$ 1,384,428 raised 2,136 gifts
Student Affairs has raised $ 97,195 from 167 gifts!
This is Hotty Toddy in Action!

The Division of Student Affairs serves every member of a diverse student body from the moment they step on campus until they walk across the stage at Commencement. Wherever our students come from or whatever their background, we’re committed to ensuring all students have the access, support and opportunities they need for a meaningful experience at Ole Miss and beyond. Your support on Giving Day empowers us to support students! 

Increase your impact! Your gift goes further when you participate in one of our challenges or matching gift opportunities below. 

It’s easy to give! Ole Miss Giving Day accepts Apple Pay, Venmo, PayPal, all major credit cards and now Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) gifts, allowing you to recommend a grant from your charitable fund through our platform. Consider becoming a monthly donor to build a long-term legacy!

Let's Book It - Ole Miss Opportunity Access, Opportunity and Community Engagement ASB Registered Student Organization Fund Campus Recreation Campus Safety Career Center Club Sports Center for Student Success & First Year Experience Center for Inclusion & Cross Cultural Engagement Christopher C. Holman Fund for Student Emergencies Confidential Advocacy, Support and Education Fraternal Leadership and Learning Grove Grocery (Food Bank) GROVE Wellbeing Initiative James H. Meredith Legacy Scholarship Endowment Lyceum Locker: School Supply Closet Support Fund National Pan-hellenic Council Scholarship Fund Ole Miss Opportunity Scholarship Parents Campaign Rebel Retention Fund Re-Rebs Clothing Recycling Program RebelTHON Student Disability Services Social Innovation Through Community Engagement Thomas Hayes Mayo Lab Fund UMatter University Counseling Center University Health Center William Magee Center for AOD & Wellness Education Violence Intervention & Prevention Hotty Toddy Tech Pass Rallying Against Sexual Assault Bonner Leaders Support Fund Jeremy Roberts Memorial Fund
Participating Groups
Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts College of Liberal Arts The Ole Miss Fund Academic Centers & Institutes Enrollment Management Graduate School Ole Miss Alumni Association Ole Miss First Outreach & Continuing Education Patterson School of Accountancy Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College School of Applied Sciences School of Business Administration School of Education School of Engineering School of Journalism and New Media School of Law School of Pharmacy Student Affairs The Ole Miss Women's Council University Libraries University Museum and Historic Houses
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Top Department by Donors!
See which department has earned the most donors on Giving Day 2026.
Rank Department Donors
1 School of Applied Sciences 274
2 School of Education 271
3 University Libraries 177
4 School of Business Administration 148
5 Student Affairs 147
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Simply Clean Challenge for the William Magee Center
$500
Simply Clean Challenge for the William Magee Center
Transform students' lives by providing education, intervention and support services to enhance student well-being and foster student success at Ole Miss! Simply Clean has generously pledged $500 once 25 gifts are made to the William Magee Center for AOD and Wellness Education. Help us sustain healthy Rebels for life by making a gift today!
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Family Leadership Council Challenge for the GROVE Wellbeing Initiative
$1,000
Family Leadership Council Challenge for the GROVE Wellbeing Initiative
The Family Leadership Council is challenging you to join them in supporting the GROVE Wellbeing Initiative, a campus-wide effort to elevate the practice of meaningful wellness services, resources and programming across all components of wellness! When 15 gifts are made, an additional $1,000 will be unlocked to enhance these essential campus services!
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Family Leadership Council Challenge for the Hotty Toddy Tech Pass
$1,000
Family Leadership Council Challenge for the Hotty Toddy Tech Pass
Family Leadership Council is challenging you to support the Hotty Toddy Tech Pass (HTTP), a laptop loan program to address technology access gaps that impact student academic success. This initiative allows students to borrow a laptop at no cost for an entire semester, including summer terms, ensuring they have the tools needed to fully engage in coursework, research and virtual learning. When 15 gifts are made, an additional $1,000 will be unlocked to expand technology access for students!
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Vitello Challenge for Student Disability Services
$3,500
Vitello Challenge for Student Disability Services
Sally Vitello of Burlingame, California, has dedicated her time and resources to serving individuals living with disabilities. During her time as a graduate student at Ole Miss, she was impressed with the work done by our Ole Miss Student Disability Services office. She has decided to support their work with a $3,500 gift and challenges others to join her! When 30 gifts are made to Student Disability Services, Sally's $3,500 gift will be unlocked.
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Sloane Reid Challenge for the William Magee Center for Wellness Education
$250
Sloane Reid Challenge for the William Magee Center for Wellness Education
Sloane Reid (BA 2020, MS 2024) of Oxford supports the mission of the Magee Center and wants to continue to see it helping the lives of our students. Whether struggling with substance abuse or an eating disorder, she wants students to continue to have a place to go to for help. She's giving $250 to the Magee Center for Giving Day when 10 other people make a gift to this important campus resource!
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Realtree Early Bird Special
The campus cause that secures the most gifts between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on April 14 will earn an additional $1,000, thanks to the generosity of Bill ( BBA 1973) and Shannon Jordan, and their son Tyler Jordan (BS 2016), founders of Realtree in Columbus, Georgia. Make a gift now and help your favorite area of campus benefit from these funds! The Jordans have provided this Early Bird Special for several years now -- it's a Giving Day tradition!
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $1,000 University Libraries 94
