There's something in the water(loo)!
Once again, Waterloo alumni, faculty, staff, retirees and friends set new records on Giving Tuesday
Once again, Waterloo alumni, faculty, staff, retirees and friends set new records on Giving Tuesday
By Carrie Gabla Office of AdvancementThe University of Waterloo community did a great thing on Tuesday, November 29.
To celebrate Giving Tuesday, 1,633 Waterloo supporters — including alumni, faculty, staff, retirees and friends — donated a record-smashing $761,934.57! It's a remarkable achievement that we quite literally could not have reached without you. Thank you for empowering Waterloo students and faculty to discover, explore and create to find the solutions needed for our future.
In total, 25 of our challenges were completed, unlocking $164,289.57 from our Challenge Champions.
The School of Optometry and Vision Science took home the Most Donors Challenge (239 donors) and the Most Dollars Challenge ($160,056 raised).
See more results on our Giving Tuesday website.
Social psychologist Sara Konrath (BA '02) shares the science behind giving and some unexpected benefits of generosity
Whether they are helping students discover their potential or supporting research that addresses the world’s most complex problems, donors are making a difference.
Diana Vangelisti (BES ’84, MA ’89) hopes other alumni will join her in supporting Waterloo on Giving Tuesday, Waterloo’s largest annual fundraising campaign.
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is co-ordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations.