Name: Center/Special Programs
Start: 2024-04-03T10:00:00-0500
End: 2024-04-11T14:53:00-0500
Location: Comets Giving Days 2024

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Center/Special Programs

DOUBLE your impact! All gifts given to JSOM on Comets Giving Days will be matched dollar to dollar!

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JSOM Centers and Institutes are leading the way in Global Business by blending academic research with real-world experience to expand students’ horizons beyond the classroom. The UT Dallas faculty, students, and the business community all benefit from this exchange of ideas, experiences, and research.

These programs enhance the professional and personal lives of students and business leaders by expanding their knowledge and developing their understanding of today’s topical issues.

We need YOUR support on Comets Giving Days to continue to provide excellence to our students!

Center/Special Programs

Center and Laboratory for Behavioral Operations and Economics (LBOE)
Center for Finance Strategy and Innovation (CFSI)
Center for Global Business (CGB)
Center for Healthcare Leadership and Management (CHLM)
Center for Information Technology and Management (CITM)
Center for Intelligent Supply Networks (C4iSN)
Center for Internal Auditing Excellence (IAEP)
Center for the Management of Financial and Digital Asset Technologies (FD-Tech Center)
Center for Professional Sales
Center for Retail Innovation and Strategy Excellence (RISE)
International Center for Decision and Risk Analysis (ICDRiA)
The Leadership Center
Morris Hite Center
Herbert D. Weitzman Institute for Real Estate
Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance (IECG)
Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE)
Sustainable Global Business Initiative (SGBI)

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JSOM Match

Thanks to a generous donor all gifts given to JSOM will be matched dollar for dollar on Comets GIving Days!

$31,546 MATCHED

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Student Power Hours

UPDATE: Student Power Hours Extended Until Midnight! We need all of our student champions to go for the gold. All student gifts of $2 to $24 made on April 3 from 4-10 p.m. will receive a dollar-to-dollar match, up to $2,400. Double your impact with this match and help your favorite group reach the top of the student day one leaderboard. Go for the gold!

$1,905 MATCHED

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Final Leg Alumni Match

All alumni gifts $2-24 on April 4 will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $800 thanks to a generous matching gift donor!

$518 MATCHED

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Faculty and Staff Workday Power Hours

On your mark, get set, go! On April 3, during work hours, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., all faculty and staff gifts of $2 to $24 will be matched dollar for dollar for a total of $2,400. Now is the time to double your impact!

$2,400 MATCHED

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Faculty/Staff Final Stretch Power Hours

On your mark, get set, go...day two style! On April 4 beginning at 8 a.m. all faculty and staff gifts of $2 to $24 will be matched dollar for dollar for a total of $2,400. Don't sleep on this final match.

$2,400 MATCHED

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$10,000

JSOM Alumni Challenge

When the Jindal School reaches 50 alumni gifts, an additional $10,000 gift will be unlocked, thanks to the support of Adobe!

50 / 50 Gifts

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Comets Giving Days Opening Ceremony Breakfast

Thank you to everyone for attending the Opening Ceremony Breakfast! Congrats to our bonus fund winners! $100 each to these areas: Games and Media Library, International Center, Women in Physics, Staff Council Scholarship, Comet Cupboard and $500 in bonus funds to Bioengineering!

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54th Gift Bonus

Congrats to the Chemistry Clinic for receiving our 54th gift bonus!

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Chiloso Lunch at the Plinth

Join us on April 3-4 for lunch sponsored by Chiloso! Food will start at 11:30 a.m. and be available while supplies last.

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Closing Ceremony Leaderboard

On April 4 from 5 to 6:49 p.m., join in the closing ceremony fun! Help your favorite group get an extra $800 by helping them reach the top of this leaderboard. $500 will be awarded to the gold group, $400 for silver and $200 for bronze. It pays to work it until the end!

Rank	Prize	Group	Gifts
1	$800	Dallas Formula Racing	171
2	$400	Comet Robotics	136
3	$200	Fraternity & Sorority Life	104
4		Athletics	17
5		UTD SIT	16
6		JSOM and Dean's Initiative	10
7		Comet Cupboard	10
8		Military and Veteran Center	7
9		Bangladeshi Student Organization	7
10		Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies	6
11		Alumni Association	5
12		Center for BrainHealth	3
13		Electrical and Computer Engineering	3
14		Center for Children and Families	3
15		Bass Dean's Fund (Greatest Need)	3

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Early Bird Leaderboard

The early bird gets the worm. On April 4 from 5 to 7 a.m., help the group you love receive the most gifts. The group with the highest total will win $250 in bonus funds!

