Give Back to the Pack 2026 has ended!
Give Back to the Pack 2026
24-Hour Giving Challenge | April 7–8
Give Back to the Pack 2026 has ended!
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GIVE BACK TO THE PACK 2026
Thank you to all alumni, friends, faculty, staff, students, and families who came together in generous support of the University for Give Back to the Pack 2026!
As part of this year’s 24-hour giving challenge, all gifts made during Give Back to the Pack also supported The Campaign for Michigan Tech, the most ambitious capital fundraising campaign in University history.
To learn more about campaign priorities and the power of philanthropy, visit mtu.edu/campaign.
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CEE Professional Advisory Committee Endowed Scholarship Match
Thank you for your gift to the CEE Professional Advisory Committee Endowed Scholarship. Every dollar will be matched 1-to-1!
$5,000 MATCHED
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Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (MAE) Challenge
Challenge complete! $100,000 will be donated to support the MAE Experiential Learning Development Fund at Michigan Tech.
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
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Support Entrepreneurship and Innovation: 2-to-1 Match
Match complete! Thank you for supporting entrepreneurship and innovation at Michigan Tech! $20,000 will be donated to the Student Entrepreneurship Fund.
$20,000 MATCHED
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Dow Foundation $2 Million Match
Double your impact with the Dow match! For every dollar donated to Chemical Sciences and Engineering Building Renovations, The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation will match it, up to $2 million, funding renovations to the Chemical Sciences and Engineering (Chem Sci) Building. Upgrades include significant updates to HVAC systems to improve energy savings, air quality and circulation, and research experience. Additional updates will be made to collaborative spaces, teaching labs, and classrooms.
$103,187 MATCHED
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ECE Optics and Photonics Scholarship Match: Triple Your Impact
Thank you for your gift to the Optics and Photonics Endowed Scholarship Fund. Thanks to Eustace Dereniak '63, along with the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE), each dollar will be matched 2-to-1!
$2,450 MATCHED
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Mont Ripley Expansion Match
Thank you for your gift to the Mont Ripley Expansion Fund. Each dollar will be matched 2-to-1!
$7,320 MATCHED
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Scholarships Leaderboard
Support the scholarship that means the most to you, and earn bragging rights by having your area of choice at the top of the leaderboard.
| Rank | Scholarship | Gifts |
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| 1 | Bre Wakeham Memorial Endowed Scholarship | 44 |
| 2 | Theta Chi Epsilon Sorority Endowed Scholarship | 17 |
| 3 | CEE Professional Advisory Committee Endowed Scholarship | 14 |
| 4 | Michigan Tech Annual Scholarship | 12 |
| 5 | COB Endowed Faculty Fellowship | 12 |
| 6 | Kappa Delta Psi Endowed Scholarship | 10 |
| 7 | Robert & Ellen Thompson Student Fund | 8 |
| 8 | Husky Technology Pathways Scholarship Fund | 8 |
| 9 | Optics & Photonics Scholarship Fund | 8 |
| 10 | Alpha Xi Zeta Endowed Scholarship | 7 |
| 11 | Summer Youth Programs Helping Hands Scholarship Fund | 7 |
| 12 | Michigan Tech Scholarship Endowment | 5 |
| 13 | Presidential Council of Alumnae (PCA) Scholarship | 3 |
| 14 | Wexford County Summer Youth Program Endowment | 1 |
| 15 | Chicago Alumni Endowed Scholarship | 1 |
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Field House/Turf Facility Challenge
Challenge complete! Thanks to the generosity of David Bousfield '81, $100,000 has been unlocked for the Field House Project Fund at Michigan Tech!
50 / 50 Gifts
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Scholarships Match
Match complete! Thanks to Geoff Weller '75, $6,000 will be donated to the Geoff '75 & Terri Weller Endowed Scholarship Fund.
$6,000 MATCHED
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2:1 Match for College of Business Endowed Faculty Fellowship
Thank you for your gift to the College of Business Endowed Faculty Fellowship! Thanks to Marie '82 and Mike '82 Cleveland, each dollar will be matched 2-to-1.
$4,550 MATCHED
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CFRES Earn & Learn Match
Thank you for your gift to the CFRES Earn & Learn Program! Thanks to Glenn '74 '77 and Gail '86 Mroz, every dollar will be matched 1:1.
$1,490 MATCHED
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Husky Technology Pathways Scholarship Match
Thank you for your gift to the Husky Technology Pathways Scholarship Fund! Each dollar will be matched 2-to-1.
$3,550 MATCHED
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Reunion 2026 Leaderboard
Show your class pride! Alumni from this year’s honored classes—1956, 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1986, 1996, 2001, 2006, and 2016—are going head-to-head to see which class can rally the most gifts and earn bragging rights at Reunion 2026 in August.
Make your gift and help your class climb the leaderboard!
| Rank | Answer | Gifts |
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| 1 | 1976 | 17 |
| 2 | 1986 | 15 |
| 3 | 2001 | 14 |
| 4 | 1996 | 11 |
| 5 | 2016 | 10 |
| 6 | 1966 | 9 |
| 7 | 1971 | 6 |
| 8 | 2006 | 6 |
| 9 | 1961 | 1 |
| 10 | 1956 | 1 |
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Huskies Athletics Leaderboard
Show your Husky pride and support your favorite Michigan Tech Athletics programs during Give Back to the Pack! Make a gift to the Huskies Club or support the program that means most to you!
| Rank | Program | Gifts |
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| 1 | Nordic Skiing | 56 |
| 2 | Soccer | 56 |
| 3 | Football | 9 |
| 4 | Huskies Club (Athletics General Fund) | 6 |
| 5 | Volleyball | 5 |
| 6 | Hockey | 5 |
| 7 | Cross Country | 4 |
| 8 | Track and Field | 3 |
| 9 | Men's Basketball | 2 |
| 10 | Men's Tennis | 1 |
| 11 | Women's Tennis | 1 |
| 12 | Women's Basketball | 0 |
| 13 | Sports Medicine | 0 |
| 14 | Strength and Conditioning Program | 0 |
| 15 | Student-Athlete Leadership Academy | 0 |
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Turn the map gold with your donation!
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| Rank | State | Gifts |
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| 1 | MI | 503 |
| 2 | WI | 85 |
| 3 | MN | 53 |
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