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Events

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Past Events


$2,500
Presidential Challenge sponsored by President José Cruz Rivera and Dr. Rima Brusi
President José Cruz Rivera and Dr. Rima Brusi created a fund to support the unique challenges faced by students who are also parents – a role president Cruz Rivera understands since he was a parent while attending college. On Giving Day, they will personally donate another $2,500 after 500 donors make a gift to any fund. Go Jacks!
500 / 500 Gifts
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$11,590
#AxeOfKindness Challenge sponsored by NAU Leadership
Our NAU campus leaders challenge you! Help us reach 1,000 gifts on #NAUGivingDay. Once we reach 1,000 the following leaders will release their gifts totaling $13,600: Ann Marie Chischilly; Anne Marie deWeise; Laurie Dickson; Christy Farley; Bjorn Flugstad; John Georgas; Laura Jones; Nick Lobejko; Josh Mackey; Julie Mueller; Anika Olsen; Michelle Parker; Amy and Chris Phillips; Karen Pugliesi; Margot Saltonstall; Harlan Teller; and Jason Wilder. Go Jacks!
1,000 / 1,000 Gifts
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$30,000
NAU Legacy Challenge sponsored by the DeMund Foundation
The DeMund Foundation will release a $30,000 gift once 1,500 gifts are given to #NAUGivingDay. The DeMund Foundation supports the over 46% of scholars who identify as first-generation students of NAU.
1,500 / 1,500 Gifts
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$16,000
NAU Athletics Lumberjacks Challenge
Donate to any athletics fund and once 100 in total gifts are received the following gifts will be released to the college: Rebecca Seeger will donate $10,000 to support women's basketball, women's soccer, women's volleyball, the SkyJacks annual fund and the Champion's Fund; and Nancy and Greg Wilson will donate $1,000 to women's basketball; and an anonymous donor will support both men's and women's tennis with $5,000. Go Jacks!
50 / 50 Gifts
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$35,000
College of Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences Challenge
Donate to any fund in the College of Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences and once CEFNS receives 75 in total gifts the following gifts will be released to the college: David Brumbaugh will donate $30,000 to support earthquake research; Dean Roger Haro will donate $1,000 to support innovation; and Michael Wagner will donate $4,000 to support monarch butterfly research. WE are CEFNS! WE are Lumberjacks!
75 / 75 Gifts
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$5,000
College of Health and Human Services Challenge
Donate to any fund in the College of Health and Human Services and once CHHS receives 50 in total gifts the following gift will be released to the college: William Oates will donate $5,000 to Dr. William M. Oates Native American Health Sciences Endowed Scholarship. WE are CHHS! WE are Lumberjacks!
50 / 50 Gifts
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$39,100
The W.A. Franke College of Business Challenge
Donate to any fund in The W.A. Franke College of Business and once FBS receives 75 in total gifts the following gifts will be released to the college totaling $39,200: Dean Ashok Subramanian will donate to general scholarships and the Student Support fund; Pam and Rudy Ramos will donate to scholarships and Women in Leadership; Lisa and Brian Bacus will donate to Women in Leadership; Victoria Fimea will donate to Risk Management and Insurance Program; Kevin Aguas will donate to Risk Management and Insurance Program; and Mike Santellanes will support first-scholars business students and overall FCB student support. WE are FCB! WE are Lumberjacks!
75 / 75 Gifts
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$2,000
Honors College Challenge
Donate to any fund in the Honors College and once Honors receives 25 in total gifts the following gifts will be released to the college: Dean Kevin Gustafson will donate $1,500 to the Honors College Innovation Fund; and the McKeirnan Family will donate $500 to support Honors capstone grants. WE are Honors! WE are Lumberjacks!
25 / 25 Gifts
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$2,000
Global Affairs Study Abroad Challenge
Donate to any fund that supports NAU Global Initiatives once we receive 25 gifts the following gifts will be released to the college: Vice Provost Yimin Wang will donate $1,000 to support student abroad programs for first-generation students and Angelina Palumbo will donate $1,000 to the NAU Global Brigades club to support community development efforts in rural Honduras. WE are Lumberjacks!
25 / 25 Gifts
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$2,000
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Challenge
Donate to any fund in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and once SBS receives 25 in total gifts Karen Staley will donate $2,000 to the Social and Behavioral Sciences Dean's Innovation Fund and Joe Walters & Hal Hickman Lecture Series; and Karolyn Kent will support the MPA general fund. WE are SBS! We are Lumberjacks!
