Ormond College, Melbourne

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Infobox residential college Ormond College is the largest of the residential colleges of the University of Melbourne located in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is home to around 350 undergraduates, 90 graduates and 35 professorial and academic residents.

History

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Beginnings (1853)

The University of Melbourne was established by an act of the Parliament of Victoria in 1853.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Convert were set aside for residential colleges, of which Template:Convert each were allotted to the Anglican, Presbyterian, Methodist and Roman Catholic denominations. The Presbyterian allotment became Ormond College.<ref>Macintyre, Stuart – Ormond College Centenary Essays. MUP, 1984, Melbourne, p.14</ref><ref name="About"/>

At the end of August 1877, Alexander Morrison, headmaster of Scotch College and convener of the Presbyterian Church assembly's committee to "watch over the land", received a letter from the director of the Victorian Education Department, proposing that if the church did not mean to take the land for a college, that it be sold and the proceeds divided, half to the church and half to the state for university purposes. This spurred Morrison into action. A subscription list was opened, with a target of £10,000; on this list Francis Ormond's name appears against a donation of £3,000.<ref>Macintyre, Stuart – Ormond College Centenary Essays. MUP, 1984, Melbourne, p.4</ref><ref name="About"/>

The General Assembly meeting in November 1877 resolved that the church should immediately proceed with the building of a college and that £10,000 be raised for the purpose, that the buildings be used as a college of residence for university students and as a theological school. Immediate steps were taken to raise the money. In the course of three years, some £38,000 were raised, of which Francis Ormond contributed £22,571.<ref>Macintyre, Stuart – Ormond College Centenary Essays. MUP, 1984, Melbourne, p.8</ref> The foundation stone of the college (now lost) was laid by the Governor of Victoria, George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby, on 15 November 1879. The formal opening of the college took place on 18 March 1881. At this ceremony it was announced that Francis Ormond had offered to bear the whole cost of the remainder of the planned buildings.<ref name="About">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On opening there were 20 students, soon growing to 24. Ormond College was unique amongst University of Melbourne colleges in welcoming students of all faiths and none, a philosophy built upon the Scottish Enlightenment tradition. Students of other Christian denominations, Jewish students and others were welcomed and this has become a cornerstone of the college's inclusive ethos.<ref>Macintyre, Stuart – Ormond College Centenary Essays. MUP, 1984, Melbourne, p.148</ref>

Allen House

In honour of the silver jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887, Francis Ormond funded the building of the Victoria Wing which came into use in 1889. In 1893 the dining hall, kitchens, staff quarters and the original master's residence (Allen House) were opened. The neo-Gothic dining hall is reminiscent of an Oxbridge building and is often compared to Hogwarts from J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter. A Hogwarts-themed episode of MasterChef was filmed there in 2013.<ref name="About"/>

Rapid growth (1880s)

Ormond College (1879) University of Melbourne

The rapid growth of the college soon outstripped the available accommodation and Francis Ormond provided funds for the southwest wing, together with a temporary building (which was, however, stone-walled and tin-roofed) where the cloisters now are, which served as kitchens and a dining hall. The next addition to the buildings of the college was the Wyselaskie building, which was completed in March 1887.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> John Dickson Wyselaskie was a Western District squatter, who also gave generously to the Presbyterian Ladies' College. The building contained a lecture hall and two residences for theological professors and was adapted and divided in 1968 so as to provide for four residences. On 6 July 1887, the portrait of Francis Ormond, which now hangs above the college's dining hall door, was unveiled by Sir James McBain.Template:Cn

In honour of the silver jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887, Francis Ormond funded the building of the Victoria Wing which came into use in 1889. In 1893 the dining hall, kitchens, staff quarters and the original lodge (Allen House) were opened. On either side of the end window of the hall are effigies representing Francis and Mary Ormond.Template:Cn

Post WWII expansion (1950s)

Ormond College from The Law Building
View into main courtyard
Creeper-covered exterior of Ormond College
View from across university cricket oval

The period after World War II saw great demands for accommodation; for the first time the college passed 150 students. Following an appeal for funds in 1949, a series of improvements were made to Main Building. The kitchens were extensively modernised and general maintenance was brought up to date after the lag resulting from the Depression of the 1930s and the shortages of men and material during and after the War. In 1955, a squash court was built to commemorate the Ormond men who died in the Second World War. A new Master's residence was designed by the prominent architects Grounds, Romberg and Boyd and was completed in 1958. At the same time, a permanent residence was provided for the Vice-Master by the conversion of a rooms of the old lodge (Allen House) and the addition of a semi-circular cream brick building.<ref name="About"/>

Innovation (1960s)

During the 1960s the college continued to work with Grounds, Romberg and Boyd to create ground-breaking buildings. In the vacation of 1960–61 a new domestic wing was built to accommodate the extra staff and facilities required for the larger college planned for 1962. The three octagon-shaped buildings that constitute Picken Court were built during 1961 and were ready for occupation in 1962, providing accommodation for around 100 students and eight tutors. The chancellor of the university, Sir Arthur Dean, opened the building in March 1962.Template:Cn

