Contacts

Useful Welfare Contacts

College Officers

Principal- Dr David Wilkinson- daw@xiancomm.org.uk - 0191 334 43895
Senior Tutor- Dr Mark Ogden- mark.ogden@dur.ac.uk - 0191 334 3892 or 07891222536
Senior Student Support Officer- Katie Mackay- katie.mackay@durham.ac.uk - 0191 334 3892
Chaplain- Kate Bruce- kathrine.bruce2@durham.ac.uk - 0191 334 3851

Resident Tutors

Ben Salter- b.p.salter@dur.ac.uk - 07905711188
Kevin Tyson- kevin.tyson@durham.ac.uk
Gerry Aiken - gerald.aiken@durham.ac.uk

For emergencies after hours - MAKE A NOTE OF THESE NUMBERS

College officer on duty - 07837093841
Resident Tutor on duty - 07837093803
Duty Bedel - 07870117915

Other contact numbers

Nightline - on the back of your campus card - nightline@dur.ac.uk
Counselling Service - 0191 334 2200- counsel.service@dur.ac.uk
DSU Advice Centre - 0191 334 1775
Durham Police - 0191 386 4222
Samaritans - 0191 384 2727
Nightbus - 0785 483 8890
Careers advisory service - 0191 334 1430
Accomodation Office - 0191 334 1770
Gum Clinic - 0191 333 2660/1
LGBTA - 0191 334 1772
University Health Centre - 0191 386 5081
University Hospital of North Durham - 0191 333 2333
University security - 0191 334 1229
University Switchboard - 0191 334 2000
Durham Students Union - 0191 334 1777
Financial Support - Elizabeth Lovett- e.l.lovett@dur.ac.uk

Chaplain

Kate Bruce and Asher

The Chaplain has a key role in providing welfare support to all members of the college community. If you need space to talk about any difficulties you may be experiencing – just get in touch with her. Revd Kate Bruce has worked as Chaplain to Van Mildert and Trevelyan Colleges and started with St John’s College on September 1st 2008. During her time with the hill colleges she worked extensively in student support and liaised closely with the Senior Tutors in both colleges.

She is keen to stress that the Chaplain is available to ALL members of the College concerning any matters that are troubling them: practical, emotional, or spiritual. If she is unable to help you directly, she will know someone who can help and will point you in the right direction.

Her office is Haughton B10 (just down the stairs from the Finance Office).
She is also contactable by email – kathrine.bruce2@durham.ac.uk or internal phone - 3343851.

Dog lovers: Please feel free to come and visit Asher (black lab) who works with Kate as co-chaplain (and is much more likely to be found wearing a dog-collar).

Resident Tutors

The Resident Tutors

The resident tutors are tutors resident in college (unsurprisingly!) who are also available if you want to talk. The resident tutors are also on call from 11pm to 9am in case of emergency. The number is given below, please make a note of it!

Resident Tutor on duty - 07837093803

Gerry Aiken

Living- Tutor flat on Cruddas B

Interests- all things geographical, fair trade, whisky, being Scottish and St John’s (of course!).

Contact at- gerald.aiken@durham.ac.uk

Kevin Tyson (Post Graduate Tutor)

Living- 28 North Bailey

Interests- theme parks, life, culture, exercise, God and people

Contact at- kevin.tyson@durham.ac.uk

Senior Tutor and Student Support Officer

Dr Mark Ogden (Senior Tutor)

Dr Ogden is always available for urgent matters and looming pastoral crises. For routine business, please check his office hours and make an appointment with his secretary.

The Senior tutor is also the first point of contact for missed academic commitments, changing course and other related academic needs. It is good to keep him informed if you are going to miss assessed work or tutorials so that he doesn’t find out via a stern letter from your department. If there is a valid reason he can negotiate extensions and help find a suitable course of action. His email address is mark.ogden@durham.ac.uk and his office is at the top of Haughton Staircase just up from the college reception

Katie Mackay (Student Support Officer)

Like Dr Ogden, Katie works closely between students and staff in the Senior Tutor's office. She heads up the college system of tutors to make sure that all student's are looked after in the college welfare system. Katie is on the same level as Mark as the first point of contact for students with regards to their pastoral care. Her email address is katie.mackay@durham.ac.uk and if she is not in the Senior Tutor's office, she can be found in the Alumni office.

Student2Student

Student2Student support network

The Student2Student Support Network provides an informal body of welfare contacts for members of St. John’s College. They are there just for a chat, to point you in the right direction, and some provide welfare supplies. They are appointed by Katie Mackay, the Student Support Officer, Kate Bruce, the Chaplain, and the welfare officer. They are not elected by JCR vote, like the welfare officer and their assistants. The Student2Student Support Network aims to provide a broader base of welfare contacts who are representative of St. John’s students. The network is intended to supplement existing structures and bridge the gap between the very informal welfare structures of friendship, the formal JJCR elected welfare team, and College staff. Members of the network receive welfare training on topics including listening skills and confidentiality.