College Life
JCR Executive
The Junior Common Room Executive (JCR Exec) are a group of students elected by their peers to stand for a variety of roles to help run the College and act as ‘the voice’ of the student body. Roles are varied and include welfare, events, social media and sports. The JCR Exec is a great way to get involved with the College and contribute towards the student experience. Students put themselves forward for an officer role in November each year and elections takes place in December, with students taking up roles at the beginning of January for 12 months. Meet your current JCR Exec Officers.
Socials
Events are organised throughout the year for Bowland students to enjoy, get together, have some fun and meet other students. These usually take place in the Common Room and quad, recent events include quizzes, free food, games nights, animal visits, and creative activities such as pottery and painting, as well as collaborations with societies and other colleges. We encourage everyone to come along as they are a good way to take a break from your studies and relax.
Sports
Bowland has a good range of sporting activities such as Football, Netball, Darts, Pool, Dominoes and Table Tennis. As well as inter-college leagues that run throughout the year, the teams arrange regular social events. Team trials take place in the first few weeks of term. Our intercollege competition ‘Founders’, is a three-day summer event which celebrates the traditional friendly rivalry between Bowland and Lonsdale, the two founding colleges of Lancaster University. Everyone is welcome to get involved and take part.
Intercollegiate Challenges
Each year, the colleges run a series of challenges, which give students the opportunity to represent their college, develop employability skills, make new friends and gain a sense of college pride! Just some of the challenges over the last few years include a debating challenge, sustainability challenge, a quiz, bake-off, crafting competition, speed chess battle, charity challenge and a talent contest with celebrity judges. f you are interested in getting involved in any of the challenges, keep up to date with the latest news via the 9 Colleges Competitions and Community events page.
Wellbeing
We run regular events during the year aimed at promoting wellbeing and self-care. These vary from free food events to animal visits, where you can take time out to relax. We also provide light refreshments and you can pick up useful information to help support your wellbeing. Staff are usually at these events, so there is always somebody to speak to if you would like to have a chat. However you do not need to wait for an event to reach out for support. See our Help, Advice and Support page.
College Merchandise
Our College hoodie is available to buy online for collection from the College office, A065 Bowland Main. The hoodies are individually packaged and come in a range of sizes with a fresh and modern design. New students buying a hoodie in advance of arrivals will be able to collect their hoodie during Welcome Week. Buy now from the Online Store.