The University of Ottawa launches the largest and most ambitious fundraising campaign

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OTTAWA, May 20, 2004 ― The University of Ottawa unveiled today its goal in the most significant fundraising campaign in its history. “Our goals are ambitious and they include raising $200 million,” announced Gilles Patry, rector of the University.
Rector Patry officially announced the fundraising goal of the largest and most dynamic campaign in the University’s 156-year history. “However, just as important as our financial objective are our goals to raise the profile, enhance the reputation, build new partnerships and ensure our recognition as one of Canada’s truly great universities,” stated Patry.

The University of Ottawa will invest in three main areas: attracting and supporting motivated students, recruiting and retaining gifted researchers and educators, and rejuvenating labs and buildings.

 

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到现在只筹了一半

 

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管理系只能拿到30 MILLION,ENGINEERING是41 MILLION,MEDICINE是50 MILLION,SCIENCE是15 MILLION,其它系都低于10,就不说了!

 

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MEDICINE是50 MILLION?!

 

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Investments at Work

http://www.campaign.uottawa.ca/work_search_go-e.php?ALL

School of Management
Car Internet Research Program
Centre for Global Business
Executive Education Centre
Health Care System Management Institute
Leadership Link Centre
Professorship in the Commercialization of Innovation
Scholarships
School of Management: New Building
The Canadian Enterprise Centre


Faculty of Engineering
Engineering Achievement Award (Undergraduate Scholarships)
Engineering Endowment Fund
Engineering Leadership Scholarships (Undergraduate Scholarships)
Enhancement of Mechanical Engineering (Undergraduate Laboratories)
Graduate Students’ Association Emergency Financial Aid Fund (GSAÉD)
Photonics Laboratory
Postdoctoral Fellowships
Research Chair in Air, Water, and Waste Management for the High-Tech Industry
Rheological and Mechanical Measurements of Polymers for Paints and Adhesives (Undergraduate Laboratories)
Robotics Laboratory
School of Information Technology and Engineering (SITE) Bio-Informatics Research Laboratory (Graduate Laboratories)
SITE Building, Equipment, and Software
SITE Entrance Scholarships
SITE Graduate Growth “Boost-Up” Scholarship Fund (Graduate Scholarships)

Faculty of Science
Biosciences Complex
Catalysis Research Fund
Celebrate Science Workshop
Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation
Chair in Catalysis
Chair in Financial Mathematics
Chair in Medicinal Chemistry
Chair in Photonics
Enhancement of the University Experience Fund
Faculty Analytical Laboratories Fund
Fund for the Improvement of Advanced Teaching Equipment
Graduate Scholarships
Graduate Students’ Association Emergency Financial Aid Fund (GSAÉD)
Institute of Telecommunications Mathematics
Mathematics Network
Microscopy Laboratory for Teaching and Research in the Earth Sciences
Numerical Heart Laboratory
Postdoctoral Fellowships
Undergraduate Scholarships

 

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SPORT SERVICES
New Sports Complex

This new state-of-the-art facility, to be funded partially through this campaign, boasts a 1200-seat principal arena, training facilities, underground parking, and a world-class soccer and football field.

 

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SPORT SERVICES
New Sports Complex

This new state-of-the-art facility, to be funded partially through this campaign, boasts a 1200-seat principal arena, training facilities, underground parking, and a world-class soccer and football field.

每次经过 arena都觉得臭气熏天

 

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The campaign is a response to marketing surveys commissioned by the university that show the school's reputation lagging behind its performance.



Among high school students in Ontario and Quebec, fewer than one in 20 was familiar with the university.



A number of universities ‑‑ including Dalhousie in Halifax ‑‑ are working on similar campaigns to compete with top schools such as Queen's, the University of Toronto, and the University of British Columbia.



The idea is to create a public image targeted at increasingly savvy potential students, their equally discerning parents, and benefactors looking to donate to universities.





In March, Carleton University spent $25,000 to produce a TV commercial that was broadcast nationally on TSN. The 30‑second spots ‑‑ which aired during a university basketball championship series ‑‑ featured Carleton's award‑winning men's basketball team.



The university has also started promoting itself as "Canada's capital university," linking the school's strengths in public affairs, journalism, and engineering with the two main engines of Ottawa's economy ‑‑ government and technology.



According to Cindy Boucher, Carleton's vice‑president of development, U of O's branding campaign will help reinforce the idea that Ottawa is a dynamic place for a university education.



"Our goals are very common. We want to offer higher education to anyone who wants to come here," she said.



Ms. Boucher also pointed out the differences between the two schools, suggesting that unlike Carleton, U of O is competing with universities that have medical and law schools.



Rather than being cross‑town rivals, she added, the two universities offer students joint programs in a number of disciplines.



Meanwhile, as part of its ongoing expansion, U of O has approved two new construction projects at its downtown campus, including a 240‑bed student residence.



The $18‑million building, on a purchased lot on Laurier Avenue, is expected to be completed next fall.



A second building ‑‑ at the corner of Waller and Stewart streets ‑‑ is expected to house a lecture hall, seminar rooms, and expanded facilities for the School of Management. The $35‑million project is to be finished by the fall of 2005.



Financing for the buildings will come from a combination of government grants and fundraising proceeds.


by Pauline Tam, The Ottawa Citizen