Welcome, Nanook Nation!
THANK YOU for making UAF Giving Day 2023 a huge success!
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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
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 |
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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
Completed
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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
Completed
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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
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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
Completed
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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
$2,500
President Pitney UAF CBSM Challenge
Thank you, President Pat Pitney and CBSM donors! $2,500 has been unlocked to support the UAF College of Business and Security Management!
33 / 33 Donors
Completed
$10,000
Supporting Alaska Educators Challenge 2
Thank you Regent Mary K. Hughes, and UA donors!
$10,000 has been unlocked to support the Supporting Alaskan Educators Scholarship.
1,185 / 1,185 Donors
Completed
UAF Donor Heatmap
| Rank | State | Gifts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AK | 621 |
| 2 | WA | 31 |
| 3 | UT | 17 |
