Committee for Development and Alumni Relations

The Committee for Development and Alumni Relations is mainly responsible for:

  • Advising Council on strategy and policy relating to development, alumni relations and sponsorship, and the alignment of development and alumni relations priorities with the strategic objectives of the University;
  • Monitoring the implementation and effectiveness of the University's policies and procedures relating to development and alumni relations, reporting and referring matters to Council as appropriate;
  • Seeking to promote and facilitate fundraising and alumni relations within the collegiate University; and
  • Referring cases which in its view raise issues of a reputational, ethical or similar nature to the Committee for the Review of Donations.

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Membership as at TT 2020 is as follows
 

  Name Conditions of appointment Until
[1] Dr Robert Easton (Chair) The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Development and External Affairs), who shall be chair of the committee ex officio
[2] Dr David Prout The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Planning and Resources) ex officio
[3] The Junior Proctor (Professor Freya Johnston) One of the Proctors and the Assessor as may be agreed between them ex officio
[4] Sir Jonathan Phillips, Warden of Keble (nominee) The Chairman of the Conference of Colleges or, subject to the approval of the Council, his or her nominee ex officio
[5] Dr Nick Brown The Chair of the Development Panel ex officio
[6] Professor Edmund Herzig (nominee) The head (or the nominee of the head) of the Humanities Division ex officio
[7] Professor John Wheater (nominee) The head (or the nominee of the head) of the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division ex officio
[8] Professor Gavin Screaton  The head (or the nominee of the head) of the Medical Sciences Division ex officio
[9] Professor Sarah Whatmore The head (or the nominee of the head) of the Social Sciences Division ex officio
[10] Professor Geraldine Johnson One of two persons appointed by Council  MT 2020
[11] Jan Royall As above MT 2022
[12] Kaya Axelsson, 
VP Charities and Community		 One student member representative appointed by the Executive of the Oxford University Student Union from among their own number MT 2020
  Co-opted   MT 2022
  Julie Hage, Wadham The committee may co-opt up to two additional members for such periods as the committee shall deem appropriate MT 2022
  Dr Helen Wright  As above MT 2022
  Secretary: Council Secretariat (Rebecca Thomas)  

 

The Committee meets twice per year, in Michaelmas and Hilary terms.

Date Time Venue
28 October 2019 2.00 pm Room 3, University Offices
18 May 2020 2.00 pm Room 6, University Offices

 

Regulations

For the regulations of the Committee for Development and Alumni Relations, please click here:

REGULATIONS

Contact us

Rebecca Thomas

Planning and Council Secretariat

rebecca.thomas@admin.ox.ac.uk

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Documents

Policy on fundraising with and responding to people in vulnerable circumstances