The Promise Partnership
The Promise Partnership was born out of a commitment by UNB Saint John Vice-President Robert MacKinnon to act as a good neighbor to the surrounding area.
Today the Promise Partnership has invested its efforts, with a growing number of partners, in the future leaders of Hazen-White/St. Francis School, in Crescent Valley, one of the most vulnerable neighbourhoods in Saint John.
Working closely with teachers and staff at the school, every student is assigned a mentor from UNB Saint John to focus on individual areas to improve competencies and the results have been stunning.
The partnership is built on the belief that mentors go into the school to assist teaching staff but that there is also a need to familiarize young students with a campus environment to demystify the experience. Faculty members have also been heavily involved in the delivery of educational and enrichment programming to students.
The Promise Partnership is helping UNB to fulfill commitments under its recently approved strategic plan including goals to provide exceptional opportunities to our students while building a better UNB and a better province.
