Raise Your Pick Giving Day 2025

On April 22-23, 2025, Miner Nation will rally to support over 50 UTEP academic and athletics programs, scholarships, campus improvements, and student resources through our third annual Raise Your Pick Giving Day! 

Get ready to raise your pick! Every gift counts!

Leading up to April 22 and 23, we hope you'll browse through the various areas in need of support, as well as the matches and challenges that will amplify your impact. New match and challenge events are being added weekly.

The giving platform opens at noon (MT) April 22—be one of our early donors, or make sure to give before the campaign ends at 8 p.m. (MT) on April 23!

Want to get more involved? Sign up to be an Ambassador and increase support to the fund(s) or program(s) that you are most passionate about. 

And, if you live in the El Paso area, make plans to join us for our Raise Your Pick Giving Day Block Party on April 23, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. in Centennial Plaza on the UTEP Campus. Paydirt Pete would love to see you there!


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Match
Health Sciences Student Professional Development Match
Double your impact! The first $1,000 donated to the CHS Student Professional Development Fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar by Dr. Stacy Wagovich, Interim Dean of the College of Health Sciences!
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Woman's Auxiliary of UTEP Giving Match
Raise Your Pick! Support the Woman's Auxiliary Centennial Endowed Scholarship and double your impact! Gift made during Raise Your Pick Giving Day will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to a total of $1,500.
$1,250
Marathon Engineering Student Support Challenge #2
With your support, we can unlock another $1,250 from Marathon for engineering student support when we reach 50 gifts to the College of Engineering Program Enhancement Fund.
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$1,250
Marathon Engineering Student Support Challenge #4
RAISE YOUR PICK, ENGINEERING MINERS! When we reach our goal of 100 gifts to the College of Engineering Program Enhancement Fund, Marathon will contribute another $1,250 for a total of $10,000 for engineering student support if we also meet the $5,000 match!
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$5,000
Chihuahuas Challenge #2
Rise to the challenge! When we reach 80 gifts to the UTEP Endowed Scholarship Fund, the El Paso Chihuahuas will give another $5,000 to student scholarships! Donate by 11:59pm (MT) on April 23 to amplify your impact!
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$1,500
Raiz Counseling and Special Education Challenge #2
When we reach a total of 30 gifts to the Counseling and Special Education Gift Fund, we'll unlock an additional $1,500 from Raiz to help prepare excellent teachers who serve special needs students in the El Paso region and beyond.
30 Gift Goal
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$2,500
Raiz Great Future Teachers Scholarship Challenge #2
Help us reach 15 gifts to the Great Future Teachers Scholarship Fund and we'll unlock another $2,500 in challenge funds from Raiz Federal Credit Union!
15 Gift Goal
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$1,000
Engineering Community Outreach Challenge
Raise your pick! Help us reach 50 gifts to the College of Engineering Outreach Fund and we'll win $1,000 in funding for this area!
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Match
Marathon Engineering Student Support Match
The first $5,000 donated toward the College of Engineering Program Enhancement Fund will be match dollar-for-dollar by Marathon! Double your impact!
$1,250
Marathon Engineering Student Support Challenge #1
Make one of the first 25 gifts to the College of Engineering Program Enhancement Fund, and we'll win $1,250 from Marathon for engineering student support!
25 Gift Goal
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$1,250
Marathon Engineering Student Support Challenge #3
Help us reach 75 gifts to the College of Engineering Program Enhancement Fund and we'll unlock another $1,250 from Marathon!
75 Gift Goal
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$5,000
Chihuahuas Challenge #1
The El Paso Chihuahuas challenge you to support student scholarships! Make one of the first 40 gifts to the UTEP Endowed Scholarship Fund and help us unlock $5,000 for student scholarships from the El Paso Chihuahuas Foundation!
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$1,000
Raiz Counseling and Special Education Challenge #1
Raise Your Pick! Contribute one of the first 15 gifts to the Counseling and Special Education Gift Fund to help us unlock $1,000 from Raiz Federal Credit Union!
15 Gift Goal
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$1,000
Raiz Great Future Teachers Scholarship Challenge #1
Increase your impact! Contribute one of the first 10 gifts to the Great Future Teachers Scholarship Fund to help us unlock $1,000 from Raiz Federal Credit Union.
10 Gift Goal
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$4,000
Raiz Great Future Teachers Scholarship Challenge #3
We have another giving challenge from Raiz Federal Credit Union! Help us reach our total goal of 40 gifts to the Great Future Teachers Scholarship Fund and we'll win $4,000 for College of Education student scholarships.
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El Paso Districts Challenge - Most Dollars Raised
Which El Paso school district will raise the most dollars for the Great Future Teachers Scholarship Fund and Counseling and Special Education?! The winning district will be awarded doughnuts and...*drumroll please*...UNDYING VICTORY!
Donor Heatmap – Help Us Color the Map Orange!
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