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THANK YOU Celebrating Philanthropy 2018–19 Message from the Rector Professor Sir Rick Trainor THANK YOU Celebrating philanthropy 2018–19 Message from the Rector Professor Sir Rick Trainor As I reflect on the past year, there is much to be thankful for. We continue to enjoy support, both financial and non-financial, from large numbers of alumni and friends. The College remains a place to which many of you want to come back. During the year I saw many of you at various events – Gaudies, subject reunions, garden party, Boat Club Association dinner, Amelia Jackson Society, not to mention the 51 guest night dinners where students, Fellows, alumni and guests enjoy the experience of dining together. I would also like to give a special mention to Williams College, with whom we enjoy a longstanding partnership in our visiting student programme and who graciously subsidise our annual Thanksgiving feast. They also heavily subsidise our Exeter to Williams programme as well as funding a number of academic posts. As always, I had the pleasure of meeting many of our overseas-based alumni and friends. In March, myself and the Director of Development and Alumni Relations at the time, Pamela Stephenson, visited Hong Kong and Tokyo as part of the University’s Meeting Minds weekend. In Hong Kong, alumnus David Webb sponsored an Exeter reception. In Tokyo, friend of the College, Peter Thompson, sponsored a private river cruise for Exeter alumni and friends. Thank you to David and Peter for hosting us and thank you to everyone we met for the warm Exeter welcome! In April, Marguerite and I attended receptions or dinners in Boston, Washington DC and Toronto. It was wonderful to see a good range of older and younger alumni, and a mix of undergraduate and graduate students. I am always struck by the generosity and commitment of our donors, which continues long after the 700th anniversary campaign ended. A culture of philanthropy is now firmly embedded within the College, and this extraordinary level of support enables us to add tremendous value to the student experience. One such project is the transformation of the College’s Gilbert Scott Library, which is a vital and urgent fundraising priority having been untouched since the 1950s. The College is enormously grateful to Exonian William Jackson (1983, Geography) for his significant lead donation, without which we would not have been able to even consider undertaking a project of this scale and cost. Nex architects are working to produce A culture of philanthropy is now a design that will deliver all the practical requirements of a modern working library whilst preserving and enhancing the original building. Also, with your help we strive to ensure that Exeter is a place that firmly embedded within the welcomes students from all backgrounds regardless of ethnicity or financial circumstances and that supports all students to achieve their maximum potential. Diversity encourages empathy, open mindedness and College, and this extraordinary tolerance – qualities we must value in these constantly evolving times for our young people. level of support enables us to Thank you to all those who have contributed so far to these and other important areas of Exeter life. add tremendous value to the student experience. Building on the success of the 700th anniversary campaign As the College’s new Director of Development and Alumni Relations, one of my first tasks is to congratulate my predecessors on a job well done. Three years on from the end of the 700th anniversary campaign, fundraising at Exeter continues to flourish. Last academic year we received just over £4.5 million in philanthropic donations, which demonstrates the incredible generosity and loyalty of our donors. Many of you are alumni, some are Fellows or former Fellows, some are parents, some are valued friends of the College. Whatever your connection to Exeter, there is something very special about this place that makes people want to give back. I have only been here a few months but I see this in action every day. We were fortunate to receive three or four very significant gifts last year, mainly for the Library project, but I want to highlight the fact that gifts of all sizes make a difference. Together we raised £437,000 through the Alumni Fund alone, which is largely made up of alumni and friends giving small amounts on a regular basis. Regular giving, whether it’s monthly, quarterly or annually, is the foundation of successful fundraising at Exeter and provides essential support for our students and the College. I have been greatly encouraged to see that we have donors who have been giving for many, many years, some since the mid-1980s, long before the Development Office was established. Many of you volunteer your time to help the College in other ways too, for which we are enormously grateful. Some of you give your time to come and talk to students about their careers; some offer internships or work experience; some come to speak at College events such as our recent celebration of 40 years of co-education; a few sit on advisory committees; some are actively involved in our outreach programme; some offer to host events for us at your home or place of work. Your commitment, and willingness to engage and support Exeter, encourages Exeter’s ongoing and future success. Gifts in Wills (legacies) continue to provide vital unrestricted funds for the College. Since one legacy Regular giving is the came from an Exonian whose son and grandson all came to Exeter, we were able to involve the family in foundation of successful how we used the gift. You can read more about that particular legacy on page 13. With the pressure of raising money for Cohen Quad behind us we can focus on building long term fundraising at Exeter sustainable philanthropic funding, which will ensure that Exeter continues to thrive into the next century. and provides essential With your continued support I know we will succeed. Thank you. support for our students Yvonne Rainey and the College. Director of Development and Alumni Relations Students make confident start thanks to Exeter Plus In September, thanks to the generous philanthropy of an alumnus, Exeter ran a pilot version of the College’s forthcoming bridging programme. Called Exeter Plus, the programme, which officially launches next year, aims to support students with the transition from school life to College life. Participants receive the same offer as other students and reach the same level of attainment before attending the residential programme. Exeter Plus provides training in critical reading and writing skills, quantitative reasoning, and presentation skills, and helps students to develop strategies to make the most of their time at the University of Oxford. Here, Victor Popoola, one of eight students who took part in the pilot programme, describes his experience. When I received the email for Exeter Plus, I was scared. Still a Year 13 student enjoying his summer vacation, I had no idea what university life would entail, whether I was smart enough or whether I’d fit in at all. But I decided to accept the offer, and honestly, it was the best decision I’ve made in a long time. From the moment of our arrival, we were taken care of: we were guided to the College and we were welcomed with genuine smiles. We were accommodated by a lovely Oxford tutor, who ate lunch with us and showed us around the town. Despite my initial fears, I was made to feel at home. Everyone, from the porters to the professors, was incredibly kind and allowed me to understand that, at Oxford, everyone is rooting for you. The lectures were on critical writing, reading, thinking and presentation skills. These lectures, in Everyone, from the conjunction with an essay assignment and short presentation we had to produce by the week’s end, were designed to put us in the best possible position for the start of our course, which came two weeks later. porters to the professors, Having just completed my sixth week here, I’m glad I was afforded the opportunity to attend Exeter was incredibly kind and Plus. From giving me a head start on the location of the nearest KFC to allowing me to realise that I’m not alone, the programme did so much to ease the transition from sixth form to university – a transition allowed me to understand which can all too often be a daunting one. I’m incredibly grateful for this opportunity, and, as to whether I’d do it all over again? Absolutely. that, at Oxford, everyone Victor Popoola is rooting for you. First Year Medicine student Developing Access and Outreach at Exeter College Exeter continually strives to be a place that welcomes all students, regardless of background. In the last year our donors have supported a number of outreach initiatives including travel grants for Cornish students to come on residential trips to the College, sponsoring places on the Target Oxbridge Scheme, and funding our pilot bridging programme, Exeter Plus. Stephanie Hale, our new Access and Outreach Officer, is even more ambitious about what we can achieve. I am proud to be Exeter’s first full-time Access and Outreach Officer, particularly as it strengthens its relationships with schools across the country and colleges across Oxford. Exeter maintains good links with coastal and rural areas, primarily in its South West link region, but also as far afield as East Lothian. The College hosted 12 secondary-aged pupils from the latter this year as part of a collaboration with East Lothian council. The pupils stayed at our Turl Street site for a week, gaining a real sense of what it is like to be part of a vibrant college community.
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