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Behavioral Neuroscience

NAME THE BRAIN MODEL CHALLENGE!

With the support from donors like you, we are fundraising to continue providing student scholarships and undergraduate research opportunities that are important in preparing students for post graduate employment and graduate school.

When you make your gift to support Behavioral Neuroscience students, select your favorite name option from the drop down menu. The name to receive the most donors will be placed on the brain model as displayed in the below photos. This brain model is used by multiple classes, labs, and students in the program.

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Double your impact for Behavioral Neuroscience research stipends!

Thanks to a very generous donor, you've helped raise $12,000 for Behavioral Neuroscience research stipends! Thank you for providing life-changing support for our students!

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Early Bird Challenge!

Thank you! Your generosity has unlocked an additional $5,000 match before most people even got up for the day!

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The Number One Vikings Match!

Thank you, Vikings! You who made the first $1,000 in gifts earned an ADDITIONAL $1,000 through a generous match!

$1,000 MATCHED

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New Grad Match Opportunity!

Thank you new Vikings! You've raised an additional $3,000 in support for current WWU students and programs!

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$750

3,000th Donor Challenge!

Thank you, Viking supporters! More than 3,000 of you have made gifts for Give Day, which is the most participation we've ever had in a Give Day!

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$2,000

Night Owl Challenge

Thank you! Your gifts helped raise an additional $2,000 for Kaiser Borsari Hall!

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$750

2,000th Donor Challenge!

Thank you! The 2,000th donor has unlocked an additional $750 for men's rowing!

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$5,000

Last Call!

Thank you! You've unlocked an additional $5,000 as a matching gift!

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50-state Challenge!

Thank you, Vikings near and far, for helping unlock an additional $5,000 of support for WWU students!

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College of Humanities and Social Sciences Donor Challenge!

The department, project or program in CHSS that receives the highest number of unique donors will receive an extra $1,000! Final results available after we process all Give Day gifts. Inflating donor count using fake donor names may disqualify a project, department, or program.

Rank	Prize	CHSS Donor Challenge!	Donors
1	$1,000	Linguistics	52
2		Psychology	44
3		Behavioral Neuroscience	24
4		Sociology	20
5		History Department	20
6		Anthropology	20
7		Modern and Classical Languages	18
8		English Department	16
9		Journalism	14
10		Health and Human Development	14
11		Political Science	10
12		Communication Sciences and Disorders	9
13		Communication Studies	8
14		Department of Philosophy	4
15		Global Humanities and Religions	2

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Name the brain challenge!

We need to name the brain model! Cast your vote now! When you make your gift to support Behavioral Neuroscience students, select your favorite name option from the drop down menu. The name to receive the most donors will be placed on the brain model!

Rank	Fund Designation	Donors
1	Name the Brain: Amy G. Dala	16
2	Name the Brain: Brainy McBrainface	7
3	Name the Brain: Schnitty McSchnithead	2

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Lunchtime Crunchtime

Thanks, Vikings! You've unlocked an additional $5,000 in support for students on your lunch break.

Rank	Prize	Lunchtime Crunchtime Challenge!	Donors
1	$2,500	Cross Country & Track and Field	95
2	$2,500	Men's Rowing	36
3		Women's Ultimate	13
4		Computer Science	9
5		Marketing Program	9
6		Men's Ultimate Team	9
7		Ice Hockey	8
8		Economics	7
9		Accounting Department	7
10		WWU Viking Volleyball 2023	7
11		Men's Soccer	6
12		Wrestling	6
13		Psychology	5
14		Linguistics	5
15		WISE Scholarship	4

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