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University of Texas Libraries

Support UT's Latin American Collection during its 100th anniversary year.

Who We Are

Name: University of Texas Libraries
Start: 2021-09-22T06:00:00-0500
End: 2021-09-23T22:30:00-0500
Location: 40 Hours for the Forty Acres September 2021

For more than 125 years, the University of Texas Libraries has committed to building one of the greatest library collections in the world. Maintaining more than 10 million volumes and providing access to the latest digital journals, databases and web resources, the Libraries collects and preserves the finest achievements of human knowledge in support of not only research and instruction needs but also the exploration of ideas and intellectual innovation.

This year, join the Libraries as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of our Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection. Known as the “Crown Jewel Collection” of The University of Texas at Austin, the Benson is one of the premier libraries in the world for Latin America and Latina/o Studies, proudly marking its centennial in 2021.

What We’re Fundraising For

In its first 100 years, the Benson has become a global destination for research and study, with over a million volumes and a wealth of original manuscripts, photographs and various media related to Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean and Latina/Latino presence in the United States. Help us continue this legacy by contributing to one of these endowment funds:

Terence and Dagmar Janiel Grieder Preservation Fund
Support the preservation and stewardship of special collections materials across all formats in the Nettie Lee Benson Collection.
Robert Charles Witt and Laura Gutierrez-Witt Library Fund for Latin America
Support the purchase of library materials in all formats for the Benson Latin American Collection.
Janet and Jack Roberts Peruvian Fund
Support the enhancement and maintenance of the Benson’s Peruvian Studies Collection.
Black Diaspora Archival Collection Excellence Fund
Support the enhancement of the Black Diaspora Collection Archive, a collection of works in all media related to the Black Diaspora of the Americas and the Caribbean; a collaboration of LLILAS Benson, Black Studies and the University of Texas Libraries.

Your Impact
By supporting any of these Benson funds, you are helping to ensure that the Benson Latin American Collection will uphold its status as the premier collection of its kind internationally, and provide the highest level of access to students, researchers, and the public for the next century and beyond.

LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, a partnership of the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection and the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, raises awareness of past and current issues that affect Latin America and U.S. Latina/o communities through its world-class collections, globalized higher education, research, international exchange, and public programs.

Leaderboard

Surprise Late Night Challenge!

The top three colleges, schools, units and organizations that receive the greatest number of gifts on September 22 from 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM CDT will receive an additional award! 1st place will receive $1,500 2nd place will receive $750 3rd place will receive $250

Rank	Prize	Surprise Late Night Challenge!	Gifts
1	$1,500	UT Men's Ultimate Club	191
2	$750	The University of Texas Weightlifting Team	155
3	$250	UT Archery Club	149
4		Texas Trap and Skeet	116
5		Texas Orange Jackets	24
6		Omega Chi Epsilon	20
7		Communication Studies Graduate Community	18
8		Gender and Sexuality Center	12
9		Kendra Scott WEL Institute	11
10		McCombs School of Business	10
11		Texas Women's Rugby	10
12		UT Sailing Club	9
13		Cockrell School of Engineering	7
14		Texas Exes Chapters and Networks	6
15		UT Women's Volleyball Club	6

Ended

Leaderboard

University-Wide Leaderboard: Greatest Number of Gifts Received

College, school, unit, or organization with the greatest number of gifts will be shown on a leaderboard for bragging rights only.

Rank	University-Wide Leaderboard Gifts	Gifts
1	Texas Trap and Skeet	897
2	UT Men's Ultimate Club	566
3	Texas Women's Rugby	566
4	UT Archery Club	533
5	The University of Texas Weightlifting Team	377
6	McCombs School of Business	329
7	Texas Exes Chapters and Networks	316
8	Texas Orange Jackets	285
9	Cockrell School of Engineering	206
10	Dell Medical School	180
11	College of Natural Sciences	180
12	Moody College of Communication	152
13	College of Liberal Arts	146
14	Texas Exes	132
15	School of Law	115

Ended

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Kick Off Challenge

The top three colleges, schools, units and organizations that receive the greatest number of gifts on September 22 from 6:00 AM - 8:00 AM CDT will receive an additional award. 1st place will receive $1,500 2nd place will receive $750 3rd place will receive $250

Rank	Prize	Kick Off Challenge	Gifts
1	$1,500	Texas Trap and Skeet	164
2	$750	Texas Women's Rugby	162
3	$250	UT Archery Club	58
4		Texas Orange Jackets	14
5		Gender and Sexuality Center	8
6		Cockrell School of Engineering	5
7		The University of Texas at Austin	4
8		The University of Texas Weightlifting Team	4
9		Moody College of Communication	4
10		McCombs School of Business	3
11		The School of Architecture	3
12		Center for Students in Recovery	3
13		UT Men's Ultimate Club	3
14		Harry Ransom Center	3
15		School of Human Ecology	3

Ended

Match

First Student Support Power Hour Day One

Gifts from alumni, parents, faculty, staff, friends and students to student support initiatives will be matched until $5,000 is exhausted on September 22 from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CDT.

