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Challenges

Don't miss the chance to multiply your impact, thanks to challenge and matching gifts from some of our most generous donors.

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EY Partners: Triple Your Impact This Give Day!
Gaucho alumni and EY partners Blake Bridges ’05 and Keith Lupton ’90 are challenging fellow EY partners to give back! Every $1,000+ gift from EY partners to UCSB today will be matched by Blake and Keith—up to $10,000 in total—to support the UCSB Economics Department. With EY’s 1:1 match, your gift could triple in impact. $1,000 = up to $3,000 for UCSB Economics!
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Match for Ultimate Frisbee
Simon Cheng & Arlene Fader will match all gifts to Ultimate Frisbee Sports Club until their $500 is claimed. Act now to double your impact!
$500 MATCHED
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$500,000
500 for $500,000 Challenge!
¡Música, danza, y mucho más! This UCSB Arts & Lectures program brings people together to share the rich cultural heritage of Latin America, serving more than 15,000 students and community members each year throughout Santa Barbara County. Thank you to Trustee Eva and Dr. Yoel Haller, and every donor who helped us achieve our 1,500 milestone!
1,500 / 1,500 Gifts
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$10,000
Women's Volleyball Challenge #2!
Goal achieved! Thank you to all our donors!
250 / 250 Gifts
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$340,000
Night Owl Challenge!
Help us reach 100 more donors and we will unlock a $340,000 gift from an anonymous alum in support of the Center for Spatial Studies and Data Science.
100 / 100 Gifts
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$2,500
Women's Tennis Challenge: 200 for $2,500
When we reach 200 donors to Women's Tennis we will unlock a $2,500 gift from Trustee John '75 and Jody Arnhold for the program.
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Kaplan Sprint #2!
On your mark... get set... GO! It's a race to be one of the five funds with the most participation over the next two hours. First, second, third, fourth and fifth place will win bonus funds of $1,500, $1,250, $1,000, $750, and $500, thanks to Christine and Jordan '83 Kaplan!
Rank Prize Area Gifts
1 $1,500 Women's Volleyball 64
2 $1,250 Men's Swimming 50
3 $1,000 Men's Water Polo 48
4 $750 Women's Rugby Sport Club 25
5 $500 Women's Swimming 20
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We Cleared 3,600 donors!
Thank to Trustee Marcy Carsey for her generous gift of $200,000 to UCSB Arts & Lectures with $100,000 for Justice for All and $100,000 for Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara in celebration of this milestone!
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$35,000
Challenge: 2,500 for $35,000 from Trustee Elizabeth Gabler '77!
Milestone achieved! Thank you to Elizabeth '77. The Gabler Promise Scholars Writing Program helps students from historically under-resourced communities and underrepresented minority students develop strategies for writing effectively in personal/creative, academic, and civic contexts.
2,500 / 2,500 Gifts
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Success!
Honoring Chancellor Henry T. and Dilling Yang
The Trustees of the UC Santa Barbara Foundation have created two endowed funds in honor of Chancellor Henry T. and Dilling Yang's dedicated service to the university. You can join them in establishing this legacy by making a gift to support either an undergraduate scholarship in honor of Dilling Yang or an endowed chair in honor of Chancellor Yang, available under Campus Excellence.
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KITP Special 3:1 Match
Friends of KITP Trustee Lindsey Wilde ’05 and Jonah Stowe ’02 have pledged $5,000 towards a 3-to-1 match of all new gifts to KITP! Not only that, you'll be able to join the Friends of KITP for only $50. Give now, and have your donation tripled thanks to their generosity!
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KITP Special 3:1 Match #2
Friends of KITP Dr. Daniel Nash and Maia Kikerpill have also pledged $5,000 towards a 3-to-1 match of all new gifts to KITP! Not only that, you'll be able to join the Friends of KITP for only $50. Give now, and have your donation tripled thanks to their generosity!
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$5,000 Matching Gift from Scott '78 and Lisa Dettmer
We did it! Thanks to everyone who had their gift doubled during the generous match from Scott and Lisa!
$5,000 MATCHED
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Matching Gift for the American Presidency Project
We did it! The American Presidency Project is a point of pride for UC Santa Barbara. Thank you to Sandy '74 and all who made a gift!
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Koegel Autism Center Match
We did it! Thanks to your help and the generosity of Scott and Kelly Trueman, the UCSB Koegel Autism Center will support more families needing diagnosis and evaluation services.
