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35-658: Constantine College is a College of the University of York and was founded in 2014. It was named after the Roman emperor Constantine the Great , who was proclaimed Augustus in York in 306 AD. Originally the college was owned in equal shares by the Evans Property Group and the university. However, in 2018 the university became the sole owner, purchasing Evans' stake for £9.8 million. It

70-400: A Junior Common Room or College Student Association for students, which is managed by the elected Junior Common Room/College Student Association Committee. The older colleges also have a Senior Common Room , which is managed by elected representatives of the college's academic and administrative members. The colleges are deliberately assigned undergraduates, postgraduate students and staff from

105-452: A Chair/President, Vice Chair/Presidents, Secretary, and Treasurer who have signatory powers. Below the executive committee are the rest of the members of the committees who have responsibilities for welfare, activities, events and the general running of the committee. The colleges are responsible for many of the social activities of their members, and each JCRC/CSAC organises the 'Fresher's Week' activities for its college. Another central role

140-458: A Graduate Common Room and a Senior Common Room and therefore it's CSA plays the same role as the JCRC in the other colleges. A University of York Students' Union (YUSU) referendum proposing the formation of College Student Associations passed in 2013. This did not change the structure of student representation in the colleges however, as the colleges are independent of YUSU and therefore any change in

175-463: A day of sunshine, free beer, quad races, ice cream, bouncy castles and fun. The college also runs an annual photography competition in conjunction with PhotoSoc, with prizes in a number of categories and dedicated James prizes. The JCR put on annual formal events, normally at Christmas and in the Summer term. The James College Annual Lecture is delivered by a distinguished speaker on a topic of interest to

210-555: A presentation, demonstration or media. This is normally accompanied, by traditional cuisine and drinks. Alongside these cultural exchange events, the college runs a unique exchange with Morningside College at the Chinese University of Hong Kong , with students from each institution spending a number of terms or a year at the other. James College and Durham University 's Collingwood College enjoy an annual sporting contest and social weekend, with York and Durham taking turns to host

245-422: A small kitchen on the ground floor. There are 3 houses per block, with 15 people living in each house. Blocks D, E, and F are the older-style ensuite blocks which are also arranged into houses with a kitchen on the ground floor, and have 16 people per house. Blocks G, H, J, K, L, and M are the newest blocks and all have ensuite rooms, consisting of a 'pod' or wet room containing a shower, toilet and sink. Each block

280-458: A swan with a White Rose of York . James College is named after Lord James of Rusholme , the University of York's first vice-chancellor, and was built in several stages during the 1990s. Initially James was intended to be a postgraduate-only college, however the university began to rapidly expand in size, almost doubling in size from 4,300 to 8,500 students, in 1993, therefore it was decided that

315-471: A wide mixture of disciplines. In 1963 the University of York opened. At the time, the university consisted of three buildings, principally the historic King's Manor in the city centre and Heslington Hall , which has Tudor foundations and is in the village of Heslington on the edge of York. A year later, work began on purpose-built structures on the Heslington West campus, including the construction of

350-419: Is (generally) divided into 6 flats which have a kitchen per flat. The kitchens are shared between 6 and 9 people. In 2009, James College acquired a block from the former site of Goodricke College which became N block. In 2022, the university decided to withdraw N block from available accommodation. All blocks are catered for breakfast and dinner between Monday-Friday. James has a number of common rooms including

385-411: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Colleges of the University of York The University of York has eleven colleges . These colleges provide most of the accommodation for undergraduates and postgraduates at the university. While lectures, examinations, laboratories and facilities such as the central library are run by the university, the colleges play an important role in

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420-440: Is a part-time post held by an academic at the university; it is currently held by Paul Summers. List of provosts: List of heads/Principals of James College: List of deans of James College: Assistant heads/College Managers of college are full-time staff that form that primary support worker in the college. List of assistant heads/College Manager of James College: The college administrator deals with admin issues around

