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Blue Demon Challenge 2023

Welcome to the online home of Blue Demon Challenge 2023!

Let’s have another record-breaking day for DePaul by working together to raise $7 million in support of the students, programs, and everything else that makes DePaul such an incredible place!

This is the site where you can make your gift, check in to see what’s playing on BDCLive!, and watch the fundraising total climb toward our $7 million goal!

Thank you for helping make Blue Demon Challenge 2023 a success! We hope you’ll check back often to join in the excitement of another amazing day of giving at DePaul!

We Did It!
Jan 26, 2023

Wow, DePaul!! What an extraordinary outpouring of support. Raising $7,025,554 from 4,693 gifts, we absolutely crushed our goal of bringing in $7 million in just one day! Thousands of people from the DePaul community—including alumni, students, faculty, staff, friends and parents—around the world came together to show current and future generations of DePaul students what it means to be a Blue Demon. Every single one of you made a difference today, and on behalf of all our students, we are incredibly grateful.

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The Night Shift Power Hour
Jan 25, 2023

If we receive 150 gifts from 8:30 – 9:30 p.m. (CST), an anonymous donor will give $150,000 to scholarship!

$200,000
3500 Donor Challenge
Unlocked! $200,000 from an anonymous donor!
3,500 / 3,500 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
BONUS Community Music Division Challenge!
Unlocked! $10,000 for the Community Music Division Endowed Scholarship from an anonymous donor!
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$2,000
The Art of Giving
Unlocked! $2,000 for the DePaul Art Museum from Lynn Manilow!
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$300,000
"125 by 1:25"
Unlocked! $300,000 for scholarship from Joe Miltimore (LAS '81, LAS MA '84) and Bryan Hansen!
125 / 125 Gifts
Completed
Success!
Wow - You REALLY like us!
Unlocked! $50,000 for scholarships from an anonymous donor!
Completed
Leaderboard
Residence Hall Pizza Party!
Student donors are asked to tell us their favorite residence hall. The one with the most votes wins a pizza party!
What is your favorite residence hall?
Rank Answer Donors
1 University Hall 33
2 Ozanam Hall 27
3 Belden-Racine Hall 21
4 Munroe Hall 15
5 Seton Hall 11
6 Corcoran Hall 7
7 McCabe Hall 5
Ended
$10,000
125 Gift Challenge
Unlocked! $10,000 for the Richard F. Begley Scholarship in memory of Mary Jule (Murphy) Begley, from Rich Begley (BUS '60)!
Completed
$300,000
3,000 Gift Challenge
Unlocked! $300,000 for the Halperin Emerging Companies Fund from an anonymous donor!
3,000 / 3,000 Gifts
Completed
Success!
50 States Challenge
Unlocked! $15,000 to the Judith Regnier Getch Endowed Scholarship for students majoring in Geography from Judy Getch (LAS '67)!
Completed
$10,000
Angeli Enrichment Fund Challenge
Unlocked! $10,000 to the Angeli Enrichment Fund from Dr. Geoffrey A. Hirt!
20 / 20 Gifts
Completed
$150,000
Athletics Developing Future Leaders Guiding Principle Fund
Unlocked! $150,000 for the Athletics Developing Future Leaders Guiding Principle Fund from the Sarowitz Family!
100 / 100 Gifts
Completed
$20,000
Big Shoulders Books Challenge
Unlocked! $20,000 for the Fund for Big Shoulders Books from Dr. Irene C. (CERT LAS '97) and William J. Beck!
20 / 20 Gifts
Completed
Success!
Blue Demon Nation 50 State Challenge
Unlocked! $50,000 for the Gary & Linda Koche Endowed Scholarship from Linda (BUS '84) and Gary (BUS '83, MBA '85) Koche!
Completed
$100,000
BONUS College of Business Challenge!
Unlocked! $100,000 to the Driehaus College of Business from Canadian National Railway!
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
$50,000
BONUS Faculty and Staff Challenge!
Unlocked! $50,000 for scholarship from an anonymous donor!
125 / 125 Gifts
Completed
$15,000
BONUS Parent Challenge!
Unlocked! $15,000 for the Fund for Cinematic Arts from Kathleen Schwallie and Eric Chen!
125 / 125 Gifts
Completed
$100,000
DOUBLE bonus scholarship challenge!
Unlocked! $100,000 for scholarship from the Canning Foundation!
150 / 150 Gifts
Completed
$50,000
BONUS Student Giving Challenge!