25 / 25 Gifts
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$950
Cline Library Challenge
The Cline Library Leadership Team challenges you to donate to any fund that supports Cline Library. The Leadership Team members will donate $1,000 collectively to support library programs and collections once 23 gifts of any amount are received. Make a gift now, increase your impact, and show the world that we are Lumberjacks!
23 / 23 Gifts
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$37,750
NAU College of Education
Maximize your impact on the College of Education and unlock an additional $37,750 in funding for the college. By donating to any fund within the College of Education, you can contribute to our goal of reaching 50 gifts. Once this goal is achieved, generous donors will pledge $37,750 to support the future of NAU. Every gift counts—join us in making a difference! #WeAreLumberjacks
$50 / $50 Raised
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Celebrate #NAUGivingDay at Mother Road Brewing Company
Join fellow Jacks to recognize what makes the NAU family extraordinary—you! Wednesday, March 29, 2023 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Mother Road Brewing Company Register at nau.edu/CelebrateGivingDay
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NAU Honors Distinguished Speaker Series - Frances Haugen
Advocating Accountability and Ethics for Big Tech: An Evening with Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen The NAU Honors Distinguished Speaker Series showcases inspired thinkers from all disciplines addressing issues of vital community interest. The presentations will engage and enlighten students and community members about critical issues facing the region, the nation, and the world. During her time at Facebook as the lead Product Manager on the Civic Misinformation team, Frances became increasingly alarmed by the choices the company makes prioritizing their own profits over public safety and putting people's lives at risk. As a last resort and at great personal risk, Frances made the courageous decision to blow the whistle on Facebook. Reserve tickets - https://nautickets.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=1739
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Tea and Candy from Around the World
You are welcome join the Center for International Education in the International Pavilion for Tea and Candy from Around the World. Please stop by between 9:00am and 5:00pm and support our Study Abroad students!
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Leaderboards - Alumni Chapters
Are you a member of a NAU Alumni Chapter? Be sure to let us know during checkout so we can add your gift to the leaderboard tally. WE ARE LUMBERJACKS!
If you are a member of an NAU Alumni Chapter, please select your Chapter below:
Rank Answer Gifts
1 Flagstaff Chapter 81
2 Phoenix Chapter 23
3 Denver Chapter 5
4 Portland Chapter 4
5 Dallas/Forth Worth Chapter 3
6 Washington D.C. Chapter 3
7 Prescott Chapter 3
8 Native American Chapter 3
9 Boise Area (*not a chapter) 3
10 San Diego Chapter 2
11 Yuma Chapter 1
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Leaderboards - Top College or Unit
Top performing unit or college by total gifts.
Rank Department Gifts
1 College of Education 164
2 NAU Athletics 135
3 College of Social & Behavioral Sciences 99
4 Environment, Forestry, Natural Sciences 94
5 College of Arts & Letters 91
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Alumni by decade
Alright Jacks, let's see who are the most generous alumni by graduation decade.
What decade did you graduate? (the first time)
Rank Answer Gifts
1 1990s 123
2 2010s 114
3 2000s 114
4 1980s 90
5 2020s 41
6 1970s 40
7 1960s 8
8 1950s 1
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Show Your Pride - Social Challenge
If you're a proud Lumberjack, you want everyone to know it. Share a photo of your crew decked out in Lumberjack gear and include #NAUGivingDayChallenge. Don’t forget to give a shout-out to the NAU college, school, department, program, or area you support for a chance to award them additional funding!
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#NAUCareer Ready - Social Challenge
NAU is proud of our career readiness programming that prepares the workforce of tomorrow. Share your experience working on campus using #NAUGivingDayChallenge. One lucky Lumberjack will win $250 toward the college or cause of your choice!
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Social - Mother Road Brewing Company
Post a selfie from the official #NAUGivingDay after party at Mother Road Brewing Company and win free swag! #NAU #MotherRoad Random winners will be selected every fifteen minutes. Must be present to win.