$5,000 MATCHED

Completed

Match

Faculty & Staff Big Give Match

The first $10,000 in gifts made by UT Austin faculty and staff will receive a match on September 23 from 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM CDT. Gifts of any size will be matched until the total to be awarded, $10,000, is exhausted.

$10,000 MATCHED

Completed

$250

3,000th Gift Milestone Award

To celebrate specific milestones in the campaign, an additional award will be added to the area that receives the following milestone gifts. 3,000th Gift - $250 award

3,000 / 3,000 Gifts

Completed

$500

5,000th Gift Milestone Award

To celebrate specific milestones in the campaign, an additional award will be added to the area that receives the following milestone gifts. 5,000th Gift - $500 award

5,000 / 5,000 Gifts

Completed

$500

7,000th Gift Milestone Award

To celebrate specific milestones in the campaign, an additional award will be added to the area that receives the following milestone gifts. 7,000th Gift - $500 award

7,000 / 7,000 Gifts

Completed

Match

Student Support Power Hour Day Two

Gifts from alumni, parents, faculty, staff, friends and students to student support initiatives will be matched until $5,000 is exhausted on September 23 from 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CDT.

$5,000 MATCHED

Completed

Success!

Turn the US Burnt Orange

Keep an eye on the main page’s donation heat map! The donor who completes the map and is the first donor from the 50th state (and DC) will win an additional $400 toward their designation. The donor’s residence state will be determined by the donor heat map function of the giving day website and the credit card billing address.

Completed

Success!

Longhorn Pride Social Media Challenge

Show your Longhorn pride and help the UT area of your choice win $1,000! Add a 40 for Forty sticker to your Instagram story and tag @UTAustinTX.

Completed

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Longhorn Lunch Special Challenge

The top three colleges, schools, units and organizations that receive the greatest total dollar amount on September 22 from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM CDT will receive an additional award. 1st place will receive $1,500 2nd place will receive $750 3rd place will receive $250

Rank	Prize	Longhorn Lunch Special Challenge	Raised
1	$1,500	Center for Leadership and Ethics	$20,400.00
2	$750	The School of Architecture	$12,150.00
3	$250	College of Natural Sciences	$10,915.00
4		Jackson School of Geosciences	$6,400.00
5		Landmarks	$3,330.00
6		McCombs School of Business	$2,626.00
7		Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering	$2,500.00
8		College of Liberal Arts	$2,405.00
9		Cockrell School of Engineering	$1,950.00
10		University of Texas Libraries	$1,950.00
11		School of Law	$1,845.07
12		Harry Ransom Center	$1,065.00
13		School of Human Ecology	$980.00
14		Moody College of Communication	$915.00
15		UT Archery Club	$910.00

Ended

Match

Student Study Break Match

The first $2,500 in gifts made by currently enrolled UT students will receive a match on September 22 from 10:00 PM – 11:59 PM CDT. Gifts of any size will be matched until the total to be awarded, $2,500, is exhausted.

$2,500 MATCHED

Completed

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Hungry Bevo Challenge

The top three colleges, schools, units and organizations that receive the greatest number of gifts on September 23 from noon – 2:00 PM CDT will receive an additional award. 1st place - $1,500 2nd place - $750 3rd place - $250

Rank	Prize	Hungry Bevo Challenge	Gifts
1	$1,500	Texas Trap and Skeet	136
2	$750	Texas Women's Rugby	97
3	$250	Texas Orange Jackets	84
4		UT Men's Ultimate Club	21
5		McCombs School of Business	19
6		UT Archery Club	19
7		School of Law	16
8		Jackson School of Geosciences	13
9		College of Natural Sciences	12
10		Texas Exes	12
11		Moody College of Communication	10
12		School of Human Ecology	10
13		Texas Exes Chapters and Networks	10
14		College of Liberal Arts	9
15		Longhorn Wrestling	9

Ended

Match

Janet and Jack Roberts Benson Collection Match

All gifts made to the University of Texas Libraries will help unlock a match for the Peruvian Endowment up to $10,000!

$10,000 MATCHED

Completed

Leaderboard

Surprise Challenge!

The top three colleges, schools, units and organizations that receive the greatest number of gifts on September 23 from 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT will receive an additional award! 1st place will receive $1,500 2nd place will receive $750 3rd place will receive $250

Rank	Prize	Surprise Challenge!	Gifts
1	$1,500	UT Men's Ultimate Club	59
2	$750	Texas Trap and Skeet	44
3	$250	Texas Women's Rugby	18
4		Dell Medical School	17
5		Cockrell School of Engineering	15
6		McCombs School of Business	13
7		Longhorn Band Student Association	13
8		School of Human Ecology	12
9		University of Texas Libraries	11
10		Texas Exes	8
11		UT Student Emergency Fund	8
12		The University of Texas at Austin	7
13		College of Natural Sciences	7
14		Moody College of Communication	6
15		College of Liberal Arts	6

Ended

Leaderboard

University-Wide Leaderboard: Highest Amount of Dollars Received

College, school, unit, or organization with the highest amount of dollars raised will be shown on a leaderboard for bragging rights only.