$12,350 MATCHED
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Match for Men's Tennis
That's a wrap on this challenge! Thank you to our anonymous donor for their gift honoring Wayne Bryan '69, and all our men's tennis supporters.
$5,000 MATCHED
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Matching Gift for Economics
That's a wrap on this challenge! Thank you to Dr. June '80 and Mike Klein and all our economics supporters for their support on Give Day!
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Matching Gift from Christine and Jordan '83 Kaplan
Jordan '83 and his wife, Christine, inspired us to reach new heights. Together, we met their challenge to raise a total of $2,500. Thank you!
$2,500 MATCHED
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Matching Gift #2 from David G. Carlson '74 and Jeanne L. Schroeder
Congratulations to everyone who had their gift matched, and congratulations to David and Jeanne for another successful challenge!
$2,500 MATCHED
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$21,000
CCS Challenge #1!
Thank you to all our generous alumni, parents, and friends who helped us reach our goal! A special thank you to The Pace Family Fund for their steadfast commitment to undergraduate research fellowships at CCS!
30 / 30 Gifts
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$1,000
Library Challenge!
That was a page-turner! Thank you to Trustee Mark Maxson '75 and Mary Burchill '76, and all who donated in support of the UCSB Library.
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$5,000
Graduate Fellowship Challenge #2!
Goal achieved! Thanks to Bo Hu and Xi Qiao, we will continue to empower international graduate students at UC Santa Barbara!
20 / 20 Gifts
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$5,000
Capital Internship Programs Challenge #1!
Goal achieved! Congratulations to all supporters of the Capital Internship Program for reaching this milestone, and thank you to Robert '90 and Christine for supporting Gauchos in D.C.!
10 / 10 Gifts
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$6,000
EAP Challenge #1!
Grazie! Danke! Jai-rruh-jef! Merci! Thank you to our 20 donors, with gratitude for Darryl '88 and Linda Heller's generous gift to adventurous students.
20 / 20 Gifts
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$15,000
EAP Challenge #3!
We did it! Thank you to David '77 and Nancy Woltering and everyone who joined us in supporting transformative experiences abroad for students.
60 / 60 Gifts
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Success!
Baseball Challenge!
We hit that challenge out of the park! Thank you to the Halters for their support of UCSB Baseball, and thank you to everyone who helped unlock their challenge!
Completed
$10,128
Teacher Education Program Challenge Gift!
We did it! We raised $10,128 for Teacher Education Program mentor teachers.
8 / 8 Gifts
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$15,000
Social Sciences Challenge Gift!
Accomplished first-generation undergraduates in the social sciences at UC Santa Barbara are getting a boost thanks to the Scherbas and everyone who unlocked their generous challenge gift. Thank you!
220 / 220 Gifts
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$7,500
Economics Challenge!
Our alums are dedicated to helping students excel in the classroom and beyond. Thanks to the Department of Economics Advisory Board and our donors for supporting the department.
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$20,000
Men's Basketball Challenge!
Slam dunk! Thank you to the Tom and Jane for their generous support!
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
Golf Challenge!
Gift unlocked! Thank you to the Pahls and to everyone who supported our UCSB Golf student-athletes.
15 / 15 Gifts
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$2,500
Men's Swimming Challenge!
We're swimming with the current of your generosity today. Thank you Matt '04, Jen '04, and all the donors who helped us reach this goal!
100 / 100 Gifts
Completed
$2,500
Men's Tennis Challenge #1!
Thank you to Sean '98 for inspiring us to reach our first goal for UCSB Men's Tennis!
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
Women's Tennis Challenge #1!
We did it! We're so grateful to Pam and to everyone who joined this challenge.
50 / 50 Gifts
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$6,000
Women's Track & Field and Cross Country Challenge!
Success! Thanks to our fans and supporters, we unlocked an inspiring $6,000 gift from Shirley Connors.
50 / 50 Gifts
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$10,000
Women's Volleyball Challenge!
We did it! We are so grateful for the Lau family's gift. Thank you to all who participated in this challenge!
200 / 200 Gifts
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$5,000
Women's Water Polo Challenge!
Gift unlocked! Thank you to Teresa '03 and Jonathan '02 Barnea, and everyone who unlocked this challenge in support of Women's Water Polo!
