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Latino Faculty and Staff Association

Update to LFSA Comets Giving Days Page 2021

The mission of the Latino Faculty and Staff Association at UT Dallas is to build community by empowering Latino faculty and staff at all levels of the University to network, advance personally and professionally, and foster an inclusive workplace. 

SUPPORTING OUR HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATION!

Access to role models and cultural representation in a University setting is essential for students to learn, grow and thrive throughout their academic careers. This 2021 Hispanic Heritage Month, the Latino Faculty & Staff Association (LFSA) would like to invite renowned Latinx author, Elizabeth Acevedo, to UTD for a virtual conversation on the complexities of the Latinx culture – family, race, gender, and the intersection of these identities. 

Elizabeth Acevedo is a New York Times bestselling author and all-around fascinating storyteller of Latinx life and identity, especially of young people. She has won numerous awards for her works of PoetX, With the Fire on High, and her newest work, Clap When You Land. She is without a doubt an influential leader in the Literature community, which understands the struggles of young people today to define and locate their true selves in an ever-evolving society and world. 

 However, we need your support to cover a portion of the speaker fee for this virtual event in September 2021.  To meet this ambitious goal for our University community, not only is LFSA contributing, but we have the support of the Vice President & Chief of Staff’s Office. They will match each gift, one-to-one, that we are able to raise. 

 Please make a gift TODAY in support of LFSA’s Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration featuring Elizabeth Acevedo and know that every contribution made will go twice as far!

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21 Gifts Leaderboard
Help your favorite Comets Giving Days group reach at least 21 gifts on 5/26 (day 1) and they will become eligible to win an additional $200 in bonus funds. Winning group will be picked at random. Let's have more fun in '21!
Rank Group Gifts
1 Comet Cupboard 130
2 Fund for UT Dallas 87
3 Student Emergency Fund 80
4 Student Ambassadors 47
5 Geosciences 42
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Alumni Power Hour Match Day 2
Double the fun on day two! Mark your calendar for May 27 from 12pm-4pm for our second Alumni Power Hours Match. During these four hours, all alumni gifts $2-$40 will be matched dollar for dollar up to a total of $3,000. Make your impact go even further!
$3,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Early Risers Bonus
On 5/27 between 5 a.m. - 7 a.m. help the group you love receive the most gifts and the group with the most will win $50 in bonus funds!
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $50 UT Dallas Pep Band 5
2 Electrical and Computer Engineering 2
3 Chess Team 1
4 Mechanical Engineering 1
5 Athletics 1
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Graduates of the Last Decade Match
Did you graduate in the last decade (2010-2021)? Make a gift between 6-10pm on May 26 and have your gift matched dollar for dollar. All gifts of $2-$20 will receive matching donation of the same value up to a total of $1,000.
$650 MATCHED
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May 27 from 5-6:49 P.M. Leaderboard
Help your favorite area of campus get the most gifts during the hours of 5-6:49 p.m. on day 2 of Comets Giving Days and the group with the most gifts during those two hours will win an additional $100 in bonus funds!
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $100 Student Ambassadors 26
2 Physics 18
3 Comet Cupboard 18
4 Athletics 18
5 Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies 17
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President's Faculty/Staff Power Hours Match
Dr. and Mrs. Benson will graciously match all gifts of $2-20 made by UTD Faculty or Staff members between 3-5pm on May 26, up to a total of $1,969!
$1,969 MATCHED
Completed
$1,000
UT Dallas Student Ambassadors: Game For Good Power Hour Challenge
Help us reach 100 gifts from 2:30-3:30PM on May 26th to unlock a donation of $1,000 to the Douglas Peterson Fund for Homeless Students!
100 / 100 Gifts
Completed
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51 Gifts Leaderboard
Help your favorite Comets Giving Days group reach at least 51 gifts in honor of UT Dallas' 51st year on 5/27 (day 2) and they will become eligible to win an additional $200 in bonus funds. Winning group will be picked at random. The magic number is a minimum of 51 gifts/eligible group!
Rank Group Gifts
1 Comet Cupboard 267
2 Geosciences 119
3 Alumni Association 119
4 Student Ambassadors 115
5 Student Emergency Fund 106
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EXTENDED: Alumni Power Hours Match
Where are our alumni at? All alumni gifts $2-$20 will be matched dollar for dollar up to a total of $2,000 on May 26 until 8pm.
$1,301 MATCHED
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EXTENDED: Faculty and Staff Day 2 Match
Let's have more fun in Day 2! All gifts of $2-40 made by UTD Faculty or Staff members between 9-noon on May 27 will be matched dollar for dollar up to a total of $3,000!
$2,374 MATCHED
Ended
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May 26 6-8 P.M. Leaderboard
Help your favorite area of campus get the most gifts during the hours of 6-8 p.m. on day 1 of Comets Giving Days and the group with the most gifts during those two hours will win an additional $100 in bonus funds!
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $100 Student Ambassadors 11
2 Geosciences 9
3 Comet Cupboard 8
4 Behavioral and Brain Sciences 5
5 Information Technology & Systems 4
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Night Owl Challenge
The group with the most gifts between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. will win an additional $50 in bonus funds! Night owls unite!
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $50 UT Dallas Pep Band 14
2 Student Ambassadors 8
3 Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies 4
4 First-Generation Student Programs 4
5 Galerstein Gender Center 4
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Student Match
Are you a UT Dallas student? Make a gift of $2 or any other gift up to $20 on May 26 or 27 and have your donation matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of $1,000!
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
Donor Heatmap
Rank State Gifts
1 TX 8
2 AA 0
2 AE 0
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