St Ann's College
Origin
The college was the brainchild of a group of women graduates of the University of Adelaide, notably Violet Plummer, Helen Mayo, Constance Finlayson, and Pauline Grenfell Price, who in the 1930s saw the need for an equivalent of the residential St Mark's College to accommodate female students from the country and interstate. They approached Sidney Wilcox (1866–1942) of the woolbroking firm Wilcox, Mofflin, who donated £5000 and bequeathed his house on Brougham Place, North Adelaide, to the university for such a facility.
St. Ann's College was officially opened with 16 residential students in 1947, much of the delay being attributable to World War II. It was named for Ann Wilcox, mother of Sidney Wilcox, donor of the first building.
As of 2007 the college housed 197 tertiary students, both sexes, in single rooms. Rooms in the new buildings have ensuites, and all rooms have air conditioning. Residents at St Ann's College have a diverse background with most coming from either rural Australia or overseas.
Governance and description
The college council, along with the executive and finance committee, form the governing body. There is a chair, 13 governors and two ex officio members.
As of 2024 the principal and CEO is Wendy Thomas.
The Latin motto is Per Litteras Lumen, meaning "light through letters" or "Illumination through Learning".
Tutors
Residential advisors
St Ann's has twelve residential advisors, each in charge of a corridor consisting of approximately 18 students. The RAs provide academic and social leadership, and pastoral care. Each year a senior residential advisor is appointed, usually a RA from the previous year who has re-applied to be a residential advisor. They coordinate the RA group and take a leadership role within the college.
Academic tutors
Each year senior students are selected into various academic positions for the purpose of tutoring lower year levels in any difficulty they are having.
College Club
The college social and sporting events are organised by the St Ann's College Club, which consists of members elected exclusively by college students. The college club consists of the following positions:
- President
- Vice-President
- Treasurer
- Secretary
- SAAUCC Representative
- Social Secretary
- Sport Secretary (two are elected, usually 1 male and 1 female)
- General Representatives (two are elected)
- Technology Representative
- First Year Representative
College sport
St Ann's College competes against Aquinas College, Lincoln College, Flinders University Hall and St. Mark's College for the Douglas Irving Cup (known to the students as the High Table Cup). Sports that count for cup points include:
The college also competes in a Battle of the Bands competition which does not contribute to High Table Cup points. Furthermore, St Ann's College also competes against Aquinas College in cricket.
References
- ^ "Death Of Mr Sidney Wilcox". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 2 February 1942. p. 8. Retrieved 21 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "St Ann's College loses one of their own, Chelsea Masclet". Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ David Ellis (December 2007). "Adelaidean: 60 years of inspiring students". University of Adelaide. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ St Ann's College: the first fifty years 1947-1997, Pauline Payne, edited by Margaret Adams and Rosemary Brooks, 1998, St Ann's College inc, ISBN 0-646-35852-9, pp 15
- ^ Residential Statistics Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "ABOUT US". St Ann's College -. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ St Ann's College tutor handbook
- ^ Labrador Amber, 14 years visionary perspective at St Ann's College- 1990-2004. (2005) Brougham Press, p.46