20 / 20 Gifts
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Success!
Men's Volleyball Challenge #1!
We did it! Thank you to Jared Huffman '86 and everybody who helped unlock this gift for Men's Volleyball.
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Give Day 2025
See how your area is doing!
Rank Area Gifts
1 Athletics 1,556
2 Campus Excellence 566
3 Humanities and Fine Arts 342
4 Recreation 305
5 Social Sciences 288
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College of Engineering
Thanks to Philip '83 and Diane Brotherton, the top 5 areas in Engineering with the most unique donors by the end of Give Day on 4/11 will win a prize!
Rank Prize Area Gifts
1 $1,500 Electrical and Computer Engineering 18
2 $1,250 Computer Science 8
3 $1,000 Chemical Engineering 8
4 $750 Technology Management 7
5 $500 College of Engineering Dean's Fund 7
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Humanities and Fine Arts
Thanks to the generosity of Trustee John '75 and Jody Arnhold, the top five funds in HFA with the most unique donors by the close of Give Day 4/11 will receive bonus funds!
Rank Prize Area Gifts
1 $3,000 History 66
2 $2,500 Classics 61
3 $2,000 Latin American and Iberian Studies 35
4 $1,500 Art, Design & Architecture Museum 33
5 $1,000 Interdisciplinary Humanities Center 30
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Social Sciences
See how your area is doing!
Rank Area Gifts
1 American Presidency Project 54
2 Economics 36
3 Chicana/o Studies 35
4 PROPEL Scholars Program in Social Sciences 25
5 Black Studies 23
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Campus and Community Initatives
See how your area is doing!
Rank Area Gifts
1 Capital Internship Program 24
2 History Associates Graduate Fellowships 6
3 Research Mentorship Program (RMP) 3
4 Senior Class Gift 3
5 Summer Research Academy (SRA) 2
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Recreation
See how your area is doing!
Rank Area Gifts
1 Women's Rugby Sport Club 133
2 Men's Rugby Sport Club 74
3 Rowing Sport Club (Co-ed) 23
4 Men's Soccer Sport Club 18
5 Ultimate Frisbee Sports Club 11
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Matching Gift
An anonymous trustee of the UC Santa Barbara Foundation has offered a generous match—up to $150,000—for gifts to the undergraduate scholarship in honor of Dilling Yang and the endowed chair in honor of Chancellor Yang, available under Campus Excellence.
$150,000 MATCHED
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$100,000
Challenge from Trustee Michael '87 and Catherine Byron!
Thank you for helping reach our goal and thank you to Trustee Michael '87 and Catherine Byron for their continued support of students in the Department of Economics.
1,000 / 1,000 Gifts
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$1,500
Ultimate Frisbee Sports Club Challenge!
Can the Ultimate Frisbee Sports Club reach our goal? If so, Simon Cheng & Arlene Fader will donate $1,500 to the program.
10 / 10 Gifts
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$5,000
Women's Volleyball Challenge #3!
Thank you to Michael and Lara '92 McDermott and all of the donors who have supported our Women's Vollyeball team on Give Day!
300 / 300 Gifts
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$30,000
Athletics Challenge!
Challenge met! Thank you to The Gretler Foundation and all of the Athletics supporters for investing in our student-athletes' drive to succeed, grow, and reach goals.
1,500 / 1,500 Gifts
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Kaplan Sprint #1!
We've crossed the finish line on Sprint #1! Congratulations to the five winners. Thanks to the generosity of Christine and Jordan '83 Kaplan, first place has won $1,500, second place has won $1,250, third place has won $1,000, fourth place has won $750, and fifth place has won $500!
Rank Prize Area Gifts
1 $1,500 Women's Volleyball 97
2 $1,250 Men's Water Polo 80
3 $1,000 Women's Rugby Sport Club 38
4 $750 Men's Swimming 36
5 $500 Women's Tennis 19
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Kaplan Sprint #3
It's been the most exciting Give Day yet thanks to our competitive community! Congratulations to the top ten funds, and a big thank you to Christine and Jordan '83 Kaplan for their creative challenge!
Rank Prize Area Donors
1 $2,000 Women's Volleyball 59
2 $1,750 Men's Swimming 43
3 $1,500 Men's Water Polo 37
4 $1,250 Women's Rugby Sport Club 29
5 $1,000 Women's Tennis 23
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$25,000
Help us reach 2,000 donors!
