Impact of Giving
Double impact: sibling scholars
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: December 21, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Scholarships and Bursaries
Sisters Camilla and Dominique Drost have always been close. Since coming to UNB, they have found themselves part of a new extended family: the community of current and former Beaverbrook Scholars. Camilla is a fourth-year student in the bachelor of science in engineering (chemical) program, with specializations in nuclear power and energy conversion. In addition, she is concurrently earning a...
Read the full postNew Brunswick student researches innovative approach to monitor wild Atlantic salmon populations
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: December 19, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Scholarships and Bursaries
For Jagger Watters-Gray, exploring new ways to monitor the health and diversity of wild Atlantic salmon populations seems almost instinctive after growing up along the rivers and streams of his native New Brunswick. Jagger, a PhD candidate in Biological Sciences at the University of New Brunswick, is a recent recipient of the Bud and Peggy Bird Scholarship which is given to a graduate student...
Read the full postCanadian foundation supports digital innovation that aids right whale conservation
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: December 18, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: News and Events, Innovation
Thanks to the Murphy Family Foundation, the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) McKenna Institute and intrepid researcher Dr. Kim Davies, one of our region’s most iconic and endangered species, the North Atlantic right whale, is getting a better chance at survival. Find out more here.
Read the full postEmpowering accessibility
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: December 14, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Creating Opportunities for Students, Donor Stories
In 2006, when Jim McLean (BScEE’70) and his wife, Rilla (BT’68, BA’70) were considering including UNB in their gift planning, they reached out to the Office of Development and Donor Relations to discuss a potential bequest. Over the next few years, they worked together with development staff to create an award that was both meaningful to them and supportive of the diverse...
Read the full postA family affair: empowering future foresters
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: December 11, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Creating Opportunities for Students, Donor Stories
Every member of the Erdle family has experienced the benefits of a UNB education, and each of them wished to extend those opportunities to students in years to come. Thom (BScF’79, PhD’90), Marianne (BScF’83, BEd’94), Alanna (MScFE’13) and Heidi (MF’13, MBA’18) Erdle, each of whom earned degrees in forestry, have come together to fund the Erdle Family...
Read the full postFuelling Innovation: JDI, Limited's $1M Investment in Digital Pathways at UNB and NBCC
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: October 13, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News and Events
Adrienne Oldford, executive director of the McKenna Institute, announced the digital pathways program partnership with NBCC and UNB Saint John, made possible with a $1m gift from JDI, Limited at an event on Oct 12, 2023. Focused on developing a talent pipeline to improve digital technology competitiveness for organizations in New Brunswick, the pathways program will invest in student...
Read the full postYear Two for first recipient of prestigious Lady Vi Aitken Scholarship
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: October 6, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News and Events, Tribute Gifts, Scholarships and Bursaries
Inaugural Lady Vi Scholar, Arushi Sabnis stands with the Max Aitken, president of the Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation and Charlotte Aitken, board member, in front of a portrait of the Aitken's grandmother, Lady Violet (Vi) Aitken, at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery during a Beaverbrook Scholars celebration on Sept. 29, 2023. UNB is a long way from home for Arushi Sabnis. Now in her second...
Read the full post2023-24 Beaverbrook Scholars Announced
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: September 28, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News and Events
UNB is proud to announce the 2023-24 recipients of the Beaverbrook Scholars Award: Vera Chen, Carlie Rogers and Analissa Salmon. Find out more about this $50,000 scholarship that was created and continues to be supported by alumni who received support from Lord Beaverbrook.
Read the full postWelcoming our newest Schulich Leaders!
Development and Donor Relations
Posted: September 28, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Scholarships and Bursaries, News and Events
Hannah Kamogawa (left) and Chelsea McKinley are the 2023-24 recipients of the Schulich Leader Scholarship, Canada’s most coveted science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) scholarship Chelsea McKinley and Hannah Kamogawa are the 2023-24 recipients of the Schulich Leader Scholarship, Canada’s most coveted science, technology, engineering and mathematics...
Read the full postA 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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