University History
The date the University was founded.
What is February 28, 1850?
This is the larger team at the Unversity that Donor Relations is a part of.
What is Advancement?
Often called the "father of computer graphics," this University of Utah professor mentored many future tech pioneers and founded Pixar's predecessor.
Who is Edwin Catmull?
This hawk serves as the University of Utah's mascot.
Who is Swoop?
This system serves as the official record for donor and constituent information.
What is Unite?
These mountains provide the iconic backdrop to campus
What are the Wasatch Mountains?
These are the foundational pillars of donor relations.
What are acknowledgement, stewardship, recognition, and engagement?
This Adobe co-founder earned a mathematics degree from the University of Utah.
Who is John Warnock?
This giant white landmark overlooks campus from the foothills above the University.
What is the Block U?
These agreements document donor intent and the purpose of a gift.
What are gift agreements?
This was the original name of the University of Utah when it was founded by the territorial legislature in 1850.
What is the University of Deseret?
These six teams make up donor relations.
What are Athletic Stewardship, Campus Concierge, DR Operations, Events, Marketing & Communications, and Stewardship?
This Academy Award-winning actor attended the University of Utah before starring in films including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting.
Who is Robert Redford?
The University of Utah's athletic teams compete in this conference.
What is the Big 12 Conference?
This strategy intentionally moves donors from prospect to engaged supporter to loyal donor.
What is MOVES Management?
This longtime president, often called the "Father of the Modern University of Utah," led the institution from 1869 to 1892.
Who was John R. Park?
This type of fund is designed to provide support in perpetuity, with only a portion of investment earnings typically spent each year.
What is an endowment?
This University of Utah alumnus co-founded Atari and was one of the pioneers of the video game industry.
Who is Nolan Bushnell?
In 1982, University of Utah surgeons performed the world's first permanent implantation of this medical device.
What was the Jarvik-7 artificial heart?
In this stage, staff assess a prospect's interest, capacity, and alignment with the institution.
What is Qualify (Qualification)?
Approximately this many students enrolled in the University's very first classes.
What is 25 students?
This stewardship principle focuses on ensuring that donors understand exactly how their gifts were used and the impact they achieved.
What is accountability?
This University of Utah graduate founded WordPerfect, one of the most widely used word-processing programs of the 1980s.
Who is Bruce Bastian?
In 1969, the University of Utah became one of the first four institutions connected to this network, which eventually evolved into the modern internet.
What is ARPANET?
When a donor's desired use of funds, reporting expectations, and recognition preferences are clearly documented, advancement teams are better able to uphold this principle.
What is donor intent?