Activity report 2019-2020 - Dominican University College FoundationVF

DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION

ACTIVITY REPORT 2019-2020

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WHO

ARE WE?

Established in 1982, the Dominican

University College Foundation’s mission

is to help the Dominican University

College develop as a university-level

teaching centre for philosophy, theology

and Bible study, while ensuring its

continuity and influence.

Judith Cournoyer

Theology student

The Canada Revenue Agency registration

number for the Foundation is

118922566RR0001.

The Foundation’s financial outlay covers:

Teaching and research

Student bursaries

Improving resources for professors

Publications

Maintaining and developing libraries

Purchasing and maintaining learning

materials

Special projects



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THE

FOUNDATION,

IN SUMMARY:

The financial support of the Dominican

University College Foundation for the 2019-2020

academic year totalled $1,063,945, of which:

$156,465 went to admission and support

bursaries

$700,000 went to support operations

$197,480 went to specific projects

$10,000 was dedicated to developing the

library

OUR BENEFACTORS HAVE THE

OPPORTUNITY TO:

BUILD THE FUTURE

TEACH

Michelle Dobrowski

Doctoral student in Theology,

specializing in Bioethics.

Recipient of a Foundation

Bursary

CHANGE LIVES

PASS ALONG VALUES TO FUTURE

GENERATIONS



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OUR MISSION

To nurture the feeling of belonging to

the values promoted by the College,

by encouraging a culture of sharing.

To provide financial support for the

College so that it may carry out its

university activities and have the

desired impact on society, both today

and in the future.

OUR VISION

Build a community

committed to ensuring the

sustainability and influence

of the mission of the

Dominican University

College.

TABLE OF

CONTENTS

MESSAGE FROM THE

PRESIDENT

MESSAGE FROM THE

MANAGING DIRECTOR

YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY

TO BUILD THE FUTURE


TO TEACH


TO CHANGE LIVES

OUR VALUES:

Rigor

Involvement

Respect

Transparency

Coherence


TO PASS ALONG VALUES

THE MISSION IN NUMBERS



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MESSAGE

FROM THE PRESIDENT

M a n y p e o p l e w a n t t o m a k e t h e w o r l d t h e y l i v e i n

a b e t t e r p l a c e . S o m e d o i t b y g e t t i n g d i r e c t l y

i n v o l v e d i n t h e i r i m m e d i a t e c o n t e x t , w h i l e o t h e r s

a c h i e v e t h i s b y f i n a n c i a l l y s u p p o r t i n g

o r g a n i z a t i o n s a n d i n s t i t u t i o n s t h a t a i m t o r e a c h

m o r e d i s p e r s e d p o p u l a t i o n s . T h e f i e l d s i n w h i c h

t h e s e e n t i t i e s i n v e s t i n a r e d i v e r s e : d e g e n e r a t i v e

d i s e a s e s , a c c o m m o d a t i n g r e f u g e e s , s o c i a l

i n e q u a l i t y , e t c .

O n e o f t h e f i e l d s t h a t o u r s o c i e t y i s l e s s i n v e s t e d

i n i s t h e q u e s t f o r m e a n i n g , t o w h i c h t h a t o f

e t h i c s a n d t h e C h r i s t i a n v i e w o f e x i s t e n c e i s

a t t a c h e d ; t h e D o m i n i c a n U n i v e r s i t y C o l l e g e

p o s i t i o n s i t s e l f i n t h e l a t t e r . I n o r d e r t o e n s u r e

t h e d y n a m i c r e f l e c t i o n a n d r e s e a r c h b e h i n d t h i s

p l a n , i t a p p e a l s t o t h e g e n e r o s i t y o f d o n o r s .

