Name: UMassGives 2025
Start: 2025-04-28T16:00:00-0400
End: 2025-05-01T07:20:00-0400
Location: UMassGives 2025

UMassGives 2025 is over, but you can still support UMass Amherst today, or any day, by clicking here!

Support the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences!

Providing Access to High-Impact Programs

Our high-impact programs help students to apply the knowledge they gain in the classroom to real-world experiences. Students learn how to network and build their professional portfolios with the support and guidance of SBS faculty, staff, and alumni. These programs set our students up for success, often paving a direct pathway to employment and graduate studies.

“It is thoughtful individuals like you that inspire others to grow and achieve their fullest potential. Without your help, the decision to pursue my dream would have been put on hold. But because of your help, I am one step closer to this goal of mine.” – Internship Program Participant

Empowering College-to-Career Success

College is an investment in the future, but many students need help realizing the full potential of the university experience. SBS supports our students’ college-to-career success by providing the resources needed to persist to graduation and find the career path that matches their interests and goals.

SBS RISE (Remedying Inequity through Student Engagement), a program that includes over 2,200 SBS students, aims to address the unique challenges that first-generation students from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups and students with limited resources face when entering college. RISE offers mentoring, community, leadership, and professional development, and other resources to support students through their time in SBS.

Sometimes our students need extra support to make it to graduation. Our Senior Completion and greatest needs funds offer support for unexpected costs and emergencies. In many cases, these funds have made the difference between a student leaving university for financial reasons and graduating with a college degree.

Our Faculty Excellence has a Global Impact

Our world-class faculty is critical to student success. Through teaching and mentoring, faculty help students discover the knowledge they will need to create lasting change in the world. Alumni gifts supporting research, discovery, knowledge creation, and teaching ensure that SBS can hire and retain exceptional faculty who enrich the student experience.

SBS has an exciting challenge for 2025! The first 10 gifts of any size supporting SBS scholarships will unlock a $75,000 challenge gift from alumni Carol & Alan LeBovidge ’64.

Another great way to participate in UMassGives and maximize your impact is to give during the SBS Power Hours and help win bonus funds. During these hours, the groups with the most unique donors will receive $2,000 in bonus money.

April 29

Power Hour #1: 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

UMass Women Into Leadership

Power Hour #2: Noon- 1:00 p.m.

Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning

Power Hour #3 3:00-4:00 p.m.

Department of Journalism

April 30

Power Hour # 5 11:00 a.m. -12 p.m.

Political Science

Power Hour #6:1:00- 2:00 p.m.

Legal Studies

CLACLS

SBS Scholarships Center for Research on Families CLACLS Data Analytics & Computational Social Science Department of Anthropology Department of Communication Department of Economics Department of Journalism Department of Political Science Department of Resource Economics Department of Sociology The Galbraith Prize Institute for Social Science Research Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning Legal Studies Department Launch! SBS Dean's Priority Fund SBS Faculty Excellence SBS in DC SBS John Hird Fellows in RISE SBS Senior Completion Fund School of Public Policy Social Thought and Political Economy UMass Labor Center UMassPoll UMass Women into Leadership (UWiL)

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$10,000

College of Social & Behavioral Sciences $10,000 Senior Completion Fund Challenge

SBS Senior Completion Fund, which provides small but tremendously impactful grants, enabling students to achieve their final UMass credits, cross the finish line, and graduate. Without this assistance, many students would face delays or even put their education on hold. The first 20 gifts of any size supporting the SBS Senior Completion Fund will unlock a $10,000 challenge gift from alumnus John Hubbe ‘84.

20 / 20 Gifts

Completed

$264,000

College of Social & Behavioral Sciences $264,000 Challenge

Faculty Excellence fund to further support our world-class educators and researchers. Every dollar allocated to faculty excellence enhances their ability to deliver top-notch teaching, service, and research. When the Faculty Excellence fund receives a total of 15 gifts of any size, it will unlock a $264,000 challenge gift from Peggy & Bob Cole ‘59.

15 / 15 Gifts

Completed

$75,000

College of Social & Behavioral Sciences $75,000 Challenge

The first 10 gifts of any size supporting SBS scholarships will unlock a $75,000 challenge gift from alumni Carol & Alan LeBovidge ’64.

10 / 10 Gifts

Completed

$1,000

Department of Sociology $1,000 Challenge

When Sociology's Andersen Graduate Enrichment Fund reaches 15 donors, $1,000 challenge gift from Maggie Andersen '73 '76 will be unlocked.

