Events

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Past Events

$75,000

$75,000 Louie T. Lumberjack Challenge

A generous donor has provided Louie T. Lumberjack with a $75,000 challenge gift. Help Louie release this donation to support experiential learning and research at NAU by making your gift now. Once NAU Giving Day receives $75,000 in gifts to any fund, Louie’s gift will be released. Give now to the program, department or area you love and see how your gift can also help support experiential learning and research for students and faculty at NAU.

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$5,400

Alumni Association Board: Jacks who Give Back Challenge

The NAU Alumni Association Board celebrates the university’s 120-year anniversary and challenges the more than 175,000 Lumberjack alumni to be Jacks Who Give Back. The Board and former members of the Board will unlock their personal pledge of $5,400 once 120 alumni donate to any fund in the NAU Foundation. Happy 120-year anniversary NAU!

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$750

Applied Physics and Materials Sciences Challenge

Interim Dean of the College of Engineering, Informatics and Applied Sciences, John Georgas, challenges the department of Applied Physics and Materials Science. Once the department receives $750 to any fund supporting activities in the department from department faculty, Interim Dean Georgas will release his matching gift of $750 to directly support the department.

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$15,000

Challenge for College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences

Once 50 gifts are made to the College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, Peggy and Jim Nelson will release their gift of $15,000 for the Nelson International Engineering Fund that supports NAU student experiential learning opportunities internationally.

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$1,000

CHHS Faculty and Staff Donor Challenge

Once 25 CHHS employee (staff and faculty) donors make a gift, Dean Ransdell will release another $1,000 gift to support the College of Health and Human Services.

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Classified Staff Advisory Council Book Scholarship

Members of The Classified Staff Advisory Council (CSAC) will match your gift to the Staff Book Scholarship up to $500. Your gift will support NAU staff who are also students enrolled in classes, and provide financial assistance for the purchase of books to scholarship recipients. Your gift will directly benefit our student employees and enrich the NAU community as a whole.

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Cline Library Workforce Promise Match

Florence Young will match all gifts made to the Cline Library Student Workforce Promise Fund up to $2,500. Give now and have the twice the impact on Cline Library student workers.

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$500

College of Arts and Letters Challenge

Rickey and Sandra McCurry will release their gift of $500 to the Arts and Letters Dean’s Fund for Excellence once 10 gifts have been made to any fund that supports the College of Arts and Letters. Give now to support CAL!

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$500

College of Health and Human Services Challenge

As soon as 25 donors give to the College of Health and Human Services, Dean Ransdell will donate $500 to the CHHS Dean’s Fund for Excellence.

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$1,500

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Challenge

Dennis Roberts and Natalie Wise will release their gift of $1,500 to support programming in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences once 10 gifts are made to any SBS fund. Give now to support SBS!

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Dean Ransdell CHHS Challenge

If CHHS finishes in the TOP 3 colleges with the most gifts, then Dean Ransdell will donate $1000 to support the College of Health and Human Services. Track the leaderboard and give to move CHHS to the top!

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$5,000

Don and Marena Hales Choral Challenge

Support NAU’s nationally recognized choral program! Did you know over 60% of the students singing in the choirs are non-music majors from degree programs from all across the mountain campus? If you make a gift to support the choral program, you can have twice the impact. Don and Marena Hales will release their gift of $5,000 to support the Choral Travel Fund as soon as 25 gifts are made to support the choral program.

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Giving Back to Students Who Give Back

There is more than one way to give back. NAU students are showing their Lumberjack spirit of generosity by participating in the NAU Giving Day Service Project from 2:00 – 4:00 pm. Thanks to a generous donation by the Vice President of Student Affairs, Erin Grisham, 5 service project volunteers will win $100 each to support their student club or organization at NAU. The drawing will take place at the NAU Giving Day HQ (Union west lawn) right after the service project.

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Historic Route 66 Assocation of Arizona Match

Give now and get your kicks to support Route 66! Did you know that there is a library endowment to preserve and promote the history of Route 66? The Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona will match all gifts to support the endowment up to $6,600. Give $5 or $10, or $66 now and have twice the impact on the Mother Road.

