Giving Day 2024

2,097
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110% of 1,900 Donor goal
$2,000,995
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Giving Day is here!

This is your day to support the areas and causes at Wayne State that mean the most to you. You can support our amazing students, brilliant faculty, groundbreaking research and critical urban programs, which move Detroit and our world forward.

Help us reach our goal of 1,900 donors and unlock over $520,000 in match and challenge funding by showing your support!

GIVE NOW: Make your gift today and be counted. Gifts of any amount to any fund count. Choose from opportunities that support school or college programs and projects, groundbreaking research or university initiatives in diversity and inclusion.

UNLOCK MATCHES AND CHALLENGES: Your gift can help unlock more than 40 matches and challenges throughout the day. Take a look at the matches and challenges to learn how you can increase your impact!

BE AN ADVOCATE: Sign up to become an Advocate and help spread the word with #GiveGreenBeGold. As an advocate, you'll be a cheerleader for Giving Day 2024, amplifying our reach by encouraging your friends and networks to join you in supporting Wayne State! AND the top three Advocates will win a prize!

Warrior generosity makes our impact stronger. Your choice to give fuels the collective momentum that propels us to greater heights each year.

#GiveGreenBeGold

Matches & Challenges
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Donation Challenge

$40,000 if 40 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For College of Engineering

Offered by Dr. Bob A. Smith โ€™60, M.A. โ€™74

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Donation Challenge

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

Challenge Complete!

For Mike Ilitch School of Business Scholarships

Offered by Mark Rolling โ€™91, M.B.A. โ€™97

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Donation Challenge

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

Challenge Complete!

For Multicultural Professional Readiness Education Program (MPREP)

Offered by Lottie Holland, M.B.A. โ€˜06

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Donation Challenge

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

Challenge Complete!

For School of Social Work

Offered by School of Social Work Board of Visitors

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Donation Challenge

$2,000 if 50 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For College of Nursing

Offered by Dean Ramona Benkert

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Donation Challenge

$1,250 if $2,500 is donated in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Freer House

Offered by Lillian and Walter Dean and the Garden Club of Michigan

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Donation Challenge

$1,200 if 20 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Technology Information Systems and Analytics

Offered by Dr. Rhoda Joseph

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Donation Challenge

$1,000 if 10 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Walter F. Edwards Endowed Brown Bag Series Colloquium

Offered by Jaime Goodrich

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Donation Challenge

$1,000 if $2,500 is donated in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Pharmacy Annual Fund

Offered by Associate Dean Susan Davis

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Donation Challenge

$1,000 if 20 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Planetarium Fund

Offered by Dean Stephanie Hartwell

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Donation Challenge

$1,000 if 20 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For CLAS Psychology Clinic

Offered by Dean Stephanie Hartwell

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Donation Challenge

$500 if $2,000 is donated in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Labor@Wayne

Offered by Labor@Wayne Director Elizabeth Faue

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Donation Match

$100 per donor up to $10,000

Match Complete!

For Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Offered by WSU Applebaum Board of Visitors

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Donation Match

$50 per donor up to $1,000

Match Complete!

For Alumni donors (2008-2023) who gave to Irvin D. Reid Honors College

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Match

$10 per donor up to $300

Match Complete!

For Faculty/Staff (Psychology Department)

Offered by Lisa Jane Rapport, Ph.D.

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Donation Match

$2 per $1 donated up to $14,000

Match Complete!

For Delta Sigma Pi Gamma Theta Endowed Scholarship

Offered by Anonymous Brothers from the Delta Sigma Pi Gamma Theta Fraternity

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Donation Match

$2 per $1 donated up to $100

Match Complete!

Offered by Jonathan Kade

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $200,000

Match Complete!

For General Scholarship Fund

Offered by for gifts made to any scholarship fund, the Greenwald Family Impact Foundation

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $58,000

Match Complete!

For Medical Alumni Annual Fund

Offered by Medical Alumni Association Board of Governors

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $30,000

Match Complete!

For Irvin D. Reid Honors College

Offered by Bob and Jeri Kelch

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $14,000

Match Complete!

For CFPCA Dean's Student Success Fund

Offered by College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts Board of Visitors

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $10,000

Match Complete!

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Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $10,000

Match Complete!

For Athletics

Offered by Wayne State Director of Athletics, Erika Wallace, and her husband, Marcus Wallace

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $10,000

Match Complete!

