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Events

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

Past Events

$200,000
3500 Donor Challenge
Unlocked! $200,000 from an anonymous donor!
3,500 / 3,500 Gifts
Completed
$500,000
Happy Hour Power Hour!
Unlocked! $500,000 to scholarship from an anonymous donor!
150 / 150 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
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
$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
$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
$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
$50,000
BONUS Student Giving Challenge!
Unlocked! $50,000 for scholarship from an anonymous donor!
100 / 100 Gifts
Completed
$50,000
Double BONUS Faculty/Staff Challenge!
Unlocked! $50,000 for scholarships from an anonymous donor!
900 / 900 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
$50,000
DePaul Parent Challenge
Unlocked! $50,000 to Theatre School scholarship from an anonymous DePaul parent!
125 / 125 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
$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
$100,000
Scholarship Challenge
Unlocked! $100,000 for scholarship from the Canning Foundation!
100 / 100 Gifts
Completed
Success!
Spread the Word Challenge
Unlocked! $25,000 from an anonymous donor!
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
$150,000
Night Shift Power Hour!
Unlocked! $150,000 for 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
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
$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
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 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
$15,000
BONUS Young Alumni Giving Challenge!
Unlocked! $15,000 from an anonymous donor!
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
$100,000
Celebrate 1,000 Gifts!
Unlocked $100,000 to scholarship from Donna Knepper!
1,000 / 1,000 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
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
$150,000
Founding Year Challenge
Unlocked! $150,000 to scholarship from an anonymous donor!
1,898 / 1,898 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
Success!
Sharing Is Caring!
Unlocked! $25,000 from an anonymous donor!
Completed
$100,000
Student Giving Challenge
Unlocked! $100,000 to scholarship from the Canning Foundation!
125 / 125 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
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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