I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being. Oscar Wilde The Campion...
Students undertake training to become catechists in Sydney schools
Campion students were trained to be Special Religious Education catechists in Sydney public schools on Saturday. Led by Vincent Haber from the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD), the...
Students get a slice of Campion history at Formal Hall
Students and staff gathered for the second formal hall of the year - one more than Campion celebrated in 2020, as president Dr Paul Morrissey pointed out. The formal hall was held on Thursday, the...
Students get unique insights into what awaits them post-Campion
By Lauren BrodieThird-year student Campion students received valuable insights in the job market during an information session on campus recently. The event, led by Anthony Spata from REACH Human...
Campion Student Association line up events for 2021
Campion College Student Association Executive Team: (L-R) President Campbell Evans, Secretary Sophia Shogren and Treasurer Cate Meese. Campus life will get a fresh start in 2021, with an array of...
Students begin the year with Retreat
Campion's annual student retreat took place over the weekend at the Benedict XVI Retreat Centre in Grose Vale, northwest of Sydney. Just over half the student body attended the retreat, which...
Formal Hall returns to Campion for first time in a year
Awards were handed out and announcements made at the first formal hall celebrated at Campion in over a year. The fortnightly dinner, a staple Campion tradition since the college’s foundation, was...
Students foster active listening in R U OK workshop
On Wednesday the 10th of March, resident counselor Scott Carrol and Campion College Student Association President Campbell Evans ran a lunchtime workshop equipping students with the processes and...
See photos from O-Week 2021
O-Week 2021 wrapped up on Friday after five days of activities, seminars, introductions, outings and more. The action-packed week, organised by Campion Student Life Officer Sister M. Luka together...
Campion celebrates end of academic year with Réveillon dinner
The evening was full of joy and gladness, partly due to the rarity of group events this year and partly because of the students’ excitement at finishing exams.
Politics, morality and social issues discussed at Democratic Club Talk
Lecturers Dr Stephen Chavura and Dr Jeremy Bell led the discussion at the latest Democratic Club talk. The pair answered questions posed by students, with topics ranging from the Australian...
Students inspired to run for injured friend
A group of Campion students took part in the Three Bridges run in Parramatta on the weekend for their friend and fellow student April, who suffered a paralysis earlier this year due to a tumour...
Theatre Society puts on a big show
By Andrew MurphyCampion Theatre Society Secretary Last Friday, the Campion Theatre Society put on a skit night - our first and only event for 2020. While the event was meant to take place in...
Students invited to consider their vocation
By Kate FanningChaplaincy Coordinator Campion students were treated last night to a vocational discernment evening, during which they were invited to consider which vocation God might be...
Students celebrate Our Lady of the Holy Rosary feast day
Last week, students gathered on the lawn in front of a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary to pray together in honour of the Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary. Led by chaplain Fr Piotr Kruk, the...
More than half of student body achieves top grades
An impressive 51 per cent of Campion students were awarded for receiving high distinction- and distinction-average marks last semester. The Dean's Merit List awards were handed out during an...
Students take to the stage outdoors for first talent night of the year
For the first time this year, students took to the stage for the traditional Second Semester Talent Night. The first talent night of the year was scrapped after the pandemic forced classes online,...
Alumni share wisdom with students
On 15 September five alumni gathered online to share the wisdom of their experience since leaving Campion. Students gathered on campus to hear the alumni cover teaching, music therapy, marketing,...
Debating kicks off at Campion again
Last Thursday we had a fiery debate to kick start debating back on campus! The debate was was a joint event between the Campion Debating and Generation Liberty societies, the latter aiming to...
Campion hosts Career Night with Alumni
On Wednesday 19th August, Campion College held its first Career Night with Alumni for 2020. While students and staff gathered in the St Edmund Campion Building Lecture Theatre, alumni presenters...
FEE-HELP loan fee exemption under the Higher Education Relief Package
On 12 April 2020, the Department of Education, Skills and Employment announced a Higher Education Relief Package in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This package introduces a number of measures to...
2019 Noreen Mavis Daley Poetry Prize Winner Announced
The Noreen Mavis Daley Poetry Prize was endowed by the late Royston Porthouse in memory of his mother. The prize is open to all students currently enrolled in a Campion program of study. Entrants...
Bishop celebrates Campion matriculation
Campion College welcomed 41 new students yesterday at its 15th matriculation, which began with Mass celebrated by Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, the Most Reverend Columba Macbeth-Green. President Dr...
Academic year wraps up at Campion
Another academic year has come to an end as Campion celebrated its annual Reveillon dinner and award ceremony last week.Awards for the Frank Sheed Public Speaking Competition were handed out as...
Martyn Iles gives his ‘8 rules for life’ at Campion
Australian Christian Lobby director Martyn Iles visited Campion last night to speak at the college's fortnightly formal hall dinner.Martyn opened by referring to his last visit to Campion in 2014,...
Winners of Public Speaking Competition for 2019
The quality at the Frank Sheed Public Speaking Competition this week was possibly the highest it has ever been, according to adjudicator Dr Jeremy Bell.Students picked one of three topical subjects...
See photos from Campion Ball
The 2019 Campion College Ball was another hit. The Campion College Student Association spent all week preparing the grounds to look like a secret or enchanted garden - this year's theme. Fairy...
Students stun at last talent night of the year
Campion's last talent night of the year featured an impressive and entertaining array of different acts of music, theatre, recitation and dance. The performances were many and varied, with satirical...
Filmmaker delivers empowering speech at formal hall
Christian filmmaker Simon Hunter gave a stirring speech at last night's formal hall at Campion, earning him a standing ovation from the student body. Mr Hunter, whose directing credits...
Two new students matriculate into Campion
Two new students were matriculated into the Campion student body at last week's formal hall dinner. Naomi McClarty and Julie Georges received their academic gowns and signed the College...
Campion students turn out in big numbers to pro-life rally
A large proportion of the Campion College student body joined the thousands of peaceful protesters in Sydney last night to protest the abortion bill being debated in the NSW Parliament. Third-year...
End-of-semester speech with Rev. Peter Kurti now online
We welcomed Anglican minister Peter Kurti to give this year's end-of-semester St Edmund Campion address. Peter spoke to staff and students about how culture in Australia is in the midst of a...
Rod Dreher Meets Students
Bestselling author Rod Dreher arrived in Australia this week ahead of his speaking tour. He visited Campion yesterday to see the college and meet its students. Mr Dreher joined the students at lunch...
30 Students Matriculate at Campion
This week, Campion College welcomed 30 new students. The cohort for 2019 was matriculated into the college, receiving their academic gowns and signing Campion's Matriculation Book as part of the...
My Summer in Rome
By Francesca McGinnity In July of 2018 I visited Italy for two weeks as part of Campion College’s Rome Summer School. The first nine days were spent in Rome, while the last four were devoted solely...
Sr. Lorna O’Brien Medieval History Prize
Campion College is proud to announce the recipient of the Sr. Lorna O’Brien Medieval History Prize. The prize, $500, is awarded annually to the student obtaining the highest mark in HIS204: The...
Campion Rowers Win Gold at Newcastle
It is regatta season, and the Campion College Rowing Crew have been doing us proud.Having first represented the College at the "Head of the Nepean", all the rowing crews represented the college...
Hildebrand’s Highest Achievers
The Hildebrand Scholarship is Campion’s most prestigious and generous scholarship, awarded to some of Australia’s highest achievers. Recipients can receive up to $36,000 to assist with tuition and...