Colombo House, University of New South Wales

Colombo House
University	University of New South Wales
Location	UNSW campus, Kensington
Full name	Colombo House
Established	2014
Named for	The Colombo Plan
Sister college	Basser College Philip Baxter College, Goldstein College, Fig Tree Hall and UNSW Hall.
Head	Ms Isabelle Creagh
Website	www.rc.unsw.edu.au

Colombo House is a new residential college and addition to the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Kensington Colleges. Colombo House will take its first student residents in Semester 1, 2014.

History

Colombo House is named in honor of the University of New South Wales' involvement in the Colombo Plan, with the university having its first intake of Colombo Plan students in 1952. Born out of a Commonwealth Conference of Foreign Ministers, held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 1950, The Colombo Plan provided South East Asian students with opportunities to study at international universities in fields of study as yet unavailable to them in their home countries. Graduates of the Colombo Plan went on to be some of the regions top level political leaders and captains of industry, including Former Prime Minister of Nepal, Dr. Baburam Bhattarai and Singapore's current Minister for National Development Khaw Boon Wan.

A history of the Colombo Plan by Daniel Oakman, called Facing Asia: A History of the Colombo Plan is now available online.

Staff

The Residential Life team staffing for 2015, is as follows:

First Name	Surname	Role
Michael	Patoka	Dean of Colombo House
Christopher	Mann	Deputy Dean of Colombo House
Ceire	Kenny	Resident Assistant (RA)
Simon	Van Winden	Resident Assistant (RA)
Ricky Khang Duy	Le	Resident Assistant (RA)
Veronica Yuehua	Li	Resident Assistant (RA)
James	Niddrie	Resident Assistant (RA)
Amna	Saadi	Resident Assistant (RA)

In 2015 the Inaugural Colombo House Residential Committee began to operate. This was created out of general student consensus in 2014 and was made possible by creating a constitution, holding a democratic election for the House Executive and Directorship office Bearers as well as becoming an ARC affiliated constituent club in early 2015:

First Name	Surname	Role
David	Grant	President
Sunniva Maria	Gulbrandsen	Treasurer
Timothy	Snailham	Secretary
Martine	Crowe	Director of Social/Events
Caitiya	Shakespeare	Director of Sports
Yuri	Chung	Director of Charity
Mohammed	Al Ali	Director of International Affairs
Terry	Yang	Director of Post-Graduate Affairs
Lara	Nouri	Director of Food

The Residential Life Team staffing for 2014, its inaugural year, is as follows:

First Name	Surname	Role
Michael	Patoka	Dean of Colombo House
Christopher	Mann	Deputy Dean of Colombo House
Maddison	Beevors	Resident Assistant (RA)
David	Grant	Resident Assistant (RA)
Ricky Khang Duy	Le	Resident Assistant (RA)
Veronica Yuehua	Li	Resident Assistant (RA)
Mera	Okello	Resident Assistant (RA)
Sara	Sohrabian	Resident Assistant (RA)

Intercollege Cup (ICC)

Colombo House won the first ever Intercollege Cup held between Fig Tree College, UNSW Hall and Colombo House in October 2014

Accommodation

Colombo House will cater for 242 students in single occupancy, dormitory style rooms, all with private en suites. The College will have expansive common and study areas as well as a roof top garden with views across the Randwick Racecourse to the Sydney skyline. Landscaped garden spaces will be shared with Basser, Philip Baxter, Goldstein College and Fig Tree Hall.

Colombo House is a self-catered residence with communal kitchens on each floor, and a large catering size kitchen on the ground floor. Accommodation packages include free WIFI and weekly cleaning. There are also laundry facilities on each floor.

External links

• UNSW Residential Communities
• The Kensington Colleges