New premises for the MacFarland Library were built in 1965, which were combined with a new theological hall common room. The former library became the chapel, the official opening of which took place on 19 March 1967. For the first time the college had its own place of worship, as befits a church foundation. In 1982 the library was reorganised, separating the Ormond College and Joint Theological College collections.Template:Cn

In 1968, a striking and bold building was opened in the south-east corner of the college grounds in the style later named brutalism. The chancellor of the university, Sir Robert Menzies, officially opened the southeast building and named it McCaughey Court after the master, Davis McCaughey. This building, which caused much comment, won awards for the architects Romberg and Boyd.Template:Cn

Sexual assault allegations (1991)

Ormond College was embroiled in controversy in 1991 over allegations that the master of the college had sexually assaulted two female students at a Valedictory party and that the college council had dismissed these complaints out of hand. The master was convicted of one charge of assault, however the conviction was later overturned on appeal, though he resigned his position. The events of this controversy were written into a 1995 book by Helen Garner, The First Stone,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> which itself was embroiled in controversy over bias toward the master, its criticism of third wave feminism and fictionalisation of various events and circumstances.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Since this case, Ormond College has reformed its procedures in regards to sexual harassment and assault.Template:Cn

21st century

In 2009, Rufus Black was appointed master of Ormond College. An ethicist and Rhodes scholar, Black ushered in a new era of change and development.Template:Cn In that year, Ormond launched an Indigenous program which supported Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to live at Ormond and study at the University of Melbourne.Template:Cn

The college developed also major new facilities during this period. In 2010 the junior common room was redeveloped into cafe style space and lounge. In May 2011 the college opened a $4m student academic centre, containing several formal and informal learning spaces along with the college library and information technology facilities.Template:Cn Since 2010 the college has expanded its undergraduate facilities by creating a series of loft rooms in its main building and McCaughey Court. The college has also developed a cohort of graduate students in its two dedicated graduate buildings opened in 2014 and 2015.Template:Cn

In 2016, the college opened the Wade Institute of Entrepreneurship. Established with a gift from entrepreneur Peter Wade, the institute delivers programs for investors, entrepreneurs and schools, including a new University of Melbourne Masters of Entrepreneurship. The degree is a collaboration between Ormond and the university's Faculty of Business and Economics and its School of Engineering.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The building is designed along "passivhaus" principles, by Melbourne architectural firm Lovell Chen.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2018, Lara McKay became master of Ormond.Template:Cn

Admission of women

From the beginning Ormond accepted women as non-residents, able to attend tutorials and participate in college life whilst living offsite with funding from the college. Female students were amongst its most notable early scholars. Later, from 1968 to 1972, female students were able to live in college in return for waiting duties and attend tutorials; they were admitted as members of the Ormond College Students' Club in 1969. In 1973, Ormond accepted women students as residents for the first time. Women quickly rose to leadership roles in both the staff and student bodies including being elected chair of the students' club and appointed to the role of vice-master (deputy head of college).Template:Cn

Renate Kamener Oration

Renate Kamener (8 June 1933 – 12 March 2009<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>) was a German-born Jew whose family escaped before the Holocaust and settled in South Africa, where she became a teacher. She and her husband Bob were active in the anti-apartheid movement and migrated to Australia in 1965, where after teaching English for some time she became head of Humanities at Swinburne Technical College. She was dedicated to peace and social justice, and founded Salaam-Shalom, a Muslim-Jewish women's group that promoted dialogue and friendship.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

To honour her memory, the Kamener Family set up the Renate Kamener in collaboration with Ormond College, "to help and encourage Indigenous students to achieve their tertiary education ambitions". It is funded mainly by the annual Renate Kamener Oration, managed by volunteers,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and held in the<ref name="j015">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Past speakers at the oration include: Template:Div col

