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EARLE PAGE COLLEGE CREDO
A member of EARLE PAGE COLLEGE is a member of a University College. This is significant. A University is a specialised institution designed for and dedicated to the advancement and dissemination of knowledge. These goals are most likely to be promoted in College through free inquiry on the part of all participants, students and staff alike. This means that a College is essentially a community of people who come together to seek knowledge and understanding and to help each other to seek and to learn.
To this end, we all have the rights of freedom of expression and belief, freedom of inquiry, and freedom from coercion, force and violence and threats and abuse.
However, in any community, and in particular in the close community of the College, the rights and privileges of an individual can only be upheld if they do not violate the freedom and needs of others, whose rights must be considered and respected.
This has the consequence that we all, as members of our College, have the right to organise our own personal lives and conduct according to our own beliefs and values, provided that this includes a proper respect for others and the rights of others to organise their lives differently, and is in harmony with, or at least does not come into conflict with, the essential nature of the College as a community of people who come together to learn and to help each other learn.
A community of this kind can thrive only in an atmosphere of mutual trust, courtesy and cordiality and will develop its effectiveness only if we live up to our responsibilities for honesty, fairness and tolerance.
What is Earle Page College?
Earle Page College provides an academic residential community lifestyle. It seeks to develop a community life in which members of the College are able to mature intellectually, socially and personally. It is 'a traditional College with a contemporary style'.
Members are expected to act at all times, both in and out of the College, in such a manner as to promote the peace, honour and well-being of the College as a place of education, learning and research.
Members of the College are predominantly students (though academic staff are encouraged to live in the College). They come from throughout the world and all states and territories of Australia.
Members are encouraged to participate in the wide range of sporting, social and cultural activities that are organised within the College, the University and in the City of Armidale.
The Naming of Earle Page College
Earle Page College is named in honour of Sir Earle Christmas Grafton Page, the first Chancellor of The University of New England and the Chairman of the Advisory Council of the New England University College. Dr Page entered the University of Sydney at the age of 15 and graduated in Medicine with First Class Honours. In Grafton he established himself as one of the finest surgeons of his time. He became a member of Federal Parliament in 1919. Dr Page was to become one of the most significant political figures of this century, becoming Leader of the Australian Country Party and Deputy Prime Minister. He was Prime Minister for 19 days in 1939.
His greatest love was the North Eastern Regions of New South Wales. For his contribution to the regions and to education, The University of New England named this College in his honour.
Staff
Dean Ms Penny Biddle Office 5303
The Dean is ultimately responsible for all aspects of life within the College. The Dean is involved with academic and educational leadership, student affairs, pastoral and community life, policy and planning. The Dean is also responsible for the overall management of the College.
Academic Master Dr Amanda Kennedy Office 5301
Residence 5302
The Academic Master leads the College’s academic portfolio, fostering the intellectual atmosphere of the College through the organisation of activities that support and enrich residents’ educational experiences. The Academic Master provides professional advice to the Dean on matters pertaining to the academic standards and programs for College residents, and works closely with the Academic Mentors to ensure that a comprehensive academic support system is in place for residents.
Senior Resident Fellow Ms Rachel Wilkie 5382
The Senior Resident Fellow is responsible for the provision of formal and non-formal educational services and for the coordination and oversight of pastoral support. The Senior Resident Fellow is also responsible for the raising of awareness of social and personal issues that affect College members.
The College Office epc@une.edu.au Office 5300
The staff at the College Office are responsible for day to day administration and can help you with almost anything! Just pop in and ask.
College Membership and Structure
Offers of Residence
Your residence will be contingent upon your enrolment in tertiary study or by arrangement with the College Dean as a visitor, guest or consultant. You must advise the Dean if your enrolment within the University changes.
Returning Students – Specific Criteria for Re-admittance
Applications for returning students will be contingent upon four major criteria providing the resident is enrolled in tertiary study or is accepted by the Dean under other arrangements.
- Academic commitment throughout the year including attaining satisfactory academic results (minimum of 50% pass of full unit load).
- Financial responsibility in meeting your commitments as set down in the Fees Schedule.
