The UMass Lowell community has rallied around our students for the past six Days of Giving, last year in record numbers! Join us April 9 through April 11 for our 7th annual Days of Giving campaign!
We are calling on our students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends to make this year the largest display of UML pride. Our focus is clear - empowering UML students to succeed on the path to graduation.
Support an area of campus that means the most to you (college, academic program, student club) or give to one of our featured impact areas:
- Career-Connected Experiences: Help students prepare for successful careers by supporting the Chancellor Julie Chen Fund for Student Success.
- Emergency Aid: Assist with student financial challenges by giving to the Student Emergency Needs Fund.
- First-Generation Students: Provide scholarships, mentoring, and support to drive academic success.
- Food and Housing Insecurity: Help meet basic needs.
- Student-Athletes: Sustain success on and off the playing surface.
- Passion Area: Give to the college, department, or program you care about most.
Donation Challenge
$1,000 if 100 donors give in the next 6 months
Challenge Complete!
For Athletic Academic Support
Offered by Sam Otten
Donation Challenge
$1,000 if 20 donors give in the next 6 months
Challenge Complete!
Offered by Emmanuel Lamour
Donation Match
$24 per donor up to $1,024
Match Complete!
For First Generation Students (River Hawk Scholars)
Offered by Steve Athanas & Danielle Athanas
Donation Match
$1 per donor up to $300
Match Complete!
For First Generation Students (River Hawk Scholars)
Offered by Matthew Hurwitz
Donation Match
$1 per donor up to $200
Match Complete!
For Center for Asian American Studies Endowment
Offered by Sarorn Lin
Donation Match
$1 per $1 donated up to $100
Match Complete!
For Student Scholarships
Offered by Manoj Ravikumar & Thrisha Kasula
Great news, River Hawks! We're turning up the excitement for UML’s Days of Giving by EXTENDING the deadline from noon to 8 p.m.!
Let's see which impact area can gather the most support in these final hours. Share what you’re supporting and tag your friends, challenging them to join you. Let’s make this year’s Days of Giving one to remember.
Days of Giving Advocate Toolkit
We extend our heartfelt gratitude for your invaluable support during UMass Lowell's 7th annual Days of Giving! Thanks to the unwavering generosity of our UML community, we've already reached the halfway mark towards our ambitious goal of 3,000 donors!
To sustain this momentum and help us achieve our goal, please help us in spreading the word within your network. Your advocacy makes a difference.
Here's a link to our Advocate Toolkit, designed to help you encourage others to contribute towards causes they're passionate about here at the university. Together, let's make a profound impact on the future of UMass Lowell: Days of Giving Advocate Toolkit
Chancellor’s Challenge
Chancellor Julie Chen and her spouse, Susu Wong, have generously offered $25,000 in challenge funds to be divided out to the areas of campus with the highest levels of participation.
The campus group in each category with the most unique donors will receive:
· $5,000 to the top impact area
· $5,000 to the top school/college
· $5,000 to the top athletic team
· $5,000 to the top student club
· $5,000 to the top department/center/institute
Athletics Top Donors Challenge
The top five athletics programs that secure the most donors will earn extra challenge funds, thanks to an anonymous donor!
1st: $1,000 2nd: $850 3rd: $500 4th: $375 5th: $275
Center for Asian American Studies Endowment Challenge
The Center for Asian American Center for Excellence and Engagement Board has issued a donor challenge where up to $3,000 can be claimed for the center’s endowment:
Reaching 75 donors will unlock the first $1,000
Reaching 150 donors will unlock the next $1,000
Reaching 225 donors will unlock the final $1,000
Civil and Environmental Engineering $10K Match
We have exciting news! A legendary professor of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Program is providing a dollar for dollar match up to $10,000 in support of the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering for UMass Lowell’s Days of Giving.
Cross Country/Track and Field Challenge
Track & Field and Cross Country fans: $5,000 in matching funds are on the line, thanks to a generous donor.
Emergency Medical Services Match
Rick Wood has generously offered to match the first $500 to Emergency Medical Services (EMS) during Days of Giving.
Francis College of Engineering Donor Challenge
When 150 donors contribute to the Francis College of Engineering or the college receives a total of $10,000 in donations, Henry Wu (MS in Electrical Engineering, 1992) will generously donate an additional $10,000 to support the college's initiatives.
Manning School of Business Dean's Office Challenge
If the Manning School of Business reaches 200 total donors during Days of Giving, an additional $5,000 gift will be unlocked, thanks to a generous challenge from Rist Family Endowed Dean Bertie Greer and Associate Deans Amit Deokar and Yi Yang.
Richard Juknavorian ’98 Matching Challenge
Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences advisory board member Richard Juknavorian ’98 has pledged to match the first $1,000 raised for the Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences and Solomont School of Nursing.
School of Education Recent Graduate Match
School of Education students and recent graduates (Classes of 2014-2023) have a chance to give back with a "3X the Impact” giving opportunity. This year, all students and recent grads who donate to the School of Education designation will have their donations tripled through a very generous matching fund donation!
Softball Challenge
Bill Mucica has issued a $5,000 matching challenge to Softball supporters!
Student-Athlete Participation Challenge
50% student-athlete participation will unlock $500 for each team, 100% student- athlete will unlock an additional $500 for each team!
Tsongas Industrial History Center Matching Challenge
Peter O’Connell, longtime director of the center, and founding member has offered to match any gifts to the Tsongas Industrial History Center up to $1,000. This gift is in honor of teachers like longtime teacher advisor Harold Crowley, a long-time supporter of the center, who recently passed away.
Dean’s Challenge – Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences
If the Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences reaches 100 total donors during Days of Giving, an additional $5,000 gift will be unlocked, thanks to Dean Mary Gallant!
*Check out the Matches & Challenges sections for additional user generated challenges throughout Days of Giving!
192 days ago by Michael DeGuglielmo
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