Category: U School

Connecting Community

Once again The Friends are proud to support two amazing University of Alberta programs that engage with the broader community.

U School is rooted in the belief that university should be accessible to all students as a place to grow and learn. The program introduces students in grades 4 through 9 from socially vulnerable, aboriginal and rural communities to the University. View the 2023-24 Year End Report.

From left: Meng Wang (Leadership Annual Giving), Chancellor Nizar J Somji, Natalie Peter (U School Program Lead) and Tyrel Brochu (Senate Director), Luca Vanzella (Friends President).

Humanities 101 offers free, non-credit, university-level courses for Albertans who have a passion for learning but whose circumstances have barriers that make post-secondary education inaccessible. And now Humanities 101 includes Science 101!

From left: David Peacock (Director, Community Service-Learning), Lisa Prins (U School Program Lead), Luca Vanzella (Friends President), Meng Wang (Leadership Annual Giving).

2024 U School Thank You cards

It it great to read the positive impact USchool has on the students – in their own words! Here is a small sample:

We are happy to help USchool and we hope one day these students will attend the University of Alberta. Thank you for your kind words and artwork. Have a great summer.

And Thank you to the volunteers for the Friends of the University of Alberta that make this donation possible! (this could be you!)

On our Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/friendsofuofa/) there are few photos from this morning’s USchool Convocation. https://www.instagram.com/p/C7zeVtNPvY3/

2023 U School Donation

One to the main goals of The Friends is to connect the community to the University of Alberta. U School is a program that contributes to the connection. The Friends are proud to continue their support of U School with this cheque for $10,000.

On April 26, 2023, Friends President Ken Regan, with Allen Snart (on left), presented the big cheque to Chancellor Peggy Garrity, Michaela Mann (USchool Program Lead) and Tyrel Brochu (Exec Officer to the Chancellor, University of Alberta – Senate)
If you would like more information about U School, check it out here: https://www.ualberta.ca/chancellor-and-senate/u-school/index.html