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$5,900
True Blue Alumni Challenge sponsored by the NAU Alumni Association Board
Help us start off the day with our first milestone and show the Lumberjack community we are True Blue! When we reach 329 alumni gifts on #NAUGivingDay the following current and former members of the board will release $6,000 in gifts: Blaise Caudill ’13; Kedren Dillard, ’00; Trina George, ’09; Carmelle Malkovich, ’03; Jana Harper, ’90; Melvin Hunter, ’10; Jim Jayne, ’91; Joe Mead, ’83; Maggie Thom, ’12; , Wayne Watson, ’84; Cathy Wylet, ’82; Rick Koch, ’72; Janet Sweigart, ’83; Mary O'Driscoll, ’82; Marquitta Rippy, ’15; Eduardo Moreno, '21; Brandon Rivera, ’14; and Heidi Hansen, ’91. WE Are Lumberjacks!
329 / 329 Gifts
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$23,500
WE Are Lumberjacks Challenge sponsored by the NAU Foundation Board
Help us reach 1,250 gifts on #NAUGivingDay. Once we reach 1,250 the following gifts from members of the NAU Foundation will be released totaling $29,500: $7,000 from Dave Franke to support the College of Education and The W.A. Franke College of Business; $5,000 from Victoria Fimea to support The Fimea Family Endowment for Excellence in Communication; $2,000 from Robin Braun to support Admiral Braun Leadership Endowment; $2,500 from Teresa Bartels; $500 from Booker Evans; $1,500 from Bill Heibel; $1,500 from Don Brooks; and $10,000 from Katrina Rogers to support Rogers-Cherry Graduate Scholarship in the Master’s of Arts in Sustainable Communities. WE Are Lumberjacks!
1,250 / 1,250 Gifts
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$9,000
Happy Hour Challenge to support students sponsored by Mother Road Brewing Company
Join us at Mother Road Brewing Company and help us release $9,000 in gifts to support students at NAU! If we can get 66 gifts between 4:30 - 6:30 pm during our event at Mother Road Brewing Company, an alumni-owned business, the following donors will release their challenge gifts: Alice and Ronald Bauman will donate $5,000 to support first-generation students; Jim McCarthy will donate $2,500 to support the professional development of the associated student government; Larry and Mary Louise Cleveland will donate $1,000 to support Louie’s Cupboard; and Scott Kirkesnner will donate $500 to support associated student government students. WE Are Lumberjacks!
66 / 66 Gifts
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$21,000
College of Arts and Letters Challenge
Donate to any fund in the College of Arts and Letters and once CAL receives 50 in total gifts, Dean Christopher Boyer will donate $1,000 to support students and programs in the college; and Robin and Terence Roche will donate $20,000 to help CAL students with emergency needs . WE are CAL! WE are Lumberjacks!
50 / 50 Gifts
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$20,000
College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences Challenge
Donate to any fund in the College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences and once CEIAS receives 75 in total gifts the following gifts will be released to the college: Trent and Michelle D'Hooge will donate $5,000 to support Computer Science Programs; and Carl and Laura Johnson will donate $15,000 to support Mechanical Engineering Special Projects. WE are CEIAS! WE are Lumberjacks!
75 / 75 Gifts
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$10,425
College of Education Challenge
Donate to any fund in the College of Education and once COE receives 50 in total gifts, members of the COE Leadership Team will donate $10,000 to support students and programs in the college. WE are COE! We are Lumberjacks!
50 / 50 Gifts
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$2,000
¡MIRA! – Materials Research & Diversity Center Challenge
Donate to any fund that supports ¡MIRA! Once we receive 30 gifts an anonymous donor will donate $2,000 to support ¡MIRA! SPARQS. SPARQS - Sparking Curiosity in Quantum Science - brings the world of science to our communities’ front doors. And provide ‘hand’s on’ quantum science experiences to schools and communities, providing students with the opportunity to observe engaging demonstrations, perform experiments, learn about career opportunities in STEM, and most importantly – have fun with quantum science! WE are Lumberjacks!
30 / 30 Gifts
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$31,300
Office of Native American Initiatives Challenge
Donate to any fund that supports the Office of Native American Initiatives and once we receive 50 in total gifts the following gifts will be released to the college: Ron Lee will donate $1,300 to support the Indigenous Student Success Emergency Fund; and Penny Emerson will donate $30,000 supporting support Native American Cultural Center Activity Fund (NACC); Center for American Indian Economic Development (CAIED) and Native American Summer Research Program (NASRP) in the Honors College. WE are Lumberjacks!
