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49 hours for Alaska!

We invite all Nanooks, friends, alumni and advocates of UAF to support a program or area you care about during UA Giving Day 2023 on Wednesday, February 22 through midnight February 23. Gifts of any size make a tremendous difference to students! We are grateful for the entire Nanook family. Together, we will make this 49-hour day a success.

For information about how to become a Giving Day champion, prize giveaways and free digital downloads, check out our UAF Giving Day Help Center.

On Feb 22-23, support the greatest need at UAF or choose from the programs below.

UAF Areas of Investment

UAF Student Support

UAF College of Business and Security Management

UAF College of Engineering and Mines

UAF College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences

UAF College of Liberal Arts

UAF College of Natural Science and Mathematics

UAF Community and Technical College

UAF School of Education

UAF College of Rural and Community Development

UAF Community Outreach

UAF Research for Alaska

UAF Alaska Nanooks

Leaderboard

UAF Chancellor Dan White Challenge

Thank you Chancellor Dan White and UAF donors! $5,000 has been unlocked to support the top UAF unit.

Rank	Prize	The UAF fund with the most gifts gets $5000!	Gifts
1	$5,000	Troth Yeddha' Park Support	165
2		Nanook Volleyball	56
3		Nanook Men's Hockey	42
4		Inspiring Girls Expeditions Support	38
5		College of Engineering and Mines Support	33
6		Nanook Rifle	33
7		UAF Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) Annual Fund	31
8		College of Business and Security Management Support	28
9		UAF First Gen Support	27
10		College of Liberal Arts Support	24
11		UAF Annual Fund	21
12		UAF CBSM Student Support	19
13		UAF Honors Program Climate Scholars Support	18
14		Rural Alaska Honors Institute (RAHI)	18
15		Nanook Swimming	17

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$10,000

Hughes Foundation Scholarship Challenge in memory of Regent Chancy Croft

Thank you John C. Hughes Foundation, and UA scholarship donors! $10,000 has been unlocked to support the Regents' Scholarship

Completed

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UAF Summer Sessions Director Double Your Impact Challenge

Thank you Michelle Bartlett and UAF Summer Sessions donors! You have doubled your impact in support of the UAF Summer Sessions & Lifelong Learning Program.

Completed

$2,500

UAF Nanook Volleyball Cold Spot For Healthy Pets Challenge

Thank you Cold Spot for Healthy Pets and Nanook Volleyball donors! $2,500 has been unlocked to support Nanook Volleyball.

50 / 50 Gifts

Completed

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UAF Inspiring Girls Expedition Challenge

Thank you UAF Inspiring GIrls Expeditions donors! $1,000 has been unlocked to support UAF Inspiring Girls Expeditions.

$1,000 MATCHED

Completed

$2,000

UA Museum of the North Spine Care Specialists of Alaska Challenge

Thank you Spine Care Specialists of Alaska and UA Museum of the North donors! $2,000 has been unlocked to support the UA Museum of the North.

10 / 10 Gifts

Completed

$5,000

UAF 10 Gifts Challenge

Thank you Bob Bundtzen and UAF donors! $5,000 has been unlocked to support UAF.

10 / 10 Gifts

Completed

$100,000

UAF Arctic Engineering Challenge by Jim and Flo Rooney

Thank you Jim Rooney and UAF Arctic Engineering Enrichment donors! $100,000 has been unlocked to support UAF Arctic Engineering Enrichment.

5 / 5 Gifts

Completed

$6,794

UAF CBSM Alaska Business Leadership 1049 Challenge

Thank you Chris Marok Allstate Insurance, Feniks & Company LLC, KPMG US Foundation, Matthew Raymond State Farm, Newmont Mining, Petro Star, Warwick & Schikora CPAs and CBSM donors! More than $15,000 (in combination with the CBSM Alumni Leadership Challenge) has been unlocked in support of CBSM.

49 / 49 Gifts

Completed

$200,000

UAF CBSM Usibelli Coal Mine Challenge

Thank you, Usibelli Coal Mine and CBSM donors! $200,000 has been unlocked to support the UAF CBSM.

49 / 49 Gifts

Completed

$1,049

UAF College of Business and Security Management Deans Challenge

Thank you Dean Carlson and CBSM donors! $1,049 has been unlocked to support the College of Business and Security Management.

10 / 10 Gifts

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UAF College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences Challenge by UA Foundation Director Stephanie Madsen

Thank you Stephanie Madsen and CFOS donors! $1,000 has been unlocked to support the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences.

