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to the break-out space’s long proportions, the trio have asked the School to name the space “Kinta Alley”. The break-out space, which will be equipped with power points and wireless internet access, will be used by students for independent study and group work and discussion.
Gift commemorates SHARED ORIGINS A trio of Malaysian alumni have joined forces to provide significant support towards the redevelopment of 32 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, the former Land Registry Building purchased by the School in May 2011.
The School has recognised generous support received from alumni Dato’ Lee Hau Hian (BSc Economics 1975), Leong Wah Kheong (BSc Economics 1982) and Leong Chao Seong (BSc Management Science 1983) by
naming one of the building’s large break-out spaces in their honour. The three benefactors are linked by their place of birth, Ipoh, located in western Malaysia’s Kinta Valley. Due
The Edwardian Grade II listed building, located on the south west corner of Lincoln’s Inn Fields, will provide three new teaching floors for the School’s students, continuing the transformation of learning and teaching space that the New Academic Building began and providing a valuable opportunity to develop an increasingly overcrowded campus. The additional five floors of the building will provide a new home for the Department of Economics and its associated Research Centres, bringing them together into the same physical space for the first time.
ANNUAL FUND extends impact of support Over 2,650 alumni, parents, governors, staff and friends generously supported the LSE Annual Fund during the 2011-12 financial year, enabling the fund to support more projects and initiatives than ever before. Funding was awarded to a total of 93 projects, ensuring that its impact was felt across the School and at all levels of the LSE community. The School reached out to potential donors by telephone, post and email and donations were subsequently received from alumni in 66 countries, with 44 per cent of gifts made by individuals outside of the UK. Increasing and maintaining participation at all levels of the donor community was a key aim for the fund in 2011-12. The Penguin Club continued to welcome recent alumni donating £30 or more, while donors committing to direct debit plans reached almost ten per cent. In the 2011-12 Annual Report to Donors, chair of the Annual Fund
Peter Jones CBE (BSc Statistics 1964) said: “In 2011-12 we have extended our support to more projects than ever before, helping to bring about positive change across the School... The Annual Fund’s flexibility is its strength; your unrestricted support enables it to respond to projects which otherwise might not receive financial backing but through funding can achieve great things.”
Fund, to groups such as the LSESU Music Society, many of the grants awarded directly contributed to providing LSE’s students with an enhanced experience. Read more about the impact of the Annual Fund in the 2011-12 Donor Report at: lse.ac.uk/annualfund
Providing support to LSE’s diverse and vibrant student community continued to be a central aim for the fund. From the Saw Swee Hock Student Centre, to the New Futures
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