For Applied Health Sciences Fund

Offered by The Family Heritage Fund

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $8,000

Match Complete!

For College of Nursing Board of Visitors Student Success Endowed Fund

Offered by College of Nursing Board of Visitors

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $7,950

Match Complete!

For College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Offered by Marion Ringe โ€™70, M.A. โ€™77

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $7,500

Match Complete!

For College of Education

Offered by Marion Ringe โ€™70, M.A. โ€™77

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $7,500

Match Complete!

For Music Scholarships Fund

Offered by Marion Ringe โ€™70, M.A. โ€™77

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $5,000

Match Complete!

For Honors College Finish Line Endowed Fund

Offered by Dr. Bob Pettapiece, '80

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $5,000

Match Complete!

For John G. Wright Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund in Mechanical Engineering

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Match

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

Match Complete!

For Gayle L. McCreedy Memorial Scholarship in History

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $2,500

Match Complete!

For C2 Pipeline

Offered by Lou and Lisa Corey

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $2,500

Match Complete!

For WDET

Offered by Anonymous WDET Leadership Circle Members

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $2,500

Match Complete!

For Mike Ilitch School of Business Scholarships

Offered by RSM

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $2,050

Match Complete!

For MISB Alumni Council

Offered by Mike Ilitch School of Business Alumni Council

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Donation Match

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

Match Complete!

For MISB Student Engagement & Active Learning (SEAL) Lab Fund

Offered by Dean Kleist

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Donation Match

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

Match Complete!

For Public Health Annual Fund

Offered by Dr. Patricia Wren and Dr. Tricia Miranda-Hartsuff

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Donation Match

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

Match Complete!

For Mike Ilitch School of Business Scholarships

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Match

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

Match Complete!

For The Law Library

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Match

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

Match Complete!

For Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Match

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

Match Complete!

For College of Nursing Scholarship Fund

Offered by Dean Ramona Benkert

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $750

Match Complete!

For Detroit High School Endowed Scholarship

Offered by Organization of Black Alumni

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $500

Match Complete!

For Crockett-Lumumba Scholars Program

Offered by Associate Professor and Interim Director of the Crockett-Lumumba Scholars program, David Goldberg

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $400

Match Complete!

For Department of English Scholarship Fund

Offered by Jaime Goodrich & Dr. Katherine Gurdziel

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Donation Match

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

Match Complete!

For Law School

Offered by E. Powell Miller, JD โ€™86

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Matches & Challenges
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We did it!!!!!!


Not only did we pass our goal of 1,900 donors for Giving Day 2024 - but we also raised more than $2 million for our amazing students, brilliant faculty, groundbreaking research, and critical urban programs, which move Detroit and our world forward. 

We are blown away by your support! This is proof that Warrior generosity makes our impact stronger. 

Thank you!!!

#GiveGreenBeGold


210 days ago by Jalyn Stovall
Letโ€™s Finish Warrior Strong!!

Only 3 hours left! 

Thank you to the many Warriors who have already made their Giving Day gift!

Show your Warrior pride by sharing your support on social media using #GiveGreenBeGold.

Donโ€™t forget to check the leaderboards to see what our Warrior community has already accomplished!

210 days ago by Jalyn Stovall
Challenges Met!

โœ… 40 donors gave to the College of Engineering, unlocking a $40,000 gift from Dr. Bob A. Smith โ€™60, M.A. โ€™74. 

โœ… 25 gifts are made to the Mike Ilitch Business School Scholarships fund, unlocking $25,000 from Mark Rolling โ€™91, M.B.A. โ€™97. 

โœ… 20 donors gave to the WSU Planetarium, unlocking a $1,000 gift from Dean Stephanie Hartwell.

211 days ago by Vivian Brown
Matches Met!

โœ… Dean Ramona Benkert matched $1,000 to the College of Nursing Scholarship Fund. 

โœ… A group of anonymous WDET Leadership Circle Members matched $2,500 to WDET. 

โœ… Dr. Bob Pettapiece, '80 matched $5,000 to the Honors College Finish Line Endowed Fund. 

โœ… Two anonymous donors matched $1,000 to Dolly Partonโ€™s Imagination Library 

211 days ago by Vivian Brown
Thereโ€™s still time!!!

Thereโ€™s still time to make your gift!

