Jack Bailey is the kind of student UNB was built to develop: curious, community-minded, and passionate about helping others learn.

It’s these qualities that made Jack, a student in the School of Leadership Studies on the UNB Fredericton campus, a natural choice for the Alumni Legacy Award. Established by the UNB Associated Alumni, the award recognizes students who embody the spirit of UNB and the power of paying it forward.

Last August, Jack received the award from Associated Alumni President Andrew Martel (BCS’15). Valued at $10,000 per year for two years, the scholarship is made possible through the generous support of UNB alumni and friends. It is awarded to a UNB student who has completed the minimum requirements for the second year of an undergraduate degree program and has demonstrated immense pride and commitment to the university through extra-curricular involvement.

Jack is a highly engaged UNB student whose involvement spans academics, leadership, service, and community building. He has held elected roles within the School of Leadership Studies, served as a peer mentor, residence leader, student fundraiser, and French teaching assistant and tutor, presented at Arts Matters conferences, and completed a work-study placement with Under One Sky Indigenous Friendship Centre. Last summer, he spent three months in Hanoi, Vietnam, completing his program’s international internship at Vietnam’s Foreign Trade University.

Faculty and staff who have mentored Jack describe him as a student who embodies the very best of UNB. “His involvement is not merely a list of activities,” says Kendall Kadatz, experiential education coordinator at the School of Leadership Studies. “It’s a testament to his belief in the power of community and the importance of creating spaces where individuals can connect, learn, and build lasting relationships. It seems no matter where you look, he’s involved in some way. He embodies the very spirit of what it means to build a strong, vibrant university community.”

In addition to the Alumni Legacy Award, Jack has received UNB’s President’s Scholarship. He has also been named a Young Ambassador of Francophonie in the Americas by the Centre de la francophonie des Amériques and a 3M National Student Fellow by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.

Jack will graduate in May 2026 and plans to pursue a career in second-language education. He says that he’s “deeply grateful for the support I’ve received from the UNB community.”