Thank you for helping us achieve this milestone, and with it, a generous $25,000 gift from Trustee Howard '82 and Lisa '82 Wenger to support The 2035 Initiative, a “think and do tank” that brings together world-leading environmental policy research labs to develop actionable roadmaps for slashing climate pollution and ushering in a more equitable, resilient future.
2,000 / 2,000 Gifts
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$320,000
Help us reach 3,000 donors!
Thank you to Charles J. Burdick '73 for helping reimagine study abroad at UCSB. Thanks to everyone who joined Charles by helping us reach 3,000 donors—your support empowers students to take their learning beyond the classroom and into the world through hands-on, community-based research.
3,000 / 3,000 Gifts
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$25,000
Arts & Humanities Challenge!
Thank you to Michael and Diane Christian and everyone who supported the Division of Humanities and Fine Arts and helped us reach our goal.
100 / 100 Gifts
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$3,000
Art, Design & Architecture Museum Challenge!
Art can transform individuals and communities. Thanks to Jane Gottlieb and our museum donors, AD&AM will continue to inspire on campus and beyond. We are grateful for you!
10 / 10 Gifts
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Matching Gift from Scott '78 and Lisa Dettmer
The answer is yes! We are grateful for Scott '78, Lisa, and everyone they inspired. Thank you for helping us get $2,500 closer to our Give Day 2025 goal!
$2,500 MATCHED
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Matching Gift #3 from Scott '78 and Lisa Dettmer
Gauchos give back around the clock. Thank you to Scott '78 and Lisa Dettmer for their UCSB Give Day support!
$2,500 MATCHED
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Support of the American Presidency Project!
Thank you to Trustee R. Marilyn Lee '69 and Harvey Schneider for your advocacy and support of the American Presidency Project! We are proud that you have inspired so many people to join you in support of public and accessible American history.
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Match for Baseball
That's a wrap on this challenge! Thank you to Trustee Michael '87 and Catherine Byron and all our baseball supporters.
$5,000 MATCHED
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Match for Women's Tennis
That's a wrap on this challenge! Thank you to our anonymous donor for their gift honoring Bryan '69, and all our women's tennis supporters.
$5,000 MATCHED
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Match Opportunity for Parents from Dixie and Ron Lopes
Thank you, Dixie and Ron Lopes, and all parents and families who supported UC Santa Barbara today!
$5,000 MATCHED
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Matching Gift from David G. Carlson '74 and Jeanne L. Schroeder
That went fast! Thank you to everyone who doubled their impact through this challenge from David and Jeanne.
$2,500 MATCHED
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Matching Gift #2 from Christine and Jordan '83 Kaplan
We did it! Thanks to everyone who had their gift doubled during the generous match from Jordan '83 and Christine!
$2,500 MATCHED
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$10,000
CCS Challenge #2!
We did it! Thanks to Jon '86 and Mary Kelly, and everyone who joined this challenge to help CCS undergraduates excel!
65 / 65 Gifts
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$2,000
Graduate Student Challenge!
Shoutout to Dr. Ganesh Rajan '87 and everyone who joined in this challenge! Together, we achieved our goal and unlocked a $2,000 gift for a research accelerator fellowship for an ECE graduate student.
10 / 10 Gifts
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$5,000
Graduate Fellowship Challenge #3!
We did it! Thank you to Trustee Anne Smith Towbes H'20 for her unwavering commitment to graduate education at UC Santa Barbara!
30 / 30 Gifts
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$7,500
Capital Internship Programs Challenge #2!
Now, more students can access capital opportunities thanks to John Leathers '89 and everyone who joined in support of the Capital Internship Program.
20 / 20 Gifts
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$10,000
EAP Challenge #2!
Time to celebrate 40 EAP donors! Thanks to Dr. Leslie Zomalt '64,'79 and Dr. Ernest Zomalt '66,'72,'89, we have reached a Give Day milestone for the Education Abroad Program.
40 / 40 Gifts
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$10,000
Men's Track & Field and Cross Country Challenge!
We did it! Thank you to Trent D. Bryson '98 and all of our Men's Track & Field and Cross Country supporters.
100 / 100 Gifts
Completed
$70,000
Baseball Challenge: 10 for $10,000!
It's a home run! Thank you for helping us unlock a generous gift from the Jon '90 and Veronica Gianulias.
