A Time to Say Thanks

On April 12 and 13, alumni, students, friends, and faculty and staff members came together for 40 hours to show support for the programs and initiatives on campus that make a difference. A huge thank you to all who contributed in order to ensure that what starts here changes the world.

CONGRATULATIONS!
Apr 18, 2017

Congratulations to Pia who won the Burnt Orange Outfit Facebook Photo Contest! Pia is designating her $500 award to Butler School of Music. Orange you glad you won? 

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The BIG Give Challenge Winner!
Apr 13, 2017

Congratulations to McCombs School of Business for winning The Big Give Challenge! $5,000 has been awarded to McCombs! 

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The Leslie and Jack Bergeron PGE Gift Match
Double the impact of your gift! Donors Jack and Leslie Bergeron will match every dollar given to the Learning Resource Center, up to $10,000.
$2,401 MATCHED
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BBA Legacy Centennial Match
In honor of the BBA Centennial, an anonymous donor has pledged up to $10,000 to challenge current students for this effort. Every gift to the McCombs Undergraduate Endowed Excellence Fund made during the 40 for 40 campaign will be matched dollar-for-dollar, until the matching funds are exhausted. So, make your gift early.
$4,740 MATCHED
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BBA 100 Pay It Forward Challenge
In honor of the BBA Centennial, an anonymous donor has pledged up to $100,000 to challenge alumni for this effort. Every gift to the McCombs Undergraduate Endowed Excellence Fund made during the 40 for 40 campaign will be matched dollar-for-dollar, until the matching funds are exhausted. So, make your gift early.
$58,994 MATCHED
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Final Countdown: Power Hour Match
Last chance to double your donation! The first $10,000 in gifts during the last hour of the campaign will receive a match. Make your gift to any area of campus and double your impact.
$10,000 MATCHED
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DELL DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR MATCH
The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation will generously match every dollar raised for medical student scholarships throughout the campaign, up to $55,000. Your gift will have twice the impact!
$55,000 MATCHED
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Landmarks Gift Matching Opportunity
Four donors have generously offered to match all gifts made to Landmarks, up to $35,000. Your gifts will go twice as far!
$35,000 MATCHED
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UT Libraries Director Challenge for the Benson Latin American Collection
Vice Provost and Director Lorraine Haricombe has offered to match every dollar given to the Genaro García Digitization Initiative up to $1,000.
$1,000 MATCHED
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UT Libraries Technology Innovation Fund Challenge
A donor has offered to match every dollar given to the Technology Innovation Fund up to $5,000. The fund ensures students advance at the same pace of technology.
$5,000 MATCHED
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ULN Dollar for Dollar Match
A generous donor has offered to match every dollar given, up to a total of $4,000, to the University Leadership Network (ULN) during the 40 Hours for the Forty Acres campaign. Make your gift early before all matching dollars are gone and to ensure your ULN scholarship gift goes twice as far!
$4,000 MATCHED
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Lunch Time: Power Hour Match
Take a lunch break for this power hour! The first gifts received on April 12 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. up to $10,000 will receive a match. Make your gift now to any area of campus to double your impact!
$10,000 MATCHED
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UT Libraries Advisory Council Challenge
UT Libraries Advisory Council has offered to match every dollar given by those who love UT Libraries up to $15,220.
$15,220 MATCHED
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Environmental Science Institute Advisory Council Chair's Match
The ESI Advisory Council's Chair, Brian Flynn, will match the first $2,000 donated to ESI during 40 Hours for the Forty Acres, doubling the impact of your gift!
$2,000 MATCHED
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Small Colleges and Schools Leaderboard
The top three degree awarding colleges or schools, with fewer than 20,000 alumni, with the greatest number of gifts throughout the 40-hour campaign will receive awards. The award designations will be determined by the receiving colleges or schools. *Eligible colleges and schools: School of Architecture, Dell Medical School, School of Information, Jackson School of Geosciences, LBJ School of Public Affairs, School of Nursing, College of Pharmacy and School of Social Work.
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $3,000 School of Nursing 472
2 $2,000 School of Social Work 258
3 $1,000 Dell Medical School 214
4 LBJ School of Public Affairs 128
5 College of Pharmacy 82
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Large Colleges and Schools Leaderboard
The top three degree awarding colleges or schools, with more than 20,000 alumni, with the greatest number of gifts throughout the 40-hour campaign will receive awards. The award designations will be determined by the receiving colleges and schools.
Rank Prize College/School Gifts
1 $3,000 McCombs School of Business 491
2 $2,000 College of Natural Sciences 372
3 $1,000 College of Liberal Arts 238
4 Cockrell School of Engineering 201
5 College of Education 159
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Auxiliary Units Leaderboard
The top three auxiliary units with the greatest number of gifts throughout the 40-hour campaign will receive awards. The award designations will be determined by the receiving auxiliary units.
Rank Prize Auxiliary Unit Gifts
1 $3,000 Texas Exes 408
2 $2,000 San Jacinto Child Development Center 372
3 $1,000 Comal Child Development Center 277
4 University of Texas Libraries 174
5 International Office 105
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RecSports Sport Clubs Leaderboard
The top three RecSports Sport Clubs with the greatest number of gifts throughout the 40-hour campaign will receive awards.
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $500 UT Men's Rugby 369
2 $250 Texas Crew 343
3 $125 Texas Dance 185
4 Texas Women's Rugby 109
5 Texas Taekwondo 104
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Student Organization Day 1 Leaderboard
The top three student organizations with the greatest number of gifts throughout the first day of the campaign (April 12 at 6:00 AM until April 13 at 12:00 AM CST) will receive awards.
