The Blue Demon Challenge may be over, but you can still support DePaul students!

Events

Don't miss the chance to multiply your impact, thanks to gift matching opportunities from some of our most generous donors.

Past Events

$50,000

Bonus College of Computing and Digital Media Challenge

Unlocked! A second endowed scholarship for CDM students from Iron Galaxy.

15 / 15 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

$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

$50,000

Bonus Driehaus College of Business Challenge

Thank you for giving to the Driehaus College of Business during the Blue Demon Challenge.

15 / 25 Gifts

Ended

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

Match

Now We Must: Student Emergency Assistance Fund Match

Matched! $50,000 to the Student Emergency Assistance Fund from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous.

$0 MATCHED

Ended

$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

Now We Must: Student Mental Health and Wellness Challenge

Unlocked! Alumni and friends made 50 gifts to the Fund for Student Mental Health & Wellness and unlocked $25,000 to the Fund for Student Mental Health & Wellness from Peggy (LAS '83, LAS MS '85) and Patrick Burke.

0 / 50 Gifts

Ended

$60,000

Now We Must: Career Readiness Challenge

Unlocked! $60,000 for experiential learning opportunities from Scott Hibbard, associate professor and chair of the political science department, together with the MacArthur Foundation, in memory of Cathy May.

0 / 60 Gifts

Ended

Match

Bonus Women's Soccer Match

Matched! $12,500 for Women's Soccer from Lisa (COE '86) and John Nevins.

$0 MATCHED

Ended

Match

Bonus Women's Basketball Match

Matched! $12,500 to Women's Basketball from Ernie (BUS’57) and Mimi Wish.

$0 MATCHED

Ended

$7,500

Bonus Women's Basketball Challenge

Unlocked! The DePaul community made 50 additional gifts to the Fund for Women's Basketball and unlocked $7,500 from Bernard and Janice Lord.

15 / 25 Gifts

Ended

$12,500

Sarowitz Men's Golf Challenge

Unlocked! $12,500 for the Fund for Men's Golf from the Sarowitz Family.

0 / 100 Gifts

Ended

$12,500

Sarowitz Women's Soccer Challenge

Unlocked! $12,500 for the Fund for Women's Soccer from the Sarowitz family.

0 / 100 Gifts

Ended

$12,500

Sarowitz Women's Softball Challenge

Unlocked! $12,500 for the Fund for Women's Softball from the Sarowitz Family.

0 / 100 Gifts

Ended

$12,500

Sarowitz Women's Tennis Challenge

Unlocked! $12,500 for the Fund for Women's Tennis from the Sarowitz Family.

0 / 100 Gifts

Ended

$12,500

Fund for Women's Softball Challenge

Unlocked! An additional $12,500 for the Fund for Women's Softball from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous!

$0 / $12,500 Raised

Ended

Match

DePaul Athletics Reach Back to Pull Others Forward Match

Thank you for giving to the DePaul Athletics Future Leaders Fund!

$0 MATCHED

Ended

$10,000

Caldow-Schaeflein Endowed Scholarship Challenge

Unlocked! $10,000 to the Caldow-Schaeflein Endowed Scholarship Fund from Kurt (BUS '84, MST '85) and Michelle Roderich.

0 / 30 Gifts

Ended

$5,000

Fund for the Spirit Squad Challenge

Unlocked! 50 alumni and friends made gifts to the Fund for the Spirit Squad and unlocked $5,000 from Edward J. Fellin (BUS '80).

0 / 50 Gifts

Ended

$12,500

Fund for Women's Tennis Challenge

Unlocked! An additional $12,500 for the Fund for Women's Tennis from Michelle and Jeff Yergler.

$0 / $12,500 Raised

Ended

$25,000

School of Accountancy & MIS Challenge

Thank you for giving to the School of Accountancy & MIS during the Blue Demon Challenge.

0 / 75 Gifts

Ended

$25,000

Richard H. Driehaus College of Business Scholarship Fund Challenge

Unlocked! $25,000 for Driehaus College of Business scholarships from Michael Cahill (MBA '87).

0 / 30 Gifts

Ended

$50,000

College of Communication Challenge

Unlocked! $50,000 for the College of Communication from Ron Culp, professional in residence, PRAD Program.

0 / 75 Gifts

Ended

$25,000

College of Education Challenge

Unlocked! $25,000 for the College of Education from The Mir Family.

0 / 100 Gifts

Ended

$25,000

Fund for Law Challenge

Unlocked! $25,000 to support student emergency expenses in the College of Law from Brian (JD '91) and Mary Faith Cook.

0 / 50 Gifts

Ended

$5,000

Public Interest Law Association Summer Fellowship Challenge

Unlocked! $5,000 for the Public Interest Law Summer Fellows Fund from Mark Sullivan (JD ’80).

