Who We Are
The Program in Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS) at The University of Texas at Austin supports students engaged in the study of American Indian and Indigenous Peoples’ histories and cultures in Texas, the United States and beyond. We are committed to develop relations of dialogue and collaboration with native communities and organizations in Central Texas. We fully embrace principles of respect, care and reciprocity towards the native lands on which we carry out scholarly work. At UT Austin, the NAIS Program supports the Indigenous student community in their effort to create spaces of diversity and inclusiveness on campus. NAIS offers both an Undergraduate Certificate and a Graduate Portfolio program. We run an exciting NAIS Speaker Series that provides students, faculty and community members the opportunity to learn from and connect with indigenous intellectual life from around the world. We also offer our undergraduate and graduate students support for summer internship and research projects.
What We're Fundraising For
Showcasing Native American and Indigenous Cultures, Artists and Activists
Details: This initiative focuses on providing support for Undergraduate outreach and events.
NAIS funding is currently helping students to support programming on campus and outreach. NAIS provides additional support for Indigenous students’ projects; but we would like to do more! This fundraising initiative would allow the program to enrich and expand student programming and allow them to reach more students. The goal is to invite well known Indigenous artists and activists to UT Austin in order to spread awareness of issues that are affecting Indigenous Peoples locally and globally.
Your Impact
Showcasing Native American and Indigenous Cultures
This initiative would allow the program to support student programming and allow them to reach more students and invite well known Indigenous artists and leaders to campus to spread awareness about Native American and Indigenous life in Texas and beyond. It would also help our undergraduate student group, the Native American and Indigenous Collective (NAIC) to build awareness amongst students regarding land issues and the global environmental crisis as well as questions of social justice and indigenous rights. Ability to support local Indigenous leaders and artists by showcasing their work at the University of Texas.
Research & Support for Indigenous Outreach in Greater Austin, Texas area, and worldwide
This initiative has already allowed students to participate in “Indigenous Storytelling” at the Austin Public Library and the Museum of History in Fort Worth, besides what's been done on UT campus. Additional funding would allow students the creative opportunity to expand their potential outreach and share their native knowledges in the community. Future potential outreach projects include a student podcast, land acknowledgement surveys, beading workshops for the community, sponsoring Danza performances and more. Through this fundraising initiative we would also be able to provide support for our students in the form of scholarships: Social Justice Scholarships, for students who wish to expand their engagements in Indigenous communities; and NAIS Research Scholarships, to support students aiming to develop collaborative research projects in Native American and Indigenous contexts.
Thank you to everyone for another amazing campaign! Below are some of the challenge winners for the second day of the campaign!
It’s Another Surprise Challenge
1st Place: WINNER UT Child Development Center San Jacinto
2nd Place: WINNER Texas Crew
3rd place: WINNER UT Child Development Center Comal
Hungry Bevo Challenge
1st Place: WINNER Texas Crew
2nd Place: WINNER UT Child Development Center San Jacinto
3rd place: WINNER Texas Women's Rugby
40 to the 40 Surprise Challenge
1st Place: WINNER Texas Crew
2nd Place: WINNER Texas Women's Rugby
Final Countdown Challenge
1st Place: WINNER Texas Crew
2nd Place: WINNER The University of Texas Weightlifting Team
3rd place: WINNER Liberal Arts Council
Longhorn Pride Social Media Challenge
1st Place: School of Nursing Area of Greatest Need $1,000 Prize
Runner Ups:
Texas Orange Jackets $250 Prize
Dell Medical School Scholarships $250 Prize
6,000 Milestone Award Winner- Texas Crew
7,000 Milestone Award Winner- Shakespeare at Winedale
8,244 Milestone Award Winner- Texas Women’s Club Lacrosse
What a day! We have a surprise tonight! Between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. CST the top three colleges, schools, units, and organizations that receive the greatest number of gifts will receive an additional reward.
1st Place: $1,500
2nd Place: $750
3rd Place: $250
Rally behind your favorite participating area of campus before 10 p.m!
Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,000 | Texas Crew | 95 |
2 | $500 | Texas Women's Rugby | 75 |
3 | Texas Orange Jackets | 57 | |
4 | Texas Taekwondo | 20 | |
5 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 8 | |
6 | University of Texas Libraries | 7 | |
7 | McCombs School of Business | 6 | |
8 | Women's Club Lacrosse | 6 | |
9 | Texas Athletics | 6 | |
10 | Steve Hicks School of Social Work | 5 | |
11 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 4 | |
12 | Texas Exes | 3 | |
13 | TX Votes | 3 | |
14 | Jackson School of Geosciences | 2 | |
15 | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 2 |
Rank | Prize | Final Countdown Challenge | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $5,000 | Texas Crew | 103 |
2 | $1,500 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | 72 |
3 | $1,000 | Liberal Arts Council | 52 |
4 | McCombs School of Business | 26 | |
5 | Texas Exes | 23 | |
6 | Jackson School of Geosciences | 20 | |
7 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 15 | |
8 | Department of Asian Studies | 15 | |
9 | College of Natural Sciences | 13 | |
10 | Moody College of Communication | 11 | |
11 | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 11 | |
12 | Black Studies | 11 | |
13 | School of Human Ecology | 9 | |
14 | University of Texas Libraries | 9 | |
15 | College of Liberal Arts | 9 |
Rank | University-Wide Leaderboard Gifts | Gifts |
---|---|---|
1 | Texas Crew | 930 |
2 | Liberal Arts Council | 451 |
3 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 340 |
4 | UT Child Development Center San Jacinto | 331 |
5 | McCombs School of Business | 325 |
6 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 299 |
7 | UT Child Development Center Comal | 293 |
8 | Texas Women's Rugby | 293 |
9 | Department of Asian Studies | 229 |
10 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | 215 |
11 | Texas Exes | 211 |
12 | Texas Taekwondo | 210 |
13 | Texas Athletics | 163 |
14 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 162 |
15 | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 144 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 181 |
2 | $750 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 45 |
3 | $250 | UT Women's Club Soccer | 44 |
4 | Liberal Arts Council | 40 | |
5 | Texas Crew | 23 | |
6 | UT Child Development Center Comal | 22 | |
7 | McCombs School of Business | 13 | |
8 | Department of Asian Studies | 13 | |
9 | The University of Texas at Austin | 10 | |
10 | Texas Athletics | 6 | |
11 | College of Natural Sciences | 6 | |
12 | Black Alumni Network | 5 | |
13 | Longhorn Powerlifting | 5 | |
14 | IEEE RAS | 5 | |
15 | Steve Hicks School of Social Work | 5 |
Rank | Prize | Hungry Bevo Challenge | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Crew | 204 |
2 | $750 | UT Child Development Center San Jacinto | 168 |
3 | $250 | Texas Women's Rugby | 120 |
4 | Texas Taekwondo | 70 | |
5 | UT Child Development Center Lavaca | 12 | |
6 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 12 | |
7 | LBJ School of Public Affairs | 11 | |
8 | McCombs School of Business | 10 | |
9 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 9 | |
10 | Kendra Scott WEL Institute | 7 | |
11 | Department of Asian Studies | 7 | |
12 | Women's Club Lacrosse | 7 | |
13 | Texas Athletics | 6 | |
14 | Shakespeare at Winedale | 6 | |
15 | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 6 |
Rank | University-Wide Leaderboard Dollars | Raised |
---|---|---|
1 | Dell Medical School | $1,306,294.21 |
2 | McCombs School of Business | $529,345.36 |
3 | Center for Psychedelic Research & Therapy | $416,134.00 |
4 | Jackson School of Geosciences | $310,339.42 |
5 | Landmarks | $277,804.94 |
6 | Texas Exes | $112,410.00 |
7 | Texas Athletics | $91,341.00 |
8 | College of Natural Sciences | $56,851.51 |
9 | University of Texas Libraries | $38,656.00 |
10 | Department of Asian Studies | $33,051.00 |
11 | Longhorn Band | $32,870.00 |
12 | The School of Architecture | $29,550.00 |
13 | Cockrell School of Engineering | $27,144.10 |
14 | LaMontagne Center for Infectious Disease (LCID) | $21,900.00 |
15 | Forty Acres Scholars Program | $19,870.00 |
Rank | Prize | It's Another Surprise Challenge! | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | UT Child Development Center San Jacinto | 120 |
2 | $750 | Texas Crew | 99 |
3 | $250 | UT Child Development Center Comal | 88 |
4 | Texas Women's Rugby | 55 | |
5 | UT Sailing Team | 44 | |
6 | McCombs School of Business | 39 | |
7 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 16 | |
8 | Texas Athletics | 16 | |
9 | The University of Texas at Austin | 14 | |
10 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 14 | |
