Selwyn College, Otago

Selwyn College
University of Otago Residential College
University of Otago
Selwyn College Coat of Arms
                   
LocationCastle St
MottoVitai Lampada Tradunt (Latin)
Motto in EnglishThey Hand on the Torch of Life
FounderBishop Nevill
Established1893
StatusAffiliated
WardenLuke McClelland[1]
Undergraduates188 (approx)
Postgraduates<10
Websiteselwyn.ac.nz

Selwyn College is a residential college affiliated to the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. It was founded by Bishop Samuel Tarratt Nevill as a theological college training clergy for the Anglican Church and as a hall of residence for students attending the university. It is named after George Augustus Selwyn, the first Bishop of New Zealand and is owned by the Anglican Diocese of Dunedin. It was opened on 15 January 1893.[2][3] It was Otago's first residential college and on the model of an English university college it included students of all subjects.[4] Women were admitted in 1983. The main building is listed as a Category II Historic Place.[5] Selwyn is one of the most popular colleges in Dunedin,[2] its 214 available places oversubscribed every year.[2]

Bishop Nevill was the pioneer of the Oxbridge-esque collegiate system at Otago and founded Selwyn college in 1893.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Luke McClelland » Selwyn College". selwyn.ac.nz. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Constantine, Ellie (27 February 2009). "Students 'one big family' at oldest hall". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
  3. ^ Booth, Ken (22 June 2007). "Nevill, Samuel Tarratt 1837 – 1921". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
  4. ^ "2008 Members Handbook" (PDF). Selwyn College. Retrieved 7 July 2008. [dead link]
  5. ^ "Selwyn College Main Building". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 7 July 2008.