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Faculty and Staff Match
On April 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. all faculty and staff gifts of $10 to $25 will be matched dollar for dollar for a total of $2,500. Now is the time to double your impact!
$2,500 MATCHED
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Better Sleep, Better Brain Health Match
THIS JUST IN: All gifts given to the Center for BrainHealth's 'Better Sleep, Better Brain Health' initiative will be matched dollar for dollar thanks to generosity of John Olajide '04.
$2,003 MATCHED
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Center for Children and Families Faculty Affiliate Match
The Center for Children and Families faculty affiliate will match all gifts, up to $300 total, to the Center for Children and Families.
$300 MATCHED
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SME Match
Thanks to a generous matching gift donor, all gifts given to the Department of Science and Mathematics Education will be matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of $1,000!
$1,000 MATCHED
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Physics Match
Thanks to a generous matching gift donor, all gifts given to the Department of Physics will be matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of $1,000!
$1,000 MATCHED
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Comet Cupboard Match
Bob L. Quillin MS'77 will be matching all Comet Cupboard gifts, up to a total of $10,000 on Comets Giving Days! Help UTD be hunger free!
$10,000 MATCHED
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AHT Match
All gifts made to the School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology will be matched dollar for dollar up to a total of $1,000 thanks to a generous gift from Karen Wolfe!
$1,000 MATCHED
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Colton Roberts Scholarship in Geosciences
Colton’s fraternity, Chi Phi – Psi Zeta Chapter, has generously offered to match any Comets Giving Day donations to this fund up to $2,500.
$2,500 MATCHED
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Project Nova Match
Faculty member Justin Ruths will match all gifts given to UTD’s self-driving car project, Project Nova, dollar for dollar up to total of $1,000!
$1,000 MATCHED
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UTD SIT Match
The first $50 given to UTD SIT during Comets Giving Days will be matched dollar for dollar thanks to a generous gift from Holly Miori MPA'18, PhD'21!
$50 MATCHED
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Collegium V
Martha and Russell Hooker will match all gifts to Collegium V Scholarships, up to $300 total.
$300 MATCHED
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President's Power Hours Faculty/Staff Match
Thanks to the generosity of Dr. and Mrs. Benson, all faculty/staff gifts, $2-19.69 will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $1,969 total! This match will begin at 10 a.m. and will last until the matching funds are exhausted.
$1,969 MATCHED
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$1,000
EPPS 30 Alumni Challenge
Calling all EPPS alumni! With a Comets Giving Days goal of 60 alumni donors in mind, Dr. Jennifer Holmes, dean of EPPS, has generously committed to a $1,000 gift when the first 30 alumni make their gifts to the school.
30 / 30 Donors
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$10,000
Zebrafish Summer Institute Challenge
When the Zebrafish Summer Institute reaches 25 gifts on Comets Giving Days, an additional $5,000 in challenge funds will be unlocked thanks to challenge issued by Bob L. Quillin MS'77. Help the institute get to 40 gifts an additional $5,000 will be unlocked.
40 / 40 Gifts
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$30,000
JSOM Challenge
When JSOM receives $20,000, a $30,000 challenge gift will be unlocked and given to the Accounting Program Fund.
$20,000 / $20,000 Raised
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$250
AHT 30 Alumni Challenge
Thanks to the generosity of Holly Hull Miori MPA'18, PhD'21 and Michael Miori, when 30 alums choose to support the School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology, an additional $250 challenge gift for the school will be unlocked.
30 / 30 Donors
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$25,000
Computer Science Challenge
Help the Department of Computer Science and all of its funds reach 100 gifts on Comets Giving Days to unlock State Farm's $25,000 challenge gift which will benefit the Computer Science K-12 Outreach!
100 / 100 Gifts
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$5,000
Risk Management Challenge
When JSOM's Risk Management and Insurance group reaches $5,000 on Comets Giving Days, an additional $5,000 will be unlocked to the group thanks to generous challenge from Texas Mutual.
$5,000 / $5,000 Raised
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1st Gift Bonus
Mohitha Peram was our first gift of the day and won Club Tennis an additional $50 in bonus funds!
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883rd (UTD) Gift Bonus
Jessica Osborn is our 883rd bonus funds winner and with that the Comet Cupboard has scored $100 in bonus funds!