11 | Moody College of Communication | 12 | |
12 | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 12 | |
13 | Dell Medical School | 11 | |
14 | The School of Architecture | 10 | |
15 | School of Law | 10 |
Rank | Prize | Late Night Challenge | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,500 | Liberal Arts Council | 59 |
2 | $1,500 | UT Archery Club | 45 |
3 | $1,000 | Texas Crew | 36 |
4 | Texas Taekwondo | 9 | |
5 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 4 | |
6 | First-Gen Equity | 3 | |
7 | The University of Texas at Austin | 3 | |
8 | Texas Exes | 2 | |
9 | Longhorn Band | 2 | |
10 | School of Nursing | 2 | |
11 | Forty Acres Scholars Program | 2 | |
12 | Texas Rock Climbing | 2 | |
13 | Texas Women's Rugby | 2 | |
14 | College of Fine Arts | 1 | |
15 | UT Amateur Radio Club | 1 |
Rank | Prize | Longhorn Lunch Special Challenge | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Crew | 116 |
2 | $750 | UT Child Development Center Comal | 85 |
3 | $250 | Center for Leadership and Ethics | 28 |
4 | McCombs School of Business | 20 | |
5 | Texas Exes | 19 | |
6 | Steve Hicks School of Social Work | 17 | |
7 | Department of Asian Studies | 16 | |
8 | College of Natural Sciences | 13 | |
9 | Texas Athletics | 13 | |
10 | Jackson School of Geosciences | 13 | |
11 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 11 | |
12 | College of Liberal Arts | 10 | |
13 | School of Law | 10 | |
14 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 10 | |
15 | Liberal Arts Council | 10 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Crew | 121 |
2 | $750 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | 90 |
3 | $250 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 80 |
4 | Liberal Arts Council | 55 | |
5 | Center for Leadership and Ethics | 21 | |
6 | UT Sailing Team | 20 | |
7 | Department of Asian Studies | 17 | |
8 | Texas Exes | 15 | |
9 | Texas Athletics | 11 | |
10 | McCombs School of Business | 7 | |
11 | Blank Center for Stuttering Education and Research | 7 | |
12 | Women's Club Lacrosse | 7 | |
13 | Communication Studies Graduate Community | 6 | |
14 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 6 | |
15 | School of Nursing | 5 |
Rank | Prize | Happy Horns Happy Hour Challenge | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Taekwondo | 87 |
2 | $750 | Liberal Arts Council | 45 |
3 | $250 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 31 |
4 | Department of Asian Studies | 15 | |
5 | McCombs School of Business | 13 | |
6 | The University of Texas at Austin | 12 | |
7 | College of Liberal Arts | 12 | |
8 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 11 | |
9 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 8 | |
10 | Texas Athletics | 8 | |
11 | Center for Psychedelic Research & Therapy | 8 | |
12 | School of Law | 7 | |
13 | Blank Center for Stuttering Education and Research | 7 | |
14 | University of Texas Libraries | 7 | |
15 | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 6 |
Rank | Prize | Day 1 Leaderboard: Gifts | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,000 | Texas Crew | 312 |
2 | $750 | Liberal Arts Council | 286 |
3 | $500 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 269 |
4 | $250 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 253 |
5 | $100 | UT Child Development Center Comal | 190 |
6 | McCombs School of Business | 136 | |
7 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | 118 | |
8 | Department of Asian Studies | 106 | |
9 | Texas Taekwondo | 100 | |
10 | Texas Exes | 95 | |
11 | Center for Leadership and Ethics | 89 | |
12 | Texas Athletics | 84 | |
13 | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 74 | |
14 | College of Natural Sciences | 67 | |
15 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 64 |
Rank | Prize | Early Bird Challenge | Raised |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | College of Natural Sciences | $15,050.00 |
2 | $750 | Steve Hicks School of Social Work | $10,350.00 |
3 | $250 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | $5,400.00 |
4 | Texas Athletics | $5,175.00 | |
5 | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | $2,385.00 | |
6 | Cockrell School of Engineering | $2,245.00 | |
7 | McCombs School of Business | $2,100.00 | |
8 | Texas Exes | $1,960.00 | |
9 | Electrical and Computer Engineering | $1,650.00 | |
10 | Moody College of Communication | $1,550.00 | |
11 | Counseling and Mental Health Center | $1,500.00 | |
12 | Longhorn Racing | $1,500.00 | |
13 | The University of Texas at Austin | $1,140.00 | |
14 | School of Human Ecology | $1,000.00 | |
15 | Dell Medical School | $910.00 |
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