Annual Fund awards financial support to mindfulness course and holiday festivities
Students enjoying a movie night in event kit in their household bubble
The Annual Fund has announced the recipients of the latest round of financial support, after calling for applicants in priority areas including wellbeing, sustainability and equality, diversity and inclusivity.
The successful applications include an eight-week mindfulness course run by Graduate Common Room (GCR) President Penny Cornwall, which will aim to train students to be more aware of their bodies and minds through engaging workshops.
The Junior Deans have also been awarded funding to provide festive activities to all students remaining at Green Templeton over the Christmas period. The Junior Deans’ Festive Activities, run by one of the Junior Deans, Carlos Outeiral, will offer festive snacks, Christmas decorations and a drawing competition. The activities will recognise traditions from around the world.
The fund provides financial support to a range of non-academic related activities, through the generosity of donors to Green Templeton College. Applications were invited in Michaelmas from all students and staff with direct responsibility for student wellbeing and welfare.
Funding has also been provided to the hospitality team to continue providing hampers and subsidising event kits for student-run activities. Further support will be given to the Academic Projects department to support student activities which have a focus such as medicine, sustainability and education, and to the Estates team to assist with the continued development of sporting facilities at college.
‘The future is not a destination but a responsibility.’
Earlier this month, the Principal’s Circle hosted Massimiano Tellini from @intesasanpaolo in conversation with DPhil candidate Stephanie Walton on the theme ‘rethinking the global economy’.
From circular economy systems designed to eliminate waste and regenerate nature, to challenging the market logics behind food systems and stranded assets, the message was clear: incremental change is not enough.
A small group of students joined the speakers for dinner later that evening, continuing the conversation in an informal setting and asking big questions about resilience, responsibility and leadership.
Green Templeton’s partnership with Intesa Sanpaolo has supported women from around the world to pursue the Oxford MBA since 2017, combining access with responsible leadership.
What does a truly sustainable economy look like to you?
We are delighted to see the careful relocation of the John Radcliffe statue successfully completed in partnership with Kingerlee and Hadingham Kirk.
At 04:00 on Saturday 14 February the statue was moved to its new location. The early morning move was a complex and meticulously planned operation, enabling work to progress on the south side of the Radcliffe Observatory with minimal disruption.
We are grateful to the teams involved for their expertise and precision in handling such an important piece of the college’s heritage.
This project will introduce new access ramps and a thoughtfully redesigned landscape, creating a more welcoming and accessible setting that reflects the landscape opposite the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities.
We look forward to seeing this next phase take shape and to sharing further updates.
Wishing all a very Happy Lunar New Year.
Our Artist-in-Residence @weimin_he has kindly created this vivid artwork to celebrate the Year of the Horse.
The four characters shown carry Weimin’s wishes, and ours, for you: `Wishing you every success in the Year of the Horse`.
Vincent is purr-fectly ready for Valentine’s Day! ❤️🐈⬛🌹
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