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UTeach Natural Sciences

We Prepare Teachers. They Change the World.


"I hope to become a certified teacher in Biology and teach middle school after I graduate. I also hope to influence public policy and advocate better educational practices in our schools. Thank you for investing in my education and allowing me to pursue my dreams of teaching and improving educational practices." – Cristella Mendez


Who We Are

UTeach Natural Sciences grew out of the conviction that public universities have a profound role to play in improving the public education system. UTeach is the unique secondary STEM teacher preparation program that recruits students in the College of Natural Sciences and prepares them to become STEM teachers. Through a scalable national program, UTeach is producing teachers who are educating tomorrow's scientists, technologists, engineers, and mathematicians to play a vital role in America's future. We prepare teachers. They change the world.

What We're Fundraising For

UTeach Maker 

UTeach Maker is a micro-credentialing program that supports UTeach pre-service teachers in developing the tools and skills needed to bring innovative, project-based, constructionist Maker learning to school spaces. Your support will go toward equipment and materials for Maker projects and demonstrations.

UTeach Outreach UT PREP Summer STEM Pathway 

A gift to UT PREP will create need-based scholarships for middle and high school students to attend the rigorous five-week summer camp focusing on mathematics, research, engineering, physics, and computer science.

UTeach Teacher Preparation - Student Support

Invest in the future of STEM education by investing in UTeach students. Your support is a critical component in assisting UTeach students in reaching their goal to become secondary STEM teachers.

Gifts to any area of UTeach Natural Sciences make a difference. To support a specific area  not listed, select "Other" from the drop down menu, and leave a note about where you'd like us to direct your gift.

Your Impact

When you support UTeach Natural Sciences, you invest in UTeach students, the greater community of educational partners of nonprofit organizations and schools, and the K-12 students they serve.

  • 1,320+ UTeach Natural Sciences graduates as of spring 2022.
  • 7,500+ students impacted by each teacher in their first five years of teaching.
  • UTeach Austin graduates join a growing number of more than 7,675 UTeach teachers nationwide who are projected to impact one million secondary STEM     students by 2027.


"I am a first-year transfer student and first-generation college student working towards a mathematics degree and a teacher certification. Your support allows me to continue my education with some peace of mind and with resources that will ensure success in my career as an educator. I have learned so much in my short time here at UT, and I have never been more excited to go out in the field to teach. I want to teach in a low-income environment because I believe I could make a greater impact there. It is vitally important to me that all students are able to see themselves as capable of achieving anything they dream of in everything they do." – Jacqueline Salazar





The Final Challenge Winners
Apr 14, 2023



Thank you to everyone for another amazing campaign! Below are the challenge winners for the final hours of the campaign! 


Hungry, Hungry Bevo Challenge

1st Place: WINNER UT Men's Ultimate Club

2nd Place: WINNER Texas Trap and Skeet

3rd place: WINNER Longhorn Racing

 

Final Countdown Challenge

1st Place: WINNER Texas Trap and Skeet 

2nd Place: WINNER Texas Crew 

3rd place: WINNER The University of Texas Weightlifting Team 

 

Longhorn Pride Social Media Challenge
1st Place: First Gen Equity $1,000 Prize
Runner-up: Texas Taekwondo $250 Prize

 


State & International Challenge Winners - Check your donor wall these have been awarded! 

Leaderboard Challenge Winners - Check the challenges page wall for the final leaderboards. Prizes have been awarded! 

Lucky Longhorn Lottery Winners
Apr 13, 2023

Congratulations to our 40 random winners today!

