About RMC

    		


RMC Mission


    

  1. Creating a caring community in affordable, quality accommodation.
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  2. Encouraging learning and academic excellence, including Christian scholarship.
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  3. Reaching people and teaching them to become mature followers of Christ.
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This statement incorporates our intention to… 


Develop a college community:


    

  • RMC is characterised by mutual respect and care for others, and participation in College life by all members.
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  • We provide a ‘home away from home’ for Australian and overseas students as a service to them and to Macquarie University.
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  • Our members come from around Australia and all over the world, bringing their diverse experiences and backgrounds to life at RMC.
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  • A quick look through this website will give you an idea of how great it is to live and work at Robert Menzies College.
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Promote learning, scholarship and leadership:


    

  • At RMC we actively support the learning process, providing College members with an environment conducive to study, encouraging excellence and providing study support.
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  • We foster individual growth and development of College members as persons and in leadership.
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  • We maintain close links to the academic programs and staff of Macquarie University.
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  • We encourage learning and provide mentors and tutors from among our senior members and others.
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  • We support academic research and scholarship with the RMC Visiting Academic Program.
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  • We have our own school of theology called School of Christian Studies, which offers on-site and distance learning programs through the Australian College of Theology.
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Encourage a spiritual focus:


    

  • RMC has established a non-denominational Christian church on campus called Trinity Chapel Macquarie (TCM). Attendance at Chapel services is voluntary.
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  • TCM offers spiritual nurture and development to the residential community of RMC and to the wider academic and local communities.
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  • TCM aims to teach the Bible, foster lifelong Christian discipleship, train in evangelism and model a vital church.
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  • We collaborate with several of the student Christian clubs and societies on campus.
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History


RMC was opened in 1974. It was the second College (after New College at UNSW) that resulted from the work of the New Universities Colleges Council, an organisation sponsored by the Sydney Anglican Diocese. The College architect, Noel Bell, fused ideas from Californian and Oxford university colleges to cluster groups of rooms around a central lounge area and so avoid long noisy corridors. The College chapel, Trinity Chapel, was opened in 1986. In 2000 Robert Menzies College was established as the entity managing the College.


The College has only had four Masters in over 30 years, a fact contributing to the stability of the College. The greatly good-humoured, Alan Cole, appointed in 1972 and resigning in 1979, was a biblical scholar and brilliant linguist who spoke to many of the students in their own native tongues, including Mandarin. Paul Barnett, historian of Bible lands and culture, preacher and pastor and a prolific author, was Master from 1980 to 1990. Stuart Piggin, a modern historian appointed in late 1990, served for fourteen years until 2004. The present Master, Chris Bellenger, retired from a professorship of veterinary surgery and became Master in January 2005.


Throughout its history RMC has been, in the words of Alan Cole, “a caring community espousing high academic standards and ethics.” RMC is a modern, well-equipped College offering excellent facilities and a high standard of pastoral care and academic support for today’s students.


RMC Board of Directors


Chairman: Dr Rob Mackay, BDS – Dentist


Treasurer/Secretary: Mr Richard Hughes, BComm, FCA, ACIS, ACIM – Accountant


Other Directors:

Mr David Barnett, BA, DipHRM – Managing Director

The Rt Rev. Dr Glenn Davies, BSc, MDiv, ThM, DipA, PhD – Clergyman

Mr Peter Hicks, BTP, MEc – Infrastructure Investor

Assoc Prof Colleen Loo, MB BS, MD FRANZCP – Psychiatrist; Associate Professor in Psychiatry UNSW

Mrs Sally Manion, BComm, CA, CFP – Company Director

Mr Ian McGilvray, BSc, ARCH, BArch – Architect

Professor Alanna Nobbs BA PhD – Academic

Assoc. Prof. Boyo Ockinga, MA, DPhil – Academic

Ms Nicola Warwick-Mayo, BEc, FCA, GAICD, FFin – Accountant


Master: Mr Bruce Pollard, BAppEc, MEc, FCPA


Student Representative: Mr David Buster – RMC Student Association President


Robert Menzies College is a ‘not-for-profit’ company. The Board of Directors comprise twelve directors appointed by the Anglican Church (Diocese of Sydney), one director appointed by Macquarie University Council and up to two directors appointed by the directors of the company. Directors do not receive any payment for their services. Any surplus income is retained for the future development and maintenance of the College.