Name: Military and Veteran Center
Start: 2020-08-05T10:00:00-0500
End: 2020-08-06T18:49:00-0500
Location: Comets Giving Day 2020

MISSED ALL THE FUN, BUT STILL WANT TO MAKE AN IMPACT?

Military and Veteran Center

The Military and Veteran Center (MVC) provides multifaceted support for veteran and military-affiliated students, from admission through graduation, to facilitate the achievement of academic and career objectives.

The MVC's goals are to:

Foster community among students during their transition to campus and civilian life.
Honor contributions of military service members and recognize their academic achievement.
Connect students to the resources, services and programs they need to be successful at UT Dallas and beyond.
Inform/educate the campus and area community about the military via programs, services and events.

Military-affiliated students include veterans, current military service members (Active, Reserve, Guard), military spouses and dependents, and ROTC cadets.

The areas that the MVC will be supporting are:

Military and Veteran Center – This fund helps support the mission of the Military and Veteran Center to offer quality programs, services and activities.
Veteran Benevolent Fund – This fund provides monetary assistance for student veterans experiencing a situational economic hardship.
Student Veterans Association – This fund supports the programs and activities of the student organization, as well as, expenses related to attending the Student Veterans of America (SVA) National Conference.

$1,969

President's Challenge

On 8/6 from 2 to 4 p.m., Dr. and Mrs. Benson will add an additional $19.69 on to every faculty and staff gift up to a total of 100 gifts.

100 / 100 Gifts

Completed

$1,969

Alumni Challenge

Alumni, this one is for you! On 8/6, the first 100 alumni gifts will receive an additional $19.69! Give whatever size gift you'd like and receive $19.69 in matching funds thanks to a generous gift from Nancy Gundy Davidson BS’80 and Charles “Chuck” Davidson MS’80!

100 / 100 Gifts

Completed

$100

Mechanical Engineering Challenge

Help the ME department reach 40 gifts to unlock an additional $100 gift, thanks to an anonymous donor.

40 / 40 Gifts

Completed

Success!

Comets Giving Day Group Teaser Video

We had so many groups participate and make great videos! Our winning video, randomly chosen from all challenge participants was the Gender Center! Congrats on winning an additional $196.90 in bonus funds!

Completed

Match

Alumni Match

Are you a UTD alum? Now is the time to make your gift go further! All alumni gifts of $19.69 will be matched dollar for dollar up to $1,969 on 8/5 thanks to a generous gift from Nancy Gundy Davidson BS’80 and Charles “Chuck” Davidson MS’80! That is 100 alumni making a difference for the next generation of Comets!

$1,969 MATCHED

Completed

Leaderboard

Centers Leaderboard

Congrats to our top Centers: CCF, Callier, and Multicultural Center on winning bonus funds for your areas!

Rank	Prize	Department	Gifts
1	$196	Center for Children and Families	60
2	$50	Callier Center for Communication Disorders	50
3	$19	Multicultural Center	41
4		Galerstein Gender Center	35
5		Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies	34
6		Archer Center	29
7		Center for BrainHealth	23
8		Center for Students in Recovery	19
9		Student Counseling Center	16
10		Center for Values	14
11		Center for Vital Longevity	12
12		Military and Veteran Center	12
13		Center for Asian Studies	11
14		Center for Advanced Pain Studies	6
15		Center for U.S. - Latin America Initiatives at UTD	6

Ended

$1,969

Faculty/Staff Challenge

On 8/5 from 4-6 p.m., the first 100 faculty and staff gifts will receive an additional $19.69! Give whatever size gift you'd like and receive $19.69 in matching funds!

100 / 100 Gifts

Completed

$1,969

JUST ANNOUNCED: FINAL ALUMNI CHALLENGE

Our Alumni have been showing up BIG and we want everyone to benefit from our $19.69 bonus challenge; therefore, we've created one final alumni challenge. When an alum makes a gift during the final 3 hours, $19.69 in bonus funds will be added to the first 100 alumni gifts!

100 / 100 Gifts

Completed

$250,000

UT Dallas Challenge

WOW, Comets! You all are amazing. Thanks to your participation, you have unlocked a $500,000 gift from the late Dr. Carter.

2,500 / 2,500 Gifts

Completed

Success!

Temoc TikTok Challenge

Eric Aaberg was on it for this challenge and that means $196.90 in bonus funds is going to Comet Life!

Completed

Match

Student Match

We miss celebrating Comets Giving Day on campus with our students, but we still want everyone to be a part of this record-breaking day! All student gifts, $2 minimum, will be matched dollar for dollar up to $19.69 for a total of $1,969! Go Comets!

$1,969 MATCHED

Completed

$10,000

Night Owls Challenge

This one's for our night owls. In honor of the 50th anniversary, help us get 50 gifts between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. and an additional $10,000 from longtime Comets Giving Day supporter Libby Hodge will be unlocked!

50 / 50 Gifts

Completed

Participating Groups