Whitley College

Whitley College
Whitley College emblem
University	University of Melbourne & University of Divinity
Location	271 Royal Parade, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Motto	Ad iustitiam
Motto in English	For justice
Established	1891
Named for	W.T. Whitley
Warden	Margie Welsford
Undergraduates	126
Postgraduates	6
Tutors	9
Website	Whitley College website

Whitley College is one of the twelve residential colleges of the University of Melbourne and also one of the eleven theological colleges of the University of Divinity. Unlike most colleges, Whitley College was not located on College Crescent but is placed slightly further north at 271 Royal Parade, Victoria, Australia. Unlike most other colleges associated with the university (the other exception being Trinity College), Whitley College is both a residential college and a theological school associated with the Baptist Union of Victoria and accredited by the University of Divinity. Whitley is also known for its motto "Equipping leaders for a different world."

Whitley College was established in 1891 at the Collins Street Baptist Church. W.T. Whitley was invited to come to Melbourne from England to take up the position of Principal. He remained Principal for the next ten years.

In 1959, the Baptist Union of Victoria began work on a new building for the college and agreed to become an affiliated college of the University of Melbourne. The college is now one of 12 residential colleges associated with the University of Melbourne. In 1975, Whitley and the Stirling Theological College established the Evangelical Theological Association, which was accredited until 2005. Whitley and Stirling now are separate colleges of the University of Divinity. Theological courses are taught in a separate wing of the college, which forms part of the University of Divinity. This is a university of specialisation which offers programs in theological and ministry studies, ranging from diploma-level through to doctoral research.