- Contribution to, and participation in, the life of the College and its members.
- Personal Conduct.
Appeals regarding readmittance will be considered by a committee consisting of the Dean, Assistant Dean, Senior Resident Fellow, a Member of the SCR and a student representative.
Structure
Senior Common Room
The Senior Common Room consists of members of the University and the College who are academic staff, post-graduate students and Resident Fellows, as well as non-resident members of the University and the general community who are interested in Earle Page College. It seeks to provide an intellectual and social organisation for its membership as well as aiding the development of College life.
Junior Common Room
The Junior Common Room comprises the student members of Earle Page College. A subscription is levied at the beginning of each year. The members of the Earle Page College Junior Common Room then receive benefits throughout the year for being EPC JCR members.
Junior Common Room Committee
The JCR Committee consists of JCR members who are elected from the JCR body by its members. The College President chairs this committee which consists of a number of later year College members and two first year representatives. Each committee member is responsible for a different aspect of the JCR. They are the representatives of the student body, and liaise between the students and the College administration to advise the Dean of matters affecting the College body. The JCR Committee is responsible for the organisation of the social side of the College. This includes the Annual Cabaret Ball and the Annual Ball as well as a number of other functions throughout the year.
College Activities
Academic Life
By living in the College, students have ready access to Resident Fellows, Academic Mentors, Members of the Senior Common Room, Academic Staff, Post-Graduates, and fellow undergraduates.
The College provides formal and informal academic assistance as directed by the Senior Resident Fellow with the assistance of resident Academic Mentors. A member's academic progress is a major concern for the College. Acceptable academic progress is an expectation of life in a university residential college. Members who do not show satisfactory academic progress will be required to meet with the Senior Resident Fellow or the Dean regularly throughout the year. All residents are encouraged to attend the ‘Tues-to-Study’ sessions held in the Dining Hall every Tuesday night.
In the Computer Room, computers and printers are provided to assist students in their studies. In addition, data points in each study/bedroom can be utilised to access the Internet. There is also Wireless Internet in the Dining Hall. A Network Officer is available to aid members with difficulties accessing the Internet. The College Library may be used for quiet study and is also used for tutorials.
Formal awards dinners are held to celebrate the academic achievements of residents.
Each year the College, in association with the discipline of Politics and International Studies, sponsors an annual Politics Dinner and Lecture delivered by a prominent Australian Politician, Academic or commentator. Furthermore, in association with the Discipline of Classics History and Religion, the College sponsors a community lecture series called 'Aspects of Antiquity', with prominent International and Australian speakers.
Formal Dinners
Formal Dinners take place throughout the year. They are opportunities for the College to affirm its community life and provide a means for students to meet representatives of the University, professions, community groups, cultural groups, sports people, professionals and industry leaders. A guest speaker, discussion or presentation often follows.
All College members are required to wear academic dress to Formal Dinners. This reflects the traditions of University Collegiate life.
Any person in attendance at a formal dinner whose behaviour is deemed to be inappropriate or unacceptable may be removed from the dinner.
Affiliates of the College are invited to some formal dinners. There is a charge to attend and this amount should be paid to the College office, three working days prior to the dinner.
Cultural Life
The cultural interests of members are encouraged by the College. Each year the College presents a major musical production. The College Choir performs at College functions throughout the year.
The Sir Frank Kitto Trophy is a competition amongst Colleges in a variety of cultural pursuits (music, theatre sports, debating, arts and crafts, poetry and prose) and a major performance. Our participation in this competition is coordinated by the Sir Frank Kitto Committee. Only members of the Earle Page College Junior Common Room are entitled to participate in this competition.
The College has two pianos, one of which is a grand, for use by serious musicians. There is also a Music Room for those who wish to practise.
Sporting Life
Members of Earle Page College are actively involved in many sports organised within the College both through Sport UNE and throughout Armidale. The President's Trophy (male) and the Mary Bagnall Trophy (female) are inter-college sporting competitions in a variety of sporting pursuits. Participation and support are encouraged by all residents.
