Cartmel College, Lancaster

Cartmel College
University of Lancaster
Cartmel College – new site
Cartmel Griffin
Motto Live The Dream
Established 1968
Named for Cartmel Peninsular
Principal Tom Buckley[1]
JCR president Phoebe Peachment[2]
Administrator Cath Fletcher
Dean Tom Webb
Undergraduates 1,350
Newspaper 'The Griffin'
Website Cartmel College
Cartmel JCR

Cartmel College is a residential college of Lancaster University, England and was founded in 1968. It is named after the Cartmel peninsula of "Lancashire north of the sands" which was once known as The Land of Cartmel. The college buildings were originally sited at the north end of the university's Bailrigg campus and extended in 1969. In 2004, the college was relocated around Barker House Farm in a new development in the southwest of the campus called Alexandra Park.

History

Old College buildings, now County South

Cartmel college residences were opened in 1968. The Cartmel building was designed by the Manchester-based architect, Haydyn Smith. Smith designed the college in such a way as to expose it to as much natural light as possible. The college was also dominated by a number of large, multi-purpose grassed areas that were very popular during the warmer months. Extra residences were built in 1969 to cope with the expanding student population.

Relocation

In 2003 Cartmel’s College Syndicate decided to embrace the university’s offer to relocate the college down to south west campus with brand new entirely en-suite accommodation and new facilities and college offices. After some negotiation it was decided that Cartmel would take the refurbished Barker House Farm complex as the centre of their college. The farm houses the college offices, porters lodge, bar and Junior Common Room, with the accommodation built around it. Along with Lonsdale and Fylde, Cartmel is one of only three Lancaster colleges to have entirely en-suite accommodation.

Names of residence blocks

The residence are all named after villages on the Cartmel peninsular:

Governance

Cartmel Priory, Cartmel

The College is established under the Statutes of the University. Internally, the key committees which run the College are College Council, College Management and College Syndicate. College Management is an informal committee of College Officers which meets every alternate week to keep abreast of day-to-day matters to do with the running of the college. College Council meetings alternate with College Management. College Council consists of College Officers and the JCR executive and is, essentially, the body which concerns general policy of the college. College Syndicate meets much less often and consists of all SCR members and some JCR representatives. Its main responsibility is to decide matters of major policy affecting the College. The College is represented by the Principal on Senate, as is the JCR through various student representative bodies. College affairs come under a Pro Vice Chancellor of Colleges, who oversees the general conduct of the Colleges, including the appointment of College Officers, the setting of budgets and so on.

Junior Common Room Executive

The JCR Executive represents Cartmel students on various Student Union bodies, including LUSU Council, Social Committees, Welfare Committees, Communications Committees & Sports Committees. The 2018 JCR executive was led by Hannah Prydderch(President), Chloe Johnson (Vice President Social and Events) and Ailis Akerman(Vice President Welfare and Community).

Past JCR Presidents

  • 2018 Hannah Prydderch
  • 2017 Jan – July Phoebe Peachment Oct-Dec Harry Wells 2016 Georgia Robinson
  • 2015 Laura Trotter
  • 2014 Tom Stapleton
  • 2013 Salman Rukhsar
  • 2012 Joel Pullan
  • 2011 Jasmine Blakemore
  • 2010 Mark Lord
  • 2009 Robbie Pickles
  • 2008 Sam Fitton
  • 2007 Diane Barrow
  • 2006 Ed White
  • 2005 Sooz Palmer
  • 2004 Waqas Khan
  • 2003 John Miller
  • 2002 Rebecca Last
  • 2001 Jan-July Susie Brown Oct-Dec Elizabeth Moules 2000 Susan Kent
  • 1999 Samantha Crossland
  • 1998 Andy Summers
  • 1997 Andy Cryan
  • 1996 Jon Cudby
  • 1995 Tabitha Allum
  • 1994 Edward Fletcher
  • 1993 Mark Gray
  • 1992 Caroline Paterson
  • 1991 Duncan Smith
  • 1990 Giles Maynard-Connor
  • 1989 Jason LaBastide
  • 1988 Dave Matthews
  • 1987 Darren McManaman
  • 1986 Ben Thornton
  • 1985 John Middleton
  • 1984 Neil Esseen
  • 1983 Kath Warrington
  • 1982 Alison Payne
  • 1981 Nick Elvidge
  • 1980 John Clarke
  • 1979 Peter Strauss
  • 1978 Clive Pearson
  • 1977 Robert O’ Keefe
  • 1976 Matthew Last
  • 1975 Kenneth Clements
  • 1974 Danny Cunningham
  • 1973 Linda Lewis
  • 1972 Neil Chalmers
  • 1971 Stewart Vaughan
  • 1970 Michael Derbyshire
  • 1969 ?
  • 1968 ?

Symbolism

The college colours are burgundy and grey or officially, 'Stone' and 'Plonk.' The college emblem is the griffin. The college pose is the ertz.

Facilities

Cartmel College's facilities on campus include 2 large projection screens, a large bar area, study room, food court and a Junior Common Room which houses 3 pool tables, DJ booth, darts boards, air hockey table, table tennis equipment, table football and a 40" Plasma Television complete with PS4, DVD player, Freeview and Laptop connection.

The whole Barker house complex and all residences have wireless internet throughout.

References

  1. ↑ Sharman, Alison. "The SCR - Cartmel College, Lancaster University". www.lancaster.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Sharman, Alison. "The JCR - Cartmel College, Lancaster University". www.lancaster.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

Coordinates: 54°00′13″N 2°47′20″W / 54.0037°N 2.7888°W / 54.0037; -2.7888

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