#TrueBlueOCU 2024

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About

Welcome to the 5th annual #TrueBlueOCU Day of Giving! This exciting day serves as a rallying point for the entire OCU community โ€“ from proud alumni to dedicated faculty, staff, and friends โ€“ coming together to honor the remarkable accomplishments of Oklahoma City University. This day-long campaign not only celebrates our shared history and achievements but also creates a meaningful opportunity for everyone to contribute to the continued success and growth of OCU. It's a chance for each of us to be a guiding light, illuminating the path forward for current and future generations.

Your contribution on #TrueBlueOCU Day of Giving holds the power to make a lasting impact, extending its reach to support scholarships, vital programs, and essential resources that elevate the entire OCU experience. By choosing to direct your gift to a specific program or contribute to the general fund, you are actively participating in a transformative journey that ensures inspiration and excellence for future generations.

Don't miss the opportunity to be part of this transformative movement; make your gift and be a part of something truly special!


Matches & Challenges
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Donation Challenge

$250 if 25 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Nursing, PT, PA Dean's Excellence Fund

Offered by Dean Gina Crawford

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Donation Match

$5 per $1 donated up to $500

Match Complete!

Offered by Christina Chicoraske

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Donation Match

$1 per donor up to $50

Match Complete!

Offered by Emily Lloyd Herman

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Donation Challenge

$100,000 if 100 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Nursing, PT, PA Dean's Excellence Fund

Offered by The Salmeron Family

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Donation Challenge

$50,000 if 100 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Law School Excellence Fund

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Challenge

$50,000 if 50 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Meinders School of Business Dean's Excellence Fund

Offered by Trustee Jenee Lister

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Donation Challenge

$50,000 if 100 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Dance and Entertainment Excellence Fund

Offered by OCU Alumna Jeneanne Naifeh

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Donation Challenge

$35,000 if 1,200 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

Offered by President Evans and Trustees

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Donation Challenge

$10,000 if 50 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Arts and Sciences Dean's Excellence Fund

Offered by Alum Joe Case and Parents Alok and Archana Gautam

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Donation Challenge

$5,000 if 50 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

Offered by Ashlie Wilhelm

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Donation Challenge

$1,000 if 25 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

Offered by Anna Davis

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Donation Challenge

$500 if 20 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For School of Theatre Dean's Excellence Fund

Offered by Dean Mark Parker

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Donation Challenge

$500 if 30 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Wanda L. Bass School of Music Excellence Fund

Offered by Dean Mark Parker

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Donation Match

$10 per donor up to $300

Match Complete!

For Law School Excellence Fund

Offered by Jennifer Stevenson

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Donation Match

$10 per donor up to $100

Match Complete!

Offered by Zack Travers

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Donation Match

$5 per donor up to $200

Match Complete!

Offered by Thanh, T, Dau

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Donation Match

$5 per donor up to $100

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For Dance and Entertainment Excellence Fund

Offered by Shadoe Brandt

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Donation Match

$5 per $1 donated up to $100

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For Class of 2019

Offered by Ethan Zambrano

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Donation Match

$3 per $1 donated up to $5,500

Match Complete!

For Dance and Entertainment Excellence Fund

Offered by Dean Melanie Shelley, Kim Worrell, and Cari Griggs

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Donation Match

$2 per $1 donated up to $4,000

Match Complete!

For Resource Pantry of Hope

Offered by Special Group of Trustees

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated for gifts of $50 or higher, up to $500

Match Complete!

For Class of 1994

Offered by Keri Coleman Norris

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Updates
We're So Close!

Game on, Stars! You can help us shatter records tonight and hit our target of 1,200 donors for #TrueBlueOCU Giving Day. We're just 250 donors away from our goal, and the deadline is midnight tonight (PDT). 

Gifts of any amount count! Thank you to those who have already given. Please encourage 2-3 classmates or friends to join you in making a gift to help OCU students before time runs out.

Click here to Make a Gift!

GO STARS! 

197 days ago by Kristen Merritt
Katie Frieden is #TrueBlueOCU

197 days ago by Ethan Zambrano
Whoa oh, Weโ€™re Halfway There!

We are halfway through #TrueBlue OCU Giving Day 2024, and thanks to the generosity of more than 700 alumni and friends we are on our way to achieving the ambitious goal of 1,200 donor participants!

There is still more than $150,000 of challenge and matching gift dollars on the line. Please help keep the momentum going! One way you can help is to take just a couple of minutes to call or text an OCU classmate or friend and ask them to join in and make a gift today to support OCU.

Here is 2021 OCU graduate Katie Frieden, who is currently starring as Roxy Hart in the national tour of Chicago the Musical, sharing why she is #TrueBlueOCU

Make your gift here!

