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49-611: 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 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

98-400: 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

147-404: 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 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

196-452: 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

245-458: 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

294-668: 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 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

343-459: A close association with Long Boi , an Indian Runner duck - Mallard cross who was most often seen Heslington Fishpond and wandering around Derwent Common. He was an unofficial mascot to the college. His silhouette was for a time included on college merchandise. The college is also the site of the Norman Rea Gallery , the only student-run art gallery in the country. The College Principal

392-619: 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 the 2019 Durham Varsity, James sent eight teams to

441-466: 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 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

490-416: A single separate building in most important respects. The original college only had A, B, and C blocks. Block D was added a few years later on a different floor plan with comparatively small individual rooms, but a large central kitchen and eating area. The older blocks had little communal space but somewhat larger rooms. Derwent College inherited the "Old Langwith" Blocks in 2012, when a new Langwith College

539-471: 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

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588-440: 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

637-686: Is a university academic who shares teaching duties with college responsibilities. The College Principal works with the College Manager, the College Administrator and the College Life Team. The current College Principal is Eleanor Brown. List of College Provosts/Heads of College/College Principals: All undergraduate students of Derwent College are members of the Junior Common room , and continue to remain members throughout their time at

686-459: Is an end of year event along the lines of Club D, but on a larger scale. Taking up the whole area in and around the college, it is normally held on the first Monday after exams and has several rooms of music, bars and food, and open air activities. Notable acts include Scouting for Girls and Macky Gee . The college is also one of the locations of the Tommy Tour by The Who . Outside of D events,

735-532: 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

784-426: 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

833-516: The Heslington East campus in 2012, its former buildings are now part of Derwent College. Derwent College has twelve accommodation blocks, named A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, M and P. Blocks A, B, C, D, J, K, M and P are standard university accommodation; they were built in the CLASP system, consisting of prefabricated concrete blocks and panels. The decision to use the system on this unprecedented scale

882-451: 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 a presentation, demonstration or media. This is normally accompanied, by traditional cuisine and drinks. Alongside these cultural exchange events,

931-496: 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

980-488: 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

1029-769: 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,

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1078-489: 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

1127-560: The Derwent nucleus. Eden's Court was not always affiliated to Derwent and its residents, mostly mature students , belonged to a range of colleges. Facilities in Derwent include Computer Services classrooms and computer rooms, and the Derwent bar and dining room. During the day there is a main dining room , a snack bar and a drinks bar . Derwent College is home to the university's Politics, Education, English and Related Literature, and School of PPE departments. Derwent College came to have

1176-606: The JCRC also put on many smaller events in D Bar. These include an annual 'Take Me Out' in February, a Burns Night and St Andrews Day Ceilidh open to both the JCR and SCR, a Winter Formal (usually in a local hotel or the Railway Museum ) and a 'Summer Soiree,' which involves canapes on the lawns of Heslington Hall followed by the annual Derwent Awards Ceremony inside D Bar. These events are well attended by college members and provide structure to

1225-709: The JCRC, who put on the vast majority of events within the college. Club D, a student club night on campus is organised through the Junior Common room. This is held periodically during term time in D-Bar and Derwent's dining room. Typically, there are four of these per academic year, with Cabaret D in Freshers Week, Halloween D in October, Back 2 School D in Refreshers Week and a summer D, known as Big D (formerly Derwent BBQ). Big D

1274-552: 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

1323-657: 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

1372-518: 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 the event. James College currently holds the JC Cup, winning

1421-404: The college. List of college administrators: 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

1470-482: 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

1519-405: 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

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1568-429: 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

1617-645: 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

1666-569: 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

1715-496: The main blocks, Derwent students are also accommodated in Eden's Court which is situated on Heslington Lane. Eden's Court comprises eight houses, each of nine or ten rooms with similar layout to those of Halifax College . There are also two cottages, Eden's Cottage and Sycamore Cottage. Eden's Court is jocularly referred to by the other blocks of Derwent as 'Shutter Island', due to its isolation in being situated nearer to Halifax College than

1764-494: 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 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

1813-442: 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 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

1862-496: The original college building and the former Langwith college buildings are Grade II listed , making all of the current Derwent College premises Grade II listed. The college itself is next to Heslington Hall , and close to the gazebo and gardens known collectively as The Quiet Place . Derwent, alongside Langwith College is one of the founding colleges at the University of York. It was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 22 October 1965. Following Langwith's move to

1911-418: 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

1960-437: The rest of the college, adjacent to Heslington Church field. They are more recently brick-build accommodation and some of these rooms offer en-suite bathroom facilities. Originally only two of these blocks belonged to Derwent, the other two were part of Langwith, prior to that college's move to the new East Campus, and collectively they were often referred to as "Derwith," and more contemporaneously as "Extension." Further to

2009-535: 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

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2058-403: The university. The Graduate Common Room Committee is responsible for representing the interests of Derwent students, organising events, and welfare provision. The committee is elected annually from the postgraduate population. The 2024 JCRC Executive Committee is: Derwent College prides itself on having the unofficial motto of 'the social college.' This tradition is upheld annually by members of

2107-475: The university. The Junior Common Room Committee is responsible for representing the interests of Derwent students, organising events, and promoting student well-being. The committee is elected annually from the undergraduate population, and consists of around 40 members. All postgraduate students of Derwent College are members of the Graduate Common room , and continue to remain members throughout their time at

2156-487: 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

2205-507: 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

2254-475: Was an innovation by Sir Andrew Derbyshire , the project architect behind the original university. Block A is part of the main college nucleus, being the north-west and north-east sides of a small quadrangle, with the administrative offices and JCR on the south-east. B Block is situated nearer Heslington Hall overlooking the University Lake. C and D Blocks are also located near Heslington Hall and also form

2303-423: 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 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

2352-473: Was built on the Heslington East campus; blocks J, K, M and P are now part of the enlarged college. There were also a small group of rooms known as "N Block" (N standing for nucleus) which were situated above the main kitchen. Originally these were used for guest accommodation, however they have since been converted to offices. E, F, G and H Blocks are situated across the other side of University Road from

2401-426: Was held in 2016 and was hosted and won by York. Derwent College, York 53°56′49″N 1°02′53″W  /  53.94684°N 1.04792°W  / 53.94684; -1.04792 Derwent College is a college of the University of York , and alongside Langwith College was one of the first two colleges to be opened following the university's inception. It is named after the local River Derwent . Both

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