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Red Jacket Challenge
New Young Alumni Challenge Issued by President Mearns. Jo Ann Gora will donate her famous red leather jacket if Young Alumni give $500 or more from now until Midnight.
For gifts from Young alum to count, please mark 'Young Alumni' under the' Ball State Affiliation' field on the donation form.
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$3,000
Unlock $3,000 for Student Emergency Aid
Upon receiving 6,323 gifts (beating last year's total number of gifts), $3,000 will be unlocked for Student Emergency Aid!
6,323 / 6,323 Gifts
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5 Hours, 5 Areas, $1,000 Each
The 5 areas that raise the most money from 7pm-Midnight will each receive $1,000!
Rank
Prize
Department
Raised
1
$1,000
Athletics
$30,956.02
2
$1,000
Theatre & Dance
$17,061.74
3
$1,000
Indiana Academy
$9,981.41
4
$1,000
College of Architecture & Planning
$4,541.68
5
$1,000
Center for Information & Communication Sciences
$4,046.26
6
Alumni Scholarships
$3,547.31
7
Miller College of Business
$3,070.00
8
Journalism
$3,051.89
9
School of Music
$2,893.57
10
Black Alumni Constituent Society
$1,738.49
11
The Ball State Fund
$1,691.05
12
Accounting
$1,661.05
13
Fraternity and Sorority Life
$1,598.84
14
College of Communication, Information, and Media
$1,560.57
15
Ball State Student Media
$1,540.73
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Noon Challenge
The department/unit/team that has the most donors by noon receives $5,000 in challenge funds.
Rank
Prize
Department, Unit, or Team
Donors
1
$5,000
Theatre & Dance
377
2
Athletics
329
3
The Ball State Fund
161
4
Student Scholarships
109
5
College of Architecture & Planning
102
6
Indiana Academy
86
7
Center for Information & Communication Sciences
76
8
School of Music
66
9
Miller Business Honors Program
66
10
Journalism
64
11
Black Alumni Constituent Society
55
12
Communication Studies
54
13
Special Education
45
14
School of Kinesiology
43
15
Alumni Scholarships
41
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Five Lucky Donors
Supporting the most urgent needs of our students is vital across campus! From 8am-11am, five donors will be selected at random to choose which five funds will each receive $1,000.
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Alumni Ambassador Challenge
The academic unit with the most verified alumni ambassadors receives $1,000.
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Evening Leaderboard
The needs of our students are greater than ever! The five areas with the most donors between 8pm-11pm will each receive $1,000 for their area!
Rank
Prize
Department
Donors
1
$1,000
Theatre & Dance
323
2
$1,000
Athletics
169
3
$1,000
Miller Business Honors Program
81
4
$1,000
Indiana Academy
62
5
$1,000
Spectrum
61
6
Ball State Student Media
53
7
School of Music
42
8
Alumni Scholarships
33
9
College of Architecture & Planning
30
10
Center for Information & Communication Sciences
28
11
Communication Studies
28
12
Special Education
25
13
Journalism
23
14
English
21
15
School of Kinesiology
18
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Ball State University Foundation Challenge
If the Foundation reaches 100% employee participation, Jean Crosby and Ray Allen will each give $500, totaling $1,000.
VP of Enrollment and Planning Mgmt Paula Luff will match EPM employee gifts up to $1,000. If 100% of EPM employees give, the VP will donate an additional $1,000 to the student emergency aid fund.
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General Counsel Challenge
Sali Falling will match gifts made by General Counsel employees up to $500!
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$3,000
6,323 Gifts Unlocks $3,000 for the Multicultural Center
Upon receiving 6,323 gifts, $3,000 will be unlocked for the new Multicultural Center!
6,323 / 6,323 Gifts
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New Challenge - 2 Areas Will Win $1,000
From 7-8pm, two of the non-academic/non-athletic areas with the most donors will each receive $1,000.
Rank
Prize
Areas
Donors
1
$1,000
Ball State Student Media
16
2
$1,000
Spectrum
12
3
Dance Marathon
7
4
Fraternity and Sorority Life
6
5
Multicultural Center
6
6
Cardinal Kitchen
4
7
The Ball State Fund
3
8
Student Scholarships
3
9
Research
3
10
Black Student Association
3
11
Career Center
2
12
Rinker Center for International Programs
2
13
Student Emergency Aid Fund
2
14
Housing & Residence Life
2
15
Rinard Orchid Greenhouse
1
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Cardinals Help Cardinals
History has proven that Cardinals help Cardinals. Share the official One Ball State Day videos on Facebook @BallStateFoundation. Two participants will get to donate $500 in challenge funds toward their favorite area.
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Paint the U.S. Cardinal Red
Gifts from all 50 states have been given! $20,000 was unlocked from the Alumni Council.
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International Alumni Challenge
Hannah Weakley was the first international alum to make a gift all the way from Japan! She designated her gift to Theatre & Dance.
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The Last Hour
We stand together as Cardinals. Give during the last hour of One Ball State Day and you could be one of three donors chosen to designate $1,000 to the academic department of your choice.
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Selfie & Share Cutout Challenge
Provost Susana Rivera-Mills will donate $100 for each dean who takes a selfie with the cut out of another dean and posts it to social media using #OneBallState on April 6. This total gift of up to $1,000 will benefit the Teacher-Scholar program, which provides undergraduates the opportunity to be engaged in research or a creative project with a mentor.
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Marketing & Communications Employee Challenge
Vice President of University Marketing & Communications, Kathy Wolf will give an additional $500 if 100% of her team makes a gift on One Ball State Day.
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Dean Ferguson Social Media Challenge
Dean Dave Ferguson will make a $20 gift to CAP when a faculty, staff, or student takes their picture with his Dean cutout and shares it on social media with #OneBallState! *Up to 500*
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IT Employee Challenge
Loren Malm will match gifts made by IT Division employees up to $500!