Campaign Update • The Sankey Challenge

Shaping the World the campaign for Burman University

Student Success $3 Million

Faculty and Programs $2 Million Library Transformation $5 Million

The largest capital campaign in the university’s history has three main goals: to transform the library to fund student success initiatives to support faculty and programs

Donor Support

Library Donors Library SDACC

Library Gift Total Student Success Total Faculty and Programs Total Pledges and Cash Campaign Total Cash and Pledges

2,866,621 1,000,000

3,866,621

879,233

432,708

5,178,562

Having our alumni and friends’ continuing commitment to transforming the library is exciting and faithaffirming. We are so very grateful to all those who accepted the Sankey Challenge and have moved us closer to reaching our $5 million goal for the library.

We would also encourage you to consider nurturing students and faculty by supporting the other two parts of the Shaping the World campaign: student success initiatives and faculty research. In this time of public health and economic crisis, these have assumed an even greater than normal urgency.

Thank you for your care and concern that surround us here on the Hilltop and on our virtual campus.

Eric Rajah, Chair, Advancement and Donor Relations

The Sankey Challenge has been met!

In response to this column that appeared in the last issue of Burman University Magazine, acceptance of the Sankey Challenge was outstanding!

We thank the Sankeys for their creative generosity, and all those who joined them in helping us take a big step toward completion of the Shaping the World campaign.

The Sankey Challenge “We have committed matching funds toward the Shaping the World campaign that will modernize and expand the Burman University library. This bold and urgent project has significant future benefits for every university department!

“We are extending an invitation for others to join us in honouring former President Victor Fitch and his family by naming the upper commons in the library the ‘Fitch Commons.’

“Respond by calling President Agrey or Eric Rajah [contact information below]. Our challenge doubles the value of your gift and honours the many contributions of the Fitch family!”

Murray and Elaine (Babiuk) Sankey

A vast bison herd keeps the Sankeys busy year round on their ranch in east central Alberta.