LaunchKU Past Projects

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67 Projects

2024 KU Sensory Enhanced Aquatics

It is our vision that ALL individuals with autism have access to quality, affordable swim lessons that meet their learning needs.

Art By, About, and For People with Disabilities

By Friends of the Lied

Make a gift to help the Lied Center fund performances that promote diversity and inclusion in a safe environment.

Audio-Reader: 45 Years of Service

By Audio-Reader

Audio-Reader fosters independence by providing access to information and the arts for people who have difficulty reading standard print.

Beautification of Campus | 2024 KU Grounds Fundraiser

By KU Grounds Team

The KU Grounds 2024 Fall Fundraiser supports our efforts to beautify the KU campus and enrich the one-of-a-kind KU experience for our students and community.

By Dole Institute of Politics

Honor Bill’s legacy by providing essential support for student learning opportunities beyond the classroom.

Blake Exposito Memorial

By Nicholas Sellers

Help create a memorial space for our friend and classmate, Blake Exposito, in a new walk-thru pollination garden on the KUMC campus.

Breaking Barriers: A JayDoc Free Clinic Initiative

By Raeef Rahman

JayDoc offers free healthcare to the uninsured and under-insured in Kansas City through general and specialty clinics

Bring the T. rex home to KU Natural History Museum

By Natural History Museum

We’re calling on all dinosaur fans to send a KU paleontology team to Montana to excavate a Tyrannosaurus rex this summer. Help us bring this fossil home to KU.

Build On the Success of KU Women's Golf

By KU Women's Golf

Invest in Kansas Women's Golf student-athlete experience and help us meet our $20,000 goal!

Carol J. Fabian Professorship in Breast Cancer

By KU Cancer Center

To honor Carol J. Fabian's legacy in breast cancer prevention and survivorship during her time at the KU Cancer Center.

Celebrate Cathy Thrasher's Retirement

By Watkins Health Services

Join us in honoring Cathy Thrasher and her 36 years of service devoted to student health and the future generations of pharmacists.

Celebrate Dr. Klayder’s 50th Study Abroad Program

By Dr. Katie Conrad

In celebration of Mary Klayder’s 50th study abroad trip this spring, join us in supporting students as they embark on Mary’s prized study abroad programs.

Celebrate KU Cancer Center

Congratulations to the KU Cancer Center for achieving NCI comprehensive cancer center designation!

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Cicotello Fund for Dept. of English Graduate Students

By David Cicotello & KU English

Help David Cicotello and the Dept. of English support graduate students that find themselves stranded on a ledge.

Dedication to Social Justice and Liberation Award

By Dept of Educational Psychology

This award is presented to a current EPSY graduate student who seeks, finds, and forges the advancement of social justice.

Diversity in Law Scholarship 2021

By KU Law

Join KU Law in supporting the Diversity in Law Scholarship and expanding opportunities in the legal profession for students from all backgrounds.

Dollar for Dollar Match by Dr. Rajesh Pahwa

By KU Parkinson’s Disease Center

Dr. Rajesh Pahwa is matching dollar for dollar, up to the first $2,500, in support of Parkinson’s disease research.

Elizabeth Dole Women in Leadership Lecture

By Dole Institute of Politics

Invest in a fantastic new series at the Dole Institute, featuring women in leadership positions who break barriers and inspire others to do the same!

Foster Love Fundraiser

By LaunchKU

Fund the Foster Love Fundraiser to support current & former foster youth at KU. Your help will support those in need and provide community support.

Give Black Greek Lettered Organizations a Permanent Home at KU

By KU NPHC

With your support, we can build a Divine Nine Plaza in KU's Central District to give NPHC organizations a home and educate KU about their rich history.

Give Connection, Independence and Confidence

By MS Achievement Center

Make a difference in the lives of those with Multiple Sclerosis. Your gift will have double the impact thanks to a matching gift provided by an anonymous donor.

Give Up the Green for the DN Garden

By Dept of Dietetics & Nutrition

Help increase educational and research opportunities around garden-based nutrition and health by enhancing Dietetics & Nutrition’s vegetable and herb garden.

Haiti Birthing Center

By Instit. Health+Wellness Design

Our collaborative design-build community center project will help an existing birthing clinic & provide technology transfer to Haitian students and contractors.

Happy 100th to KU Theatre!

By Department of Theatre & Dance

KU Theatre & Dance has been teaching Jayhawks since 1923! Help us to secure the next hundred years of professional-grade productions.

Competition to design and build high-performance, low-carbon, net-zero energy buildings powered by renewables.

Help Honor the Legacy of Dr. Duane G. Wenzel

By School of Pharm & Toxicology

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of KU Pharmacology & Toxicology by making a donation to help establish the Dr. Duane G. Wenzel Scholarship.

Help Mobilize KU's Legal Aid Clinic

By KU School of Law

Legal problems have no regard for deadlines or convenience. KU Law’s Legal Aid Clinic can assemble its army of student volunteers at a moment’s notice.

Help SPARK Make it Happen

By SPARK

Make it Happen is a conference dedicated to inspiring, educating, and empowering young women to use STEM as a tool to pursue passions and dream big.

Help Sustain KU TPE - An Inclusive Jayhawk Flock

By KU TPE

Invest in KU TPE to include students with intellectual disability in all facets of KU academic and student life and enhance inclusion and diversity at KU.