Social Life
Many of the social activities of the College are organised by the Junior Common Room Committee. These include barbeques, parties, games nights, theme nights and sporting competitions. Major social events such as the Cabaret and Annual Earle Page College Ball, are also organised by the Junior Common Room Committee.
College members are encouraged to get involved in anything that suits their interests so that they can get the best out of their College experiences.
Off-campus Excursions/Camps/Activities
Two types of activity are identified: approved and non-approved.
The College and the University may be responsible for floor activities that are organised by the College where the Resident Fellow is acting as the responsible University representative in carrying out their duties in relation to the organised College activity.
Organisation for the College floor activity should take place well in advance of the activity taking place. The floor activity needs to be approved by the Dean as a College activity, prior to the activity taking place, with the appropriate paperwork completed and signed off.
A distinction is made where a group of individuals within a College, and possibly from the same floor, go away together as a private arrangement. This is considered to be a private trip as the College is not involved in its planning. Trips away from College on a non-approved basis are to be treated as private trips and have nothing to do with the University.
Facilities
Dining Hall
Breakfasts, lunches and dinners are provided Monday to Friday during academic terms.
After all meals, cutlery and crockery must be returned to the trolleys. Cutlery, crockery, glasses and any other dining hall equipment must not be removed from the Dining Hall.
Students requiring a late meal must advise Dining Hall staff before 4pm. Late meals must be collected by 9.00pm.
College members may NOT enter the kitchen area.
In accordance with health regulations, all College members are required to wear footwear at all times in the Dining Hall. Pyjamas are not to be worn in the Dining Hall.
Alcohol is not to be consumed at breakfast or lunch in the Dining Hall. Intoxicated people will not be admitted to the Dining Hall.
Any queries or comments on the catering and service from the kitchen staff should be directed to the office.
BBQ packs are available to residents. They are to be ordered, using forms available from the College Office, no later than 4pm four days beforehand. The person/s ordering the BBQ pack is/are responsible for the tidiness and cleanliness of Earle’s Court and surrounds, and may be invoiced for any cleaning costs.
Junior Common Room
The Junior Common Room is situated above the Dining Hall in the administration building. This is available for students of the College. Common sense should prevail at all times ensuring respect for the facility and its equipment. Parties may be held in the JCR after approval by both the President of the JCR and the Dean.
It is not the responsibility of the staff of the College to have to clean unreasonable levels of mess. A private cleaning company will be engaged to restore the condition of the room, with the full cleaning costs being charged to the host group (e.g. JCR Committee) or individual host.
Laundry Facilities
Automatic washing machines, coin operated dryers and drying rooms are installed in the College laundries. Clotheslines are also available.
Irons are provided on each Floor. Any malfunction of the equipment should be reported to the College Office immediately.
Computer Room
Computers and a Printer/Scanner/Photocopier are available in the computer room. Use of the Printer requires money to be loaded onto your student card. There is to be NO food or drink in the computer room at any time. The computers are for academic use only. Late users are responsible for turning off the lights on departure.
Library
The College Library is a quiet place where people can study. Any queries about the Library and its opening hours should be directed to the College Office. The College Library is also used for tutorials.
Senior Common Room
The Senior Common Room is set aside for use by Senior Common Room members of Earle Page College including Resident Fellows and Academic Mentors. The room is only available to other members of the College with approval by the College Office.
Box Rooms
Box rooms are empty rooms in College where you may leave personal belongings packed away during term time and during mid year holiday periods. Special permission may be granted for year end holiday periods if requests are put in writing to the Office.
Music Room
There is a piano in the music room at the bottom of the B/C block stairwell. Keys for this room are available at the Office. There is to be no eating or drinking in the music room. Members will be responsible for the cleanliness, tidiness, and contents of the music room. Users should be considerate of others before playing music late in the evening.
The Gallery
The Gallery is available to College members for meetings. Tutorials are held here regularly. Outside organisations can hire this room for conference/meeting activities. Bookings should be made at the College Office. This room may be used several times per day and all users should be able to expect it to be clean and tidy for their meeting. The person booking this facility will be held responsible for the furniture and equipment in the room. All lights and air conditioners should be turned off before leaving.
