Areas of Support

Thank You!

During the 2019/2020 fiscal year (April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020), donors supported Mount Saint Vincent University with funds totaling $1,508,589! Your generosity ensures that we can continue to provide the uniquely personalized and transformative university experience for which we’re known .

With your help, our students are able to thrive throughout their university experience and beyond . They’re joining in our tight-knit and vibrant community of socially responsible global citizens . In short, your gifts are an investment in the future of MSVU – our people and programs, and the tremendous impacts they’re making .

We sincerely thank you for enriching the lives and academic journeys of our students - past, present and future!

9%

Areas of Greatest Need

25%

Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards

22%

Capital Projects

27%

Programs and Academic Departments

17%

Special Initiatives

Areas of Greatest Need

Unrestricted gifts, including donations designated to the President’s Fund, support emerging priorities and immediate needs .

Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards

Scholarships, bursaries and awards are critical to ensuring MSVU remains accessible for full participation in the university experience for ALL . • Scholarships recognize students’ outstanding academic achievements . • Bursaries provide financial assistance to students with demonstrated financial need . • Awards acknowledge students’ accomplishments within various MSVU programs and departments – both inside and outside the classroom . Student awards at MSVU range from recognition for leadership, volunteerism, academic success, and athletic accomplishments to support for studying abroad or study-related travel within Canada .

Capital Projects

In recent years, MSVU has expanded or renovated its campus spaces significantly, including the opening of two state-of-the-art facilities . Pledge commitments continue to be fulfilled for the new Centre for Applied Research in Human Health opened in 2018, and the Margaret Norrie McCain Centre for Teaching, Learning and Research opened in 2015 . These two facilities have had transformative impacts on MSVU’s campus and the experiences of our students, faculty, research teams and staff .

Donors continue to celebrate women on the Riva Spatz Women’s Wall of Honour, a special outdoor feature in a beautiful setting near the entrance to the McCain Centre . To read the stories of the many women honoured, and to learn how you can pay tribute to a special woman, please visit womenswallofhonour.ca .

Programs and Academic Departments

Donations designated to programs and academic departments enhance MSVU students’ learning both inside and outside the classroom . Examples include: • Art Gallery • Athletics and Recreation – including support for varsity student athletes through the One Way, Together Campaign (msvu .ca/onewaytogether) and the Mount Mystics Trip of the

Month Lottery (msvu .ca/lottery) • Canada Research Chair in Early Childhood: Diversity and

Transitions • Centre for Women in Business • Child Study Centre • Library acquisitions • Nova Scotia Centre on Aging • NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering (WISEatlantic) • Nunavut Practicum Program (Faculty of Education) • Tourism and Hospitality Management – TEAM (Tourism

Education Alliance of the Maritimes) Initiative • Various academic departmental initiatives and enhancement funds including in Applied Human Nutrition, Business &

Tourism, Child & Youth Study, Education, and History

Special Initiatives: Student Success and Experiential Learning

Donor contributions enable a number of initiatives that enrich MSVU students’ experiences, including: • Support for Indigenous students and communities together with a Special Advisor to MSVU on Indigenous Affairs . • Mount 101 is an online student success program for undergraduate students studying at MSVU for the first time, and the only program of its kind in Canada . • RBC Alliance of Young Women Entrepreneurs (AYWE) – a program designed to help female-identifying students develop entrepreneurial knowledge and skills to build a successful business . • Student Opportunity Fund (gift matching fund) – an endowed fund providing MSVU students support to participate in experiential learning opportunities outside the classroom .