Join us April 2-3 for Vandal Giving Day 2024! Details coming soon
Vandal Healing Garden and Memorial
In Honor of All Vandals

As a permanent space on the Moscow campus for quiet reflection, remembrance and hope, the Vandal Healing Garden and Memorial will be open year-round to all who visit. The project will honor all students who died while attending the university, with a special memorial to the four young lives lost in the tragic events on November 13, 2022.

Student-Led, Community-Engaged Design

University of Idaho Architecture and Landscape Architecture students collaborated extensively with the community, fellow students, faculty and staff to develop concepts and select a final design that enhances the beauty of its surroundings, incorporates sustainability and is accessible for all.  

They are currently refining the design and working side by side with groups across the university to address everything from native plantings to integrated lighting to snow removal. In the process, the student team is gaining valuable, real-world experience and learning directly from experts in a variety of disciplines.   

Your donation will directly support the construction and ongoing preservation of this meaningful and timeless space honoring the memory of students who have passed while fostering hope, solace and serenity.  

Thank you for supporting our Vandal Family.

$25,000
Vandal Healing Garden & Memorial Challenge
Thank you, Deer Creek Fund in the Idaho Community Foundation
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Early Bird Challenge
Four chances to give with four winners! Thanks to the University of Idaho Foundation, the first four donors to Vandal Giving Day 2023 will earn cash bonuses toward the fund of their choice! $1,500 for the 1st donor, $1,000 for 2nd, $750 for the 3rd and $500 for the 4th!
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Brave. Bold. Furry Friends Challenge
Thanks to our Brave. Bold. Furry Friends Challenge winners!
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Healing Garden and Memorial, Dean Blaine Eckles first $1k Match
Thank you, Dean Eckles, Dr. Shelley Metzger and the Vandal Family!
$1,000 MATCHED
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$10,000
University of Idaho Foundation Challenge
We did it! Thank you, U of I Foundation and outstanding supporters!
1,500 / 1,500 Gifts
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Vandal Student Experience Leaderboard
The three funds with the highest number of gifts will earn $1,500 each, courtesy of the University of Idaho Foundation. Over 220 applicable funds include excellence funds, Equity & Diversity, fellowships, research, emergency funds, study abroad programs, Recreation & Wellbeing, Operation Education, WWAMI, sports clubs, student clubs, Greek funds, and many more!
Rank Prize Student Experience Programs Gifts
1 $1,500 Vandal Healing Garden & Memorial 124
2 $1,500 Women's Swimming & Diving 121
3 $1,500 Gamma Phi Beta Presidents Fund 71
4 Library Dean's Excellence Fund 67
5 College of Law Excellence Fund 33
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Overnighter Challenge
The top two funds to raise the most money from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. will receive $500 each, courtesy of the University of Idaho Foundation!
Rank Prize Overnighter Program Challenge Raised
1 $500 Athletics $3,535.00
2 $500 Science $1,150.00
3 Business and Economics $1,100.00
4 Vandal Healing Garden and Memorial $615.00
5 Access for All $500.00
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Vandal Procrastinator Challenge
Procrastinators, this one is for you! Holding out to the last minute may have paid off, literally. The last donor of Vandal Giving Day - ending April 5 at 5:48 p.m. (PT) earns $500 to support the fund of their choice, courtesy of the University of Idaho Foundation.
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Rank State Gifts
1 ID 91
2 WA 11
3 OR 7
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