Help Astronomy win Giving Day challenges!
Elizabeth M Warner
Hello Astronomy!!
This Giving Day (3/6) (now a bit less than 7 hours away!), the Annual Giving team has given us a list of challenges (designated times for faculty, staff, students, alumni) to win extra money and awareness for our Astronomy funds**—and compete with other units on campus! There are several social media challenges we would love your help with, and here's how you can contribute:
Post to your own channels/encourage others in your unit to post (and tag @UMDscience and @UMDAstronomy)
Here are the prizes we could use your help with:
(Before or on March 6) M Photo Challenge: The most creative photo of the M Circle (or any version of the Maryland M) could win you a prize for the fund of your choice. Selected from Instagram or Twitter—make sure to tag the unit or fund you wish to support and include #GivingDayUMD.
(On March 6) Worldwide Terp Pride Photo Challenge: Show off pictures of you in Terp Gear on your travels (or study abroad) with #GivingDayUMD on Instagram and X. Remember to tag the unit or fund you wish to support!
(On March 6) Tiny Terps Photo Challenge: Show photos of your kids or pets on campus and/or in their best Terp gear with #GivingDayUMD selected from Instagram or X. Remember to tag the unit or fund you wish to support!
Have any additional ideas? Send them directly to me and Katie Bemb, digital communications manager for CMNS (kb...@umd.edu).
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- Neil Gehrels Memorial Endowment in Astrophysics – This endowment fosters Neil's long-standing commitment to educating young people with strong scientific interests by supporting collaborations between UMD early-career scientists and NASA Goddard scientists. As Chief of the Astroparticle Physics Laboratory at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and a College Park Professor of Astronomy at the University of Maryland, Neil was a key figure in establishing the Joint Space Science Institute.
- Mike A'Hearn Endowed Lectureship – Mike Francis A'Hearn (November 17, 1940 - May 29, 2017) was a Distinguished University Professor of Astronomy and a renowned cometary astronomer. This lectureship is an annual prize lecture on the topic of planetary astronomy and reminds the many colleagues and students inspired by Mike of his influence as a scientist and human being.
- Andrew S. Wilson Prize for Excellence in Research - The Andrew S. Wilson Prize for Excellence in Research is awarded in early fall to a graduate student nearing completion of the Ph.D. dissertation who demonstrates the high standards for research and scholarship exemplified by Professor Andrew S. Wilson. The student must be applying for jobs in astronomy during the upcoming academic year and must be advised by a member of the Department of Astronomy.
We appreciate your support!
Elizabeth Warner