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Alumni Match
Double the fun! All alumni gifts, up to $25, made on April 19, from 7-10 p.m. will receive a $1 to $1 match. Double your impact with this match and help your favorite group reach the top of the alumni leaderboard. It's your lucky day!
$2,147 MATCHED
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Geosciences Match
Thanks to a generous matching gift donor, all gifts given to the Department of Geosciences will be matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of $1,000!
$901 MATCHED
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Pre-Law Advising Center Match
Thanks to the generosity of Dr. Barbara Kirby, each gift given to the Pre-Law Advising Center up to $25 will be matched dollar for dollar, up to total of $500!
$84 MATCHED
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Alumni Power Hours
MATCH EXTENDED: All alumni gifts, $2-25, given from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. on April 20 will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $2,500!
$1,947 MATCHED
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$777
Student Emergency Fund Alumni Challenge
When the Student Emergency Fund reaches 50 alumni gifts on Comets Giving Days, a $777 jackpot to the fund will be unlocked! Help students in need today!
25 / 50 Gifts
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$1,000
AHT 60 Alumni Challenge
This just in! Help the School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology receive 30 additional (60 total) alumni donations to unlock a mystery donor's $1,000 challenge!
11 / 30 Donors
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$50,000
ECS 150 Alumni Challenge
The Jonsson School has a 150 alumni donor goal for Comets Giving Days. Help us reach 150 alumni donors and a $50,000 gift will be unlocked thanks to a generous challenge gift issued by IIT-NT.
119 / 150 Donors
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Leaderboard
23 Gifts Leaderboard
RoboSub was our random winner for the 23 gifts leaderboard. They will win an additional $250 in bonus funds!
Rank Group Gifts
1 Comet Cupboard 92
2 Dallas Formula Racing 73
3 Economic, Political and Policy Sciences 39
4 Computer Science K12 Outreach 37
5 Center for BrainHealth 36
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Night Owl Challenge
Dallas Formula Racing wins the Night Owl Challenge! They will win an additional $100 in bonus funds!
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $100 Dallas Formula Racing 31
2 Club Sports 18
3 Artificial Intelligence Society 6
4 Bioengineering 5
5 RoboSub 4
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Final Countdown Leaderboard
On April 20 from 5-6:49 p.m. the final countdown begins! Help your favorite group get an extra $200 by helping them reach the top of the this leaderboard!
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $200 Dallas Formula Racing 59
2 Bioengineering 18
3 Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies 15
4 Comet Cupboard 8
5 Science Mathematics Education 6
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School's Leaderboard
Which school will rise to the top of the schools leaderboard to earn bragging rights for the year? Follow along to see.
Rank Participating Group Gifts
1 Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science 466
2 Natural Sciences & Mathematics 261
3 Arts, Humanities, and Technology 251
4 Behavioral and Brain Sciences 230
5 Jindal School of Management 212
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Military Branch Leaderboard
Which military branch will rise to the top of this leaderboard for a friendly, bragging rights competition?
What branch of the military?
Rank Answer Gifts
1 Army 52
2 Navy 29
3 Air Force 24
4 Marine Corps 14
5 Coast Guard 7
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Athletics Leaderboard
The athletics team that receives the most gifts on Comets Giving Days will receive an additional $100 in bonus funds. Let the competition begin!
Rank Prize Sport Gifts
1 $100 Volleyball 19
2 Men's Soccer 13
3 Men's Cross Country 6
4 Baseball 5
5 Esports and Gaming 5
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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
1 $200 Athletics 79
2 $100 Club Sports 46
3 $50 Student Emergency Fund 34
4 Fraternity & Sorority Life 17
5 Military and Veteran Center 15
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leaderboard
UT Dallas believes diversity is the engine for innovation that enables higher levels of excellence. Support an area of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion on Comets Giving Days and help your favorite office win extra bonus funds!
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $200 Douglas Aundre Peterson Fund for Homeless Students 52
2 $100 Galerstein Gender Center 25
3 $50 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Program Fund 7
4 Future Comets 5
5 Black Faculty and Staff Alliance 4
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Centers Leaderboard
This one's for our amazing centers. Our centers are changing education and lives every day. Check out this leaderboard to see which area is receiving the most number of gifts on Comets Giving Days!
