#CougsGive

Cougs Help Cougs

When you're part of the Cougar Family, that means you're connected to a worldwide network of friends, peers, mentors, partners, and fellow Cougs. "Cougs Help Cougs" means we want to see each other succeed and we're willing to help our peers along the way through mentorship, advocacy, support, and generosity. Every year, tens of thousands of generous Cougs pay it forward by donating to causes, programs, scholarships, and experiences across the Washington State University System.

On April 17, 2024, the Cougar Family will come together to acknowledge WSU's donors and volunteers and recognize the outsized impact they create annually in our communities. We'll celebrate WSU's many notable goals, plans, achievements, and successes. We'll share our stories about why WSU is so special to us. And then we'll make gifts to support the areas that we care about the most!

You can support #CougsGive by signing up as a Cougar Ambassador, sharing your own WSU story, encouraging your peers and fellow Cougs to join in, and then giving to the areas that mean the most to you on April 17! Go Cougs!

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Carlson Family $500 Match for WSU Everett Scholarships
All gifts made to the WSU Everett Scholarship Fund will be matched, dollar-for-dollar up tp $500, thanks to Geri '77 and Chris '75 Carlson!
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Nursing Dean's $1,000 Scholarship Match
All gifts made to the College of Nursing Annual Scholarship Fund will matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $1,000, thanks to Dean Mary Koithan!
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WSU ROAR Scholarship $5,000 Match
All gifts made to the WSU ROAR Scholarship Fund will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000, thanks to Bev Rhoades!
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Honors Cougs Study Abroad $1,500 Match
All gifts made to the WSU Education Abroad Endowment in the Honors College will be matched, dollar-for-dollar up to $1,500, thanks to Ross Cook'01!
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CAHNRS Dean Powers $4,000 Community Scholarship Match
All gifts made to the CAHNRS Community Scholarship Fund will be matched, dollar-for-dollar up to $4,000, thanks to Dean Wendy Powers!
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Human Development $500 Student Emergency Fund Match
All gifts made to the Human Development Student Emergency Fund will be matched, dollar-for-dollar up to $500, thanks to an anonymous donor!
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David G. Pollart Center for Arts and Humanities $5,000 Match
Show your Cougar pride by joining David G. Pollart '67 through a gift today! David will match all gifts dollar-for-dollar up to $5,000 to the Center for Arts and Humanities Excellence Fund!
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Double the Impact! Master Gardener's $4,700 Match
All gifts made to the Master Gardener Endowed Chair Fund will be matched, dollar-for-dollar up to $4,700, thanks to the Master Gardener Leadership Team!
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Carlson Family Working Parent Scholarship $1,250 Match
Geri ‘77 and Chris ’75 Carlson will generously match up to $1,250, dollar-for-dollar, to the Working Parents Scholarship at WSU Vancouver! They are inspired by the parents who are navigating school, work and parenthood.
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Murrow Scholarship $500 Match
All gifts made to the Murrow Scholarship Fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $500, thanks to an anonymous donor!
$1,000
Duskin $1,000 Challenge for WSU Everett Scholarships
Thanks to Cory Duskin '94, 25 Gifts to the WSU Everett Scholarship Fund will unlock $1,000!
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$1,000
WSU Global Campus Chancellor's $1,000 Challenge
Thanks to Chancellor Dave Cillay, 20 gifts to any WSU Global Campus Fund will unlock $1,000 to the WSU Global Campus Chancellor's Excellence Fund!
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$10,000
The AgWest Student Experience $10,000 Challenge
Thanks to AgWest Farm Credit, the first 10 gifts to the CAHNRS Excellence Fund will unlock $10,000!
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$500
Dowd Family $500 Scholarship Challenge
Thanks to the Dowd Family, the first 10 gifts to the Carson College of Business will unlock $500 to the Carson College of Business Scholarship Fund! Thank you to Leonard and Karen for their support!
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$6,000
College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Advisory Board $6,000 Seattle Student Experience Challenge
75 gifts to any fund in CAS unlocks $6,000 to the CAS Excellence Fund! Thank you Dean's Advisory Board members Keith '88 and Teresa Simanton, Tracy Ostrem '93, Pat Sobczyk '80, and Rhonda Crate '10, '12!
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$6,000
Pre-Law Resource Center $6,000 Challenge
The first $6,000 received by the Pre-Law Resource Center, English, Political Science, and/or CAS will unlock a generous $6,000 gift from Louise H. McAllister supporting the Pre-Law Resource Center.