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Martin-Springer Institute Special Projects Match

A member of the Martin-Springer Institute Advisory Council will match all gifts to Martin-Springer Institute Special Projects up to $3,000. Give now and have twice the impact on MSI special projects.

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Nancy Wilson's Match for Skyjacks Women's Basketball

Support our Skyjacks Women's Basketball team. Lumberjack Alum and fan, Nancy Wilson, will match all gifts to the NAU Women's Basketball team up to $1,000. Donate now and have your gift doubled to support the team you love. Go Jacks!

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$10,000

NAU Rocks - $10,000 Challenge for Geology

Give now and support the Division of Geosciences at NAU. Once 25 gifts are received to any geology fund, an anonymous donor will release their gift to support the geology program.

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$1,000

NAU Staff Cares

Tracy Kile Schwartz challenges other NAU staff to give where they care. As soon as 10 NAU staff make a gift to any fund, Tracy will release her $1,000 gift to the NAU Cares Fund. Make a gift now, and show that you are a staff member who cares!

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$1,500

Randy and Liz Price Challenge for the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management

Randy and Liz Price will release their gift of $1,500 to support the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management once the school receives 15 gifts of any amount to any fund that supports HRM.

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$10,000

Shoot for the Stars - $10,000 Challenge for Astronomy

Give now and support the Department of Astronomy. Once 25 gifts are received to any astronomy fund, an anonymous donor will release their gift to support the astronomy program at NAU.

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Social Media - #TBT Walk down memory lane challenge

Who or what made the largest impact on your @NAU experience? Share your story using #NAUGivingDay. One lucky Lumberjack will win $250 toward the college or cause of your choice!

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Social Media - Rise & Shine Early Bird Challenge

Wake up and support what you love! Use #NAUGivingDay on your posts before 10am and you may win $250 to give to the college or cause of your choice.

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$2,000

The Peter Huntoon Match for Special Collections and Archives in Cline Library

Once 10 gifts are given in support of Cline Library's Special Collections and Archives, Peter will release his $2,000 gift to support the special collections at the library.

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$100,000

1899 Challenge

In honor of NAU’s founding year (as Arizona Normal School), when 1,899 gifts are made, $10,000 from a generous anonymous donor will be unlocked. Plus, Louie T. Lumberjack will present a special prize to the person who makes that 1,899th gift!

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Ambassador Challenge

Be the NAU Giving Day ambassador that inspires the most gifts and you could win! Reach out to your network, inspire them to give and make an impact! The top ambassador by total gifts will receive $500 to donate to the fund of their choice, thanks to donors Stephanie Smith and Rico Alderete.

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$5,000

Arts and Letters Advisory Council Challenge

The Arts and Letters Advisory Council will unlock their gift of $5,000 to support the programs of CAL once the College of Arts and Letters receives $2,000 in gifts.

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$15,000

Challenging Times Create Great Challenge Opportunities

While we are all challenged globally by sustainability, and more recently the corona virus, education and research can be the great enablers for all people. Let’s advance research at NAU together! Polly Sumner challenges all alumni to give in support of research. Once 20 alumni give to the Undergraduate Research Fund, Polly will release her $15,000 gift to support undergraduate research through the Hooper Undergraduate Research Awards program. Give now and to empower students to improve our world and preserve it for future generations!

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$750

Civil Engineering, Construction Management, and Environmental Engineering Challenge

Interim Dean of the College of Engineering, Informatics and Applied Sciences, John Georgas, challenges the department of Civil Engineering, Construction Management, and Environmental Engineering. Once the department receives $750 to any fund supporting activities in the department from department faculty, Interim Dean Georgas will release his matching gift of $750 to directly support the department.

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Cline Library Student Workforce Promise Match

Florence and Harold Young will match all gifts made to the Cline Library Student Workforce Promise Fund up to $2,500. Give now and have the twice the impact on Cline Library student workers.

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Leaderboard

College Leaderboard

Get your College to the Top of the Leaderboard

Rank	Prize	Department
1	$1	College of Arts and Letters
2		College of Education
3		College of Eng., Informatics, and Applied Sciences
4		College of Health and Human Services
5		College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
6		College of the Env., Forestry and Natural Sciences
7		The W. A. Franke College of Business

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$500

College of Education Challenge

Rickey and Sandra McCurry will release their gift of $500 to the College of Education Fund once 10 gifts have been made to any fund that supports the College of Education. Give now to support COE!

