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Our Structure

Junior Common Room (JCR) and Senior Common Room (SCR) – two rooms,
one purpose
All undergraduate students are members of the JCR, which is the backbone of student life and
College culture. All graduate students, partners of resident staff, and staff are members of the SCR.
The SCR will engage every day with the JCR, and provide the framework around which the
academic, pastoral, and some social aspects of College life are built. We couldn’t be a real college
without each other.

College Leadership and Governance
Janet Clarke Hall is governed by a Council which appoints the Principal. The Principal works closely
with members of Council to develop strategic planning and oversee and represent the College to
its stakeholders. The Deputy Principal is responsible for the day-to-day running of the College,
working closely with the Principal in all aspects of College life and holds delegated responsibility in
their absence. The Business Manager and the Dean of Studies complete the senior leadership team.
All members of the team work closely with the Council and its committees.
The Student Club
The President of the Student Club (Senior Student) is responsible to its members – all students enrolled
in the College and will delegate to the Vice-President when absent.

Two Student Observers (Dante Duell and Naomi Newman in 2025) serve on Council and provide a
conduit back to the Student Club.

The Anglican Church
Janet Clarke Hall is a College in the Anglican tradition, and shares its chapel with the other Anglican
college, Trinity College. The Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne is the President of Janet Clarke Hall
and maintains an interest in the life of the College. The Chaplain of Trinity College, Reverend Dr Luke
Hopkins, is an honorary member of our Senior Common Room, and warmly welcomes students who
are interested in exploring any aspect of their spirituality through the Chapel, both formally or
informally. Apart from Chapel, the values of the College are deeply informed by the best elements
of the Anglican tradition – a generous acceptance and celebration of difference, an openness to
explore questions of substance, and the importance of a safe and supportive place to ponder who
you are and how you fit into the bigger picture.

Residential Staff & Privacy: Reasonable expectations & requests
Our Deputy Principal, Dean of Studies, and Resident Tutors live on site and are dedicated to your
wellbeing; however, residential staff are entitled to their own private time and space outside of work
hours. Please think carefully about whether it is necessary to contact a residential member of staff
outside of work hours; could your query or concern safely wait until the next morning?
For non-urgent matters, you can contact staff and Tutors at any time by e-mail and they will respond
during working hours. The only staff member you should be telephoning or messaging after 5pm or
before 9am on weekdays and over weekends is the Duty Tutor on the duty mobile number (0408
519 075). This number is used for emergencies outside of office hours and should be saved in your
phone.

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Janet Clarke Hall Student Handbook 2025