Selwyn College JCRS
Selwyn College Junior Combination Room Society (JCRS) is the students' union for undergraduates students at Selwyn College, Cambridge University, England.
It is the representative body of undergraduates and has two seats on the College Council and Governing Body of the College, but it also offers its members a range of services and entertainments. It also publishes Kiwi - the longest running college student publication in Cambridge University.
It is affiliated to the Cambridge University Students' Union (CUSU) and by extension to the National Union of Students. Four Presidents of Selwyn College JCRS have gone on to become CUSU President, one of whom, Wes Streeting, went on to become president of the National Union of Students. Simon Hughes went on to become a Member of Parliament and the Liberal Democrats (UK) candidate for Mayor of London.
Read more about Selwyn College JCRS: JCRS and JCRc, JCR Committee Portfolios
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