Who We Are & What We Stand For

As a leading academic College of and within the University of Melbourne, Janet Clarke Hall offers:

• A supportive living and learning environment which encourages real friendship and real community
• A place not only for the mind but the whole person, with opportunities to engage with the wider community and the rich social, cultural, musical, and sporting life of the College
• Outstanding academic support and broad-ranging intellectual stimulus
• Experience of diversity through communal living with students from a wide range of backgrounds, orientations, interests and beliefs
• Contact with leading scholars, distinguished alumni, visiting artists and performers, doers and thinkers
• A place of equity and empowerment, founded in the Anglican and feminist traditions, with shared values of respect and mutual care

At Janet Clarke Hall we challenge and support our students to live up to our College Values in all that they do:

• Community – We work together to sustain a safe and supportive environment where all of us can be our authentic selves, contributing according to our strengths, and receiving support according to our needs
• Courage – We challenge ourselves every day to grow beyond our comfort zone by believing in our own potential and by taking chances, risks, and new opportunities
• Curiosity – We think for ourselves, asking searching – and sometimes difficult – questions, inspired not only by our academic disciplines but also by a wide range of other interests
• Generosity – We care for those around us, using our privilege and talents to effect positive change in our local, national, and global communities
• Excellence – We strive to be the best that we can be in all that we do, learning from our successes and our struggles alike