Name: Comets Giving Days 2021
Start: 2021-05-25T16:30:00-0500
End: 2021-05-27T18:49:00-0500
Location: Comets Giving Days 2021

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Aware that tomorrow’s solutions will not be found in the back of a textbook, the Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science prides itself in championing critical thinking and innovative, collaborative problem-solving skills. Our students and faculty are relentless in their pursuit of big ideas that will lead to better lives in the Dallas-Forth Worth metroplex. The Jonsson School recognizes a responsibility to leverage our talent, research and resources to serve as an economic catalyst for the region, where creative solutions and an entrepreneurial spirit are key to our community’s ongoing success.

To launch us into our New Dimensions Campaign, our priorities remain steadfast:

Impart knowledge through teaching and research to the next generation of global leaders in engineering and computer science.
Enable greater access to higher education for underrepresented and non-traditional students.
Continue to lead in new and emerging research fields let by the best faculty in the country.

We invite you to partner with us this Comets Giving Day as we embark on an ambitious $75 million campaign that will enable us to continue to make strides in innovative research, nurture students into fearless and compassionate leaders for our global community and invest in faculty to shape the minds of our future.

Your gift this Comets Giving Day will help the Jonsson School make strides to achieve our overall goal during this New Dimensions campaign.

Dean's Initiative

Bioengineering

Computer Science

Dallas Formula Racing

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jonsson School Alumni Opportunity Fund

Materials Science and Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Systems Engineering

UTDesign EPICS

UTDesign Senior Capstone

CS Goldman Sachs Fund

$2,000

ECE Faculty/Staff Challenge

Hey ECE Department! Let’s meet our goal of 50% faculty and staff giving to unlock a gift of $1,000 from Dr. PK (Raja) Rajasekaran plus a $1,000 matching gift from TI.

34 / 34 Gifts

Completed

Leaderboard

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
6	Jindal Young Scholars Program	37
7	Dean's Initiative - Partners in Progress	30
8	Athletics	29
9	Computer Science	28
10	Animation	26
11	Other	25
12	Science & Mathematics Education	25
13	Callier Center for Communication Disorders	23
14	Center for BrainHealth	23
15	Electrical and Computer Engineering	22

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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

Match

Bioengineering Match

Thanks to a generous donor, all gifts given to the Engineering for Everyone Fund (Department of Bioengineering) will be matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of $2,000!

$2,000 MATCHED

Completed

$20,000

Computer Science Challenge

When the first 150 gifts are made to the Computer Science Department on Comets Giving Days, a $20,000 Goldman Sachs gift will be unlocked.

82 / 82 Gifts

Completed

$1,000

ECE Challenge

When the first 20 gifts are made to the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering on Comets Giving Days, a $1000 gift from Dr. Aria Nosratinia will be unlocked!

20 / 20 Gifts

Completed

$58,000

ECS Challenge

When the first 400 gifts are made to any of the Jonsson School areas, a generous $58,000 gift from American Airlines will be unlocked.

295 / 295 Gifts

Completed

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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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Jonsson School Match

All gifts given to any Jonsson School funds will be matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of $5,000 thanks to an anonymous donation.

$5,000 MATCHED

Completed

Leaderboard

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
6		Athletics	4
7		Animation	4
8		Electrical and Computer Engineering	3
9		Economic, Political and Policy Sciences	3
10		Jindal Young Scholars Program	3
11		Alumni Association	3
12		Biological Sciences	2
13		Multicultural Center	2
14		Delk Lab	2
15		Center for Children and Families	2

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$200

Mechanical Engineering Challenge

Help the Department of Mechanical Engineering meet their goal of 50 gifts! When the ME Department reaches 20 gifts, an additional gift of $100 from Dr. Arif Malik will be unlocked! Once the ME Department reaches 40 gifts, and additional $200 gift from Dr. Dani Fadda will unlock.

16 / 16 Gifts

Completed

Leaderboard

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
6		Comet Cupboard	3
7		Dean's Initiative - Partners in Progress	3
8		Callier Center for Communication Disorders	3
9		Center for BrainHealth	3
10		Computer Science	3
11		Hobson Wildenthal Honors College	3
12		Geosciences	2
13		Jindal Young Scholars Program	2
14		Center for Children and Families	2
15		Center for Global Business	2

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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

$5,000

UTDesign EPICS Challenge

When EPICS receives 20 gifts on Comets Giving Days, an additional $5,000 gift will be unlocked!

20 / 20 Gifts

Completed

Leaderboard

BME Leaderboard

Check out who's rising to the top of the BME Leaderboard!

Rank	Prize	Fund Designation	Gifts
1	$1	Engineering for Everyone Fund Grad	20
2	$1	Engineering for Everyone Fund Faculty/Staff	12
3	$1	Engineering for Everyone Fund Undergrad	3

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Leaderboard

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
6	Fund for UT Dallas	94
7	Jindal Young Scholars Program	83
8	Computer Science	82
9	Athletics	81
10	Center for BrainHealth	68
11	Delk Lab	62
12	Electrical and Computer Engineering	59
13	Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies	58
14	Callier Center for Communication Disorders	58
15	Galerstein Gender Center	58

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$3,000

Bioengineering Challenge

When the Department of Bioengineering reaches 20 gifts on Comets Giving Days, a generous donor will be donating 3 - $1,000 gifts to three different BME student organizations!

20 / 20 Gifts

Completed

Match

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

Ended

Leaderboard

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
6		Center for Asian Studies	1
7		Military and Veteran Center	1
8		Military and Veteran Employee Resource Group	1
9		Behavioral and Brain Sciences	1
10		Galerstein Gender Center	1
11		Center for Vital Longevity	1
12		3D Studio	0
13		CS Goldman Sachs Fund	0
14		Undergraduate Scholarship Fund for ECS	0
15		Academic Bridge Program	0

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$100

ECE Gift Challenge

After 10 ECE Alumni make a gift to the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, an additional gift of $100 from an anonymous donor will be unlocked!

10 / 10 Gifts

Completed

$2,000

ECS Dean's Initiative Challenge

Help us meet our goal! When the Dean's Initiative Fund reaches the first 20 gifts on Comets Giving Days, a $1,000 gift from Dr. Jim Hellums and a matching gift of $1,000 from Texas Instruments will be unlocked.

20 / 20 Gifts

Completed

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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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Leaderboard

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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Leaderboard

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
6		Center for Professional Sales	14
7		Alumni Association	12
8		Animation	11
9		Computer Science	10
10		Jindal Young Scholars Program	9
11		Geosciences	8
12		Callier Center for Communication Disorders	7
13		Bangladeshi Student Organization	6
14		UT Dallas Pep Band	6
15		Academic Bridge Program	4