University College (University of Melbourne)
University College is a residential college which is affiliated to the University of Melbourne in Australia. It was formerly known as University Women's College. The college is situated in the suburb of Parkville.
It is located on its own plot of land, north of Ormond College and is bounded by the College Crescent to the southeast, Royal Parade to the west and Cemetery Road West to the northeast.
The College houses 198 students each year, from the University of Melbourne, RMIT, Australian Catholic University, Monash University (Pharmacy) and the Victorian College of the Arts.
University College, often nicknamed UC by its residents was renovated between 2007 and 2008 to include
"...new recreation complex with indoor sporting and other facilities including a spacious Junior Common Room, a design studio, TV room, a gym, a band room and a multi-purpose area with billiard and table tennis tables. It also has an area set up with cafe-style tables and a kitchen".
The renovations also built new student rooms with en-suite bathrooms, and full size beds. [1]
Its colours (such as worn on the sporting field) are maroon, pale blue and black. Their mascot is the boar. Its motto is "Frappe Fort", which is French for "Strike Hard". The school chant sung at some official functions and sporting events is as follows (in its official variation, although different versions are sung depending on the audience).
Oh we are UC, UC.
Forget the rest of them, UC.
Beware the boar when its time to score
Stay true to form, before the beer gets warm
Strike em', hoy.
Strike em', hoy.
Strike em' strike em' strike em', hoy hoy hoy.
The college was created by a Statute of the University of Melbourne in 1937 to be an affiliated college of the university for women. [2] In 1975 the college became co-residential.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ University College Website : Prospective Students Page
- ^ Statutes and Regulations : Statute 9.5 - University College : The University of Melbourne
- ^ University College History
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Coordinates: 37°47′30″S 144°57′34″E / 37.79167°S 144.95944°E
