2021 DONOR IMPACT REPORT A Celebration of Giving
Table of Contents Sheila A. Brown Centre for Applied Research 2 Alexa McDonough Tribute 3 Scott McCain and Leslie McLean Establish New Indigenous Funds 4 Post-Care Tuition Waiver Program 6 Research: Creating Culture Change at DND 7 Research: Preventing Thiamine Deficiency Disease Through Fortified Salt 8 Research: Building Policy Relevant Research To Support Child Well-Being in Nova Scotia 9 Giving Tuesday – MSVU Foodbank 10 Peer Support Program 11 The Riva Spatz Women’s Wall Of Honour 12 Sister Maureen O’Neill 14 Legacy Giving – Dr. Bob McDonald Scholarship 15 Mount Mystics 16 Black Student Awards Fund 18 MSVU Facilities Gift 18 46th Warrior Fund 19 Donor Listing 20 Endowment Report 24 Fun Facts 28 Denise Green Executive Director, Advancement University Relations Mount Saint Vincent University 166 Bedford Highway Halifax, Nova Scotia B3M 2J6 denise.green@msvu.ca902-457-6494 Anne Thibodeau Manager, Advancement,PhilanthropyUniversity Relations Mount Saint Vincent University 166 Bedford Highway Halifax, Nova Scotia B3M 2J6 anne.thibodeau@msvu.ca902-457-6270 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
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Message from the President
In recent months, I know many of you will have enjoyed engaging with Dr. Ramona Lumpkin and Dr. Sheila Brown, both of whom so graciously returned from retirement to serve the university as interim presidents. I want to wish them well and extend my sincere thanks for their unwavering support of MSVU. They are true champions of this university and all that it stands for.
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As I enter my new role as President and Vice-Chancellor, I want to express my sincere gratitude for your contributions to Mount Saint Vincent University. I have a strong appreciation and respect for the many partnerships this university holds, and I consider the opportunity to work together with you to be among the great privileges of my role.
In this report, we pay tribute to another long-time champion and former interim president of MSVU, the late Alexa McDonough. We also recognize the generous donation from Scott McCain and Leslie McLean that enabled the recent creation of the L’nu Student Success Bursary Fund — a renewable bursary for full-time Indigenous students pursuing any program at the university. We check in on the important progress being made by MSVU researchers, including individuals working from our Sheila A. Brown Centre for Applied Research. And we celebrate the latest Riva Spatz Women’s Wall of Honour inductees and profile contributors to MSVU as well as other members of our university community.
As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2023, I’m looking forward to meeting and working together with those who make so much possible for us at Mount Saint Vincent University. Thank you for your continuing support.
Dr. Joël Dickinson President and Vice-Chancellor Mount Saint Vincent University
Sheila A. Brown Centre for Applied Research
Embracingexperience.ideas, inspiring action, creating connections. Mount research is research that matters and the Sheila A. Brown Centre for Applied Research plays a vital role in not only housing critical research endeavours, but also bringing awareness to the value and impact of the MSVU research community and the Canadian research environment.
In June of 2021, MSVU renamed its Centre for Applied Research in recognition of President Emerita Dr. Sheila A. Brown. A champion of university research and academic excellence, Dr. Brown, who served as MSVU President from 1996 to 2006, and her husband, Dr. Donald Wyllie, recently made a significant financial commitment to the Inuniversity.addition, Dr. Brown is a lead donor to the scholarship that was established in her name when she retired from the university. The Dr. Sheila A. Brown Endowed Scholarship is awarded annually to a full-time student entering any undergraduate degree program whose entering grades demonstrate outstanding Researchachievement.academicplayedamajor role in Dr. Brown’s academic career and she was a champion of its importance during her time in leadership. MSVU is an integral contributor to making Canada one of the world’s top countries in research and development. It also provides students with early access to exceptional research
“Sharing knowledge and inviting the community to be part of that process is exemplified in this building,” says Dr. Brown. “The Mount provides pathways for people to pursue their education. That has always been part of the Mount’s history.”
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Alzheimer’s Disease detection. Early childhood development. Healthy food production. Infant nutrition. Not only is the Sheila A. Brown Centre for Applied Research home to groundbreaking research in these areas, but it also serves as a bricks and mortar reminder that Mount Saint Vincent University is committed to research of an exceptional caliber and future investigators will be celebrated and supported. The research centre first opened in 2018 and was developed through a complete retrofitting of an existing building on campus. That initiative was funded, in part, by the generosity of alumni and friends of the university.
“I have always been impressed by the breadth and depth of research conducted at the Mount, and with how the research community here has connected to the community at large,” says Dr. Brown.
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We have two important initiatives here at MSVU dedicated to the work Alexa knew was far from over. The Alexa McDonough Graduate Scholarship in Women and Gender Studies, and The Alexa McDonough Institute for Women, Gender and Social Justice which reflects the values-based work that made Alexa extraordinary.
Alexa A trailblazer for whom no last name was ever needed. She was simply Alexa, and we were so incredibly fortunate to call her a friend here at MSVU. Dr. Alexa McDonough, OC, ONS, was a stand-out leader, feminist and cherished member of our university family.
When we lost Alexa in early 2022, we lowered the flags on campus to half-mast in her honour. It was the very least we could do to pay homage to a woman who embodied the very values we hold dear.
Alexa was a champion of social justice, a fierce defender of women’s rights and a dedicated solider in the fight for equality. She will forever stand out in our history of strong women leaders at MSVU and it is in that spirit that we continue to advocate for the changes Alexa knew were possible. We strive to honour her legacy and her contributions to social justice and the advancement of women and girls around the globe.
Though many of us came to know her through her political work, she’s been a force for change since her teens when she led her youth group to fight the deplorable conditions in Africville. She was a social worker, reporter, teacher and politician. She fought for worker health and safety improvements, human rights protections and pay equity, and has been a champion of international development and peace Aadvocacy.strongadvocate for women in politics, she was elected the leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party in 1980, becoming the first woman to lead a major, recognized political party in Canada. After 14 years leading the NS NDP, she led the federal NDP from 1995 to 2003 and then continued to serve as an active member of parliament until her retirement in 2008. She remains the only woman in Canada to have been leader of both a provincial and federal party. Alexa received an honorary degree from MSVU in 2009, and served as the university’s interim president from 2009 to 2010. In 2013, MSVU’s Institute for Women, Gender and Social Justice was re-named the Alexa McDonough Institute for Women, Gender and Social Justice (or AMI) through the fundraising efforts of a group of labour union representatives. The institute’s mission reflects what Alexa spent her career fighting for: equity and improved lives across communities through feminist initiatives, activism and a dedication to social justice. And it is fittingly housed in the Margaret Norrie McCain Centre for Teaching, Learning and Research at MSVU – the only building on a Canadian university campus dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments of women.
