Name: College of Arts and Sciences
Start: 2022-04-05T12:00:00-0500
End: 2022-04-06T19:30:00-0500
Location: Give Orange 2022

Thank you for participating in this year's Give Orange! If you would still like to make a gift, click here to fund your Orange Passion.

College of Arts and Sciences

Connect. Achieve. Succeed.

The College of Arts and Sciences is Oklahoma State University's most diverse academic college, with options in everything from Aerospace Studies to Zoology.

The College of Arts and Sciences is the largest at the university, current CAS student numbers total 5,882. CAS offers 146 major and minor options housed in 24 academic departments. CAS provides students with a diverse and fulfilling academic experience, with undergraduate and graduate degree options in the arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics, and natural sciences.

The big challenges of today will require researchers, artists, scientists, philosophers and social scientists to work together to provide solutions for our future. CAS is the center of interdisciplinary collaboration and strives to nurture imaginative and well-rounded scholars.

“CAS offers unparalleled choice and unlimited opportunities. We take pride in utilizing a data-driven approach as we foster educational excellence and student success, maximize faculty and staff impact, and create an inclusive environment where new ideas, diverse perspectives and innovative solutions take shape.”

Glen Krutz, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

This pursuit of knowledge and excellence is only possible with supporters like you. Your Give Orange gift affirms our college’s commitment to preparing the Cowboy Family for success.

Join the excitement! Please consider making a gift to the College of Arts and Sciences during the 1,890 minutes of support for OSU!

Match

Visiting Artist Match - $2,500

Double your dollar with a gift to the Alliance for Visual Arts Fund, which will enable the OSU Department of Art, Graphic Design and Art History to host prestigious artists to inspire our art students as part of an annual residency program. The first $2,500 will be matched, dollar-for-dollar!

$1,360 MATCHED

Ended

Match

Reading Readiness Challenge - $500

Thanks to the generosity of Will Beckman, each donation to the Summer Reading Readiness Camp Fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $500!

$500 MATCHED

Completed

$15,000

Geology Donor Challenge - $15k

If we raise 30 gifts for the Geology Department, it will unlock an additional $15,000 gift from Patty and Lawrence Walker!

30 / 30 Gifts

Completed

$5,000

Psychology Challenge - $10k

Thanks to a generous donation from Harland Wells, the first 10 gifts to the Psychology Department Fund will unlock $5,000 extra for the Psychology Department! The next 10 gifts will unlock an additional $5,000!

20 / 20 Gifts

Completed

$1,000

Students Helping Students Challenge - $1K

Students - Want to unlock $1K in emergency funding for students in need? The first 150 students to make a gift will help unlock $1,000 for the Cowboy Strong Student Emergency Fund.

150 / 150 Gifts

Completed

Leaderboard

College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Donor Challenge - $1k

Dean Krutz will donate $1,000 to the College of Arts and Sciences department that raises the most gifts during Give Orange!

Rank	Prize	Departments	Gifts
1	$1,000	Microbiology Fund	42
2		Communication Sciences and Disorders Department Fund	40
3		Geology Department Fund	34
4		Psychology Department Fund	22
5		James K. McPherson Memorial Fund in Botany	17
6		Media and Strategic Communications (Journalism) Fund	10
7		Cowboy Band Fans Fund	9
8		Political Science Excellence Fund	9
9		Music Department Fund	7
10		OSU Music Department - Opera Program Fund	6
11		Art Department - Visiting Artist Program	4
12		Chemistry Excellence Fund	3
13		Theatre Excellence Fund	3
14		History Department Fund	3
15		Geography Excellence Fund	2

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Leaderboard

Happy Hour Challenge!

It's time to push for your Orange Passion to receive the most donations during the Happy Hour challenge! The group that receives the most donations between 3pm-6pm (CST) during this challenge will receive an extra $1,000 for their Greatest Needs Fund!