Common Rooms
Each floor has its own common room. In each common room there is a television, an ironing cupboard, a coffee table and lounge chairs. Most common rooms also have a video recorder. The contents of each room are for the use of the members of that floor in College. Members are responsible for the cleanliness, tidiness, and contents of the room. Additional cleaning charges may be imposed if common rooms are not kept clean and tidy. Any damage to common rooms or furniture, which includes items such as curtains, lounges and coffee tables, may result in a fine being imposed on each floor member for the replacement cost or additional cleaning costs of the item/s damaged.
Earle’s Court BBQ Area
The BBQ facility is a recreational area for all College members and is intended for use by individuals as well as groups. Collegians must be considerate to surrounding residents and visitors to the College with respect to behaviour and noise. Earle’s Court should be kept clean and tidy at all times. If the BBQ is left in an unacceptable state a cleaning charge will be imposed. Bookings can be made at the College office.
Earle’s Court is the only designated smoking area for College residents until 11pm. Smoking is not permitted elsewhere within the College.
Your Room
Room Allocation
Room allocation is at the discretion of the College. When possible your preference for a room will be taken into account. If you wish to change rooms please contact the appropriate Resident Fellows. Approval to change rooms is granted at the end of each term, unless exceptional circumstances exist.
Room Inventory
All College rooms are provided with a bed, pillow, bedspread, blankets/doona, bed linen, curtains, desk, desk chair, light, telephone, bookshelves, and waste paper bin.
Room and Building Keys
All College rooms are fitted with locks; the keys to these are issued upon entry to the College. Rooms should be kept locked at all times. Entrance doors to the College Dining Hall block are locked overnight. Residential block entrances are permanently locked. You will need to use your “core” key to enter the buildings when locked.
Cleaning
Rooms will be serviced once per week, but it is the responsibility of residents to exchange dirty linen for clean from the Linen Room between 7:30-8:30am or 12:30-1:30pm on Wednesdays. It is expected that occupants will keep their rooms and facilities neat and tidy at all times..
Use of Adhesives, pins, posters and whiteboards.
Each College member is free to decorate their room, but no nails, staples, drawing pins or screws are to be driven into the walls, ceilings or woodwork. The cost of the damage, caused by the attachment of posters or the like to the walls, doors and furniture, will be charged to the member. Stickers and sticky tape should not be placed on walls, in order to avoid damaging paintwork. All blu-tac must be removed from walls etc. when members vacate their rooms.
Furniture
College furniture and equipment must not be removed from the member's room or from any of the common areas of the College. Any damage to furniture or fittings of a study/bedroom will be charged to the member’s account. Any damage to common area furniture, which includes items such as curtains, lounges and coffee tables, may result in a fine being imposed on each floor member for the replacement cost of the item/s damaged.
Windows
Restrictors have been fitted to all windows in the College to ensure safety of residents and guests.
Computers in Rooms
Personal computers can be connected to the College network and Internet. There is an annual Communications Charge which covers computer access to the internet and your telephone connection and voicemail service.
Use of Phone System
The College Office number is (02) 6773 5300. After hours, this phone is directed to the Resident Fellow on duty. In the case of emergencies this number may be used after hours.
Telephones are installed in all student rooms.
Telephone Usage and Charges
A personal identification number (PIN) will be allocated privately by the Office to individual residents. As all charges will be debited according to PINs, it is strongly advised that you keep your PIN a secret. A minimum of $20 is paid at the Office to activate your phone for outgoing calls. Internal calls are free of charge.
General Points on Telephone Usage
It is illegal to use a PIN allocated to another person. Nuisance calls and messages often cause distress to the recipients and should not be made. This may be a form of harassment. You are reminded that the source of the calls within the College can be traced.
Guests
College members may have a guest stay in their room for up to three consecutive nights. The resident will be charged for guests remaining longer than three nights. The only exception to this rule is that guests are not permitted to stay during O-Week and the two curfew periods. It is a legal requirement that the relevant Resident Fellow and the College Office be notified.
Pets
With the exception of fish, no pets are allowed within the College.
