Impact of Giving
Athletes find academic success, made possible by donors
Development and Donor Relations, UNB
Posted: December 2, 2018 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Creating Opportunities for Students, Scholarships and Bursaries
Photo: Taylor McGrattan, 4th year Bachelor of Science, Fredericton, NB and Jenna Degooyer, 4th year Bachelor of Business Administration, New Denmark, NB Taylor McGrattan and Jenna DeGooyer took a chance when they decided to come to the University of New Brunswick in Saint John. As volleyball stars at their respective high schools, both knew dedication to time management was required...
Read the full postBell Let’s Talk Community Fund grant announced during opening of Psychological Wellness Centre’s new location at UNB
Development and Donor Relations, UNB
Posted: November 29, 2018 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: News and Events, Donor Stories
FREDERICTON, NB, November 29, 2018 – The Psychological Wellness Centre (PWC) at the University of New Brunswick is pleased to receive a $19,500 Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund grant to help expand the PWC’s group therapy program for adolescents and teens. The grant was announced during the opening of the Centre’s new location in the C.C. Jones Student Services Centre. The...
Read the full postHarrison McCain Foundation Faculty Award recipients announced for 2018
Development and Donor Relations, UNB
Posted: November 20, 2018 4:10:00 PM AST
Category: News and Events
Twenty-two faculty members at UNB have increased research, publishing and teaching support for the 2018-19 academic year, thanks to funding from the Harrison McCain Faculty Awards. The awards are focused in four areas: young scholars, conference and research travel, visiting professorships and scholarly book publishing. They were initially established in 2006 with a grant of $1 million from the...
Read the full postScholarships help set the stage for success
Development and Donor Relations, UNB
Posted: November 1, 2018 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News and Events, Scholarships and Bursaries, Creating Opportunities for Students
Photo: Nick McCullum, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Statistics 2018, Apohaqui, NB As Nick McCullum reflects on the steps he took toward becoming president of Houston-based Sure Dividend, he credits those who helped him make important decisions and gain critical experience during his four years at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John. Engaging professors were open to his...
Read the full postMatching Gift Program for Beaverbrook Scholars Award
Development and Donor Relations, UNB
Posted: October 31, 2018 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Scholarships and Bursaries, News and Events, Creating Opportunities for Students
The Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation announced a $300,000 commitment, and potentially $500,000, to match donations to the Beaverbrook Scholars Award, which supports outstanding graduates of New Brunswick High Schools beginning an undergraduate degree at UNB.“The continued support from the Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation helps to level the financial playing field for our top...
Read the full postBob and Barbara Pickett support research facility for adaptive rehabilitation engineering at UNB
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Posted: October 23, 2018 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Donor Stories, News and Events
The Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBME) at UNB will be adding new space for the Centre for Adaptive Rehabilitation Engineering thanks to the generosity of alumnus Bob Pickett (BSc CE ’61, MSc CE ’63) and his wife, Barbara. The Picketts’ leadership gift of $400,000 has leveraged $4.5 million from the Province of New Brunswick and the Canada Foundation for Innovation....
Read the full postRestored stained glass windows revealed at UNB
UNB Development and Donor Relations
Posted: October 11, 2018 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News and Events
In a project that took two years and more than 2,000 work hours, the stained glass windows at UNB’s Memorial Hall are now fully restored to their former glory. The freshly restored windows were unveiled at a public celebration on Thursday, made possible with gifts from generous donors. Essential to the project was a stained glass artist who had the knowledge and expertise to work with old...
Read the full postUNB’s It Begins Here campaign celebrates raising $125 million
UNB Development and Donor Relations
Posted: September 28, 2018 1:00:00 PM ADT
Category: Creating Opportunities for Students, Donor Stories, News and Events
The University of New Brunswick wrapped up the largest fundraising campaign in its history on Sept. 28, 2018 with a bi-campus victory party that gave students 125 million reasons to celebrate. It Begins Here: The Campaign for the University of New Brunswick was launched in November 2016 with the goal of raising $110 million for student support and faculty research. “10,000 alumni...
Read the full postIndspire, CIBC launch new bursaries for Indigenous students
UNB Development and Donor Relations
Posted: September 11, 2018 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News and Events, Creating Opportunities for Students, Donor Stories, Scholarships and Bursaries
Indigenous students enrolling in the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton and Saint John now have access to a special bursary program, thanks to a $500,000 gift from CIBC to UNB’s It Begins Here campaign. The CIBC-University of New Brunswick Indigenous Bursaries will be awarded to undergraduates with demonstrated financial need. Preference will be given to students enrolled in...
