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Day of Giving

Join fellow Roadrunners for the ninth annual MSU Denver Day of Giving on March 20! Day of Giving is a way for alumni, faculty, staff, students and community members to provide Roadrunners with the resources they need to rise to reach their goals in the classroom, in their careers and as leaders in their communities.

Last year, 1,500 donors helped raise nearly $270,000 to support scholarships, special projects, student-support services, athletics, student clubs/organizations and more. Roadrunner supporters like you help our students rise up and meet their goals!

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Ways to Get Involved

  1. Make a gift. Join the game and make your gift to any area on campus. Are you a faculty or staff member who participates in or is interested in giving through payroll deduction? If you start or increase your current gift, it will be included in this year’s Day of Giving challenge. Click here to give through MSU Denver payroll deduction.
  2. Create a match or challenge gift. Encourage others to make a gift by creating a match or challenge gift on any of our featured crowdfunding projects. When you make a gift to the Philanthropy Fund, your support will be used to set up match and challenge gifts on our featured projects!
  3. Share your Roadrunner Pride. Spread the word about giving day! Sign up to become a Social Media Advocate to receive our social media toolkit containing sample posts and photos.
  4. Follow us on social media. See the links below to our Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn pages.
  5. Submit a Day of Giving Project Proposal. To be considered for promotion during MSU Denver Day of Giving, student clubs and organizations must submit a project proposal including a project title, brief description and an explanation of how the funds will be used. Crowdfunding projects must support a campus organization, fund, department or program. Examples of successful past projects can be found on the MSU Denver crowdfunding page, Give Campus.
  6. Tune in to our Day of Giving Telethon to hear about some of our featured projects and various areas on campus.
  7. Participate in our Day of Giving events (see below).
  8. Watch the Day of Giving Telethon
Natalie Nowak, registered dietician at the Health Center at Auraria, leads the Cooking with Purpose class held in partnership with Rowdy’s Corner.

Taking a bite out of food insecurity at MSU Denver

Donors raised over $5,600 for Rowdy’s Corner during Day of Giving 2024, ensuring hundreds of MSU Denver students can access essential food assistance. The marketplace offers a variety of resources, including fresh food that meets dietary and cultural needs, public benefits support and workshops like Cooking With Purpose, where Roadrunners gain kitchen skills and learn how to prepare nutritious and delicious meals using free ingredients found at Rowdy’s Corner.

Read how Day of Giving funding helps address food insecurity
Auraria Events Center with a large crowd during a volleyball match in 2021.

Supporting Roadrunner student-athlete success

The 2024 Roadrunners Athletics Giving Challenge raised nearly $100,000, allowing teams to purchase new equipment, defray the cost of travel and offset the rising cost of higher education so student-athletes can realize their dream of achieving educational and athletic success. 

Read how Day of Giving funding supports MSU Denver athletics
MSU Denver Aerobatics student, Brayden Berringer and Braeden Giltinan, and others pull the GB1 Gamebird to the runway.

MSU Denver Aerobatics Team Is Flying High

Between Day of Giving support and the anonymously donated GameBird aerobatics plane, donors have played a crucial role in the success of the MSU Denver Aerobatics Team. Most recently, they won the 2024 Collegiate National Aerobatic Championship, the University’s fifth national title in eight years.

Read how Day of Giving funding helped the aviation program reach new heights
The Club Cheer team with President Janine Davidson, Ph.D.

They’ve got Rowdy spirit!

The MSU Denver Club Cheerleading squad had plenty to cheer about after seven months of grueling two-out practices four days a week paid off with a fourth consecutive appearance at the USA Collegiate Championships. The team debuted their highly synchronized routines at a Men’s Basketball game at the Auraria Event Center, where they regularly show off their athletic abilities to get players and the crowd into the Roadrunner spirit!

