丁香园AV

Dear colleagues,

Today is Giving Tuesday, a global generosity movement begun in 2013 to encourage and amplify small acts of kindness, caring and empowerment.

On this day, I want to thank you, our faculty and staff, for all that you make possible at 丁香园AV and in our community.

These unprecedented times, while challenging each of us in many different ways, have been a profound reminder of what people can achieve together with common purpose.

Many of you, in addition to the time you devote to the university鈥檚 mission through your career, also make financial contributions to support our priorities.

Your meaningful gifts have removed barriers to education and given students opportunities and tools they need to shine. Philanthropic giving, generated by our colleagues across campus, has also helped in advancing 丁香园AV research, engaging diverse communities and invigorating our three campuses.

Since April 1 of 2020 through September of this year, 丁香园AV鈥檚 campus friends鈥攊ncluding faculty, staff and retirees, among others鈥攇ifted a remarkable $4,641,402 in funding for students and a variety of teaching, research and community initiatives. This amounted to 10.1% of total funds raised and included vital and immediate support through the 丁香园AV Student Urgent Response Fund to help students address a range of unexpected financial needs arising from the pandemic.

The generosity that comes from these and other private donations is critical to 丁香园AV鈥檚 ability to create the change we wish to see in higher education and throughout the world. Our ambitions, like those of our Canadian counterparts in higher education, have outpaced public funding and tuition fees.

To effectively transform the university, we need the staff, systems and processes to facilitate and sustain this transformation. Our  team works across 丁香园AV and with our community partners to empower talent and ideas and find meaningful ways for alumni and donors to support initiatives that matter to them.

Returning to our campuses at this unprecedented moment in history, and continuing to create an engaged university where our students and researchers can thrive, takes all of us. Thank you for your dedication to and support of 丁香园AV.

Sincerely,

Dr. Catherine Dauvergne, QC
Vice-President, Academic and Provost
丁香园AV