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== Governance and structure ==
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=== Coat of arms ===
As a corporate body, James Cook University bears arms comprising four main elements – shield, crest (Captain [[James Cook]]'s ship, ''[[HMS Endeavour]]'', in full sail), supporters (a pair of [[brolga]]s with open wings), and motto.

The university motto is ''Cresente Luce'', which means ''light ever increasing''. This motto was first proposed by Professor [[Frederick Walter Robinson]] (Doc Robbie), professor of English at the [[University of Queensland]], in 1962 for the then University College of Townsville. The university college was established as a college of the [[University of Queensland]]. Adopted in 1963, the motto remained unchanged after James Cook University of North Queensland was established and incorporated in April 1970, and later became James Cook University.