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 - there are some great ones below - or check out the Faculty and Staff Challenge leaderboard on the Giving Day website and give to fund that’s close to hitting 15 faculty/staff donors.
Make field schools accessible to more students
Ask any geoscience graduate from the Faculty of Science what the highlight of their degree was, and they’ll probably say, "field school" 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’t 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 Earth, Energy and Environment Student Field Schools Fund can change that.
Advance health-care education and innovation
The Faculty of Nursing Impact Fund is your opportunity to directly contribute to the future of health-care education and innovation, by empowering Faculty of Nursing 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
Design Matters is a thought-provoking, free public lecture series, organized by the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape , that brings to Calgary 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 Design Matters Lecture Series Fund 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.
Improve youth mental health and well-being
With challenges such as cyberbullying, increasing screen time and the pressures of social media, today’s young minds face unique hurdles. The Werklund School of Education is empowering educators to nurture not just the minds of young learners, but also their mental health.The Centre for Wellbeing in Education Fund helps empower educators to make a positive, lasting impact on their students’ 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 Haskayne School of Business 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 Days of Discovery Program Fund gives more students the opportunity to expand their career options by garnering insights from alumni in various roles.
