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Make an Impact for Ole Miss Students Today!

The Division of Student Affairs serves a diverse student body with diverse needs from the moment they step on campus until they walk across the stage at commencement. Fifteen departments and one program in the division help enrich each student’s Ole Miss experience through help with housing, health care and counseling, leadership and advocacy, career services and more. Your support on Giving Day empowers us to support students!

Participate in one of the challenges or matching gift opportunities below to maximize your impact. Every gift matters.

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$1,000
Career Closet Challenge
The Family Leadership Council is challenging you to join them in supporting Career Closet, a resource that helps students dress professionally for interviews, career fairs, networking events and more thanks to generous donations. When 15 people make a gift to the Career Closet, the Family Leadership Council will provide an additional $1,000!
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$1,000
10 for $1,000 Feeds Students
Fight food insecurity at Ole Miss! A generous anonymous donor will give $1,000 once 10 gifts are made to Grove Grocery, the UM Food Pantry. Help us end campus hunger by making a gift today!
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$1,000
Lyceum Locker Challenge
The Family Leadership Council is challenging you to join them in supporting Lyceum Locker, the school supply closet for students in need! When 15 people make a gift to this important resource for students, the Family Leadership Council will provide an additional $1,000!
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$1,000
Student Disability Services Challenge
The Family Leadership Council is challenging you to join them in supporting Student Disability Services! When 15 separate gifts are made, an additional $1,000 will be unlocked to enhance these essential campus services!
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$1,000
Coach Yo Challenge for University Counseling Center
Coach Yo and Kelly McCuin want you to join them in supporting one of the most important resources on campus. The University Counseling Center provides licensed professional counselors and social workers to students in crisis. UCC improves the lives of our students, but they need your help to meet growing demand. When 20 gifts are made to the UCC, the McCuins will give $1,000. Don't wait, make your gift now!
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$25,000
Sigma Nu Challenge for the Magee Center
The Epsilon Xi Chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity challenges you to support the William Magee Center on Giving Day! The Magee Center helps students navigate through college by making healthy choices mentally, physically, socially and spiritually. When 25 gifts are made to the Magee Center, the men of Sigma Nu will give $25,000!
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$20,000
Thomas Mayo Lab 20 for 20 Challenge
The Kappa Alpha Order at Ole Miss is challenging you to join them in a huge show of support for the work of the Thomas Mayo Lab at the William Magee Institute for Student Wellbeing. The Mayo Lab helps students fight substance misuse and promotes overall mental health. Support this life-changing work with a gift today! Once 20 gifts are made to the Thomas Mayo lab, Kappa Alpha will give $20,000!
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Top Cause by Donors!
See which cause has earned the most donors on Giving Day 2024.
Rank Department Donors
1 School of Education 669
2 School of Law 345
3 College of Liberal Arts 316
4 Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College 245
5 Student Affairs 234
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Realtree Early Bird Special!
The academic unit or school that secures the most gifts between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on April 9 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!
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $1,000 School of Law 93
2 School of Education 86
3 Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College 41
4 School of Pharmacy 30
5 The Ole Miss Fund 19
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Vice Chancellor for Development Parks Leaderboard Challenge!
The academic department or school that secures the most gifts between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on April 9 will earn an additional $2,000, thanks to the generosity of Vice Chancellor for Development Charlotte Parks. Make a gift now and help your favorite area of campus claim these funds.
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $2,000 School of Education 47
2 College of Liberal Arts 33
3 School of Journalism and New Media 23
4 Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College 20
5 School of Pharmacy 14
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Chancellor Boyce's Lunch Time Special!
From noon to 2 p.m. (CST) on April 10, schools, academic units and groups compete to attract the most gifts, vying for a special prize of an additional $2,500 from Chancellor Glenn F. Boyce and Emily Boyce. Chancellor Boyce thanks everyone who makes a gift during Giving Day, because every gift matters to the future of Ole Miss. Contributions made during these two hours can have an even bigger impact!
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $2,500 School of Law 149
2 School of Education 135
3 Division of Diversity and Community Engagement 46
4 Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College 21
5 College of Liberal Arts 20
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$1,000
Grove Grocery Challenge
The Family Leadership Council is challenging you to join them in supporting Grove Grocery, the UM Food Pantry! When 15 people make a gift to this important resource for fighting food insecurity on campus, the Family Leadership Council will provide an additional $1,000!
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$1,000
Showalter Challenge for Grove Grocery
Serve students and the Ole Miss community by making a gift to Grove Grocery! Once 10 gifts are made, Leslie (BA 1976, MED 1992) and Marc Showalter (PHD 1994) of Oxford will make a $1,000 donation to this student-led and student-run operation that strives to end hunger on campus. The Showalters hope their gift encourages others to give to this worthy student service. Give today!
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$1,000
10 for $1,000 for the Rebel Retention Fund
The Rebel Retention Fund helps Ole Miss students overcome small financial hardships to remain in school. A generous anonymous donor has pledged to give $1,000 to this important resource once 10 gifts are made. Join the effort to keep all our students on track to graduate. Give today!
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$2,000
Tuohy Family Challenge for University Counseling Center
Leigh Anne (BS 1982) and Sean Tuohy (BBA 1985) of Memphis, Tennessee support the efforts of the University Counseling Center to serve the mental health needs of our students at no cost. The Tuohy family will give $2,000 to the UCC once 20 gifts are made to this incredibly important resource.
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$1,000
Magee Center Challenge
The Family Leadership Council is challenging you to join them in supporting the William Magee Center for AOD and Wellness Education! When 15 people make a gift to this important resource for students, the Family Leadership Council will provide an additional $1,000!
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$1,000
Simply Clean Oxford Challenge for Wellness Education
Transform students' lives by providing education, intervention and support services to enhance student well-being and foster student success at Ole Miss! Simply Clean Oxford has generously pledged $1,000 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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$1,000
Chancellor's GROVE Wellbeing Initiative
The Family Leadership Council is challenging you to join them in supporting the Chancellor's 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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Leigh Anne and Sean's Buzzer Beater Challenge!
It’s the final countdown! Now & Ever Campaign Co-chairs 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 4 p.m. and 5:48 p.m. on April 10 will earn an additional $3,000, 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.
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $3,000 School of Law 96
2 School of Education 46
3 College of Liberal Arts 34
4 School of Business Administration 27
5 Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College 24
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Come and Get It: Davis Breakfast Special Leaderboard Challenge
Nikki Neely Davis (BA 2004, MA 2007) and Stuart Davis (JD 2009) of Oxford have a gift to share on the second morning of Giving Day! The group that secures the most gifts between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Wednesday will receive a bonus -- their gift of $500! Get up and get moving to make your gift go even further!
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $500 School of Education 42
2 College of Liberal Arts 31
3 School of Journalism and New Media 23
4 School of Business Administration 18
5 Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College 13
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Funkys Happy Hour Special!
The academic department or school that secures the most gifts between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. CST on April 9 will earn an additional $500 thanks to Funkys! Make your gift during this time to help your favorite area of campus benefit from these resources!
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $500 Patterson School of Accountancy 38
2 School of Education 31
3 Division of Diversity and Community Engagement 19
4 Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College 18
5 College of Liberal Arts 16
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