Alfred Deakin College (Deakin University)

Alfred Deakin College (formerly Deakin College) is a residential college at the Waurn Ponds campus of Deakin University. The first of the Deakin colleges, it came to be in 1973 when the Gordon Institute Council (one of the councils responsible for the development of the University[2]) formed a committee to oversee the construction of the original two unit blocks; the Collins and Laird units.

Alfred Deakin College
Deakin University
Alfred Deakin College entrance in 2017 (with Boyd Unit in background)
   
LocationResidence Road, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Geelong
Coordinates38.199463°S 144.299194°E / -38.199463; 144.299194
Established1973
Named forAlfred Deakin
ResidentsBoyd
Collins and Laird
Evatt
Gordon
Wookey[1]
MascotThe Deakin Duck

Between 1977 and 1985, the Wookey, Boyd, and Gordon Units (respectively) were constructed in the Deakin College.[3] The Percy Baxter Common Room (opened in 1982) facilitates the college, named after Percy Baxter Charitable Trust, whom financed the building.[4]

In 2017, the college became officially known as Alfred Deakin College rather than Deakin College, and the Evatt Units, formerly of the Barton College, joined the college.

Residences
Aerial panorama of Deakin University's Waurn Pond Campus. Shot at altitude of 110m. September 2018.
  • Boyd - named after David Boyd, the last Principal of the State College of Victoria, Geelong (opened 1982)
  • Collins and Laird - named after Arthur Collins, head of the Gordon Institute’s Architecture Department, and Ewen Laird, a member of the Gordon Institute Council (opened 1973)
  • Evatt - named after Dr. Herbert Vere Evatt (joined from Barton College in 2017)
  • Gordon - named after Charles George Gordon (opened 1985)
  • Wookey - named after Don Wookey, Manager of Shell and President of the Gordon Institute of Technology Council (opened 1977)

Reference:[3]

See also

References
  1. Deakin (2011). "Accommodation Guide 2012" (PDF). Deakin University. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  2. "Menzie (Pip) Lipson [1915-2004] - CSIROpedia". CSIROpedia. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  3. "Residences". Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. Percy Baxter Common Room (Plaque outside common room). Building HE, Deakin University: Deakin University Foundation Ltd. 1982.
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