Give 4 Garnet 2024 has ended!
Give 4 Garnet 2024
School of Music
School of Music
Let’s keep the music playing!
When you give to the School of Music Carolina Fund, you make an immediate difference in our students' lives by supporting the school's vital needs and allowing us to invest in the success of every student.
You donate student scholarships that open doors and allow them to develop the skills they need to transform the world through music.
You provide students with wellness skills they use on stage, in the classroom, and for the rest of their lives.
You give students performance and educational opportunities worldwide that kick-start their careers and inspire them to make a difference in their communities.
You make all this and more possible when you give. Give 4 Music. Give 4 Garnet.
Board of Trustees' Beat Your Best Leaderboard
The college / units with the largest percentage increase of donors over last year will be ranked in the Beat Your Best leaderboard!
Rank | Prize | College/ Unit | % +/- | Percent Increase |
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1 | $5,000 | Koger Center for the Arts | +483.33% |
140
goal: 24
|
2 | $3,000 | The Graduate School | +310.00% |
41
goal: 10
|
3 | $2,000 | USC Lancaster | +189.80% |
142
goal: 49
|
4 | USC Press | +144.44% |
44
goal: 18
|
|
5 | USC Union | +140.00% |
36
goal: 15
|
|
6 | USC Salkehatchie | +124.59% |
137
goal: 61
|
|
7 | University Libraries | +113.56% |
126
goal: 59
|
|
8 | All 4 Aiken | +69.44% |
183
goal: 108
|
|
9 | School of Medicine - Columbia | +49.68% |
232
goal: 155
|
|
10 | Student Affairs & Academic Support | +40.81% |
873
goal: 620
|
|
11 | Palmetto College - Central | +32.00% |
66
goal: 50
|
|
12 | College of HRSM | +30.77% |
357
goal: 273
|
|
13 | School of Music | +29.60% |
289
goal: 223
|
|
14 | College of Engineering and Computing | +27.01% |
174
goal: 137
|
|
15 | Joseph F. Rice School of Law | +23.78% |
177
goal: 143
|
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Most Raised Leaderboard
The college / unit with the most raised will win a share of $6,000 in bonus funds towards their area!
Rank | Prize | College / Unit | Raised |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $3,000 | Palmetto College | $273,506.09 |
2 | $2,000 | Darla Moore School of Business | $195,848.86 |
3 | $1,000 | School of Medicine - Columbia | $132,755.06 |
4 | College of Nursing | $127,902.30 | |
5 | Student Affairs & Academic Support | $103,629.38 | |
6 | College of Arts and Sciences | $102,463.04 | |
7 | College of Pharmacy | $98,769.13 | |
8 | School of Music | $72,424.13 | |
9 | College of Education | $67,629.24 | |
10 | Joseph F. Rice School of Law | $64,073.21 | |
11 | College of Social Work | $43,697.55 | |
12 | The Carolina Band | $43,504.87 | |
13 | College of HRSM | $39,709.95 | |
14 | South Carolina Honors College | $37,654.71 | |
15 | College of Information and Communications | $25,119.45 |
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Power Hour | 3.20 1PM - 3PM
The college/unit with the most donors between 1PM - 3PM on 3.20 will win bonus funds.
Rank | Prize | College / Unit | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,000 | Student Affairs & Academic Support | 73 |
2 | Darla Moore School of Business | 63 | |
3 | USC Salkehatchie | 53 | |
4 | School of Music | 41 | |
5 | College of HRSM | 38 | |
6 | Joseph F. Rice School of Law | 25 | |
7 | The Carolina Band | 22 | |
8 | College of Arts and Sciences | 15 | |
9 | All 4 Aiken | 14 | |
10 | College of Information and Communications | 13 | |
11 | School of Medicine - Columbia | 13 | |
12 | South Carolina Honors College | 13 | |
13 | College of Social Work | 10 | |
14 | Palmetto College - Central | 9 | |
15 | Koger Center for the Arts | 9 |
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Midnight Madness | 3.20 11PM - 1AM
The college/unit with the most donors between 11PM - 1AM will win bonus funds!
Rank | Prize | College / Unit | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,000 | Student Affairs & Academic Support | 13 |
2 | School of Medicine - Columbia | 9 | |
3 | Koger Center for the Arts | 4 | |
4 | University Libraries | 3 | |
5 | The Carolina Band | 3 | |
6 | USC Lancaster | 3 | |
7 | School of Music | 2 | |
8 | Gamecock Athletics | 2 | |
9 | College of Arts and Sciences | 2 | |
10 | College of Information and Communications | 2 | |
11 | South Carolina Honors College | 2 | |
12 | Arnold School of Public Health | 2 | |
13 | Darla Moore School of Business | 2 | |
14 | College of Nursing | 1 | |
15 | College of Pharmacy | 1 |
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Final Countdown | 3.21 12PM - 2PM
The college/unit with the most donors in the last two hours of G4G will win bonus funds!
