School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Day of the Badger 2023: By the Numbers

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J-School faculty and staff celebrate Day of the Badger 2023. Proceeds go to the Annual Fund, which provides discretionary funding for things like student scholarships, facilities upgrades and DE&I initiatives.
J-School faculty and staff celebrate Day of the Badger 2023. Proceeds go to the Annual Fund, which provides discretionary funding for things like student scholarships, facilities upgrades and DE&I initiatives.

Thanks to our generous donors, Day of the Badger 2023 was a huge success! We are deeply humbled by and grateful for the immense support of our alumni and friends. Here’s a look at how we did this year:

1848

minutes of giving

$41,206.84

dollars raised for the J-School Annual Fund which provides discretionary support for current students. This is a 32.96 percent increase from 2022 when we raised $31,743.06!

184

gifts given during Day of the Badger 2023.

30

first-time donors to the J-School.

$10,000

match gift raised by current and former Board of Visitors members.

9

generous current and former Board of Visitors members who contributed to the match gift: gift leaders Ben Deutsch and Scott Farrell, Mary Conway, Shoshana Dichter, Peter Fox, Phil Haslanger, Cindy Mori, Phil Rosenthal and Dave Zweifel.