50 / 50 Gifts
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$2,000
NAU Online and Statewide Challenge
Donate to any fund that supports NAU Online and Statewide programing and once we receive 20 in total gifts the following gifts will be released to the college: Vice Provost John Georgas will donate $1,000 to support NAU Online initiatives, and Vice Provost Yvonne Luna will donate $1,000 to support statewide initiatives. Go Jacks!
20 / 20 Gifts
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$1,000
Graduate College Challenge
Donate to any fund in the Graduate College and once we receive 5 in total gifts Dean Maribeth Watwood will donate $1,000 to support programming and students in graduate programs. WE are Lumberjacks!
5 / 5 Gifts
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$10,000
Construction Management Challenge
McCarthy Building Companies, JE Dunn, and Haydon Construction Group will also match all gifts up to $13,000 today for #NAUGivingDay.
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$52,000
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Maximize your impact on the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and unlock an additional $52,000 in funding for the college. By donating to any fund within the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, you can contribute to our goal of reaching 50 gifts. Once this goal is achieved, generous donors will pledge $52,00 to support the future of NAU. Every gift counts—join us in making a difference! #WeAreLumberjacks
$50 / $50 Raised
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Student Organization Service Project
Students - join us on March 29th for the 3rd Student Organization Service Day. Check-in begins at 2:30pm and we will walk to our clean up areas at 3:00pm. After the clean up we will celebrate NAU Giving Day! Registration is required at nau.edu/nauclubs
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Students Tabling at the Lumberjack Lounge
If you're on the Flagstaff mountain campus, drop by the Lumberjack Lounge in the University Union to learn more about our student run projects. Students will be there throughout the day 3.29.23.
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Construction Management Alumni Leaderboard
Select your company at checkout to help your company win bragging rights and move to the top of the leaderboard. McCarthy Building Companies, JE Dunn, and Haydon Construction Group will also match all gifts up to $13,000 today for #NAUGivingDay.
We have a friendly competition for you. Please select your company for a matching gift opportunity.
Rank Answer Gifts
1 McCarthy Building Companies 21
2 Other 6
3 JE Dunn Construction Group 1
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Leaderboards - President's Staff and Faculty Challenge
President José Luis Cruz Rivera is challenging faculty and staff to get involved on Giving Day. He will personally deliver donuts and coffee to the department that has the highest percentage of participation. Give now and help your department win this special treat!
Your gift may help unlock a challenge, please select your department below:
Rank Answer Gifts
1 Student Affairs 132
2 COE 65
3 CEFNS 49
4 CHHS 49
5 Advancement and Foundation 39
6 SBS 38
7 CAL 33
8 ITS 30
9 Enrollment Management 24
10 University Marketing 23
11 HR 22
12 CAPCOT 21
13 FCB 19
14 UFBS (FIPA) 15
15 CEIAS 12
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Support what you love - top supported funds
Lumberjacks everywhere are supporting what they love at NAU. Tracking here are the top funds by gift.
Rank Fund Designation Gifts
1 Tri Alpha Honor Society 112
2 Essential Needs Impact Fund 103
3 Student Groups and Organizations - Tau Sigma Honor Society 78
4 Student Groups and Organizations - Sports Clubs 74
5 NAU Global Brigades Club 66
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Rise and Shine Flapjack - Social Challenge
Wake up and support what you love! For our early birds, we have just the gift for you! Use #NAUGivingDayChallenge on your posts before 10am and we will send you an official NAU spatula. Plus, you may win $250 to give to the college or cause of your choice!
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We are Lumberpets Spirit Award - Social Challenge
It’s time to show off those fur babies! Share a photo of your pet decked out in Lumberjack gear and include the #NAUGivingDayChallenge hashtag. We will mail every participant an official #NAUGivingDay bandana for your pet! Plus, one winner will be selected and win $250 toward the college or cause of their choice.
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Social - President’s Student Service Challenge
President José Luis Cruz Rivera wants to elevate the impact of student philanthropy at NAU. Students attending the Student Organization Service Day event are encouraged to show their NAU pride and highlight their gift of service by posting a service day selfie with #NAUGiving Day. Ten students that post their selfies will be randomly selected for a visit with President Cruz Rivera.
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Socks for the first 1,000 gifts!
The first 1,000 people to donate $60 or more on NAU Giving Day will receive a pair of limited-edition socks. Don't get cold feet, make your gift now!
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