Junior Common Room

 

All undergraduates are automatically members of the Junior Common Room, which is run by the students. Its officers represent them on a number of College committees concerned with the detail of student life, such as meals and rooms.

The JCR plays a vital part in welcoming entrance candidates each December, and at the start of the academic year runs events for freshers and a college ‘parent' scheme, through which each prospective student is put in touch with two undergraduates already at Brasenose who are ready to offer them advice and to welcome them when they arrive. The Brasenose JCR has been particularly active in welfare work within the College, and JCR members participate in Access and Target Schools schemes designed to bring students to Brasenose from as wide a range of backgrounds and schools as possible. All in all, the JCR makes a major contribution to ensuring that Brasenose remains a happy and wellrun community.

The JCR is also active in organizing social events, including dances, parties, and a College Ball. It has the use of a Common Room in term which provides a place where undergraduates can relax together, read newspapers or watch television. There is also a lively and popular College Bar.

The JCR has its own website: http://jcr.bnc.ox.ac.uk.