To summarize her legacy in one paragraph is impossible; what follows only begins to describe some of Alexa’s many accomplishments.
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Located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq People, MSVU is deeply committed to fostering meaningful Truth and Reconciliation. Guided by the valued advice of Indigenous community Elders and leaders, we continue to listen and learn, and more importantly act.
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Establish New Indigenous Funds
Scott McCain and Leslie McLean
Samantha Rioux, MSVU alumna (MA in Child and Youth Study, ‘21), Program Officer, Public Health Agency of Canada, and Part-Time Instructor in Child & Youth Study at MSVU says access to post-secondary education for Indigenous youth is an important stepping stone on one’s path to “Havingsuccess.access to education not only supports one’s own ambitions, but also supports the greater community,” she says. “Obtaining a postsecondary education comes with complex barriers, one being financial. This gift will help Indigenous youth to achieve their post-secondary goals.”
Left to right: Scott McCain, Leslie McLean, Dr. Ramona SamanthaLumpkin,Rioux, Patrick Small Legs-Nagge
We encourage you to follow our progress as we move to advance Truth and Reconciliation at MSVU. We will continue to consult, listen to and learn from Indigenous community members. We will walk with Indigenous community members on a healing journey, recognizing that the truth needs to be heard and acknowledged in order to advance long-term sustainable change. We will continue to foster an environment that attracts incredible gifts for incredible students and use such generosity to impact change.
Mi’kmaw poet Rita Joe once said, “My greatest wish is that there will be more writing from my people, and that our children will read it. I have said again and again that our history would be different if it had been expressed by us. … Being strangers in our own land is a sad story, but, if we can speak, we may turn this story around.”
We seek to support educational opportunity for Indigenous students, collaborate with Indigenous communities, and promote Indigenous worldviews in the work of the institution.
The Scott McCain and Leslie McLean L’nu Student Success Bursary Fund will support full-time undergraduate Indigenous students across all programs at MSVU through renewable bursaries and an L’nu Emergency Fund. The bursaries will be awarded to Indigenous students at MSVU from Canada each year and will focus on supporting students facing financial barriers in the pursuit of a post-secondary education.
“We were inspired by MSVU’s demonstrated commitment to Indigenous learners and communities and sought to help further that critical work through direct financial supports to students. We believe in the power of education to transform lives and are pleased to support Indigenous students at MSVU,” says Leslie McLean, who is also a member of the MSVU Board of Governors.
We recently established a significant new bursary and emergency support fund for Indigenous students when philanthropists Scott McCain and Leslie McLean gave $500,000 to support Indigenous student learning at MSVU. This exceptional gift represents the largest single individual donation dedicated to Indigenous students in MSVU’s history. It has the potential to impact lives for generations to come. The university also recently made an investment of $500,000 in financial supports for Indigenous students, for a combined total new investment of $1,000,000.
The L’nu Emergency Fund will provide support to Indigenous students at MSVU who are faced with financial needs due to unforeseen circumstances, for example, emergency housing, travel, child care, or technology needs.
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MSVU is dedicated to addressing the needs of all students, including the particular needs of under-represented groups, and those who face barriers to education. Through the generosity of its donors, MSVU was able to offer students opportunities to embrace possibilities that may otherwise not be available.
MSVU was founded on a commitment to removing barriers to education and, more than a century later, this commitment still runs deep. The University is home to a higher percentage of nontraditional students and prides itself on providing the personalized, supportive environment they need to thrive.
Dr. Jacquie Gahagan knows first-hand how life changing getting an education can be. Now an Associate Vice-President Research (AVPR) at MSVU, Gahagan was once a youth in care.
“Education means absolutely everything,” says Gahagan. “I would not have had the opportunities I have had without it.”
The navigator ensures students are supported and connected with the resources they need.
Youth in care often experience social and economic disparities that can mean barriers to obtaining a post-secondary education. In keeping with its commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility, MSVU has put a plan in place to support these students to pursue their academic MSVUdreams.proudly launched a Post-Care Tuition Waiver Program, becoming the first university in Atlantic Canada to offer a tuition waiver program for former youth in care.
An MSVU navigator is also assigned to help students in the program navigate their MSVU experience – from completing the tuition waiver program application to completing their degree.
Post-Care Tuition Waiver Program
The Post-Care Tuition Waiver Program covers 100 per cent of eligible students’ tuition and compulsory fees and has the power to transform lives.
Gahagan describes the experience of finally getting an education as completely transformative. Gahagan adds that people who were formerly in care, including in foster homes, group homes or other residential facilities, often have higher unemployment rates, a greater chance of experiencing homelessness and being involved with the criminal justice system, and poorer health and social outcomes than those who were not in care.
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Not only is Gahagan now a leader at MSVU, they are also a donor to the Post-Care Tuition Waiver Program. This full circle transformation is not lost on “TuitionGahagan.waiver programs are about doing the right thing as a society and supporting students who otherwise wouldn’t have a place in postsecondary education,” says Gahagan.
Three students enrolled in the program during the pilot period in 2020–21, and ten more when the full program launched in 2021–22.
The work of MSVU researchers has had a powerful impact on programs, policy, and –most importantly – people within the Canadian military. MSVU faculty have studied the everyday experiences of family members, current members and veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces. They’ve also been examining gender and the armed forces, military-to-civilian transition, defence policy, and community stories of war and peace. In 2022, MSVU researcher Dr. Maya Eichler and colleagues initiated a network to challenge, reimagine, and transform the Canadian Armed Forces culture into one that embraces inclusivity and difference.
The network builds upon MSVU’s strong tradition of social responsibility and draws on diverse critical perspectives and international lessons learned. Transforming Military Cultures aims to provide practical insights to help transform Canadian Armed Forces culture into one that serves the future needs of Canada and Canadians.
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The network received a three-year grant totaling $750,000 from the DNDMINDS (Mobilizing Insights In Defence and Security) in support of its important work. It is headquartered at MSVU and led by three co-directors: Dr. Maya Eichler (MSVU), Dr. Tammy George (York University), and Dr. Nancy Taber (Brock University).