2 School of Applied Sciences 68
3 School of Education 60
4 School of Business Administration 30
5 Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College 25
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Afternoon Leaderboard Challenge
The academic department or school that secures the most gifts between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on April 14 will earn an additional $2,000, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor. Make a gift now and help your favorite area of campus claim these funds.
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $1 School of Law 64
2 School of Applied Sciences 53
3 School of Education 44
4 College of Liberal Arts 22
5 Student Affairs 17
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Leigh Anne and Sean's Buzzer Beater Challenge!
It’s the final countdown! Leigh Anne (BS 1982) and Sean Tuohy (BBA 1985) of Memphis, Tennessee, are challenging Rebel Nation to finish Giving Day strong. The academic department or school that secures the most gifts between 3 p.m. and 5:48 p.m. on April 15 will earn an additional $5,000, thanks to the generosity of the Tuohy family. Act now by making a gift and helping your favorite area of campus benefit from these funds.
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Let's Book It Match Complete
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Let's Book It Match
A class of 2024 graduate who wishes to remain anonymous is stepping up to support the Let's Book It Fund. This fund provides Ole Miss Opportunity scholars with up to $500 to purchase textbooks and necessary school supplies. The young donor hopes to encourage other new graduates to get into the Giving Day spirit. She will match the first $3,500 to Let's Book It. Make your gift now!
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Family Leadership Council Challenge for the Holman Student Emergencies Fund
$1,000
Family Leadership Council Challenge for the Holman Student Emergencies Fund
The Family Leadership Council is challenging you to join them in supporting the Christopher C. Holman Fund for Student Emergencies. When 15 gifts are made to this important resource for students in financial crisis, an additional $1,000 will be unlocked!
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Family Leadership Council Challenge for Grove Grocery Complete
But you can still make a gift!
$1,000
Family Leadership Council Challenge for Grove Grocery
The Family Leadership Council is challenging you to join them in supporting Grove Grocery, the campus food bank that fights food insecurity for students in need. When 15 gifts are made, an additional $1,000 will be unlocked to enhance this essential campus service!
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Family Leadership Council Challenge for the Career Closet
$1,000
Family Leadership Council Challenge for the Career Closet
The Family Leadership Council is challenging you to join them in supporting Career Closet, a campus resource that helps provide students with professional work wear for interviews and internships. When 15 gifts are made, an additional $1,000 will be unlocked to enhance this essential campus service!
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Sally Vitello Challenge for RASA
$3,500
Sally Vitello Challenge for RASA
Sally Vitello of Burlingame, California, has been passionate about supporting survivors of sexual assault for many years. She brought that passion with her as a graduate student at Ole Miss. On campus, Rallying Against Sexual Assault (RASA) is a student-led organization that raises awareness about sexual violence, educates the community on consent and bystander intervention, and supports survivors. Sally supports RASA and wants you to join the effort. She has committed $3,500 to RASA on Giving Day. When 35 gifts are made to this vital student organization, Sally's generous gift will be unlocked.
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Let's Book It Challenge: Provide Textbooks for Ole Miss Opportunity Students
$40,000
Let's Book It Challenge: Provide Textbooks for Ole Miss Opportunity Students
The Let's Book It Fund provides Ole Miss Opportunity scholars with up to $500 to purchase textbooks and necessary school supplies. An anonymous donor has stepped up to support this first-of-its-kind fund. For every 5 donors who make a gift of any size to the Let's Book It Fund, they will give $10,000, up to $100,000! We need the entire Ole Miss Family to join us today and help support this incredible fund. Make your gift now!
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Funkys Happy Hour Leaderboard Challenge
Show up and raise a toast to your favorite cause on campus by making a gift between 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. CST on April 14! The unit that secures the most gifts during the Happy Hour challenge will receive an additional $500, courtesy of Oxford mainstay, Funkys!
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $500 School of Education 17
2 School of Applied Sciences 13
3 Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College 10
4 Student Affairs 8
5 College of Liberal Arts 8
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Chancellor's Leaderboard Challenge
During the Chancellor’s Leaderboard competition from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (CST) Wednesday, schools, academic units and groups compete to attract the largest number of gifts. Emily Boyce and Chancellor Glenn F. Boyce will contribute $2,500 to the winning area, so gifts made during this time can have an even bigger impact!
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $2,500 Student Affairs 46
2 School of Business Administration 38
3 School of Applied Sciences 30
4 School of Law 27
5 University Libraries 27
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Flagship Society Graduation Honor Cord
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Flagship Society Graduation Honor Cord
May 2026 graduates will have the opportunity to join the Flagship Society, the prestigious annual giving recognition group at Ole Miss, for a gift of just $26 to any campus cause. Members receive a graduation honor cord in recognition of your Giving Day gift. To be eligible for this honor cord, a gift must be made by a student using their olemiss.edu email address! Flagship graduates will be able to pick up their cords in front of the Union and will receive an email with specific details, dates and times.
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