Johnson | Claire Turnor |
Cultural Convenor | Elissa Davies | Jess Melvin | Nicola Dobson | N/A | |
Diversity Officer | N/A | ||||
College Ambassador | Matthew Moir | Lisa Shiu Fern | N/A | ||
IT Officer | Dylan Webb | Andrew Bakker | N/A | ||
First-Year Representative | Jessica Deas | John Dunbar | N/A |
Alumni
- Pip Courtney, ABC journalist
- Sir William Lambert Dobson, Tasmanian politician and Chief Justice of Tasmania[9]
- Ross Hart, Tasmanian politician
- William Nevin Tatlow Hurst, Secretary for Lands 1925-1938
- Ian B. Tanner, President of the Uniting Church in Australia
- Peter Underwood, the former Chief Justice of Tasmania and Governor of Tasmania
- Eric John Warlow-Davies (1910-1964), Rhodes Scholar and aircraft engineer[10]
- Jack Holyman, men's mental health advocate
References
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article36246580?searchTerm=%22Christ%20College%22%20Bishopsbourne&searchLimits=l-decade=184
- "Christ College - Accommodation Services - University of Tasmania, Australia". Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
- Barry McNeill and Eric Ratcliff (2006). Dirk Bolt. Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- Stuart King (2011). Life Cycle: Christ College. Australian Design Review. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- "A Royal Visit". UTAS 125 timeline. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- "Christ College - University of Tasmania". www.utas.edu.au. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy-FQk_hd6M
- https://www.christcollegehobart.com/life-at-the-college
- The Legacy Of “Old Brooke” « | Jottingsonrugby | Sean Fagan Archived January 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/warlow-davies-eric-john-11966