Impact of Giving

UNB announces $1.25 million commitment to digital education for economically disadvantaged communities

Development and Donor Relations

Posted: October 21, 2022 1:30:00 PM ADT

Category: News and Events, Donor Stories



The Joyce Family Foundation and the University of New Brunswick (UNB) are pleased to announce a gift of $1.25 million in support of The Promise Partnership peer-to-peer mentoring and tutoring program. The gift will be used to create The Promise Partnership Digital Literacy Initiative. This initiative will see UNB’s successful Promise Partnership peer-to-peer mentoring and tutoring program...

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UNB announces $2.8 million commitment to benefit students

Development and Donor Relations

Posted: October 5, 2022 4:00:00 PM ADT

Category: News and Events, Donor Stories



The estate of Jack and Eileen Iwanicki and the University of New Brunswick are pleased to announce a gift of $2.8 million in support of students and faculty. It is among the largest gifts ever made to UNB from a faculty member. The gift was committed as a bequest by UNB professor Jack A. Iwanicki, who taught philosophy on the Fredericton campus for 31 years. The bequest includes support for...

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UNB names Barrett Chair in Entrepreneurship for Digital Transformation

UNB Newsroom

Posted: October 4, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: News and Events



The McKenna Institute and the University of New Brunswick (UNB) are pleased to announce that Dr. Kenneth (Ken) Kent has been named the inaugural Barrett Chair in Entrepreneurship for Digital Transformation. Based within UNB’s faculty of computer science, the Barrett Chair will advance the faculty’s mission while furthering its shared goals with the McKenna Institute to drive...

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