455-532: Is managed by elected representatives of the college's academic and administrative members. The only exceptions to this are Wentworth which as a post-graduate only college does not have a Junior Common Room, and Halifax, Constantine, Anne Lister , David Kato , and Goodricke which are run by a College Student Association that represents both undergraduates and postgraduates together. Vanbrugh and Langwith's Junior Common Room Committees are branded as College Student Associations, however both Vanbrugh and Langwith retains

490-426: Is the appointment of STYCs (an abbreviation for Second and Third Year Contacts) who are returning students who are responsible for looking after new first years. Intercollegiate sport is one of the main activities of the colleges. Currently there are 21 leagues with weekly fixtures, in addition a number of one day events are organised as well. The results of the leagues and the one-day events are combined to determine

525-492: Is the most expensive college, with the cheapest accommodation starting at £166 per week. As of 2021, this made it the least popular of the colleges on East Campus . The head of college of Constantine is titled the Principal . Students at Constantine are represented by a College Student Association (CSA). The 2024 CSA Executive Committee is: This United Kingdom university, college or other education institution article

560-533: The 2019 Durham Varsity, James sent eight teams to the competition, more than any other College at the university. 11 November – 13 November saw the 'Battle of the Birds' held between James College and Derwent College . The JCRC is the student-run body that manages Freshers Week, weekly events, and formals. In 2018, Freshers' Week saw a large focus on Non-Clubbing events as well as the traditional clubbing portfolio. The 2024 JCRC Executive Committee is: List of chairs of

595-496: The City of York planners approved the design for the new campus. It was decided that rather than create a new college that an existing College should be moved. Goodricke College was selected for this and moved onto the new campus in 2009 with James taking over its building on Heslington West. In 2012 the same process took place with Langwith moving to Heslington East and Derwent taking over its previous buildings. In 2014 Heslington East saw

630-488: The College Constitution was suitably updated. The day-to-day running of the colleges is managed by an elected committee of staff and student members chaired by the college's Senior College Fellow . Colleges have a Junior Common Room for undergraduate students, which is managed by the elected Junior Common Room Committee, and a Graduate Common Room for post-graduate students, as well as a Senior Common Room , which

665-769: The Colleges Governance Review, in April 2023 the Student Life Committee agreed to discontinue the role of College Principal. College Council would be chaired by the Senior College Fellow, with all colleges who did not already have one now appointing one. College Managers will continue to have operational responsibility for the college, and will serve as the Executive Officer of the Council. In November 2023,

700-489: The Colleges, which now form the main part of the university. Baron James of Rusholme , the university's first Vice-Chancellor, set out to create a modern university which retained and updated the collegiate system of the traditional collegiate universities of Oxbridge , It was planned that "Each college will be a unit of 300 students, 150 of whom will be resident, the remainder being in lodgings or in student flats, but using

735-554: The James College JCRC: As with the rest of the University's West Campus James College is home to several hundred ducks , geese , other assorted wildfowl , and rabbits. Ken Todd was the head of James College from its opening until his retirement in September 2007. Initially the position was titled Provost, but from 2013 this was changed to principal, this has subsequently been changed to head of college. The head of college

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770-710: The Lakeside and the Lodge, hosts the YUSU bar 'The Lounge' and is the closest college to the University Sports centre, playing fields and Health Centre. The quads have lent themselves to the most famous James College tradition, "Quad Dash", held in Week 7 of Summer term . Quad Dash models itself on the film Chariots of Fire . It was the brainchild of the then James College Chair, Fergus Drake. College residents turn out in their hundreds to enjoy

805-657: The college as their social centre. This organisation is unlike that of Oxford and Cambridge on one hand or the halls of residence at civic universities on the other. The college will differ from 'Oxbridge' in that they will not be autonomous financially, nor will they be responsible for admission of students or appointment of staff. They will differ from halls of residence in that teaching will be carried on in them." York's first two Colleges, Derwent and Langwith were founded in 1965, and were followed by Alcuin and Vanbrugh in 1967. Goodricke and Wentworth were founded shortly afterwards, in 1968 and 1972 respectively. After 1972