15 / 15 Gifts

Completed

Leaderboard

Power Hour #1

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 10-11 a.m. EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Student Alumni Association	120
2	$500	Department of Food Science	110
3	$500	UMass Women into Leadership (UWiL)	96
4		Professional Writing and Technical Communication	30
5		Women's Rowing	17
6		Isenberg Class of 2025 Senior Gift Fund	12
7		Active Minds	10
8		Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management	9
9		College of Education Student Emergency Fund	6
10		Department of Theater	5
11		Commonwealth Honors College Community Scholarships	5
12		Script U Scholarship Society	4
13		Laxbackers	4
14		Field Hockey	4
15		Nursing Student Scholarships	4

Ended

Leaderboard

Power Hour #2

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 12-1 p.m. EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Women's Club Ice Hockey	120
2	$500	Boxing Club	76
3	$500	UWW Faculty Student Scholarship Endowment Fund	71
4		Women for UMass Amherst	55
5		UMass Hillel	37
6		World Librarians	37
7		Isenberg Class of 2025 Senior Gift Fund	29
8		Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	27
9		Energy Transition Institute	25
10		Minutemen Racing	23
11		CICS Dean's Opportunity Fund	15
12		Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship	9
13		Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning General Fund	9
14		The Frank Waugh Alumni Board Scholarship	8
15		HackUMass	8

Ended

Leaderboard

Power Hour #3

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 3-4 p.m. EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Men's Club Rugby	203
2	$500	WMUA	105
3	$500	Dynamics Acapella	94
4		Club Running	68
5		Student Care & Emergency Response Fund (SCERF)	65
6		Department of Journalism	61
7		Film Studies Program	40
8		Muslim Students Association	38
9		Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management	37
10		Fencing Club	24
11		Cape Cod Alumni Group Scholars	20
12		UMass Science Olympiad	19
13		CMASS	15
14		Alpine Ski Team	12
15		Belly Dance Club	11

Ended

Leaderboard

Power Hour #4

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 6-7 p.m. EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Men's Ultimate Frisbee	141
2	$500	Club Water Polo	120
3	$500	Sharp Attitude	100
4		UMass Dance Company	86
5		UMass Club Swim	59
6		Climbing Club	40
7		Mock Trial Team	36
8		UMass Sailing Team	25
9		Accounting Department	24
10		ACEing Autism	21
11		Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers	16
12		Alliance for Women in Accounting	14
13		UMass4CCL	14
14		Outing Club	13
15		Department of MicroBiology	13

Ended

Leaderboard

Power Hour #5

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 11 a.m. - noon EDT on April 30 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Stonewall Center	200
2	$500	Polymer Science & Engineering	99
3	$500	Earthfoods Cafe	39
4		Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Student Support Fund	31
5		Filipino Student Association	17
6		UMass Ice Skating Club	12
7		Badminton Club	9
8		Pond Club	8
9		Script U - Hockey	8
10		Men's Cross Country/Track & Field	7
11		Marketing Department	7
12		Isenberg Class of 2025 Senior Gift Fund	7
13		Script U - Football	6
14		Public Interest Technology Initiative	6
15		College of Education Student Emergency Fund	5

Ended

Leaderboard

Power Hour #6

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 1-2 p.m. EDT on April 30 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Daily Collegian	166
2	$500	UMass Emergency Medical Services	104
3	$500	The Boltwood Project	86
4		Baseball	73
5		CLACLS	45
6		iCons Fund	35
7		Comparative Literature	25
8		UMassTap Company	25
9		Accounting Department	25
10		Society of Women Engineers	22
11		Angel Fund	21
12		Legal Studies Department	18
13		Softball	17
14		Operations & Information Management Department	16
15		Student Nursing Association	11

Ended

Leaderboard

Power Hour #7

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 2-3 p.m. EDT on April 30 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Men's Club Rowing	290
2	$500	Women's Rugby	135
3	$500	Korean Students Association	112
4		Center for Women and Community	100
5		Minuteman Marching Band	96
6		Doo Wop Shop	82
7		Model UN	68
8		Spanish and Portuguese Studies	45
9		Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy	17
10		Arab Cultural Association	16
11		Field Hockey Club	15
12		Nursing Student Scholarships	9
13		Daily Collegian	8
14		Baseball	7
15		Stonewall Center	7

Ended

Leaderboard

Power Hour #8

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 8-9 p.m. EDT on April 30 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Duly Noted	237
2	$500	Laxbackers	91
3	$500	Girl Up UMass Amherst	91
4		Women's Ultimate Frisbee	81
5		UMass Cybersecurity Club	43
6		Ballroom Dance Team	32
7		UMass CHAARG	17
8		Accounting Department	15
9		Golf Club	13
10		UMass ALTITUDE	13
11		Women's Rowing	11
12		CICS Dean's Opportunity Fund	8
13		Women's Lacrosse	8
14		Men's Club Rowing	8
15		Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers	8

Ended

Match

$10,000 university-wide match!

Beginning at 4 p.m. we will be matching the first $100 of every gift made until we have matched $10,000 in gifts. Hurry and make your gift now before the matching funds run out!

$10,000 MATCHED

Completed

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Participating Groups

Athletics BDIC Campus-wide Programs Club Sports College of Education College of Engineering College of Humanities & Fine Arts College of Natural Sciences College of Social & Behavioral Sciences Commonwealth Honors College Fine Arts Center Graduate School Isenberg School of Management Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences Marieb College of Nursing School of Public Health and Health Sciences Student Groups (RSOs/GSOs/etc.) University Libraries University Without Walls (UWW)

UMass Amherst Foundation