Rank | Prize | College / Unit | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,000 | Student Affairs & Academic Support | 60 |
2 | School of Medicine - Columbia | 53 | |
3 | Darla Moore School of Business | 52 | |
4 | USC Salkehatchie | 35 | |
5 | USC Lancaster | 34 | |
6 | College of HRSM | 26 | |
7 | College of Arts and Sciences | 25 | |
8 | Joseph F. Rice School of Law | 19 | |
9 | USC Sumter | 19 | |
10 | The Carolina Band | 19 | |
11 | Koger Center for the Arts | 19 | |
12 | All 4 Aiken | 18 | |
13 | School of Music | 15 | |
14 | University Libraries | 11 | |
15 | Alumni Association | 11 |
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Opera at USC - Ellen Douglas Schlaefer Student Challenge
Opera at USC director Ellen Douglas Schlaefer will donate $1,000 when 30 students make a gift to Opera at USC
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Completed
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Match
School of Music – Friends of the School of Music Scholarship Challenge
Gifts to the Friends of the School of Music will be matched up to $25,000!
Completed
2
Match
Symphony Orchestra – Peggy and Bill Maltarich USC Symphony Orchestra Match
Gifts to the Symphony Orchestra will be matched up to $10,000 total!
Completed
Most Donors Leaderboard
The college / unit with the most donors will win a share of $6,000 in bonus funds towards their area!
Rank | Prize | College / Unit | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $3,000 | Student Affairs & Academic Support | 873 |
2 | $2,000 | Darla Moore School of Business | 774 |
3 | $1,000 | Palmetto College | 445 |
4 | College of Arts and Sciences | 412 | |
5 | The Carolina Band | 374 | |
6 | College of HRSM | 357 | |
7 | School of Music | 289 | |
8 | School of Medicine - Columbia | 232 | |
9 | South Carolina Honors College | 184 | |
10 | All 4 Aiken | 183 | |
11 | Joseph F. Rice School of Law | 177 | |
12 | College of Pharmacy | 175 | |
13 | College of Engineering and Computing | 174 | |
14 | College of Information and Communications | 159 | |
15 | College of Nursing | 149 |
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Early Bird Challenge | 3.20 6AM - 8AM
The college/ unit with the most donors between 6 - 8AM on 3/20 will win bonus funds!
Rank | Prize | College / Unit | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,500 | Student Affairs & Academic Support | 146 |
2 | Palmetto College | 39 | |
3 | College of HRSM | 28 | |
4 | School of Medicine - Columbia | 23 | |
5 | School of Music | 11 | |
6 | College of Pharmacy | 11 | |
7 | College of Arts and Sciences | 11 | |
8 | All 4 Aiken | 7 | |
9 | South Carolina Honors College | 6 | |
10 | College of Information and Communications | 6 | |
11 | Darla Moore School of Business | 5 | |
12 | Joseph F. Rice School of Law | 5 | |
13 | College of Engineering and Computing | 5 | |
14 | College of Education | 4 | |
15 | College of Social Work | 3 |
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Power Hour | 3.20 5PM - 7PM
The college/unit with the most donors between 5PM - 7PM on 3.20 will win bonus funds!
Rank | Prize | College / Unit | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,500 | Darla Moore School of Business | 85 |
2 | Student Affairs & Academic Support | 61 | |
3 | The Carolina Band | 20 | |
4 | College of Arts and Sciences | 16 | |
5 | School of Music | 10 | |
6 | All 4 Aiken | 10 | |
7 | Joseph F. Rice School of Law | 8 | |
8 | College of HRSM | 8 | |
9 | College of Engineering and Computing | 7 | |
10 | College of Social Work | 7 | |
11 | Palmetto College - Central | 6 | |
12 | College of Pharmacy | 6 | |
13 | Gamecock Athletics | 5 | |
14 | South Carolina Honors College | 5 | |
15 | College of Education | 4 |
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Rise and Shine | 3.21 6AM - 8AM
The college/ unit with the most donors between 6AM - 8AM on 3.21 will win bonus funds!
Rank | Prize | College / Unit | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,000 | Student Affairs & Academic Support | 26 |
2 | Darla Moore School of Business | 8 | |
3 | College of HRSM | 7 | |
4 | College of Pharmacy | 6 | |
5 | USC Lancaster | 6 | |
6 | Joseph F. Rice School of Law | 5 | |
7 | All 4 Aiken | 5 | |
8 | College of Arts and Sciences | 4 | |
9 | College of Nursing | 4 | |
10 | South Carolina Honors College | 3 | |
11 | The Carolina Band | 3 | |
12 | USC Fights Hunger | 3 | |
13 | Anne Frank Center | 2 | |
14 | Carolina's Closet | 2 | |
15 | College of Engineering and Computing | 2 |
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Jazz Studies - Curt Rone Challenge
$1,000 will be unlocked when 20 donors make a gift to Jazz Studies.
20 / 20 Donors
Completed
Opera at USC – Benson and Bankston Challenge
$5,000 will be unlocked when 50 donors make a gift to Opera at USC!
50 / 50 Donors
Completed
School of Music – Willson Powell Challenge in Memory of Karen Brosius
$10,000 will be unlocked when 200 donors make a gift to the School of Music.
200 / 200 Donors
Completed