840-443: The college should become open to undergraduates. As of 2023, it consists of twelve accommodation blocks lettered from "A" to "M” (missing out "I") located across a cable-stayed bridge from Wentworth College and close to the old Goodricke College buildings and the university's sports centre. There are three types of accommodation; standard houses, ensuite houses and ensuite flats. Blocks A, B, and C are arranged into houses with

875-487: The college. In recent years these have included: 2010 – Duncan Petrie – 'The Swinging Sixties' 2011 – Steve Bell , award-winning Guardian Cartoonist 2012 – Fergus Drake, Save the Children,- 'The reality of humanitarian aid in a fragile world' Within the college, a number of 'Taste' events take place each term, where students and members of the college are invited to introduce others to a taster of their own culture through

910-405: The construction of Colleges ceased until 1990 with the foundation of James College, York . Initially James was intended to be a postgraduate only college, however the university began to rapidly expand in size almost doubling in size from 4,300 to 8,500 students, in 1993 therefore it was decided that the college should become open to undergraduates. The expansion of student numbers also resulted in

945-429: The creation of more accommodation by the university which was named 'Halifax Court'; the members of Halifax Court were members of other colleges however soon formed their own Junior Common Room . In 2002 Halifax Court was made a full College of the university and was renamed as Halifax College, York . In 2003, the university set out plans to create a campus for 5,000 additional students, Heslington East . In May 2008

980-502: The establishment of the ninth college and was named Constantine after the Roman emperor Constantine the Great , who was proclaimed Augustus in York in 306 AD. Due to increasing demands for accommodation, two new colleges have been built on the University's East Campus. The first, opened in 2021 is named after Anne Lister and the second is named after David Kato . Like other plate glass universities , such as Lancaster , colleges are primarily residence halls as opposed to having

1015-727: The event. James College currently holds the JC Cup, winning a closely fought encounter in Autumn 2012. James College has two Common Rooms. The Lakeside Common Room is in the A/B/C quad, while James Lodge is in College House, near to the Roger Kirk Centre. The first floor is occupied by college staff. James is known as the "Sports College" on campus, largely due to its supreme prowess in the Sports field. For

1050-627: The legal status of 'listed bodies' as seen at Oxford and Cambridge . However, the colleges do still have considerable autonomy. Every college is governed by its own constitution, which designates a college council as its governing body. This is chaired by the Senior College Fellow, and consists of the College Manager, the Deputy College Manager, and representatives of the student membership. Often other non-voting members are included such as college fellows, and college tutors . Changes to

1085-418: The pastoral care of the student body. Every student is a member of a college, staff may choose to join a college if they wish. All the colleges are of equal status, but each has its own constitution. The day-to-day running of the colleges is managed by an elected committee of staff and student members chaired by the college's 'Senior College Fellow', alongside the administrative College Manager. Each college has

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1120-535: The structure of the colleges starting in September 2015 meant that the previous role of Head of College became part-time, and the full-time role of Assistant Head of College was introduced. In September 2019, this role was renamed to College Manager, with the role of Head of College becoming titled the College Principal. Before it was discontinued, the last colleges with a College Principal were Derwent College , Langwith College , and Vanburgh College . Following

1155-487: The way representation is organised would require a college referendum. No college has changed its status (Halifax having already had a CSA, and Constantine only being founded after the referendum), with Wentworth and Vanbrugh being the only colleges to have held a referendum on changing to a Student Association which resulted in a no vote. Junior Common Rooms and Student Associations are each different in composition, but are broadly headed by an 'Executive Committee' made up of

1190-507: The winner of the 'College Cup', in the 2013/14 standings James College won, with Derwent College coming second, and Alcuin College coming third. In 2014 a new tournament was created "College Varsity" which was held between York's colleges and the colleges of Durham University . York hosted the first tournament which was won by Durham's colleges, as was the second held in Durham. The third tournament

1225-505: Was held in 2016 and was hosted and won by York. James College, York 53°56′45″N 1°03′18″W  /  53.94577°N 1.05501°W  / 53.94577; -1.05501 James College is a college at the University of York in the United Kingdom. It is known as the "Sports College" largely due to its prowess on the Sports field but also has a diversity of events that cater to all tastes. The college crest incorporates

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