O b s e r v e r s o f m o d e r n s o c i e t y h a v e c o n c l u d e d t h a t

t o d a y ’ s i n d i v i d u a l i s m h a s s h a t t e r e d t h e

t r a d i t i o n a l h i e r a r c h i e s o f v a l u e s , a n d t h a t t h e

i n c r e a s e d a f f l u e n c e o f t h e s o c i e t y i n w h i c h w e

l i v e h a s c a u s e d m a n y c i t i z e n s t o l o s e t h e c r i t e r i a

r e q u i r e d f o r l e a d i n g a r e a s o n a b l e l i f e . I t i s , f o r

t h e m o s t p a r t , i n l i g h t o f t h e s e “ f r a c t u r e s ” b e h i n d

t h e s e c h a n g e s t h a t t h e D o m i n i c a n U n i v e r s i t y

C o l l e g e e n d e a v o u r s t o p r o p o s e a r e g i m e n o f

t r a i n i n g a n d a c t i v i t i e s t h a t s e a r c h e s s o l u t i o n s t o

t h e s e c o n t e m p o r a r y i s s u e s . I t i s t h e w a y i n w h i c h

i t s t r i v e s t o i m p r o v e t h e w o r l d .

A n d i n t h i s p r o j e c t , i t c o n t i n u e s t o c o u n t o n t h e

g e n e r o s i t y o f t h e d o n o r s w h o s h a r e i n t h e

i n t e r p r e t a t i o n o f o u r s o c i e t y ’ s n e e d s .

O u r h e a r t f e l t g r a t i t u d e t o a l l t h o s e w h o s t a y t r u e

t o w h a t t h e C o l l e g e c o n t i n u e s t o s e r v e , i n i t s

f a s h i o n , f o r o u r w o r l d a n d f o r t h e C h u r c h .

J e a n - L o u i s L a r o c h e l l e , O P

P r e s i d e n t

D o m i n i c a n U n i v e r s i t y C o l l e g e F o u n d a t i o n



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MESSAGE FROM

THE MANAGING

DIRECTOR

Despite the challenges caused by the pandemic,

the 2019-2020 financial year was a good one.

Thanks to you, donors, communities,

foundations, businesses, employees, committee

members, professors, we have once again shown

that it is possible to accomplish our mission.

Your collaboration, anchored in this present

world while concerned by an uncertain future,

has allowed us to reach our goals.

Your support has contributed to:

transmitting profound values through the

College’s teaching, with its two main

hemispheres of Theology and Philosophy.

advancing research around ethics, spirituality,

Bible study, welcoming foreigners, etc.

improving the lives of our students

growing the library

disseminating our good work via publications,

conferences and radiotransmettre

On behalf of our staff, teachers and students, we

thank you for having made the 2019-2020 a year

of great accomplishments.

Alexandrina Diac

Managing Director,

Dominican University College Foundation



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YOU HAVE THE

OPPORTUNITY

TO BUILD THE

FUTURE

In light of everything that I have received

from the College, I must express my

gratitude. I would naturally like to thank all

of the professors, but especially Father

Michel Gourgues, Mr. Jean-François Méthot,

Sister Marie-Thérèse Nadeau, Father Hervé

Tremblay, Mr. Gabor Csepregi, as well as

Father Maxime Allard. Each of you have

made an enormous contribution to my

academic success and have all influenced

my life’s vision and way of thinking.

If my gratitude was soon expressed in words, it

also came in the form of donations.

This gesture is not only a means to give back

to this Institution, but it is also a deed of

gratitude for the better persons we have

become through their learning, and a means

to give life-changing opportunities to those

new pupils in need of financial assistance to

pursue their studies, who will also be

transformed into better persons.

Yvan Desrochers

Alumnus and proud donor to the

Foundation



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YOU HAVE THE

OPPORTUNITY TO

TEACH

Having the privilege to study philosophy at the

Dominican University College, to participate in the

unique experience offered by this precious

institution, has been an enlightening and

transformational experience for me.

The university, a place of the utmost strictness,

self-appraisal and right of passage, must also

continue to be a place where we grow deeply as

people, not only as learners and as citizens. In this

regard, the College and its Faculty of Philosophy

are specifically created for this path.

