Donor news MANSFIELD COLLEGE
ISSUE FOUR
IN THIS ISSUE Reach Scholarship Fund Oxford to London row Visiting Student reconnects with College after 27 years Mansfield calling – College Telethons in 2015/16 Where your support has been directed Donors to Mansfield 2015/16
Development Office Mansfield College University of Oxford Oxford OX1 3TF E development@mansfield.ox.ac.uk T +44 (0)1865 270825 W www.mansfield.ox.ac.uk Mansfield College Charity Number: 1143860
Celebrating the impact you are making at Mansfield The past year has seen a great number of activities and projects taking place thanks to the wonderful support of alumni and friends of Mansfield. For anyone who has had the opportunity to visit College recently, the most visible project has been the new Love Lane Building, which will house 74 new student bedrooms, Mansfield’s first purpose-built lecture auditorium and the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights. Work started on the site in February 2016 and students are already excited about having the opportunity to live in the new accommodation, starting from the 2017/18 academic year. Those currently living in the Garden Building have had a front-row seat to watch the new building take shape, which is located in the space between the Garden Building and the Principal’s Lodgings. Thank you to everyone who is making this exciting development a reality. A good number of you have also continued to support the Access and Outreach Fund, which has led to even more open days and school visits taking place over the past year. Our current students continue to get involved with the events, which are designed to encourage and support students, from
schools that would usually see few Oxbridge applications, to consider applying to Oxford and to Mansfield in particular. Our dedicated student team of Access Ambassadors work at the events to share their own advice and personal stories with potential future Mansfielders. Some of our Ambassadors came to Mansfield because of an access event, providing a wonderful example of how supporting this area of College activity has a positive impact every year. Student support continues to be an important area of funding at Mansfield and your donations are helping to ensure we build on the wonderful opportunities and facilities available to our students. As well as donations to our Access and Outreach Fund, gifts made to the Mansfield Matters Fund, to our undergraduate teaching fund, and to our numerous prizes all go towards making Mansfield a supportive and engaging environment in which our students can develop key skills to take into their future studies and careers. With your future support we will be able to provide even more opportunities and support to Mansfield students.
Mansfield donor news 2015/16