Residential colleges of the University of Queensland

There are eleven residential colleges of the University of Queensland.

Colleges

Cromwell College

• On the St Lucia campus. Was the first of the Colleges on the St Lucia campus in June 1954, and admitted men only until it became co-ed in 1973.

Duchesne College

Emmanuel College

Grace College

Gatton Halls of Residence

• Main university residential facilities for the Gatton campus.
• Largest residential college associated with the University of Queensland
• Established in 1897 making it the oldest college with the University of Queensland
• 436 rooms
• Students at the Halls mainly study within the Faculty of Science
• Divided into four Halls: Shelton, Pitt, Thynne and Riddell

International House

• Founded in 1965. Planning for the college commenced in 1955 through the Rotary Club of Brisbane and as part of the celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of Rotary International.

King's College

St John's College

St Leo's College

St Leo's was founded by Brisbane's Catholic Archbishop Sir James Duhig in 1917 and is named in honour of St Leo the Great – the first Pope Leo (440 AD to 461 AD).

The college celebrated its centenary in 2017.

The college operates a catering business.

The Student Club conducts the Annual Duhig Lecture in the second semester of the university calendar. Notable speakers of have included John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, Peter Beattie, Premier of Queensland, Malcolm Fraser, former Prime Minister of Australia, Peter Garrett, politician and former musician, Chris Masters journalist and Alan Jones (radio broadcaster and one-time Wallabies coach).

Rectors of the college

• Steve Foley 2014
• Br Vince Skelly cfc 2004–2013
• Lt Col John Long (retired) 2001–2003
• Fr William Uren SJ AO 1998–2000
• Fr Gregory Jordan SJ 1992–1997
• Fr Michael Head SJ 1991
• Fr Gerry Healy SJ 1989–1990
• Fr Vincent Hurley SJ 1977–1988
• Fr Brian Fleming SJ 1967–1977

Notable alumni

• Hugh Wirth AM. Australia Day Ambassador 2013

Union College

• Union College is the only one of the university's colleges to be heritage-listed, having been added to the Queensland Heritage Register in 2004.

The Women's College

The Women's College was founded in 1913 and it admitted 19 women residents on 16 March 1914. Anna Frederica Bage was the first principal. This was the first University of Queensland college to admit women. There are currently 250 undergraduates and postgraduate women residents within the college. Notable alumnae include Harriet Elizabeth Marks, Penelope Wensley, Anna Bligh, and Sallyanne Atkinson.

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