Rotarian Carin Jansen van Vuuren and Nike Fabiyi, MacEwan University
This past week we heard from Nike Fabiyi, a Development Officer for Grant MacEwan University who gave us some information on their Students First Campaign.
She told us that April 2022 was the fiftieth anniversary of the University which they marked by a variety of fundraising campaigns. She said that they have recently received a one hundred twenty-five million commitment from the Alberta Government to build a new School of Business. The building is expected to be completed in 2027. She also said that as part of this they hope to be able to increase their student body by ten thousand students over the next ten years.
Nike told us that we can help by contributing to the Students First Campaign which provides scholarships, awards and bursaries. Scholarships are given based on academic performance, awards are based on a combination of criteria including volunteerism, leadership and or academic achievements and bursaries are given based on demonstrated financial need. She said that currently only about seven percent of those who apply can be funded. Students who are from underserved populations such as indigenous, disabled or who have child-care needs receive priority for this funding. In the 2021-2022 year they were able to help thirty-six hundred students.
We would like to thank Nike for taking the time to come and tell us about their fundraising programs.