Rank Prize Center Gifts
1 $200 Center for BrainHealth 73
2 $100 Callier Center for Communication Disorders 68
3 $50 Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies 58
4 Center for Children and Families 50
5 Galerstein Gender Center 25
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Last Gift Bonus
When the clock strikes 6:49 p.m. on April 20, the last recorded gift will receive an extra $200 in bonus funds!
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2,023rd Gift Bonus
The person who makes the 2,023rd gift on Comets Giving Days will add an extra $100 to their area of support!
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Most Texas Gifts
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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Furry Friends COMETogether
Post a photo of your furry friend on the days leading up to or on April 19-20 along with what area of campus you will be supporting on Comets Giving Days. Use #COMETogetherUTD, and tag @UTDallasAlumni. One winner will be chosen to win $50 in bonus funds for their favorite participating group.
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Why I Gave Bonus
Your words are powerful. Tell us why you chose to support one of the participating groups on Comets Giving Days, using #COMETogetherUTD and tagging @UTDallasAlumni for a chance to win bonus funds! We will announce multiple $50 winners throughout the two days of giving days.
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Populus Financial Gift Announcement
Join us in JSOM where we will kick off Comets Giving Days and celebrate a $25,000 gift to the RISE Center thanks to a generous donation from Populus Financial.
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#COMETogetherUTD ...again!
Tell us what group you will be supporting on Comets Giving Days, share why you've given in the past, or simply what you're most excited about this year! Make sure your privacy is set to global and use #COMETogetherUTD. If your post is chosen, not only will you win $50 for your favorite area of campus, but you will also take home a Kendra Scott gift (value $60) for yourself!
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Alumni Donors Leaderboard: Day 1
Comet Cupboard was the group with the most alumni donations on day 1 of Comets Giving Days, congrats on winning an additional $200 in bonus funds!
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Staff Gifts Leaderboard
Staff help in every area of campus. They are oftentimes the behind-the-scenes people who make the UT Dallas experience so special. The group that receives the most staff gifts on Comets Giving Days will receive an additional $250 in bonus funds!
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Spring 2023 Grad Leaderboard
The group that receives the most gifts from students that will be graduating this spring will receive an extra $200 in bonus funds! Comets connect!
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Center for BrainHealth Match
All gifts given to the Center for BrainHealth's 'Better Sleep, Better Brain Health' initiative will be matched dollar for dollar thanks to generosity of Dr. and Mrs. William Green.
$2,000 MATCHED
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Center for Children and Families Advisory Council Match
Thank you to everyone who has given to CCF. To keep making an impact, the Center for Children and Families Advisory Council will match all gifts, up to $750 total, to the Center for Children and Families.
$750 MATCHED
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Center for Children and Families Match
THIS JUST IN: Dr. Sylvia Allgaier will match all gifts up to $1,000 total to the Center for Children and Families.
$1,000 MATCHED
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Biological Sciences Match
Thanks to a generous matching gift donor, all gifts given to the Department of Biological Sciences will be matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of $1,000!
$1,000 MATCHED
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Mathematical Sciences Match
Thanks to a generous matching gift donor, all gifts given to the Department of Mathematical Sciences will be matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of $1,000!
$1,000 MATCHED
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AHT Match
This just in! Thanks to another generous donor, all gifts given to the School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology will be matched dollar for dollar, up to an additional $9,000 on Comets Giving Days!
$9,000 MATCHED
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Ackerman Center Match
Thanks to a generous donor all gifts given to the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies will be matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of $5,000!
$5,000 MATCHED
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Doug and Hope Kiel Professorship in Public and Nonprofit Management Match
The Doug and Hope Kiel Professorship in Public and Nonprofit Management will support an outstanding professor in the Public and Nonprofit Management program at UT Dallas. Through the generosity of one of our donors, we have a $800 matching gift to help us reach our $100,000 goal to fund this professorship. We are currently at $74,000 in gifts and pledges.
$800 MATCHED
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Student Match
Are you a UT Dallas student? Make a $2 gift on April 19 from 8 p.m. - 2 a.m. and have it matched dollar-for-dollar, up to a total of $1,000!