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Transforming Military Cultures is a network of Canadian and international academic researchers, defence scientists, military members, veterans, and people with relevant lived experience who have come together at this important crossroads in Canada’s military.
Creating Culture Change at DND Dr. Maya Eichler: Associate Professor, Political and Canadian Studies and Women’s Studies/Graduate Women’s Studies
Preventing Thiamine Deficiency Disease Through Fortified Salt
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“Our hope is to roll out thiamine-fortified salt through Southeast Asia and South Asia and other parts of the world,” says Dr. Whitfield. Their research project added thiamine-fortified salt to the diets of Cambodians.
Thiamine deficiency is a public health concern in many parts of the world, particularly in South and Southeast Asia. Thiamine deficiency related diseases can be fatal, especially for children. MSVU is proud to play a vital role in related forward-thinking research and critical advancements around the globe.
The project was made possible thanks to $1.2 million in funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences. Graduate students Kathleen Chan and Jelisa Gallant were supported by MSVU Graduate Entrance Scholarships, Research Nova Scotia Scotia Scholars Awards, and Canadian Institutes of Health Research Masters Graduate Scholarships. Dr. Kyly Whitfield with Cambodian research participantsmom is providing a milk sample for analysis.
In 2018, Dr. Kyly Whitfield, Department of Applied Human Nutrition at Mount Saint Vincent University, and her team started working on a life-saving solution for this dietary issue.
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“It’s thiamine deficiency in the mother that causes the disease in the baby,” says Dr. Whitfield. “Our whole goal is to prevent the disease by getting thiamine into moms. And we’re doing that by adding it to salt. With salt, people don’t need to change their behavior. It’s a passive intervention. We want to increase the thiamine in the diet just a bit, enough to make its way through the breastmilk to the baby and prevent all of these unnecessary infant deaths.”
The four-year project is wrapping up this year with the team running the final data analysis now.
• mobilizing an Atlantic-wide network to support momentum building toward an accessible, affordable, high-quality, and inclusive early learning and child-care system.
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• supporting the development of a Bachelor of Arts, Early Childhood Education concentration with the Department of Child and Youth Study;
Left to right: Laken Crowell, Bachelor of Public Relations Student, Communications Assistant at ECCRC, Dr. Jessie-Lee McIsaac, and Sarah Warwick, Research Coordinator at ECCRC
Among its world-renowned research expertise, MSVU is committed to being a leader facilitating critical advancements in childhood development. Ensuring access to high-quality programs and services for families can improve children’s longterm health and education outcomes and reduce inequities in health, income, and education in the Buildingpopulation.Policy-Relevant Research to Support Child Well-Being in Nova Scotia, is a project of the Early Childhood Collaborative Research Centre (ECCRC) led by Dr. Jessie-Lee McIsaac, Tier II Canada Research Chair and Director of EERC at MSVU, with a goal of enhancing well-being during early childhood by ensuring policy and practice supports families that experience inequity.
Now in its fourth year, the project has received annual funding from the Margaret and Wallace McCain Foundation.
• enabling early childhood educators to record and reflect on how numeracy and literacy can be achieved through play;
“Providing the best start for your youngest generation is a growing priority across Canada,” says Dr. McIsaac and has resulted in an “explosion” of policy response. This project is bridging the gap between knowledge and practice. Research objectives include:
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MSVU Foodbank
Today, every university in Canada – MSVU included – has a food bank on campus. The MSVU food bank is operated by the university’s Students’ Union and a dedicated team of Importantvolunteers.partnerships and generous donors are playing a part too.
Cheyenne Hardy, a fourth year Child & Youth Study student, is the MSVU Food Security Volunteer Coordinator. She sees the true impact of these gifts first-hand.
In 2020 and 2021, MSVU partnered with the J & W Murphy Foundation to enhance campus initiatives in support of students facing food insecurity. The J & W Murphy Foundation matched all donations received up to $4,000 as part of what is known as “Giving Tuesday.” The campaign raised over $10,000 which went directly to fund student food support services.
Food insecurity among our nation’s postsecondary students reflects what’s happening in the whole of society; research shows food insecurity is quickly becoming one of Canada’s major health issues impacting both physical and mental health. And we know that university students are more susceptible to hunger than the general population. Research conducted on campuses across the country has found that up to 40 per cent of post-secondary students in Canada are food insecure. Students facing food insecurity are more likely to struggle academically and less likely to stay in school.
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“Our job is to make it as easy as possible for the Mount student community to have food so they can focus on their education,” says Cheyenne. “In my volunteer role, I see daily the difference we are making in the lives of those who need it most.”
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Students who use the support system say just having someone to talk to can often make all the difference when struggling with the stresses of university life. It also helps that the service is so easy to access: sessions are available virtually as well as on an informal drop-in basis. Since the program’s inception, the support offered has taken many forms, including one-on-one and group conversations, therapeutic colouring, homework assistance and even decorating cupcakes.
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“Peer support is free, informal and immediate,” says Maxine Brewer, Manager, Health Services, MSVU, and supervisor of the Peer Support Program. “The peer support workers have extensive training in various mental health issues and how to support students. They also know when to refer the student to more formal counselling.”
Sometimes that “someone” to talk to has a furry sympathetic ear. Meet Wendell, MSVU’s therapy dog. Wendell went through the St. John Ambulance therapy dog training and, along with providing a calm, loving, welcoming presence for students, he also has his own popular Instagram account Wendell(Wendell.msvu.therapydog).hasbeeninstrumental in promoting the peer support counselling service and encouraging uptake. He is on campus regularly in the library to give cuddles to the MSVU community, The program was initially established through the Stay Connected Mental Health Project (Capital Health), funded by Fred and Elizabeth Fountain. Today the program continues with funding from our President’s Fund. MSVU aims to give students all the tools they need to maximize their academic experience, including helping students deal with the emotional, psychological and social issues they may face while studying at the university. The journey through post-secondary studies can be both scary and exciting and we’re committed to connecting students with the tools and resources they need.
