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MAKING A
DIFFERENCE
your uniVersity
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UWindsor alumni, donors and friends together in support
ADvANcEmENT OffIcE OPENS IN
hEArT Of DOWNTOWN TOrONTO
Opening an office in the heart of Toronto has the potential
to be “transformational” for the University of Windsor, says
Vice-President University Advancement John Bergholz.
Shibley Righton LLP, a law firm with offices in both
Windsor and Toronto, donated space at the firm’s Toronto
office, located at 250 University Avenue. Bergholz says the
move will allow the University to engage alumni and friends
in a deeper way.
“This is about wearing out some shoe leather,” he says.
“It sends a clear message to our 16,000 alumni in the Toronto
area that we are serious about reaching our graduates there.”
He said the key was establishing a Toronto presence “at
the right price—and free is a very good price.”
Sheila MacKinnon, a partner in Shibley Righton and a
member of the University’s Board of Governors, co-ordinated
the donation of the space. She said the University will also
have access to meeting rooms and administrative support.
“I had heard that the University would like to have a
Toronto office, so I said, Why can’t this be Shibley Righton’s
contribution? and all of my partners agreed,” MacKinnon says.
“Everybody thought it was a great idea.”
Four lawyers in the firm’s Windsor office and two partners
in Toronto are Windsor law grads.
“We thought this would be an excellent way to give back
to the University of Windsor community,” says MacKinnon.
“UWindsor President Alan Wildeman exudes such enthusiasm
that it’s hard not to get behind him and his team.”
The project also drew a $180,000 contribution over three
years from the University of Windsor Alumni Association to
support alumni engagement in Toronto and in other key cities
and regions across the country. Alumni Association President
Tom Porter said the Toronto office will improve future efforts
in student recruitment and fundraising.
“The Toronto office will be one more way in which we can
reach out to prospective students, to tell them about the great
education and experience they can get in Windsor,” he said.
The building, at the intersection of University Avenue and
Queen Street, is directly across from the Four Seasons Centre
for the Performing Arts, and within blocks of Queen’s Park,
Toronto City Hall, and other landmarks.
Read the official announcement, UWindsor expands
outreach to alumni and prospective students in the GTA, on
the advancement web site.
for more information on the toronto office,
please contact toronto
@
uwindsor.ca
for more information or donating to the us foundation,
please contact nancy Parker at nparker
@
uwindsor.ca
519-253-3000 ext 4056.