$1,000 MATCHED
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EPPS Match
Bruce Burgamy BA'91 will match all gifts made to the EPPS Scholarship Fund, up to $1,969 total, in memory of his aunt, Judith Lorraine Porter MS'78.
$1,969 MATCHED
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Ackerman Center Match
Thanks to a generous gift from Bert and Terry Romberg all gifts to the Ackerman Center will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $10,000!
$10,000 MATCHED
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$777
Comet Cupboard Alumni Challenge
When the Comet Cupboard reaches 50 alumni gifts on Comets Giving Days, a $777 jackpot to the fund will be unlocked! Help make UTD hunger free!
50 / 50 Gifts
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$5,000
Dallas Formula Racing Challenge
Student Alan Frias BS'24 will donate $5,000 to Dallas Formula Racing if 75 unique donors give to Dallas Formula Racing on Comets Giving Day.
75 / 75 Donors
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$25,000
JSOM 100 Gift Challenge
Thank you to all of the alumni and friends who have chosen to support JSOM on Comets Giving Days. We have some exciting news to share! When the Jindal School of Management receives 100 gifts on Comets Giving Days, an additional $25,000 challenge gift will be unlocked and given to the RISE Center thanks to Populus Financial.
100 / 100 Gifts
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$50,000
JSOM Challenge
When JSOM reaches $25,000, an additional $50,000 will be unlocked and given to the Energy Management Operating Fund. Help us go big or go home!
$25,000 / $25,000 Raised
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$10,000
UTDesign Challenge
Thanks to a generous challenge issued by L3Harris Technologies, when all UTDesign groups (Makerspace, EPICS, Senior Capstone) reach 50 gifts, a $10,000 gift will be unlocked and given to UTDesign EPICS!
50 / 50 Gifts
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$500
Mechanical Engineering Challenge
Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, when Mechanical Engineering Scholarships or Fellowships reaches $500 in donations, an additional $500 will be unlocked.
$500 / $500 Raised
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$2,500
ECS Dean's Priority Challenge
If 25 gifts are made to the Dean’s Priority, a generous donation of $2,500 from the Jonsson School Executive Council will be unlocked.
25 / 25 Gifts
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53rd Gift Bonus
Congrats to Megan York on being the 53rd gift of the day and winning an additional $50 in bonus funds for Zebrafish Institute!
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Lucky 7s - 777th Gift Bonus
Mubashir Ali was our lucky 7s winner and won $100 in bonus funds for Animation Lab! Congrats!
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Chemistry & Biochemistry Match
Thanks to a generous matching gift donor, all gifts given to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will be matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of $1,000!
$456 MATCHED
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Spring 2023 Grad Match
All gifts of $2 to 25 given by a spring 2023 soon-to-be graduate from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. will be matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of $2,500!
$495 MATCHED
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BBS: Addiction Studies Student Award Match
A UT Dallas family that wishes to help people suffering from addiction will match all gifts, up to $500 total, made to the Addiction Studies Student Award to create an award for graduate students studying addiction in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
$164 MATCHED
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$777
Douglas Peterson Fund for Homeless Students Alumni Challenge
When the Douglas Peterson Fund for Homeless Students reaches 50 alumni gifts on Comets Giving Days, a $777 jackpot to the fund will be unlocked! Help UTD students today!
31 / 50 Gifts
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$2,500
Bioengineering Challenge
If 100 unique donors make a gift to support bioengineering during Comets Giving Days, Dr. Shalini Prasad will contribute an additional $2,500 to help establish the Erik Jonsson Fellowship in Bioengineering.
75 / 100 Donors
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$2,000
EPPS 60 Alumni Challenge
This just in! Through the generosity of an Economics graduate of UTD, EPPS has a challenge gift of $2,000 when 30 more (60 total) alumni make gifts on Comets Giving Days. We encourage other EPPS alumni and benefactors to take advantage of this challenge gift.
19 / 30 Donors
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$20,000
ECS 200 Alumni Challenge
This just in, we’ve got a stretch goal! Thanks to all of the ECS donors. Help ECS get 50 more (200 total) alumni gifts during Comets Giving Days and an additional $20k will be unlocked thanks to a generous challenge from Goldman Sachs.
