Studholme College

Studholme College

Studholme College is a Residential College of the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, situated only 10 minutes west of the university. Housing approximately 180 students, it is one of the smaller colleges in the region. It prides itself on its friendly atmosphere and close-knit community.

Studholme College was established in 1915 to provide accommodation for students attending the School of Home Science which had been opened in 1911. It was named Studholme in honour of Colonel Studholme, who had worked for the establishment of a School of Home Science, and had personally endowed the first chair for it.

As student numbers grew, further houses were bought, and by 1961 a new six-story block was built, increasing the number of beds available to 120. In 1994, sixteen further bedrooms were added, bringing the total number of beds to 136.

A further 42 students live in six adjacent houses, which were acquired and fully integrated into the College in 1998 and 1999. The houses are named after three former Wardens, Sally Keeling, Joan Dunn and Mary Dunn; and Jane Malthus, who was a long serving member and chairwoman of the Studholme College Council.

Although Studholme still maintains close links with the Department of Consumer & Applied Science (the new name for the School of Home Science) it now accepts students, both women and men (the ratio depends on the numbers of applications), from all faculties of the University.

On May 20, 2006, a resident student gave birth to a baby girl on a toilet in Studholme, and threw the dead newborn out of a window in a plastic bag. The student was convictied of infanticide, the conviction was later cancelled. [cite web|title=Student's sentence for infanticide cancelled|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=515&objectid=10491286|date=February 8, 2008|work=New Zealand Herald|accessdate=2008-05-03]

References

External links

* [http://www.otago.ac.nz/studholme/index.html Studholme College website]


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