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.
History
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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. in 1993, therefore it was decided that the college should become open to undergraduates.
11 – 13 November saw the 'Battle of the Birds' held between James College and Derwent College.
Junior Common Room Committee
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 2026 JCRC Executive Committee is:
- Chair – Jack Watts
- Secretary – Nancy Williams
- Treasurer – Rahul Samra
- Head of Communications - Zach Hyams
- Heads of Sport – Octavia Udy & Chloe Le Ballios
- Head of Events – Sophie Almond
- Head of Community – Elizabeth Stew
List of chairs of the James College JCRC:
- 1993 Fergus Drake OBE
- 1994 Fergus Drake OBE
- 1995 Tim Ayling
- 1996 Robin Etherington
- 1997 Stewart Buchanan
- 1998 Julie Cartwright
- 1999 Rebekah Lane
- 2000 Jamie Smith
- 2001 Alison Rennie
- 2002 Andy Henton
- 2003 Naomi Brown
- 2004 Alice Gamm
- 2005 Anouska Widdess
- 2006 Anne-Marie Canning
- 2007 Alex Clark
- 2008 Amber Brittain
- 2009 Amber Brittain
- 2010 Tim Green
- 2011 Emma Bartlett
- 2012 Laura Watson
- 2013 Dexter Clark
- 2013 Dan Ashcroft
- 2014 Gareth Dybiec
- 2015 Gareth Dybiec
- 2016 Max Flynn
- 2017 James Durcan
- 2018 Alexander Smart
- 2019 Jack Edwards
- 2020 Sophie Schulze
- 2021 Max Stafford
- 2022 David Ward
- 2023 James Brunt and Ellie Cheshire
- 2024 Lily Quick and Catriona Forbes
- 2025 Jack Watts
- 2026 Jack Watts
Wildlife
As with the rest of the University's West Campus James College is home to several hundred ducks, geese, other assorted wildfowl, and rabbits.
College staff
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 is a part-time post held by an academic at the university.
List of provosts:
- Mr Ken Todd (1990–2007)
- Dr Neil Lunt (2007–2013)
List of heads/Principals of James College:
- The Revd David Efird (2013–2017)
- Paul Summers (2017–2019)
- Andrew Kerrigan (2019–2020)
List of deans of James College:
- Mary Macfarlane (2002–2004)
- Christine Hamieh (2004–2006)
- Bernadette Martinez-Hernandez (2006–2008)
- Margaret Hearnden (2008–2011)
- Dan Horsfall (2011–2013)
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:
- Michael Britland (2013–2021)
- Lenore Klassen (2022–2024)
- Georgina Heath (2024–2025)
The college administrator deals with admin issues around the college.
List of college administrators:
- Sarah Doughty (2000–2020)
- Lenore Klassen (2020–2022)
- Bryony Cox (2022–2023)
- Millie Baines (2024)
The wellbeing review by the University concluded that College staffing structures could be optimised. This saw the disbandment of the traditional college staffing structure and opted for shared staff teams across multiple colleges, one for campus west and another for campus east.
The staff team for Campus West Communities team are:
- Campus West Communities Manager - Georgina Heath
- Campus West Communities Officer - William Hamilton (2025 - Present), Esther Suffield (2025 - Present) & Larry Healy (2025 - Present)
- Campus West Community Coordinators - TBC
References
External links
- JCRC website
- University website page on James College