Unlocked! $50,000 for scholarship from an anonymous donor!
100 / 100 Gifts
Completed
$15,000
BONUS Young Alumni Giving Challenge!
Unlocked! $15,000 from an anonymous donor!
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
$50,000
Double BONUS Faculty/Staff Challenge!
Unlocked! $50,000 for scholarships from an anonymous donor!
900 / 900 Gifts
Completed
$100,000
Celebrate 1,000 Gifts!
Unlocked $100,000 to scholarship from Donna Knepper!
1,000 / 1,000 Gifts
Completed
$18,000
Cinematic Arts Challenge
Unlocked! $18,000 for the Digital Cinema Program from Forest Foundation, Inc.!
15 / 15 Gifts
Completed
$50,000
College of Business Scholarship Challenge
Unlocked! $50,000 to create the Joseph N. Silich Finish Line Endowed Fund in honor of Finance alum Joe Silich, from Meliha and Nevzat (BUS '11) Fazlioski!
75 / 75 Gifts
Completed
$25,000
College of Education Challenge
Unlocked! $25,000 for the Diamond Family Scholarship for First-Generation Students in the College of Education from Nina Diamond!
100 / 100 Gifts
Completed
$100,000
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Challenge
Unlocked! $100,000 for the Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies Endowed Scholarship from Michael R. Moore!
150 / 150 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
Communication Scholarship Challenge
Unlocked! $10,000 for College of Communication scholarships from an anonymous donor!
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
2
Match
CSH Dean's Undergraduate Research Fellowship Challenge
Matched! $5,000 for the College of Science and Health Dean's Undergraduate Research Fellowship Fund from Stephen (CSH '78, CSH MS '80) and Mary Jo (LAS '78) Sichak!
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
$10,000
Dean's Innovation Fund Challenge
Unlocked! $10,000 for the College of Communication Dean's Innovation Fund from Susan M. Fleming (CMN MA '13).
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$50,000
Department of History Challenge
Unlocked! $50,000 for the McGowan Family Endowed Scholarship for Experiential Learning from Joseph A. McGowan (MST '93, LAS MA '19)!
15 / 15 Gifts
Completed
$50,000
DePaul Parent Challenge
Unlocked! $50,000 to Theatre School scholarship from an anonymous DePaul parent!
125 / 125 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
DIBS Challenge!
Unlocked! $10,000 for the Building the DePaul Brand Guiding Principle Fund from an anonymous donor!
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
$200,000
Driehaus College of Business Challenge
Unlocked! $200,000 for the Driehaus College of Business from leaders on the Dean's Advisory Council!
200 / 200 Gifts
Completed
2
Match
Edward J. Fellin, CPA Kaufmann Golf Scholarship Challenge
Matched! $5,000 to the Betty Kaufmann Golf Scholarship from Ed Fellin (BUS '80)!
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
$5,000
Females in Finance Challenge
Unlocked! $5,000 for the Females in Finance student organization from an anonymous donor!
15 / 15 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
IP/IT Law Challenge
Unlocked! $5,000 for CIPLIT from Joni and Mark (JD '83) Croll!
15 / 15 Gifts
Completed
$100,000
Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media Challenge
Unlocked! $100,000 to the Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media from an anonymous donor!
100 / 100 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
Jewish Law and Judaic Studies Scholarship Challenge
Unlocked! $5,000 for the Jewish Law & Judaic Studies Endowed Scholarship from Marc Bassewitz and Larry Fleischer (JD '65)!
18 / 18 Gifts
Completed
$125,000
Men's Basketball Challenge
Unlocked! $125,000 for the Men's Basketball program from an anonymous donor!
150 / 150 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
Pat Savage Track & Field Scholarship Challenge
Unlocked! $10,000 to the Pat Savage Endowed Scholarship for Track and Field from Melissa and Pat (EDU '68, MED '72) Savage!
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
$50,000
SahiStrong $5,000 Challenge
Unlocked! An additional $50,000 for the Aameer Sahi "SahiStrong" Basketball Manager Scholarship from Jaswinder "Sonny" Sahi and the Sahi Family!
$5,000 / $5,000 Raised
Completed
$10,000
Sandra Shelton Memorial Scholarship Challenge
