Cor Challenge FAQ

For the first time ever, the University is introducing a $50,000 Challenge Fund that allows you to directly influence how it is allocated among six exciting campus initiatives. When you make a gift to the Cor Fund, you also cast a vote for one of the causes. At the end of the Cor Challenge, the $50,000 Challenge Fund will be distributed proportionally based on the percentage of total votes each cause receives.

The first payment of your recurring gift will be counted as a part of the Cor Challenge, and your continued gifts throughout the year will help the university year round. New recurring gifts created during the Cor Challenge will receive a UD logo keychain.

Each year, the undergraduate classes of the University of Dallas battle it out to see who can get the highest percentage of their classmates to give during the Cor Challenge. The class with the highest giving percentage at the end of the Challenge will have a conference room named in their honor for the coming year, as well as their class year inscribed on the winners’ plaque inside the conference room for years to come.

Through the online portal, we can accept all major credit cards and bank transfers. If you are mailing a check that may not arrive until after the challenge ends, please reach out to us at udalum@udallas.edu or 972-721-4046 to let us know so we can count your gift. In-person gifts delivered to UDallas’s Development and University Relations department from March 25 - March 29 will also count toward our goal. Mobile Pay (ex. Google Pay, Apple Pay) is also available on most mobile devices.

If you would like to donate via stock transfer or wire, or have other questions about alternative methods of giving, please contact Sarah Sokora, Director of Advancement Services, at sdsokora@udallas.edu or 972-721-5131.

Yes, your gift is entirely tax deductible. You will automatically receive an emailed receipt acknowledging your gift.

Your gift goes directly to the Cor Fund in support of our students, both current and future. Giving to the Cor Fund greatly assists the university in providing scholarships and ensures we will continue to provide opportunities for students to receive a UDallas education.

No–gifts of all sizes are welcome, from $1 to $1,000,000.

Gifts made during the Cor Challenge will appear on donors' credit cards as The University of Dallas.

Thank you for being part of the UDallas donor community! We appreciate your commitment and invite you to make an additional gift of any size during the Cor Challenge. Please also encourage your friends and family to participate!