Your gift to these areas directly impacts student success by providing resources for scholarships and awards, student organizations, and support services.
Rise to the top! The three areas with the highest total of gifts by 11:59pm (Mountain Time) on April 12 will receive additional funding from Microsoft. First place: $5,000. Second place: $2,500. Third place: $1,500
Rank
Prize
Campaign Areas
Gifts
1
$5,000
Diamond Club - Softball
279
2
$2,500
Beach Volleyball
190
3
$1,500
LSPI 25th Anniversary Excellence Fund
161
4
UTEP Food Pantry Gift Fund
153
5
KTEP Program Enhancement Fund
116
6
UTEP Endowed Scholarship
104
7
College of Engineering Program Enhancement Fund
66
8
ISSR - Graduate Student Success Gift Fund
57
9
Business Student Council
54
10
Student Emergency Fund
54
11
Finish First Crew - Track & Field
53
12
Templeton Desert Gardens Gift Fund
50
13
Alumni Association of UTEP Endowed Scholarship Fund
46
14
Graduate School Student Support Endowment
46
15
COLARTS Fine and Performing Arts Fund
46
Ended
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Microsoft Campuswide Challenge – Early Bird
Early bird gets the worm! The three Raise Your Pick Giving Day campaign areas to receive the most early-donor gifts by 8pm (Mountain Time) on April 11 will each receive $1,000 from Microsoft.
Rank
Prize
Campaign Areas
Gifts
1
$1,000
KTEP Program Enhancement Fund
56
2
$1,000
UTEP Food Pantry Gift Fund
39
3
$1,000
Business Student Council
24
4
Diamond Club - Softball
23
5
UTEP Endowed Scholarship
20
6
LSPI 25th Anniversary Excellence Fund
16
7
Templeton Desert Gardens Gift Fund
12
8
College of Education Scholarships
10
9
Student Emergency Fund
10
10
Graduate School Student Support Endowment
9
11
College of Health Sciences Gift Fund
9
12
College of Engineering Program Enhancement Fund
9
13
Library Program Enhancement Fund
9
14
The Diana Natalicio Institute for Hispanic Student Success Gift Fund
8
15
Interdisciplinary Health Sciences PhD Gift Fund
7
Ended
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Microsoft Campuswide Challenge – Power Hours Part 2
Afternoons are a great time to give back! The Raise Your Pick Giving Day campaign area to raise the most gifts between 2pm and 5pm (Mountain Time) will be awarded $2,000. Thank you to Microsoft for sponsoring this campuswide challenge!
Rank
Prize
Campaign Areas
Gifts
1
$2,000
Diamond Club - Softball
42
2
Beach Volleyball
40
3
LSPI 25th Anniversary Excellence Fund
25
4
Finish First Crew - Track & Field
21
5
UTEP Food Pantry Gift Fund
12
6
KTEP Program Enhancement Fund
10
7
Student Organization Advancement Program Fund
10
8
COLARTS Learning Abroad Fund
10
9
Futbol Club - Women's Soccer
10
10
Rifle Club
10
11
Gridiron Club - Football
9
12
Student Emergency Fund
8
13
UTEP Endowed Scholarship
8
14
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
8
15
Graduate School Student Support Endowment
7
Ended
$100
Nursing Scholarships Challenge
Help the College of Nursing Scholarships campaign reach 10 donors and unlock an additional gift of $100 for nursing students from an anonymous donor!
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$225
Alumni Board Challenge #1
Support UTEP students! Make one of the first 5 gifts to the Alumni Association Scholarships campaign and help unlock $200 for student support. Thank you to our Alumni Board Members who sponsored this giving challenge: Manny Castruita '88, '92, Zita Arocha '12, Fred Lopez '11, Brandy Peterson Maddox '03, James Jones '82, Berna Olague '91, '01, and Rick Acevedo '01, '04 '13.
5 / 5 Gifts
Completed
$475
Alumni Board Challenge #3
Rise to the challenge. Help us reach 15 gifts to the Alumni Association Scholarships campaign and help unlock and additional $425 for student support. Thank you to our Alumni Board Members who sponsored this giving challenge: Manny Castruita '88, '92, Zita Arocha '12, Fred Lopez '11, Brandy Peterson Maddox '03, James Jones '82, Berna Olague '91, '01, and Rick Acevedo '01, '04 '13.
15 / 15 Gifts
Completed
$2,000
Strategic and Sustainable Resources Challenge #1
Donate one of our first 5 gifts! When our campaign for Graduate Student Success in Strategic and Sustainable Resources reaches 5 gifts, we will unlock $2,000 in scholarship funds for Geological Sciences graduate students. Thank you to James Cearley '78 for sponsoring this giving challenge!
