James College
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James College
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| University | University of York |
| Location | Heslington West, York |
| Motto | Oderint Dum Metuant (Latin) |
| Motto in English | "Let them hate, so long as they fear" |
| Established | 1990 |
| Named for | Lord James of Rusholme |
| Principal | The Revd Dr David Efird |
| Vice Principal | Michael Britland |
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| Website | James College |
| JCR | James JCRC |
Coordinates: 53°56′45″N 1°03′18″W / 53.94577°N 1.05501°W
James College is a college at the University of York in the United Kingdom.
James College is named after Lord James of Rusholme, the University of York's first Vice-Chancellor, and was built in several stages during the 1990s. 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.
As of 2017, it consists of thirteen accommodation blocks lettered from "A" to "N" (missing out "I") located across a cable-stayed bridge from Wentworth College and close to the old Goodricke College buildings and the University's sports centre.
James College has some of the best accommodation on campus, although the older blocks (ABC) do not reach the highest levels of luxury. There are three types of accommodation; standard houses, ensuite houses and ensuite flats. Blocks ABC are arranged into houses with a small kitchen on the ground floor. There are 3 houses per block which house 16 people (14 standard single rooms and one double room). Blocks DEF are the older-style ensuite blocks which are also arranged into houses with a kitchen on the ground floor.
Blocks GHJKLM are the newest blocks and all have ensuite rooms, consisting of a 'pod' or wet room containing a shower, toilet and sink. Each block is (generally) divided into 6 flats which have a kitchen per flat. The kitchens are of a good size and are only shared between 6-9 people. In 2009, James College acquired a block from the old Goodricke college which has become N block, which is catered, along with ABC blocks. The College Dean and College Tutors live in college.
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