Matches and Challenge Gifts – Big Orange Give

Big Orange Give

Campus-Wide Match Opportunities


A campus-wide match is an opportunity to double your impact on Big Orange Give.
Whatever fund(s) you support, a match donor will give to that area too, matching dollar for dollar up to $100.

Wednesday, Nov. 9, 8 a.m. EST

Joshua Dobbs (‘17) | MATCH COMPLETED!
VFL and aerospace engineer Joshua Dobbs (’17) is kicking off Big Orange Give! Joshua will match the first $100 of each gift beginning at 8 a.m. EST on Nov. 9, until it reaches $10,000.


Wednesday, Nov. 9 – Thursday, Nov. 10, all day

UT Knoxville Alumni Board of Directors | MATCH COMPLETED!
In recognition of scholarships’ life-changing impact, the Alumni Board of Directors will match the first $100 of each gift to any student scholarship fund (endowed or non-endowed), until $20,000 is reached.


Thursday, Nov. 10, 6 a.m. EST

UT Knoxville Alumni Board of Directors | MATCH COMPLETED!
Big Orange Give is here! The Alumni Board will match the first $100 of each gift beginning at 6:00 a.m. EST on Nov. 10, until the match reaches $20,000.


Thursday, Nov. 10, 6 p.m. EST

UT Knoxville Alumni Board of Directors | MATCH COMPLETED!
To wrap up UT’s day of giving, the Alumni Board will again match the first $100 of each gift made beginning at 6:00 p.m. EST on Nov.10, until the match reaches $20,000.


Campus-Wide Challenges


Ron (‘81) and Don (‘90) Frieson challenge UT’s student community to Big Orange Give. Opportunities to maximize your gift to student life.
Click below for more information on each match or challenge.

Fraternity and Sorority Challenge

Organizations in each of the three membership sizes (1-50, 51-150, 151+) will compete against each other to see who has the most gifts at 11:59 p.m. EST on Thursday, November 10. Prize money will be awarded to the top 3 organizations in each category.


RecSports Challenge

RecSports club sports will compete to see who has the most gifts between 8:00 a.m. EST on Wednesday, November 9 to 11:59 p.m. EST on Thursday, November 10. Prize money will be awarded to the top 5 teams.


Specific Match Opportunities and Challenges


Opportunities to maximize your gift to a college or unit on campus.
Click below for more information on each match or challenge.

COLLEGES

Architecture + Design

$20,000 challenge for College of A+D

Arts and Sciences

$25,000 match to the College Fund for Arts & Sciences
CHALLENGE COMPLETED | $7,500 challenge for the Humanities Center
$25,000 challenge for the School of Music

Communication and Information

$2,000 challenge to student donors for the College of Communication and Information

Education, Health, and Human Sciences

$5,000 match to the Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies Department

Haslam College of Business

MATCH COMPLETED | $10,000 match to the College Fund for Haslam Business

Herbert College of Agriculture

MATCH COMPLETED | $3,000 match to the Herbert College of Agriculture
$3,000 match the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication’s Department Head Excellence Fund

Law

MATCH COMPLETED | $25,000 match to the College of Law

Nursing

MATCH COMPLETED | $5,000 match to the College of Nursing

Social Work

MATCH COMPLETED | $6,150 match to the College of Social Work
MATCH COMPLETED | $1,000 match to the College of Social Work
CHALLENGE COMPLETED | $10,000 challenge for the College of Social Work

Tickle College of Engineering

MATCH COMPLETED | $10,000 match to the Tickle College of Engineering
$1,000 match to the Professor Jack Watson Award Fund
$20,000 challenge for the Zeanah Excellence Endowment
$10,000 challenge for engineering Environmental, Social, and Governance projects
$10,000 challenge for the John & Linda Shoemaker Endowed Scholarship for Engineering
CHALLENGE COMPLETED | $5,000 challenge for the College Fund for Tickle Engineering
$5,000 challenge for the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Fund

Veterinary Medicine

$15,500 match to the College of Veterinary Medicine
Stethoscope challenge for the purchase of stethoscopes for all incoming veterinary medicine students

UNITS

AgResearch

5,000 match to any AgResearch fund

Clarence Brown Theatre

$5,000 challenge for the Theatre Department

McClung Museum

MATCH COMPLETED | $4,100 match to McClung Museum

Pride of the Southland Marching Band

$5,000 match to the Band funds for young alumni donors
$5,000 match to the UTK Majorette Scholarship Endowment

UT Arboretum

$1,000 challenge for the UT Arboretum Support Fund

UT Libraries

$10,000 challenge for UT Libraries