At the end of 2010, Council endorsed in principle the expansion of the College through the development of a new facility (provisionally called “St Paul’s College Graduate House”) for up to 200 male and female graduate and postgraduate students and academics of the University of Sydney, with its preferred location being on College land to the north of Denison. The concept will be developed to produce a discrete facility within one larger College community, preserving the present College for men who are either undergraduate, graduate or postgraduate students of the University of Sydney, or tutors appointed by the Warden, and in approximately the same proportions as at present.

It is envisaged that the Graduate House will be of the highest quality, sufficient to attract high calibre residents both from within Australia and overseas, and will have its own distinct ethos and facilities, both private and communal. In this context, Council is continuing to negotiate the sale of a portion of College land adjacent to the Physics School to the University, without compromising the capacity of the College to undertake the Graduate House development or the ambience of the College generally.

Council is particularly concerned to consider all matters of ethos that would exemplify an outstanding facility within the University. To this end, its discussions with academics and administrators within the University are continuing and it plans to seek input from members of the Pauline community, particularly those with either Australian or global postgraduate experience during the recent past. Council is also planning to schedule information sessions for the Pauline community in due course (notice will be provided by email and via the College website).

The Warden would be very pleased to hear from Paulines on the matter.

IFH, April 2011