Bank of Montreal makes major donation

to Renison College at the University of Waterloo

WATERLOO, Ont. -- Renison College's capital campaign, "Working Together -- Building Our Future," received a major boost today with a $75,000 gift from BMO - Bank of Montreal.

The money will fund a classroom in the planned new academic centre at the college at the University of Waterloo. A reception, in recognition of the gift, was held today.

"The Bank of Montreal is well known in our community, indeed at a national and an international level, as a tremendous supporter of education," said John Crossley, Renison Principal.

"This is a substantial investment and one which will provide significant benefits to Renison College students," he added.

Renison is noted for the quality and diversity of its students, faculty and programs.

Academic programs include Social Work, Social Development Studies and Religious Studies, along with the East Asian Studies Program.

The college is becoming increasingly international in scope. An exchange program with Poole University in Japan is in the works and the English Language Institute continues to surpass expectations, said Catherine Voight, Renison Development Officer.

At present, 29 teachers from the Jiangsu Province in China are guests at the college.

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Contact:

Catherine Voight, Development Officer, Renison College, (519) 884-4404, ext. 606; cvoight@artsmail.uwaterloo.ca

From Jim Fox, UW Media Relations, (519) 888-4444; jfox@uwaterloo.ca

Release no. 214 -- November 6, 2003