NAU Giving Day 2023

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!

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 $13,340: Ann Marie Chischilly; Anne Marie deWeise; Laurie Dickson; Christy Farley; Bjorn Flugstad; John Georgas; 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!

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.

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!

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!

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!

Donate to any fund in The W.A. Franke College of Business and once FBS receives 25 in total gifts the following gifts will be released to the college: Dean Ashok Subramanian will donate $1,000 to support general scholarships and the Student Support fund; and Pam and Rudy Ramos will donate $1,000 to support scholarships and Women in Leadership. WE are FCB! WE are Lumberjacks!

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!

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 $1000 to the NAU Global Brigades club to support community development efforts in rural Honduras. WE are Lumberjacks!

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!

Donate to NAU Boundaryless, and once we receive 25 gifts, the following gift will be released: Curtis Smith will donate $1000 to support student innovation and entrepreneurship programming at Boundaryless, ensuring students make a positive mark on the world now and after graduation. WE are Lumberjacks!

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

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!

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!

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.

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.

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!

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 $21,000: $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; $2,000 from Teresa Bartels; $500 from Booker Evans; $1,500 from Bill Heibel; and $10,000 from Katrina Rogers to support Rogers-Cherry Graduate Scholarship in the Master’s of Arts in Sustainable Communities. WE Are Lumberjacks!

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!

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!

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 D'Hooge will donate $5,000 to support Computer Science Programs; and Carl Johnson will donate $15,000 to support Mechanical Engineering Special Projects. WE are CEIAS! WE are Lumberjacks!

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 $5,000 to support students and programs in the college. WE are COE! We are Lumberjacks!

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!

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!

Donate to any fund that supports NAU Online and Statewide programing and once we receive 25 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 to support NAU Online initiatives. Go Jacks!

Donate to any fund in the Graduate College and once we receive 10 in total gifts Dean Maribeth Watwood will donate $1,000 to support programming and students in graduate programs. WE are Lumberjacks!

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

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!

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.

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

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.

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!