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Thank you to the Office of the President for the invaluable support in making Comets Giving Days a success through generous support of challenges, matches and leaderboards.



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Comet Cupboard Match
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Comet Cupboard Match
All gifts given to the Comet Cupboard will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to a total of $10,000, thanks to the generosity from the Kivowitz Family!
$4,108 MATCHED
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Parent Match
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Parent Match
Parents it's your time to shine! All parent gifts of $9 to $25, given on April 9-10, will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $1,000.
$383 MATCHED
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Academic Departments and Programs Bonus
For every group on this leaderboard who reaches their goal, an additional $100 will be given to that department/program!
Rank Departments/Programs % +/- Goal
1 Comet Cupboard +13.00% 113
goal: 100
2 International Center -36.00% 16
goal: 25
3 Eugene McDermott Library -68.00% 8
goal: 25
4 Graduate Student Emergency Fund -72.00% 7
goal: 25
5 Undergraduate Success Scholars -72.00% 7
goal: 25
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27 Gifts by 10 p.m.
Whether you've hit the first two milestones of the day or not, no one is counted out! All groups who have received a minimum of 27 gifts before 10 p.m. on day one (April 9) will be eligible to receive a randomly selected $250 in bonus funds!
Rank Department Gifts
1 Comet Cupboard 113
2 Dallas Formula Racing 47
3 Center for BrainHealth 37
4 Jindal School of Management 36
5 Comet Robotics 34
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36 Gifts by 6 a.m.
Whether you've hit the first three milestones of the day or not, no one is counted out! All groups who have received a minimum of 36 gifts before 6 a.m. on April 10 will be eligible to receive a randomly selected $250 in bonus funds!
Rank Department Gifts
1 Comet Cupboard 113
2 Dallas Formula Racing 47
3 Center for BrainHealth 37
4 Jindal School of Management 36
5 Comet Robotics 34
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Most Alumni Gifts Leaderboard - Departments
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Most Alumni Gifts Leaderboard - Departments
The UT Dallas department that receives the most gifts from alumni will receive an additional $250 in bonus funds! Get your alumni involved and excited!
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Most Faculty/Staff Gifts Leaderboard - Departments
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Most Faculty/Staff Gifts Leaderboard - Departments
The UT Dallas department that receives the most gifts from faculty and staff will receive an additional $250 in bonus funds!
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Reputation Concert
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Reputation Concert
Join us for an unforgettable evening as we close out the ninth annual Comets Giving Days on April 10. Celebrate the incredible impact giving days has on our students and campus with our first-ever giving days concert featuring Reputation: A Tribute to the Music of Taylor Swift! To RSVP visit https://alumni.utdallas.edu/connect/events/.
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1st Gift Bonus
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1st Gift Bonus
When the clock strikes 10 a.m. on April 9, be the first to make a gift and win an additional $25 in bonus funds for the area of your choice!
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883rd Gift Bonus
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883rd 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 883rd gift of the day will win an extra $25 to support his or her area of choice.
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2,025 Gift Bonus
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2,025 Gift Bonus
The person who makes the 2,025th gift on Comets Giving Days will add an extra $25 to their area of support!
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Comet Caller Challenge
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Comet Caller Challenge
For every 25 gifts that UT Dallas Comet Call engagement representatives receive during Comets Giving Days, an additional $250 will be awarded to the Comet Cupboard. Alumni answer the call!
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#InMyGivingEra Challenge
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#InMyGivingEra Challenge
Use the #InMyGivingEra and tell us why you're joining our giving era in 2025... You might just win $50 in bonus funds!
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Reputation Concert Bonus
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Reputation Concert Bonus
Join us for this open to all concert as we celebrate the close of our ninth annual Comets Giving Days. When you attend the concert and get checked in, you will receive a complimentary #COMETogetherUTD glow bracelet (while supplies last) AND be eligible to win more than $250 in bonus funds that will be announced during the concert. You don't want to miss this show!
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Light Up the Map Challenge
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Light Up the Map Challenge
Calling alumni and friends from all 50 states! When the U.S. map is filled with a gift from every state, two $500 bonus funds will be awarded. The bonus fund winners — one student organization and one departmental group — will be announced during the Reputation concert on April 10.
