Direct Student Assistance
Rural and Northern Saskatchewan Practicum Bursary
With the growing need to recruit and retain teachers in rural and northern communities across this province, it is essential to grow opportunities for teacher candidates to experience and develop their professional competencies to teach in these settings. One barrier to this work is that teacher candidates considering rural and northern placements incur costs such as transportation, accommodation and additional living expenses plus standard tuition and course fees. Funds raised through annual giving help ease the financial burden many students face during their placements.
International Practicum Scholarship
Your donation can help provide scholarships to students conducting six-week internships overseas in addition to their 10-week domestic internship.
As a transformational teaching and learning experience for students, the Alternative Field Experiences Practicum, International Experience Option is a six-week field experience opportunity designed for teacher candidates enrolled in any of the undergraduate Bachelor of Education program routes. It involves directed observation, peer reflection and teaching opportunities in an international educational setting. The International Practicum Scholarship encourages student interest in a internationally-based practicum through the provision of financial support.
Ways to Give
Annual Giving
Charitable giving is an important source of funding for the University of Saskatchewan, and annual, recurring support that is given from individuals and business allow additional, immediate funding for student initiatives and awards that enhance the student experience.
"You're helping people grow, which helps Saskatchewan become the best it can be. It's a pleasure to deal with the U of S, and it's surprising what a huge difference $1,000 can make to someone."
-Royan Stewart, President, Breck Construction,
an annual business donor to the College of Education
Planned Giving
Planned giving is a form of charitable giving coordinated with your financial and estate plan, which allows you to accomplish your goal in supporting the University of Saskatchewan while optimizing your tax and other financial benefits.
A planned gift to the University of Saskatchewan can take many different forms:
- a bequest through a will
- a gift of life insurance
- RRSP's, RRIF's, pension and annuities
- Gifts in Kind
- Gifts of property
- Gifts of stock and securities
- A planned gift may be outright, providing resources for immediate use, or it may be deferred, planned now for completion at a future time.
For information or to make a Planned Gift visit give.usask.ca/how/future_gift/
Memorial Gifts
The College of Education extends our sincerest sympathies to the family and friends of alumni and others who have passed away. A memorial gift can be created in their name. Their legacy will live on in the lives of education students who will benefit from a scholarship or bursary supported by such gifts.
If none of the suggested options above meet your specific needs, please consider other ways to give by visiting give.usask.ca/how/other.php
Featured Supporter
Maureen and Gordon Haddock
The Maureen and Gordon Haddock Scholarship in Education was started to recognize a College of Education undergraduate student pursuing a Bachelor of Education degree who demonstrates the skills and the potential to compose and teach creative writing.
In 1951, Gordon moved west, from Montreal, with his parents and brother. The small Saskatchewan town where they settled provided the right growing conditions for his independent spirit and entrepreneurial nature to flourish.
Gordon Haddock graduated from The University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Commerce in 1972. His entrepreneurial spirit led him into many business ventures including an advertising agency, music store, drug stores, card and gift stores and businesses involving land development, fast food, clothing, tourism, bath and skin care products, entertainment, and publishing. His businesses have been both franchise and self started.
Gord’s wife Maureen has known him since they were twelve, and, having married him in 1970, she has been involved in most of the aforementioned businesses. Writing Get a Bigger Wagon and Get an Even Bigger Wagon has been more than business as usual for Maureen; it’s been personal. She believes that Gordon was allowed more self-discovery time, while growing up, than most children and that he retained more of the details of his experiences than many. It seems clear to Maureen that growing up in small town Saskatchewan contributed significantly to the boy becoming the man he is today.
The College of Education thrives off generous gifts from donors that provide the financial and moral support needed to continue its mission.