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Fire Up the Week!

Celebrating 130 Years of Excellence

With CMU's 130th Anniversary taking place on September 13, we're asking our community to come together and ignite the future for CMU students. In honor of 130 years, between September 13 and September 16, give a gift to the scholarship or fund of your choice.

Every dollar makes change! See below for all the matches and friendly challenges that are supporting #cmich130.

Thank you for Firing Up the Week

Sep 19, 2022

The results have been finalized! We want to give a big thank you to everyone who helped celebrate CMU's 130th Anniversary the best way we know how – by helping students. Thank you for making your mark on 130 years of CMU. Forever Maroon and Gold!

Thank you, CMU Chippewas and friends!

Sep 16, 2022

CMU’s 130th Anniversary week of giving is almost over, and we’d like to thank our CMU community for being so generous this year. Every dollar made change. CMU students will be given new opportunities, helping them be difference makers and leaders of tomorrow. Fire Up Chips!

$5,000

Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute Donor Challenge

Help us unlock a $5,000 reward once we reach 130 donors for this leadership program!

130 / 130 Gifts

Completed

Match

CMU Student Food Pantry Match Challenge

Give once to help twice! All gifts to the CMU Student Food Pantry will be matched up to $1,000.

$1,000 MATCHED

Completed

Match

Students First General Match Challenge

Give once to help twice! All donations for the Students First General Scholarship Fund will be matched up to $1,000.

$575 MATCHED

Ended

$1,000

310 Donors Challenge

Once we reach 310 donors, $1,000 goes to The Ignite Scholarship - For First Generation Students!

310 / 310 Gifts

Completed

$1,000

1,300 Donors Challenge

Once we reach 1,300 donors, $1,000 goes to the Students First General Scholarship Fund!

1,300 / 1,300 Gifts

Completed

Match

Ignite Scholarship Match Challenge

Give once to help twice! All donations for The Ignite Scholarship - For First Generation Students will be matched up to $1,000.

$1,000 MATCHED

Completed

Match

Finish Up Chips Match Challenge

Give once to help twice! All donations for the Finish Up Chips Scholarship will be matched up to $1,000.

$1,000 MATCHED

Completed

$1,000

130 Donors Challenge

Once we reach 130 donors, $1,000 goes to the CMU Student Food Pantry!

130 / 130 Gifts

Completed

$1,000

620 Donors Challenge

Once we reach 620 donors, $1,000 goes to the Finish Up Chips Scholarship!

620 / 620 Gifts

Completed

Leaderboard

CMU Athletics Leaderboard

Fire Up Chips! Which CMU Athletics team or department will raise the most for CMU's 130th Anniversary?

Rank	Team	Raised
1	Football	$41,137.87
2	Men's Basketball	$6,166.42
3	General Athletics	$5,468.33
4	Wrestling	$4,945.00
5	Volleyball	$3,355.00
6	Men's Golf	$2,880.00
7	Women's Basketball	$2,754.17
8	Marching Band	$2,680.00
9	Baseball	$1,800.00
10	Gymnastics	$1,725.00
11	Women's Golf	$1,497.16
12	Softball	$555.00
13	Athletics Academics	$500.00
14	Soccer	$275.00
15	Women's Track and Cross Country	$175.00