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WALL OF HONOUR
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What do a beloved former MSVU staff member, a cherished Mi’kmaq elder, a pioneer in the medical community and the first woman to lead a major, recognized political party in Nova Scotia have in Theycommon?areamong the 44 remarkable women whose names were engraved on The Riva Spatz Women’s Wall of Honour at MSVU since our last in-person celebration in the Fall of 2019. The only one of its kind in Canada, the wall pays tribute to extraordinary women from all walks of life – women who have inspired others through their commitment to family, community and/or profession. Today the wall bears the names of more than 500 incredible Aswomen.part of the celebration, each honouree or friend/family member of someone honoured in memoriam receives a leaf pin. This pin unites a community of cherished women across the globe. In addition to the physical wall located just outside the Margaret Norrie McCain Centre for Teaching, Learning and Research, honourees are also featured on a virtual wall at womenswallofhonour.ca
Our Newest Riva Spatz Women’s Wall of Honour Honourees: Chris Baert-Wilson Paula Barry Mercer Annie Bernard Daisley Maxine Brewer Anne Clark McGuire Madeline Colburn Patton Marcelle Marie Comeau Donna Cotie Lily DianneDureposFitzgerald Kelderman Jeanne Flemming Connie BarbaraFudgeGoldbloom Hughes Pamela Glode-Desrochers Lucy Griffiths Kim MariaHealyKourakis Roberts Lauren Leal Stacey Lewis Pineau June Dr.CathyLumsdenLumsden-BonnellNoniMacDonald,OC, ONS Elaine CatherineMacNeilAnne Martin Emma Marie McMullin Arnold Sister Dorothy Moore, CM, ONS Doreen Phinney-Furlong Ann Sylliboy Judy MarthaThordasonWestwater Honoured in memoriam: Betty GeraldineAnderson“Gerrie” Doyle Walker Sister Jean Eudes Gwendolyn Dorothy Flemming Karen AlexaMarjorieAudreyGreeneGunterA.LindsayMcDonough, OC, ONS Judith Moseychuck Schurman Beth HeatherLindaDanetteRalstonRobinsonIreneRose(MacLaggan) Smith Heidi Stevenson 13
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$11,000 – to MSVU’s Indigenous Student Bursary.
“In recent times, when reading about the Mount’s connection to residential schools, I thought of Eva,” continues Sister Maureen. “That’s when I came to the conclusion that this is what the money should be for. Advisor to MSVU on Indigenous Affairs. The Indigenous Student Bursary was established by the Sisters of Charity – Halifax and awards $2,000 annually to an Indigenous student, with preference given to a woman returning to studies as a mature student.
As a thank you for the donation, MSVU sent Sister Maureen her own St. Patrick’s Day party, complete with a basket filled with Irish-themed goodies like cupcakes, cookies, and tea, and a book about Ireland. Due to COVID-19, it was a small celebration of gratitude, but the lifelong friendship that inspired it and the impact it will have on students’ lives will be celebrated for many years to come.
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Above: Sister Maureen O’Neill Left: Eva and her sister “Bea”
Sister Maureen had been saving for years to take a trip to the “old country.” She’d never been before and seeing the land of her ancestors was at the top of her bucket list. But by the time she’d saved up enough to go, her battle with Paget’s disease left her unable to “Itravel.thought
and thought and thought about what to do with this money,” says Sister Maureen. That’s when the memory of her best friend, Eva Joseph, came to Evaher. was Indigenous, and had gone to residential school in Cranbrook, Alberta, before coming to Halifax to join the Sisters of Charity. Eva and Sister Maureen were both just 19 at the time, and were roommates –that’s when they became close. While Sister Maureen went on to take her final vows, Eva did not, but the two remained best friends until Eva was tragically killed in a car accident several years ago.
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When Dr. Bob passed away in November 2021, his spouse, Wendy, and sons Chris and Andrew knew the best way to honour his memory was to keep his love of learning alive. The Dr. Bob Scholarship will be awarded annually to a promising fourth-year chemistry student enrolled at Mount Saint Vincent
To donate shares is to give your own publicly traded securities as a gift instead of cash. Chances are, those securities have increased in value since you purchased them. If you were to cash them out, you would pay capital gains tax. But when you donate them to a charity, the charity gets the full value, and both you and the charity are exempt from the “Donatingtax. shares is a win-win for both me and MSVU,” says Wendy McDonald. “It allows me to make a larger donation than would have been possible with ‘after tax’ dollars.”
Left to right: Wendy McDonald and Dr. Bob McDonald
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“During his tenure and well into his retirement years, the summers were when he managed to do research, always employing students to assist with progress and discovery,” says Wendy McDonald. “The scholarship will continue his legacy by helping a senior student with tuition.”
for more than 30 years at Mount Saint Vincent University, Dr. Robert (Bob) McDonald was always teaching, researching, or seeking answers. He loved sharing the gift of knowledge in all its forms and was happiest passing it along whenever or wherever he could. Even after his official retirement from teaching, Dr. Bob spent years in his research lab, working toward potential chemical solutions for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. He also often visited local schools to perform science magic and judge annual science fairs.
TheUniversity.scholarship was funded by a donation of shares from Wendy McDonald along with donations from family and friends in Bob’s memory.
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Throughout COVID-19 The pandemic continued to challenge all of us in the Mystics family throughout 2021, but our coaches and student athletes managed to keep their spirits and skills up even when COVID-19 was shutting some things Pandemicdown.protocols were implemented to protect student athletes and coaches, including vaccination requirements and group size limits, which meant training in groups of 10 instead of the usual 14 and no competitive matches. Coaches got creative and kept practices fun so student athletes stayed engaged. “We really had to push each other,” says June Lumsden, Director of Athletics and Recreation. “We all kept looking forward in the sense of ‘We will be back.’ Knowing that the opportunity for a playoff and competition for a championship was out there kept us Andinspired.”championships were out there, thanks to our associations, the Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) and the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA), changing their timelines.
Mount Mystics Update Keeping Spirits Up and Winning
In mid-February 2022, our women’s and men’s basketball teams and women’s volleyball team roared back from the pandemic slowdown, all three winning
“Words cannot express our appreciation for all those who have donated to our One Way Together campaign,” says June about the program that launched in 2020–21 to provide financial awards to student athletes and help recruit and retain top athletic talent at MSVU. “Donors have helped us support our student athletes through awards, pre-season travel, tutors, special educational workshops and more. To be able to help a student athlete in need is so appreciated by the student athlete, our coaches and the Athletics Department. Every donation makes a difference.”
The joy was mixed with a little sorrow as we said goodbye to Mark Harnish, Head Coach of our Mount Mystics men’s soccer program for the past eight years. Mark was an amazing coach, colleague, role model, dad, and friend. But the silver lining is that we get to welcome Ioan Florean, an extremely experienced soccer coach, as our new Head Coach. The future certainly looks bright!
