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St John's College UQ

Phone: +61 7 3842 6600

Address: College Road 4067 St Lucia, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.stjohns.uq.edu.au

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25.01.2022 Understanding how to be leaders in the prevention of harmful behaviour and violence Empowering our students to take responsibility. Understanding the tools to effectively interrupt the behaviour and confidence and capacity to do so. Our first year students learning how to have the confidence to speak out and offer help.... Understanding what it means to be an ethical bystander. Huge shoutout to MATE and Michael Jeh #empoweringcommunities #violenceprevention #education #ethicalbystander #consent #challengingnroms #safety #wellbeing #mate #community #collegelife

22.01.2022 I am delighted to announce that Mr Joshua Carter has been appointed to the position of Director of College Experience, and will take up the role on 23rd March 2020. Please click link to read the full announcement: https://bit.ly/2PrlKFN

22.01.2022 St Johns College Response to COVID-19 Tuesday 24th March 2020 In the last week, more than 80% of students at St Johns College within the University of Queensland (UQ) travelled home to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the UQ community.... To read the full news article, please click here: https://tinyurl.com/yx7uqz48

21.01.2022 One more sleep until our freshers arrive! Super excited to welcome you to St Johns. #collegelife #friendsforlife #friendship #welcoming #inclusive #community #fun #oweek #chocngold #jabbas #unilife #uniofqld #johns #whoisjohn

21.01.2022 St John's prides itself on it's vibrant community, but also it's beautiful facilities and gorgeous campus. If you're thinking about coming to college in the future, check out our new virtual tour today. Click on the link and get an insight in to some of what St John's has to offer. https://stjohnsuq.youtour.com.au/# #stjohnscollegeuq #tour #campus #college

19.01.2022 UQLife Virtual Village is under construction as a way to connect UQ students during unprecedented times. They are currently looking for volunteers to lead groups, create content and support and engage with students. If you would like to apply to be a UQLife Village Volunteer please go to life.uq.edu.au/village... #virtualvillage #wearestjohns #stjohnscollegeuq #staysafe #lookoutforeachother

18.01.2022 We were honoured to have Tribal Experiences give a welcome to Country and a tribal Smoking ceremony with the burning of gum leaves to create blessings for our freshers as they embark on this new journey Led by Turrbal elder Tommy Bundambah. It was a powerful and moving ceremony prior to the Matriculation service to mark the beginning of the Academic Year. #tribalexperiences #matriculation #collegelife #stjohnscollege

18.01.2022 Two of our first year residents, Ray Shindo and Nancy Xu, at the 2020 ICC College Idol competition. Proud of both the talent and support amongst our Jabbers #stjohnscollegeuq

17.01.2022 We are proud to belong to the community at St Johns. Our unique, happy and friendly community is still safe and connected. Remember, we are all just a Zoom, WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook message, or Skype call away. Stay connected, keep in touch, and check in on each other. We will get through this and come back to celebrate our life together at St Johns. #stjohnscollegeuq #checkinoneachother #staysafe #wearestjohns #sjcfamily #jabbas

15.01.2022 Happy Wellness Wednesday! Every week our Community Service Executive, Andy Bentley, and her passionate committee run creative initiatives to help with residents wellbeing. Today is all about a good morning routine

14.01.2022 On Monday, St Johns College welcomed two new staff members to its team. Ms Remy Bamford is the newly appointed Marketing Manager and Ms Melissa Van der Westhuizen is the new Executive Assistant/Reception Officer. http://www.stjohns.uq.edu.au/news/

13.01.2022 On Sunday night, the Warden, Ms Rose Alwyn welcomed alumni and friends into her home to acknowledge the generosity of the Colleges donors and supporters. A lovely evening with drinks and canapes, the evening also provided the opportunity for the Chairman of the Foundation, Mr Peter Sullivan to speak about the role scholarships play in providing financial assistance as well as recognising academic achievement. Read more: http://www.stjohns.uq.edu.au/news/

13.01.2022 We remember all who served, making the ultimate sacrifice, especially those Johnians who lost their lives in service. #lestweforget #anzacday

12.01.2022 SJC ISOlympics 2020 Last week, our Sport Executive's Courtney Read and Will Carty ran an exciting isolation initiative - the ISOlympics. Each day, students competed in challenges showcasing their skills, creativity and the Jabba spirit of participation. The result was an endless thread of hilarious trick shots, toilet paper juggles, classic catches and many more quirky talents. Congratulations to Sandy Garraway, Russell Jackson, William Finch, Lillyana Bowden and Chad Brodbeck as the individual challenge winners and to Georgia Meise, who took the overall ISOlympic crown for her involvement and dedication to the week. Take a look at some of the highlights below! #isolation #stjohnscollegeuq #creativity #olympics #sport #isolympics #participation #athome

11.01.2022 We asked some of our Jabbas what they love most about St Johns and here is what they had to say. For anyone watching this, feel free to comment below what your favourite thing is about St Johns

10.01.2022 As the world changes, the spirit of St John’s is alive and well, a community of young people who support one another through friendship, academics, community, creativity and sports. Register now for your personalised virtual tour on August 2. We will connect you with a current John’s student with similar interests to take you on a private virtual tour of the campus. Register now https://bit.ly/3gGLl8N

10.01.2022 What do you miss most about St John’s! If this video says anything, it’s that friendship is a huge aspect of the Johnian way of life! So excited to see everyone in just a few sleeps!

