College News

Trooping the colour

Join the Wentworth Provost to watch Trooping the Colour 'Celebration of the Queen's official birthday' on 15th June from 11.30am to 1.30pm in the Graduate Common Room.  FREE tea and cakes.

See further details and how to book a place.

MasterChef competition

Are you proud of your country's food? Do you like to cook a favourite dish? 

Enter the Wentworth MasterChef cooking competition. 

To apply complete the online form by Tuesday 28 May.  The successful applications will be contacted to cook a plate of food on Monday 3 June from 6pm.

3 finalists will be chosen and will recook their dish on Thursday 6 June from 6pm.

Great prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd.  See event for full details and rules of the competition.

Over the Sea to Skye

Talk by Dr Katherine Selby (Environment Department) 10 June at 1pm in Staff and Graduate Common Room (W/135). 

Come along and listen to Katherine's Palaeoenvironmental and archaeological investigations at Point of Sleat on the Isle of Skye. 

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Welcome pack feedback

We are reviewing the information that we provided you when you first arrived at Wentworth College.

As part of our continuous improvement we would like to know:

What did you find useful? What information you just binned?

More importantly what additional information would have been useful.  To provide feedback please complete Welcome information feedback form, this will take 5 minutes at the most.  Thank you for your feedback.

Did you know....

• you no longer need to wash your bottles/tubs etc before recycling
• you can now recycle clingfilm with plastics. See What are my recycling responsibilities? for up to date information, whilst you are there have a look at the college handbook which is now online

Coming soon to the Graduate Common Room (W/024)....

This common room is the social hub of the college and already has 2 table tennis tables, a table football game, a range of board games, a TV and DVD player plus seating areas.

Available soon:

• a new 50" Fulll HD LED TV with built in Wi-Fi and freeview HD  for gaming (leaving the other TV for watching TV's/movies
• a Playstation 3 plus 2 controllers
• a range of PS3 games
• a range of DVD's
• exercise bike for those of you who want to exercise whilst watching TV or socialising with friends - this was won by the college for best performance at the Chinese Gala

Free weekly classes

We are pleased to announce that the following weekly classes will continue during the summer term, a big thanks to the instructors and all postgraduates that support these classes:-

Street Jazz dance class

Every Monday in Graduate Common room (W/024) - 6.30pm - 7.30pm until 10 June

Salsa dance class

Every Thursday in Graduate Common room (W/024) - 7pm - 8.30pm from 9 May to 20 June (this start date has changed from 2 May, sorry about this)

Wing-Chun class

Every Sunday in Staff and Graduate Common room (W/135) - 3pm - 4.30pm until 23 June

Facilities summary 

Painting of Wentworth Blocks - painting in Wentworth College has been postponed.  The painting reschedule will be communicated shortly.

Fire risk assessments - some of you have been contacted this week with the outcome of the fire risk assessments.  Please ensure that you comply with the residence terms and conditions as stated.

Walmgate - Water compliance will clean the water tanks on 24 May at 11am

For all facilities communications, the residents impacted have been emailed directly with full details.

GCR News

Latest GCRC events:

• 24th May 8pm - 11pm  Open Mic night - for details see event

GCRC Committee for 2012-13

For details of your Graduate Common Room Committee, see GCRC

Other News

Campus bars are open at 5pm

From next week until week 8 (exam time) all campus bars will be open 30 minutes early at 5pm.

Get on your bike for York@50

Students, staff, alumni and the local community are taking part in the York@50 Bike ride on 2 June to mark the 50 anniversary of the University of York. For details see York@50.

Changes to Bus Service 4

From Sunday 7 July, Service 4 will no longer serve Innovation Way, Church Lane or Field Lane.  Buses will drop off at the stop on University Road opposite Heslington Hall.

Free bus day on the 20 shopper

Thursday 23 May - free bus day to Monks Cross, catch the bus at Hes Hall bus stop or Hes East Interchange

Student experience survey now open!

We want your views on your Student Experience at the University of York.

Please take 20 mins to complete this survey and to thank you for your time you will be entered into a prize draw to win a range of fantastic prizes including: 

• An Apple iPad2 !!!
• A years membership to the York Sports Village
• Summer Ball tickets 
• Courtyard vouchers 

Nominations for YUSU awards now open!

YUSU awards reward the groups and individuals who have gone the extra mile to enhance the student experience at York.

To find out more, or to nominate someone, visit YUSU awards. 

Summer Ball tickets on sale

YUSU summer ball tickets are now on sale.  For detailed information see YUSU summer ball event.

RAG and Volunteering Committee applications now open!

Applications for YUSU RAG and YUSU Volunteering Committees are now open, to find out more and make an application, visit website. 

National Housing Survey

This year the University is taking part in the National Housing Survey. The Survey gives students in both University and private sector accommodation the chance to give feedback on their accommodation experience and gives the university information in order to see where it should be focusing to make improvements. 

GSA News

GSA/ISA coffee afternoons

Free Bulgarian classes

A postgrad student is providing free bulgarian classes every Wednesday during term-time. No experience necessary – please just come along!

Sessions are from 1800-1900 in Wentworth College. 15 May -W35c, from 22 May to 26 June - W301.

GSA information

For news , for the latest detailed GSA weekly update see online weekly update

For sports

For events

Up and coming events:-

•  Free trip to Haworth (May 18, 2013)
•  PhD Network Tea and Cake Afternoon - Free (May 19, 2013)
•  PhD Network Pub Night - House of Trembling Madness (May 23, 2013)
•  Open Mic Night (May 24, 2013)
•  Walking trip to the National Rail Museum - Free (May 25, 2013)
•  Film Night (Period Drama) - Free (May 28, 2013)

For full details see GSA events.

Edge News

Booking the Edge

Edge at Wentworth now offer FREE private room hire for small groups or the whole exclusive venue for University societies and groups! (terms and conditions apply).

Any social secretaries or heads of societies on campus are welcome to enquire about booking The Edge by emailing

‌Edge events

PUB QUIZ NIGHT 

Every Wednesday in the Edge, from 8.30pm - see Edge quiz night (PDF , 100kb) 

SALSA PARTY NIGHT

Every Friday* in the Edge, from 9pm

For all events - on weeks 2-10 of the summer term

• Bar open all night
• Featured drinks deals
• Free entry

 See the full 'Edge summer term planner (PDF , 192kb)' 

SCR News

Latest Events

Wentworth SCR up and coming dates

• 13th June - Evensong at York Minster, followed by local pub

Wentworth SCR - future dates for your diary

• 15th July - Japanese Sushi making
• 15th August - Champagne and strawberries

Wentworth SCR members - we want your feedback on future events. Let us know what events you are interested in from our list and tell us about any new ideas by completing SCR events google form.

Other College SCR activities

Alcuin SCR are hosting a University quiz on events in 2012

Teams of 4, entry fee is £5 per person and all proceeds will go to Martin House Hospice for Children.

Food provided but please bring your own wine, beer or soft drinks.  The quiz will take place on Tuesday 21st of May 7:30 pm at Café Barista.  Please email natalie.kopytko@york.ac.uk with your team and affiliation. Places are limited.

Vanbrugh are hosting a talk and supper: James Clarke on Rousseau 

Thursday 20 June 2013, 7.30PM to 21:30

All SCR event information

See: http://www.york.ac.uk/colleges/wentworth/current/forstaff/scrc/

Want to become an SCR member?

Find out what you need to do to join.

News for Alumni

News for Wentworth Alumni

Visit YorkSpace - the online community for alumni and friends of the University of York: http://www.yorkspace.net/

50th Anniversary celebration weekend 21 - 23 June 2013, see full details of events.