This 40 Hours for the Forty Acres, Texas Exes, UT-Austin’s alumni association, is asking for your support as we champion the mission of the university. Through traditions, scholarships, and engagement opportunities, we work to enrich students’ time on the Forty Acres and connect alumni back to the place that changed their lives forever.
We also work to promote and protect UT-Austin through UT Advocates for Higher Education. As a self-governed alumni association, we are in a unique position to actively advocate on the behalf of the university, its students, and the value of a UT degree. Our independence also means that our work would not be possible without the generous support of alumni and friends.
We’re fundraising for six important areas of the Texas Exes:
- Area of Greatest Need – Giving here allows us the flexibility to use your gift where it has the most immediate impact.
- Advocacy – Help support our advocacy efforts to protect UT-Austin’s interests and the value of a longhorn degree at the local, state, and federal levels during this critical time.
- Student Programming – Help us carry on campus traditions like the annual Torchlight Parade and class ring program. Giving to student programming also helps us offset expenses associated with enriching student member experiences, from the Camp Texas program to the Orange and White Welcome.
- General Scholarship Fund – Giving here allows us the flexibility to apply your gift to the scholarship area that needs it most.
- Chapter & Network Scholarships – Donate to scholarships for students from your local community or special interest network such as the Camp Texas Network, the Dallas Chapter, or Hispanic Alumni Network scholarships.
- Forty Acres Scholars Program – Support the premier full-ride, merit-based scholarship program at The University of Texas at Austin.
Know that your gift of any level makes an impact towards providing the resources needed to further our work in the areas of student success, advocacy, alumni engagement, and communicating the value of the university. From the bottom of our burnt orange hearts — thank you!
