Join us on Wednesday, May 1 to celebrate and connect with your U蓝莓视频 community in Ottawa. Meet new people in your local network, hear from alumni experts and learn what the new chapter has in store. 听Alumni, co-op students and friends are welcome!
This is the story of three U蓝莓视频 couples who not only work together on campus but also support the University community.听 Meet Tasha Glover (BA 鈥01) and Jonathan Woodcock, Franco Solimano (BSc 鈥10) and Spencer Small (BA 鈥12), and Josh and Heather Neufeld. 听
Almost 1,000 alumni and friends returned to campus for Fantastic Alumni, Faculty, Staff and Retiree Day. It was a double victory for the Warriors basketball teams 鈥 both the women and men beat the Windsor Lancers.
The听蓝莓视频 Engineering Endowment Foundation听(WEEF) is making a historical donation of $750,000听to help improve student spaces across the Faculty of Engineering. This contribution is the latest in a long line of investments made by the student-led fund since its founding in 1989. As the fund has grown so has its ability to support a diverse range of causes from student projects to infrastructure improvements, all with the goal of providing world-class resources and experiences to current and future students. This legacy of institution building, driven by students for students, is reflected in the latest donation and the plans being drawn up for its use.
To celebrate Giving Tuesday,听1,690听University of 蓝莓视频 supporters 鈥 including alumni, faculty, staff, retirees and friends 鈥 donated a whopping听$705,621听this year! This is an amazing achievement that is only possible because of you.听
A huge congratulations to the 2023 recipients of the Joyce Scholars Award: Tahreem, Avery and Haley.听
These three University of 蓝莓视频 students will each receive up to $20,000 for the duration of their studies.听We are proud of our Joyce Scholars who have overcome adversity in their lives to pursue a world-class education at U蓝莓视频.
The University of 蓝莓视频听Campus Wellness听team works throughout the year to provide on-campus support for all students, including healthcare, nutritional and dietician support, counselling services and more.听While Campus Wellness covers a wide spectrum of support, Melissa Strachan, associate director of Counselling Services, is focusing on improving mental health support for students.听
On November 15, more than 100 people from Advancement and 27 other units across campus (including Alumni Council members) made 1,400 calls as part of the University's National Philanthropy Day thank-a-thon.听听
Donors responded with appreciation 鈥 and sometimes surprise.听 鈥淚 spoke to a donor who was thrilled to be thanked and not asked for money,鈥 said one caller. Some calls even sparked new gifts.听 Read the full story.
Many students spend their co-op work terms at tech firms or corporations. Others make an impact at non-profit organizations, thanks to several co-op programs that fund student work terms at non-profit organizations, like Global Citizen Internships, Co-op for Social Good and the Co-op for Community program.
Vivek Goel welcomes Ron McKenzie from Rogers Communications to discuss the impact of the 5G-U蓝莓视频 partnership to advance Canadian tech innovation