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$10,000
Marty and Reid Dickinson $10,000 Unleash Excellence in Cougar Athletics Challenge
Thanks to Marty '91 and Reid '91 Dickinson, 24 gifts to the Unleash Excellence Fund in Cougar Athletics unlocks an additional $10,000!
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$20,000
Teaching Hospital Emergency & Critical Care $20,000 Challenge
We're celebrating 125 years of Veterinary Medicine at WSU! 125 gifts to the Teaching Hospital Emergency & Critical Care Fund will unlock $20,000, thanks to a generous donor!
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$2,500
Meyer's Point $2,500 Challenge
The first gift received in support of Meyer’s Point Environmental Field Station by 10am PDT will unlock a generous $2,500 from Al Schmauder '70.
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$1,250
Carlson Family $1,250 Challenge for WSU Vancouver Loaner Laptop Fund
Thanks to Geri '77 and Chris '75 Carlson, 10 gifts to the WSU Vancouver Loaner Laptop Fund unlocks $1,250! The Carlsons are excited to support this new fund at WSU Vancouver!
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$5,000
Department of Psychology $5,000 Challenge
The first $5,000 received to the Department of Psychology and/or CAS will unlock a generous $5,000 gift from Judy Erdman '72 supporting the Department of Psychology.
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$1,000
WSU Vancouver Faculty & Staff $1,000 Challenge for the LGBTQ+ Empowerment Scholarship
Liz Becker-Fray hopes to inspire faculty and staff to support the LGBTQ+ Empowerment Endowed Scholarship. The first 30 gifts to the LGBTQ+ Empowerment Endowed Scholarship at WSU Vancouver by faculty and staff will unlock an additional $1,000.
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$1,000
Digital Excellence Fund Quick Start $1,000 Challenge
The first 5 gifts to the Digital Excellence Fund in the Murrow College before 10 am PDT unlocks $1,000 to the same fund, thanks to Steven Thorpe '07!
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$5,000
Tiffany and Jeff West Carson College of Business $5,000 Challenge
The first $5,000 given to the Carson College of Business will unlock a $5,000 gift, thanks to the generosity of Tiffany and Jeff West! Go Carson Cougs!
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$5,000
Double your impact! $5,000 Challenge for Simulation-Based Education
Thanks to an anonymous donor, once $2,500 has been given to Simulation-Based Education in the College of Veterinary Medicine, $5,000 will be unlocked! If you give $5, our donor will turn it into $10!
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Leaderboard
Campus, College, and Program Gifts Leaderboard
Which campus, college, or program will receive the most gifts during #CougsGive?
Campus, College, Program (79)
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Judy Rogers '74 $1,500 Match for WSU Everett Student Support
All gifts made to the WSU Everett Student Support Fund will be matched, dollar-for-dollar up to $1,500, thanks to Judy Rogers '74!
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Katey Koehn '14 $1,500 Match for WSU Global Campus Cougar Food Fund
All gifts made to the WSU Global Campus Cougar Food Fund will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $1,500, thanks to Katey Koehn '14!
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Judy Rogers '74 $1,000 College of Education Match
All gifts made to the College of Education will be matched, dollar-for-dollar up to $1,000, thanks to Judy Rogers '74!
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The L'ECOLE #41 $1,500 Match
All gifts made to the Viticulture & Enology Student Support Fund will be matched, dollar-for-dollar up to $1,500, thanks to Marty Clubb!
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Peter Rothschild '70 Honors You Can Do It $2,000 Match
All gifts made to the Can Do Fund in the Honors College will be matched, dollar-for-dollar up to $2,000, thanks to Peter Rothschild '70!
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Carlton Turner '18 $500 Match for WSU Everett Student Support
All gifts made to the WSU Everett Student Support Fund will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $500, thanks to Carlton Turner '18!
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Lisa King's $1,500 WSU Global Campus Scholarship Match
All gifts made to the WSU Global Campus Scholarship Fund will be matched, dollar-for-dollar up to $1,500, thanks to Lisa King!
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Cougar Marching Band Uniform Fund $5,000 Match
The first $5,000 received supporting the Cougar Marching Band Uniform Campaign will generously be matched, dollar-for-dollar, by CMB piccolo playing alum Mary Sobczyk '78.
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Megan '04 and Ken '06 Nelson $10,000 CAS Seattle Student Experience Match
Thanks to Megan '04 and Ken '06 Nelson every gift to the CAS Dean's Excellence Fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000. Go Cougs!
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Charles Gaskins Animal Sciences $3,000 Match
All gifts made to the Animal Sciences Development Fund will be matched, dollar-for-dollar up to $3,000, thanks to Charles Gaskins!
