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                Don't miss the chance to multiply your impact, thanks to gift matching opportunities from some of our most generous donors.
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                        Student Match
                    
                    
                        Are you a UT Dallas student? Make a gift of $2 or any other gift up to $19.69 on April 6-7 and your donation will be matched dollar for dollar up to $1,969!
                    
                        
                        
                                    $1,969 MATCHED
                                
                                
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                        Faculty/Staff Challenge
                    
                    
                        Faculty and Staff have been a driving force in the success of Comets Giving Days. When 300 faculty/staff gifts are reached on Comets Giving Days, an additional $50,000 will be unlocked thanks to a generous gift from retired faculty member Larry Sall and his wife Judy Sall.
                    
                    
                    
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                        Alumni Match
                    
                    
                        Double the fun! All alumni gifts of $2-$19.69 will be matched dollar for dollar, for a total of $1,969!
                    
                        
                        
                                    $1,469 MATCHED
                                
                                
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                        Seniors Match
                    
                    
                        Are you graduating in 2022? Make your gift of $2 to $19.69 on Comets Giving Days and receive a dollar-for-dollar match! That's double the impact for your favorite UT Dallas group!
                    
                        
                        
                                    $43 MATCHED
                                
                                
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                        Student Match Day 2
                    
                    
                        Are you a UT Dallas student? Make a gift of $2 or any other gift up to $19.69 on April 6-7 and your donation will be matched dollar for dollar up to $1,969!
                    
                        
                        
                                    $1,521 MATCHED
                                
                                
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                        22 Gifts Leaderboard
                    
                    
                        Help your favorite Comets Giving Days group reach at least 22 gifts on April 6, and they will be eligible to win an additional $200 in bonus funds. Winning group will be picked at random.
                    
                | Rank | Group | Gifts | 
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| 1 | Undergraduate Success Scholars | 82 | 
| 2 | Jindal Young Scholars Program | 69 | 
| 3 | Comet Cupboard | 67 | 
| 4 | Athletics | 54 | 
| 5 | Computer Science | 51 | 
| 6 | Student Ambassadors | 46 | 
| 7 | Bioengineering | 44 | 
| 8 | Electrical and Computer Engineering | 40 | 
| 9 | Arts & Humanities | 34 | 
| 10 | Center for BrainHealth | 31 | 
| 11 | Fashioning Circuits | 31 | 
| 12 | Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies | 30 | 
| 13 | Bangladeshi Student Organization | 28 | 
| 14 | Callier Center for Communication Disorders | 22 | 
| 15 | Center for Children and Families | 19 | 
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                        Night Owl Leaderboard
                    
                    
                        The group with the most gifts between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. will win an additional $100 in bonus funds! Night owls unite!
                    
                | Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts | 
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| 1 | $100 | Fashioning Circuits | 12 | 
| 2 | Athletics | 8 | |
| 3 | Student Ambassadors | 4 | |
| 4 | Electrical and Computer Engineering | 3 | |
| 5 | Bangladeshi Student Organization | 3 | |
| 6 | Computer Science | 2 | |
| 7 | Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies | 2 | |
| 8 | National Merit Scholars | 1 | |
| 9 | Bioengineering | 1 | |
| 10 | Terry Scholars | 1 | |
| 11 | Economic, Political and Policy Sciences | 1 | |
| 12 | Comet Cupboard | 1 | |
| 13 | Eugene McDermott Library | 1 | |
| 14 | Jindal Young Scholars Program | 1 | |
| 15 | Student Organization Gifts | 0 | 
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                        Night Owl Challenge
                    
                    
                        The group with the most gifts between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. on April 19 will win an additional $100 in bonus funds! Night owls unite!
                    
                | Rank | Prize | Group | Gifts | 
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| 1 | $100 | Comet Cupboard | 144 | 
| 2 | Jindal Young Scholars Program | 134 | |
| 3 | Student Ambassadors | 121 | |
| 4 | Computer Science | 120 | |
| 5 | Undergraduate Success Scholars | 114 | |
| 6 | Athletics | 111 | |
| 7 | Bioengineering | 82 | |
| 8 | Electrical and Computer Engineering | 78 | |
| 9 | Bangladeshi Student Organization | 63 | |
| 10 | Arts & Humanities | 62 | |
| 11 | Natural Sciences and Mathematics | 62 | |
| 12 | Center for BrainHealth | 62 | |
| 13 | Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies | 50 | |
| 14 | Fashioning Circuits | 50 | |
| 15 | Dean's Initiative - Partners in Progress | 43 | 
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                        Pre-Giving Day Tie Dye Party @ the Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center
                    
                    
                        Stop by the Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center on March 22 to receive your Comets Giving Days 2022 T-shirt and be a part of our pre-giving day tie dye party! Supplies will be provided and 80 shirts will be given away every hour, on the hour from 2 to 6 p.m.
                    