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Soon-to-be Alumni Match
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Soon-to-be Alumni Match
Are you graduating in spring 2025? We've got a special match just for you! All gifts of $2 to $25 given by spring 2025 grads will be doubled, up to $2,500.
$291 MATCHED
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Comet Cupboard Challenge
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Comet Cupboard Challenge
Student support is all around us at UTD. This Comets Giving Days, we're bridging the gap for our students. Be a fearless leader in helping and help unlock bonus funds. For every 25 unique donors who give, regardless of amount, an additional $250 will be unlocked and given to the Comet Cupboard.
113 / 125 Donors
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Top UTD Department Leaderboard - Unique Donors
Help your favorite UTD Department rise to the top of this leaderboard, and they will win $500. Make sure you note that this leaderboard is for our crowd of unique donors.
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $500 Comet Cupboard 113
2 Bass School of Arts, Humanities and Technology 70
3 Center for BrainHealth 37
4 Natural Science and Mathematics 33
5 Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science 33
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Undergrad/Grad Leaderboard
It's a competition of the eras! Let's see who shines this Comets Giving Days with the most alumni, undergraduate vs. graduate degrees!
What degree did you receive from UT Dallas?
Rank Answer Donors
1 Bachelors 51
2 Masters 43
3 PhD 15
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45 Gifts by 10 a.m.
All groups who have received a minimum of 45 gifts before 10 a.m. on April 10 will be eligible to receive a randomly selected $250 in bonus funds!
Rank Department Gifts
1 Comet Cupboard 113
2 Dallas Formula Racing 47
3 Center for BrainHealth 37
4 Jindal School of Management 36
5 Comet Robotics 34
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Most Student Gifts Leaderboard - Departments
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Most Student Gifts Leaderboard - Departments
The UT Dallas department that receives the most gifts from students will receive an additional $250 in bonus funds! Students let's get involved and excited!
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Door Decorating Contest
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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 and #InMyGivingEra to be eligible. Email a photo of your door to alumni@utdallas.edu by March 31. Decorated doors will go head-to-head to receive the most likes. Voting will be open Sunday, April 6 through Thursday, April 10 at noon. The winner and bonus funds awarded will be announced at the Reputation celebration concert on April 10.
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#InMyGivingEra Kickoff Bingo and Breakfast
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#InMyGivingEra Kickoff Bingo and Breakfast
Join us for this invite-only event as we kick off the ninth annual Comets Giving Days. When you join this event, you will receive a complimentary breakfast while learning about this year's Comets Giving Days groups and the impact that Comets Giving Days has had on UT Dallas over the years. Attendees will also be eligible to win $1,000 in bonus funds through friendly games of BINGO! Bonus fund winner will need to be present at the breakfast.
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55th Gift Bonus
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55th Gift Bonus
UT Dallas is now 55 years old! Make the 55th gift and receive an extra $25 in bonus funds to the area of your choosing.
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1,969 Gift Bonus
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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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3,041 Gift Bonus
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3,041 Gift Bonus
Celebrate your giving era! Comets Giving Days 2024 reached 3,040 gifts so let's top that! Make the 3,041st gift of the event, and you will be able to allocate $250 to your favorite participating group!
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#COMETogetherUTD Challenge
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#COMETogetherUTD Challenge
Use the #COMETogetherUTD and tell us who you're supporting on Comets Giving Days and you might just win $50 in bonus funds!
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Last Gift Bonus
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Last Gift Bonus
Be truly legendary! Make the last gift when the clock strikes 6:49 p.m. on April 10 and you will win an additional $250 for your favorite group!
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Chiloso Lunch and Learn Bonus
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Chiloso Lunch and Learn Bonus
Enjoy a complimentary lunch provided by Chiloso! Join us for this student, pre-registration-required event on April 9 to learn more about Comets Giving Days and all the ways to participate as well as hear from the UCC team about how to negotiate your best salary. Registration is taking place on Handshake and will close when the event reaches 100 registrants. By attending this event, you will also be eligible to win your group $250 in bonus funds!
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You Belong With Me Challenge
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You Belong With Me Challenge
Digital ambassadors who have at least one person use their unique URL and make a gift during Comets Giving Days will be eligible to win $250 in bonus funds! Winner will be chosen at random.

Upcoming Events

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A LOT OF GIVING GOING ON CONCERT MATCH
From 5 to 6:49 p.m. on April 10, all gifts ($9 to $25) will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $2,500! Help make the end of our giving era legendary!