$1,000 MATCHED

Completed

$1,000

UAF College of Natural Science and Mathematics Deans Challenge

Thank you Dean Hueffer and College of Natural Science and Mathematics donors! $1,000 has been unlocked to support CNSM.

10 / 10 Gifts

Completed

$1,042

UAF Community and Technical College Deans Challenge

Thank you CTC Dean Stalder and CTC donors! $1,042 has been unlocked to support the UAF CTC Scholarship fund

10 / 10 Gifts

Completed

$500

UAF Elevate AK Volleyball Club Challenge

Thank you Elevate AK Volleyball Club and Nanook Volleyball donors! $500 has been unlocked to support Nanook Volleyball.

10 / 10 Gifts

Completed

$1,000

UAF First Gen Student Challenge

Thank you Samara Taber and First Gen donors! $1,000 has been unlocked for the UAF First Gen Support fund.

25 / 25 Donors

Completed

$1,000

UAF Great Northwest Nanook Hockey Challenge

Thank you Great Northwest Landscaping and Nanook Hockey donors! $1,000 has been unlocked to support the Nanook Men's Hockey Scholarship.

10 / 10 Gifts

Completed

$1,500

UAF Linda Hulbert School of Education Challenge

Thank you Linda Hulbert and School of Education donors! $1,500 has been unlocked to support the School of Education.

10 / 10 Gifts

Completed

$1,000

UAF Nanook Hockey Employee Challenge

Thank you Coach Largen and UA employee donors! $1,000 has been unlocked to support the Nanook Hockey.

10 / 10 Gifts

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UAF Nanook Volleyball Mike and Judy Kelliher Matching Challenge

Thank you Mike and Judy Kelliher and Nanook Volleyball donors! $1,000 has been unlocked to support Nanook Volleyball.

$1,000 MATCHED

Completed

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UAF OLLI Advisory Board and Director Matching Challenge

Thank you OLLI's Advisory Board, Program Director Martinez, and UAF donors! $4,000 has been unlocked to support the OLLI Annual Fund.

$4,000 MATCHED

Completed

$1,000

UAF Rural Alaska Honors Institute Program Manager Challenge

Thank you RAHI alumni, friends and donors! $1,000 has been unlocked to support the Rural Alaska Honors Institute program.

15 / 15 Gifts

Completed

$2,500

UAF Troth Yeddha' Challenge by the UAF Alumni Association

Thank you UAF Alumni Association and Troth Yeddha' donors! $2,500 has been unlocked to support Troth Yeddha'.

25 / 25 Donors

Completed

$2,500

President Pitney UAF Alumni Challenge

Thank you President Pitney and family for supporting UAF's general scholarship!

49 / 49 Donors

Completed

$3,000

President Pitney UAF Rifle Challenge

Thank you President Pitney for supporting the UAF Nanook Rifle Team!

30 / 30 Donors

Completed

$10,000

Supporting Alaska Educators Challenge

Thank you Regent Mary K. Hughes, and UA donors! $10,000 has been unlocked to support the Supporting Alaskan Educators Scholarship.

600 / 600 Donors

Completed

$3,000

University of Alaska Student Support Challenge

Thank you Bob Bundtzen, and UA scholarship donors! $3,000 has been unlocked to support the Susan McLoughry Nursing Scholarship

20 / 20 Donors

Completed

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UAF Climate Scholars Challenge

Thank you Regent John Davies and Linda Schandelmeier and UAF Climate Scholars donors! $5,000 has been unlocked to support UAF Honors Program Climate Scholars.

Completed

$30,000

UAF Troth Yeddha’ Initiative Legacy Committee Challenge

Thank you Aaron Schutt, Pearl Brower, Emily Edenshaw, Heather Kendall-Miller, Jonella Larson White and Barbara Blake and Troth Yeddha donors! $30,000 has been unlocked to support the Troth Yeddha Indigenous Studies Center.

149 / 149 Donors

Completed

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UAF MARK SET GO Join the Running Club North Match

Thank you Running Club North-Equinox Marathon Fund and Nanook Running donors! $1,000 has been unlocked to support Nanook Running.

$1,000 MATCHED

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UAF Rural Alaska Honors Institute Mark Wartes Memorial Matching Challenge

Thank you Water Wagon and RAHI donors! $1,000 has been unlocked to support the Denise and Mark Wartes Rural Alaska Honors Institute Endowment.

$1,000 MATCHED

Completed

$20,000

Alaska Nanooks Hockey Alumni Association Nanook Hockey Challenge

Thank you UAF Hockey Alumni Association and Nanook Hockey donors! $20,000 has been unlocked to the UAF Hockey Alumni Association Scholarship for Men's Nanook Hockey.

