Annual Report 2010/11

• Student Scholarships, bursaries and awards($20 million)o Created 2,452 new student awards alignedwith strategic directions and priorities asidentified by Academic Affairs and StudentServices.o Distributed $2.6 million in new scholarships,bursaries and awards to MacEwan Universitystudents between July 1, 2006 and June 30,2011.o Increased the net proceeds of MacEwanUniversity’s Mad Hatter’s Gala and Pro-Amevents, enabling the creation of endowmentsvalued at $5.5 million and $864,567respectively (as of June 30, 2011).o Launched the Student Success Bursaryendowment to build an $8 million endowmentthat, when mature, will provide approximately$240,000 annually to high school studentsentering the university. The majority of thesebursaries will support degree students in theFaculty of Health and Community Studies andSchool of Business. As of June 30, 2011, theuniversity had achieved 53 per cent of thisgoal.• Academic projects ($5 million)o Secured nearly $1 million in corporatephilanthropic gifts to support the Bachelor ofCommerce Curriculum Enhancement Projectand a Distinguished Lecture Series in theSchool of Communications.o Secured support towards the Chair inInternational Health initiative.o Created the Health and Nursing Technologyendowment and secured nearly $700,000 inprivate donor funding towards the acquisitionand renewal of high-fidelity simulationequipment and software.o Tripled the principal value of MacEwanUniversity’s pooled endowment fund in fiveyears, from $13.5 million (July 1, 2006) to $40.2million (June 30, 2011).Plan and initiate the Building to 50 Campaign(2011–2021, Target: $90 million).• Single Sustainable Campus Plan ($50 milliongoal)o Identified potential donors and put tailoredcultivation plans in place pending capitalfunding approval by the Government ofAlberta.o Conducted initial valuation of property namingrights for existing and planned buildings at CityCentre Campus. Completed RFQ and RFPprocess to engage consultants to supportthe “sale” of these rights (philanthropic andsponsorship revenue); contract to be awardedin early 2011/12.• Comprehensive Student Awards program ($25million goal)o Transitioned fundraising efforts for studentscholarships, bursaries and awardsseamlessly from the success of the Front andCentre campaign to the implementation of theBuilding to 50 campaign.o Analyzed portfolios of student awards availableby faculty and program.o Identified funding gaps and clarified fundingpriorities and opportunities for increasedsupport.• Academic Projects ($15 million projects goal)Identified initiatives through interviews withfaculty and program leadership.• Leveraging Access to the Future Fund ($15million)o Successfully leveraged $15 million in Accessto the Future Fund grants (July 1, 2006 to June30, 2011).Annual Report 2010/2011 25