Selwyn College, Otago

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Selwyn College is part of the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. The college was founded by Bishop Samuel Tarratt Nevill in 1893 as a theological college training clergy for the Church of England. It is named after George Augustus Selwyn, the first Bishop of New Zealand. It is still affiliated to the Anglican church. It is one of the most popular and reputable halls of residence in New Zealand, its 160 available places oversubscribed every year. Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 872 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Stuart Grange I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 872 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Stuart Grange I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1224 × 1632 pixel, file size: 756 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1224 × 1632 pixel, file size: 756 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... The University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealands oldest university with over 20,000 students enrolled during 2006. ... Dunedin (Ōtepoti in Maori) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the region of Otago. ... Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given religion. ... The Church of England is the officially established Christian church[1] in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... The Rt. ... The Archbishop of New Zealand is the head of the Anglican church in the Province of New Zealand and has under his direction nine dioceses. ...

Bishop Nevill sought to create a theological college to train clergy. Selwyn College opened on 15 January 1893 as a theological college and a hall of residence. [1] It was the first hall of residence of Otago University, and, seeking to imitate an English residential university, included students for all subjects. PDF The admission of women began in 1983.

In 1930 Selwyn College and College House (a Canterbury University Hall of Residence) began an annual sporting and cultural exchange. This exchange still occurs today with the Principal's and Warden's Cup being added into the prize mix after the 1980s. In 1932, initiations at Selwyn College were started including the Turner Tossing Trophy (now replaced with the Homage Run) and Leith Run. The Lindski Battle and the 21sters Ball are still annual events at the College and are immensely popular with the residents. College House is a Hall of Residence associated with the University of Canterbury. ...

The Selwyn College Students Association (SCSA) is a group of leading second years who run the College's student life. They have various responsibiities that concern the different roles they are given. The SCSA executive council is as follows:

• President: William Chisholm
• Deputy President: Ricky Hann
• Internal Affairs Representative: Josh Dry
• Sports Representative: Chris Von Biel
• Social Representative: Kate Innes-Jones
• Cultural Representative: Hayley Smith
• Treasurer: Matt Linehan
• AV Guy: Matthew "Sus" Taine
• Women's Rights Officer: Peter Mee

The Committee Elect for 2007 was recently elected and are as follows:

• President Elect: Maya Shino
• Vice-President Elect: Edward Stace
• Internal Affairs Representative Elect: James Rawiri Meager
• Sports Representative Elect: Ariana Te Wake
• Social Representative Elect: Sophie Bridge
• Cultural Representative Elect: Lloyd Burr
• Treasurer Elect: Matthew Harris
• AV Guy: Lindon Keith
• Woman's Rights Officer (WRO): Gary Morris

Notable Selwynites

• Lord Porritt, Governor-General of New Zealand and physician to the Queen.

• David Kirk

• Bill English

• Josh Blackie

Arthur Espie Porritt, Baron Porritt, GCMG GCVO CBE (August 10, 1900 – January 1, 1994) was a New Zealand physician, statesman and athlete. ... The Governor-General of New Zealand is the representative of the Sovereign in right of New Zealand (currently, Queen Elizabeth II). ... David Edward Kirk (born 5 October 1961 in Wellington) is a former New Zealand rugby player best known for having been the captain of the All Blacks when they won the inaugural Rugby Union World Cup in 1987. ...

External links

• Official Selwyn College website (I)
• Selwyn College Students' Association website