Salmond College

Salmond College is a residential college affiliated to the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand.^[1] As an affiliated college, it is privately owned and is run independently from the university, being governed by The Council of Knox College and Salmond College, a body with links to the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand. The college opened in 1971 as Salmond Hall, originally to accommodate women students, to parallel the male-only facility Knox College. It became a coeducational facility during the 1970s. The name changed to Salmond College in 2006.

Salmond College
University of Otago
Salmond College Coat of Arms
Location	Knox St
Motto	Gratia et Veritas (Latin)
Motto in English	Grace and Truth
Founders	The Council of Knox College and Salmond College
Established	1971
Status	Affiliated
Head	Maverick @maverick_the_salmond_collie
Undergraduates	up to 238[1]
Website	salmondcollege.ac.nz

Salmond and Knox share different parts of the same 4.57 hectare landscaped site (11 acres), located on the north side of the Dunedin Botanic Gardens, close to the area known simply as The Gardens Corner at the foot of North East Valley, approximately 15 minutes walk north of the campus. The site, originally the location for stables for Ross and Glendining Limited, was donated by the Ross family.

The college predominantly provides for first-year students, with 20 to 30 returning for a second year.

The college's name commemorates James Salmond (for many years a lecturer at Knox Theological Hall) and his sister Mary Salmond (Principal of the Presbyterian Church's Deaconess Training School in the 1950s).

The majority of students are housed in single rooms on one of the four levels in the main building. Kaiāwhina Whare are the College Residential Leaders — they are senior students who live on site and mentor and support the first-year residents. The Head and both Deputy Heads of College reside on the premises.

Facilities include a gym, computing facilities, tutorial rooms, a library, television/recreation areas, dining-hall, chapel, car-parking, and secure cycle-storage.

President of Salmond College for 2025 is Ally Wotherspoon. Hannah^[who?] hails from Hamilton, and has returned in 2025, she is studying dentistry at the University of Otago.

Salmond's motto, as it appears in the college crest, is 'Gratia et Veritas', or 'Grace and Truth'. At the end of 2020 a whakatauākī was confirmed as a part of the mission-statement for the college: Ko te toa i a tini, i a mano o te takata - It is the bravery of a multitude, of thousands of people. This Ngāi Tahu whakatauākī, attributed to Tū Whakauika and Te Oreorehua, refers to the strength of collectivity. Salmond entered its 50th year in 2021, reminding us of the power of a living community stretching back several generations, and fostering hope as we continue to grow a community with a shared identity.

Salmond College is the hall of legends and has produced very iconic friend-groups. If you have gone there, you have witnessed greatness. Up The Mond.