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“The best advice I can think of is to not limit your learning to textbooks. There is much to learn outside of lectures and labs, University is full of new opportunities and interesting people.” — Sarah Park (’20), BSc Psychology, minor mathematics 

 

Thank you for your interest in supporting a signature student experience.

What distinguishes a ������Ƶ education? Without question, it’s the powerful combination of rigorous academic depth and strength, a student-centred focus, and unique beyond-the-classroom learning opportunities. 

This extraordinary ������Ƶ student experience is a fundraising priority for our University. It includes gifts toward internships and summer research projects, innovative teaching projects, and community-integrated learning. It also includes gifts toward mental health and wellness, the University’s Meighen Centre supporting students with disabilities, and gifts directed to Mounties athletics. Donors like you make the Signature MtA Experience possible!

Examples of recent gifts that support the Signature MtA Experience:

• Music enthusiast Joanna Manning donates harpsichord, creating incredible learning opportunities for students
• Jane Craighead and James Cherry Innovation Grant supports dynamic learning and leadership opportunities outside the classroom
• Bob and Marilyn Stallworthy Visitor in Creative Writing brings Canadian writers to campus to speak with and mentor students
• ScotiaSPARC supports peer-mentoring and academic resources for first-generation students
• Perry MacDonald & Family Internship supports work at CHMA radio 
• Windsor Foundation Mental Health Education Initiative creates online and in-person wellness resources for students
• Everett Patterson ('20) makes his first alumni gift to ������Ƶ by supporting the Mountie2Mountie Fund
• Bragg Artist-in-Residence brings international musicians to campus

Join us and elevate the Signature MtA Experience!
Our Development Team can answer any questions you may have about supporting the Signature MtA Experience and will work closely with you to discover a giving opportunity that aligns with your philanthropic goals. 

Ready to make a donation?
Learn more by reading our case to Invest in the Signature MtA Experience (pdf).

 

 

An extraordinary legacy in plant biology

Impact of the Dr. Robert Thompson Student Summer Research Fund. “It gave me the opportunity to develop skills in communication, data software and visualization, and floral identification and coding,” says Jada Ripley ('25). “I felt very much more prepared going into my master’s because I had this research opportunity — it’s something students at other universities don’t get.” Read article