5 / 5 Gifts
Completed
$2,000
Strategic and Sustainable Resources Challenge #3
When our campaign for Graduate Student Success in Strategic and Sustainable Resources reaches 15 gifts, we will unlock another $2,000 in scholarship funds for Geological Sciences graduate students. Thank you to James Cearley '78 for sponsoring this giving challenge!
15 / 15 Gifts
Completed
$2,000
Strategic and Sustainable Resources Challenge #5
When our campaign for Graduate Student Success in Strategic and Sustainable Resources reaches 25 gifts, we will unlock another $2,000 in scholarship funds for Geological Sciences graduate students. Thank you to James Cearley '78 for sponsoring this giving challenge!
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
$1,000
College of Education Scholarships Challenge #2
Help us increase scholarship funds for College of Education students! When we reach 25 donors, we'll unlock $1,000 for our scholarship fund from Dr. Irene Robles Lopez.
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
Lewis Teal Challenge for Strategic and Sustainable Resources
Help us achieve our goal! When our campaign for Graduate Student Success in Strategic and Sustainable Resources reaches 30 gifts, we will unlock $5,000 from Geological Sciences alumnus, Lewis Teal ’77, ’79!
30 / 30 Gifts
Completed
$1,500
Undergraduate Student Success in Health Disparities Challenge #2
When our campaign for Undergraduate Student Success in Health Disparities reaches 10 gifts, we'll unlock another $1,500 in funding! Thank you to Dr. Russell Broaddus ’87 for sponsoring our giving challenges to this area!
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$3,000
Engineering Student Support Challenge #1
Make one of the first 10 gifts to the Engineering Student Support campaign to help us unlock $3,000 for engineering students from our generous donors, Punya Prakash and Vikram Jayaram.
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$7,000
Engineering Student Support Challenge #3
When the Engineering Student Support campaign reaches 50 gifts, we'll unlock another $7,000 for engineering students. Thank you to Punya Prakash and Vikram Jayaram for sponsoring this giving challenge!
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
$500
Graduate School Student Support Challenge #1
Thanks to our donors, we've unlocked Graduate School Student Support Challenge #1!
1 / 1 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
Graduate School Student Support Challenge #3
When the Graduate School Student Success campaign reaches 20 gifts today, we’ll unlock an additional $5,000 in funding for doctoral fellowships. Help us reach our goal!
20 / 20 Gifts
Completed
$1,000
Data Science and Informatics Challenge #1
Donate one of our first 5 gifts! When the College of Science campaign for Graduate Student Success in Data Science and Informatics reaches 5 gifts, we will unlock an additional $1,000 in scholarship funds for graduate students pursuing a degree in Data Science. Thank you to our generous donor Ron Hagquist for sponsoring this giving challenge!
5 / 5 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
Woody L. Hunt College of Business Challenge #1
Donate one of our first 15 gifts! When the Woody L. Hunt College of Business reaches a total of 10 gifts to our three Raise Your Pick Giving Day priorities— Business Student Council, MBA Study Abroad, and Blackstone Launchpad—we'll unlock a generous gift of $10,000 for business student excellence from an anonymous donor.
15 / 15 Gifts
Completed
$30,000
Woody L. Hunt College of Business Challenge #3
Help us reach our goal! When the Woody L. Hunt College of Business reaches a total of 50 gifts to our three Raise Your Pick Giving Day priorities— Business Student Council, MBA Study Abroad, and Blackstone Launchpad—we'll unlock another $30,000 for business student excellence from an anonymous donor.
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
2
Match
Microsoft Campuswide Faculty & Staff Match
Calling all UTEP Faculty and Staff! Microsoft will match all faculty and staff gifts to Raise Your Pick Giving Day campaign areas, up to a total of $5,000. Give to the area that matters the most to you and double your impact!
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Microsoft Campuswide Challenge – Power Hours
The power of Miner Nation is palpable! The three areas that raise the most gifts between 11am and 2pm (Mountain Time) on April 12 will receive additional funding from Microsoft. First place: $3,000. Second place: $2,000. Third place: $1,000
Rank
Prize
Campaign Areas
Gifts
1
$3,000
Beach Volleyball
65
2
$2,000
Diamond Club - Softball
54
3
$1,000
LSPI 25th Anniversary Excellence Fund
51
4
ISSR - Graduate Student Success Gift Fund
38
5
UTEP Food Pantry Gift Fund
28
6
College of Engineering Program Enhancement Fund
22
7
COLARTS Fine and Performing Arts Fund
21
8
Student Emergency Fund
18
9
KTEP Program Enhancement Fund
17
10
UTEP Endowed Scholarship
16
11
Business Student Council
14
12
Wise Family Theatre Improvements Fund
13
13
Futbol Club - Women's Soccer
13
14
COLARTS Learning Abroad Fund
13
15
Gridiron Club - Football
12
Ended
$5,000
Chihuahuas Challenge #2
Rise to the challenge! When we reach 100 gifts to the UTEP Endowed Scholarship Fund, the El Paso Chihuahuas will give another $5,000 to student scholarships! Donate by 11:59pm (MST) on April 12 to amplify your impact!