08.01.2022 Ravioli, Pesto Chicken, Chicken Laksa, Salad Bar, Fish Fridays, Burrito Bowls, Japanese Katsu Chicken - the list goes on. Looking forward to the next time we share a meal together in our beautiful Dining Hall. We asked our Jabbas what their favourite meal in the dining hall was - here is what they had to say! Comment below your favourite meal!

08.01.2022 We hear it often, but St John’s really is a place where students feel supported, at home and genuinely happy! Looking forward to seeing everyone in the near future! Let us know in the comments how St John’s makes you feel #lineupvideo #stjohnscollegeuq #home

07.01.2022 Creative ways of managing social distancing during dinner - check out our FAQs and what weve been doing to keep our community safe and informed click here: http://www.stjohns.uq.edu.au/covid-19/

05.01.2022 SJC ISOlympics 2020 Last week, our Sport Executives Courtney Read and Will Carty ran an exciting isolation initiative - the ISOlympics. Each day, students competed in challenges showcasing their skills, creativity and the Jabba spirit of participation. The result was an endless thread of hilarious trick shots, toilet paper juggles, classic catches and many more quirky talents. Congratulations to Sandy Garraway, Russell Jackson, William Finch, Lillyana Bowden and Chad Brodbeck as the individual challenge winners and to Georgia Meise, who took the overall ISOlympic crown for her involvement and dedication to the week. Take a look at some of the highlights below! #isolation #stjohnscollegeuq #creativity #olympics #sport #isolympics #participation #athome

05.01.2022 Ravioli, Pesto Chicken, Chicken Laksa, Salad Bar, Fish Friday's, Burrito Bowls, Japanese Katsu Chicken - the list goes on. Looking forward to the next time we share a meal together in our beautiful Dining Hall. We asked our Jabba's what their favourite meal in the dining hall was - here is what they had to say! Comment below your favourite meal!

05.01.2022 Our team of RAs are ready and super excited to welcome our new freshers this Thursday! #getexcited #oweekiscoming #studentwellbeing #support #inclusivity #collegelife

04.01.2022 As the world changes, the spirit of St Johns is alive and well, a community of young people who support one another through friendship, academics, community, creativity and sports. Register now for your personalised virtual tour on August 2. We will connect you with a current Johns student with similar interests to take you on a private virtual tour of the campus. Register now https://bit.ly/3gGLl8N

04.01.2022 Youre never too young, too old or too quirky to embrace the chocngold and to be part of the Johns community. At 15, or 105 dog years, Scruffy is getting ready to support the jabbas at the ICC sports and our newest recruits Vinnie and Leo are flexing their muscles and ready to go! #chocngold #jabbas #collegelife #fun #collegedog #collegekids #collegespirit

03.01.2022 We may be separated by distance, but the spirit of St Johns will always be strong! #stjohnscollegeuq #iccswimmingcarnival #jabbas #collegelife

03.01.2022 National Reconciliation Week 2020 From the 27th of May to the 3rd of June, National Reconciliation Week allows us to learn and reflect upon our shared history and culture and work towards achieving reconciliation in Australia for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The prevalent theme this year is #InThisTogether. Today, NRW is asking people to take to social media to acknowledge Country and pay respect to the Traditional Owners of the Land, wherever you are.... #NRW #nationalreconciliationweek #stjohnscollegeuq #respect

03.01.2022 We hear it often, but St Johns really is a place where students feel supported, at home and genuinely happy! Looking forward to seeing everyone in the near future! Let us know in the comments how St Johns makes you feel #lineupvideo #stjohnscollegeuq #home

03.01.2022 St Johns prides itself on its vibrant community, but also its beautiful facilities and gorgeous campus. If youre thinking about coming to college in the future, check out our new virtual tour today. Click on the link and get an insight in to some of what St Johns has to offer. https://stjohnsuq.youtour.com.au/# #stjohnscollegeuq #tour #campus #college

02.01.2022 Professor Ian Frazer AC and virologist Dr Kirsty Short answer your top 10 questions about COVID-19 and what we can do to reduce the spread of the virus. Information from the University of Queensland. #stjohnscollegeuq #staysafe #SJC

01.01.2022 Parents and family members of 1st Year Residents are warmly invited to attend The St Johns Welcome Garden Party on Thursday 13th of February from 2pm 4pm. This is a great opportunity for parents and students to meet one another as well staff and for Ms Rose Alwyn, College Warden to formally welcome you all to the College.

01.01.2022 Mental health is particularly prevalent currently and as part of #unimentalhealthday, we have created a few ways in which our community can look after their overall wellbeing. If youd like to know even more, check out UQ Life who are running sessions all day long!