New College, University of New South Wales
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New College, University of New South Wales is a residential college, located in the UNSW campus in Sydney, Australia. It was founded in 1969 as part of the work of the New University Colleges' Council[1] [2]
Although the college is built on Anglican principles, it is home to both local and international students of all backgrounds. Currently housing 250 students including 8 student Residential Advisors and 10 Academic Tutors, the college hosts regular formal dinners with renowned guest speakers. The College is also home to the Centre for Apologetic Scholarship and Education (CASE) which specialises in Christian apologetics. The college has a strong academic focus with around 45% of its students maintaining at least a distinction average. A distinct policy that sets New College apart from most of the other colleges is that it enforces a strict no alcohol policy whilst in College itself. New College celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2009.
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[edit] New College Student Body
The student body is represented by the New College Student Association (NCSA), which seeks to facilitate and develop community involvement, both within the college and externally. It is an active student association on campus with social and sporting events held every week of the academic session. The selection process involved in gaining acceptance into New College is rigorous with Academic Referees, characters referees and interviews with the Dean of Residents to determine their suitability for the college. New College aims to expose its residents to a range of new opportunities that they would not have previously had access to.
[edit] Yearly Events At New College
New College's community consists of many internal student committees, these committees in turn, organise and run many events with the college. These events include an annual college ski trip, a wine & cheese tasting weekend & international relief project such as Habitat For Humanity where students fly to third world countries and help build homes. Some of the annual events throughout the year include O-Week, the NCSA Winter Ball, Hens' and Bucks' Night, Band Night and the Fresher vs Oldies sporting events. New College is known to host a formal dinner every 4-6 weeks which includes a guest speaker from the top tier of politics, science, business, sport or entertainment. Previous guests include Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Host of At the Movies Margaret Pomeranz and former Wallabies Captain, now Investment Banker Nick Farr-Jones. Students are given the opportunity to meet and speak to the guests after the dinner. New College is also known for staging a play or musical and a revue on campus each year.
The college is governed by a Board who appoints a Master of the college. The current Master of the college is Professor Trevor Cairney, and the current Dean of Residents is Dr James Pietsch.
[edit] New College Village
In August 2006 New College embarked on an exciting new building development project. New College constructed a 319-bed postgraduate residential village - New College Village - on a prime site diagonally opposite New College on UNSW western campus. The site opened in early 2009 with an intake of about 315 students mostly of international background.
New College Village (NCV) contains a mixture of studio apartments and 5-6 bedroom shared apartments. NCV provides three catering options: self catered; 3 meals a day, 5 days a week and dinner only, 5 days a week.[3]
[edit] Centre for Apologetic Scholarship and Education (CASE)
CASE was established in 2002 as an activity of New College. The aim of the centre is to explore Christianity in the context of mainstream university study and research, and educate the community on the place of the Christian worldview. CASE regularly holds seminars, conferences and courses, it runs a scholars program for current PhD students, and it produces the quarterly magazine, Case. Its current director is Professor Trevor Cairney.
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- New College
- New College Village
- Centre for Apologetic Scholarship and Education
- Professor Trevor Cairney
- University of New South Wales
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