It is only through the donations of Allisonians and friends that Mount Allison can broaden the scope of an undergraduate education. Your support helps to keep the Mount Allison experience unforgettable, powerful, and complete.

Over the past few years, Allisonians have helped fund some of the following:

Global Medical Brigades

More than 200 donors supported Global Medical Brigades so 80 students, alumni, parents, staff, and medical and dental professionals could spend a week dispensing medical, public health, and dental care, as well as water support in rural Honduran communities.

Recent graduate Laura Stymiest ('11), co-president and founder of the Global Brigades Chapter at Mount Allison, is pictured here with two children while in Honduras.

Mount Allison was the first University in Atlantic Canada to establish a Global Brigades campus chapter under Stymiest’s leadership in 2008. She is continuing this involvement as a national co-ordinator and board member for the Global Brigades.

Supporting student-athletes

Mount Allison Athletics had a landmark year in 2010-2011.

• Football played to a 4-4 regular season standing, finishing in second place and hosting their first playoff game in 13 years.
• Head coach Kelly Jeffrey won the AUS football coach of the year award.
• Women's volleyball won the Atlantic Colleges Athletic Association (ACAA) championship.
• Hockey player Andrea Switalski was honoured with the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Marion Hillard Award for community service.
• Head coach Zach Ball won the AUS women's hockey coach of the year award.
• Six student-athletes were named All-Canadians and 42 were named Academic All-Canadians.

Athletics is generously supported through donations, sponsorships, and a golf tournament, totalling more than $70,000 this year.

Funding has supported coach development and leadership, allowed for additional team training opportunities, and provided academic support for student-athletes through the Academic Achievement Program.

The result has been a significant improvement in student-athlete academic results, with 20 per cent being named Academic All-Canadians.

Aspiring doctor selected for first Mansbridge Internship

Biochemistry student Monica Jepson ('12) has received the first Mansbridge Internship at Mount Allison University.

Established by University Chancellor and CBC News Chief Correspondent Peter Mansbridge, the internship is the richest of its kind at Mount Allison, valued at $10,000.

Jepson, a resident of Calgary, AB, will travel to Kenya for seven weeks this summer with Medics to Africa, an international organization with a hands on program that focuses on both academics as well as cross cultural awareness. Students from medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and the sciences are selected to travel to Africa and provide basic medical support in hospitals and communities.

Jepson says, “I am honoured to receive the Mansbridge Internship and would like to thank Chancellor Mansbridge and the University for this opportunity. I hope to pursue a career in medicine following my degree at Mount Allison and this experience will assist me greatly. I will be working at St. Joseph Mission Hospital in the Migori County region of Kenya. The county is home to roughly 1,000,000 people and 18 doctors and a high percentage of the population suffers from HIV/AIDS. I believe working in this environment will truly be a life-changing experience.”

Scholarships Open Doors for Mount Allison Students

Biochemistry student Susan Rogers ('12), from Collingwood, ON, entered Mount Allison as a Bell Achievement Award winner, valued at $36,000 over four years. She says this award has certainly changed her university experience.

“Having a scholarship has allowed me more time for school work and extra-curricular activities, since I don't have to work while going to school,” says Rogers.

Mount Allison offers scholarships ranging from $500 to $12,000 renewable over four years. In 2009-10 academic year 2.3 million was spent on scholarships, bursaries, and prizes at Mount Allison. Some of the largest scholarships include the Bell, the Bell Achievement Award, the Confederation at $20,000 over four years, and the Leta G. Hill at $40,000 over four years.