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What Is BDIC?

Founded in 1970, the Bachelor's Degree with Individual Concentration is the only major at UMass Amherst which allows students to create their own interdisciplinary degree. Our students are resourceful, broad-minded, and entrepreneurial. Our department is a testing ground for new ideas, and has been responsible for incubating various popular emergent degrees and departments at the university including Women's Studies, Legal Studies, STPEC, Computer Science, Public Health, Sustainable Foods and Farming, and Informatics. Now more than ever, there is a need for those who can use their talent, vision and ingenuity to build bridges, and BDIC is the home for those students at UMass.

Why Support BDIC?

BDIC is excited to participate in UMassGives for the first time this year, and all funds raised during the event will go to support our students through two newly launched funds: BDIC Abroad supporting students participating in international programs, and the Community Fund, supporting networking and community events.

BDIC Global Partner Matching Grants

Thanks to generous support from our network of interdisciplinary partners, we are thrilled to announce that every donation up to $2,000 will be matched!

Power Hour

If you give between 1:00 – 2:00 pm on April 30th during BDIC's POWER HOUR, you can help us win an additional $2000 to support BDIC students! Even if you have already donated, please share the BDIC UMass Gives link widely to help BDIC win!

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Power Hour #1

Congratulations to the winner of Power Hour #1, who will receive a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department	Gifts
1	$2,000	Men's Ultimate Frisbee	124
2	$500	UMass Women into Leadership	96
3	$500	College of Nursing	48
4		Softball	9
5		Men's Cross Country/Track & Field	8
6		Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management	7
7		The Massachusetts Daily Collegian	6
8		Pond Club (Men's Hockey)	5
9		Women's Cross Country/Track & Field	4
10		Labor Center	4
11		Commonwealth Honors College	4
12		Department of Finance	4
13		School of Public Health & Health Sciences	4
14		Women's Ultimate Frisbee	4
15		Department of Accounting	3

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Power Hour #2

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the Power Hour from noon-1:00 PM EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department	Gifts
1	$2,000	University Without Walls	114
2	$500	Student Alumni Association	97
3	$500	Protect Our Breasts	82
4		Student Care & Emergency Response Fund	62
5		Juniper Institute for Young Writers	53
6		Hunt Seat Equestrian Team	41
7		Sailing Team	38
8		Students for a Free Tibet	32
9		Commonwealth Honors College	25
10		The Militia	18
11		The Translation Center at UMass Amherst	16
12		Department of Sociology	15
13		Boxing Club	12
14		HFA Internship Assistance Fund	9
15		Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management	8

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Power Hour #3

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the Power Hour from 3:00-4:00 PM EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department	Gifts
1	$2,000	Women's Ultimate Frisbee	349
2	$500	CHAARG	177
3	$500	Delta Sigma Pi - Pi Rho Chapter	174
4		Men's Club Rowing	170
5		Minuteman Marching Band	169
6		Habitat for Humanity	81
7		Hip-Hop Culture Organization	50
8		Hannah Frilot Memorial Scholarship Fund	39
9		Asian American Student Association	35
10		ISOM Dean's Fund for Excellence	14
11		Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management	11
12		Department of Accounting	10
13		Pond Club (Men's Hockey)	7
14		Diamond Club (Baseball)	7
15		Commonwealth Honors College	6

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Power Hour #4

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the Power Hour from 11 AM-noon EDT on April 30 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department	Gifts
1	$2,000	UMass Club Gymnastics	97
2	$500	College of Education	68
3	$500	Women for UMass Amherst	54
4		Women's Rowing	21
5		Marilyn V. Patton University Dancers Endowment	18
6		The Center for Research on Families	17
7		Zeta Beta Tau	16
8		CHAARG	11
9		Laxbackers (Men's Lacrosse)	10
10		Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management	10
11		Ballroom Dance Team	10
12		Men's Cross Country/Track & Field	9
13		Pond Club (Men's Hockey)	9
14		Women's Lacrosse	9
15		Department of Finance	8

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Power Hour #5

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the Power Hour from 1-2 PM EDT on April 30 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department	Gifts
1	$2,000	Engineers Without Borders	79
2	$500	Stonewall Center	41
3	$500	Film Studies Program at UMass Amherst	41
4		Duly Noted	30
5		UMass Hillel	29
6		BDIC	21
7		Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	18
8		Men's Cross Country/Track & Field	17
9		The Boltwood Project	17
10		Women's Rowing	15
11		Pond Club (Men's Hockey)	14
12		Department of Finance	11
13		Softball	9
14		Gridiron Club (Football)	8
15		Court Club (Men's Basketball)	8

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Power Hour #6

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the Power Hour from 2-3 PM EDT on April 30 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department	Gifts
1	$2,000	Women's Ice Hockey	158
2	$500	Irish Dancing	142
3	$500	Psychological and Brain Sciences	81
4		Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies	63
5		Mock Trial Team	52
6		Cape Verdean Student Alliance	50
7		Computer Science Scholarships	30
8		Libraries	19
9		WMUA	19
10		Initiative on Neurosciences (IONs)	16
11		International Programs Office	16
12		Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship	16
13		Women's Rowing	12
14		Pond Club (Men's Hockey)	11
15		Department of Finance	10

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Power Hour #7

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the Power Hour #7 from 8-9 PM EDT on April 30 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department	Gifts
1	$2,000	Outing Club	168
2	$500	Belly Dance Club	80
3	$500	jubilat	46
4		Foster Student Success Fund	45
5		School of Public Policy	35
6		Muslim Students Association	35
7		Adopted Student Advisory Panel	25
8		East Asian Languages & Cultures	19
9		Republican Club	19
10		Department of Accounting	15
11		Men's Cross Country/Track & Field	13
12		Natl. Student Speech- Language Hearing Association	13
13		Pond Club (Men's Hockey)	9
14		Department of Political Science	9
15		Student Bridges	9

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#UMassGives Donor Leaderboard

What area of campus has the most donors?

Rank	Department	Gifts
1	Student Groups (RSOs/GSOs/etc.)	3,426
2	Athletics	2,006
3	Isenberg School of Management	939
4	College of Humanities & Fine Arts	883
5	Campus-wide Programs	729
6	College of Social & Behavioral Sciences	525
7	College of Natural Sciences	284
8	University Without Walls	154
9	College of Education	146
10	College of Engineering	131
11	College of Nursing	130
12	College of Information and Computer Sciences	88
13	Commonwealth Honors College	86
14	Libraries	85
15	School of Public Health and Health Sciences	63

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Match

BDIC Match

Thanks to generous support from BDIC's network of interdisciplinary partners, we are thrilled to announce that the first $2,000 in gifts to BDIC will be matched!

$2,000 MATCHED

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Participating Groups

Athletics BDIC (Bachelor's Degree with Individual Concentration) Campus-wide Programs College of Education College of Engineering College of Humanities & Fine Arts College of Information and Computer Sciences College of Natural Sciences College of Nursing College of Social & Behavioral Sciences Commonwealth Honors College Fine Arts Center Graduate School Isenberg School of Management Libraries School of Public Health and Health Sciences Student Groups (RSOs/GSOs/etc.) University Without Walls

UMass Amherst Foundation