Rank	Prize	Department	Gifts
1	$250	Comet Robotics	13
2		Dallas Formula Racing	11
3		JSOM and Dean's Initiative	2
4		Graduate Programs	1
5		Center for Children and Families	1
6		Electrical and Computer Engineering	1
7		Comet Cupboard	1
8		Callier Center for Communication Disorders	1
9		Bioengineering Graduate Organization	0
10		Eugene McDermott Student Programs	0
11		Bioengineering Student Scholarships	0
12		Bioengineering	0
13		John Williamson Memorial Opportunity Fund	0
14		Mitchell L. and Miriam Lewis Barnett Scholars Con.	0
15		Legacy Awards Event	0

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Alumni Power Hours

UPDATE: Alumni Power Hours Extended Until Midnight. Alumni are Comets Giving Days champions and help lead the way for the next generation of Comets! All alumni gifts of $2 to $24 made on April 3 from 4-10 p.m. will receive a dollar-to-dollar match, up to $2,400. Double your impact with this match and help your favorite group reach the top of the alumni leaderboard. Go for the gold!

$1,991 MATCHED

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Soon-to-be Alumni Match

Are you graduating in spring 2024? We've got a special match just for you! All gifts of $2 to $24 given by spring 2024 grads will be doubled dollar for dollar up to $2,400.

$1,262 MATCHED

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Student Power Hours: Day 2

Are you a student? Give your $2 gift to your favorite UT Dallas group and have it be doubled during these power hours.

$2,162 MATCHED

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Closing Ceremony Match

$32.46 is the average Comets Giving Days gift over the last seven years. During the closing ceremony on April 4, 5-6:49 p.m., ALL gifts of $2-$32 will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $2,400.

$2,400 MATCHED

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$10,000

JSOM Student Emergency Financial Need Scholarships Challenge

When 24 gifts are given to the JSOM Student Emergency Financial Need Scholarships on April 4, a $10,000 will unlock thanks to the generous challenge from Scentsible/ Pourri.

24 / 24 Gifts

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$250

100 + 24 + 24 + 24 + 24 + 24 Alumni Challenge Sprint

Let's finish this last leg off the strongest! When 220 alumni make a gift, regardless of amount, on April 4, an additional $1,000 will be given to the Comet Cupboard thanks to a generous donor! Give anywhere and help fight hunger at the same time! The end is near and another challenge is unlocked. When an additional 120 alumni give to any cause, $500 more dollars will be unlocked and given to the Comet Cupboard.

220 / 220 Gifts

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1st Gift Bonus

Congratulations to Dallas Formula Racing for receiving the bonus funds for our first gift bonus!

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883rd Gift Bonus

Congrats to Young Scholars Program for receiving the 883rd gift bonus!

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Large Schools Leaderboard

The school that receives the most gifts on Comets Giving Days will receive an additional $500 to be directed by the dean!

Rank	Prize	School	Gifts
1	$500	Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science	777
2		Jindal School of Management	360

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Night Owl Leaderboard

Calling all late night competitors! The group that receives the most gifts between 10 p.m. on April 3 and 2 a.m. on April 4 will win an additional $500 in bonus funds for gold, $300 for silver and $200 for bronze! Night owls unite!

Rank	Prize	Department	Gifts
1	$500	Dallas Formula Racing	27
2	$300	Comet Robotics	24
3	$200	Comet Cupboard	7
4		Bass Dean's Fund (Greatest Need)	5
5		Electrical and Computer Engineering	3
6		Colton Roberts Memorial Fund	3
7		Center for Children and Families	2
8		Jonsson School Alumni Fellowship	2
9		Economic, Political and Policy Sciences	2
10		Academic Bridge Program	2
11		Sustainable Earth, Environment & Natural Resources	2
12		Hobson Wildenthal Honors College	2
13		Center for BrainHealth	2
14		Dr. Gopal Gupta Fellowship in Computer Science	2
15		Fund for UT Dallas (Area of Greatest Need)	1