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Alumni Power Hours
Alumni are fearless supporters of Comets Giving Days, helping lead the way for the next generation of Comets! All alumni gifts of $9 to $25 made on April 9 from 6-10 p.m. will receive a dollar-to-dollar match, up to $2,500. Double your impact with this match and help your favorite group reach the top of the alumni leaderboard.
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Faculty and Staff Match Day 2
Faculty and Staff let's keep rocking! All gifts of $9-25 will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to a total of $2,500 today!
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Midnight Magic Leaderboard
The group that receives the most gifts from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m. will receive an additional $100 in bonus funds!
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Student Power Hours (Day 1)
Celebrate during Comet Sing with us! When the event closes, all student gifts, $2 to $25 will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $2,500 from 8 p.m. to midnight. Not sure where to give? Check out the Comet Cupboard, Student Emergency Fund, Basic Needs Resource Center and International Student Emergency Fund to make an impact.
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Student Match Day 2
Students, this one's for you on day 2! All student gifts of $2-25 will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to a total of $1,000 today!
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Reputation Concert Leaderboard (Donors)
The group that receives the most donors from 5 to 6:49 p.m. on April 10 will receive an additional $500 in bonus funds!
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Past Events

Comet Cupboard Match Complete
But you can still make a gift!
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Comet Cupboard Match
The Heffernan Family will match all gifts to the Comet Cupboard, dollar-for-dollar, up to $1,000 total.
$1,000 MATCHED
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Faculty and Staff Workday Power Hours Complete
But you can still make a gift!
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Faculty and Staff Workday Power Hours
Are you ready for it, UTD employees? On April 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., all faculty and staff gifts of $9 to $25 will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $2,500. Now is the time to double your impact!
$2,500 MATCHED
Completed
Faculty/Staff Match Complete
But you can still make a gift!
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Faculty/Staff Match
THIS JUST IN: Our staff and faculty and showing up and showing out on this stage. We've got a generous matching challenge for the next two hours (2-5 p.m.). All gifts of $9-25 given by staff and faculty will be matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of $1,000, if given before 5 p.m. today!
$1,000 MATCHED
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SME Challenge Complete
But you can still make a gift!
$100
SME Challenge
When 25 unique donors give to the Department Science Mathematics Education on Comets Giving Days, an additional $100 will be unlocked!
25 / 25 Donors
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Leaderboard
18 Gifts by 4 p.m.
Let's keep a good thing going. All groups that receive at least 18 gifts by 4 p.m. on day one (April 9) will be eligible to win an additional $250 in bonus funds. Winner will be chosen at random.
Rank Group Gifts
1 Comet Cupboard 107
2 Dallas Formula Racing 44
3 Jindal School of Management 34
4 Comet Robotics 34
5 Center for BrainHealth 31
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Comets Giving Days Pre-Giving Days Match Complete
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Comets Giving Days Pre-Giving Days Match
Comets Giving Days has experienced success for the last eight years thanks to all of its donors! You've given before, and we want you to be among our VIPs this year. Make a gift of $25 before April 9 using the pre-giving day page (giving.utdallas.edu/cometsgivingdays) and have it counted and matched during Comets Giving Days! It doesn't matter where you give. Your $25 gift will be matched dollar for dollar, making a $50 impact!
$2,500 MATCHED
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Center for Children and Families (CCF) Staff Match Complete
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Center for Children and Families (CCF) Staff Match
The Center for Children and Families Staff will match all gifts up to $90!
$90 MATCHED
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Jindal School Alumni Challenge Complete
But you can still make a gift!
$25,000
Jindal School Alumni Challenge
When 25 Jindal School unique alumni make a gift to the Jindal School on Comets Giving Days, an additional $25,000 will be unlocked and given to a Jindal School Fellowship, thanks to the support of the Friends of Fu Jen Catholic University
25 / 25 Donors
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9 Gifts By Noon
Each group that has a minimum of nine gifts by noon on day one (April 9) will be eligible to receive an additional $250 in bonus funds. The winner will be chosen at random.
Rank Group Gifts
1 Comet Cupboard 50
2 Dallas Formula Racing 29
3 Comet Robotics 29
4 Jindal School of Management 17
5 Center for BrainHealth 15
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