General Alumni Association established.
Main goal: support UdeM, heavily impacted by that era’s economic crisis.
Mission: increase the Université’s social standing and provide it with financial support.
Behind the Brave the way fundraising campaign is the Université de Montréal, and every single one of its teams is committed to the campaign’s goals. Get to know these teams!
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With its roots in Montreal and its eyes on the international horizon, the Université de Montréal is one of Canada’s leading research universities. Together with its affiliated schools, the Polytechnique Montréal and HEC Montréal, it is Quebec’s leading university institution.
The institution draws young people from across the world, providing them the opportunity to study in French at one of the leading universities in the Americas. Its academic programs span the full spectrum of disciplines, which promotes interdisciplinary collaboration.
Thanks to this impressive network, UdeM has become a benchmark and, at times, a leader in a variety of fields such as medicine, artificial intelligence (AI), and aerospace.
Since its founding, the Université de Montréal has committed to fostering a research-friendly environment. This commitment has led to the emergence of a varied community of researchers, active across all major fields of knowledge. Irrespective of their specialization, every researcher has contributed to enhancing social development and well-being. Many of these researchers have made significant contributions to our world through their work, studies, and visionary insights.
Headed by the Vice-Rectorate for Alumni Relations and Philanthropy, the RDD helms the Brave the way campaign.
A look back over the Alumni and Donor Community’s long history.
General Alumni Association established.
Main goal: support UdeM, heavily impacted by that era’s economic crisis.
Mission: increase the Université’s social standing and provide it with financial support.
Inaugural alumni banquet plays host to 2,000 guests within the as-yet-unfinished grounds of their alma mater.
Development Fund (later renamed the Office for Development and Alumni Relations) created. This is a pivotal moment in the university’s philanthropic history.
Following its 40th anniversary, the Development Fund undergoes a major overhaul, emphasizing alumni relations in a partnership with the UdeM Alumni Association (ADUM). The Fund gets a new name: the Office of Development and Alumni Relations.
University staff now manage all ADUM operations, while the Association’s board serves the university’s leadership in an advisory and strategic capacity.
The Office of Development and Alumni Relations becomes the UdeM Alumni and Donor Community, to more accurately reflect values of altruism centered around knowledge and mutual support.
More than just a new title, this change heralds a profound shift that impacts alumni, donors, faculty, and the entire university community.
Prior to kicking off the Brave the way campaign this year, the Community had staged a number of successful fundraising initiatives!
Campaign to encourage donations through life insurance.
First province-wide public fundraising campaign: creation of committees across 316 parishes within the Montreal, Joliette, Saint-Hyacinthe, Sherbrooke, and Valleyfield dioceses.
The “Cinquantenaire” fundraising campaign.
Annual fundraising campaigns for the Fonds annuel de soutien [Annual Support Fund].
The Réussir ensemble [Succeeding Together] campaign, the first joint UdeM–HEC Montréal–Polytechnique Montréal campaign.
The Un monde de projets [A World of Projects] campaign, the second collaborative UdeM–HEC Montréal–Polytechnique Montréal campaign.
The Campus Montréal – Des talents. Une planète [Many Talents. One Planet.] campaign, marks the third joint UdeM–HEC Montréal–Polytechnique Montréal fundraising effort.
Université de Montréal with its affiliated schools, HEC Montréal and Polytechnique Montréal, is the leading hub of higher education in Quebec.
At 111th in the world and 6th in the French-speaking world, UdeM ranks high among the planet’s 18,500 universities.
at UdeM and its affiliated schools (HEC Montréal and Polytechnique Montréal).
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