Senior Common Room

Tutors (L-R) Janey Gwyther and Vivian Liu at the Senior Common Room cocktail party held in first semester.

The Senior Common Room is responsible for the academic life of the College. It is committed to supporting and enriching the courses offered by the University.

It is made up of:

• Tutors
• Fellows

To contact a member of the Senior Common Room, email scr@hildas.unimelb.edu.au

Applications for a position as tutor, or enquires about our visiting scholar program should be directed to:

Dr Jennifer McDonald
Vice-Principal
St Hilda’s College
College Crescent
PARKVILLE VIC 3052
T: (03) 9248 8274
E: jmcdonald@hildas.unimelb.edu.au

Tutors

Tutors

St Hilda’s has nine resident and over 20 non-resident tutors. They provide students with personal academic consultations, pastoral care and lead tutorials.

Most of them are post-graduate students from the University of Melbourne or professionals in their field.

The main areas of tutorial support in 2007 are:

• Agricultural science
• Arts
• Architecture
• Commerce
• Computer science
• Engineering
• Law
• Mathematics
• Medicine
• Music
• Science

Visiting Scholars

The Senior Common Room attracts visiting scholars from interstate and overseas. They give seminars and take part in the tutorial program whilst residing at the College.

Fellows

Provide guidance to fellow academics and advise on research and teaching:

College Fellows (L-R) Back Row: Professor Emeritus Greg Dening, Associate Professor Elizabeth Dax, (Chair of College Council), Mrs Barbara Green (Principal), Professor David Copolov, Professor Emeritus David Beswick Front Row: Dr Jean Edwards, Professor Nancy Millis AC MBE, Assoc. Professor Lynn Gillam, Dr Heather Schnagl, Professor Lorraine Dennerstein.

Professor David Beswick BA, MA, PhD, FACE

Centre for Applied Educational Research

Professor David Copolov MB BS, PhD, DMP, MPM, FRACP, FRANZCP

Senior Advisor on Special Initiatives, Office of the Vice-Chancellor and President, Monash University

Professor Lorraine Dennerstein AO MB BS, PhD, DPM, FRANZCP

Office for Gender & Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne

Dr Jean Edwards MA, PhD

Senior Counsellor, Counselling Service, University of Melbourne

Associate Professor Lynn Gillam BA, MA, PhD

Senior Lecturer in Health Ethics, Centre for Health & Society, University of Melbourne

Mr James Judd B Juris, LLB, QC

Professor Nancy Millis AC; MBE, FTS, PhD, MAGR.SC

Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Melbourne Chancellor of La Trobe University

Dr Heather Schnagl BSc, PhD, Dip Ed, MEd

Principal, Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School

Professor Gillian Triggs LLM, LLB, PhD

Co-Director of the Institute of Comparative & International Law, University of Melbourne

Dr Lynne Williams BA, MA, MSc, PhD

Director, Economic Policy, Department of Premier and Cabinet

Emeritus Fellow

Professor Greg Dening MA, PhD, DLitt (Hons), FRHSV