Rank	Prize	Orange Passions	Gifts
1	$1,000	Athletics	69
2		College of Education and Human Sciences	49
3		Ferguson College of Agriculture	46
4		College of Arts and Sciences	37
5		Spears School of Business	28
6		Contribute to the Senior Class Gift!	19
7		College of Veterinary Medicine	18
8		CEAT	14
9		Homecoming	11
10		Pete's Pet Posse (Pet Therapy)	10
11		Cowboy Strong Student Emergency Fund	10
12		Libraries	8
13		Food Insecurity	8
14		Doel Reed Center in Taos	7
15		Global Studies & Partnerships	7

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Match

Plant Biology, Ecology & Evolution Match - $1k

Dr. Ron Tyrl has agreed to match all gifts to the James K. McPherson Memorial Fund in Botany up to $1,000! Gifts will support graduate student travel and field research.

$1,000 MATCHED

Completed

Match

Faculty and Staff Challenge - $5K

The first $5,000 given by faculty and staff will be matched dollar for dollar!

$5,000 MATCHED

Completed

$700

Chunk’s Microbiology Challenge - $700

The first 25 donors to Microbiology will unlock an additional $700 in Microbiology student support, thanks to the generosity of Chunk.

25 / 25 Gifts

Completed

$1,000

Opera Donor Challenge - $1k

Thanks to the Generosity of Meredith Woodruff and Donald Garner, the first 20 gifts to the Opera Program Fund will unlock an additional $1,000! Funds will be used to support opera performances and activities/travel/registration for OSU students traveling to opera workshops or conferences

20 / 20 Gifts

Completed

Leaderboard

College Leaderboard - $2k

Which college will raise the most gifts during Give Orange? Don't miss your chance to keep your college at the top of the leaderboard! The top three colleges will receive additional funding for needs-based scholarships. 1st place = $1,000, 2nd place = $750, 3rd place = $250.

Rank	Prize	Colleges	Gifts
1	$1,000	College of Education and Human Sciences	319
2	$750	College of Arts and Sciences	267
3	$250	Ferguson College of Agriculture	239
4		Spears School of Business	132
5		CEAT	126
6		College of Veterinary Medicine	80
7		Center for Health Sciences	29
8		Global Studies & Partnerships	27
9		OSU-Oklahoma City	20
10		OSU-Tulsa	15
11		Honors College	7
12		OSU Institute of Technology	6
13		Graduate College	0

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Leaderboard

College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Dollar Challenge - $1k

Dean Krutz will donate $1,000 to the College of Arts and Sciences department that raises the most money during Give Orange!

Rank	Prize	Departments	Raised
1	$1,000	Microbiology Fund	$5,055.60
2		Geology Department Fund	$4,693.40
3		Cowboy Band Fans Fund	$2,028.90
4		Psychology Department Fund	$1,573.90
5		Communication Sciences and Disorders Department Fund	$1,402.80
6		Chemistry Excellence Fund	$1,200.00
7		James K. McPherson Memorial Fund in Botany	$1,175.90
8		Media and Strategic Communications (Journalism) Fund	$988.90
9		OSU Music Department - Opera Program Fund	$987.80
10		Political Science Excellence Fund	$893.90
11		Art Department - Visiting Artist Program	$650.00
12		Theatre Excellence Fund	$618.90
13		History Department Fund	$600.00
14		Geography Excellence Fund	$550.00
15		Music Department Fund	$485.00

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Leaderboard

Night Owl Challenge!

Wake up Cowboys! It's time to push for your Orange Passion to receive the most donations during the Night Owl Challenge! The group that receives the most donations between 9pm-2am (CST) during this challenge will receive an extra $1,000 for their Greatest Needs Fund!

Rank	Prize	Orange Passions	Gifts
1	$1,000	College of Arts and Sciences	10
2		College of Education and Human Sciences	8
3		CEAT	7
4		College of Veterinary Medicine	4
5		Greenwood School of Music	4
6		Support Former Foster Youth at OSU!	3
7		Contribute to the Senior Class Gift!	3
8		Pete's Pet Posse (Pet Therapy)	3
9		Homecoming	3
10		Alumni Association Chapters	2
11		Food Insecurity	2
12		Athletics	2
13		Ferguson College of Agriculture	2
14		Mortar Board	2
15		Caring for Our Students	1