                        
                        
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                        Comets Giving Days Game Night
                    
                    
                        Join us on April 6 at 6 p.m. for the first-ever Comets Giving Days game night at the Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center lawn. The event is open to all, and snacks and other giveaways will be given away throughout the event.
Groups interested in winning up to $500 in bonus funds can find details and submit their lip sync video using link: https://tinyurl.com/cgd-lipsync
                    
                        
                        
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                        52nd Gift Bonus
                    
                    
                        Lori Jacobsen wins this bonus and Comet Cupboard will receive an additional $50 in bonus funds!
                    
                        
                        
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                        883 (UTD) Gift Bonus
                    
                    
                        You've probably seen this number on our website or all over campus. It's on our buses and at the beginning of every University phone number. Because of this connection, the person who makes the 883th gift of the day will win an extra $100 to support his or her area of choice.
                    
                        
                        
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                        2,022 Gift Bonus
                    
                    
                        The person who makes the 2,022nd gift on Comets Giving Days will add an extra $100 to their area of support!
                    
                        
                        
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                        Most Alumni Gifts (Day 2)
                    
                    
                        It pays to have alumni support! The group that receives the most alumni gifts on April 7, day two of Comets Giving Days, will also pocket an additional $200 in bonus funds!
                    
                        
                        
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                        Most Student Gifts Bonus
                    
                    
                        Our UTD students love to pay forward their experience. The group with the most student gifts will receive an additional $100 in bonus funds! Remember, the minimum gift amount is only $2.
                    
                        
                        
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                        International Gifts Bonus
                    
                    
                        Whether you're living internationally to study or living abroad permanently, the group that receives the most international gifts on Comets Giving Days will win an additional $100 in bonus funds!
                    
                        
                        
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                        Student Gifts Bonus
                    
                    
                        The group that receives the most student gifts during the Lip Sync Battle from 6 to 8 p.m. will receive an additional $100 in bonus funds! Remember, gifts of $2 and above count!
                    
                        
                        
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                        Comet Cupboard Food Drive
                    
                    
                        Bring any non-perishable food and toiletry items to the Comets Giving Days food drive for Comet Cupboard and be counted as one of our amazing giving days donors! Food collection will be in the Margaret McDermott Trellis area from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on April 6 and 7. Make your gift count!
                    
                        
                        
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                        experiment.l tour
                    
                    
                        The experimenta.l. lab invites you for a behind-the-scenes tour of their latest projects. In this special tour, you will discover some of the mixed techniques used to create the lab’s most recent animations: from multiplane camera to cutouts to computer-automated motion paintings.
                    
                        
                        
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                        President's Faculty/Staff Power Hours Match
                    
                    
                        On April 7 between 10 a.m. and noon , Dr. and Mrs. Benson will graciously match all gifts of $2 to $19.69 made by UTD faculty or staff, up to $1,969!
                    
                        
                        
                                    $1,969 MATCHED
                                
                                
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                        Student Challenge
                    
                    
                        When 300 student gifts are given on Comets Giving Days, a $2,500 gift to the History of Aviation Collection will be unlocked, thanks to a generous gift from Judy and Larry Sall.
                    
                    
                    
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                        UTD Employee Match
                    
                    
                        Are you a faculty or staff member? All gifts of $2 to $19.69 made by UTD employees from noon to 4 p.m. on April 6 will be matched dollar for dollar up to a total of $1,969!
                    
                        
                        
                                    $1,840 MATCHED
                                
                                
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                        UTD Employee Power Hours
                    
                    
                        Are you a faculty or staff member? Make your Comets Giving Days gift on April 6 from 4 to 6 p.m. and receive a dollar-for-dollar match for all gifts $2 to $19.69, up to a total of $1,969!
                    
                        
                        
                                    $403 MATCHED
                                
                                
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                        Student Affairs Leaderboard
                    
                    
                        Student Affairs at UTD provides programming for Comets to make memories that last a lifetime. Help your favorite UTD Student Affairs group win bonus funds on Comets Giving Days!
                    
                | Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts | 
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| 1 | $200 | Athletics | 111 | 
| 2 | $100 | Bangladeshi Student Organization | 63 | 
| 3 | $50 | Military and Veteran Center | 9 | 
| 4 | Fraternity & Sorority Life | 7 | |
| 5 | Student Counseling Center | 3 | |
| 6 | International Center | 2 | |
| 7 | Center for Students in Recovery | 2 | |
| 8 | Student Wellness Center | 2 | |
| 9 | Student Volunteerism | 1 | |
| 10 | Delta Zeta | 0 | 
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                        52 Gifts Leaderboard
                    
                    
                        Help your favorite Comets Giving Days group reach at least 52 gifts in honor of UT Dallas' 52nd year on April 7 to be eligible to win an additional $200 in bonus funds. The winning group will be picked at random.
                    
