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Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s mission is to enable the next generation’s new ventures. We accomplish this mission by educating, empowering, and equipping our students, alumni, faculty, and the global Comet community.

At UT Dallas, we bring together the power of ideas and technology to create new ventures and support the growth of all companies, small and large. We work with all eight schools of UT Dallas, offering students a full curriculum of graduate and undergraduate courses, an undergraduate minor and concentration, and nationally ranked master’s-level degrees.

We invite you to partner with us this Comets Giving Day in support of our scholarships and signature programming.

Learn more about the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship here:

https://innovation.utdallas.edu/

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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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$14,000
Jindal School Challenge
Help the Jindal School reach 200 gifts on the first day of Comets Giving Days and an additional $14,000 gift will be unlocked! COMETogether JSOM
200 / 200 Gifts
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2
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JSOM Alumni Match
All gifts made by UTD alumni to the Jindal School of Management will be matched dollar for dollar, up to total of $8,500 on Comets Giving Days! Double your gift with this match!
$8,500 MATCHED
Completed
$25,200
JSOM Challenge
Thanks to your generosity, the Jindal School met the first unlock. Help the Jindal School reach 50 more gifts on Comets Giving Days and an additional $25,200 gift will be unlocked!
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
JSOM Faculty/Staff Challenge
When the School of Jindal Management receives 50 gifts from faculty or staff on Comets Giving Days, an additional $5,000 gift will be unlocked to the Dr. Ching-Chung 'CC' Kuo Memorial Fund.
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
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Large School Leaderboard
The Naveen Jindal School of Management and the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science are by far the University's largest schools. It's only natural for these two to take part in a little friendly competition on Comets Giving Day. Watch this leaderboard to see who will take the cake – and some extra bonus funds.
Rank Prize School Gifts
1 $200 Jindal School of Management 310
2 $100 Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science 299
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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
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Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship Match
All gifts made to the Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (IIE) will be matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of $3,500!
$3,500 MATCHED
Completed
$25,000
JSOM Alumni Challenge
When JSOM Alumni give back, big things happen! Help the Jindal School unlock a $25,000 when 200 Jindal School alumni make a gift on Comets Giving Days!
74 / 74 Gifts
Completed
$50,000
JSOM Challenge
Wow! That last challenge was nothing for the generosity of our Jindal School donors. Help JSOM reach another 50 gifts on Comets Giving Days and an additional $50,000 gift will be unlocked! COMETogether JSOM!
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
$7,500
JSOM Faculty/Staff Challenge
Thanks for helping the Jindal School unlock the first faculty staff challenge. When 25 more gifts from faculty or staff are given on Comets Giving Days, an additional $7,500 gift will be unlocked to the Padmaja Navaneethakrishnan Memorial Scholarship.
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
2
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JSOM Match
All gifts made to the Jindal School of Management on Comets Giving Days will be matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of $50,000!
$38,939 MATCHED
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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
Rank State Gifts
1 TX 12
2 NM 2
3 FL 1
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