Read how Day of Giving supports Club Cheer competing at nationals
MSU Denver’s President’s Award-winner Ammie Kellim is graduating in Fall 2024 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a minor in Child Psychology. Photo by Alyson McClaran

Soaring on to law school

More than just competition, Mock Trial is shaping future lawyers! This year, MSU Denver's “Team 1” went 5-2-1 at American Mock Trial Association Regionals, and Ashley Torrez & Jennifer Arreguin earned Outstanding Attorney awards! Day of Giving funding helps pre-law students participate as members of the Mock Trial Team, gaining invaluable experience that fosters critical thinking, public speaking and legal advocacy skills and prepares them for success when applying to law school and in their legal careers.

Read how Day of Giving supports future civic leaders
Leslie Merrill Schmidt, MFA, right, co-director of the Dance program at MSU Denver, dances with Ronnie Sherman at Balfour Senior Living on February 6, 2024. Nicole Predki, Ph.D., follows. Photo by Alyson McClaran

Dancing Toward Greatness

At MSU Denver, dance transforms lives! The funding raised during Day of Giving helps the Dance program grow and reach those who need it most, allowing students like Ashley to change the trajectory of her life and the lives of those in the community. “As a child and teenager who often felt lost, dance helped me stay on a solid path in school. Caring teachers taught me respect, discipline, hard work and resilience. Dance is more than just movement. It changes lives.” – Ashley R., Dance major

Read how Day of Giving helps students connect with seniors
MSU Denver Debate students from left to right: Benjamin Pexton, Alliton Flores Sanchez and Aksel Silva respond to the competing group's counter statements. Photo by Josh Geurink

MSU Denver debaters shine as the University hosts a prestigious international tournament. 

MSU Denver co-hosted the first round of the 2025 Transatlantic Dialogues, a competition created in 2019 by the Paris École de Guerre (War College) and George Washington University.  MSU Denver’s debate teams were among 16 from nine institutions, coming from as far away as Rutgers University in New Jersey and as nearby as Community College of Denver.  In the debate style used in the Transatlantic Dialogues, teams know in advance the topic they will be asked to discuss, meaning thorough background research is a must, said John Rief, Ph.D., associate professor of Communication Studies and advisor to MSU Denver Debate.  

Read how Day of Giving supports MSU Denver's Debate Team

Day of Giving Telethon

Join us from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 20, 2025, for our annual Day of Giving Telethon. Tune in live to watch the fun.

Social Media Advocate Sign Up

The easiest way to make an impact on MSU Denver Day of Giving is by signing up to become a social media advocate. Becoming an Advocate makes spreading the word about your campaign easy, fun, and rewarding because you know exactly how many clicks, gifts, and dollars your outreach is generating in real time. The best part is, the advocate who raises the most money and the advocate that brings in the most gifts will win Day of Giving bonus funds to award to the project of their choice!

Last year, over 150 advocates brought in more than $60,000 for giving day projects. We are counting on you to spread the word and encourage fellow Roadrunners to make a gift to help us reach over 1,500 donors!

Social Media Toolkit
Spread the word about MSU Denver Day of Giving on your social media! Use any of the suggested posts and photos before and during Day of Giving to promote your passion area on campus.

Click here to download graphics to post on your social media.

Become a Social Media Advocate Social Media Toolkit
Click here to download graphics to post on your social media

Roadrunners Athletics Giving Challenge

Athletics Giving Challenge
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Join fellow Roadrunners in supporting your favorite team(s) during the sixth annual Roadrunners Athletics Giving Challenge! When you make a gift to the team(s) of your choice, you help enhance the collegiate experience for each student-athlete at MSU Denver. Your support also gets your favorite team one step closer to being crowned Roadrunners Athletics Giving Challenge champions!

The top three teams with the most donors and the team that raises the most will receive bonus funds for their programs. Will your team be the winner? You decide! Show your support by helping your team win the Roadrunners Athletics Giving Challenge when you make your gift today! 

Ways to Make a Gift

Events

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March 20

Day of Giving Telethon

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March 20

E-Sports Tournament

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March 20

Day of Giving Village

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