Impact of Giving
A History of Philanthropy at the University of New Brunswick
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: June 26, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Donor Stories, Scholarships and Bursaries, Creating Opportunities for Students, News and Events
Pictured above: Sir George E. Foster (BA 1868, LLD 1894) made a proposal in 1923: the establishment of a $500,000 endowment fund, supported by donations from alumni and other friends of the university. He announced that he himself would guarantee $50,000 in contributions. The story of philanthropy at UNB spans the last century and beyond. From our first informal campaign, with a goal of half a...
Read the full postTwo $100,000 endowments will fund Indigenous student research at UNB and STU
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: June 26, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News and Events
Former lieutenant governor Graydon Nicholas called it a great example of “reconcili-action.” At an event in Fredericton on June 21, attended by Nicholas, it was announced that entrepreneur and conservationist J.W. (Bud) Bird had established two $100,000 endowments to fund annual Indigenous student research projects at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) and St. Thomas University...
Read the full postUNB and JDI announce 2023 leadership scholarship recipients
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: June 7, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News and Events
The University of New Brunswick and J.D. Irving, Limited are pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of the J.D. Irving, Limited NB Leadership Scholarship at UNB. Valued at $10,000 per year and renewable for up to four years, the J.D. Irving, Limited NB Leadership Scholarship at UNB is among the university's most prestigious awards. “Supporting capable young New Brunswickers with...
Read the full postEaton family renews Fredrik S. Eaton Chair in Canadian Army Studies
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: May 23, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News and Events
The University of New Brunswick (UNB) and the Catherine and Fredrik Eaton Charitable Foundation are pleased to announce a gift of $1 million to make permanent the Fredrik S. Eaton Chair in Canadian Army Studies. The chair is housed within the Brigadier Milton F. Gregg, VC, Centre for the Study of War and Society on UNB’s Fredericton campus. A UNB alumnus, Dr. Fredrik S. Eaton, O.C.,...
Read the full postSaint John Regional Hospital Foundation invests $100,000 in nursing education
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: May 23, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News and Events
The University of New Brunswick (UNB) and the Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation are pleased to announce a gift of $100,000 in support of education for nurses at Horizon Health Network’s Saint John Regional Hospital. The Foundation’s gift will establish the Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation Transforming Health Care Fund. The announcement was made on May 11 in celebration...
Read the full postThe McKenna Institute at UNB Announces $200,000 gift from Wesley and Patricia Armour Foundation in support of digital literacy
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: April 13, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News and Events
The McKenna Institute at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) is pleased to announce a $200,000 gift from the Wesley and Patricia Armour Foundation in support of digital literacy for underserved youth in the Moncton region.This gift will support the growing Promise Partnership Digital Literacy Initiative, first announced in October 2022. UNB has provided successful peer-to-peer mentoring and...
Read the full postThe McKenna Institute and UNB announce $300,000 gift toward digital sustainability
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: March 9, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: News and Events
The McKenna Institute and the University of New Brunswick (UNB) are pleased to announce a $300,000 commitment from Sackville, N.B. business and community leaders Jane and Mike Wilson (BScChE’75) in support of digital sustainability in New Brunswick, as well as environmental sustainability through a digital lens.This gift funds the Wilson-McKenna Fellow in Digital Sustainability and the...
Read the full postHarrison McCain Young Scholars Awards recipients announced for 2022-2023
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: February 1, 2023 12:00:00 PM AST
Category: News and Events
Photo: Dr. Amy Scott with a member of the UNB Bioarchaeology Field School in Louisbourg, NS. Ten outstanding young faculty members at UNB have greater support for research, publishing and teaching, thanks to the Harrison McCain Young Scholars Awards. Supported by funding from the Harrison McCain Foundation, the awards have supported more than 100 young scholars at UNB since their inception in...
Read the full postBMO, UNB announce $2 million commitment to sports and entrepreneurship
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: January 23, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: News and Events
BMO Financial Group (BMO) and the University of New Brunswick (UNB) today announced a gift of $2 million in support of student achievement in entrepreneurship. This major gift reflects the value BMO places on educating future generations, professional development, and creating opportunities for young Canadians to engage in sport. BMO’s 10-year gift includes: $1 million to resurface the...
Read the full postUNB breaks ground on Engineering Commons thanks to $1.1 million alumni gift
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: January 13, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: News and Events
FREDERICTON - It was raining heavily on Nov. 25, but University of New Brunswick Chancellor Allison McCain and President and Vice-Chancellor Paul J. Mazerolle were smiling as they hefted their shovels for a ceremonial groundbreaking. Standing in the lobby of Head Hall, flanked by artist’s renderings of what the renovated structure will look like, UNB’s senior leaders formally...
Read the full postCommunity-minded alumna recognized for giving back
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: January 10, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Creating Opportunities for Students, Scholarships and Bursaries
Neelab Rahimi (BA’15, MBA’21) is excelling in her chosen career in Saint John, NB, a long way from her early childhood in Afghanistan.Neelab says her parents brought her family to Canada to take advantage of educational opportunities not open to women in her home country. She has made the most of those opportunities throughout her time at UNB, while consistently giving back to her...
Read the full postUNB’s Schulich Leaders thriving in first year
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: January 9, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Creating Opportunities for Students, News and Events, Scholarships and Bursaries
Micah Landry and Isaac Buckingham are thriving in their first year at UNB, thanks to the prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarship.Schulich Leader Scholarships, Canada’s premier Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) scholarship program, has been supporting Canada’s top entrepreneurial-minded technology innovators for more than a decade. One hundred undergraduate...
Read the full postInnovative research at UNB plumbs ocean depths and seeks alien life
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: January 6, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Innovation, News and Events
From protecting life in the oceans to the limitless search for alien life in outer space, researchers at the University of New Brunswick are breaking new ground through innovative approaches to complex questions, helped in large part by our donors.Two researchers and faculty members, Allison Enright, an environmental electrochemist, and Kimberley Davies, an oceanographer, are being supported by...
Read the full postA Métis student looks at attitudes in university sports
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: January 3, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Creating Opportunities for Students, News and Events
For Luke Gust, understanding the attitudes of university athletes towards sexual minorities is a research area that could open new doors for the LGBTQ+ community.Gust, who is studying for his master of science in kinesiology at UNB, is the first member of his Métis family in Saskatchewan to attend university. He said that being awarded a TD Insurance Indigenous Bursary during his...
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