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $500 Longhorn Band Student Association 447
2 $250 UT's Collegiate Chapter of SAE International 311
3 $125 Natural Sciences Council 68
4 Texas Phanos 67
5 Voices Against Violence 26
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Early Bird CHALLENGE
Get your coffee ready, it's time to kick off the campaign with the Early Bird Challenge! The college, school, unit or organization that receives the greatest number of gifts from 6AM - 7AM on April 12 will receive an additional $3,000 award. The award designation will be determined by the receiving college, school, unit or organization.
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $3,000 Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music 52
2 Natural Sciences Council 44
3 Voices Against Violence 9
4 College of Pharmacy 5
5 College of Liberal Arts 4
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Happy Hour CHALLENGE
The work day is over, it's time to have some fun! The college, school, unit or organization that receives the most money on April 12 from 5:00 - 7:00 PM will receive an additional $3,000. The award designation will be determined by the receiving college, school, unit or organization.
Rank Prize Department Raised
1 $3,000 Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music $16,225.00
2 College of Natural Sciences $3,578.14
3 School of Undergraduate Studies $3,100.00
4 Texas Exes $2,570.00
5 The Michael and Tami Lang Stuttering Institute $2,150.00
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The All-Nighter CHALLENGE
Not a morning person? Then we have the perfect challenge for you! The participating college, school, unit or organization that receives the most money overnight from April 12 at 10 p.m. to April 13 at 6 a.m. will be awarded an additional $3,000.
Rank Prize Department Raised
1 $3,000 Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music $8,558.00
2 International Office $3,452.00
3 McDonald Observatory $1,808.00
4 Dell Medical School $1,625.00
5 College of Natural Sciences $1,475.00
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Mid Morning Stretch CHALLENGE
Slept in during the Early Bird Challenge yesterday? That's ok! Make your gift during the Mid Morning Stretch! The participating college, school, unit or organization that receives the greatest number of gifts on April 13 from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. will receive an additional $3,000. Make a gift now to support your favorite program on campus!
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $3,000 Texas Crew 176
2 Natural Sciences Council 168
3 UT Men's Rugby 152
4 Texas Exes 112
5 Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music 109
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Kick Off Challenge
It's go time! The student organization that receives the greatest number of gifts in the first hour of the student event, April 13 from 11:00 AM to 12:00PM, will receive a $250 award. Make your gift now!
Rank Prize Student Organization Gifts
1 $250 Longhorn Band Student Association 56
2 Texas Taekwondo 18
3 Natural Sciences Council 12
4 UT Men's Rugby 9
5 Voices Against Violence 7
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12:15 Class Change Challenge
Bring on the stampede! The student organization that receives the most money during the 12:15 - 12:30 class change will receive a $250 award. The award designation will be determined by the receiving student organization.
Rank Prize Student Organizations Raised
1 $250 Longhorn Band Student Association $933.00
2 UT Men's Rugby $105.00
3 Longhorn Powerlifting $43.00
4 Texas Taekwondo $41.00
5 Natural Sciences Council $37.00
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The Deadline Challenge
It's crunch time. The student organization that receives the greatest number of gifts in the last hour of the student event, April 13 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM, will receive a $250 award. Make your gift now!
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $250 Longhorn Band Student Association 139
2 Natural Sciences Council 90
3 Texas Rock Climbing 26
4 Texas Gymnastics 19
5 Texas Ballroom 18
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College of Education Department Challenge
The department that raises the most money will win $1,000!
Rank Prize Fund Designation Raised
1 $1,000 Kinesiology and Health Education $1,855.00
2 Curriculum and Instruction $1,065.00
3 Educational Psychology $575.00
4 Special Education $288.00
5 Student Affairs $221.00
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College of Education Student Organization Challenge
The student organization that raises the most money will win $500!
Rank Prize Student Organization Raised
1 $500 Longhorn Athletic Training Student Association (LATSA) $642.62
2 Bilingual Education Student Organization (BESO) $225.00
3 Student Council for Exceptional Children (SCEC) $190.00
4 Minorities in Education (MIE) $150.00
5 Teachers of Tomorrow (TOT) $140.00
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SURPRISE CHALLENGE!!!!!!
LISTEN UP LONGHORNS! The college, school, or unit that receives the most amount of total dollars given online April 12 between 2 PM - 3 PM will receive an additional $1,500. The award designation will be determined by the receiving college, school, unit or organization.
Rank Prize Department Raised
1 $1,500 Landmarks $4,275.00
2 School of Undergraduate Studies $3,625.00
3 Texas Law $3,425.00
4 School of Architecture $1,900.00
5 College of Liberal Arts $1,675.00
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Participating Groups
Astronomy Department Black Studies at UT Blanton Museum of Art Child Development Center Club Sports Cockrell School of Engineering College of Education College of Fine Arts College of Liberal Arts College of Natural Sciences College of Pharmacy Dell Medical School Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering Division of Diversity and Community Engagement Division of Student Affairs Environmental Science Institute International Office Jackson School of Geosciences KUT and KUTX Radio LaMontagne Center for Infectious Disease Landmarks LBJ School of Public Affairs Literacy First LLILAS Benson McCombs - BBA Legacy McCombs School of Business McDonald Observatory Moody College of Communication New Student Services Recreational Sports Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music School of Architecture School of Information School of Nursing School of Social Work School of Undergraduate Studies Student Organizations TEXAS ATHLETICS - LONGHORN FOUNDATION Texas Exes Texas Law Texas Memorial Museum The Michael and Tami Lang Stuttering Institute University of Texas Libraries University Leadership Network UT Counseling and Mental Health Center UTeach

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