News

2025

• Spring

  • In a time of surging costs, a new partnership with Wealthsimple Foundation is giving Laurier students a financial edge
  • 50 Years of Impact: Celebrating the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union Golden Anniversary

• Winter

  • Second annual Golden Hawks Giving Challenge raises over $84,000 for Varsity Athletes
  • Investing in a golden future for Laurier rugby – in memory of Bill Webb (BBA ’86)
  • Bursary to business partner: The unexpected connection of two Laurier alumni

2024

• Fall

  • What do you get an entire campus for its birthday?
  • I want to help shape the future of Laurier
  • It’s a great day to say thank you!
  • Giving back: How Peter Ansley’s (BA ’66) journey at Laurier inspired a $1-million donation to Athletics and Recreation

• Spring

  • Laurier students celebrate rich tapestry of cultures at Cultural Gala in Brantford
  • "A Major Surprise and Blessing:" Donor support helps Laurier students continue doing what they love
  • Heather Shaw (BA ’09) Saves a Seat to celebrate the past and look to Laurier’s future
  • Grundy Scholar Jessica Bomberry says Indigenous language education benefits not just the individual but whole communities
  • The Motz family shares their love of music with Laurier students

• Winter

  • Laurier students make long-term investment in student health
  • Laurier donors save their seats and raise $84,000 to Make Space for Music
  • Anthony Khoraych (MBA ’11) fosters innovation and community growth in Milton by supporting scholarships for students at Laurier’s new Milton campus
  • Courageous storytelling: Degrassi producers Linda Schuyler (LLD ’15) and Stephen Stohn on empowering youth through bold, authentic stories
  • Laurier is a truly special place
  • A Laurier student’s message to donors and those considering giving
  • Awards give students peace of mind
  • I owe WLU an awful lot!
  • The perfect gift: Sarah Stapleton (BMus ’21) celebrates her love for Laurier with a named seat
  • The Milton Chamber of Commerce supports students and the community

2023

• Winter

  • Paying it forward to the next generation: Julie Guindon’s (BA ’05) Laurier connection “makes me feel a sense of home”
  • Memorial award in Film Studies honours Ravi Srinivasan’s connection to Laurier’s English and Film Studies program
  • Our strengths will lead the way
  • Shaping future lives of service
  • The Cumulative Effect: Alex Nickle (BBA '10) on the lasting gift of an exceptional student experience
  • Donors champion Laurier commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion in support of student success
  • From Laurier to Wall Street, around the world and back again: Caroline Power (MBA ’96) gives back to the community she loves
  • Courageous people with a noble endeavour: Guy Milner (MSW 91) shares his fight for the vulnerable

• Summer

  • Follow your passion: How the Laurier experience helped Stewart (BA '98) and Erin Wong (BBA '98) find joy and purpose
  • Walker Wood Foundation: Investing in the promise of the future
  • How to be a millionaire: the art of asking short questions

• Fall

  • This Giving Tuesday, you can help Laurier students get to graduation
  • A cycle of gratitude and giving back: Susan Merli (BA '88) makes a lasting impact through mentorship, financial literacy and bursary support for Laurier students
  • Laurier students express their gratitude for donor support on National Philanthropy Day
  • Laurier donors make life easier for students facing emergencies
  • A memory that lasts

2022

• Fall

  • My education gave me opportunities. I want to give back.
  • Julia Hendry Memorial Award honours memory of beloved Head of Laurier Archives and Special Collections

• Summer

  • Donor support nurtures Indigeneity on Laurier's campuses
  • Laurier was an opportunity for Kevin Foley (BBA ’88) to grow, and now, an opportunity to give back

• Spring

  • “This school sticks with you” – Philanthropy runs in this Golden Hawk family
  • Dr. Savvas Chamberlain's speech at the Making Space for Music campaign groundbreaking
  • ISOW offers a life-changing experience, personally and professionally
  • Making Space for Music Renderings for Spring 2022

• Winter

  • The WLU Alumni Choir Makes Space for Music through generosity and song
  • Data make a difference

2021

• Fall

  • Donor Impact 2020/21
  • Professor Lee Willingham Makes Space for Community Music
  • The Ken Murray Fund builds bridges while Making Space for Music
  • An award for the humble among us
  • Two Laurier friends for life. They're supporting each other and the next generation.
  • The gift of opportunity: the Lois and Charles Macdonald Music Bursary
  • “He lives now in the music": Alumna Janice Moore supports the Faculty of Music in honour of her son CJ
  • The world is complex and so are students' lives

• Summer

  • Beloved MPS student Walter Waganka honoured with memorial scholarship
  • Working together to support student mental health: LOCUS and the Ross and Doris Dixon Charitable Foundation
  • Students supporting students: the Student Life Levy
  • Supporting Truth and Reconciliation on Laurier’s campuses
  • Making Space for Music renderings

• Winter

  • Supporting Laurier students’ confidence, curiosity and commitment
  • Levene family gift names the Leejay Julius Levene Practice Studio
  • The gift of education

• Spring

  • Braden Story’s friends and family honour his memory with the Braden Story Memorial Fund
  • Sonny Kumpf Memorial Hockey Bursary surpasses fundraising goal
  • A legacy for leadership
  • A Golden Hawk's letter to Laurier
  • Fourth-year Music student Sarah Stapleton on why she’s Making Space for Music
  • Jess Calberry (BA ’11) taps trees for mental health and finds a silver lining in liquid gold
  • 18 financial tips from Laurier's FinLit students
  • The tangible things we built: Sean Taylor (BSc ’95) reflects on giving at Laurier
  • We need to look at student success through a holistic lens
  • I want Laurier students to thrive!
  • I know all my colleagues understand how important mental health is for the success of our students

2020

• Fall

  • A father’s passion for music, a family’s legacy to Laurier
  • Got an idea? Accelerate it
  • A Zoom Birthday for Beethoven, and an interview with Jerzy Kaplanek
  • Donor Impact 2019/20
  • Kimberly Barber, associate dean of the Faculty of Music, focuses on the ‘wins’ of teaching online
  • “It’s a way to give back some of what this school has given me."
  • “I just had a feeling!”
  • "Laurier helped me build confidence. Now I want to help others!"
  • Giving back: it’s a habit she can’t quit
  • Supporting student success during uncertain times
  • Inclusive awards recognize diverse student achievements
  • Making Space for Music
  • A once-in-a-lifetime experience
  • Passing on the gift of education to future Hawks
  • The Laurier you love is made possible thanks to donations!
  • "What did you learn about yourself today?"
  • Remembering Barry Kay
  • A dream made possible
  • Learn. Try. Do!
  • Piti piti, ti pay pay, zwazo fe nich
  • "We appreciate it more than you know!"
  • A transformational experience
  • Studying the past, preparing for the future
  • Helping students thrive
  • A love of reading inspires a legacy of literacy at Laurier
  • You gave me the confidence to do what I love

2019

• Fall

  • Donors give $175,000 for Making Space for Music
  • Wilfrid Laurier University Alumni Association donates $800,000 to support student wellness and success

• Spring

  • Randy McGlynn (BBA '72) hopes more Laurier alumni will leave a legacy in their wills
  • Donors give lifeline to students facing mental health issues
  • CIBC supports an unforgettable experience for Laurier’s business students
  • Peter Izzio turns recognition into action with the Score to Win program