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UAF Community Outreach

All your gifts during the 49 hours will help unlock UA Giving Day Challenges. Your generosity builds a culture of education, develops a workforce, strengthens our economy, and is invested in cutting-edge research...for Alaska.

Select UAF Community Outreach opportunities below to add a gift to your UA Giving Day cart.

UA Museum of the North: Support community engagement, research, and caretaking of the largest research and teaching museum in Alaska, with 2.5 million specimens and artifacts in collections.

Charles C. Georgeson Botanical Garden: Support programs, research, and facilities at the nationally recognized botanical garden, located at the Fairbanks Experiment Farm and part of the Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI): Support learning opportunities for adults 50 and older in Fairbanks, North Pole, and neighboring communities to encourage fun, life-long learning.

Summer Sessions & Lifelong Learning (SSLL): Support programming that encourages unlimited learning to enrich our community, including non-credit classes for children and adults, concerts, lecture series, travel programs, and the Really Free Market.

Alaska Sea Grant: Support healthy coastal ecosystems, strong economies, and vibrant communities through this 50-year partnership between UAF and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Cooperative Extension: Support the production of hundreds of publications and programming by university specialists about practical topics for Alaskans.

One Tree: Ensure that every child has ample opportunities to explore their local environment through place- and project-based education through the UAF Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension.

UAF UPD and K-9 Program Support: Provide support for the UAF University Police Department and K-9 programs (starring the very best boy, Yogi).

KUAC: Improve lives through broadcasting with the first public radio and television stations in the 49th state.

University of Alaska Priorities

UAA

UAF

UAS

University of Alaska System

$4,500

Launch Power Hour

Thank you to the UA Board of Directors' Development Committee and the first 100 donors of UA Giving Day! We're off to a great start.

100 / 100 Donors

Completed

$3,000

Regents Dedicated to Student Success Challenge

Thank you to the University of Alaska Board of Regents and all supporters of this challenge! This challenge has been met.

1,500 / 1,500 Donors

Completed

$5,000

Reaching New Heights Challenge

Thank you to the UA President's Office and all of our UA Giving Day supporters! We have surpassed last year's total donors and are so thankful of the support. This challenge has been met.

1,807 / 1,807 Donors

Completed

$2,000

UAF Alumni Challenge

Thank you UA President Pat Pitney and alumni donors! $2,000 has been unlocked to support UAF scholarships.

361 / 361 Donors

Completed

Leaderboard

UAF Giving Day Gift Total Leaderboard

See how much has been given to each UAF Giving Day fund. Who will top the UAF Gift Total Leaderboard?

Rank	Fund Designation	Raised
1	College of Engineering and Mines Support	$55,039.00
2	OneTree Alaska Project Support	$18,701.00
3	Troth Yeddha' Park Support	$15,560.00
4	Usibelli Coal Mine UAF Ski Trail Development	$13,118.00
5	UAF General Support	$11,960.00
6	UAF Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) Annual Fund	$5,809.00
7	Nanook Volleyball	$5,765.00
8	UA Museum of the North Annual Fund	$5,595.00
9	CFOS Graduate Student Support	$5,265.00
10	ACUASI General Support	$5,100.00
11	Nanook Men's Hockey	$4,940.00
12	Rasmuson Library Support	$4,410.00
13	Charles C. Georgeson Botanical Garden	$3,620.00
14	UAF CBSM Student Support	$3,538.00
15	UAF First Gen Support	$3,310.00

Ended

Match

UAF OLLI Advisory Board and Program Director Match

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

$4,000 MATCHED

Completed

$100,000

UAF Georgeson Botanical Garden Challenge

Thank you to an anonymous supporter of the Georgeson Botanical Gardens, and other donors. A $100,000 gift in support of the Georgeson Botanical Gardens has been unlocked.

15 / 15 Donors

Completed

$500

UAF Alaska Sea Grant Director Challenge

Thank you to Alaska Sea Grant Director Ginny Eckert and donors. An additional $500 has been unlocked in support of the Alaska Sea Grant program.

10 / 10 Donors

Completed

$2,000

UAF Spine Care Specialists of Alaska UAMN Challenge

Thank you to Spine Care Specialists of Alaska and donors. $2,000 has been unlocked in support of the UA Museum's educational outreach to local schools and families.

10 / 10 Donors

Completed

$1,000

Building Work Force Power Hour

Thank you to the UA President's Office and all supporters during this hour! The challenge has been met.

Completed

$1,000

Leading Research Power Hour

Thank you to the UA President's Officer and all supporters who helped us reach this challenge goal! And thank you to all of the UA supporters on a successful UA Giving Day!

100 / 100 Donors

Completed

$10,000

Supporting Alaska's Educators Challenge

Thank you Regent Hughes and all donors to UA Giving Day! This challenge has been unlocked.

1,000 / 1,000 Donors

Completed

Leaderboard

UAF Giving Day Donor Leaderboard

See how many donors have given to each UAF Giving Day fund. Who will top the UAF Donor Leaderboard?

Rank	Fund Designation	Donors
1	Troth Yeddha' Park Support	116
2	Usibelli Coal Mine UAF Ski Trail Development	80
3	Nanook Volleyball	51
4	Nanook Men's Hockey	37
5	UAF Inspiring Girls	37
6	UAF General Support	32
7	UAF First Gen Support	32
8	Rural Alaska Honors Institute (RAHI)	30
9	UAF CBSM Student Support	29
10	Nanook Men’s Hockey Scholarship	29
11	Charles C. Georgeson Botanical Garden	26
12	Nanook Rifle	25
13	OneTree Alaska Project Support	24
14	CBSM Support	22
15	College of Engineering and Mines Support	21

Ended

Leaderboard

UAF Chancellor Dan White Leaderboard Challenge

Thank you to UAF Chancellor Dan White and donors. The Chancellor's gift of $5,000 has been unlocked to support the Troth Yeddha' Indigenous Studies Center, coming in at the top spot with 58 alumni donations to their fund.

What is your affiliation with UA?

Rank	Answer	Donors
1	UAF Alum	388

Ended

$500

UAF Alaska Sea Grant Challenge

Thank you to Alaska Sea Grant faculty, staff and donors. $500 has been unlocked in support of the Alaska Sea Grant program.

5 / 5 Donors

Completed

$1,000

UAF Flower Power Hour Challenge

Thank you UA President Pat Pitney and UAF donors! $1,000 has been unlocked to support the UAF Botanical Garden.

Completed

$7,000

UAF One Tree Alaska Project Challenge

Thank you to two anonymous donors, and to other donors supporting UAF's One Tree project. $7,000 has been unlocked.

10 / 10 Gifts

Completed

Leaderboard

49th Donor for the 49th State

Completed! 49 donors gave a gift of at least $49 in the first 13 minutes of UA Giving Day. An anonymous donor earned a $500 mini-grant for Statewide General Scholarships.

Rank	$49+ donations	Gifts
1	UAF	812
2	UAA	776
3	UAS	109
4	University of Alaska System	51

Ended

Final Hours of UA Giving Day: Race to the Finish Challenge

Mar 28, 2024

We are so thankful for all of the support during our #49HoursforAlaska and have just a few hours left! We are now in the Race to the Finish: All UA Giving Day donors that give today are automatically entered into a drawing open for a $2,000 mini-grant for a program or scholarship of choice. The winner will be notified once UA Giving Day has ended.

Thank you again for supporting our UA System over these last few hours.

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