Unlocked! $10,000 for the Sandra Shelton Memorial Endowed Scholarship from KPMG!
20 / 20 Gifts
Completed
$12,500
Sarowitz Men's Soccer Challenge
Unlocked! $12,500 to Men's Soccer from the Sarowitz Family!
150 / 150 Gifts
Completed
$12,500
Sarowitz Track & Field/Cross Country Challenge
Unlocked! $12,500 for Track & Field/Cross Country from the Sarowitz Family!
150 / 150 Gifts
Completed
$12,500
Sarowitz Women's Softball Challenge
Unlocked! $12,500 for Women's Softball from the Sarowitz Family!
150 / 150 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
Schiller DuCanto & Fleck Family Law Center Challenge
Unlocked! $10,000 for the Emily Foley Mutz Endowed Family Law Summer Service Award from Greg Mutz!
15 / 15 Gifts
Completed
$40,000
School of Accountancy & MIS Challenge
Unlocked! $40,000 for the Loftus-Bintinger Family Endowed Scholarship from Joanne Loftus Bintinger (BUS '62, Accountancy) and Thomas P. Bintinger!
65 / 65 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
School of Continuing and Professional Studies Challenge
Unlocked! $10,000 for the Shanley SCPS Endowed Scholarship from Dianne (SCPS ’81) and Michael F. (BUS ’64) Shanley!
65 / 65 Gifts
Completed
$26,000
School of Music Challenge
Unlocked! $26,000 to the School of Music from Dr. Geoffrey A. Hirt!
75 / 75 Gifts
Completed
$50,000
Security Daemons Challenge
Unlocked! $50,000 for the Security Daemons, DePaul's elite cybersecurity team, from Canadian National Railway!
15 / 15 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
Sieracki Emergency Fund Challenge
Unlocked! $5,000 for the Sieracki Emergency Loan Fund in the Theatre School from the Sieracki family!
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$100,000
Student Giving Challenge
Unlocked! $100,000 to scholarship from the Canning Foundation!
125 / 125 Gifts
Completed
$50,000
The Finish Line Fund Challenge
Unlocked! $50,000 for scholarship from the Canning Foundation!
100 / 100 Gifts
Completed
$25,000
The Theatre School Scholarship Challenge
Unlocked! $25,000 for the Lucille G. Strauss and Alan Peters Scholarship in The Theatre School from Susan and Peter Strauss!
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
$75,000
Women's Basketball Challenge
Unlocked! $25,000 for Women's Basketball from Dan Ustian (BUS '73) and Heather Nichols Carmody (BUS '93, JD '99)!
150 / 150 Gifts
Completed
$50,000
Young Alumni Giving Challenge
Unlocked! $50,000 to scholarship from an anonymous donor!
125 / 125 Gifts
Completed
$200,000
Power Hour: Rise and Shine!
Unlocked! $200,000 for scholarship from Joe Miltimore (LAS '81, LAS MA '84) and Bryan Hansen!
125 / 125 Gifts
Completed
$150,000
Night Shift Power Hour!
Unlocked! $150,000 for scholarship from an anonymous donor!
150 / 150 Gifts
Completed
$500,000
Happy Hour Power Hour!
Unlocked! $500,000 to scholarship from an anonymous donor!
150 / 150 Gifts
Completed
$100,000
LAS Graduate Internships Challenge
Unlocked! $100,000 to support graduate internships for students in the programs of Social Work, Public Health, and Refugee & Forced Migration Studies from Jessica Sarowitz!
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
$200,000
125th Year Challenge
Unlocked! $200,000 from Gerald A. Beeson (BUS ’94), chair of DePaul’s board of trustees, and his wife, Jennifer!
125 / 125 Gifts
Completed
Leaderboard
College/School Performance Leaderboard!
Help your college/school by making a gift - the top three to outperform the number of gifts they received during last year's Blue Demon Challenge will be rewarded with extra funds!
Rank Prize Give to your College/School! % +/- Donors above last year's total
1 $3,000 College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences +252.94% 360
goal: 102
2 $2,000 College of Communication +78.12% 114
goal: 64
3 $1,000 Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media +74.14% 202
goal: 116
4 The Theatre School +57.41% 170
goal: 108
5 School of Music +41.57% 126
goal: 89
Ended
$25,000
Athletics $1,000 Donor Challenge
Unlocked! $25,000 for Athletics from Lisa M. (EDU '86) and John Nevins!
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
$200,000
2023 Challenge
Unlocked! $200,000 to scholarship from an anonymous donor!
2,023 / 2,023 Gifts
Completed
$25,000
