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Thank you for making our 2025 Black & Gold Giving Day a success! With your support, we raised $800,797 for OU!

Choose from the options below to make your gift to College of Arts and Sciences go even further! Thanks to generous donors, your contribution to any of the funds highlighted below will be matched dollar for dollar up to a set amount, meaning twice the support for our students.

  • The G&T Gamboa Behavior & Ecology Student Research Endowment fund provides a spring/summer research stipend to undergraduate or graduate students in the department of Biological Sciences who are pursuing studies in ecology or behavior. Gifts will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $2,000! *while funds last
  • The Patrick Missodey Memorial Study Abroad Scholarship fund provides scholarships to qualified students studying abroad in Senegal or another French-speaking African country. Gifts will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $1,000! *while funds last

CHALLENGE ALERT: If 5 donors support the Ishaaq Jones Pay-It-Forward Scholarship Fund today, it will unlock a generous gift of $1,000! The Ishaaq Jones Pay-It-Forward Scholarship Fund provides scholarships to qualified students in the MPA program in hopes they will support others through mentorship or philanthropy.

G&T Gamboa Behavior & Ecology Research Fund(68822) Tile Image
G&T Gamboa Behavior & Ecology Research Fund(68822)
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Patrick Missodey Memorial Study Abroad Fund(61086)
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Ishaaq Jones Pay-it-Forward Scholarship (NIJPF)
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Proud Parent Power Hour Match
Congratulations to our Proud Parent Power Hour winners! Anthony Markel, Lisa Smith, Lisa Mouche, Carrie Patterson, Pete & Anita Gallagher, Amanda Wike, Chester Ricker, John Sanders, John Sanders, and Mike Rice.
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Early Bird Oakland University Credit Union Match
The Oakland University Credit Union has generously provided $100,000 in matching funds for Black & Gold Giving Day! To encourage fairness, we will be releasing half the funds 12:00am (Night Owl) and the other half at 6:00am (Early Bird). That means all gifts to all funds will be matched up to $1,000 starting at 12:00am! Thanks, OUCU!
$20,400 MATCHED
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First Time Donor Match
Congrats to all of our first time donors on receiving $100 in matching funds! Here are the winners: Griffin Beers, Kate Reidy, Eileen Reidy, Carol Ewing, Terry Hensler, John Hensler, Will Hensler, Lyndi Henry, Dawn Frederick, Julie Thiel, Miriam Miair, Aaron Barnes, Anthony Fisher, Penny Jones-Magee, Annie Moore, John Blackstock, Diana Mackin, Melissa Koan, Kaled Khaznehkatbi, Judy Privasky, Stephen Ugorowski, Ronald Laurain Jr., Inderpreet Bhatti, Mary Beth Johnson, Matthew Martin, Anthony Markel, Lisa Smith, Scott Canelli, Karl and Christine Brenner, Lisa Mouche, Carrie Patterson, Pete & Anita Gallagher, Phillip Patterson, Linda Wallace, Polly Jane Bates, Magdalena McPartlin, Sue Wolfe, Tyler Jones, Olivia Caloia, Sarah-Rose Sullivan, Ashley Vernier, Anita Hardy, Ronald Williams, Rachel Townsend, Kristen Penman, Deane Spencer, Lottie Jespersen, John Sweeney, JoAnn Klak, and Kevin McDonald.
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Black & Gold Photo Competition!
Congratulations to our 4 Black & Gold Photo Competition winners! Aaron Helander, Liza Greene, Becky Lewis, and Emily Hall!
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Golden Donors Challenge!
Here's our winners for the Golden Donors Challenge! David Kuderka Michele Phillips Lindsey Schroeder Christina Elsenbroek
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Calling all OU Young Alumni Challenge!
Congratulations to our winners: Kristen Skladd and Isabella Limbert!
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Happy Hour Hustle
Our Happy Hour Hustle winners are the Softball Gifts Fund ($500) and the Library Gifts-Unrestricted Fund ($250)!
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A+ Ambassadors
Congratulations to our A+ Ambassador Challenge winners, Jillian Wolf and Scottie Shermetaro!
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G&T Gamboa Behavior & Ecology Student Research Endowment Fund Match
Thanks to George & Teresa Gamboa, gifts to the G&T Gamboa Behavior & Ecology Student Research Endowment Fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $2,000! Thank you, George & Teresa!
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Ishaaq Jones Pay-it-Forward Scholarship Fund for MPA Students Match
CHALLENGE ALERT: If 5 donors support the Ishaaq Jones Pay-it-Forward Scholarship Fund today, it will unlock a generous gift from Izzy Jones in the amount of $1,000!
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Night Owl Oakland University Credit Union Match
The Oakland University Credit Union has generously provided $100,000 in matching funds for Black & Gold Giving Day! To encourage fairness, we will be releasing half the funds 12:00am (Night Owl) and the other half at 6:00am (Early Bird). That means all gifts to all funds will be matched up to $1,000 starting at 12:00am! Thanks, OUCU!
$20,500 MATCHED
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OUCU Deserves Credit Challenge
Congratulations to our OUCU Deserves Credit Challenge Winners! Lisa Schein Erin Sudrovech
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Early Morning Social Media Stars!
Congratulations to Kelly Walters and Rob Ray, our Early Morning Social Media Stars Challenge winners! Our winners will earn an additional $500 in matching funds for their fund of choice!
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OU Students Glow for Gold!
Our winner of the OU Students Glow for Gold challenge is the Class Gift Fund!
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Golden Hour Alumni Challenge
Congratulations to Men's Swimming, the fund with the most alumni donors between 4-5PM! The Men's Swimming Gift Fund will receive $1,000 in matching funds.
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Power Hour Coffee Break!
Congratulations Matthew McClellan! You are the winner of the Coffee Break Power Hour!
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OU Faculty, Staff, & Retirees Challenge
Congratulations to Julie Granthen, our OU employee winner. Julie will earn an additional $500 in matching funds to the fund of her choice!
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3 O'Clock Thunderstorm
Congratulations to the Organic Farm Fund, the fund with the most donors between 3-4PM. The Organic Farm Fund will receive $600 in matching funds. Congratulations to Women's Swimming, the fund with the second most donors between 3-4PM. The Women's Swimming Gift Fund will receive $300 in matching funds.
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Patrick Missodey Memorial Study Abroad Scholarship Endowment Fund Match
Thanks to Dana Parke, gifts to the Patrick Missodey Memorial Study Abroad Scholarship Endowment Fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $1,000! Thank you, Dana!
$1,000 MATCHED
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