Completed
$5,000
Teacher Education Fellowship Challenge Gift!
We did it! Thanks to your help, we unlocked a $5,000 gift to support Teacher Education Fellowships.
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$15,000
American Presidency Project Challenge!
10 gifts of $2,500 were unlocked thanks to Sandy '74 and everyone who joined her generous challenge!
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$2,000
Softball Challenge!
You stepped up to the plate! Thank you to Cheri, Jenni, and everyone who supported UCSB Softball.
40 / 40 Gifts
Completed
$12,000
Women's Basketball Challenge!
Congratulations to everyone who secured the $12,000 challenge gift! Thank you Kate for inspiring our community!
15 / 15 Gifts
Completed
$3,000
Women's Soccer Challenge!
Score! Shoutout to Tom and everyone who joined him in support of our UCSB Women's Soccer players.
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$2,500
Women's Swimming Challenge!
That's a wrap! Thank you to all UCSB Women's Swimming donors who made this challenge happen, and a special thank you to Karen for inspiring us!
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
$15,000
Men's Tennis Challenge #2!
Thank you to Jim Harleen '77 & Stephanie DiMarco and all our UCSB Men's Tennis supporters!
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
Women's Tennis Challenge #2!
Goals achieved! Jim Harleen '77 & Stephanie DiMarco inspire us to aim higher — thank you!
150 / 150 Gifts
Completed
$20,000
Women's Volleyball Challenge: $2,000x10!
We did it! Thank you to Dan Hentschke '74, and thank you to all the donors he inspired!
200 / 200 Gifts
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$25,000
Men's Soccer Challenge!
Our supporters are playmakers. We're grateful to Mari '05 and Robert Friend and everyone who helped us reach this goal!
Completed
$5,000
Men's Water Polo Challenge!
We never had a doubt! Thank you to all UCSB Men's Water Polo supporters, and a big shoutout to our anonymous donor!
100 / 100 Gifts
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$1,000
Men's Volleyball Challenge #2
We did it! Thanks to all our supporters, and especially to Michael '83 and Sandra Gorman.
25 / 25 Gifts
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Athletics
Trustee John '75 and Jody Arnhold are putting $15,000 on the line for a UCSB Athletics competition! The team that gets the highest number of unique donors by the close of Give Day on 4/11 will receive bonus funds.
Rank Prize Team Gifts
1 $5,000 Women's Volleyball 376
2 $4,000 Men's Water Polo 247
3 $3,000 Men's Swimming 181
4 $2,000 Women's Tennis 175
5 $1,000 Men's Track/Cross Country 126
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Gevirtz Graduate School of Education
See how your area is doing!
Rank Area Gifts
1 Teacher Education Program Alumni Fellowship Fund 26
2 Koegel Autism Center 21
3 Teacher Education Program General Fund 16
4 GGSE Dean's Fund 10
5 Education Department Alumni Fellowship Fund 4
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Sciences
Thanks to Trustee Roy '81,'83 and Janet Hardiman, the top 5 areas in the Sciences with the most unique donors by the end of Give Day on 4/11 will win a prize!
Rank Prize Area Gifts
1 $1,500 Psychological & Brain Sciences 34
2 $1,250 Chemistry & Biochemistry 12
3 $1,000 Environmental Studies 8
4 $750 Earth Science 7
5 $500 Math 5
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Research Institutes and Initiatives
See how your area is doing!
Rank Area Gifts
1 KITP Career Development Fund 24
2 The REEF (Research Experience & Education Facility) 9
3 Santa Cruz Island 6
4 Natural Reserve System (General) 6
5 Coal Oil Point Reserve 3
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Education Abroad Program
This year, the EAP Ambassador Council has generously pledged to fund a $3,000 scholarship for a UCSB student studying abroad in the country or region that receives the most unique donors —no matter the amount!
Rank Prize Area Gifts
1 $3,000 EAP - Germany 19
2 EAP - France 10
3 EAP - Japan & South Korea 8
4 EAP - Europe 7
5 EAP - Spain 6
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Student Affairs
See how your area is doing!
Rank Area Gifts
1 Fraternity and Sorority Endowment 33
2 Health and Wellness 26
3 Undocumented Student Services 24
4 Financial Aid & Scholarships 13
5 Campus Learning Assistance Services (CLAS) 10
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