Challenge Grant

One donor has stepped forward with a historic $10 million commitment to match gifts made through June 2015 to support the UND College of Business & Public Administration as it moves from great to exceptional. Endowments established to support new programs, scholarships, and faculty within the College of Business & Public Administration may be matched 3:1.

The gift established by the B. John Barry Family as a Challenge Grant, and is among the largest gift ever given to UND through the UND Foundation. In total, it will have a $40 million impact on the College of Business & Public Administration.

Gifts in any amount are invited to help the College fully-fund program initiatives. Campaign commitments may be completed over an extended period of time not to exceed 10 years. Collaborate with us and our philanthropic partner in this unique opportunity to transfer UND’s premier college into a nationally revered business and public administration hub. Your commitment will make an elite UND education available to future leaders and ensure programming and faculty success.

“The College of Business & Public Administration at UND must push itself to go beyond the status quo. This means the opportunities we present students, both now and into the future, must add value to their experiences while shaping them into our next generation of leaders who proudly display their North Dakota spirit. When you join with us in this campaign, you are doing more than creating opportunity; you are creating a foundation upon which students can build their future.”

                                                     - Dennis J. Elbert, Dean and Profesor of Marketing, '68, '72