Agricultural and Life Sciences

The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) is leading the way in finding solutions to the world’s most critical challenges. Every day, faculty, staff and students in CALS provide real-life solutions that advance the health and welfare of people, animals and the environment. Whether it’s in the classroom, at one of our research facilities across the state or through interaction in local UI Extension offices, CALS makes a difference in the lives of Idahoans and the world.


Please consider making a gift to the CALS Excellence Fund, CALS Scholarships, Judith Byram Student Engagement Fund, UI Extension Support Endowment or your favorite academic department/school in CALS today! 


College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Excellence Fund

Your gift to the CALS Excellence Fund gives students the opportunity to gain industry knowledge outside the classroom, brings world-renowned agricultural professionals and alumni to campus and provides much-needed scholarship support. Since 2016, nearly $30,000 from this fund has been used to assist 88 CALS students to attend conferences, national competitions, professional meetings and trainings, and international events. These experiences allow our students to broaden their skill set while meeting potential employers and showcasing the work being done in CALS. Your gift to the CALS Excellence Fund is the easiest way to impact many students in the college.

 

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Participating Groups
Agricultural and Life Sciences Athletics Homecoming, Alumni & UIRA Programming Art and Architecture Student Scholarships Business and Economics Lionel Hampton School of Music Vandal Brand Meats Study Abroad & International Programs Children's Center Education, Health and Human Sciences Engineering Fraternity & Sorority Life UI Centers Honors Program Vandals First Program Law Letters, Arts and Social Sciences Library McCall Field Campus McClure Center Military & Veteran Services Natural Resources Raven Scholars Program Recreation and Wellbeing Science Vandal Food Pantry Idaho 4-H Vandal Marching Band School of Health and Medical Professions
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Jim & Tedde Reid College of Business & Economics Scholarship Match
College of Business & Economics is preparing to educate Vandals for the next 100 years! Every gift to the College of Business & Economics Scholarship fund will be matched up to $5,000 thanks to Jim & Tedde Reid!
$2,600
Agricultural & Life Sciences Study Abroad Scholarship
Dr. Bob Haggerty is challenging you to support the Agricultural & Life Sciences Study Abroad Scholarship this Vandal Giving Day! When we receive gifts from 5 unique donors to the CALS Study Abroad Scholarship, $2,600 will be unlocked. Your generosity will help provide life-changing study abroad opportunities for CALS students, broadening their global perspectives. Let’s work together to reach this goal and make a lasting impact! Go Vandals!
$5 Goal
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$1,000
Ghanzinfar Scholarship
When 10 gifts are given to Ghanzinfar it will unlock $1,000!
$10 Goal
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$500
Dr. Shelley McGuire Match
Dr. Shelley McGuire will give an initial $500 to the Margaret Ritchie School of Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) and an additional $500 when we receive $500 in donations to FCS. Your support will help provide crucial opportunities for students. Let’s come together to reach this goal and make a lasting impact on the future of our students! Go Vandals!
$1 Goal
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$1,000
Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology Alumni Scholarship Endowment
Dr. Chris McIntosh is offering a challenge this Vandal Giving Day! A special gift of $1,000 will unlock for the department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology when we receive 15 unique donors to the department. Your support will help grow the Alumni Scholarship Endowment, providing crucial opportunities for students in the department. Let’s come together to reach this goal and make a lasting impact on the future of our students! Go Vandals!
$15 Goal
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$500
Early Bird Challenge
Whoever makes the first donation on April 1 will earn an additional bonus $500 to the fund of their choice!
1 Gift Goal
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$1,889
The 1889 Challenge
To honor the year University of Idaho was founded the 1,889 gift received will earn an additional $1,889 to the fund of their choice!
1,889 Gift Goal
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Leaderboard
Scholarship Leaderboard
During Vandal Giving Day, every gift toward scholarships helps your favorite scholarship fund reach a step closer to receiving a bonus! The three scholarship funds with the most gifts during our 1,889 minutes will receive a $1,000 bonus.
Scholarship Leader Board (54)
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Procrastinator Award
The last gift to Vandal Giving Day receives an additional $500 bonus to the fund of their choice.
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Vandal Trivia
5 Trivia Questions on "X" and the first person to answer correctly gets $100 to the fund of their choice. Be sure to follow @UIdahoAlumni
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Payroll Deduction Bonus Challenge
Set up a new payroll deduction on April 1 or 2, and you could win a $250 bonus! Two lucky employees will be randomly selected, so start giving and get rewarded for your Vandal pride!
$1,500
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences CALS Excellence
Dean Michael Parrella is proud to offer a donor challenge of up to $3,000, in support of the CALS Excellence Fund this Vandal Giving Day! Your donation will help unlock challenge gifts, to fund scholarships, research, and initiatives that make the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences a leader in education and innovation. Make your gift today help make an impact for CALS students! Go Vandals!
$25 Goal
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$500
4-H Excellence Fund
Nancy Shelstad is offering a challenge this Vandal Giving Day! A special gift of $500 to the 4-H Excellence Fund will unlock when we have 15 unique donors contribute to the fund. Your support will help provide crucial opportunities for 4-H youth. Let’s come together to reach this goal and make a lasting impact! Go Vandals!
$15 Goal
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$500
Animal and Veterinary Science - Animal Science
Dr. Mireille Chahine is offering a challenge this Vandal Giving Day! The Animal, Veterinary, and Food Sciences Department will unlock a special gift of $500 when we have 10 unique donors give to the department. Your support will help provide crucial opportunities for students. Let’s come together to reach this goal and make a lasting impact on the future of our students! Go Vandals!
$10 Goal
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$500
Soil and Water Systems Departmental Fund
Dr. Robert Heinse is issuing a challenge this Vandal Giving Day! A special gift of $500 to the Soil and Water Systems Department will unlock when we have 5 unique donors to the department. Your support will help provide crucial opportunities for students. Let’s come together to reach this goal and make a lasting impact on the future of our students! Go Vandals!
$5 Goal
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$2,500
John Hoyne New Vandal Donor Challenge
This Vandal Giving Day, we’re calling on 15 new donors to step up! When 15 new donors give, a $2,500 challenge gift will be unlocked, helping provide food and essential resources to students in need. Thank you to alumnus John Hoyne '96 for his support.
15 Gift Goal
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$500
Faculty & Staff Challenge
The 250th gift from a faculty/staff member will win a $750 bonus for the fund of their choice!
250 Gift Goal
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$5,000
Foundation Participation Challenge
Every gift counts—and now, every 500 gifts unlocks an additional $5,000, up to $25,000 in bonus funds! The more Vandals who give, the more we unlock to support students, programs, and initiatives across the University of Idaho.
500 Gift Goal
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Kick Off Challenge
The top three funds that receive the most gifts in the first 10 hours on April 1st will unlock an additional $1,000 donation!
Kick Off Challenge (165)
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Find Joe Vandal
There are 15 hidden Joe Vandals around campus. If you find one please bring it to the ASUI Lounge in the Idaho Student Union Building. You get to designate $100 to the fund of your choice.
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Sip & Select Challenge
We want to give our colleges some Vandal Giving Day love! Enter the Vandal Giving Day College Challenge. The college with the most votes at the Sip Station on Campus earns $250 for their designated fund. Stop by with your family and friends to support your college and the University of Idaho!
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Dean of Students Ambassador Challenge
Blaine Eckles, Dean of Students has challenged all staff in Student Affairs to support Vandal Giving Day as Ambassadors. The Ambassador who brings in the most gift will be able to add a $500 bonus to the fund of their choice!
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