197 days ago by Ethan Zambrano
2024 Canvas Clash: Dean's Challenge ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ

With eager ex-paint-ations, we reveal the artistry and elegance of our OCU Deans!

VOTE TODAY by designating your gift to the school of your favorite dean.

The winning dean and school will be determined by the total number of donor participants at the end of Giving Day!

The competition has begun—cast your vote!

197 days ago by Ethan Zambrano
TODAY ONLY!! Gifts for #TrueBlueOCU Giving Day Donors!

197 days ago by Kristen Merritt
Challenges and Matches are LIVE!

Give to a current challenge or make your own to encourage classmates and friends to join you in giving back to OCU today!

Donor Goal Challenge 

Thanks to a special group of trustees and President Evans, if we reach our overall participation goal of 1,200 donor participants, a challenge gift of $35,000 will be unlocked.

Pantry of Hope Match 

Double your dollars! Thanks to a special group of trustees for offering a $2 for $1 match for this first $4,000 in gifts supporting the OCU Resource Pantry of Hope! The Pantry of Hope supports the OCU community's basic food, clothing, and hygiene needs.

Kramer School of Nursing, PA & PT

The Salmeron Family has offered a generous $100,000 challenge gift, which will be unlocked when Health Professions (PT, PA) and Nursing reach 100 donors.

Wanda L. Bass School of Musicโ€ฏ 

When the Wanda L. Bass School of Music reaches 30 donors, Dean Parker will make an additional $500 gift.โ€ฏ 

School of Theatre 

When the School of Theatre reaches 20 donors, Dean Parker will make an additional $500 gift.โ€ฏ 

Arts and Sciences 

Thanks to alum Joe Case and parents Alok and Archana Gautam, when Petree College of Arts and Sciences reaches 50 donors, it will unlock an additional $10,000.

Dance and Entertainment 

OCU Alumna Jeneanne Naifeh has offered a generous challenge gift of $50,000, which will be unlocked once the Ann Lacy School of Dance & Entertainment reaches 100 donors! 

Meinders School of Business 

If Meinders School of Business reaches 50 donors, Trustee Jenee Lister will unlock a gift of $50,000 to support the school!

Law School  

An anonymous donor has made a generous challenge of gift of $50,000 that will be unlocked when the School of Law reaches 100 donors!

2024 Challenges

"Canvas Clash" Challenge (Schools of Arts & Sciences, Business, Dance & Entertainment, Law, Health Professions & Nursing) 

Dr. Sri Beldona, Dr. Amy Cataldi, Dr. Gina Crawford, Dean David Holt, Dean Mark Parker, and Dean Melanie Shelley have given their all in a canvas clash painting challenge for Giving Day. Watch the video and donate to your favorite Dean. The school with the most donor participants during Giving Day will win this challenge.

Greek Life Challenge 

Bragging rights and more are on the line as fraternity and sorority alumni and students represent their chapters and compete during Giving Day. The chapter with the most alumni and student gifts will receive a $500 donation to their official philanthropy.

Alumni Chapter Challenge

This year we are challenging the chapters across the globe to support OCU. The Dallas/Fort Worth, Tulsa, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, New York City, Malaysia and Taiwan chapters are competing to see who can get the most participation. The chapter that wins will have $200 given to their chapter for their next alumni event. 

198 days ago by Kristen Merritt
Alumni Chapter Challenge
OCU Alumni ChapterDonorsRaised ($)
Los Angeles1$20
Chicago2$220
Denver0$0
New York City3$170
Malaysia0$0
Taiwan0$0
Tulsa2$400
Dallas2$240
Greek Life Challenge
Fraternity or SororityDonorsRaised ($)
Alpha Chi Omega5$155
Kappa Sigma20$4,500
Phi Mu4$401
Lambda Chi Alpha5$265
Gamma Phi Beta6$425
DAX1$40
Alpha Phi2$60
Kappa Phi1$40
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Gradhat icon28%Alumni
Book icon6%Students
Parent icon7%Parents
Suitcase icon18%Faculty/Staff
Friends icon18%Friends
Friends icon4%Greek Challenge
Gradhat icon1%OCU Alumni Chapter
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Gave $100,000 during a Challenge!
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Gave $50,000 during a Challenge!
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Trustee Jenee Lister
Gave $50,000 during a Challenge!
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OCU Alumna Jeneanne Naifeh
Gave $50,000 during a Challenge!
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Gave $35,000 during a Challenge!
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Alum Joe Case and Parents Alok and Archana Gautam
Gave $10,000 during a Challenge!
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Dean Melanie Shelley, Kim Worrell, and Cari Griggs
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Gave $5,000 during a Challenge!
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Special Group of Trustees
Heart icon matched a total of $4,000
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Gave $1,000 during a Challenge!
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