Who is the Fry Family Foundation?
The Fry Family Foundation was founded and funded by Darryl and Marlene Fry, who were born and educated in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. In 1996, Darryl created five scholarships at Memorial University (MUN) to reward the accomplishments of the next generation and to recognize individuals who had inspired him. Establishing these scholarships inspired him to co-found the Fry Family Foundation with his wife Marlene in 1997.
The Fry Family Foundation helps to build stronger communities by supporting health, social causes, nature and the arts and by investing in the development of the future talent of youth through numerous scholarships. As Darryl Fry has said, "The foundation provides financial support and encouragement to passionate leaders and volunteers who do good things in the community.”
What is the Fry Family Foundation Student Leadership Initiative?
It has been shown that students who began to understand the complexities of leadership at an early stage in their university education were more likely to step forward to take a leadership approach to their own personal and professional development. The foundation of this initiative is that the Marine Institute will provide strategic opportunities for this to happen for their students. A commitment from the Fry Family Foundation in 2018 for 5 years will allow the Marine Institute (MI) to make this initiative a reality. Once the five years has been completed the Marine Institute will have fully embedded the components identified into their ongoing annual initiatives and it will be fully embraced and funded.
A Service Learning Initiative will have an approach that embraces experiential learning for students, with a particular focus on giving back to the community. Through various initiatives throughout the year there will be opportunities for students to provide service to various non-profit community groups, including learning contracts, reflective learning agreements and a focus on learning from both the student and the non-profit community agency.
What are the benefits?
MI Leaders…
What will I do as an MI Leader?
What is required of me?
How do I learn more?
We encourage you to view content on the MI Lead website and keep an eye on MI social media accounts for more updates as they become available. In addition, once registered for MI Lead, information on upcoming activities will be sent through email.
Who can I speak with?
Please contact StudentSupport@mi.mun.ca or visit Student Affairs (W3013) if you have any questions.
How do I sign up?
Email StudentSupport@mi.mun.ca to register. Please provide the following information in the email:
When does the program begin?
Program sessions will begin in November 2023.
Who can sign up?
MI Lead is open to all students currently enrolled as a Marine Institute student. The program is designed to ensure that students enrolled in a one-year program will have equal opportunities as students enrolled in a multiple year program.