I equally believe that it is of critical importance

that the vitality of philosophy in our society be

maintained. In this sense, we cannot

underestimate the value of activities from

institutions like the Dominican University College

and the Dominican University College Foundation.

Daniel Rivet

Alumnus 2019-2020

Faculty of Philosophy

Recipient of a Foundation

bursary

Daniel Rivet

Doctoral student in philosophy

By supporting the Dominican University

College’s mission in a concrete way, you

become the builders of a more coherent and

unified society, more just and peaceful; a

society that does not forget its roots.



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YOU HAVE THE

OPPORTUNITY

TO CHANGE LIVES

Maxime Allard, OP.

President


College and professor of

philosophy

Marie-Éveline Belinga

Doctoral student in

philosophy and

recipient of the

Foundation’s bursary

Iwas very touched when I learned that I would

receive the Elisabeth Bruyère bursary for

philosophy. In my view, this bursary shines

light on the intellectual and spiritual process I

have been following throughout my doctorate

at the Dominican University College.

There aren’t many women who pursue a

doctorate in philosophy, but I am one of them.

This is why receiving a bursary that is inspired

by a woman’s works, in both heart and mind,

means so much to me. Elisabeth Bruyère is an

example for me to follow. Her engagement

inspires me, and I feel touched to be associated

with such an exceptional woman, through this

bursary that I have obtained.

This bursary will allow me to focus on my

academic success.

I wish to offer a warm thank you to the

Dominican University College Foundation and

its generous donors for supporting, through

bursaries, vocations in philosophy and theology

I wish to express my gratitude and hope that

this type of bursary program will continue,

especially for women in philosophy who are in

so much need of encouragement to keep

pushing forward.

Marie-Éveline Belinga



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YOU HAVE THE

OPPORTUNITY TO

PASS ALONG

VALUES

Staying true to an intellectual and spiritual

tradition that has been with us for over 800

years, the Dominican University College

has been devoting itself for 120 years -

initially in Ottawa, and then in Montreal

with it’s Pastoral Institute established in

1960 – to offer training that specializes in:

Researching of knowledge, meaning

and truth

Intellectual perseverance

Freedom of thought

Respect for reason

Clear service of the Gospel

Intelligence of faith

Passing along the significance of

values

Didier Caenepeel, OP

Dean

Faculty of Theology


College

A friendly, family atmosphere

In addition to these points, it also focuses

on the challenges shaping our society.

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THE MISSION IN NUMBERS

Thanks to the faithful involvement of our

donors, revenue from donations has

significantly increased over the 2019-2020

financial year.



750 000

500 000

This has allowed the Foundation to provide

significant support for the Dominican

University College, the launch of a Chair in

Ethics, the accomplishment of several research

or teaching projects, an improvement of the

library and assistance for students through

study bursaries.

In 2019-2020, the Foundation also offered

admission bursaries to masters and doctoral

students in the two faculties.

1 250 000

1 000 000

750 000

500 000

250 000

0

College Support 2015-2016





250 000

0

Donations Received 2015-2016


200 000

150 000

100 000

50 000

0

Bursaries issued in 2015-2016










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TO ALL THOSE WHO

HAVE SUPPORTED

OUR MISSION THIS

YEAR, THANK YOU!

Every donation is important.

We count on you, and you can count

on us!

Join our community of donors by

subscribing to our monthly donation

program, which will allow you to make

a monthly contribution of your choice,

and to participate in the ongoing and

stable financing of the Dominican

University College.

YOU HAVE THIS GIFT!

All you have to do is click here to

become a member of the precious family

of Dominican University College donors.

Ways to contribute:

Online: www.fcud.ca

By direct deposit

By phone: (514) 739-9084

By postal mail :

2715 Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-

Catherine, Montrel, Qc, H3T 1B6

For more information: info@fcud.ca

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