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Events

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

Past Events


$2,000
Advancement Engagement Challenge
UNLOCKED! 60 University Advancement staff have given, unlocking a $2,000 gift from Interim VP Telly McGaha.
60 / 60 Donors
Completed
2
Match
Applied Linguistics Challenge
UNLOCKED! $1,500 was given to the Applied Linguistics and English as a Second Language Fund unlocking a $1,500 pledge from Department Chair Dr. Sara Cushing.
$1,500 MATCHED
Completed
Success!
CAS Dean's Board of Visitors Challenge
Dean Rosen has committed to give $1,500 to Close the Gap Scholarship if each College of Arts & Sciences Board of Visitors member makes a gift on Georgia State Day.
Completed
2
Match
CAS Dean's Graduate Research Challenge
Susan Eckert will match dollar for dollar up to $1,500 for each gift made to the Dean's Graduate Research Support Fund.
Completed
$2,000
Early Bird Alumni Challenge
UNLOCKED! 200 alumni gave in the first hour unlocking a $2,000 challenge gift.
200 / 200 Gifts
Completed
2
Match
Friends of Religious Studies Challenge
UNLOCKED! $2,250 was given to the Religious Studies Department unlocking a dollar-for-dollar match of $2,250 from Friends of the Religious Studies Department.
$2,250 MATCHED
Completed
Leaderboard
Fund Leaderboard: Highest Amount of Dollars Received
Top funds with the highest amount of dollars raised will be shown on the leaderboard for bragging rights only.
Rank Fund Designation Raised
1 Panther Retention Grant $37,718.23
2 WomenLead Programmatic Fund $35,885.00
3 Foundation Board Emeriti Society Endowment $34,800.00
4 Panthers Immersion Program $25,010.00
5 GA International Law Enforcement Exchange Program $22,281.00
Ended
$1,500
Jaye Atkinson Communication Challenge
UNLOCKED! 30 people gave to the Department of Communication unlocking a $1,500 gift from Dr. Jaye Atkinson, Chair of the Department of Communication.
30 / 30 Gifts
Completed
Leaderboard
Match Madness!
Even though your gift may have unlocked a challenge or match from one of our generous donors, your or your spouse's employer might also match your gift. See where your company ranks in number of gifts given on Georgia State Day.
Do you or your spouse work for one of these companies that match charitable donations?
Rank Answer Gifts
1 Delta Air Lines 12
2 The Coca-Cola Company 7
3 EY 7
4 Deloitte 6
5 AT&T 5
6 Bank of America 5
7 Wells Fargo 4
8 State Farm 4
9 Microsoft 3
10 Google 2
11 PwC 2
12 Truist 2
13 UPS 2
14 Southern Company 2
15 WarnerMedia 1
Ended
$1,500
Next Generation Donors Challenge
To inspire the next generation of donors, a generous alum will give $1,500 if 100 students make a gift to any area at the university.
Completed
$7,000
Student Success Staff Challenge
SVP for Student Success Allison Calhoun-Brown and VP for Student Engagement Michael Sanseviro will make a gift of $7,000 if 150 gifts are made by Student Success staff members to any area at the university.
Completed
Leaderboard
University-Wide Leaderboard: Greatest Number of Gifts Received
College, school, unit or program with the greatest number of gifts will be shown on the leaderboard for bragging rights only.
Rank Department Gifts
1 College of Arts and Sciences 509
2 Student Success Programs 275
3 J. Mack Robinson College of Business 249
4 College of Education & Human Development 137
5 Andrew Young School of Policy Studies 122
Ended
$1,500
Young Alumni Challenge
UNLOCKED! 200 young alumni made a gift unlocking a $1,500 gift from Ben Williams, class of 2013.
200 / 200 Donors
Completed
$1,500
Anthropology Challenge
UNLOCKED $1,500 was given to the Department of Anthropology unlocking a dollar-for-dollar match from an anonymous donor.
$1,500 / $1,500 Raised
Completed
$1,500
Biology Challenge
UNLOCKED! $1,500 in gifts was made to Biology unlocking a dollar-for-dollar match from an anonymous donor.
$1,500 / $1,500 Raised
Completed
Success!
CAS Dean's Cabinet Challenge
UNLOCKED! Each member of the CAS Dean's Cabinet made a gift unlocking a $10,000 donation to the Close the Gap Fund from Tom and Wendy Reiman.
Completed
2
Match
Friends of RCALL Challenge
UNLOCKED! $1,500 was given to the Center for Research on the Challenges of Acquiring Language and Literacy unlocking a dollar-for-dollar match of $1,500 from Friends of RCALL.
$1,500 MATCHED
Completed
Leaderboard
Fund Leaderboard: Greatest Number of Gifts Received
Top funds with the greatest number of gifts will be shown on the leaderboard for bragging rights only.
Rank Fund Designation Gifts
1 WomenLead Programmatic Fund 75
2 The Food Pantry at GSU 71
3 Africana Studies Department 59
4 Panther Retention Grant 56
5 Emergency Assistance Fund 48
Ended
$1,500
Gerontology Challenge
UNLOCKED! To celebrate 50 years of Gerontology at GSU, a gift of $1,500 was given to the Gerontology Alumni Scholarship by Dr. Elisabeth Burgess because 50 gifts were given to the Gerontology Institute.
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
$15,000
Kim and Kerry Hixon Africana Studies Challenge
UNLOCKED! Kim and Kerry Hixon gave $15,000 to the Lucille Adams Scholarship because 50 gifts were made to the Africana Studies Department.
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
2
Match
Neuroscience Institute Director's Challenge
UNLOCKED! Dan Cox matched $1,500 dollar for gifts to the Neuroscience Institute fund to support training for the next generation of neuroscientists.
$1,500 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Political Science Challenge
A senior faculty member and spouse of the Political Science Department will match dollar-for-dollar up to $2,023 to the Political Science Department Fund.
Completed
$1,000
University Library Faculty/Staff Challenge
The Library’s Senior Leadership Team will make a gift of $500 for every 15 gifts from library personnel, up to $1,500.
Completed
Leaderboard
University-Wide Leaderboard: Highest Amount of Dollars Received
College, school, unit or program with the highest amount of dollars raised will be shown on the leaderboard for bragging rights only.
Rank Department Raised
1 College of Arts and Sciences $130,885.32
2 J. Mack Robinson College of Business $120,475.92
3 Student Success Programs $108,024.82
4 College of Law $44,410.00
5 Andrew Young School of Policy Studies $38,458.23
Ended