John Snow College
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| University | University of Durham |
| Motto | Per scientiam et prudentiam quaere summam |
| Motto in English | To seek the highest through knowledge and wisdom |
| Established | 2001 |
| Named for | Dr John Snow |
| Principal | Carolyn Summerbell |
| Vice Principal | Janet Dixon-Dawson |
| Undergraduates | 913 |
| Postgraduates | 16 |
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| Location | Queen's Campus, |
| Home water | River Tees, Stockton-on-Tees |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Affiliations | British Rowing, Durham College Rowing |
| Website | www |
John Snow College is a college of the University of Durham in England, and one of two located at in Thornaby-on-Tees, 23 miles (37 km) south of the city of Durham itself. The College takes its name from the nineteenth-century Yorkshire physician Dr John Snow.
In 1992, the Joint University College on Teesside of the Universities of Durham and Teesside (JUCOT) was established on the site as a joint venture between the University of Durham and the University of Teesside. This was initially intended to grant joint degrees validated by both institutions (BAs and BScs). However, Teesside, which had only become a university in 1992, had difficulties in taking on its responsibilities for the college and Durham took full control in 1994.
A programme of integration with Durham began, leading to the college becoming University College, Stockton (UCS) in 1996 – a college of the University of Durham and the only college with teaching responsibilities. Further integration led to the campus being renamed the University of Durham, Stockton Campus (UDSC) in 1998, and the removal of its teaching responsibilities. In 2001, UDSC was split into two colleges: one was John Snow College, and the other was George Stephenson College; the campus was also renamed University of Durham, Queen's Campus (UDQC), in honour of the Queen's jubilee.
Termly formal dinners exist within the college in which members of college attend in their relevant Academic dress of Durham University and follow the rules 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 Epiphany Term in which large numbers of the college attend.
Snow Day occurs once a year and is a celebration of everything it is to be a member of the college, the event is held within the college halls of residence and features entertainment, music and food. A new tradition of Snow Day is to start the day with a water fight in the spirit of John Snow's discovery from the Broad Street water pump handle; the first such water fight occurred on the very first Snow day on 27 May 2002. This was initiated by the Backhouse Girls as an initiation for members of other blocks such as Craggs and Bolton who wanted to become honorary members of the Backhouse Girls. The water fight commences early in the morning as a signal to wake up all college members for the day ahead.
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