312 Challenge
Unlocked! $25,000 to scholarship from an anonymous donor!
312 / 312 Gifts
Completed
$50,000
773 Challenge
Unlocked! $50,000 to scholarship from Marge and Jack (BUS '60, MBA '66) Hayes!
773 / 773 Gifts
Completed
$100,000
Athletics Academic Excellence Guiding Principle Challenge
Unlocked! $100,000 for the Ed Leidecker Endowed Scholarship from Edward A. Leidecker (BUS '80, MBA '86)!
100 / 100 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
Athletics External Outreach Challenge
Unlocked! $10,000 for Athletics external outreach from an anonymous donor!
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
2
Match
Big Shoulders Books Match
Matched! $20,000 to the Fund for Big Shoulders Books from Dr. Irene C. (CERT LAS '97) and William J. Beck!
$6,932 MATCHED
Ended
$50,000
BONUS CDM Challenge!
Unlocked! $50,000 for the Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media from an anonymous donor!
60 / 60 Gifts
Completed
$125,000
BONUS Double Demon Challenge!
Unlocked! $125,000 to the Halperin Emerging Company Fund in the College of Business from an anonymous donor!
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
$25,000
BONUS LAS Challenge!
Unlocked! $25,000 to the College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences from leaders on the Dean's Advisory Council.
100 / 100 Gifts
Completed
$100,000
BONUS Scholarship Challenge!
Unlocked! $100,000 for scholarship from the Canning Foundation!
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
$25,000
BONUS School of Music Challenge!
Unlocked! $25,000 to the School of Music from Mary K. and James T. (BUS '59) Schaefer!
20 / 20 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
BONUS TTS Challenge!
Unlocked! $10,000 to The Theatre School from Play on Shakespeare in honor of Dean Martine Kei Green-Rogers!
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
$50,000
BONUS Business Scholarship Challenge!
Unlocked! $50,000 for Business scholarships from Michelle and Julian (MBA '96) Francis!
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
$100,000
CDM Scholarship Challenge
Unlocked! $100,000 to the Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media from an anonymous donor!
35 / 35 Gifts
Completed
$50,000
Championship Experience Challenge
Unlocked! $50,000 for the Athletics Championship Experience fund from Larry Prazak (BUS '58)!
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
$25,000
Coleman Entrepreneurship Center Challenge
Unlocked! $25,000 to the Coleman Entrepreneurship Center to support a sustainable entrepreneurship initiative from the Hale Family Foundation!
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
$20,000
College of Communication Challenge
Unlocked! $20,000 for the College of Communication from the Dean's Advisory Council!
75 / 75 Gifts
Completed
$100,000
College of Law Challenge
Unlocked! $100,000 for the Keith A. Hebeisen Endowed Scholarship from Keith Hebeisen (JD '83)!
175 / 175 Gifts
Completed
$61,000
College of Science and Health Challenge
Unlocked! $61,000 for the Ray Daly Endowed Scholarship for Physics from Raymond A. Daly (CSH MS '65)!
80 / 80 Gifts
Completed
$31,000
Community Music Division Endowed Scholarship Challenge
Unlocked! $31,000 for the Community Music Division Endowed Scholarship from an anonymous donor, in honor of Dr. Susanne Baker!
20 / 20 Gifts
Completed
$50,000
Cybersecurity Challenge
Unlocked! $50,000 for the Cybersecurity program from Canadian National Railway!
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
2
Match
Department of Biology Challenge
Matched! $5,000 for the Department of Biology from an anonymous donor!
$761 MATCHED
Ended
$17,000
DePaul Art Museum Challenge
Unlocked! $17,000 for the DePaul Art Museum from leaders on the museum board!
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
$75,000
DeWayne and Allison Peevy Dream Big Challenge
Unlocked! $70,000 for the Dream Big Fund from DeWayne and Allison Peevy, in honor Chris and Athene Kopoulos!
$70,000 / $70,000 Raised
Completed
$50,000
Double Demon Challenge
Unlocked! $50,000 to the Miltimore-Hansen Endowed Scholarship from Joe Miltimore (LAS '81, LAS MA '84) and Bryan Hansen!
150 / 150 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
Edward J. Fellin, CPA Cheer and Dance Challenge