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ACAA titles in their respective sports – and all on the same weekend! Those teams then went on to travel to the CCAA nationals: the women’s basketball team went to Nanaimo, BC; the men’s basketball team to Toronto; and the women’s volleyball team was in Charlottetown. “We were from one end of the country to the other!” says June, who adds “Our teams showed they belonged on that national stage. It was an outstanding experience for our student athletes and coaches.” We celebrated the experience with an awards banquet – the first we’ve had since the pandemic began. “One student athlete remarked that she’d been competing with us for three years but this was the first time she’d been to an awards banquet,” says June. “It was a great payoff – so full of joy.”
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What happens to old furniture, desks, and lockers when they’re no longer needed at MSVU? With a little Earth-friendly thinking on the part of our Facilities staff, they get turned into cash instead of going to the landfill as trash.
Two years ago, we started offering the items to schools, churches, social groups, staff, students and community members for a small fee. The results? We’ve been able to sell more than 40 dressers and 40 desks from Assisi Hall, as well as 60 classroom desks. Not only did we find new uses for these old items, but the initiative also brought in more than $1,500 for our President’s Student Relief Fund. Established in April 2020, the fund helps students address financial burdens caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund provides emergency bursaries to help impacted students cover pandemic-related costs associated with housing, food, tuition, technology, mental health services, and transportation.
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Left to right: Rick Walkden, Alexa Goucher, Dr. Ramona Lumpkin
Thanks to our MSVU donors over $70,000 has been raised to support Black students through our Black Student Awards Fund.
“The reality is many Black students begin their university experience with far greater socio-economic challenges. The reasons for this vary, but the consequences are the same: Black students often drop out of school, despite their incredible intellect and promising potential, due to unavailability of funds. Your support means more Black students will see people that look like them in all levels of academic achievement. Your gift is building strong futures for so many.”
– Temilola Olowookere, MSVU Student
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In the past, MSVU Facilities Management used to offer these items to a variety of local charities, but they often struggled with picking up and storing the materials. Eventually, the charities backed away from accepting these items. Then we tried selling them for scrap, but that wasn’t ideal either. We needed a new idea.
To fully understand the significance of the 46th Warrior, we have to travel back to the summer of 2017 when 45 Indigenous youth aged 15 to 24 from across Canada boarded the tall ship Gulden Leeuw and set sail on a once-in-a-lifetime journey from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Le Havre, France. Calling themselves the Warriors of the Red Road at Sea, the youth set out on a trip that combined sail training with a leadership development and healing program led by Indigenous people.
The 46th Warrior Fund is an important part of MSVU’s commitment to reconciliation and dedication to advancing work in support of Indigenous learners and communities. What started as a unique educational opportunity has turned into a legacy of supporting Indigenous students – and showing that they, too, have a Warrior within.
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Googoo of Millbrook First Nation represented the Warriors at the book launch event.
“What really made the trip was the other Warriors and the facilitators, and the community that everybody was able to build… If you were ever looking for a definition of a Warrior, you can just go down that list [of youth who participated], and if you followed their journey from birth to the ship, and then from the ship to now, you’d find some really remarkable stories and some really remarkable journeys,” said Brennan.
The 46th Warrior is perhaps the most important warrior, even though they weren’t even there.
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Pictured (l-r): Dr. Sarah Reddington (co-editor of the book), Fiona Kirkpatrick Parsons, Senior National Advisor / kā-nīkānīt, Deloitte Indigenous, Dr. Shane Theunissen (co-editor of the book), Raymond Sewell (who performed traditional singing and drumming at the event), Patrick Small Legs-Nagge (Special Advisor to MSVU on Indigenous Affairs), Jennifer Angel (President and CEO, Develop Nova Scotia), Dr. Ramona Lumpkin Launch day - setting sail!
In addition to the fund, MSVU launched The Collected Stories of the Warriors of the Red Road at Sea in November of 2021. This is a compilation of first voice reflections on the youths’ tall ship journey and includes a chapter on what it means to be a BrennanWarrior.
On this incredible journey, the youth often spoke of the 46th Warrior, the one who couldn’t make the trip, the one who should have been there with them. To honour the missing warrior and to support Indigenous youth, MSVU created the 46th Warrior TheFund.46th Warrior Fund provides financial support for Indigenous Canadians to attend MSVU and participate in Indigenous youth initiatives across Canada. This important fund supports students, regardless of circumstance, to develop their intellectual and cultural horizons.
20 MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY 2021 DONOR IMPACT REPORT Thank You 2021 Donor Listing Chancellor’s Circle $25,000 or more Leslie McLean & Scott McCain Jim Spatz President’s Circle $10,000 - $24,999 Judy & John Bragg Lily & Paul Chan Maureen O’Neill Mary Anne Yurkiw The MacDonald Family – Colin, Mickey and Jack Dean’s Circle $5,000 - $9,999 Linda & Hugh Brown Sheila A. Brown Elizabeth Church Susan Covert Joan ElizabethShirleyCraigForde&Fred Fountain J. Freda Fraser Kelly DenniceRobertaSusanGallantGodwinHammett&Stephen Leahey Ramona Lumpkin & William Blackburn Suzanne McCarron Rosemarie Sampson Craig Thompson Scholar’s Circle $1,000 - $4,999 Ninette Babineau Paula Barry Mercer Robert Berard Leanne Birmingham-Beddow Ian NoellaBoydBrennan Fisher Diane & Wes Campbell Julie Carroll Mary KatherineTyroneAnneMarcelleClancyComeauMarieCoolenCotie&Sultan Darvesh Kellie RosemarieAmandaCatherineDavisDavisonDean&Robert Eisner Jeanne MarionAnnGayleArthurJaniceMichaelCherylTanjaBessieJacquelineFlemmingGahaganHarrisHarrisonHodderJ.B.JacksonKeefe&PatsyLeblancMacDonaldMacGillivaryMacKenzie Joanne MacRae Wendy & Robert* McDonald Anne AnneBrookPatriciaCorrineRonaldDonaldKariMarilynMarieRuthLauraSuzanneMadelineElizabethRuthEdithMargaretMcGuireMcKimNelliganNelliganParr-JohnstonPattonReynoldsRitchieRoyScagliolaSchnare&JasonShannonShinerSmithSparksSullivanTaylorThibodeau&Kevin Vaughan Learned Circle $500 - $999 Gail PatrickP.NancyAsperAustJaneBarryBarry & Alexandria Pretty Nancy Battis Chris Beckett Bill AnthonyKaireenJessicaBentBungayChaytorComper 61% BursariesScholarships,andAwards 5% Areas DuringGreatestofNeedthe2020/2021 fiscal year (April 1, 2020 - March 31, 2021), donors supported Mount Saint Vincent University with funds totaling almost $1.6 million! We are grateful for your support - THANK YOU! 11% Programs DepartmentsAcademicand 12% ProjectsCapital 11% SpecialSupportingInitiativesStudentSuccess Please Note: The following donation lists represent gifts received during the time period of January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021. We are grateful for your support.
