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'''John Snow College''' is a [[Colleges of Durham University|constituent college]] of [[Durham University]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=University |first=Durham |title=John Snow College - Durham University |url=https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/john-snow/ |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=www.durham.ac.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref> The college was founded in 2001 on the University's [[Queen's Campus, Durham University|Queen's Campus]] in [[Stockton-on-Tees]], before moving to [[Durham, England|Durham]] in 2018. The College takes its name from the nineteenth-century Yorkshire physician [[John Snow]], one of the founders of modern epidemiology.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=University |first=Durham |title=History - Durham University |url=https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/john-snow/about-us/history/ |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=www.durham.ac.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref>
'''John Snow College''' is a [[Colleges of Durham University|constituent college]] of [[Durham University]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=University |first=Durham |title=John Snow College - Durham University |url=https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/john-snow/ |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=www.durham.ac.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref> The college was founded in 2001 on the University's [[Queen's Campus, Durham University|Queen's Campus]] in [[Stockton-on-Tees]], before moving to [[Durham, England|Durham]] in 2018. The College takes its name from the nineteenth-century Yorkshire physician [[John Snow]], one of the founders of modern epidemiology.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=University |first=Durham |title=History - Durham University |url=https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/john-snow/about-us/history/ |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=www.durham.ac.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref>.


The college is a fully self-catered college of the university, and is relatively new in comparison to other existing [[Durham, England|Durham]] undergraduate colleges.<ref name=":0" /> Rooms in the college can be found in a mixture of flats and townhouses, with all rooms in flats being [[en-suite]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=University |first=Durham |title=Accommodation and Catering - Durham University |url=https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/john-snow/accommodation-and-catering/ |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=www.durham.ac.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref> The college also has extensive leisure facilities including a large dining and entertainment hall, a gym, a yoga and dance studio, a performance practice studio, and music rooms.<ref>{{Cite web |last=University |first=Durham |title=Facilities - Durham University |url=https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/john-snow/facilities/ |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=www.durham.ac.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref> It is now located on the [[Mount Oswald]] site, which opened in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=University |first=Durham |title=Location - Durham University |url=https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/john-snow/about-us/location/ |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=www.durham.ac.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref>
The college is a fully self-catered college of the university, and is relatively new in comparison to other existing [[Durham, England|Durham]] undergraduate colleges.<ref name=":0" /> Rooms in the college can be found in a mixture of flats and townhouses, with all rooms in flats being [[en-suite]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=University |first=Durham |title=Accommodation and Catering - Durham University |url=https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/john-snow/accommodation-and-catering/ |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=www.durham.ac.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref> The college also has extensive leisure facilities including a large dining and entertainment hall, a gym, a yoga and dance studio, a performance practice studio, and music rooms.<ref>{{Cite web |last=University |first=Durham |title=Facilities - Durham University |url=https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/john-snow/facilities/ |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=www.durham.ac.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref> It is now located on the [[Mount Oswald]] site, which opened in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=University |first=Durham |title=Location - Durham University |url=https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/john-snow/about-us/location/ |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=www.durham.ac.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref>

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This article is about the constituent college in Durham University. For the school in Utah, see Snow College.

John Snow College
University of Durham
College buildings at Mount Oswald
                             
Coordinates54°45′46″N 1°35′07″W / 54.762723°N 1.585162°W / 54.762723; -1.585162
MottoTemplate:Lang-la[1]
Motto in EnglishTo seek the highest through knowledge and wisdom
Established2001
Named forJohn Snow
PrincipalProf. Carolyn Summerbell
Vice principalJanet Dixon-Dawson
Undergraduates913
Postgraduates23
Major events
  • Snow Day
  • Graduation Ball
Website

John Snow College is a constituent college of Durham University.[2] The college was founded in 2001 on the University's Queen's Campus in Stockton-on-Tees, before moving to Durham in 2018. The College takes its name from the nineteenth-century Yorkshire physician John Snow, one of the founders of modern epidemiology.[3].

