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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
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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
|
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5 | USC Union | +140.00% |
36
goal: 15
|
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6 | USC Salkehatchie | +124.59% |
137
goal: 61
|
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7 | University Libraries | +113.56% |
126
goal: 59
|
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8 | All 4 Aiken | +69.44% |
183
goal: 108
|
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9 | School of Medicine - Columbia | +49.68% |
232
goal: 155
|
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10 | Student Affairs & Academic Support | +40.81% |
873
goal: 620
|
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11 | Palmetto College - Central | +32.00% |
66
goal: 50
|
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12 | College of HRSM | +30.77% |
357
goal: 273
|
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13 | School of Music | +29.60% |
289
goal: 223
|
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14 | College of Engineering and Computing | +27.01% |
174
goal: 137
|
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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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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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SAAS Senior Leadership Team Challenge - Power Hour 5 - 7PM
The 50th gift from a SAAS Division employee to a Division fund during Power Hour (3/20 5pm-7pm) will unlock a $1,500 gift from members of the Division of Student Affairs and Academic Support’s Senior Leadership Team to the Division fund of the employee’s choice.
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Student Groups and Clubs Leaderboard
The top two Student Groups and / or Clubs will win a share of $2,500!
Rank | Prize | Student Groups and Clubs | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Zeta Zeta Endowed Scholarship Fund | 259 |
2 | $1,000 | Carolina Men's Rugby Endowment Fund | 185 |
3 | Carolina Men's Ice Hockey Fund | 91 | |
4 | Parents Annual Fund | 76 | |
5 | Carolina Men's Lacrosse Fund | 47 | |
6 | Gamecock CommUnity Shop | 39 | |
7 | Daily Gamecock Support Fund | 19 | |
8 | Theta Gamma Chapter Scholarship Fund | 18 | |
9 | Student Success Center Fund | 17 | |
10 | SGTV Support Fund | 16 | |
11 | Herbert Crawford Camp III Endowed Scholarship Fund | 12 | |
12 | Office of Sustainability Fund | 11 | |
13 | Brewer Family Endowment | 11 | |
14 | Office of Multicultural Student Affairs Fund | 10 | |
15 | Chris McAndrews Delta Upsilon Memorial Scholarship Fund | 5 |
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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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The Board of Visitors' 2-4-6 Challenge
The 2000th, 4000th, and 6000th donor will win $3,000 to designate to an area of their choice!
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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 |
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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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SAAS Senior Leadership Team Challenge - Rise and Shine Challenge
The 50th gift from a SAAS Division employee to a Division fund during the Rise and Shine Challenge (3/21 6am-8am) will unlock a $1,000 gift from members of the Division of Student Affairs and Academic Support’s Senior Leadership Team to the Division fund of the employee’s choice.
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Student Affairs and Academic Support - Jeffery S. Smolka Carolina Cares Challenge
$25,000 will be unlocked once 500 donors make a gift to Student Affairs and Academic Support!
500 / 500 Donors
Completed
You + 2
Sign up to be an ambassador, make your gift using your ambassador link, and find two others to make a gift. Three lucky You+2 ambassadors will receive $500 in bonus funds to designate to their cause!
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