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35-455: Goodricke College is a college of the University of York . It was founded in 1968 and named after the astronomer John Goodricke . The college has approximately 1500 undergraduate members, of which some 500 live in college accommodation, and about 140 postgraduate members, of which most live in college accommodation. Goodricke College was opened on 18 October 1968 by Michael Swann and

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

140-462: 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

175-421: A lower quality of accommodation to A- and B-blocks. C-block was located next to the college Nucleus , while D-block was situated on the other side of the university lake from the main college buildings. The reason for the detached nature of D-block is that it was once part of Wentworth College . The internal walls of Blocks C and D were noted for their lack of plaster. Campus legend has it that this lack of plaster

210-478: 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

245-418: Is due to fire regulations requiring a minimum width in corridors. During the 2002 York University Students' Union (YUSU) 'Collegeopoly' campaign about accommodation rent Goodricke College C Block was deemed to be the worst accommodation at York University, inspiring the unflattering nickname Cell Block C . The Campaigns Officers created a mockup of a Monopoly board with different accommodation blocks taking

280-532: 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

315-426: 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

350-546: Is titled the Provost . The current Provost is Professor Matt Matravers . 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

385-500: 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

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420-497: 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

455-816: 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,

490-494: 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

525-821: The academic year to mark the occasion. Goodricke Nucleus is the name of the main administrative and facility building in Goodricke College and is located on the Heslington East campus. It also houses the Junior Common Room and the General Common Room . Portering services are provided from the Ron Cooke Hub. Goodricke consists of a mixture of standard and en-suite accommodation and a large, central, 'nucleus' with large JCR, GCR and offices for staff. This approximately doubled

560-572: The capacity of the college to over 600 students, including 100 postgraduate students. The new college accommodation is divided into Courts, each named after a member of the university who has made a significant contribution to its life: Oliver Sheldon, Janet Baker and Kenneth Dixon. Originally, each of the Courts has a resident member of college staff. The College Dean lived in Janet Baker Court while at least one College Tutor lived in each of

595-657: 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

630-405: 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

665-429: 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

700-442: 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 College taking over its building on Heslington West. The old Goodricke buildings were divided between James College and Vanbrugh College . 2009 marked the 40th anniversary of Goodricke College, with celebrations throughout

735-657: 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

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770-474: The government of the university and further afield often in aid of fund-raising for the college. The nature of the role varies in importance depending on the nature of the central university. At a loosely federated university such as the University of London or the National University of Ireland , where each member institution is self-governing and some hold university status in their own right,

805-452: The head of each institution has the same level of responsibility as the vice-chancellor of a university. At more centralised universities, the heads of colleges have less power and responsibility. Heads of colleges will often participate in the governance of the central university. Mechanisms for this very between university and include: Many different titles are used for heads of colleges. These have also changed with time, in particularly

840-644: 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

875-482: The opening of The Roger Kirk Centre, now part of James College. The centre is a new purpose built amenities building and consists of a large dining room, and smaller coffee and snack bar. It is named after Roger Kirk, a former member of the University Court. In 2003, the university set out plans to create a campus for 5,000 additional students, Heslington East . In May 2008 the City of York planners approved

910-621: The other Courts. Heslington East is connected to the Heslington West campus by the 66, 67, and 68 buses, all of which are free to students not travelling further than these campuses. The Junior Common Room is the undergraduate membership of the college which are governed by the Junior Common Room Committee (JCRC). This committee is responsible for all the college activities such as college sport, Winter and Summer Balls, bar quizzes and college events. The 2024 CSAC executive officers are: The head of college of Goodricke

945-418: 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

980-584: The places of the traditional streets. Goodricke C-block took the place of Old Kent Road . In 2002–2003, the Goodricke Student Junior Common Room Committee, ran a campaign to Grade C list C- and D-blocks to raise awareness amongst students and administration regarding the university's lack of maintenance of the accommodation. Over 10 years after the previous makeover, the blocks were finally given new carpeting, kitchen units, furniture and internet access. However,

1015-418: The rooms were upgraded to 'Standard' instead of 'Economy' by administration, thus forcing the inhabitants to pay the same amount as for more spacious accommodation. C- and D-blocks, meant to be demolished for a number of years, have exceeded their stated lifetime, but due to shortages in accommodation campus-wide, they have had to serve longer. In 2003 the college saw the closure of its old dining facilities and

1050-420: The same university, and even more so between different universities. However, the head of college will often have responsibility for leading the governing body of the college, often acting as a chair of various college committees; for executing the decisions of the governing body through the college's organisational structure, acting as a chief executive ; and for representing the college externally, both within

1085-600: 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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1120-487: 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

1155-516: 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

1190-401: Was held in 2016 and was hosted and won by York. Head of college A head of college or head of house is the head or senior member of a college within a collegiate university . The title used varies between colleges, including dean , master , president , principal , provost , rector and warden . The role of the head of college varies significantly between colleges of

1225-585: Was the fifth college to be built. The opening of Goodricke is commemorated by a plaque on the outside of the Old Dining Hall - now part of James College . While Goodricke College was located on Heslington West, it had four accommodation blocks: A, B, C and D. Blocks A and B were standard university accommodation, built to the CLASP system, and situated near the main college Nucleus . C-block and D-block were whitewashed brick buildings, considered to provide

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