Today is the Blue Demon Challenge, DePaul University's day of giving when alumni, parents, friends, students, faculty and staff come together to give back—and this year, our Challenge is bigger than ever! Your gift of any size TODAY can help us get one step closer to reaching our biggest goal yet: raising $5,000,000 in a single day!
Your gift to the Driehaus College of Business provides students with real-world knowledge and connections for career advancement by supporting a wide range of business degrees and professional education. During the Blue Demon Challenge, your gift to the Driehaus College of Business can go even further through the following challenges:
- Richard H. Driehaus College of Business Challenge: If we receive 150 gifts to the Richard H. Driehaus College of Business, Donna Knepper will give $125,000 to the George and Donna Knepper Endowed Scholarship.
- Coleman Entrepreneurship Center Challenge: If we receive 25 gifts for the Coleman Entrepreneurship Center, the Hale Family Foundation will contribute $25,000 to support a sustainable entrepreneurship initiative.
- Women in Entrepreneurship Institute Challenge: If we receive 15 gifts for the Women in Entrepreneurship Institute, WEI champions Joan Hannant and Patricia Aluisi will contribute $10,000 to support programs and initiatives that invest in the success of women entrepreneurs and the sustainability of women-owned businesses.
- Real Estate Center Challenge: If we receive 25 gifts to the Real Estate Center, Professor Charles Wurtzebach (BUS BSC '71) and Susan Marshall will give $5,000 to the center.
- School of Accountancy & MIS Challenge: If we receive 40 gifts to any fund in the School of Accountancy & MIS, Ralph Pechanio (BUS '64) will give $10,000!
- John E. McEnroe Scholarship Challenge: Every gift made during the Blue Demon Challenge to the John E. McEnroe Scholarship Fund will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to $10,000 by Jean (CSH BA '85) and Dave (BUS BSC '84, MAC '85) Franckowiak.
Today you can help DePaul make history while making a DePaul education a reality for deserving students. Give now!