The Blue Demon Challenge may be over, but you can still support DePaul students!
Multicultural Student Engagement
Today is the Blue Demon Challenge: Give Now!

Diversity is a core value at DePaul. Faculty, staff and students come to DePaul, and to every interaction at DePaul, with their unique history, experience and culture, and those unique perspectives are recognized as infinitely valuable.  All departments work to support diversity among the student population at DePaul and help educate students about how diversity enriches the institution and each person’s experience here. In particular, the Office of Multicultural Student Success (OMSS), which encompasses three identity-specific student centers, as well as an intersectional identity coordinator and a point person for undocumented students, ensures that all students at DePaul feel welcome. 

The OMSS Cultural and Resource Centers provide holistic support to DePaul students with intersecting socio-cultural identities, striving to foster a sense of belonging, academic success, and purposeful programming that strengthens students’ cultural and social development while deepening the understanding of these socio-cultural realities in the entire DePaul community. They include the APIDA Cultural Center, the Black Cultural Center, the Latinx Cultural Center and the LGBTQIA Resource Center. 

Your gift to multicultural student engagement during the Blue Demon Challenge provides support for students at the heart of DePaul’s mission.

The Blue Demon Challenge is part of Now We Must: The Campaign for DePaul's Students - an effort to provide immediate, critical support for students in five key areas: Career Readiness, Emergency Assistance, Mental Health & Wellness, Scholarships & Financial Aid, and Access to Technology. Learn more about Now We Must at give.depaul.edu/nowwemust

Success!
A Reach For $2.4M!
Unlocked! DePaul surpassed $2,400,000 and unlocked $50,000 from a trustee who wishes to remain anonymous.
Completed
$75,000
Blue Demon Smash Challenge!
Unlocked! The DePaul community made 200 gifts between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m and unlocked $75,000 to create a scholarship for first-generation students from Catherine Mechla (COE '71).
200 / 200 Gifts
Completed
$50,000
There's sNOw Place like DePaul Challenge
Unlocked! The DePaul community made 200 gifts in an hour and unlocked $50,000 from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous.
200 / 200 Gifts
Completed
Success!
50 States Challenge
50 States = $50,000! Alumni and friends from all 50 states made a gift and unlocked a $50,000 scholarship from the Gibbs family in memory of their son/brother, Dr. Michael G. Gibbs (LAS ’95, LAS MS ’97, COE EdD ’02). Dr. Gibbs, in addition to being a proud “Triple Demon” was a dedicated member of the DePaul staff from 1995 – 2004, leading efforts to establish new programs, meet strategic goals and serve the greater community.
Completed
Success!
Social Shares Challenge
Unlocked! 100 people shared Blue Demon Challenge posts and unlocked $2,500 for DePaul from Cory Gunderson (BUS ’91).
Completed
$25,000
Bonus Double Demon Challenge
Unlocked! Double demons made an additional 25 gifts and unlocked $25,000 for the Driehaus College of Business from Ernie (BUS’57) and Mimi Wish.
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
Success!
Reach for $3M and Billy the Blue Demon!
Unlocked! DePaul surpassed $3,000,000 and unlocked an additional $150,000 from a trustee who wishes to remain anonymous.
Completed
Success!
Unlock Billy Blue Demon!
Billy is leaving the vault! The DePaul community came together to raise $3,000,000 in a single day, and Athletics will team with Barnes & Noble’s team shop to release the Classic Collection, an initial salute to DePaul’s nostalgic and iconic Billy Blue Demon logo.
Completed
$25,000
Wake up with DePaul Challenge
Unlocked! DePaul received 150 gifts between 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. and unlocked $25,000 for Driehaus College of Business scholarships from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous.
150 / 150 Gifts
Completed
$25,000
Now We Must: Bonus Scholarship Challenge
Success! Alumni and friends made an additional 100 gifts to scholarships and joined Diane Brown (CDM MS '95) who committed $25,000 to scholarships.
100 / 100 Gifts
Completed
$25,000
3,000 Gifts!
Unlocked! The DePaul community made over 3,000 gifts and unlocked $25,000 from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous.
3,000 / 3,000 Gifts
Completed
$75,000
Bonus Faculty/Staff Challenge
Unlocked! DePaul faculty and staff donors made an additional 150 gifts and unlocked an additional $75,000 for scholarships from Rich and Mary Ann Goode.
150 / 150 Gifts
Completed
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