Emmanuel College, University of Queensland

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Emmanuel College
University of Queensland
         
LocationSt Lucia Campus
27°29′52″S153°00′30″E / 27.4977°S 153.0082°E / -27.4977; 153.0082
Full nameEmmanuel College
MottoFiat Lux (Latin)
Motto in EnglishLet there be light
Established1911
GenderCo-educational since 1975, formerly male only
Principal Mr Stephen Peake
Residents340
Website Homepage
Alumni Homepage

Emmanuel College (commonly called EMC) is the largest residential college of Australia's University of Queensland, located on its St Lucia campus. [1] Affiliated with the Uniting Church, it provides co-educational accommodation, academic and wellbeing support for 340 undergraduate and postgraduate students of Brisbane's leading tertiary institutions (University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, [2] and Griffith University). Emmanuel College offers scholarships and bursaries to financially assist students to complete their studies while living in college.

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Students' Club

The Emmanuel College Students' Club (ECSC) is a student-run body responsible for coordinating the cultural, sporting, social and community service activities within the College and plays a major role in the day-to-day running of the College. The Students' Club is led by an elected Executive, consisting of mostly third- and fourth-year students, with second year and first year (fresher) representatives included. The incoming Executive for the following year is announced at the annual AGM near the end of Semester Two, after a week of voting has taken place. The Students' Club President for 2023 is Samuel Rieger, the Treasurer is Connor Muscat and the 2022 AFL Convenors are Blake Luland and Puddadactyl.

History

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Emmanuel College, Wickham Terrace, 1930

Emmanuel College was founded by the Queensland Presbyterian Church in 1911, with an all-male cohort first taking up residence in 1912 in its original location on Brisbane CBD’s Wickham Terrace (the now heritage-listed St Andrews War Memorial Hospital Administration Building). It is Australia's ninth residential university college, and the first of the University of Queensland.

In 1955, the College relocated to its present site on Sir William MacGregor Drive on the St Lucia campus of the University of Queensland.

In 1977 when the Methodist, Congregational and parts of the Presbyterian Church joined together to become the new Uniting Church in Australia (UCA), Emmanuel College came under the auspices of both the UCA and the remaining Presbyterian Churches in Queensland. The Uniting Church continues its involvement now through the appointment of several college board members through the constitution of the College.

Women were admitted as Collegians in 1975 and the College maintains a 50:50 male to female resident ratio. [3]

2011 marked the College's centenary. [4]

2021 will mark the College's 110 year anniversary.

College layout

Emmanuel is divided into 12 buildings, or "wings", named after influential people in the College's history. Each wing acts as a smaller community within the wider College environment, which arranges communal events and provides a familial, supportive environment. [5]

The College consists of ten co-educational undergraduate wings: [5]

  1. Edmonds
  2. Busch
  3. Douglas
  4. Drewe
  5. Gibson
  6. Glaister
  7. Henderson
  8. Martin
  9. Meiklejohn
  10. Merrington

The remaining residence is a wing composed of flats for senior and postgraduate students;

  1. 2nd Residential

There is also a wing composed of flats available for covid-affected residents providing a place for isolation.

  1. McGregor

Extra-curricular involvement

Pipe Band

Emmanuel College founded the university-wide pipe band in 1998. Following the merger of two of Queensland's most recognised pipe bands – The University of Queensland Pipe Band at Emmanuel College and the Queensland Highlanders Pipe Band – the Emmanuel College Highlanders at The University of Queensland formed in 2016. Band membership is open to all members of the College and the University, including staff and alumni, and people from the wider community.[ citation needed ]

Sporting

Emmanuel students compete in a variety of individual and team sporting activities against the other 10 Brisbane-located residential colleges of the University of Queensland as part of the Inter-College Competition (ICC). [6] The College upholds a tradition of strong performance in competing for the Men's Old Collegian's Cup and the Women's ICC Sports Shield, despite having lower resident numbers per gender than single-sex colleges. [7] In 2019, Emmanuel placed third in both men's and women's sport.

The College hosts an annual Sports Dinner, where the accomplishments of Emmanuel residents in the ICC are recognised and celebrated. [7]

Emmanuel hosts an annual Rugby 7s tournament in which university teams participate in a weekend of competition on the UQ campus. [8]

Cultural

As part of the Inter-College Competition (ICC), Emmanuel competes in debating,College Idol, Bandfest, art show, Choralfest, oratory, One Act Play, chess and Dancefest. In 2019 (equal 1st with St John's), 2017 and 2016 Emmanuel won the coveted ICC Cultural Cup, its 2016 victory coming on the back of a clean sweep of the three most heavily weighted competitions: Bandfest, Choralfest and Dancefest. Emmanuel also won the Cultural Cup in 2013 and 2009.

The College hosts an annual Theatre Restaurant, an entirely student-run musical with a three-course dinner.

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References

  1. ↑ Student Services Australia 2013, Emmanuel College (36D). Retrieved 27 June 2013, "Emmanuel College (36D): Buildings, Accommodation at UQ, St Lucia". Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Emmanuel College 2011, Emmanuel College. Retrieved 27 June 2013, "Home Page". Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Emmanuel College 2011, Overview and History. Retrieved 26 June 2013, "Overview and History". Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  4. ↑ UQ Events 2011, Emmanuel College Centenary Weekend. Retrieved 26 June 2013, "Emmanuel College Centenary Weekend Celebrations - UQ Events, the University of Queensland". Archived from the original on 6 November 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  5. 1 2 Emmanuel College 2013, Emmanuel College Handbook 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013, www.emmanuel.uq.edu.au/LiteratureRetrieve.aspx?ID=117236
  6. ↑ UQ Sport 2013, College Sport. Retrieved 26 June 2013, "College Sport news – UQ Sport – Play Your Way". Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  7. 1 2 Emmanuel College Student Club 2013, "Sport at Emmanuel". Retrieved 26 June 2013, http://www.emcstudentsclub.com/#!sport/cjg9 Archived 2 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ Emmanuel College Student Club 2013, Rugby 7's Tournament. Retrieved 26 June 2013, http://www.emcstudentsclub.com/#!rugby-7s-tournament/c1yda Archived 2 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine
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