There are more than 120 programs, funds, areas, and initiatives to choose from!

We are also just a few gifts away from unlocking thousands of match and challenge dollars. 

Be the person to help us finish Warrior Strong, by 11:59 p.m., (EDT)!

#GiveGreenBeGold

211 days ago by Jalyn Stovall
Matches Met!


โœ… Dean Kleist matched $2,000 to the Student Engagement & Active Learning (SEAL) Lab Fund. 

211 days ago by Vivian Brown
Matches & Challenges!

There are still matches and challenges available to increase the impact of your Giving Day gift. Here are a few close to the finish line: 

๐Ÿ’š Dean Ramona Benkert will match $1 per $1 donated to the College of Nursing Scholarship Fund up to $1,000- Only $135 left to complete this match!

๐Ÿ’š Lisa Jane Rapport, Ph.D. will match $10 per donor to Faculty/Staff in the Psychology Department up to $300 - Only 25 donors left to complete this match!

๐Ÿ’š Only 11 more donors to the CLAS Psychology Clinic needed to unlock a generous $1,000 from Dean Stephanie Hartwell

๐Ÿ’š Only $630 to Freer House needed to unlock a generous $1250 from Lillian and Walter Dean and the Garden Club of Michigan!

#GiveGreenBeGold


211 days ago by Jalyn Stovall
Challenges Met!

โœ… 10 donors made gifts to the Dr. Walter F. Edwards Endowed Brown Bag Colloquium Series, unlocking $1,000 gift from Jaime Goodrich. 

211 days ago by Vivian Brown
Matches Met!


โœ… Two anonymous donors matched $1,000 to the MISB Scholarships fund. 

โœ… RSM matched $2,500 to the Mike Ilitch Business School Scholarships fund. 

โœ… Erika Wallace, and her husband, Marcus Wallace, matched $10,000 for Wayne State Athletics. 

โœ… Marion Ringe โ€™70, M.A. โ€™77 matched $7,950 for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

211 days ago by Vivian Brown
We are halfway through Giving Day!!!

We're halfway through Giving Day with just 12 hours left to give!

Now is a great time to check out our ongoing matches and challenges to see where you can make the most impact. 

#GiveGreenBeGold

211 days ago by Jalyn Stovall
Weโ€™re halfway to our goal!!!


We have 958 donors and counting โ€“ more than 50% of our goal!!! Thereโ€™s still time to give. Letโ€™s show our Warrior pride and reach the finish line!

#GiveGreenBeGold

211 days ago by Jalyn Stovall
Go Warriors!

Itโ€™s 10 a.m. and we have 939 donors โ€“ nearly 50% of our goal. We need 961 more donors to reach 1900 donors. Weโ€™ve got this!

Letโ€™s go, Warriors!

211 days ago by Jalyn Stovall
Itโ€™s time to shine, Advocates!!

Start sharing your unique giving link with your network via email, text, or social media.  

The top three advocates will win a prize!

 

Check the Advocate Leaderboard to see your progress. 

Not an Advocate yet? There's still time to sign up! 

How to Become an Advocate for Giving Day 2024:

Step 1: Create or login to your GiveCampus account.  

Step 2: Before you start sharing, make sure you are logged in! We can only celebrate your hard work if we're able to tell it's you! And we do that by tracking outreach done when you're logged in to GiveCampus. 

Step 3: Visit our Advocacy Dashboard and take one - or all - of the steps listed to get started!

211 days ago by Jalyn Stovall
Itโ€™s Giving Day!!!


Join the Warrior community for the next 24 hours as we work together to give back! Make a difference across campus and show your support for the Warrior community with a gift to your area of choice!