The college is a fully self-catered college of the university, and is relatively new in comparison to other existing Durham undergraduate colleges.[2] Rooms in the college can be found in a mixture of flats and townhouses, with all rooms in flats being en-suite.[4] The college also has extensive leisure facilities including a large dining and entertainment hall, a gym, a yoga and dance studio, a performance practice studio, and music rooms.[5] It is now located on the Mount Oswald site, which opened in 2020.[6]

History

The college's 2019-20 home, Rushford Court

John Snow College has its origin in 1992, when the Joint University College on Teesside of the Universities of Durham and Teesside (JUCOT) was established as a joint venture between the University of Durham and the University of Teeside. Durham University would take full control of the university college in 1994, and it would be renamed to University of Durham, Stockton Campus (UDSC). John Snow College was then formed in 2001, when the UDSC was split into John Snow College and Stephenson College.[7] At that time, the campus was renamed the University of Durham, Queen's Campus (UDQC), in honour of the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II.[8]

In 2018, John Snow College moved temporarily to the Howlands Farm site in Durham City, adjacent to Josephine Butler, Durham and Stephenson College, Durham.[9] For the 2019-20 year, the college moved to Rushford Court in the centre of Durham, a privately operated hall on the site of the former County Hospital.[10]

College entrance and central building

In 2020, the college moved to its permanent home in new purpose-built buildings at Mount Oswald, between South College and Durham University Business School.[10][11] The site has seven blocks named after the roads surrounding the Broad Street pump from which John Snow removed the handle during the 1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak: Wardour, Bridle, Carnaby, Marshall, Lexington, Hopkins and Broadwick. Broadwick blocks are built like townhouses, with shared bathrooms, and are located at the back of the college. The rest of the blocks offer en-suite bathrooms and are divided into cluster flats housing 6-8 people. By the main gates of the college, in between Bridle and Wardour, resides a replica of the water pump Snow removed the handle from.[3]

Traditions

John Snow holds termly formal dinners, in which members of the college attend in their relevant academic dress of Durham University. A set of rules governing behaviour at formals is outlined by the college, and disciplined by the JCR Chairman. Two college Balls are held per annum, one in the Michaelmas Term and a further Graduation Ball in the Easter Term, with a large portion of the college in attendance.[12]

Snow Day

The annual Snow Day is a celebration of college life. The event is held within college accommodation and features entertainment, music and food. The day begins with a water fight in the spirit of Snow's medical research into the causes of the Broad Street cholera outbreak, which was ultimately traced to the water supply, with the first water fight occurring on the first Snow Day on 27 May 2002.

Matriculation

John Snow College is the only college in Durham to have the position of 'College Bugler'. Each year the college bugler processes the new intake of students through the city of Durham and announces their arrival at the Cathedral, ready for Matriculation. The bugler also attends all formal events and announces the high table at the beginning of each formal.

It is tradition for all new members of the college to be matriculated by walking up the main path from the JCR building towards the gates, where they are led by a student dressed as John Snow, then walking under a John Snow banner which formally welcomes them into the college.

Sports

According to the JCR, John Snow college fields teams in 16 sports: Men's Football, Women's Football, Men's Rugby, Women's Rugby, Basketball, Rowing, Lacrosse, Hockey, Netball, Rounders, Tennis, Badminton, Cricket, Futsal, Squash, Volleyball, Ultimate Frisbee and Cheer.[13]

John Snow College Boat Club (JSBC) is the rowing club of the college, which developed out of the University of Durham Stockton Campus Boat Club (UDSCBC).[citation needed]

John Snow Rugby Club (JSRFC) was founded in 2001. The club won the university floodlit cup in 2013. JSRFC stopped competing in rugby from 2017-2019, but reformed in the 2019/2020 season, and earned promotion in 2021/22

College officers

The Principal

Carolyn Summerbell is the current Principal of John Snow College[14] and is a Professor of Human Nutrition with research concentrating on Obesity-Related Behaviours.

Former Principals

References

  1. ^ https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/john-snow/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ a b University, Durham. "John Snow College - Durham University". www.durham.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b University, Durham. "History - Durham University". www.durham.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  4. ^ University, Durham. "Accommodation and Catering - Durham University". www.durham.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  5. ^ University, Durham. "Facilities - Durham University". www.durham.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  6. ^ University, Durham. "Location - Durham University". www.durham.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  7. ^ Hayward, John (2003). Breaking the Mould: The Surprising Story of Stockton (PDF). University of Durham. p. 92. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Foundation of Queen's Campus". Durham University. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ^ a b Conner-Hill, Rachel (17 December 2018). "Durham University announces plans to take over city centre accommodation". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  11. ^ Clarke, Naomi (1 July 2019). "Decrease in number of returning students living in college". Palatinate. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Formal Dining". John Snow JCR. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  13. ^ Sports at Snow https://www.johnsnowjcr.co.uk/sports. Retrieved 18 June 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ^ "Who's Who". Durham University. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  15. ^ "Professor Martyn Evans". Retrieved 23 February 2016.
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