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$500

College of Health and Human Services Challenge

Rickey and Sandra McCurry will release their gift of $500 to the CHHS Dean’s Fund for Innovation once 10 gifts have been made to any fund that supports the College of Health and Human Services. Give now to support CHHS!

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$500

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Challenge

Rickey and Sandra McCurry will release their gift of $500 to the SBS Dean’s innovation Fund once 10 gifts have been made to any fund that supports the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Give now to support SBS!

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Don and Carol Davenport Challenge Match for Engineering

Don and Carol Davenport will match your gift to support the Curly Ethington Engineering Scholarship, up to $1,000. This scholarship supports non-traditional students studying engineering. Give now to support a Jack!

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Faculty Giving

Provost Diane Stearns is challenging all faculty. She will divide her gift of $X, XXX to the top two colleges with the highest number of faculty gifts. Give now to move your college to the top!

In what college do you instruct?

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$2,500

Graduate Alumni Challenge

Did you earn your graduate degree at NAU? Once 25 gifts are made by graduate alumni to anywhere at the university, Maribeth Watwood, Dean of the Graduate College, will unlock a $2,500 gift to support a scholarship benefiting current graduate students.

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Honors College Vision 2020 Challenge

Honors College Dean Kevin Gustafson will match dollar for dollar up to $2,020 (in honor of the year) all donations to the Honors Dean’s Excellence Fund. Donations to this fund support site-based educational opportunities and independent research for students in the NAU Honors College.

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$750

Mechanical Engineering Challenge

Interim Dean of the College of Engineering, Informatics and Applied Sciences, John Georgas, challenges the department of Mechanical Engineering. Once the department receives $750 to any fund supporting activities in the department from department faculty, Interim Dean Georgas will release his matching gift of $750 to directly support the department.

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NAU Giving Day Service Project

Meet at South Campus Starbucks 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Give back by volunteering. Join your peers for a campus community cleanup. Five student organizations have the opportunity to earn $100 for their organization, or a fund of their choice. Register early to receive a Giving Day shirt. Copy the link to register https://bit.ly/2Q25dbx

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$2,500

NAU Salute - $2,500 Challenge for NAU’s Military and Veteran Students and Families

Give now and support NAU’s Veteran & Military Services at NAU. Once 15 gifts are received to any Veteran & Military Services fund, NAU alum and NAU Foundation Board member, Vice Admiral Robin Rumble Braun, U.S. Navy (Retired) will release her gift of $2,500 to support leadership development opportunities for NAU students, with an emphasis on supporting our Military and Veteran students.

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Office of Student Affairs Match

Vice President of Student Affairs, Erin Grisham, will match all gifts made by Student Affairs staff up to $1,000 that are made in support of student affairs programming. Give now and have twice the impact on student academic programming, student resources, engagement and outreach.

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$750

School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems Challenge

Interim Dean of the College of Engineering, Informatics and Applied Sciences, John Georgas, challenges the School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems. Once the school receives $750 to any fund supporting activities in the school from school faculty, Interim Dean Georgas will release his matching gift of $750 to directly support the school.

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Social Media - We Are Lumberjacks Spirit Award

From future Lumberjacks to Lumberpets, blue and gold is a family affair. Share a photo of your crew decked out in Lumberjack gear and include #NAUGivingDay. One winner will be selected and win $250 toward the college or cause of their choice.

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Social Media - Proud Lumberjack Selfie Challenge

If you're a proud Lumberjack, you want everyone to know it. Take a selfie with your Giving Day tattoos or stickers and post it with #NAUGivingDay. You could win $250 to your college or cause of choice.

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Susan Schroeder and Gary McNaughton Match for Hooper Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Susan and Gary will match all donations up to $500 for undergraduate research through the Henry Hooper Student Fund. The Henry Hooper Student Fund supports student projects in environmental or sustainable research, education, or service. Give now and see how your gift can have twice the impact on our student researchers.

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NAU Foundation