0 / 200 Donors
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53 Gifts Leaderboard
Help your favorite Comets Giving Days group reach at least 53 gifts in honor of UT Dallas' 53nd year on April 20, to be eligible to win an additional $250 in bonus funds. The winning group will be picked at random.
Rank Group Gifts
1 Dallas Formula Racing 114
2 Comet Cupboard 69
3 Bioengineering 61
4 Staff Council 34
5 Alumni Association 34
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Early Risers Challenge
On April 20 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
1 $100 Dallas Formula Racing 11
2 Athletics 2
3 Dean's Priority 2
4 Comet Cupboard 1
5 Douglas Aundre Peterson Fund for Homeless Students 1
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7 Gifts
We had so many groups get gifts from at least 7 donors yesterday! Dallas Formula Racing will be winning the $250 in bonus funds for this leaderboard!
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $1 Comet Cupboard 158
2 Dallas Formula Racing 114
3 Bioengineering 75
4 Alumni Association 68
5 Center for BrainHealth 59
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FSL Leaderboard
This one is for the Greeks. Choose your favorite fraternity or sorority and see who will rise to the top of the FSL leaderboard. Win bragging rights, extra bonus funds AND first choice of tabling spot at this August’s upcoming Meet the Greeks event!!
Rank Prize Organization Gifts
1 $100 Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority, ΚΑΘ, KAT 5
2 Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, FIJI 5
3 Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority - ΑΓΔ - AGD 2
4 Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, ΦΔΘ, PDT 2
5 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc - ΑΚΑ – AKA 1
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Student Organization Leaderboard
Help your favorite student org reach the top of this leaderboard and win an additional $100 in bonus funds.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Gifts
1 $100 Dallas Formula Racing 203
2 Tennis Club 40
3 RoboSub 34
4 Artificial Intelligence Society 18
5 Bangladeshi Student Organization 11
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Academic Departments and Programs Leaderboard
UT Dallas is known for its academic rigor and driven students. Help one of these academic departments or programs on campus win extra bonus funds by leading the pack!
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $200 Comet Cupboard 471
2 $100 International Student Emergency Fund 29
3 $50 First-Generation Student Programs 26
4 Eugene McDermott Library 12
5 Undergraduate Success Scholars 11
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Door Decorating Contest
A Comets Giving Days fan favorite! 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 alumni@utdallas.edu by April 10. Decorated doors will go head-to-head to receive the most likes. Voting will be open Wednesday, April 12 through Wednesday, April 19. The winner will be announced on April 20 during the final countdown.
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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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2,502nd Gift Bonus
2,501 gifts were made by UT Dallas supporters in 2022. Make the gift that surpasses last year's gift total to win an extra $200 for the group of your choice!
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SpeedPro's Comet Call Challenge
When the UT Dallas Comet Call engagement representatives receive 50 gifts for Comets Giving Days, an additional $777 in jackpot bonus funds will be given to the Comet Cupboard thanks to challenge funds from SpeedPro!
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Comets in Training COMETogether
Post a photo of your cute kiddo(s) on the days leading up to or on April 19-20 along with what area of campus you will be supporting on Comets Giving Days. Use #COMETogetherUTD, and tag @UTDallasAlumni. One winner will be chosen to win $50 in bonus funds for their favorite participating group.
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3,000 Gift Bonus
Be the 3,000th gift on Comets Giving Days and earn an additional $100 to your favorite participating group.
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#COMETogetherUTD
Tell us what group you will be supporting on Comets Giving Days, share why you've given in the past, or simply what you're most excited about this year! Make sure your privacy is set to global and use #COMETogetherUTD. If your post is chosen, not only will you win $50 for your favorite area of campus, but you will also take home a $50 Top Golf gift card for yourself!
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Student Gifts Leaderboard
Students are the heart of UT Dallas. The group that receives the most student gifts on Comets Giving Days will receive an additional $250 in bonus funds!
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Faculty Gifts Leaderboard
UT Dallas is proud to have some of the best and brightest faculty in the world. The group that has the most faculty gifts on Comets Giving Days will receive an additional $250 in bonus funds.
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Day 2 Alumni Gifts Leaderboard
Are you an alum that missed yesterday's opportunity to help your favorite group reach the top of the alumni leaderboard? Today is your day! The group that receives the most gifts from unique alumni, on day 2 (April 20) will receive an additional $200 in bonus funds!
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