Furness College, Lancaster

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Furness College
Lancaster University
Lancaster University, Furness College Quadrangle
Motto	Everywhere else is nowhere
Established	1968
Named for	Furness Region
Colours	Purple   Silver
Principal	Dr James Mawdesley
JCR President	Rory O'Ceallaigh
JCR Vice Presidents	Leah Buttery Carys Smith
Dean	Natalie Miller
Undergraduates	1000
Newspaper	Trev's Times[1]
Website	Furness College

Furness College is the fifth college of the Lancaster University. Planning of the college started in 1966 when a 12-person planning committee chaired by Professor Reynolds (founding dean of Furness) was established to design the buildings and faculties of the college. The committee worked for two years and the college was officially opened in 1968.^[2] The main college building occupies a central location on the campus, being just to the south of Alexandra Square.^[3] The college's latest rejuvenation occurred in the 2011–2012 academic year, which included a substantial redevelopment of the building interior to accommodate both the college and the Faculty of Health and Medicine. The college is named after the Furness area,^[4] part of the Duchy of Lancaster and the historic county of Lancashire.