UAF College of Liberal Arts
Your gift to CLA supports creative expression, cultural understanding and critical inquiry across the arts, humanities and social sciences. Contributions strengthen programs in art, anthropology and global languages and literatures, enriching student learning and community engagement. Together, we’re empowering students to explore diverse perspectives and connect ideas across cultures and disciplines.
Click on the funds below to add to your UA Giving Day cart:
- College of Liberal Arts Support: Strengthen CLA’s greatest opportunities for success—enhancing facilities and learning spaces, supporting scholarships and student awards, and empowering the departments and programs that help our students thrive.
- Art Department Support: Fuel creativity and hands-on learning for the next generation of Alaska artists by providing essential tools, visiting artist experiences, student opportunities, and the resources that keep UAF’s vibrant art community growing.
- Global Languages & Literatures: Help students open doors to the world through supporting immersive cultural learning, classroom resources, study-abroad opportunities, and scholarships that encourage global understanding and cross-cultural communication.
- Anthropology Department Support: Advance the study of cultures, communities, and the human experience through providing opportunities for research, fieldwork, travel, scholarships, and the tools they need to explore the world—past and present.
A Race to the Finish!
Mar 26, 2026
Join us for a special final day challenge! All UA Giving Day donors that give today [26th] are automatically entered into a drawing for a $600 mini-grant for any program or scholarship that is listed on the UA Giving Day website.
We've reached our 2,026 donor goal!
Mar 25, 2026
Friends, families, and communities supporting UAA, UAF, and UAS students: Thank you so much for everything you have done to help us reach our goal of 2,026 donors! There are still 18 hours left in UA Giving Day, and we are at 752 of our 1,000 new donor goal! Please continue to share and spread the word about Giving Day to help us reach this.
$2,000
UAF Alumni Challenge
Thank you to our 400 UAF Alumni donors and to UA President Pat Pitney for helping us unlock $2,000 to support UAF's College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics!
400 / 400 Donors
Completed
$1,000
UA Engineers Make it Happen Challenge
Alaska counts on our incredible engineers to find the solution to complex Arctic concerns. 75% of UA's grads stay in Alaska long-term, which is something to be proud of; the challenge at hand is ensuring bright students receive the support they need to enroll and graduate. Stephanie Erickson, University of Alaska Foundation board member, challenges Alaska's engineers to be part of the solution. To represent 75% of alumni staying in Alaska long-term, when we reach 750 donors to any program or scholarship, Stephanie will donate $2,000, split between UAA College of Engineering and UAF College of Engineering and Mines.
749 / 749 Donors
Completed
Success!
UAF Global Languages and Literatures Challenge
Thank you donors to Global Languages & Literatures, for unlocking a live Traveler's Toolkit session featuring Spanish, German, Russian and Japanese that will teach essential phrases to help travelers navigate their next international experience with confidence.
Completed
$1,000
UAF New Donors for Troth Yeddha' Initiative Challenge
Thank you President Pitney and Troth Yeddha donors! $1,000 has been unlocked in support of the Troth Yeddha' Indigenous Students Initiative.
100 / 100 Donors
Completed
$1,050
UAF Art Department Challenge
Thank you Todd Sherman, David Mollet, Kes Woodward and our Art Department donors! $1,050 has been unlocked in support of the UAF Art Department.
10 / 10 Donors
Completed
$1,000
UAF Flower Power Hour
Thank you President Pitney and UAF donors! $1,000 has been unlocked to support the upkeep of the Georgeson Botanical Garden.
49 / 49 Donors
Completed
$5,000
UA Supporting Alaska's Educators Challenge
Challenge unlocked! Thank you, Mary K. Hughes and the John C. Hughes Foundation, and to our generous UA Giving Day donors. $5,000 has been unlocked to support the Patricia Hughes Eastaugh Teaching Scholarship for education students systemwide. Because of you, future educators across Alaskawill receive the support they need to learn, lead, and make a lasting impact in their communities.
1,000 / 1,000 Donors
Completed
$1,000
UA Engineers Make it Happen Challenge
Alaska counts on our incredible engineers to find the solution to complex Arctic concerns. 75% of UA's grads stay in Alaska long-term, which is something to be proud of; the challenge at hand is ensuring bright students receive the support they need to enroll and graduate. Stephanie Erickson, University of Alaska Foundation board member, challenges Alaska's engineers to be part of the solution. To represent 75% of alumni staying in Alaska long-term, when we reach 750 donors to any program or scholarship, Stephanie will donate $2,000, split between UAA College of Engineering and UAF College of Engineering and Mines.
1 / 1 Donors
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$5,500
UA Launch Power Hour
The UA Foundation Board of Directors thanks the first-hour donors who have set UA Giving Day on a great foot. UA Foundation Board has made their $5,500 donation to UA General Scholarship. Keep spreading the word about UA Giving Day to make UA Giving Day a success!
200 / 200 Donors
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$3,000
UAF College of Liberal Arts Triple Impact Challenge
Thanks to 30 amazing donors, this Giving Day challenge was a success! Your support helped triple a generous gift and strengthen the UAF College of Liberal Arts in a powerful way.
30 / 30 Donors
Completed
$1,050
UAF Anthropology Challenge
Thank you Carrie Baker, Elaine Drew, Phyllis Morrow and Anthropology donors! $1,050 has been unlocked in support of the Anthropology Support fund.
5 / 5 Donors
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Leaderboard
Donors per Fund: UAF College of Liberal arts
Number of donors who gave to each fund for UA Giving Day 2026
| Rank | Fund | Donors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Art Department Support | 26 |
| 2 | College of Liberal Arts Support | 12 |
| 3 | UAF Foreign Languages Department Support | 11 |
| 4 | Anthropology Department Support | 10 |
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| Rank | State | Gifts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AK | 53 |
| 2 | WA | 3 |
| 3 | NJ | 2 |
