Name: Bangladeshi Student Organization
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?

Bangladeshi Student Organization

The Bangladeshi Student Organization (BSO) at University of Texas at Dallas promotes the culture of Bangladesh in the Dallas Metroplex area and UT Dallas as well as assists new students coming from Bangladesh to the university. Bangladesh is a South Asian country with a rich cultural heritage.

On Comets Giving Day, BSO will be supporting the BSO Alumni Scholarship! Thank you in advance for any support to this great scholarship!

$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

All-inclusive Leaderboard

Congrats to our top groups on winning bonus funds!

Rank	Prize	Department	Gifts
1	$196	Comet Cupboard	245
2	$196	Student Ambassadors	151
3	$50	Athletics	90
4	$50	Student Emergency Fund	65
5	$19	First-Generation Student Programs	55
6	$19	Academic Bridge Program	51
7		Service-dogs In Training	50
8		Douglas Aundre Peterson Fund for Homeless Students	41
9		Black Faculty and Staff Alliance	40
10		Bangladeshi Student Organization	35
11		Future Comets	32
12		Crow Museum of Asian Art	25
13		Jindal Young Scholars Program	23
14		Undergraduate Success Scholars	22
15		International Student Emergency Fund	22

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