Unlocked! $10,000 for the Fund for Cheer and Dance from Ed Fellin (BUS '80)!
100 / 100 Gifts
Completed
$25,000
Faculty and Staff Challenge
Unlocked! $25,000 to the Janice M. Newman Endowed Scholarship from Janice Newman!
300 / 300 Gifts
Completed
$150,000
Founding Year Challenge
Unlocked! $150,000 to scholarship from an anonymous donor!
1,898 / 1,898 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
Jaharis Health Law Institute Challenge
Unlocked! $5,000 for the Mary and Michael Jaharis Health Law Institute from John N. Gavin!
15 / 15 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
Jeannie Morris Scholarship Challenge
Unlocked! $10,000 for the Jeannie Morris Endowed Memorial Scholarship from Stephen Marts!
15 / 15 Gifts
Completed
$50,000
Legacy Gift Challenge
Unlocked! $50,000 to the Miltimore-Hansen Endowed Scholarship from Joe Miltimore (LAS '81, LAS MA '84) and Bryan Hansen!
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
Orban-Weisenberg Modern Languages Challenge
Unlocked! $5,000 for the Department of Modern Languages from faculty member Dr. Clara E. Orban and Elliot Weisenberg, MD in celebration of their retirements!
15 / 15 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
PILA Summer Fellowships Challenge
Unlocked! $10,000 for the PILA Summer Fellows Fund from Paul Gaeto (JD '88)!
70 / 70 Gifts
Completed
$50,000
SahiStrong Scholarship Challenge
Unlocked! $50,000 to the Aameer Sahi "SahiStrong" Men's Basketball Manager Scholarship from Sonny Sahi and the Sahi family!
75 / 75 Gifts
Completed
$12,500
Sarowitz Men's Golf Challenge
Unlocked! $12,500 for Men's Golf from the Sarowitz Family!
150 / 150 Gifts
Completed
$12,500
Sarowitz Men's Tennis Challenge
Unlocked! $12,500 for Men's Tennis from the Sarowitz Family!
150 / 150 Gifts
Completed
$12,500
Sarowitz Women's Soccer Challenge
Unlocked! $12,500 for Women's Soccer from the Sarowitz Family!
150 / 150 Gifts
Completed
$12,500
Sarowitz Women's Tennis Challenge
Unlocked! $12,500 for Women's Tennis from the Sarowitz Family!
150 / 150 Gifts
Completed
$100,000
Scholarship Challenge
Unlocked! $100,000 for scholarship from the Canning Foundation!
100 / 100 Gifts
Completed
$50,000
School of Computing Challenge
Unlocked! $50,000 for the School of Computing from an anonymous donor!
35 / 35 Gifts
Completed
$27,000
School of Design Challenge
Unlocked! $27,000 for the School of Design from an anonymous donor!
15 / 15 Gifts
Completed
$20,000
School of Music Scholarship Challenge
Unlocked! $20,000 for scholarships in the School of Music from an anonymous donor!
20 / 20 Gifts
Completed
Success!
Sharing Is Caring!
Unlocked! $25,000 from an anonymous donor!
Completed
Success!
Spread the Word Challenge
Unlocked! $25,000 from an anonymous donor!
Completed
$50,000
The DePaulia Challenge
Unlocked! $50,000 for the William Carsley Triple Demon Endowed Scholarship from Marianne Parrillo!
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
$31,000
The Theatre School Challenge
Unlocked! $31,000 for The Theatre School from Exelon and members of the Dean's advisory board!
75 / 75 Gifts
Completed
$2,000
BONUS DPAM Challenge!
Unlocked! $2,000 for the Art Museum from Chet Gougis!
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
Success!
You Like Us, You Really Like Us!
Unlocked! $25,000 from an anonymous donor!
Completed
$2,000
BONUS Orban-Weisenberg Modern Languages Challenge!
Unlocked! $2,000 for Modern Languages from an anonymous donor in honor of Dr. Clara E. Orban and Elliot Weisenberg, MD!
30 / 30 Gifts
Completed
$100,000
OMG! 125!
Unlocked! $100,000 for scholarship from an anonymous donor!
125 / 125 Gifts
Completed
Participating Groups
Life at DePaul Athletics College of Communication College of Education College of Law College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences College of Science and Health Driehaus College of Business Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media School of Continuing and Professional Studies School of Music The Theatre School Community Music Division DePaul University Library DePaul Art Museum Multicultural Student Engagement
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Rank State Gifts
1 IL 3188
2 CA 162
3 IN 125
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