0 / 25 Gifts

Ended

$50,000

Fund for Political Science Challenge

Unlocked! $50,000 for political science scholarships from David Barnum in memory of Cathy May.

0 / 20 Gifts

Ended

$25,000

College of Science and Health Challenge

Thank you for giving to the College of Science and Health during the Blue Demon Challenge!

0 / 100 Gifts

Ended

$25,000

School of Music Challenge

Success! 60 gifts to the School of Music, meeting Ray Daly's (CSH MS '65) challenge in memory of his first wife, Harriet Peska Daly (SOM ’58, LAS MED ’67).

0 / 60 Gifts

Ended

$25,000

The Theatre School Challenge

Unlocked! $25,000 in TTS scholarships from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous.

0 / 75 Gifts

Ended

$25,000

First 100 Gifts!

Unlocked! $25,000 for scholarships from Janice Newman, adjunct faculty member in the Driehaus College of Business.

0 / 100 Gifts

Ended

$25,000

773 Gifts!

Unlocked! $25,000 to the College of Communication from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous.

0 / 773 Gifts

Ended

$25,000

1581 Gifts!

Unlocked! Alumni and friends made 1581 gifts so far during the Blue Demon Challenge and unlocked $25,000 for College of Education Scholarships from a group of donors who wish to remain anonymous.

0 / 1,581 Gifts

Ended

$100,000

2,000 Gifts!

Unlocked! The DePaul University community made 2,000 gifts and unlocked $100,000 from ComEd. ComEd and DePaul University are proud supporters of the ComEd Scholars Program, an initiative to forge accessible pathways to higher education and STEM careers for women, ethnic minorities and other underrepresented groups. ComEd is delighted to be part of the Blue Demon Challenge and help inspire other members of the DePaul community to participate.

0 / 2,000 Gifts

Ended

$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

$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

$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

$25,000

Student Giving Challenge

Unlocked! DePaul students made 50 gifts and unlocked a $25,000 scholarship from Dr. Kathleen Cieplak Owens (LAS '73)!

0 / 50 Gifts

Ended

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

Event

Celebrate $3 Million

Success! The DePaul community finished the Blue Demon Challenge strong and unlocked a gift from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous.

Ended

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

Bonus School of Continuing & Professional Studies Challenge

Unlocked! $25,000 for SCPS from the SCPS Advisory Board.

25 / 25 Gifts

Completed

$25,000

Now We Must: Student Emergency Assistance Fund Challenge

Unlocked! $25,000 to the Student Emergency Assistance Fund from Life Trustee Bill Kusack (MBA '78).

0 / 125 Gifts

Ended

$50,000

Now We Must: Scholarship Challenge

Unlocked! $50,000 to create an endowed scholarship from Rick Michaels (BUS '73).

0 / 100 Gifts

Ended

Match

Louise and Vincent Endowed Scholarship Fund Match

Matched! Thank you for your generous contributions to the new Louise and Vinny Endowed Scholarship Fund.

$0 MATCHED

Ended

$25,000

Now We Must: Access to Technology Challenge

Unlocked! $25,000 unlocked thanks to the generous donors to the Fund for Access to Technology.

0 / 35 Gifts

Ended

Success!

DePaul Athletics Blue Demon Nation 50 States Challenge

Unlocked! Blue Demons alumni and fans made gifts from all 50 states and unlocked $30,000 from John Koshmider, Wayne Koshmider and Del Troyer.

Completed

$100,000

Men's Basketball Challenge

Unlocked! $100,000 from Chuck (BUS '79, MBA '84) and Barb Kopoulos.

0 / 100 Gifts

Ended

Match

Bonus Men's Basketball Match

Matched! $12,500 to Men's Basketball from Ernie (BUS ’57) and Mimi Wish.

$0 MATCHED

Ended

$100,000

Women's Basketball Challenge

Unlocked! $100,000 from Patty and Doug (LAS '73, LAS MS '88) Bruno.

0 / 100 Gifts

Ended

$12,500

Sarowitz Men's Soccer Challenge

Unlocked! $12,500 for the Fund for Men's Soccer from the Sarowitz Family.

0 / 100 Gifts

Ended

$12,500

Sarowitz Track & Field/Cross Country Challenge

Unlocked! $12,500 for Track & Field/Cross Country from the Sarowitz Family.

0 / 100 Gifts

Ended

$12,500

Sarowitz Men's Tennis Challenge

Unlocked! $12,500 for the Fund for Men's Tennis from the Sarowitz Family.

0 / 100 Gifts

Ended

$12,500

Sarowitz Women's Volleyball Challenge

Unlocked! $12,500 for the Fund for Women's Volleyball from the Sarowitz Family.

