Press Release

Monday, September 30, 2019

Major Donations from Assumption Life and Louisbourg Investments

The Université de Moncton has received substantial support toward enriching the learning experience for students on all three campuses. Assumption Life Group have announced donations totalling $500,000 to the Evolution Fundraising Campaign.

A $400,000 donation from Assumption Life will enable the Faculty of Administration to update its social media lab, expand its programming and award annual scholarships. The Faculty of Administration lab will be renamed the Assumption Life Social Media Lab. The Edmundston and Shippagan campuses will also be able to develop their facilities and purchase equipment to support social media studies.

Louisbourg Investments has announced a $100,000 donation to equip the trading room with leading-edge, high-performance financial analysis tools to help create a rich, hands-on experience for students on all three campuses. In recognition of the long-standing partnership between Louisbourg Investments and the Faculty of Administration, this space will now be officially known as the Louisbourg Investments Trading Room.

“Assumption Life Group is pleased to contribute $500,000 to the Evolution Fundraising Campaign of the Université de Moncton,” stated Sébastien Dupuis, President and CEO of Assumption Life. “For its part, Assumption Life recognizes the excellence of students at the Université de Moncton and is proud to play a role in their success by offering $400,000 to use to fund scholarships to help ease their financial burden as well as to enrich their studies through its support of the social media lab.”
 
“Louisbourg Investments is proud to support the Evolution Fundraising Campaign of the Université de Moncton,” said Luc Gaudet, President and CEO of Louisbourg Investments. “The Louisbourg Investments Trading Room provides an experience covering the entire investment process from theory to hands-on to ensure that students are effectively prepared for the labour market.”

“Assumption Life and Louisbourg Investments are long-time partners of our institution, and we are grateful for this expression of their renewed support,” noted Jacques Paul Couturier, Interim President and Vice-Chancellor of the Université de Moncton. “The major contributions announced today will assist us in providing our students a highly enriched learning experience that is better adapted to the reality of the job market and the latest technological trends.”

The Evolution Fundraising Campaign aims to enrich the student experience and support excellence in research and innovation at the Université de Moncton, which strives to use the funds raised to implement transformative projects that benefit its students as well as Acadian society and society as a whole. Additional information: umoncton.ca/dons/en
 


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