Insurance
Contents of your room are not covered by College insurance. You should check your parents’ insurance policy, or an individual contents policy can be arranged through different companies.
Transport
The parking of vehicles and motorcycles is permitted only in the designated car parks after being issued with an appropriate sticker.
Bikes may be stored in the bike shed after the academic year if a written request is provided to the office. If bikes are not registered at the office before December 1st, and are left in the bike shed, they will become the property of Earle Page College and be sold.
Bicycles should be placed in the Bike Shed provided and should be secured by the means of a chain or other locking device. The Bike Shed must be kept locked at all times.
Earle Page College does not accept responsibility for any loss of, or damage to, members’ motor vehicles, motorcycles or bicycles.
There is a regular bus service, which runs between the residential colleges, the University, and the city centre. There is also a taxi service, 131 008.
The postal address for members is:
Name
Earle Page College
University of New England
Armidale, NSW, 2351
Members must ensure that the College Office has their current home address at all times and a forwarding address when they leave.
Valediction
In order to valedict, a member of College should:
1. expect to graduate at the end of the academic year;
OR
2. have a maximum of 2 units to complete within the following semester;
AND
have been a resident member of the College for at least five semesters, but must not necessarily be a current resident member.
In the case of combined degrees, a resident may valedict if he/she has completed (or has a maximum of 2 units to complete within the following semester) the number of units, irrespective of the area of study, required for a full base degree (eg.144 credit points for a full BSc in the case of a BSc/LLB student).
The Dean may consider requests to valedict from resident members who may not meet these requirements.
Security
Security problems must be reported to the Resident Fellow on duty or the College Office as soon as possible.
College members are to ensure that entry doors into residential blocks are closed at all times. Your keys should be carried at all times.
Guests are not permitted in the College unless accompanied by a member who accepts responsibility for that person's behaviour and agrees to pay for any damage that may be caused by that guest.
The University’s non-life threatening Emergency number is '81'. By dialling '81' you can reach University Security. This number should only be used for genuine emergencies. In the case of life threatening emergencies, dial ‘82’. The Safety and Security Office can also be contacted on ext. 2099.
Noise
Reasonable levels of noise will be tolerated in College except during curfew. If you are being negatively affected by noise, call the Duty number, x5300 from your room phone. If you feel that your needs are not being met, please contact the College Office. First and foremost, the college is a place to study and management would like to be made aware if you do not feel that you can do so.
During exam curfew periods identified on the College Calendar, noise is totally unacceptable.
In order to provide an appropriate study environment excess noise is not tolerated after 11pm. Exceptions may occur after major College events. On the recommendation of the Resident Fellows or Senior Students a fine may be imposed by the Dean on residents breaking the agreement. Repeated infringements will be referred to the House Committee.
Formal Dinners
"Formal Dinners are an expression of the unity of our community life. They provide a means for inviting representatives of groups outside our community to dine with us. Thus, we are both able to affirm our community and interact with the general community."
Formal Dinners are normally preceded by Drinks and Savouries in the Junior Common Room or Floor Common Room. All members should attend. They commence at 6.00 pm.
Members of College should proceed from the Junior Common Room or Common Room to the Foyer at approximately 6.25pm. The entrances to the Dining Hall will be opened at 6.30pm, and members should move to a table, remain standing until the Guests of the College and members dining at High Table are seated.
College members should refrain from leaving the Dining Hall during Dinner. College members should not leave the Dining Hall until Final Grace has been said. The Dean reserves the right to impose a $30.00 fine for breach of this regulation.
No alcohol is to be taken into, or consumed in, the Dining Hall at Dinner other than that supplied by the College. Any breach of this rule will result in the removal from the Dining Hall of the person/s concerned and the addition of a $30.00 fine/s to the student account of each person concerned. If a particular event is deemed as a BYO event, members will be notified.
No alcohol or food may be taken from the Dining Hall.
The Dean reserves the right to impose a $30.00 fine for inappropriate behaviour and/or dress.
Postscript: At all times, College members and guests should observe the highest standards of decorum and behaviour. Such occasions reflect upon our life as an educational community, and we should expect only the best standards of ourselves.