Media Releases

May 20, 2008
Opportunity Fund Gives Students Chance to 'Earn & Learn';
Generous donations totaling $1.76-million make university possible for students from under-represented communities

May 2, 2008
Ray McFeetors, Great West Life Commit $2.67 Million for New UWinnipeg Student Residence; McFeetors Hall to House Students and Community Neighbours

April 3, 2008
Marilou McPhedran Named New Global College Principal;
C.P. Loewen Family Foundation Donates Over a Quarter Million $

April 2, 2008
Wu Chung Scholarship Fund Receives New $1 Million Donation;
Sir Gordon Wu Builds on Fund to Assist Chinese Students Studying in Winnipeg

November 27, 2007
A World Of Opportunity: UWinnipeg Launches Capital Campaign, Announces $70-M Fundraising Target, Largest In University's History

September 16, 2007
Ethical Responsibility at Heart of New Dialogue Program;
Marsha Hanen Donates $200,000 to Establish Global Dialogue and Ethics Fund

September 16, 2007
The University of Winnipeg Dedicates The Legacy Circle Garden

September 15, 2007
The University of Winnipeg Presents Inaugural Duff Roblin Award and Establishes Duff Roblin Scholars Awards to Support Fellowships in Aboriginal Governance

September 14, 2007
The Winnipeg Foundation, Investors Group and Westland Foundation Give $1.238 Million to Support New Opportunity Fund & Model School

July 24, 2007
Canada's New Government Sets Stage for Cultural Coup at UWinnipeg: Federal Government Announces Funding of up to $463,000 for UWinnipeg's CanWest Centre for Theatre And Film Renovation Project

June 19, 2007
University of Winnipeg Alumnus Donates $500,000 to Restore Historic Convocation Hall; Province of Manitoba Provides $5.2 Million to Make Wesley Hall a Sustainable Heritage Building

February 20, 2007
Opening Doors: UWinnipeg launches Opportunity Fund, Makes University More Accessible to Inner-City Students

December 12, 2006
CanWest Global Communications Corp. Donates $3 Million to Create CanWest Centre for Theatre And Film at UWinnipeg

September 12, 2006
$3.5-Million Donation to Create The Richardson Collge for the Environment and New Inner-City Green Space; Largest Private Gift in UWinnipeg History

February 15, 2006
Sir Gordon Wu Donates $1 Million to The University of Winnipeg
[UW Media Release]

November 9, 2005
University & Community Partnership in Action; Wii Chiiwaakanak Learning Centre Opens Doors.
[UW Media Release]

April 26, 2005
The University of Winnipeg Collegiate Receives Largest Gift to Date - Local donor James D. MacDonald Pledges $1,000,000 to Alma Mater.
[UWF News Archive]

February 7, 2005
$1/2 Million Donation from Dr. Douglas W. Leatherdale Supports International Student Internships at UW Global College - University Alumnus Builds Global Citizenship
[UWF News Archive]

June 19, 2003
The University of Winnipeg Foundation Announces Inaugural Board
[UW Media Release]

March 18, 2003
A Legacy of Promise for The University of Winnipeg
[UW Media Release]

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[UW Media Release Archive Index]