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Faculty & Staff Big Give Match (Day 1)
The first $5,000 in gifts from UT faculty and staff members made within this period will be matched! Gifts of $5 and above will be matched until the total to be awarded, $5,000, is exhausted. April 12, 6 a.m. – 5 p.m. Central
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Happy Horns Happy Hour Match
The first $10,000 in gifts from alumni, parents, faculty, staff, friends and students to student support initiatives made within this period will be matched! Gifts of $5 and above will be matched until the total to be awarded, $10,000, is exhausted. April 12, 4 – 9 p.m. Central
$10,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Faculty & Staff Big Give Match (Day 2)
The first $5,000 in gifts from UT faculty and staff members made within this period will be matched! Gifts of $5 and above will be matched until the total to be awarded, $5,000, is exhausted. April 13, 6 a.m. – 10 p.m. Central
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Student Support Late-Night Match
The first $5,000 in gifts from alumni, parents, faculty, staff, friends and students to student support initiatives made within this period will be matched! Gifts of $5 and above will be matched until the total to be awarded, $5,000, is exhausted. April 12, 9 – 11:59 p.m. Central
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
$750
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 – $750 award
Completed
$2,000
9,000th 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. 9,000th Gift – $1,250 award
Completed
Success!
Pre-Campaign Ambassador Sign-up Challenge
The three participating colleges, schools, units or organizations with the most verified 40 for Forty ambassadors registered by April 10 at 5 p.m. will receive an additional award! 1st Place – $1,000 award | 2nd Place – $500 award | 3rd Place – $250 award
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Success!
Faculty & Staff Challenge
The participating college, school, unit or organization with the greatest number of gifts from UT faculty and staff donors will win an additional award! March 29, 8 a.m. – April 13, 10:00 p.m. Central 1st Place – $2,000 award | 2nd Place – $1,000 award | 3rd Place – $500 award 1st Place - UT Child Development Center Capitol Complex | 2nd Place - Dell Medical School | 3rd Place - Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies
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Success!
Turn the U.S. Burnt Orange
Keep an eye on the main page’s donation heat map! The donor who completes the map by making the first gift from the 50th state (including Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico) will win an additional $400 awarded to their designation. The donor’s state will be determined by the credit card billing address. April 12, 6 a.m. Central – April 13, 10 p.m. Central
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Success!
Lucky Longhorn Lottery
Feeling lucky, Longhorns? 40 donors who make a gift during the challenge period will be randomly selected to win an additional $250 awarded to their designation! April 13, 7 a.m. – noon Central
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Leaderboard
Hungry, Hungry Bevo Challenge
The three participating colleges, schools, units or organizations that receive the greatest number of gifts within the designated period will receive an additional award! April 13, 12 – 4 p.m. Central 1st place – $2,500 | 2nd place – $1,500 | 3rd place – $1,000
Rank Prize Hungry, Hungry Bevo Challenge Gifts
1 $2,500 UT Men's Ultimate Club 281
2 $1,500 Texas Trap and Skeet 271
3 $1,000 Longhorn Racing 270
4 UT Child Development Center Capitol Complex 258
5 Texas Crew 250
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Leaderboard
University-Wide Leaderboard: Greatest Number of Gifts Received
The participating college, school, unit or organization with the greatest number of gifts will be listed on the leaderboard for bragging rights only.
Rank Department Gifts
1 Texas Trap and Skeet 1,403
2 Texas Crew 1,399
3 UT Men's Ultimate Club 1,014
4 Longhorn Racing 724
5 The University of Texas Weightlifting Team 661
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Leaderboard
Day 1 Leaderboard: Unique Donors
The five participating colleges, schools, units or organizations with the greatest number of unique donors during the first day of 40 for Forty will receive awards!
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $1,000 UT Child Development Center Capitol Complex 150
2 $750 Chapters & Networks 128
3 $500 Texas 4000 for Cancer 87
4 $250 Texas Crew 64
5 $100 Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center 51
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Student Support Kickoff Match
The first $10,000 in gifts from alumni, parents, faculty, staff, friends and students to student support initiatives within this period will be matched! Gifts from $5 – $500 will be matched until the total to be awarded, $10,000, is exhausted. April 12, 6 a.m. – noon Central
$10,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Midnight Madness Match
The first $7,500 in gifts from alumni, parents, faculty, staff, friends and students to student support initiatives made within this period will be matched! Gifts of $5 and above will be matched until the total to be awarded, $7,500, is exhausted. April 13, midnight – 7 a.m. Central
$7,500 MATCHED
Completed
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Student Support Final Match
The first $10,000 in gifts from alumni, parents, faculty, staff, friends and students to student support initiatives within this period will be matched! Gifts from $5 – $500 will be matched until the total to be awarded, $10,000, is exhausted. April 13, 4 – 8 p.m. Central
$10,000 MATCHED
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$1,000
1,883rd Milestone Award
In September 1883, The University of Texas was officially opened in a ceremony inside an incomplete building on a grassy hill where the Tower now stands. To celebrate UT's founding year, the 1,883rd gift will receive a $1,883 award!
Completed
$1,000
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 – $1,000 award
8,000 / 8,000 Gifts
Completed
$750
10,000th 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. 10,000th Gift – $750 award
Completed
Success!
Longhorn Pride Social Media Challenge
Show your Longhorn pride and help a participating 40 for Forty group win $1,000! Share your burnt-orange selfie to your Instagram story and tag @UTAustinTX and #UT40for40 for your chance to win. April 10, 6 a.m. Central – April 13, 4:59 p.m. Central
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Success!
U.S. State Challenge
Keep an eye on the main page’s donation heat map! The first donor from each state, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico will win an additional $100 awarded to their designation. The donor’s state will be determined by the credit card billing address. April 12, 6 a.m. Central – April 13, 10 p.m. Central
Completed
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 awarded to their designation. The donor’s country will be determined by the credit card billing address. April 12, 6 a.m. Central – April 13, 10 p.m. Central
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Leaderboard
Longhorn Lunch Special Challenge
The three participating colleges, schools, units or organizations that receive the greatest number of gifts within the designated period will receive an additional award! April 12, 12 – 4 p.m. Central 1st place – $2,500 | 2nd place – $1,500 | 3rd place – $1,000
Rank Prize Longhorn Lunch Special Challenge Gifts
1 $2,500 Texas Crew 395
2 $1,500 UT Men's Ultimate Club 377
3 $1,000 Texas Trap and Skeet 376
4 UT Child Development Center Capitol Complex 235
5 Texas Women's Rugby 85
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Leaderboard
Final Countdown Challenge
The three participating colleges, schools, units or organizations that receive the greatest number of gifts within the designated period will receive an additional award! April 13, 8 – 10 p.m. Central 1st place – $3,500 | 2nd place – $1,500 | 3rd place – $500
Rank Prize Final Countdown Challenge Gifts
1 $3,500 Texas Trap and Skeet 706
2 $1,500 Texas Crew 663
3 $500 The University of Texas Weightlifting Team 606
4 Longhorn Racing 434
5 UT Men's Ultimate Club 337
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Leaderboard
University-Wide Leaderboard: Highest Amount of Dollars Received
The participating college, school, unit or organization with the highest number of dollars raised will be listed on the leaderboard for bragging rights only.
Rank Department Raised
1 Dell Medical School $2,526,675.00
2 Department of Accounting $2,001,100.00
3 McCombs School of Business $433,094.00
4 Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics $350,435.00
5 New Student Services $200,140.00
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Leaderboard
Day 2 Leaderboard: Gifts
The five participating colleges, schools, units or organizations with the greatest number of gifts raised during the second day of 40 for Forty will receive awards!
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $1,000 Texas Trap and Skeet 999
2 $750 Texas Crew 938
3 $500 Longhorn Racing 713
4 $250 The University of Texas Weightlifting Team 639
5 $100 UT Men's Ultimate Club 633
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