21 Dawn HarrietBryanMichelleDalleyDriedgerFader&Christopher Field Sandra Findlay-Thompson Simone DeanneBrentLouiseDonaldHeatherJanetDurandaGeddryGreeneGuildfordHansonHatcherHuntKingMacLeod & Mark Forward Elizabeth JeffreyDorothyGiselaDianeLynneNancyE.MeghanJudithJamesCraigJoanneMaureenLeslieMaryM.MargueriteLarmond-ElliotMuiseLindaMurrayO’ReganPezzack&DouglasReidRobergeSampsonSawlerScrimgerSelbeeDianeSmithSpencer&DonTheriaultTinkhamWestphalenWillsYoung Ambassadors $100 - $499 Janis KatherineDavidColinChristinaToddAnneNancyIlyaRubyAdrianaWilliamJo-AnneValerieTessDeborahGillianJonathanCatherineEmilyDorisMarthaMargotDorisStefaniAitkenAngelopoulosAshfieldAucoinBaigentBalchBallantyneBanksBarryBattenBeaverLaidlawBellefontaineBelliveauBentBenzaquen&EugeneBloisBlumBoutilierBowieBraymanBrienBrienBrienBrien Janet Brisse Holly MaryRoniSoniaLauraFrederickMyraHeatherMayannKimberlySuzanneDonnaGloriaJeanStacyBrendaAndreaPamelaSuzanneWendyGregoryMadisonLouiseKennethLouanneJillDanielleAnneAlisonMarianSharonKeithDavidM.SheilaM.SheilaghPaulaJeremyAnnMargaretEleanorEleanorClariceMichaelMarleneFrancesShawnMitziChristineYvonneCherylJudithJaneSheila*KimBeverlyAnnaJennalleElaineBurridgeBurrowsButcherButlandCameronCampbellCardoneCarmanCarsonCattChuteClarkClarkeClearyCodyCoffeyCollicott&LouisComeauConnorConradConradConrodCoxCrouseCrowleyElizabethCullenCummingsJoAnnCunninghamCushingDavisDavisDellDeLoryDerrickDesjardinsDevanneyDevanneyDewarDoranDoucetDoyleDoyleDrapeauDuncanDuncan-MartynDwyerEnglehartFahieFinniganForest-RobertsonFougereFralickFrancisFrederick-Strickey&LarryFreemanFrenchGambleGaulGechtmanGilroy* Tony Goode Jane SuzanneMargaretSheilaghMelissaAnneMaryMichaelAbbeyRobinJaniceChelseaPaulCaroleSharonShariMaryHeidiAnnAnneJuneLeeGaryLorraineKelcieSuzannePatriciaMelanieLoriNolaEllaShannonJeanPatriciaDanLucyBarbaraJamesBarbaraSandraElizabethAndreaBrianPatriciaBeckyDonnaAmyCarolElsieElizabethLawrenceFrancesDorisTinaMaryVictoriaGwenJanetDeniseJaniceGordonGraham-MigelGreenHadley&RobHaliburtonHammerlingRosenbergHarnishHarriottHarrisonHayesHayesHemeonHendersonHillHillierHillier&JamesHongHudlinJessopJohnstonJohnstonJollyJonesKelly&PaulKentKerrKingdonKirbyKnickleLabreLamLamoureuxLancasterLantzLeaderLeBlancLevesqueLewisLogan&MikeLumpkinLumsdenMacCleaveMacDonaldMacDonaldMacDonaldMacDonaldMacDonaldAnnMacIntyreMacIsaacMacKay&RobertMacKay&RodMacLennanMacLeodMacMillanMacPheeMahoney-MacDonaldMarshallMartinMathesonMcCarthy&SimonKennedy
22 MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY 2021 DONOR IMPACT REPORT Jennifer McLaren Elspeth McLean-Wile Colina RobertDavidSaraLaraLindaSharonElizabethGloriaTerylHarrisonDarylMarieEllenPatriciaElizabethKimMaryHeidiPatriciaSandraMaryMarilynCharmaineRobertCynthiaErinChristopherBrigidMoraM.JoanFernandoLynetteCarolynShirleyJeanAllanMatthewJudithEthelVanessaMustansarKatherynJuliaErinAlleyneJaniceDyllonWilfredMiriamSusanDavidDonnaAntjeChristineMcNeilMcNeilleMcVeighMeagher-StewartMelansonMetcalfeMilneMooreMoseychuckMrkonjicMurphyMurphyMurphyMyketynNadeemNasrallahNelsonNewmanNicholsNicholsonNicholsonNicholsonNobesNoelNunesO’KeefeLindaOliverO’NeillO’ReillyPalmerPatrickPilichosPintoPopePorterPothierPowellQuinnRadford-LeggRadouxRaineRaumReeseRichardsRileyRipleyRobbinsRobbinsRondeauRoscoeRossRoweFitch&BrettRyanSalter-BurkeSchurman&JeanShaw Nancy PatriciaPatriciaBarbaraJinCatherineSusanMarilynHarolynDavidCharlesPatriciaSusanLolaDianaKristinePeggyKathrynWeirongBarryDavidEleanorGenevieveJuneSusanPatriciaBarbaraPeterHongSusanCarolCelesteAmyMichelleAnnetteErrolPamelaJimNancyDellaRonaldGloriaDeborahGabrielleJaneDorothyMarie-AnneMadgeBarbaraSheehanSheffield&WardSkinnerSkomorowskiSmithSmithSoskinSowerbySpringerStallardStanleyJaneStapletonStevensonSweetSmithTaylorThibodeauThomasonThurlow&PaulCardTowerTrainorTrenholmNhungTrinhTurnbullTurnerTurnerVeniotVerrettVestWachtelWainwrightWaldmanWangWattWattsWebberWhalenWheelerWhitingWhitmanWilliamsWilsonWilsonWilsonWoelberWoodmanYangYoungYourkavich-MooreZinn Friends Up to JoanneGloriaGailDeborah$99AbbeyAllenAmiraultAssini Reghan Barry Marie HeatherWilliamTaraSuzanneJackieHopeJohanneJustinJaniceClaudiaTerryAnneValerieMargaretJillDebbieJoanneHelenSylviaAnneJenniferClarenceBeverleyCatherineDeborahConorCorinneCarlaNancyGarimaMargueriteJillAnnMargaretTanishqSusanColleenFae-MarieDonnaTaylorMabelRosemarySheilaB.LornaJohnMaryNoreenMaryMarishaWilliamKathleenCassandraElizabethAndreeKathleenBartlettBathersonBourqueBrideau-AsbridgeBruhmCameronCampbellCaswellClarkClearyRuthCochraneCottonCrawleyDoreenCrickCrummellCyrDavisDavisonD’EonDonathanDoucetteDrainDrallFergusonFinlaysonFlinnFlinnGilbertGillisGilroyGormleyGosbeeGranvilleGrayGuestGuyHamiltonHarveyHendryHickeyHobreckerHurlbertJames&RodneyJenkins&NigelKellyKelseyKingstonKleinerLaingLeclercLemoineLewisLohnes-CroftMacDonaldMacDougallMacDougall Thank You 2021 Donor Listing
