Meet Caragh Evans, Chair of JCR Pres Comm

Tuesday 15-10-2019 - 16:31
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JCR Pres Comm (or Presidents' Committee) is where all JCR Presidents come together to discuss everything they're up to. There's also an MCR Pres Comm for, you guessed it, MCR Presidents. We spoke to the new Chair of JCR Pres Comm about her role and her love of cats.

Can you explain what Pres Comm is? 
JCR Pres Comm is a committee of all the JCR Presidents – both sabbatical and non-sabbatical. There are 16 of us to represent all the colleges in Durham (soon to be 17!). We meet up every couple of weeks to discuss the issues that are affecting us at the time and to set goals for the year!

What are you most looking forward to as Chair of the committee?
To achieve some of the goals we’ve set and see our hard work being put into practice! We want to make wider student experience more accessible, especially JCR Levies, and make sure that the hard work of all college volunteers is truly recognised, as we cannot run JCRs or colleges without them.

Which college are you from and why do you love it?
I’m from Collingwood! If I hadn’t got into Collingwood, I told myself I would take a gap year and reapply, because I knew this is where I am supposed to be (which sounds really cringey but is, sadly, true). I love it so much because there are so many people and it’s so informal. There’s always something going on or someone to talk to, and every day is a bit of a surprise. Also, the staff here are the most wonderful people!

What are your favourite tune to do jobs in college to?
I listen to Karaoke Classics (the Spotify playlist) pretty much every day. If it’s got some ABBA and some Disney on it, you best believe I’m listening to it!

How do you relax after a busy day in college or Chairing Pres Comm?
There’s Mario Kart in the JCR which I’m getting better at every day. Also, I’ve recently gotten into adult colouring books (if you can count a Disney colouring book as an adult colouring book). Or I FaceTime my two cats, Finlay and Scampi (who are the most beautiful cats on the whole planet).

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