Collingwood College, Durham

Collingwood College
Durham University

Motto	Aime le meilleur Love the best
Colours
Named after	Sir Edward Collingwood
Established	1972
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Senior Tutor	Dr Kevin Miller
JCR President	Mr Phil Davies
Undergraduates	~1050
Postgraduates	~60
Website	Collingwood College
JCR Website	JCR Website
MCR Website	MCR Website
SCR Website	SCR Website
Campus	Durham City
Location of Collingwood College within DurhamCoordinates: 54°45′46″N 1°34′34″W / 54.762778°N 1.576111°W / 54.762778; -1.576111

Collingwood College in the winter of 1979-80 from the south, and showing the college's two main wings. This view is no longer accessible as landscaping and tree growth have obscured it.

A series of views taken from Jarrow block across the college grounds between Autumn 1979 and Summer 1980

Collingwood College in c. 1979 showing the original entrance behind a gathering of students setting off for a charity event

Collingwood College in June 1991 showing the original entrance

shot taken from the meadow on June 26 1991 showing the Lilburn and Barnard wings

Collingwood College in 1994 during the major building work that greatly increased the college's size

Collingwood College in June 2007 showing the new entrance added in 1994

Collingwood College is a college of Durham University in England. It is the second largest of Durham's undergraduate colleges. Founded in 1972 as the first purpose-built, mixed-sex college in Durham, it is named after the mathematician Sir Edward Collingwood (1900-70), who was also for a time Chair of the Council of Durham University.

Campus

The college is located to the south of Durham city centre, on South Road. The steep incline of this road leads to Collingwood and the surrounding colleges being commonly referred to as 'Hill' colleges. Extended in 1994, Collingwood now has over a thousand students allocated to it, and approximately 550 bed spaces within the college. Not all students live in college during their time at the university, but all students in their first year and the majority of those in their final year are allocated a place.

Facilities

Although most Durham colleges are not used for teaching purposes, the college is equipped with a moderate library, music practice rooms and public computing facilities. Other welfare and entertainment facilities exist, including a bar, student-run shop, coffee shop, gym, television room, several common rooms and various provisions for sports. During the summer of 2006, the music rooms were converted into a fully equipped recording studio, with a new JCR officer position being created to run it.

The college is also a popular venue for academic conferences and other commercial events, often arranged and marketed by Event Durham. The income from these is used by the Colleges' Division to maintain and enhance college bedrooms and other facilities.

In June 2011 contractors began building work on a new gymnasium on the college campus, which will replace the existing gym once completed.

Student organization

Professor James fettes, the founder of this college in 1972 was a great aspect to this outstanding school. James started teaching the local special ed children in 1978 where he met a young child under the name Kurt bernardin, James helped Kurt finish his grade 10 certificate with passing grades in 'maths, english, art and religion' James fettes will forever be known as one of the greatest professors this college has ever seen. As with all colleges in Durham, the students organise and democratise themselves by creating and running a body known as the Junior Common Room, or more commonly JCR. All students of the college are JCR members unless they specifically request otherwise. The JCR is a constituent member of the Durham Students' Union which in turn is a constituent member of the National Union of Students. Thus, all student members of Collingwood are NUS members as well. Each year the JCR is managed by a democratically elected President; the current President for 2010-11 is Phil Davies.

The college has a number of sports clubs, for example:

• Collingwood College Boat Club
• Collingwood College Rugby Football Club
• Collingwood College Cricket Club

Notable alumni

• Peter Elleray, Formula One and Le Mans Race Car Designer.
• Lorraine Heggessey, controller of BBC One 2000-2005
• Amjad Hussain, Rear Admiral Royal Navy
• David Sproxton, Joint founder of Aardman Animations
• James Foster, Essex and England wicketkeeper
• Alex Loudon, Warwickshire and England cricketer
• Guy de la Bédoyère, historian, archaeologist and broadcaster
• Mark Elliott, Travel Author
• Stephen Davies, Children's Author
• David Kershaw, CEO of M&C Saatchi
• Sir Andrew McFarlane, High Court Judge
• Will Smith, Durham CCC cricketer
• Joseph Crabtree (drummer), Drummer of the band Wishbone Ash
• Jonah Fisher, BBC Journalist
• Chris Terrill, Documentary maker, writer and adventurer
• Stephen Rowbotham, Olympic rower
• Nick Holtham, vicar of St. Martin in the Fields, Trafalgar Squaure and Bishop-designate of Salisbury
• Jonny Saunders, BBC Radio 2 Sports Presenter
• Tim FitzHigham, British comedian
• James Cary, TV and radio writer

Former Principals

• Peter C. Bayley (1972 - 1978)
• Dr Anthony Tuck (1978 - 1987)
• Prof. Gerald Blake (1987 - 2001)
• Prof. Jane Taylor (2001 - 2007)
• Prof. F. Edward Corrigan, FRS (2008 - 2011)

External links

• Collingwood College official website
• Collingwood College JCR undergraduate student organisation
• Collingwood College MCR postgraduate student organisation
• Collingwood College SCR postgraduate student and staff organisation