UPEI alumnus and staff member Leo Cheverie awarded 2007 Alumni Award by WUSC
UPEI alumnus and staff member Leo Cheverie recently received the 2007 Alumni Award by World University Service of Canada (WUSC), a leading Canadian development agency.
Involved with WUSC at UPEI for some 20 years, Cheverie is known for his participation in WUSC initiatives on campus, particularly the student refugee sponsorship program. This program allows student refugees from developing countries to resume their studies at Canadian universities. Some 45 student refugees from Africa and Asia enter Canada in a typical year.
WUSC local committees on campus must raise awareness of the student refugee sponsorship program and recruit sustainable financial support for it. Cheverie has played a vital role in all aspects of the student refugee sponsorship program at UPEI, from fundraising to helping student refugees adapt to their new environment socially, culturally and academically.
Cheverie graduated from UPEI in 1984 with a B.A. in history, and currently works on campus as a library technician at Robertson Library. He has been active in various social justice, labour and international development organizations on the Island and elsewhere for two decades.
A leading Canadian international development agency, WUSC is a network of people and post-secondary institutions whose mission is to foster human development and global understanding through education and training.
For information about the WUSC Local Committee at UPEI, contact Cheverie at lcheverie@upei.ca or 892-4404, or student co-chair Jennifer Morningstar at jmorningstar@upei.ca.
