Communal Spaces

Outside the sanctuary of your own room you will be sharing spaces with the rest of the College community.

The spaces and the general guidelines for their intended uses are listed below:

Dining Hall & Kitchen

The Syme Dining Hall is the heart of the College - you will find many of your friends studying or just hanging out in the Dining Hall in between meals.

Below are a few rules we have regarding this area:

Suitable clothing and footwear must be worn at all times for health and safety reasons. Residents with bare feet will not be permitted to enter the Dining Hall or kitchen serving area.
Pajamas are not allowed.
No student is permitted past the serving area of the kitchen unless they are undertaking paid kitchen duty, and no student is to use the back door of the kitchen at any time.
Alcohol is not permitted in the Dining Hall except at formal dinners or when residents are invited to High Table.
Crockery, cutlery and glasses are for students to utilise throughout the year in the main Dining Hall and internal College areas. Residents are requested to return any kitchenware to the kitchen immediately after use. The Food Services Manager conducts several inventories during the year on kitchen contents, and replacement of missing crockery cutlery and glasses is charged to the Student Club. Residents wanting to take a meal away from the Dining Hall should return crockery, cutlery and glasses to the kitchen when finished.
All residents are asked to clear their tables and scrape and stack their plates after meals have been completed either on the trolleys provided inside the serving area or on the assigned bench area.

Junior Common Room (JCR)
/Hogarth Room

The Hogarth Room, JCR and TV room are relaxing environments for students to chat, read newspapers, play cards/board games, pool and table tennis. They are large and comfortable areas with cosy chairs, couches and lamps.

As these spaces are for the use of all College students, they should be kept in reasonable order at all times. Any campaign posters of Student Club Executive elections must be kept to noticeboards in the JCR. The content of posters must be within the SAFE guidelines.

Guidelines for the use of the Junior Common Room and Hogarth Room

Principles

The JCR and Hogarth Rooms should be safe and welcoming environments.
They should be used with consideration for others.
Users are responsible for managing their own mess and noise.

Guidelines

For the sake of fellow College residents, the following guidelines have been agreed to by the Student Executive on behalf of the Student Club in consultation with College management.

Please:

Confine social gatherings to the JCR/Hogarth Room;
Ensure all planned celebratory events have the prior approval of the Dean of Students;
Inform the Resident Tutors as needed of social activities;
Ensure all doors are closed to contain noise;
Use the bin provided for rubbish and return all UC cutlery and crockery to the Dining Hall before 8:00pm;
Do not consume alcohol in the JCR or Hogarth Room before 6:00pm without prior approval of the Dean of Students;
Only use the digital musical players provided by the Student Club;
Do not exit the JCR by the door into the McEwan Courtyard after 7:30pm;
Do not congregate in the walkway between Syme and the Leggatt Centre;
Ensure that all music has ceased by 10:00pm;
Ensure that all noise has ceased and ‘quiet hours’ are observed after 11:00pm
Be conscious of noise which may disturb others when moving to and from the JCR and Hogarth Room.

Library

The Greta Hort Library welcomes all students who wish to study, research, relax with a book or magazine. We ask students to help maintain a friendly working atmosphere within the space and to respect all users.

We ask for care when handling the resources of the library, especially when bringing liquids within the library space. No food is allowed – only tea/coffee/water.
Mobile phone calls can distract other students, so please make/take all calls outside.
The College Librarian and Library Assistants are available to help students with research queries, provide guidance with citing of resources, and help navigate the many online resources available through the university libraries.

The Librarian is available to help in person during the day or can be contacted by email at librarian@unicol.unimelb.edu.au

Library collection

The book collection is very well stocked with many required and recommended textbooks, as well as reference books and general support resources for essays.
Recreational reading material is also available for loan.
We encourage students to make suggestions for the purchase of general and recreational reading anytime. These suggestions can be directed to the Librarian.
Books can be borrowed for an extended period. Students may borrow as many items as needed.
Borrowers may be obliged to share access with other students who need the same item. The Librarian will advise all relevant students if this is the case.
Students may request book titles (print only) which are core texts. There is a special book request form for this process.
Students may need to purchase their own texts in some circumstances. Again the Librarian will advise students if this is the case.
Books will be ordered and then loaned out to the requesting student for the semester.
All borrowed items are due back at the end of semester and must be returned before a student leaves to avoid having a replacement cost assigned to their account.
The library catalogue is called Liberty. This system lists all the resources in the library and provides an information point for the many different services we offer. Access is via a web link for all devices.

Library IT facilities

There are five computers available for student use with Wi-Fi available for mobile devices.
There are three Xerox multifunctional devices for printing, scanning and copying in the library. Use of the Xerox devices is via fob and requires you to release your print jobs - charges will be linked to your fob. Scanning is currently free.

The Library staff are happy to help out with general technical questions or concerns.

If you have any IT related problems, please send an email to itsupport@unicol.unimelb.edu.au

Kitchenettes

No cooking is permitted in the kitchenettes as it can activate the smoke detectors. Microwaves are provided in these areas to warm late meals.
Residents are asked to return any items to the Dining Hall immediately after use, rather than depositing them in the kitchenettes.
Refrigerators are provided in all kitchenettes for resident use. You are responsible for your own items, so please remove old food items from the fridges so cleaners can maintain them.
No personal refrigerators can be brought into residents’ rooms unless it is for a medical reason and prior permission has been gained from the Dean of Students.

Gym

Students wishing to use the College gym must undergo an induction. Gym inductions are carried out by the sport representatives. Fob access will be provided once the gym induction form has been signed and returned.
The gym can be used from 6.00am to 11:00pm each day.
We also have an agreement with the University of Melbourne permitting all UC residents access to its gym, pool and exercise classes.

Art & Design Studio

The Art and Design Studio is primarily used by students undertaking design subjects including architecture, textile design, fine art, photography, fashion or other subjects that require larger benches and cut out spaces.
There are two computers with licenses for Adobe Creative Cloud and AutoCAD. There is also an A1 printer, green screen and light box for use.
The Student Club elects an Art and Design Representative each year to liaise with the Dean of Studies regarding use of the studio.

Senior Common Room (SCR)

Located opposite the Dining Hall entry door, the Senior Common Room is available for Resident Tutors, academic apartment guests, graduates and senior staff generally.
Pre-dinner drinks and coffee are served here on High Table nights and other events may take place here at the discretion of senior residents.
As this is a public space, the members of the SCR are asked to keep the room tidy.

Multipurpose Court

This is located within the College grounds and is available for use by residents. The lights are not operational after 10:00pm and the courts should not be used after this time.
Please note that this court adjoins the academic apartment block and students should be mindful of noise.

Music Rooms / Production Studio

Located in the Leitch Academic Centre.
Primarily for use by full time music students, and these students have priority use of the rooms. However, other residents who would like to use the rooms from time to time to play musical instruments can do so.
The music rooms are not for storage of equipment.
The band room in the College grounds is also available for student use.
Students who wish to have access to the music or band rooms must complete an induction with the music representative in order to organise fob access
A music production studio is also available for those who wish to make music, record podcasts etc