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Carlson Family $2,000 Challenge for WSU Everett Student Support
25 gifts to the WSU Everett Student Support Fund unlocks $2,000, thanks to Geri '77 and Chris '75 Carlson!
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$3,000
CAHNRS Dean Hulbert $3,000 Community Scholarship Challenge
Dean Scot Hulbert is going to double the impact of Dean Powers' match by giving an additional $3,000 when the fund reaches 25 gifts!
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$3,000
The Flanagan '04 $3,000 Remarkable Honors Challenge
30 gifts to any fund in the Honors College will unlock $3,000 to the Dean's Notable Achievement Fund, thanks to the Flanagan '04 Family!
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$1,000
Michael Blankenship '13 $1,000 LGBTQ+ Empowerment Scholarship Challenge
The first 25 gifts to the LGBTQ+ Empowerment Endowed Scholarship at WSU Vancouver will unlock $1,000, thanks to Michael Blankenship, Class of 2013!
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$2,000
College of Arts & Sciences $2,000 Student Experience Challenge
The first 50 gifts BEFORE noon PDT to anywhere in the College of Arts & Sciences will unlock $2,000 to the CAS Excellence Fund, thanks to the CAS Development Team!
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$1,000
Tricia Hukee '95 College of Education Dean's Excellence Fund $1,000 Challenge
The first 10 gifts to the College of Education Dean's Excellence Fund unlocks $1,000 to that same fund, thanks to Tricia Hukee '95!
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$6,000
Master Gardeners $6,000 Challenge
The first 50 gifts to the Master Gardeners will unlock $6,000 to the Master Gardener Endowed Chair Fund, thanks to the WSU Master Gardener Leadership Team and the Master Gardener Foundation of Washington State!
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$10,000
V. Lane and Mary Jo Rawlins Department of English $10,000 Poetry Challenge
25 gifts to the Department of English unlocks $10,000 to the Rawlins Family Poetry Fund, thanks to V. Lane and Mary Jo Rawlins!
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$25,000
Department of Art $25,000 Scholarship Challenge
The first $25,000 to the Department of Art and/or CAS will unlock a brand new scholarship in the Department of Art from WSU alumni Tiffany and Jeff West and their adorable pug, Lily.
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$2,500
WSU Vancouver Cougar Food Pantry $2,500 Challenge
30 gifts to the WSU Vancouver Cougar Food Pantry unlocks $2,500, thanks to Johnson Bixby and Integrated Tax Services!
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$500
The Most Important Meal of the Day $500 Challenge
The first 15 gifts to the WSU Pullman Cougar Food Pantry unlocks $500! That's enough for 1,000 boxes of mac n' cheese or a week's worth of milk. Thank you to Chancellor Chilton for sponsoring this challenge!
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$1,000
Jennifer & David '93 Dean Student Emergency Support $1,000 Challenge
20 gifts to any College of Education fund will unlock $1,000 to support students in crisis, thanks to Jennifer & David '93 Dean!
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$2,008
Honoring Edward R. Murrow $2,008 Challenge
The first 20 gifts made to the Murrow College Dean's Excellence Fund will unlock $2,008 to the Murrow College of Communication Dean's Excellence Fund. Make a gift of $20.08 to honor the year we became a stand-alone college or $19.30 to honor the year Ed Murrow graduated from WSU. First time donors and recent grads welcome!
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$2,500
Celebrating 10 years of the Voiland College in Everett $2,500 Challenge
The first 10 gifts to the WSU Everett Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture Excellence Fund unlocks $2,500, thanks to Nona '87 and Craig '86 Larson! Let's celebrate 10 years of VCEA in Everett!
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Leaderboard
Campus, College, and Program Dollars Leaderboard
Which campus, college, or program will raise the most dollars during #CougsGive?
Campus, College, Program (79)
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Pet Photo Challenge - 50 Pet Photos Unlocks $6,000
The first 50 people to post their pet photos on Facebook will unlock $6,000 to the Teaching Hospital Emergency & Critical Care Fund!
Participating Groups
Crimson Opportunity Scholarship Student Hardship Support Office of Academic Engagement WSU Everett WSU Global Campus WSU Health Sciences Spokane WSU Pullman WSU Tri-Cities WSU Vancouver Carson College of Business College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences College of Arts and Sciences College of Education College of Nursing College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine Cougar Athletic Fund Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine Graduate School Honors College Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art/WSU Libraries Murrow College of Communication Student Affairs - Pullman Student Wellbeing Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture WSU Alumni Association
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