100 / 100 Gifts
Completed
$100
School of Pharmacy Challenge
Help the UTEP School of Pharmacy reach a total of 10 gifts to our two campaign areas—PharmD Scholarships and Facilities Updates—and we'll unlock $100 for the School of Pharmacy from an anonymous donor.
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$325
Alumni Board Challenge #2
Help us reach 10 gifts to the Alumni Association Scholarships campaign and help unlock $300 for student support. Thank you to our Alumni Board Members who sponsored this giving challenge: Manny Castruita '88, '92, Zita Arocha '12, Fred Lopez '11, Brandy Peterson Maddox '03, James Jones '82, Berna Olague '91, '01, and Rick Acevedo '01, '04 '13.
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
Chihuahuas Challenge
The El Paso Chihuahuas challenge you to support student scholarships! Make one of the first 20 gifts to the UTEP Endowed Scholarship Fund and help us unlock $5,000 for student scholarships from the El Paso Chihuahuas Foundation!
20 / 20 Gifts
Completed
$2,000
Strategic and Sustainable Resources Challenge #2
When our campaign for Graduate Student Success in Strategic and Sustainable Resources reaches 10 gifts, we will unlock another $2,000 in scholarship funds for Geological Sciences graduate students. Thank you to James Cearley '78 for sponsoring this giving challenge!
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$2,000
Strategic and Sustainable Resources Challenge #4
When our campaign for Graduate Student Success in Strategic and Sustainable Resources reaches 20 gifts, we will unlock another $2,000 in scholarship funds for Geological Sciences graduate students. Thank you to James Cearley '78 for sponsoring this giving challenge!
20 / 20 Gifts
Completed
$500
College of Education Scholarships Challenge #1
Lucky Motorsports has issued a giving challenge! When we reach 10 donors to the College of Education Scholarships campaign, we'll unlock an additional $500 in funding.
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$1,000
MBA Study Abroad Challenge
Help us reach 10 gifts to the MBA Study Abroad campaign and unlock $1,000 for student study abroad experiences in Munich, Germany. Thank you to Suzanne Ramos for sponsoring this giving challenge!
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$1,500
Undergraduate Student Success in Health Disparities Challenge #1
Make one of our first 5 gifts! When we reach 5 gifts to our Undergraduate Student Success in Health Disparities campaign, we'll unlock $1,500 from Dr. Russell Broaddus ’87.
5 / 5 Gifts
Completed
$2,000
Undergraduate Student Success in Health Disparities Challenge #3
Rise to the challenge! When we reach 15 gifts to our Undergraduate Student Success in Health Disparities campaign, we'll unlock another $2,000 from Dr. Russell Broaddus ’87!
15 / 15 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
Engineering Student Support Challenge #2
Amplify your impact! Help the Engineering Student Support campaign reach 25 gifts and unlock an additional $5,000 in funding for student engineers. Thank you to Punya Prakash and Vikram Jayaram for sponsoring this giving challenge!
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
$1,000
Business Student Council Challenge
Help us reach 10 gifts to the Business Student Council campaign and unlock $1,000 to support the student organization Beta Alpha Psi in the Woody L. Hunt College of Business. Thank you to Hettie and Ted Houghton for sponsoring this giving challenge!
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$2,500
Graduate School Student Support Challenge #2
Amplify your impact! Help the Graduate School Student Success campaign reach 10 gifts today and unlock another $2,500 for doctoral fellowships.
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$2,500
Graduate School Student Support Challenge #4
We have a surprise 4th challenge for Graduate School Student Success! Help us reach 30 gifts to unlock another $2,500 toward doctoral fellowships.
30 / 30 Gifts
Completed
$1,000
Data Science and Informatics Challenge #2
Help us reach our goal! When the College of Science campaign for Graduate Student Success in Data Science and Informatics reaches 10 gifts, we will unlock another $1,000 in scholarship funds for graduate students pursuing a degree in Data Science. Thank you to our generous donor Ron Hagquist for sponsoring this giving challenge!
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
Woody L. Hunt College of Business Challenge #2
Support student success! When the Woody L. Hunt College of Business reaches a total of 30 gifts to our three Raise Your Pick Giving Day priorities—Business Student Council, MBA Study Abroad, and Blackstone Launchpad—we'll unlock another $10,000 for business student excellence from an anonymous donor.
Help us reach 5 gifts to unlock $500 for Blackstone Launchpad Student Entrepreneurship. Thank you to the Montana Family for sponsoring this giving challenge!