#GiveGreenBeGold

211 days ago by Alexandria Armstrong

๐Ÿ’š Donors

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Affiliation Leaderboard
AffiliationDonorsRaised ($)
Student-Athlete Alumni21$5,910
Students32$1,590
Friends115$20,086
Alumni913$603,459
Faculty/Staff425$148,261
Parents26$3,630
Class Year Leaderboard
Class YearDonorsRaised ($)
19571$100
20225$280
20290$0
19663$660
19360$0
19876$420
19984$2,400
20192$45
19798$2,025
200012$3,200
199013$2,550
19717$2,800
20179$2,655
198410$5,260
201011$1,100
19633$200,600
20017$970
20118$1,402
19778$2,350
198014$7,795
20155$255
200214$4,685
197814$2,300
198511$2,625
20049$2,035
199610$2,100
19687$1,450
19350$0
19280$0
19270$0
19420$0
20260$0
20250$0
20280$0
20132$125
19868$10,135
19551$500
19450$0
19560$0
19320$0
19540$0
19330$0
19644$30,633
19670$0
19695$450
20235$1,440
19490$0
20146$1,325
19656$900
19996$2,500
19290$0
19500$0
20059$1,235
19707$25,600
19758$3,855
19745$335
19510$0
20218$315
19978$1,975
19300$0
19956$1,990
19926$285
19603$40,100
19728$1,300
19883$1,150
19899$4,600
200310$1,210
198315$11,185
199110$26,050
197610$1,350
19440$0
19460$0
19612$550
19590$0
19340$0
19530$0
19390$0
19380$0
19520$0
20320$0
20270$0
19400$0
20310$0
20300$0
19480$0
19370$0
20241$10,000
19470$0
19581$200
19430$0
19733$1,200
19410$0
20125$325
19945$625
19310$0
20069$25,875
20189$795
19621$300
20166$685
20074$638
19815$2,050
20207$575
200912$1,410
200810$989
198210$17,525
199311$6,950
Faculty & Staff Unit Leaderboard
UnitDonorsRaised ($)
Mike Ilitch School of Business15$14,610
College of Engineering6$1,275
Athletics19$12,245
Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences16$3,950
Development & Alumni Affairs52$28,209
Provost & VP Academic Affairs10$3,985
School of Social Work16$3,465
Psychology Department7$1,075
School of Medicine20$3,575
Other9$500
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences70$20,690
WDET1$25
VP Finance & Facilities Management2$125
VP Health Affairs0$0
Marketing & Communications2$75
Educational Outreach1$100
General Counsel1$500
Internal Audit0$0
Public Safety0$0
Student Affairs3$175
Office of the President5$12,400
College of Fine, Performing & Communication Arts9$1,970
Purchasing1$50
University Libraries8$637
Business Operations4$910
Irvin D. Reid Honors College6$3,100
College of Nursing10$5,080
Research9$1,640
College of Education9$760
Facilities Planning & Management3$250
Computing & Information Technology10$695
VP Economic Development12$675
Secretary Board of Governors1$350
Research Support2$100
Graduate School1$100
University Press2$275
Fiscal Operations0$0
Law School2$1,050
Human Resources3$315
School of Information Science4$500
Donor Map
Donor Affiliations
Gradhat icon43%Alumni
Book icon2%Students
Suitcase icon20%Faculty/Staff
Parent icon2%Parents
Friends icon6%Friends
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๐Ÿ’› Advocates

for gifts made to any scholarship fund, the Greenwald Family Impact Foundation photo
for gifts made to any scholarship fund, the Greenwald Family Impact Foundation
Heart icon matched a total of $200,000
Medical Alumni Association Board of Governors photo
Medical Alumni Association Board of Governors
Heart icon matched a total of $58,000
Dr. Bob A. Smith โ€™60, M.A. โ€™74 photo
Dr. Bob A. Smith โ€™60, M.A. โ€™74
Gave $40,000 during a Challenge!
Bob and Jeri Kelch photo
Bob and Jeri Kelch
Heart icon matched a total of $30,000
Mark Rolling โ€™91, M.B.A. โ€™97 photo
Mark Rolling โ€™91, M.B.A. โ€™97
Gave $25,000 during a Challenge!
Lottie Holland, M.B.A. โ€˜06 photo
Lottie Holland, M.B.A. โ€˜06
Gave $25,000 during a Challenge!
Anonymous Brothers from the Delta Sigma Pi Gamma Theta Fraternity photo
Anonymous Brothers from the Delta Sigma Pi Gamma Theta Fraternity
Heart icon matched a total of $14,000
College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts Board of Visitors photo
College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts Board of Visitors
Heart icon matched a total of $14,000
WSU Applebaum Board of Visitors photo
WSU Applebaum Board of Visitors
Heart icon matched a total of $10,000
Wayne State Director of Athletics, Erika Wallace, and her husband, Marcus Wallace photo
Wayne State Director of Athletics, Erika Wallace, and her husband, Marcus Wallace
Heart icon matched a total of $10,000