Name: University of Arizona Giving Day
Start: 2025-02-13T12:00:00-0700
End: 2025-02-14T12:00:00-0700
Location: University of Arizona Giving Day

❤️ SHARE THE LOVE THIS VALENTINE'S DAY! ❤️

Mark your calendars for Valentine’s Day 2025—the University of Arizona’s Giving Day! For 24 hours, Wildcats worldwide will come together to support the students, programs and research that make Arizona extraordinary.

Why Participate?

Amplify Your Impact: Matching gift challenges throughout the day will double the difference you can make.
Celebrate Community: Every gift, big or small, contributes to something greater. Together, Wildcats create bold futures!
Show Your Wildcat Spirit: See your name on our donor wall and join the conversation using #BearDownGiveBack.

Want to Do More?

Become a Giving Day Ambassador! Share your Wildcat story and spread the word. Ambassadors receive special updates, tools and a personalized link to track their impact.

Where Your Gift Makes a Difference

Whether your passion is student scholarships, groundbreaking research or community programs, Giving Day is your opportunity to fuel what matters most to you. Together, we can support causes that transform lives and shape the future.

Set Your Reminder Today!

Ask Alexa, add it to your calendar or jot it down—just don’t miss this chance to make a difference. Check back for updates on matching challenges, events and ways to participate.

One day ❤️ One Wildcat family ❤️ Infinite possibilities

Let’s show the world the power of Wildcat pride. Your generosity fuels wonder and builds a brighter tomorrow.

❤️ Save the date — February 13-14 — Let’s Bear Down and Give Back! ❤️

Become an Ambassador!

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New Start Challenge

New Start and Wildcat Alumnus, Reuben Carranza (New Start Class of 1984), and his husband, Jim Hoffbauer are matching all gifts to the New Start Program, to help fund New Start student scholarships, up to $5,000! As New Start Alumni and first-generation college graduates, they believe New Start is instrumental in student success and retention and want to help make an impact for other first-generation college students by supporting New Start today.

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Fostering Success Challenge

Did you know that our Fostering Success program helps students who have experienced the foster care system or homelessness earn a college degree? Help us continue growing this program with your gift today! Dr. Alan Bedrick and Mrs. Sally Bedrick are matching all gifts to Fostering Success up to $2,500. Thank you for supporting this important initiative.

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Graduate Student Travel Award Challenge

Dean Kirsten Limesand is matching all gifts to the Graduate College up to $500. Help send graduate students with financial need to national and international professional conferences!

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Classics Scholarships Challenge

Support students of Classics, and gifts will be matched up to $500 by donor Jim Hensley (B.A. ’86 General Studies). Please give today and double your impact!

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Alexander and Mary Tsien Dunkel Endowment Challenge

Support students of the Critical Languages Program (CLP), and gifts will be matched up to $1,000 by donors Mary and Alex Dunkel, retired Russian & Slavic Studies Faculty and CLP Director. Please give today and double your impact!

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German Studies Scholarship Endowment Challenge

Support students in the Department of German Studies, and gifts will be matched up to $1,000 by donors Richard and Candace Gardner. Please give today and double your impact!

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Spanish and Portuguese Scholarships Challenge

Support students in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, and gifts will be matched up to $1,000 by 2022–23 COH Alumna of the Year Dolores Durán-Cerda (M.A. ’93 and Ph.D. ’99 Spanish). Please give today and double your impact!

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College of Science Scholarships Challenge

The College of Science Dean’s Advisory Board is matching all gifts to the College of Science General Scholarship Fund up to $10,000! Support future scientists with critical financial support to make education more accessible and to decrease financial barriers so students can focus their energies in the classroom and laboratory!

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Sky School Outreach and Education Challenge

Proud College of Science alum, Eric Hoffmann will match up to $2,000 for the University of Arizona Sky School. The Sky School depends on philanthropy to continue to deliver world-class outreach and education programs. Your contributions can help purchase equipment, underwrite K-12 student participation at the Sky School, improve facilities, and provide support for graduate student instructor stipends. For many of our public-school students, their Sky School experience is their first visit to public federal land, their first experience hiking, or their first chance to interact with or see themselves as professional scientists and researchers. Join Eric in championing science outreach and education programs – make your donation today!

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Employee Emergency Fund Challenge

The Employee Emergency Fund provides grants to help faculty and staff deal with urgent and unexpected financial needs. The Employee Emergency Fund Committee is matching gifts up to $350 in support of this important resource. Please give today to support one another!

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Franke Honors Undergraduate Research Fund Challenge

Franke Honors College Wildcat Alumni, Dr. Mark Zeitzer (Class of 1998) and Dr. Mindy Zeitzer (Class of 2001), are matching all gifts to the Honors Undergraduate Research Fund up to $1,000! Drs. Mark and Mindy Zeitzer believe that exposure to research at the undergraduate level can ignite endless possibilities for student curiosity and opportunities for graduate school. They invite you to join with them today to provide more resources to support undergraduate research.

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Arizona in Paris Challenge

Support study abroad for students enrolling in Arizona in Paris summer program in France, and gifts will be matched up to $1,000 by Deborah Kaye (Ph.D. ’04). Please give today and double your impact!

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U of A Rugby Challenge

Gifts to Rugby will be matched up to $10,000 by a proud Wildcat parent. Your gift will support team travel expenses as we take on opponents nation-wide. Go Cats!