23 Linda OliviaGeraldineLisaGretaSethPeeranutPhilippaM.LindaJamesMoiraMaryMariettaMarilynMargaretSandraMargaretJanetBarbaraJoanneColleenRuthDeborahLouiseDianeJillMargaretKarenLindaJonM.LindaSharonBobGenevieveMarthaCindyDonnaNoelleKennethMarySeanSheldonRobinJeannetteJohanneChristineJohanneVirgieAgnesEmilyGwendolynElisabethKathrynValerieTracySandraMacIsaacMacKenzieMacKenzieMacKinnonMahoneyManteuffelMartinMaynardMcCullyMcIntyre&IanMcKeeMcLeanMcNamaraMelansonMiddletonMillerMooreMorashMunroMurphyMyersKeatingNg-IvanoffNorrisO’Connell&SusanPajkowskiParkerPartingtonJanePhillipsPhillipsPikePothierPowerProvoeRacetteRainforthRichardsRigbyRitchieRivest&DayleHarringtonRybiakSargissonSavageSchnareSchwartzSingerSnetsingerSomersSpencerSutherlandThistleTousignantVerrierVisetsuthWahlin-SternWebbWhynottWilliamsWolter-Cook Xia JanGeorgeZhouZinckZwicky Corporations, Foundations and Organizations Andromeda Investments Ltd. Canadian Scholarship Trust Plan Centre For Women In Business DevelopmentalDeloitte Dynamics Enterprise Holdings Foundation Halifax Protestant Infants’ Foundation Harrison McCain Foundation Hayes InternationalDevelopmentsUnionof Operating J&WEngineersMurphy Foundation Margaret & Wallace McCain Foundation MSV Alumni Association MSVU Child and Youth Study MSVUDepartmentFacilities Management MSVU Faculty Association MSVU Students’ Union NovaNestleScotia Co-Operative Council RBC SistersFoundationOfCharity - Halifax Society of the Sacred Heart (Canada) Spatz StudioFoundation11Design Public Relations TD Bank Group The John and Judy Bragg Family TheFoundationJohnson Scholarship Foundation The Liz and Tony Comper Foundation The Phyllis Lambert Foundation Theriault Financial Services Tourism Education Alliance of the UniversityMaritimes of British Columbia University of Lethbridge Walker Wood Foundation Estates The Estate of Beverly Deville The Estate of John Knodell The Estate of Michael Covert The Estate of Patricia Keene 1873 Society Betty SheilaNinetteAnderson*BabineauA.Brown& Donald Wyllie Barbara J. Burton Evelyn E. Burnham* Diana Carl Julie A. Carroll Jane Cook & David Marcogliese Susan Covert S. Lynn Coveyduck Kelly GwenJaneSusanNancyGallantGilbertGodwinGordon&Robert Haliburton Brenda Hattie Donna Hillier Gary ElizabethTerrenceCarolynTraceyJudithMargueriteJanetLoganMacMillanMuiseNewmanNewmanNobesParis*Parr-Johnston, CM M. Jane Phillips Barbara RosemarieTrudieSuzannePikeM.ReynoldsRichardsSampson& Burton MarshaMarilynMarieMacDonaldScagliolaSchnare&Ralph Single Corrine Sparks Anne Thibodeau & Kevin Vaughan While we have made every effort to ensure accuracy, please accept our sincere apologies for any errors or omissions. Please contact Erin Patrick at 902-457-6470 or email giving@msvu.ca Thank you. (*) We are saddened by the loss of our friends and community members.
Annual endowment reporting ties to MSVU’s fiscal year (April 1 –March 31). At March 31, 2021, MSVU’s endowment was valued at $35,795,477.61
What is the value of MSVU’s endowment?
Endowments are donated funds where the principal is invested and each year a portion (currently 4%) of the market value of the fund is paid out to support each fund’s purpose. Any earnings in excess of the distribution or “spending” are re-invested year after year to build the endowment’s value - growing and creating an enduring source of revenue in perpetuity for each fund’s designated purpose.
How do endowments work?
An endowment is a long-term investment in Mount Saint Vincent University which provides financial benefits primarily to students through scholarships, bursaries, and awards as well as funding for specific initiatives. For example research chairs and various programs.
Endowment
What is an endowment?
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Tom Nicolle (Chair)
Mount Saint Vincent University’s Board of Governors is entrusted with the oversight of the endowment portfolio and has established an Endowment Management Policy. This policy sets out guidelines and procedures to ensure that the annual income continues at an adequate level to provide the support intended for each established fund. This policy is reviewed annually.
Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd. has been MSVU’s investment manager since 2004 and is recognized as one of Canada’s leading investment firms whose mission is to grow clients’ capital in a low-risk manner. Their focus on long-term capital preservation has safe-guarded and guided MSVU’s endowment fund through the volatile markets experienced in recent years.
Members of the 2020-2021 Investment Committee
The committee reports annually to the Board of Governors, recommending changes as required.