Rank	University-Wide Leaderboard Dollars	Raised
1	McCombs School of Business	$760,495.00
2	Dell Medical School	$491,029.00
3	LBJ School of Public Affairs	$391,605.53
4	Jackson School of Geosciences	$119,449.00
5	University of Texas Libraries	$72,404.00
6	Center for Leadership and Ethics	$57,500.00
7	Cockrell School of Engineering	$48,635.00
8	College of Natural Sciences	$40,363.00
9	The School of Architecture	$37,600.00
10	Texas Exes Chapters and Networks	$31,273.00
11	School of Human Ecology	$26,125.00
12	School of Law	$23,959.49
13	College of Liberal Arts	$22,050.40
14	Moody College of Communication	$22,040.00
15	Texas Exes	$21,595.00

Ended

Success!

International Challenge

Keep an eye on the main page’s international donation heat map! The first donor from each continent will win an additional $250 toward their designation. The donor’s residence country will be determined by the donor heat map function of giving day website and the credit card billing address. $250 per continent, $1,750 total

Completed

Match

Second Student Support Power Hour Day One

Gifts from alumni, parents, faculty, staff, friends and students to student support initiatives will be matched until $5,000 is exhausted on September 22 from 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM CDT.

$5,000 MATCHED

Completed

$250

2,000th Gift Milestone Award

To celebrate specific milestones in the campaign, an additional award will be added to the area that receives the following milestone gifts. 2,000th Gift - $250 award

2,000 / 2,000 Gifts

Completed

$250

4,000th Gift Milestone Award

To celebrate specific milestones in the campaign, an additional award will be added to the area that receives the following milestone gifts. 4,000th Gift - $250 award

4,000 / 4,000 Gifts

Completed

$500

6,000th Gift Milestone Award

To celebrate specific milestones in the campaign, an additional award will be added to the area that receives the following milestone gifts. 6,000th Gift - $500 award

6,000 / 6,000 Gifts

Completed

$750

8,000th Gift Milestone Award

To celebrate specific milestones in the campaign, an additional award will be added to the area that receives the following milestone gifts. 8,000th Gift - $750 award

8,000 / 8,000 Gifts

Completed

Success!

US State Challenge

Keep an eye on the main page’s donation heat map! The first donor from each state (and DC) will win an additional $100 toward their designation.

Completed

Success!

Faculty & Staff Pre-Campaign Match

The first $10,000 in payroll deduction pledges, made by UT Austin faculty and staff, between September 1 – September 22 will be matched based upon pledge amount between the first day pledged and December 31, 2021. There is no maximum individual donation amount for this opportunity.

Completed

Success!

Faculty & Staff Challenge

The college, school, unit, or organization with the highest number of donations from any faculty or staff donors will win an additional reward. Prizes will be awarded after the campaign completes when results can be tabulated. Payroll deductions (from September 1 – September 22) and day-of gifts made through the 40 for Forty page will count towards the total. 1st place - $3,000 award | 2nd Place - $1,000 award | 3rd Place - $500 award

Completed

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Happy Horns Happy Hour Challenge

The top three colleges, schools, units and organizations that receive the greatest number of gifts on September 22 from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT will receive an additional award. 1st place will receive $1,500 2nd place will receive $750 3rd place will receive $250

Rank	Prize	Happy Horns Happy Hour Challenge	Gifts
1	$1,500	Texas Trap and Skeet	84
2	$750	Texas Orange Jackets	70
3	$250	UT Archery Club	67
4		Longhorn Band Student Association	51
5		Texas Exes	19
6		McCombs School of Business	17
7		Cockrell School of Engineering	14
8		Texas Women's Rugby	12
9		College of Natural Sciences	11
10		Moody College of Communication	10
11		Texas Exes Chapters and Networks	9
12		Dell Medical School	8
13		College of Education	7
14		The University of Texas at Austin	6
15		Jackson School of Geosciences	6

Ended

Match

Longhorn Parent Brunch Match

The first $5,000 in gifts made by parents of currently enrolled UT students will receive a match on September 23 from 10:00 AM – noon CDT. Any gift of $250 or less will be matched until the total to be awarded, $5,000, is exhausted.

$5,000 MATCHED

Completed

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Final Countdown Challenge

The top three colleges, schools, units and organizations that receive the greatest number of gifts on September 23 from 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM CDT will receive an additional award! 1st place will receive $5,000 2nd place will receive $1,500 3rd place will receive $1,000

Rank	Prize	Final Countdown Challenge	Gifts
1	$5,000	Texas Trap and Skeet	310
2	$1,500	UT Men's Ultimate Club	217
3	$1,000	Texas Women's Rugby	215
4		The University of Texas Weightlifting Team	181
5		UT Archery Club	142
6		Texas Exes Chapters and Networks	77
7		The University of Texas at Austin	54
8		Women's Ultimate Frisbee	54
9		McCombs School of Business	28
10		Texas Orange Jackets	27
11		College of Natural Sciences	26
12		Cockrell School of Engineering	18
13		College of Liberal Arts	17
14		Moody College of Communication	14
15		College of Education	12