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April 2015
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From Harvard to the UWI – Building a Philanthropic Future
In keeping with this mandate, the FAA and the Institute of International Relations (IIR) invited Mr O’Neil Outar, Senior Associate Dean and Director of Development for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University for a special consultation during the period 25 to 28 February, 2015. Mr Outar, who was born in Guyana, met with members of Senior Management, Deans, the Endowment Fund and other members of the campus community to consult and give guidance on matters related to strengthening and expanding the university’s philanthropic ecosystem. Mr Outar’s contributions were highly impacting and his insights and thoughtful reactions – based upon his specialist experience in raising funds for Harvard, MIT, the University of Alberta and Tufts University – were most constructive in advancing The UWI’s own thinking about how it can strengthen and accelerate its philanthropic agenda. In his current position, Mr Outar leads the fundraising enterprise for the largest of Harvard’s seven faculties: the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Prior to joining Harvard, he led the University of Alberta’s alumni and fundraising enterprise as the school’s first Vice President of Advancement, building an organisation that set new records in both fundraising and alumni engagement, which were critical in establishing the vital foundation to support the university’s ambitious emphasis on research, and teaching and learning. It is heartening to see a son of the Caribbean achieving so significantly at a global level and commendable that he has demonstrated his commitment to the Caribbean by generously giving his time and expertise to the regional university. |
In response to the increasing financial challenges being faced by the Campus, a Fundraising and Alumni Affairs Unit (FAA) was created in 2013 as part of the new Office of Institutional Advancement and Internationalisation, with the mandate to increase philanthropic giving to the Campus and strengthen engagement with our thousands of graduates across all social and economic sectors.