Corpus JCR

Fancy one of these pink jumpers? Nominations for all JCR Committee positions are now open!

These positions will last for two terms, until elections at the end of Michaelmas Term 2019. Roles and nominations here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1B5qLT_9cRxVwhXYzZpgJ5FJMCCc6n75SYx9UxemlNtA/edit?usp=sharing

Election timeline:
7.30pm, 19th Feb - Presidential nominations close. Manifestos due.
7.30pm, 20th Feb - Presidential hustings. (conveniently placed on a Wednesday)
7.30pm, 26th Feb - All other nominations close. Manifestos due.
7.30pm, 27th Feb - Committee hustings. (By some weird coincidence, also on a Wednesday)

💫💫 JCR End of Term(s) Report 💫💫

As promised, we’re making the JCR more accountable — so here’s an update on what we’ve been up to for the last two terms, in all its grisly detail. Each committee member has put their goals and what they did and didn’t achieve. We’ll do another (shorter) one at the end of this term. Enjoy!

Read it here⬇️⬇️

https://jcr.corpus.cam.ac.uk/

The May Ball is one of the most anticipated events on the student calendar, and our next one will be taking place in June next year! It’s a lavish night of food, drinks and entertainment - which can’t take place next year without a committee, and people to lead it. Organising the May Ball is impressive experience, which companies often try to recruit from! It’s also an incredibly rewarding experience, where your contribution to the college is truly felt. If you didn’t attend, check out the review of last year’s ball here, to get a feel for the event: https://www.varsity.co.uk/features/13315

We are looking for a May Ball President and Treasurer with the qualities below:

President: Needs to be proactive, hardworking, and able to deal with stress. Experience in event organisation, managing a budget and working in a team are desirable.

Treasurer: Needs to be honest, organised and good with numbers. It would be beneficial to have some idea about VAT and accounts, although no prior experience is required.

For both: we need people who can get permission from their Tutor and Director of Studies to take on the role. Ideally, they should already have a UK bank account in their own name and be contactable for 6 months after the ball by post and email.

The previous President, Isabella Hadjisavvas ([email protected]), and Treasurer, Vandan Parmar ([email protected]), have said they would welcome applicants reaching out to them on Facebook or email to ask about the roles, so please don’t be shy!

Please send a CV and cover letter explaining why you would be a suitable candidate for the role to [email protected]. Applications are due midnight on 24 April, and interviews will take place in the following couple of weeks.

May Ball Review: Corpus Christi Fiona Lin on a crowd-pleasing, if not quite perfect, May Ball 4 stars

http://jcr.corpus.cam.ac.uk/vote/

Congratulations to our new committee, who will take over at the end of Term (25th March).

President: Nina Jeffs
Vice President: Olivia O’Connor
Treasurer: Hughie Curtis
Secretary: Harry Taylor
Academic and Access Officer: Katie Jardine
Green, Accommodation and Facilities Officer: Seb Dickson
Welfare (x3): Daisy Tyrer, Jess Beech, Andrew Wright
Sports & Socs Officer: Ed Pyman
Ents Officer: Eliza King-Smith
Ethnic Minorities Officer: Ian Wang
International Students Officer: Grace Stafford
Catering Officer: Silas Hope
LGBT+ Officer: Robin Denham
Gender Equalities Officer: Rosie Little

It's cold outside.

Inside, though, it shouldn’t be. The boilers are currently being tweaked so cold areas of college (e.g. Old Court) have heating throughout the day, rather than just mornings and evenings. This’ll last until the weather returns to normal, and you won’t be charged.

If you have any other problems, don’t hesitate to get in touch with me or a relevant committee member. We’re always quick to act, but can’t act if we don’t know what the problem is!

Now you can say that the JCR gives you warm fuzzy feelings, and mean it literally.

Nominations for committee roles are open until midnight on Monday.

Voting now open. http://jcr.corpus.cam.ac.uk/vote

Connor Rowlett is in the Corpus Playroom lateshow this week, a piece of new writing by Rachel Tookey which won the Marlowe Society's prestigious Other Prize last year. 21:30 from 30th January to 3rd February. Tickets on the door, or here: https://www.adctheatre.com/whats-on/play/bromley-bedlam-bethlehem/

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