JCR Committee: Stephen Kerr

2010–11: Catering Officer

Hi, I’m Stephen, a first-year Engineer and also your JCR Catering Officer for 2010–11. My role within the JCR is to try and ensure that everyone is satisfied with the services provided in both hall and the bar. As Catering Officer I attend regular meetings with the Catering Manager, where we discuss ways to improve the catering services within college. If anyone wants to contact me feel free to send me an email at sk621@cam.ac.uk or use the Hall Feedback Service.

I promise I’ll do my best to answer your questions, implement your ideas and solve your problems.

2012–13: Treasurer

The Treasurer of the JCR (actually his official title is ‘The Junior Treasurer’) is famous for agonising over even the smallest expenditures. Saving allows the JCR to purchase bigger items at the end of the financial year and still run a surplus. In recent years (in Cambridge the financial year runs parallel to the academic year) the JCR bought new sports kits for the ladies and mens football teams, the ladies hockey team, and an entire set of new lacrosse sticks, as well as purchasing our own table football table, pool table and much more besides.

In fact, pretty much everything that goes on in Corpus (and believe me, lots goes on) from Slacks to sports and music is partially, or entirely, paid for by the JCR. What this means is that Corpus students control the running of all the cultural and sporting activities and social events which occur within Corpus. That’s what we call the power of the purse.

Seriously though, the JCR and the Treasurer are the first group you come to in Corpus if you are setting up a new society, social group or sports team and you require money to get you started, or if your existing club or society needs new equipment or funding. The JCR can also point you in the right direction if you are in personal financial hardship, though it is generally the Tutors who are of most assistance to individuals (Tutors are Fellows at Corpus whose job is to help students with emotional, academic or financial needs).

So, there you are, the JCR has lots of money just for you, the students of Corpus, to use to play hard, act hard, and party hard. So if you’d like some of this money, or you’d just like to meet one of Corpus’ top blokes, then look out for the Treasurer.