Welcome to USF Giving Week!
Join thousands of USF alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends for a spirited week-long celebration to support a college, program, research area or cause important to you. During this week of giving, we celebrate Rocky D. Bull's birthday, and there is no greater gift for Rocky than giving to USF!
All gifts make a difference no matter the size and will help keep USF on the rise. Your impact will be felt in the lab, in the classroom, on the field and in the community.
Thank you for your support and GO BULLS!
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Giving Week Challenges 2024
5,000 Gift Challenge - CHALLENGE MET
If we reach our goal of 5,000 total gifts during USF Giving Week, double alumna Dolores (Dee) Garcia will make a $25,000 donation to the FUSE Scholarship. Gifts to any fund count toward this challenge goal!
To learn more about the FUSE Scholarship and its impact on the USF community follow this link.
Accessibility Scholarship Challenge
The Johnson Scholarship Foundation will make a matching gift to the USF Accessibility Scholarship up to $24,600.
The Baldwin Group School of Risk Management and Insurance - CHALLENGE MET
When we hit our goal of 25 donors it will unlock a $5,000 gift from the project champion Elizabeth Krystyn.
College of Education - CHALLENGE MET
When 25 gifts are secured a gift of $2,500 will be unlocked and directed to the SCATT program thanks to the generous support of Kerry and Shawn Cerra (Class of 1994).
When 50 gifts are secured an additional gift of $2,500 will be unlocked and directed to the SCATT program thanks to Dr. Anila Jain, ’81. This gift is in honor of Dr. Jain’s late mother Dr. Mohinda “Mona” Jain.
College of The Arts - CHALLENGE MET
For every dollar you give, Steve Fessler ‘77 and Randy Lord have generously offered to match up to $5,000 for the College of The Arts.
Muma College of Business - CHALLENGE MET
Jill Notz ’04 has generously offered to match each dollar raised up to $5,000 for the Women’s Initiatives Fund.
Taneja College of Pharmacy
When 25 gifts are secured a gift of $2,000 will be unlocked to support the Pharmacy Career Orientation Camp thanks to the generosity of alumna Dr. Lynette Menezes.
University of South Florida St. Petersburg - CHALLENGE MET
Wendy Baker, USF World Campus Director (St.Pete), and her husband, Jason Hughes, will donate $750 if we hit our goal of 40 donors during Giving Week!
An additional $750 will be matched by Jason’s company, SAP when the goal of 40 donors is met.
USF Health - CHALLENGE MET
If we reach our goal of 25 gifts to the Melanoma Dermatology Research Fund, our generous project champion Dr. Panos Vasiloudes will make $50,000 to the project fund.
USF Health IBD Center - CHALLENGE MET
When 15 gifts are secured, a gift of $500 from our project leader Michelle Turman will be directed to the IBD Research Fund. Hitting our goal of 25 gifts will unlock an additional $500 to help support the advancement of the USF IBD Center!
Women in Leadership and Philanthropy - CHALLENGE MET
Thanks to the generosity of our project champion, your gift to WLP will be matched dollar for dollar up to $1,500, doubling the impact!
Womens Lacrosse Team - CHALLENGE MET
A challenge match of $25,000 will be made by Jane and George once we reach 50 donors. An additional $20,000 match will be made by Rebecca Bast if we reach 100 donors. Help us secure these generous gifts by becoming a supporter of the USF Women's Lacrosse team with a gift of any size!
Events
Feed-A-Bull Food Drive
Several events throughout Giving Week will help to support a food drive for our Feed-A-Bull pantry! Click here to see drop-off locations and times. You can also visit their Amazon wish list to see a list of in-demand items.
Rhea F. Law, USF President
The growth and success of Tampa Bay is intrinsically linked with the growth and success of USF. There is so much potential, and the future is very bright.