                | Rank | Groups | Gifts | 
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| 1 | Comet Cupboard | 77 | 
| 2 | Student Ambassadors | 75 | 
| 3 | Computer Science | 69 | 
| 4 | Jindal Young Scholars Program | 65 | 
| 5 | Athletics | 57 | 
| 6 | Natural Sciences and Mathematics | 53 | 
| 7 | Dean's Initiative - Partners in Progress | 40 | 
| 8 | Electrical and Computer Engineering | 38 | 
| 9 | Bioengineering | 38 | 
| 10 | Bangladeshi Student Organization | 35 | 
| 11 | Undergraduate Success Scholars | 32 | 
| 12 | Center for BrainHealth | 31 | 
| 13 | Arts & Humanities | 28 | 
| 14 | Fund for UT Dallas | 21 | 
| 15 | Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies | 20 | 
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                        Early Riser Leaderboard
                    
                    
                        On April 7 from 5 to 7 a.m., help the group you love receive the most gifts. The group with the highest total will win $100 in bonus funds!
                    
                | Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts | 
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| 1 | $100 | Computer Science | 3 | 
| 2 | Materials Science and Engineering | 2 | |
| 3 | Interdisciplinary Studies | 2 | |
| 4 | Student Wellness Center | 2 | |
| 5 | Athletics | 1 | |
| 6 | Center for BrainHealth | 1 | |
| 7 | Economic, Political and Policy Sciences | 1 | |
| 8 | Marjorie Duckworth Endowment | 1 | |
| 9 | Natural Sciences and Mathematics | 1 | |
| 10 | Literature | 1 | |
| 11 | Eugene McDermott Library | 1 | |
| 12 | Military and Veteran Center | 1 | |
| 13 | Student Counseling Center | 1 | |
| 14 | Student Organization Gifts | 0 | |
| 15 | #BLM Committee | 0 | 
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                        Door Decorating Contest
                    
                    
                        Back by popular demand! Any group at UT Dallas can participate and win bonus funds for the area they wish to support on Comets Giving Days! Doors must include Comets Giving Days artwork and #COMETogetherUTD to be eligible. 
Email a photo of your door to giving@utdallas.edu by March 31. Decorated doors will be placed in a photo album in @UT Dallas Alumni Facebook page, and voting will be open Monday, April 4 through Wednesday, April 6. The winner -- whichever door tallies the most likes -- will be announced on April 7 during the final countdown.
                    
                        
                        
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                        Oozeball Winner Bonus Funds
                    
                    
                        Thanks to the UT Dallas Student Ambassadors program, now all Oozeball teams can win an additional $200 in bonus funds! The winner of the mud-volleyball tournament will select a Comets Giving Days group of their choice to receive the bonus funds. Registration ends on March 22, so don't wait!
                    
                        
                        
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                        1st Gift Bonus
                    
                    
                        Congrats to Janine Lane for being our first gift of the day! The Jindal Young Scholars Program will be receiving an additional $50 in bonus funds!
                    
                        
                        
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                        Last Gift Bonus
                    
                    
                        When the clock strikes 6:49 p.m. on April 7, the last recorded gift will receive an extra $200 in bonus funds!
                    
                        
                        
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                        1,969 Gift Bonus
                    
                    
                        UT Dallas was established in 1969 by founders Eugene McDermott,  Erik Jonsson and Cecil Green. Make the 1,969th gift of the day and earn an extra $100 to designate to your UTD area of choice.
                    
                        
                        
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                        Most Alumni Donors (Day 1)
                    
                    
                        We love our UT Dallas alumni! The group that receives the most alumni gifts on April 6 will also pocket an additional $200 in bonus funds!
                    
                        
                        
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                        Most UTD Employee Gifts Bonus
                    
                    
                        Our UT Dallas employees are second to none when it comes to philanthropy. Make a gift to your favorite area of campus and help the group with the most UTD employee gifts win an additional $100 in bonus funds!
                    
                        
                        
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                        Most Alumni Gifts Overall
                    
                    
                        The group that receives the most alumni gifts on Comets Giving Days (all 1,969 minutes) will also pocket an additional $100 in bonus funds!
                    
                        
                        
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                        Texas Gifts Bonus
                    
                    
                        UTD Texans are proud! The group with the most gifts received from those living in Texas will win an additional $100 in bonus funds!
                    
                        
                        
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                        #COMETogetherUTD Bonus Challenge
                    
                    
                        Everyone knows #COMETogetherUTD is the official hashtag of Comets Giving Days. Let us know why you're supporting Comets Giving Days using the hashtag and tag @UTDallasAlumni for a chance to win an extra $100 in bonus funds for the area of campus you are most passionate about. The more people using the #COMETogetherUTD on days leading up to and on April 6-7, the more winners we will pick!
                    
                        
                        
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                        Alumni Happy Hours
                    
                    
                        What a better way to celebrate Comets Giving Days than among Comets! Join the alumni and annual giving programming team on April 6 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. for an alumni happy hour at Legacy Hall. Houston alumni are encouraged to attend a happy hour at FOA. Contact: Joseph.Tutt@utdallas.edu with any happy hour questions.
                    
                        
                        
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                        Every State Challenge
                    
                    
                        If on Comets Giving Days, every state (all 50 states) have at least one or more gifts, $100 in bonus funds will be given to one random winning group!
                    
                        
                        
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