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USC Aiken Annual Fund
USC Aiken Annual Fund
Maximize Your Impact!
Maximize the impact of your donation by giving to the Aiken Annual Fund. USC Aiken will use unrestricted donations made to this fund to support the area of greatest need.
See below for how to maximize your gift to USC Aiken through the annual fund:
Donation | What it could fund |
---|---|
$1,000 | Your gift at this level could provide books and supplies for a year for a student on scholarship working toward their degree. |
$500 | Your gift at this level could pay for a faculty member to attend a one-day professional development conference or receive a SMART podium for their classroom. |
$250 | Your gift at this level could cover the bus fare for two student athletes to compete in a Peach Belt Conference away game or tournament. |
$100 | Your gift at this level could help a School of Education student pay to take their Praxis Exam, which is required to be certified as a teacher. |
$50 | Your gift at this level could fund a student to fill up their car to travel home in the event of a family emergency. |
$25 | Your gift at this level could fund five Friday lunches for a scholarship student to eat at the Pacer Café. |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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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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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