Give Marquette Day 2024

Final Countdown 

Juana Droessler, Arts ’68, will give $100 for each gift we receive during the final hour of Give Marquette Day between 11 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. CT, up to $10,000.

✅ CHALLENGE MET: Marc Viale, Arts ’90, will donate $50 to Marquette for every donor who makes a gift between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. CT, up to $6,000.

#GiveMUDay Power Hour starts now! 

✅ CHALLENGE MET: If 300 donors make a gift between 12-1 pm (CT) on Give Marquette Day, it will unlock a $105,000 gift from Marianne Palen, Arts ’71, Grad ’72, and Chris Palen, Bus Ad ’71.

Exciting update for Marquette Mentors! 

✅ MATCH MET: Let's keep up the momentum for Marquette Mentors! We have successfully matched $7,500 in donations so far today. We are excited to announce a generous additional opportunity from an anonymous Marquette mentor. Gifts to the Marquette Mentor program will be matched ,dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000.

✅ MATCH MET: Thanks to the donors who helped us successfully complete our $2,500 match to the Marquette Mentor program! To keep the momentum going, another anonymous Marquette mentor will match gifts made to the Marquette Mentor program, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000.

✅ MATCH MET: An anonymous Marquette mentor will match gifts made to the Marquette Mentor program, dollar-for-dollar, up to $2,500.

Support Bridge to the Future in honor of Blue's second birthday!

✅ CHALLENGE MET: The Lynch Family Foundation will match gifts to the Bridge to the Future Fund, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000.

Help us reach 1881 donors to unlock $1M! 

✅ CHALLENGE MET: An anonymous donor will contribute $1,000,000 to support Marquette students once we reach 1881 donors. 

The donor hopes to see future applicants to the University provided with financial assistance where there is both need and achievement determining the award.

50 State Challenge: Unlock Wellness + Recreation Gift in Honor of Mike and Amy Lovell

✅ CHALLENGE MET: Mary Ellen, Arts ’78, and Scott, Arts ’77, Dent ’82, Stanek, National Campaign Co-chairs, will donate $50,000 to support the Wellness + Recreation Facility Fund in honor of Mike and Amy Lovell when we receive a gift from a donor in each of the 50 states – $1,000 for each state.

This Wellness + Recreation Facility will improve campus health and wellness by physically bringing together three key student-centric areas: fitness and recreation, medical services, and mental health services.

Just as the Wellness + Recreation Facility will bring these three areas (and our campus) together, the 50 State Participation Challenge also brings together Marquette supporters across the nation.

✅ CHALLENGE MET: Members of the Young Alumni Campaign Committee and Young Alumni Leadership Council will give $25,000 to Marquette when 1,250 young alumni (graduates from 2003-2023) make a gift to any fund on Give Marquette Day.

✅ CHALLENGE MET: Caitlin Sickles, Comm ’09, and Ryan Sickles will give $1,000 to the James Wright Foley Archives Current Use Fund for every donor who supports the fund, up to $10,000.  

✅ MATCH MET: Dr. Paul Sackett, Arts ’75, and Dr. Pat Sackett, Arts ’75, will give $25 for every $1 donated toward the Honors Program Fund, up to $50,000.

✅ CHALLENGE MET: If 275 donors from the Western Region make a gift on Give Marquette Day this year, a Marquette family from the West Coast will give $50,000.

✅ CHALLENGE MET: Debbie Keppler, Jour ’80, and Jim Keppler, Sp ’79, will give $1,000 for every alumni couple who makes a gift to any fund, up to $100,000. 

✅ CHALLENGE MET: Paul Manghera, Bus Ad '82, will give $25 for every new donor who makes a gift on Give Marquette Day, up to $2,500.

✅ CHALLENGE MET: Emily and Sean Raclaw will give $500 for every donor who supports the On Your Marq Neurodiversity Support Program on Give Marquette Day, up to $12,000.

✅ MATCH MET: Brian Binash, Arts ’78, and Irene Binash will give $1,000 to the Chapel of the Holy Family Restoration Project Fund for each donor that supports the project, up to $25,000.

The Northeast Campaign Committee challenges supporters in the Northeast to help us reach our goal of 375 on Give Marquette Day. If the stretch goal of 400 donors is reached, the committee will donate an additional $30,000.

✅ CHALLENGE MET: An anonymous couple will donate $200 to support the Office of Disability Services for every (current or past) parent donor who makes a gift on Give Marquette Day, up to $100,000. 

The Office of Disability Services supports accommodative services for students, including enhanced equipment and technology, growth of peer mentoring programs such as On Your Marq and upgraded technology and equipment to advance the mission of the Office of Disability Services.

Backpack Program and Meal Swipe Fund Match

✅ MATCH MET: Mark Naidicz, Sp ’84, and Patricia Naidicz will match gifts to the Meal Swipes and Backpack Program, $5 for every $1, up to $50,000.

Backpack Program and Meal Swipe Donor Challenge

✅ CHALLENGE MET: Members of the Marquette Alumni Association National Board of Directors will donate $20 to the Backpack Program and Meal Swipe Fund for every donor who supports the fund, up to $1,200.

Dan and Guadalupe Scholl will match gifts to the Ignacio Ellacuría, S.J., Dreamers Scholarship Fund, dollar-for-dollar, up to $25,000. This scholarship supports the financial needs of Marquette students who don't have access to federal financial aid.

✅ MATCH MET: In honor of the 55th anniversary of the EOP program, Thuy Tran, Nurs ’95, will match gifts to the EOP Fund, $2 for $1, up to $2,555.

✅ CHALLENGE MET: Brothers David Trautschold, Eng ’06, and Matt Trautschold, Eng ’04, will give $50 for each student donor, up to 200 donors.

The Institute for Women’s Leadership Advisory Council will match every gift to the IWL Excellence Fund $1 for $1 up to $25,000. Your gift supports research and programs that will lead to greater gender equity in leadership.

✅ CHALLENGE MET: If 1,000 donors from the Chicago region make a gift on Give Marquette Day, members of the Chicago Campaign Committee will give $100,000 to Marquette.

✅ MATCH MET: John Schaefer, Arts & Sciences '66, and Terry Schaefer will donate $150 in support of student scholarship for each donor who supports scholarship (Scholarship Fund or a college-specific Scholarship Fund), up to $75,000.