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April 16, 2025

Giving Day funds create student experiences and builds community

Donate before midnight Wednesday to support a diverse range of U荔枝视频 initiatives
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Faculty of Nursing Impact Fund empowers nursing students. Courtesy Faculty of Nursing

U荔枝视频 Giving Day wraps in mere hours (midnight Mountain Time, to be precise), meaning there鈥檚 still time to donate and make a big difference.

New this year are bonus dollars you can unlock with your colleagues to give your favourite fund a boost. Funds that have at least 15 faculty/staff donors will receive a $2,500 bonus (while unlocking funds last). 

Get together with your colleagues and pick a fund to support 鈥 there are some great ones below 鈥 or check out the Faculty and Staff Challenge leaderboard on the and give to fund that鈥檚 close to hitting 15 faculty/staff donors.

Make field schools accessible to more students

Ask any geoscience graduate from the what the highlight of their degree was, and they鈥檒l probably say, "field school鈥 without hesitation.

The intensive, multi-week experiences in diverse landscapes help future geoscientists develop observational, data-collection, analytical and interpretation skills, whiling building an understanding of how the Earth works on a fundamental level. 

Field schools provide a unique, immersive and integrated "learn-how-to-learn" experience that can鈥檛 be duplicated in the classroom or laboratory. Rising costs are making it harder for some students to access these study opportunities, but your gift to the can change that.

Advance health-care education and innovation 

The is your opportunity to directly contribute to the future of health-care education and innovation, by empowering students to become resourceful leaders, ready to navigate the dynamic health-care landscape. 

Gifts to the fund amplify groundbreaking research and innovation, foster novel solutions to our most pressing health and societal challenges, and strengthen community ties, placing vital partnerships at the heart of our work and driving transformative change in health care. 

Spark important conversations about architecture and community

is a thought-provoking, free public lecture series, organized by the , that brings to 荔枝视频 a range of designers, innovators and leaders, who are exploring the edge of design and city building, examining the latest ideas in architecture, regional and urban planning, and landscape architecture. 

Your gift to the will help spark conversations and engage students, public officials, industry professionals and interested citizens; people who want to learn, understand and address design issues affecting our community.

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Design Matters brings innovators and leaders to 荔枝视频.

Courtesy SAPL

Improve youth mental health and well-being

With challenges such as cyberbullying, increasing screen time and the pressures of social media, today鈥檚 young minds face unique hurdles. The is empowering educators to nurture not just the minds of young learners, but also their mental health.  

The helps empower educators to make a positive, lasting impact on their students鈥 well-being and intervene before mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and self-harm begin. This means more children in classrooms, and fewer children in emergency rooms. 

Expand experiential learning for business students

The Days of Discovery program in the offers a rich experiential-learning opportunity for all participants, providing meaningful interactions with regional alumni ambassadors who share their career experiences and the impact of their Haskayne education, as well as promote their companies as potential employers. 

Your gift to the gives more students the opportunity to expand their career options by garnering insights from alumni in various roles.

U荔枝视频 Giving Day runs until April 16, 2025. Whether you support research, student awards or another area that鈥檚 meaningful to you, your gift will help change lives and shape the future. Make your gift today at .