Newman College (University of Melbourne)

Newman College
University	University of Melbourne
Location	887 Swanston St, Parkville, Victoria, Melbourne
Coordinates	37°47′42″S 144°57′49″E / 37.7950°S 144.9636°E / -37.7950; 144.9636Coordinates: 37°47′42″S 144°57′49″E / 37.7950°S 144.9636°E / -37.7950; 144.9636
Motto	Luceat Lux Vestra
Motto in English	"Let Your Light Shine"
Established	1918
Architect	Walter Burley Griffin
Architectural style	Art Deco
Colours	Blue, Green and White
Rector	William Uren AO, SJ
Undergraduates	200
Postgraduates	80
Senior tutor	1
Tutors	50
Website	newman.unimelb.edu.au

Newman College
Dining room façade
Former names	Roman Catholic College
General information
Type	Residential college
Architectural style	Gothic Revival Chicago influence
Address	887 Swanston Street, Parkville
Town or city	Melbourne
Country	Australia
Construction started	April 1916
Completed	March 1918
Owner	Roman Catholic Trusts Corporation
Design and construction
Architect	Walter Burley Griffin; Marion Mahony Griffin
Main contractor	Bart Moriarty
Awards and prizes	Australian Institute of Architects (Victorian Chapter) Heritage Architecture Award 2010
Designations	Register of the National Estate (1978); Australian National Heritage List (2005); National Trust of Australia; Melbourne City Council Heritage Register; RAIA National Register of Twentieth Century Architecture; Victorian Heritage Register
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Newman College is a Roman Catholic co-educational residential college affiliated with the University of Melbourne. During the university year it houses about 200 undergraduate students and about 80 postgraduate students and tutors. The college was named after Cardinal John Henry Newman, a former Anglican and major figure in the Oxford Movement who became a Roman Catholic in the 19th century. The college continues to commemorate the life of Newman through events such as the "Cardinal Newman Dinner" and the prominent positioning of his portrait in the dining hall. Although most strongly affiliated with the University of Melbourne, a small number of undergraduate students attend RMIT University, Monash University Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences located on Royal Parade or the Australian Catholic University.

The collegiate system was a response to the secular nature of the university, as each of the major Christian churches were given land to the north of the main campus to establish institutions in which to teach religion. The college motto is Luceat Lux Vestra, translating from Latin as "Let Your Light Shine".

At its opening the administration of the college was entrusted to the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) who continue its administration to the present day. As of 2015, the rector of the college is Father Bill Uren SJ, AO, a former chaplain and rector (1987–1990) of Newman College.

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