Read the full postOSCO funds research in off-site construction at UNB
UNB Development and Donor Relations
Posted: September 6, 2018 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Donor Stories, News and Events
OSCO Construction Group is investing $2 million in the University of New Brunswick to establish a new Centre for Off-site Construction and to fund research led by the new OSCO Chair in Off-site Construction. In contrast to conventional “stick-built” construction at a jobsite, off-site construction consists of planning, designing and fabricating building elements in a...
Read the full postStudents at UNB receive Canada’s largest STEM scholarship
UNB Development and Donor Relations
Posted: August 22, 2018 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Scholarships and Bursaries, News and Events, Creating Opportunities for Students
Geoffrey Noseworthy of Lewisporte, Nfld., and Anna Postill of Toronto have been named the University of New Brunswick’s recipients of the prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarship. This year, out of a pool of 350,000 potential candidates across Canada, 1,400 students were nominated, of which 50 received this celebrated award. Mr. Noseworthy, 18, is a recipient of the $80,000 Schulich Leader...
Read the full postUNB opens new home for kinesiology
UNB Development and Donor Relations
Posted: August 1, 2018 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News and Events
The University of New Brunswick held the official ribbon cutting event for the new Kinesiology Building at UNB Fredericton this morning. This 60,000-sq. ft., $36-million building will create a nationally significant research cluster focused on health, wellness, physical fitness and health promotion that will establish New Brunswick as a leader in preventative health care. “In addition to...
Read the full postUNB announces recipients of Arthur and Sandra Irving Primrose Scholarships for 2018
UNB Development and Donor Relations
Posted: June 18, 2018 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Scholarships and Bursaries, Creating Opportunities for Students, News and Events
The University of New Brunswick Saint John today announced that New Brunswick students, Emily Derrah of Grand Bay-Westfield, Alicia Killam of Quispamsis, and Amelia McCavour of Quispamsis are this year’s recipients of the Arthur and Sandra Irving Primrose Scholarship valued at $40,000 ($10,000 per year for four years). This year’s scholars come to UNB Saint John with a history of...
Read the full postUNB and JDI announce 2018 scholarship recipients
UNB Development and Donor Relations
Posted: June 6, 2018 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Scholarships and Bursaries, Creating Opportunities for Students, News and Events
The University of New Brunswick and J.D. Irving, Limited are pleased to announce the 2018 recipients of the JDI NB Scholarship at UNB. New Brunswick students Noah Hartery of Grand Bay-Westfield, Bailey McFadden of Perth-Andover, and Alex Tozer of Miramichi will all attend UNB’s Fredericton campus in September to pursue degrees in engineering. The entrance scholarships are valued at $8,000...
Read the full postUNB announces Currie Scholars for 2018-19
UNB Development and Donor Relations
Posted: May 15, 2018 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Scholarships and Bursaries, Creating Opportunities for Students, News and Events
For more than a decade, the Currie Scholarships have recognized the significant and important contributions made by Atlantic Canadian students to their high schools and communities. The scholarships, valued at $65,000 each, were established by Dr. Richard J. Currie, UNB’s Chancellor Emeritus and one of Canada’s most accomplished business leaders and philanthropists. The goal is to...
Read the full postUNB celebrates 125th anniversary of Faculty of Law with successful gala dinner
UNB Development and Donor Relations
Posted: April 23, 2018 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Scholarships and Bursaries, Creating Opportunities for Students, News and Events
This year, the faculty of law at the University of New Brunswick celebrates its 125th year. In honour of the milestone, over 350 alumni, faculty, students and guests attended a gala dinner last Saturday, April 21, at the Delta Hotel in Fredericton. “Tonight we celebrate not only our long and distinguished history,” said Dean John Kleefeld in his opening remarks, “but also the...
Read the full postShannex donates $100,000 to establish nursing scholarships at UNB
UNB Development and Donor Relations
Posted: April 17, 2018 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Donor Stories, Creating Opportunities for Students, News and Events, Scholarships and Bursaries
Thanks to the support of Shannex, University of New Brunswick nursing students showing promise in the area of gerontological nursing will be eligible for three Shannex New Brunswick Scholarships beginning in September. The Shannex New Brunswick Scholarships were announced today at a news conference at Parkland Saint John hosted by Jason Shannon, president and chief operating officer of Shannex,...
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