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CAPLA — Leadership in Landscape Architecture Challenge

It has been said that leaders are not born, they are made. At CAPLA, we recognize that instilling leadership qualities in our students is an important element of our pedagogy. Help us reward future leaders in the field by contributing to the Leadership in Landscape Architecture Scholarship Challenge. Gifts will be matched up to $500.

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College of Engineering Forever ENGAGED Challenge

Support the ENGAGED program in the College of Engineering today and your gift will be amplified with a match by Cindy (’88 B.S. Industrial Engineering) and Dan Klingberg (’93 B.S. in Electrical Engineering). For a 4th year, Dan and Cindy, who are passionate supporters of the ENGAGED program, are matching up to $5,000! They are encouraging you to join them with making a gift to the ENGAGED program, which has shown a significant impact on retention, a 77% rate for first-to-second year engineering students, and graduation success of historically underrepresented students in engineering. Your donations will support scholarships and housing for students who participate in our signature summer programs: Summer TRACK and Blast Off. Participants in these programs benefit from student success and career development courses, mentors, tutors, and opportunities to interact with faculty in small groups.

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New Donor Challenge for the Arizona Undergraduate Scholarship Fund

Make your first gift to the Arizona Undergraduate Scholarship Fund on Giving Day. The first $1,000 in gifts from new donors will be matched dollar for dollar by Vicki and Craig Fleischer! Support scholarships for deserving students with a gift of any amount. Join our community of givers today!

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SBS Dean's Innovation Circle Challenge

Wildcat and SBS alumna Jan Lesher ’77 is matching all gifts made to the SBS Innovation Circle up to $5,000. Thank you, Jan, and congratulations on being this year’s Alumni of the Year for the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.

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Africana Studies Scholarships Challenge

Support students in the Department of Africana Studies, and gifts will be matched up to $1,000 by donor Daisy Jenkins (J.D. ’96). Please give today and double your impact!

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College of Humanities Scholarships Challenge

Support students across the College of Humanities, and gifts will be matched up to $1,000 by Director of Development Michele Murphy (B.A. ’91). Please give today and double your impact!

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French Scholarships Challenge

Support students of French Studies, and gifts will be matched up to $1,000 by donor Michelle Durham (B.A. ’02 French). Please give today and double your impact!

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Italian Scholarships Challenge

Support students of Italian Studies, and gifts will be matched up to $1,000 by donors Harry (B.A. ’66) and Pat Kieling. Please give today and double your impact!

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SILLC Global Award Challenge

Support study abroad for students in the School of International Languages, Literatures and Cultures, and gifts will be matched up to $500 by Dorrance Dean Alain-Philippe Durand. Please give today and double your impact!

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College of Science Dean’s Fund for Excellence Challenge

Help Dean Carmie Garzione recognize outstanding graduating seniors, fund awards to top faculty who earned distinction for teaching, research and service to the community, and increase engagement with key local leaders to bring awareness and encourage partnerships with the College of Science. Gifts up to $1,000 will be matched!

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W.A. Franke Honors College Scholarship Challenge

Support Honors Wildcat scholarships today and double your impact! Gifts up to $2,500 to the W.A. Franke Honors College Scholarship Fund will be matched with the support of a generous donor.

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Murphey Matching Grant for the Franke Honors College

Bruce Burke is a Franke Honors College Wildcat alumni (Class of '71) and a board member of the John and Helen Murphey Foundation. The Murphey Foundation has empowered Bruce to commit the Foundation to a matching grant for all gifts made to the Franke Honors Dean's Fund for Excellence up to a limit of $2,500! Support for this fund provides educational access, opportunities, and innovative programming at Franke Honors. Participate in the Murphey Foundation’s matching grant today to empower our students to become the change-makers of tomorrow.

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Religious Studies Scholarships Challenge

Support students of Religious Studies, and gifts will be matched up to $1,000 by generous donors. Please give today and double your impact!

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Donna Swaim International Award Endowment Challenge

Support study abroad for students of Religious Studies, and gifts will be matched up to $1,000 by donors Ernie and Rebecca Grijalva (B.F.A. ’75), students and friends of Dr. Donna Swaim. Please give today and double your impact!

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Diego Alejandro Zell Memorial Scholarship Challenge

Join us in honoring the legacy of Diego Alejandro Zell (B. Arch ‘23) by contributing to this CAPLA Scholarship. Gifts will be matched up to $4,000 and help continue to impact and inspire future generations of talented, passionate, hardworking and caring architecture students like Diego.

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Red Crouch Bobcat Scholarship Challenge

Make your gift to support scholarships for undergraduate Bobcats going on to pursue their graduate degrees at the U of A. Dr. Brad Butler, Class of 1990 Bobcat, created this scholarship in honor of his grandfather, Red Crouch, Bobcat Class of 1928. Help fund this endowed scholarship to keep our best and brightest in Tucson, strengthening their bonds to the University of Arizona and ensuring their Eternal Vigilance to our Alma Mater!

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COM-T Department of Neurology Resident Support Challenge

Support resident education in the Department of Neurology and double your impact! Gifts up to $5,000 will be matched with the support of a generous donor to the department and provide educational access, opportunities and innovative programming for our residents.

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