Page 2 - JCH Strategic Plan 2024-2029

Foreword from FIVE YEAR
THE PRINCIPAL STRATEGIC

PLAN
J anet Clarke Hall, as the first residential 2024-2029

university college for women in Australia,
has a unique story to tell, one that
continues to attract the most promising
students who dream of following in the
footsteps of our trailblazing alumni.
Our rich history has guided and inspired us
as we have looked to the future, asking how best
we can continue the College’s proud legacy of OUR PURPOSE
offering equity of access in higher education.
The most significant remaining barrier to an To nurture, inspire, and empower the thought
excellent university education and experience leaders and change makers of the future in an
is no longer gender or even race, but low socio- on-campus residential community that encourages
economic status. Just as Dr Alexander Leeper students’ academic success, intellectual and
and later Janet, Lady Clarke sought to remove personal growth, social responsibility, and
the barrier to women’s participation more than powerful belief in their own potential.
a century ago, we seek to do the same for all
deserving young people today. OUR VISION
Our Vision – to become the first college in
To become Australia’s first need-blind residential college,
Australia to administer a need-blind admissions meeting 100% of demonstrated financial need and offering
process and to commit to meeting 100% of sector-leading transformative residential opportunities
each student’s demonstrated financial need to the most promising young people in Australia and
– is undoubtedly ambitious and goes beyond beyond, regardless of socio-economic background.
anything articulated by other residential colleges
in Australia. If we are successful, it will mean that
as we enter our 150th anniversary year in 2036,
we will once again be world leaders in creating
transformative opportunities for deserving COMMUNITY
young people. We work together to sustain
Growing our endowment to fund our a safe and supportive
generous scholarships in perpetuity is just one environment where all of us
part of the important work that we must do. We can be our authentic selves,
must also ensure that we can make significant contributing according to
investments in the care and enhancement of our strengths and receiving
our heritage-listed site, and continue to offer a support according to
rigorous academic and personal development GENEROSITY our needs. COURAGE
program in order to provide a sector-leading We care for those around We challenge ourselves
living and learning environment. us, using our privilege every day to grow beyond
This will ensure that Janet Clarke Hall is and talents to effect our comfort zone by
an aspirational choice for exceptional students positive change in our believing in our own
from all backgrounds, not only those who require local, national, and global OUR potential and by taking
financial assistance. communities. chances, risks, and new
In 2024-2025 we will assess our current VALUES opportunities.
institutional capabilities and identify those
actions necessary to meet our 10 Strategic Goals.
From 2025-2028 we will focus on developing and
delivering those initiatives and improvements,
before entering an evaluative and reflective CURIOSITY
phase in 2029 to take stock of our progress and EXCELLENCE We think for ourselves,
adapt accordingly if necessary to ensure the long- We strive to be the best asking searching – and
term success of our Vision by 2035. that we can be in all that sometimes difficult –
It will be an honour and a privilege for me to we do, learning from our questions, inspired not only
work with our community on the implementation successes and our by our academic disciplines
of this Strategic Plan, and I invite you to join us as struggles alike. but also by a wide range
we seek to make this progressive Vision a reality. of other interests.

DR ELEANOR SPENCER-REGAN
PRINCIPAL