20 / 20 Gifts

Completed

$15,000

UAF Alumni Giving Challenge by Kinross Alaska

Thank you Kinross Alaska and UAF alumni donors! $15,000 has been unlocked to support the UAF College of Engineering and Mines Student Enhancement fund.

100 / 100 Donors

Completed

$4,900

UAF Aurora Animal Clinic Barb and Tyler Cole Challenge

Thank you Aurora Animal Clinic and Nanook Athletics and UAF CNSM donors! $4,900 has been unlocked to support the Cole Family and Aurora Animal Clinic Scholarship.

49 / 49 Donors

Completed

$8,593

UAF CBSM Alumni and Friends Leadership 1049 Challenge

Thank you Mike Fink ‘03 ‘04, Leslie and Bob Hajdukovich, Steve Lundgren, Marilyn Romano and Brian Hove '88, Diane ‘78 and Garry Hutchison ‘75, Ryan Muspratt ‘08, Matthew Raymond ‘14, Lorna Shaw '96 '05, and Glenna Wood ‘81, ‘83 and CBSM donors! More than $15,000 (in combination with the CBSM Leadership Challenge) has been unlocked in support of CBSM.

49 / 49 Gifts

Completed

$500

UAF Coach Donovan Nanook Womens Basketball Challenge

Thank you Amy Donovan and Nanook Women's Basketball donors! $500 has been unlocked to support the Nanook Women's Basketball Scholarship.

10 / 10 Gifts

Completed

$1,001

UAF College of Engineering and Mines Deans Challenge

Thank you CEM Dean Schnabel and CEM donors! $1,001 has been unlocked to support the CEM Engineering Action Fund.

10 / 10 Gifts

Completed

$1,000

UAF College of Liberal Arts Deans Challenge

Thank you Dean Lopez and College of Liberal Arts donors! $1,000 has been unlocked to support CLA.

10 / 10 Gifts

Completed

$1,000

Interior Womens Health Alaska Nanooks Skiing Challenge

Thank you Interior Women's Health and Nanook Skiing donors! $1,000 has been unlocked to support Nanook Skiing.

10 / 10 Gifts

Completed

$30,000

UAF Desorcie Moria Hockey Alumni Association Nanook Hockey Challenge

Thank you Denise Ramp and Nanook Hockey donors! $30,000 has been unlocked to support the Desorcie-Moria Hockey Alumni Association Excellence Endowment.

30 / 30 Gifts

Completed

$500

UAF Fairbanks Volleyball Association Challenge

Thank you Fairbanks Volleyball Association and Nanook Volleyball donors! $500 has been unlocked to support Nanook Volleyball.

35 / 35 Gifts

Completed

$45,000

UAF Georgeson Botanical Garden Challenge

Thank you Georgeson Botanical Garden donors! $45,000 has been unlocked to support the Georgeson Botanical Garden at UAF.

15 / 15 Gifts

Completed

$1,000

UAF International Arctic Research Directors Challenge

Thank you IARC Director Eicken and Climate Change Research for Alaska donors! $1,000 has been unlocked to support the UAF Climate Change Research for Alaska fund.

10 / 10 Gifts

Completed

$1,000

UAF Matt Varga Community and Technical College Process Technology Challenge

Thank you Matt Varga and CTC donors! $1,000 has been unlocked to support the Process Technology program.

5 / 5 Gifts

Completed

$500

UAF Nanook Volleyball Allstate Terri Olsen Agency Challenge

Thank you Allstate - Terri Olsen Agency and Nanook Volleyball donors! $500 has been unlocked to support Nanook Volleyball.

25 / 25 Gifts

Completed

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UAF Nanook Womens Volleyball Coachs Challenge

Thank you Coach Scott and Nanook Volleyball donors! $500 has been unlocked to support Nanook Volleyball.

$500 MATCHED

Completed

$25,000

UAF One Health Challenge

Thank you Marilyn Russell and One Health donors! $25,000 has been unlocked to support the One Health program.

5 / 5 Gifts

Completed

$30,000

UAF Spirit of Alaska FCU CBSM Challenge

Thank you Spirit of Alaska Federal Credit Union and CBSM donors! $30,000 has been unlocked to support CBSM.

20 / 20 Gifts

Completed

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UAF Troth Yeddha’ Initiative Match Challenge by Alaska Permanent Capital Management

Thank you Laura Bruce, Alaska Permanent Capital Management and Troth Yeddha' supporters! You have doubled your impact in support of the UAF Troth Yeddha' Indigenous Studies Center Initiative.

$5,000 MATCHED

Completed