Undergraduate Student Guide 2012-2013 - Selwyn College ...

More documents

Recommendations

Info

12. SELWYN COLLEGE: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE 12.1 THE PAST Selwyn College was founded in memory of George Augustus Selwyn, a remarkable bishop who personified both the reformed parochial churchmanship of the earlier Victorian age and the finest colonial missionary endeavour of a later time. Selwyn, born in 1809, became a Scholar at St John’s College, Cambridge in 1827. In 1833 he was ordained deacon and in 1841, at the age of 32, he was offered the Bishopric of New Zealand. The copious achievements of Selwyn’s New Zealand episcopate were the fruits of athleticism (including skilled horsemanship), physical courage and endurance, soldierly self-discipline, and a grand order of pastoral flair and insight. In 1868 he became the Bishop of Lichfield, where he died in 1878. A memorial committee was formed to set a fitting tribute to this remarkable man and to recommend: “That the foundation of a College at Cambridge, to be called the ‘SELWYN COLLEGE’, be submitted to the Church at large, as a worthy object by which to perpetuate the noble name and labours of the late Bishop of Lichfield; such College to include provision for the education of the sons of Clergymen and others, to fill posts of Missionary work whether at home or abroad.” Selwyn College was founded by Royal Charter in 1882. It attained full collegiate status in the University in 1957. Over the last fifty years, the profile of Selwyn has evolved (particularly with the admission of women in 1976) to that of a typical college. 12.2 THE PRESENT One of the abiding strengths of the Cambridge system is its colleges. Cambridge colleges provide a unique living and learning environment, which allows the development of fellowship and community spirit and stimulates intellectual interaction across disciplines. At Selwyn, men and women from all backgrounds live and study together within an environment which encourages academic achievement, provides pastoral care and nurtures lifelong friendships. In the next few years, the West Cambridge and North West Cambridge developments will form a truly new balance for the University as a whole and will place Selwyn at its geographic core. It will create a massive concentration of science and technology Faculties spread over 60 hectares in partnership with some of the world’s major technology companies. These will form the University’s largest ever building developments over the next 25 to 30 years and their aim is to provide modern research and teaching facilities for the 21 st Century. 12.3 THE FUTURE 12.3.1 Selwyn College Association All alumni of the College automatically become members of the Selwyn College Alumni Association whose aim is to involve alumni in the life of the College. The Alumni Association is run by a committee comprising alumni and Fellows, and administrative support is provided by the Development & Alumni Relations Office. The Alumni Association holds an annual dinner and AGM in September, and members of the Committee are encouraged to attend other events and reunions organized by the Development & Alumni Relations Office to offer their support and feedback. 12.3.2 The Development & Alumni Relations Office The focus of the office is to build relations with alumni and encourage them to become more involved with the College. This takes many forms, from phone calls, emails, letters, meetings, and establishing Year Group representatives, to organizing reunions, careers events and donor recognition events, which S Selwyn College Undergraduate Student Guide 2013-14 65
all enhance the sense of belonging to the College. The office works closely with the Selwyn Alumni Association and key members of the Fellowship. The office is an excellent resource for all students who want information on careers; their online careers catalogue can be found at www.selwynalumni.com/alumninetwork. To complement this, the London branch of the Selwyn Alumni Association organizes an annual careers evening which currently takes place before the beginning of Michaelmas Term; the Development & Alumni Relations Office advertises this to all Selwyn students. The office can also assist with data for events and make suggestions for speakers at society dinners. They offer assistance in tracing alumni, and can advise about University-wide enquiries. The alumni relations work provides a good foundation for development and fund-raising. The team comprises the Development Director, the Development Officer, the Alumni Officer, and the Development Assistant. The office produces the annual newsletter, Selwyn, and the Annual Report, and assists with the production of the Selwyn College Calendar (the College’s annual record). 12.3.3 The Development Campaign Selwyn currently has one of the smallest endowments in Cambridge (£30M) and is therefore in the process of embarking upon an endowment campaign which will seek to raise a further £20M for the College. This campaign will have the principal aims of strengthening the College's programme of student support (bursaries, studentships, hardship funds, etc) and of bolstering the funds available for teaching support, as well as raising funds for the upkeep of Selwyn's buildings and grounds. The endowment campaign will be led by the Development Director and the Master, and involves several types of appeals to alumni and friends of the College, including the Telephone Campaign and the Annual Fund. Should you have any questions about the activities of the Development & Alumni Relations Office, please contact the Development Director (email: development-director@sel.cam.ac.uk), or visit our website at www.selwynalumni.com. 66 Selwyn College Undergraduate Student Guide 2013-14
Page 1 and 2:
Selwyn College CAMBRIDGE UNDERGRADU
Page 3 and 4:
4.4 Other forms of help 4.5 Persona
Page 5 and 6:
4 Selwyn College Undergraduate Stud
Page 7 and 8:
1.2 MAP OF THE COLLEGE 1.3 CONTACT
Page 9 and 10:
8 Selwyn College Undergraduate Stud
Page 11 and 12:
Mathematics Dr Jack Button, College
Page 13 and 14:
The College Librarian (Mrs Sarah St
Page 15 and 16: wear jackets and ties (or other sui
Page 17 and 18: 16 Selwyn College Undergraduate Stu
Page 19 and 20: It is your DoS who will discuss wit
Page 21 and 22: You might begin, however, by visiti
Page 23 and 24: 3.3.4 Examination Failure It is emp
Page 25 and 26: Any candidate who believes, whether
Page 27 and 28: Your degree certificate will make n
Page 29 and 30: good idea to take your family into
Page 33 and 34: 5.4 LOCAL SOURCES OF SUPPORT AND HE
Page 35 and 36: 5.8 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 5.8.1
Page 37 and 38: These regulations apply to all memb
Page 39 and 40: Executive Head Chef when they arriv
Page 41 and 42: We want to create an environment wh
Page 43 and 44: 8.1.1 Summary of Fees & Charges 201
Page 45 and 46: 8.1.2 Your College Bill explained I
Page 47 and 48: 8.2 FINES AND CHARGES 8.2.1 Fines T
Page 49 and 50: the ‘Pink List’). The Fellow fo
Page 53 and 54: 9.1.4 College Archives The Archives
Page 55 and 56: 9.3.2 Boathouse Selwyn shares its B
Page 57 and 58: The rooms must be booked through th
Page 59 and 60: into the College Courts. Students a
Page 63 and 64: appeals mechanisms, a junior member
Page 65: viii) ix) The Committee will arrang
Page 69 and 70: Oxbridge P’hole P’lodge Porter
show all

Undergraduate Student Guide 2012-2013 - Selwyn College ...

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?