Derwent College

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Contents 1 College Info 1.1 History 1.2 Structure 1.3 Staff 1.4 Events 1.5 Alumni 2 Rooms 2.1 JCRC 2.2 Past Chairs 2.3 Derwent College Accomodation 2.4 Derwent College

[edit] College Info

Theme song: 'I Love You Derwent' to the tune of Frankie Valli's Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You.

[edit] History

Derwent was the first college to be opened at the University. The official opening was performed by Queen Elizabeth II on 22nd October 1965.

[edit] Structure

The college is home to around 250 undergraduates, who are spread between six accommodation blocks (‘A’ to ‘F’). Blocks A-D are made of prefabricated concrete blocks and panels. E and F are part of the Derwent-Langwith extension (or 'Derwith'), built in the late 1980s to exactly the same specification as the older James College blocks. Some rooms in the extension blocks are en-suite.

Derwent College houses the Politics and Philosophy departments. Facilities include Da Vinci restaurant and Doodles Burger Bar.

Eden's Court is a cluster of houses situated on Main Street, Heslington, some 5 minutes' walk from the college nucleus. Students resident in Eden's Court are members of Derwent College, and elect their own representative to the Derwent College JCRC.

[edit] Staff

The Provost is Dr. Ron Weir (rbw1@york.ac.uk) and the College Secretary is Mrs. Christina Unwin (clu1@york.ac.uk).

[edit] Events

Derwent JCRC organise the event 'Club D' three times a term. 'Big D' is an annual event, held on the final Thursday of summer term. Big D utilises Derwent Bar and Langwith Old Dining Hall as venues for live acts, with the grassy area between the colleges fenced off and used for outdoor entertainments including bouncy castles, food vans, bucking broncos, etc.

[edit] Alumni

Greg Dyke and Harry Enfield are among the college’s alumni. Previous chairpersons have included the current YUSU President [Rich Croker] (2004-5) and HRH [Ben Youdan] (1999-2000).

[edit] Rooms

[edit] JCRC

• Chair: Oliver Lester

• Vice Chair: Christopher Kummelstedt

• Treasurer: Josephine Frater

• Welfare Rep: Sophie Alice Bates, Alexander Michael Fox Gill

• LGBT Welfare Rep: Anna Corbett

• Sports Representative: Sami Briggs, Adam Clark, Liam Griffin, Amanda Singleton

• Ents Officers: Edward Amoroso, Faye Couret, Rose Megan Jones, Jill Smith

• Bar Reps: Samantha Choma, Stuart 'Danger' Kennedy, Amelia Prestage, Joe Rankin

• RAG Reps: Helen Fry. Anna Claire Younger

• Student Action Reps: Rose Wright, Rebecca Chalk

• Merchandise: Siobhan Gore, Rachel Stead

• Sponsorship Reps: Sioned 'Shobnob' Copeland, Charlotte Chesney Russell

• Press and Publicity: Bryony Byrne, Matt Lee

• Eden's Court Rep: Alex Cooper, Laura Pursey

• Secretary: Kate Douglas, Jack Green

• Webmaster: James Watson

• Eco Reps: Stefan Sipika, Bex Wood

• Visual Entertainment Officers: Will Marle, Dan Taylor

• Equipment Reps: Dave Harder, Dominic Henney

• Ordinary Reps: Chris Barnett, Bryn French

[edit] Past Chairs

• Jamie Tyler
• Dave Jones
• Rich Croker
• Andrew Whittingham
• Mark Hinton
• Rick Guest
• Helen Woolnough

[edit] Derwent College Accomodation

• Derwent College Block A (11D/A)
• Derwent College Block B (11D/B)
• Derwent College Block C (11D/C)
• Derwent College Block D (11D/D)
• Derwent College Block E (11D/E)
• Derwent College Block F (11D/F)

[edit] Derwent College

• Derwent College Nucleus (11D/N)