- Stephenson College
Durham_College_Infobox
Name = Stephenson College
Motto = " Me quondam mirabitur orbis " One day I shall astonish the world
Colours =
Named_after =George Stephenson
Established =2001
head name = Principal
head = Prof. Adrian Darnell
Senior Tutor = Mandy Marlow
JCR Name= JCR President
JCR = Sophie Marx
Undergraduates = 1001
Postgraduates = 30
Website = [http://www.dur.ac.uk/stephenson/ Stephenson College]
JCR Website1 = JCR Website
JCR Website2 = [http://www.dur.ac.uk/stephenson.jcr/ JCR Website]
Boat Club Website = [http://www.riverteeswatersportscentre.co.uk/ Stephenson Boat Club]
Campus = Queen's CampusStephenson College is a college of the
University of Durham inEngland , and one of two located at Queen's Campus inStockton-on-Tees , 37 km (23 miles) south of the city ofDurham itself. It is named afterGeorge Stephenson , the 19th century railway engineer.History
s). 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 lead 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 George Stephenson College, and the other was
John Snow College .In late 2006 the college name was changed to Stephenson College though the JCR remains George Stephenson JCR.
Future
The University has acquired land on the North Shore of the river Tees for the enlargement of Queen's Campus. With the planned expansion there is expected to be more halls built for Stephenson College and a Student Bar. The plans are currently under review and building isn't expected until 2009 at the earliest. John Snow college also expects similar amenities. A bridge across the Tees to the north shore is currently in the process of being constructed and is due to be finished late 2008.
External links
* [http://www.dur.ac.uk/stockton/colleges/stephenson/ Stephenson College] official website
* [http://www.dur.ac.uk/stephenson.jcr/ George Stephenson College JCR] undergraduate student organisation
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