Student News

Student News

Announcing our 2024 student leaders

03 November 2023

The College is delighted to announce the election and appointment of an impressive team of student leaders to serve the St Mark’s College community in 2024. Members of the College …

Grace Neuhaus and Oliver Douglas Commission as Lieutenants in the Australian Army

14 December 2022

In Canberra on Saturday, 5 November 2022, Grace Neuhaus and Oliver Douglas were commissioned as Lieutenants in the Australian Army. Their commissioning represents the culmination of several years of effort …

Congratulations to our 2023 student leaders!

25 November 2022

The College is delighted to announce the election and appointment of an impressive team of student leaders to serve the St Mark’s College community in 2023. Members of the College …

Congratulations on winning the High Table Cup!

18 October 2022

Many congratulations to all the St Mark’s teams whose efforts this year have contributed to the College winning the Douglas-Irving Cup, also known as the High Table Cup. The results …

Inaugural off-site Student Leadership Retreat: ‘Leadership in Action’

23 August 2022

Last month we held our first off-site Student Leadership Retreat for students across our leadership teams – the College Club Committee, the Wellbeing Team, and the Academic Team. The Retreat …

Independent expert review by Professor Catharine Lumby

30 May 2022

With much national debate on issues of gender and respectful relationships especially over the last 18 months, many institutions around Australia have been reviewing what they do in this area. …

“Overjoyed” and “forever grateful” for opportunities scholarships create

23 May 2022

One of the highlights of the recent dinner to mark the 40th anniversary of coeducation were speeches by two current women student leaders who took the opportunity to say “thank …

Professor Jonathon Allen appointed Dean of St Mark’s College

19 April 2022

An experienced university educator with a strong commitment to supporting students, Professor Jonathon Allen, has been appointed Dean of St Mark’s College in succession to Dr Andrés Villamizar, who has …

“Becoming the best version of yourself”: the 2022 academic year gets underway

06 April 2022

It seems like yesterday that our newest cohort of Collegians walked through the College’s front gates, met their RAs and collected their key cards, and lugged all their belongings to …

Remembering the Rev’d Malcolm McKenzie, our third Master

17 January 2022

It was with great sadness that we learnt of the death of the third Master of St Mark’s College, the Rev’d Malcolm McKenzie, who had served as Chaplain of the …

A nail-biting High Table Cup, Winter Wonderland Ball, stellar speaker events, and more

22 September 2021

What a term it has been! Running equal first in the High Table Cup, a visit from the Premier, a fabulous Ball, an awe-inspiring Arts Evening and Marksenfeast arts show, …

Major expansion in student wellbeing support and mentoring

13 September 2021

St Mark’s College is embarking on an innovative and nation-leading expansion in its support for student wellbeing and in mentoring, with the appointment of an inaugural Director of Wellbeing and …