The Investment Committee is a standing committee of the Board of Governors whose work is guided by the University’s Investment Policy.
KimCathleenMustansarRamonaMaryTyroneAlexanderCotieDableArabKellyGallantDeniseGreenJeffLeblancLumpkinAnneMcGuireNadeemMonaPowerMadgett(Resource)Campbell(RecordingSecretary)
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For 2020-2021, total fees and expenses, including management as well as custodial and performance evaluation, totaled $148,589.31 This represents a cost of under 0.5% of the endowments market value. The spending rate for 2021-2022 was approved at 4.0%.
How is an endowment managed?
How do I learn more about establishing an endowment at MSVU?
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When you establish or contribute to an endowment, your donations can be directed towards specific areas of need, including, scholarships, bursaries and awards, library collections, academic programs and other priorities. You can establish an endowed fund as a named gift to honour or recognize an individual, corporation or association. These gifts are spent according to the terms established by the donors and continue to pay out in perpetuity.
To learn more about establishing or contributing to an endowment, please contact Anne Thibodeau at anne.thibodeau@msvu.ca or by phoning 902-457-6270.
The Policy creates a framework to maximize long-term returns and growth while protecting against shorter-term fluctuations. It establishes ranges for asset mix as well as benchmarks for performance evaluation. The Investment Committee is also responsible for reviewing and recommending to the Board of Governors the selection of qualified investment managers.
Endowment Asset Mix At March 31, 2021 EmergingMarketsEquity 3.1% InternationalEquity 18.7% Cash 2.7%EquityU.S. 20.4% CanadianEquity 23.9% Bonds 31.0% * The Inception Date for the Fund is November 30, 2004. The start date for Emerging Markets in the account is October 16, 2017. The start date for Fixed Income Core Plus in the account is April 8, 2019. 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years 10 Years Inception* MSVU Endowment Fund 23.6 9.6 8.5 7.3 7.9 8.9 7.4 MSVU Women’s Chair 23.6 9.6 8.5 7.3 7.9 9.0 7.5 MSVU Benchmark 22.0 8.5 7.8 6.9 7.6 7.3 Canadian Equity 45.5 11.3 10.7 8.0 9.4 8.2 S&P/TSX 44.2 11.2 10.2 8.0 10.1 6.0 U.S. Equity 36.5 15.0 14.5 12.5 13.3 16.2 S&P 500 (C$) 38.1 17.0 15.8 14.4 15.6 16.9 International Equities 23.8 10.5 7.5 8.5 10.1 10.2 MSCI EAFE (C$) - Net 27.7 7.9 5.1 6.6 8.2 8.3 Emerging Markets Fund 47.3 13.4 9.7 12.2 13.2 MSCI Emerging Markets Net C$ 39.9 10.8 5.6 9.2 11.4 Bonds 3.4 3.8 4.2 3.5 3.3 4.5 FTSE Canada Universe 1.6 3.0 3.8 3.2 2.8 4.0 Fixed Income Core Plus Fund 8.0 4.6 4.5 3.9 4.4 FTSE Canada Universe 1.6 3.0 3.8 3.2 2.8 Endowment Returns Annualized Performance (%) as at March 31, 2021 26 MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY 2021 DONOR IMPACT REPORT
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My association with the Mount has been a long one, being an integral part of my adult life and providing opportunities I would never have had at another university. My husband and I have made provisions through gifts in our Wills and a life insurance policy that will not only provide donations much larger than we would be able to contribute in our lifetime to MSVU and other charities important to us, but will also ensure future generations of MSVU students are afforded the same opportunities. I encourage others to consider the potential and the impact of their philanthropy with legacy giving.
27 OverEndowment10Years investment.spendingareyearatFundUniversity’stheThe(2011–2021)followingchartreflectsmarketvalueoftheGeneralEndowmentoverthelast10yearsMarch31stofeachfiscalend.Fundfluctuationsduetofundperformance,allocations,anddonor 2020-21 $35.8m
Dr. Rosemarie Sampson, BSc ’63, BA ‘68 Professor of Psychology, Psychology Department Chair, Dean of Professional Studies, Senior Advancement Associate and Planned Giving Officer (1973 – 2007) Board of Governors Member (2021 – present) Donor (1979 – present) 1873 Society Member (MSVU’s legacy giving recognition circle) Your MSVU Legacy more information about making a legacy gift or to let us know that you have remembered MSVU in your estate plans, please contact Anne Thibodeau at 902-457-6270, anne.thibodeau@msvu.ca or visit alumni.msvu.ca/legacygiving
FactsFun For the year 2020-2021 146 Donor responses to our MSVU Survey.Donor 500+ Number of Donor thank you made.calls $3M+ Amount in financial awards. 61 Countries of origin for our students. 19% Percentage internationalofstudents. 4,639 Total number of students at MSVU in 2021.
24 classAveragesizeatMSVU. 40+ Years MSVU has been offering distance education. 100% Percentage experientialprogramsundergraduateofofferinglearningopportunities. 36 Number of studentathletes who were CCAA National Scholars with a GPA of 3.7 or higher! 7 Number of varsity athletic representingteams4sports. 40 Number of acres of green space.
“Because of this scholarship grad school is becoming more and more feasible, learning is my passion and I thank you for the support!”continued
“It has been a struggle, but receiving effortshowsscholarshipthismemyisworthit.”
Marial Mosher Canadian Studies recipient
School Sisters of Notre Dame Bursary recipient
Sister Katherine Meagher Endowed Scholarship recipient
TD Aboriginal Student Bursary recipient
“MSVU has been life changing for me. This means allot to me as it will help me finish my studies, I am deeply honoured to be chosen for this bursary.”
“As someone who has faced many financial challenges returning to university as a mature student, with little aid, this means more to me than I can express.”
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“It is because of your generosity I am motivated and able to work towards my Bachelor of Public Relations degree.” Ruth Hammond Endowed Scholarship recipient
Theriault Financial Family Endowed Bursary recipient
“Up to this point my experienceuniversityhasbeenamazingandyouarehelpingmetocontinuethatexperience.”
“I have worked as a girl child and women advocate and my lifelong dream of advocating for women and gender rights is moving forward, thanks to generous scholarships like yours.” John Ardenne Scholarship recipient
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“I am honoured to be selected for a scholarship rooted in the principles of feminism excellence.”academicand Mary-Lou Redmond Memorial Endowed Scholarship recipient