0 / 100 Gifts

Ended

$100,000

DePaul Athletics Academic Excellence Guiding Principle Challenge

Unlocked! Alumni and friends made 150 gifts to athletics scholarships and unlocked $100,000.

0 / 150 Gifts

Ended

Match

Athletics Championship Experience Fund Match

Matched! Thank you for supporting the Athletics Championship Experience Fund.

$0 MATCHED

Ended

$5,000

The Coach Donald H. Amidei Endowed Scholarship for Track & Field/Cross Country Challenge

Thank you for giving to DePaul during the Blue Demon Challenge.

0 / 50 Gifts

Ended

$5,000

DePaul Athletics Parent Challenge

Unlocked! Parents made 25 gifts to DePaul Athletics and unlocked $5,000 from Blue Demon parents Ted and Kathy Baer.

0 / 25 Gifts

Ended

$75,000

Driehaus College of Business Challenge

Unlocked! $75,000 for Driehaus College of Business Scholarships from Gordon Stefenhagen (BUS '67).

0 / 150 Gifts

Ended

$10,000

Real Estate Center Challenge

Thank you for giving to the Real Estate Center during the Blue Demon Challenge.

0 / 35 Gifts

Ended

Match

Deloitte Endowed Faculty Fellowship Match

Matched! Thank you for giving to the Deloitte Endowed Faculty Fellowship Fund

$0 MATCHED

Ended

$50,000

College of Computing and Digital Media Challenge

Unlocked! $50,000 to create a new scholarship for CDM students from Iron Galaxy.

0 / 75 Gifts

Ended

$60,000

College of Law Challenge

Unlocked! $60,000 for the College of Law from Noelle Brennan (JD '95).

0 / 150 Gifts

Ended

$2,500

Bonus Public Interest Law Summer Fellows Challenge

Unlocked! $2,500 for the Public Interest Law Summer Fellows Fund from Jorie and Dan (JD '06) Lombard.

15 / 15 Gifts

Completed

$30,000

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Challenge

Unlocked! $30,000 for the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences from Susan deCorvova.

0 / 100 Gifts

Ended

Match

Modern Languages Study Abroad Match

Matched! $1,000 to the Brault Modern Languages Study Abroad Fund from Andrew Johnson (LAS '03).

$0 MATCHED

Ended

$50,000

School of Continuing and Professional Studies Challenge

Unlocked! A $50,000 pledge to support SCPS students from Sean Barrins (SCPS '11).

0 / 50 Gifts

Ended

$25,000

Fund for Music Challenge

Unlocked! $25,000 to the School of Music from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous.

0 / 20 Gifts

Ended

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

312 Gifts!

312 gifts surpassed! $25,000 for Driehaus College of Business scholarships from Brian Sethness (MBA '02).

0 / 312 Gifts

Ended

$100,000

1,000 Gifts!

Unlocked! The DePaul University community made 1,000 gifts and unlocked $100,000 from ComEd. ComEd and DePaul University are proud supporters of the ComEd Scholars Program, an initiative to forge accessible pathways to higher education and STEM careers for women, ethnic minorities and other underrepresented groups. ComEd is delighted to be part of the Blue Demon Challenge and help inspire other members of the DePaul community to participate.

0 / 1,000 Gifts

Ended

$25,000

1898 Gifts!

Unlocked! Alumni and friends made 1898 gifts during the Blue Demon Challenge and unlocked $25,000 for Driehaus College of Business scholarships from Erik (DBA '19) and Lori Davidson.

0 / 1,898 Gifts

Ended

$25,000

2021 Gifts!

Unlocked! Alumni and friends made 2021 gifts and unlocked $25,000 for Driehaus College of Business scholarships from Diane Mustain (BUS '81, MBA '85)

0 / 2,021 Gifts

Ended

$10,000

Double Demon Challenge

Unlocked! Double Demons made 75 gifts and unlocked $10,000 from Tony Ciganek (CSH '74, CSH MS '76).

0 / 75 Gifts

Ended

$75,000

Faculty/Staff Giving Challenge

Unlocked! DePaul faculty and staff donors unlocked $75,000 in support of study abroad.

0 / 250 Gifts

Ended

$15,000

Parent Giving Challenge

Unlocked! DePaul parents made 100 gifts and unlocked $15,000 from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous.

0 / 100 Gifts

Ended

$25,000

Young Alumni Challenge

Unlocked! DePaul's young alumni unlocked $25,000 for scholarships from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous.

0 / 100 Gifts

Ended

Participating Groups

Now We Must Athletics Richard H. Driehaus College of Business College of Communication College of Computing and Digital Media College of Education College of Law College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences College of Science and Health School of Continuing and Professional Studies School of Music The Theatre School Life at DePaul Multicultural Student Engagement DePaul University Library DePaul Art Museum

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