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List of masters

Chairs of council

  • 1881 - 1903 Alexander Morrison<ref>List College Chairman – Ormond College Centenary Essays. MUP, 1984, Melbourne, p.240</ref>
  • 1903 - 1910 Robert Gillespie Template:Small<ref>List College Chairman – Ormond College Centenary Essays. MUP, 1984, Melbourne, p.240</ref>
  • 1910 - 1926 John Matthew<ref>List College Chairman – Ormond College Centenary Essays. MUP, 1984, Melbourne, p.240</ref>
  • 1926 - 1942 Rev Dr William Borland<ref>List College Chairman – Ormond College Centenary Essays. MUP, 1984, Melbourne, p.240</ref>
  • 1942 - 1943 Henry Bremner Lewis<ref>List College Chairman – Ormond College Centenary Essays. MUP, 1984, Melbourne, p.240</ref>
  • 1943 - 1943 William Gray<ref>List College Chairman – Ormond College Centenary Essays. MUP, 1984, Melbourne, p.240</ref>
  • 1943 - 1944 John Claude McPhee Template:Small<ref>List College Chairman – Ormond College Centenary Essays. MUP, 1984, Melbourne, p.240</ref>
  • 1944 - 1946 Rev John Clark-Jones<ref>List College Chairman – Ormond College Centenary Essays. MUP, 1984, Melbourne, p.240</ref>
  • 1947 - 1947 Rev David Seymour Broughton<ref>List College Chairman – Ormond College Centenary Essays. MUP, 1984, Melbourne, p.240</ref>
  • 1947 - 1954 Rev John Evan Eric Owen<ref>List College Chairman – Ormond College Centenary Essays. MUP, 1984, Melbourne, p.240</ref>
  • 1960 - 1960 Rev L O C White<ref>List College Chairman – Ormond College Centenary Essays. MUP, 1984, Melbourne, p.240</ref>
  • 1966 - 1966 J S Coltman<ref>List College Chairman – Ormond College Centenary Essays. MUP, 1984, Melbourne, p.240</ref>
  • 1985 - 1991 Hon Sir George Lush Template:Small<ref>List College Chairman – Ormond College Centenary Essays. MUP, 1984, Melbourne, p.240</ref>
  • 1991 - 1992 Sir Daryl Michael Dawson Template:Small
  • 1995 - 1998 David William (Bill) Rogers Template:Small<ref>List College Chairman – Ormond College Centenary Essays. MUP, 1984, Melbourne, p.240</ref>
  • 1998 - 2001 David Abraham Template:Small<ref>List College Chairman – Ormond College Centenary Essays. MUP, 1984, Melbourne, p.240</ref>
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Notable alumni

Politics and government

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  • John Button – politician who served as a senior minister in the Hawke and Keating Labor governments.<ref> Macintyre, Stuart – Ormond College Centenary Essays. MUP, 1984, Melbourne, p.147</ref>
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Law

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Business

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  • Ben Gray — private equity investor who is a founding partner of the private equity firm BGH Capital and former head of TPG<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Academia

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  • Patrick McCaughey - art historian and academic<ref name="University of Melbourne - 02May2012 - Patrick McCaughey awarded Honorary Doctorate">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Military

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Medicine

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  • Mary Glowrey — medical missionary, founder of the Catholic Health Association of India<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Sport

  • Arthur Davidson — Australian rules footballer for the Fitzroy Football Club<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Donald Duffy — chairman of the Melbourne Football Club<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Chris Fogarty — Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football Club<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Joe Fogarty Template:Small — Australian rules footballer for the Melbourne Football Club<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Henry Hagenauer — Australian rules footballer for the Melbourne Football Club<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Raymond “Ray” Steele Template:Small – an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club and cricket administrator
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  • James Sutherland — CEO of Cricket Australia and Sheffield Shield cricketer for Victoria<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Media and arts

  • Graeme Blundell — actor, director, producer, writer, playwright, lyricist and biographer<ref name=TalkingHeads2009>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Rhodes scholars

  • John Seitz (1906)<ref name="About"/>
  • Charles Littlejohn (1909)<ref name="About"/>
  • Neil MacNeil (1914)<ref name="About"/>
  • Donald Sandral (1916)<ref name="About"/>
  • Patrick Hamilton (1917)<ref name="About"/>
  • William Hancock (1920)<ref name="About"/>
  • Lindsay Ride (1922)<ref name="About"/>
  • George Paton (1926)<ref name="About"/>
  • Kenneth Wheare (1929)<ref name="About"/>
  • Richard Latham (1931)<ref name="About"/>
  • Ross Campbell (1933)<ref name="About"/>
  • Alan Treloar (1940)<ref name="About"/>
  • Zelman Cowen (1941)<ref name="About"/>
  • Hugh Stretton (1946)<ref name="About"/>
  • Alan Serle (1947)<ref name="About"/>
  • Robert Shaw (1948)<ref name="About"/>
  • Graeme Davison (1964)<ref name="About"/>
  • Alistair Christie (1967)<ref name="About"/>
  • Kenneth Hayne (1969)<ref name="About"/>
  • Colin Norman (1970)<ref name="About"/>
  • Graham Hutchinson (1971)<ref name="About"/>
  • Martin Wardrop (1974)<ref name="About"/>
  • Andrew Michelmore (1976)<ref name="About"/>
  • Richard Caro (1978)<ref name="About"/>
  • Michael Penington (1980)<ref name="About"/>
  • Ralph King (1982)<ref name="About"/>
  • Sharon Korman (1983)<ref name="About"/>
  • Timothy Orton (1986)<ref name="About"/>
  • Mark Moshinsky (1988)<ref name="About"/>
  • Mark Chiba (1989)<ref name="About"/>
  • Rufus Black (1991)<ref name="About"/>
  • Catherine Anderson (1992)<ref name="About"/>
  • Joanna Masel (1997)<ref name="About"/>
  • Kate Brennan (2007)<ref name="About"/>
  • John Feddersen (2008)<ref name="About"/>
  • Kate Robson (2008)<ref name="About"/>
  • Hamish McKenzie (2015)<ref name="About"/>
  • Bede Jones (2017)<ref name="About"/>
  • Rebecca Duke (2017)<ref name="About"/>
  • Brigid O’Farrell-White (2018)<ref name="About"/>
  • Mattea Mrkusic (2019)<ref name="About"/>

Fulbright scholars

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