USask Giving Day 2025 showcases the collective power of community

Following the close of the university’s $570-million comprehensive campaign earlier this year, this year’s Giving Day showed that the philanthropic spirit of the USask community continues to thrive. Thanks to the generosity of alumni, donors, faculty, staff, students and friends, this year’s one-day giving initiative raised $284,821 from 570 donors in support of 95 initiatives across the university.  

“While the campaign was a tremendous success, the need for donor support continues,” said USask President and Vice-Chancellor Peter Stoicheff. “New opportunities and challenges arise every day, and gifts like those made during Giving Day help us meet the needs of the future.” 

Donors supported everything from student scholarships and research opportunities to the Huskies and capital projects like the Engineering Design Hub. Each donation, no matter the size, makes a difference by helping the university invest in the people and projects that have a positive impact at USask and around the world. 

“Ongoing donations are needed because every time we welcome new students to our USask community, there are new needs, new perspectives, and new challenges that come,” said University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union (USSU) President Emma Wintermute. 

The USSU president added that when USask faculty, staff, and alumni continue to donate, it demonstrates that they have an understanding that students past, present and future are going to benefit from their generosity. 

The energy surrounding Giving Day was amplified by matching donors who doubled the value of several gifts. Scott McCreath (BComm'69) and Grit McCreath (BEd'91), Greg Smith (BComm'79) and Rae Smith, Peter Stoicheff and Kathryn Warden, Cheryl Hamelin (BSHEC'88), and select current members of the Engineering Advancement Trust (EAT) all pitched in to match contributions dollar-for-dollar up to $1,000 per gift, for a total of $73,750.  

“Whether they made a gift, shared a post, or simply cheered us on, our donors were part of something amazing,” said Cheryl Hamelin, vice-president University Relations at USask. “We’re already looking forward to what we can accomplish together next year.” 

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