Honoring 45 Years of Diversity and Women in Engineering

By School of Engineering

The purpose of the project is to raise awareness and financial support for diversity and women’s programs in the School of Engineering at KU.

Jayhawk Motorsports allows students to apply knowledge gained in class to innovate and compete in the top tier of an international playing field.

Jimmy Gorman Memorial Law Scholarship

By Chris Wolcott

Make a gift to support University of Kansas Law Scholarships in memory of Jimmy Gorman, so we can make the KU Law experience a reality for a future Jayhawk.

Kansas Club Baseball Spring Training

By LaunchKU

Want to help our team get a fun and competitive experience? Donate now to help fund our trip to Florida to play new, challenging teams we’ve never faced before!

Katherine Pryor Student Emergency Fund

By FROTH

Honor Katherine Pryor and her 40 years of dedication to KU by investing in a fund set up for theatre & dance students facing crises.

KJHK Membership Drive | Fall 2024

By KJHK

Help create educational opportunities for students interested in learning more about radio broadcast, the music industry, event planning, and marketing.

KU Club Tennis | 2024 Nationals

By KU Club Tennis

KU Club Tennis competitive team qualified for UTSA TOC Nationals!! Help send us to Rome, Georgia to compete on the national stage.

KU Debate Heritage Fund - Annual Campaign

By KU Debate Team

Help Maintain the Heritage of Success for KU's Award Winning Debate Team.

KU Engineers Without Borders: Ugandan Clean Water Source Project

By Engineers Without Borders - KU

Help support Engineers Without Borders engineer a water system for Bubago, a rural village in eastern Uganda. Donate now for a lasting impact!

KU Herpetology Student Research

By LaunchKU

Support KU Herpetology student research

KU Mortar Board - Torch Chapter

By LaunchKU

KU Mortar Board is raising funds to start a scholarship that will aid members who demonstrate financial need in paying the national membership fee.

KU Swim & Dive Matching Gift Challenge

By KU Swim & Dive Team

Invest in the Kansas swimming and diving student-athlete experience and help us meet our $25,000 match challenge goal.

Let's Make Osher Sound Better

By Jim Peters

We learn best when we hear what’s being taught. Help upgrade the sound system in Osher’s classroom and install an audio loop to assist those with hearing loss.

Mary Klayder Study Abroad Fund for Honors Students

By University Honors Program

For 18 years, Mary Klayder has taken 800+ students on short-term study abroad trips. Help us make these trips possible for more students with HOA scholarships!

Lied Center 25th Anniversary Hearing Loop Campaign

By Lied Center

Support the Lied Center’s Hearing Loop Campaign, and help us make performing arts experiences more accessible and gratifying for the hearing impaired.

MPA Student Scholarship Support

By KU Public Administration

It can cost $47K for an MPA student to complete their first year. Invest in a student's future & the School’s ability to recruit diverse, talented students.

Power the Journey Against Alzheimer's

Raised: $10,006 | # of Gifts: 28

We need your assistance to help determine those who are at risk for a disease like Alzheimer’s disease. Your support will directly impact our biomarker program.

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Project RITA

By Design + Build Studio 509

Invest in Project RITA to support the construction of a space that promotes the mental and physical well-being of all KU students!

Replant Mt Oread "Trick or Trees:" Campanile Crabapples

By KU Center for Sustainability

With your support, we can re-plant 24 crabapples near the Campanile that have been lost to age and maintain the beauty of the Jayhawk graduation experience!

SciFlix: Like Date Night (with your brain!)

Amount Raised: $3,375 | # of Gifts: 47

SciFlix is a community outreach and recruiting project that brings in the public for a film and panel discussion related to scientific or academic themes.

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Shape the Future of Teaching: CTE Friends of Teaching Excellence

By Center for Teaching Excellence

Support innovative faculty in becoming the next generation of teaching leaders, create new types of learning experiences, and help move the university forward

Support Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the KU Medical Center

KUMC Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Support student scholarships in the Schools of Health Professions, Medicine and Nursing, and overall campus programming for diversity, equity and inclusion.

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Support free performing arts experiences for preschoolers

By Friends of the Lied

Make an impact on our youngest performing arts lovers. Your donation will help fund the Lied Center’s Performing Arts 3to5 program for area preschoolers.

Support SEARCH: Career Symposium for Young Scientists

By MB GSO and EEB GSO

Support a graduate student-run symposium for STEM Ph.D. students to discover non-academic career paths.

Support the Dr. Andrew E. Zinn Memorial Fund in Social Work

By KU School of Social Welfare

Your gift will move us one step closer to establishing the Dr. Andrew E. Zinn Memorial Fund in Social Work at KU.

Support the Excavation of the KU T. rex in Montana

By Natural History Museum

Calling all dinosaur fans—help us send a KU paleontology team back to Montana to excavate a Tyrannosaurus rex this summer and bring this fossil home to KU!

Support the Omega Phi Alpha Service Award

By LaunchKU

Help KU's only service sorority raise funds for their service award, given to an active member who excels in leadership & service to the KU Community & beyond.

Support PT Department Faculty Development

By Dept of PT & Rehab. Science

A project in support of the Ball and Blanchard Faculty Development Fund for the KU Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science.

Support Rock Chalk Prairie Acre

By Arch & Design

Architectures 509 Design + Build Studio is looking for donations to help pave and add an information booth to the existing Prairie Acre outdoor classroom.

Support the Rock Chalk Remain Fund

By KU Student Senate

Help KU Student Senate launch an emergency fund for students facing financial emergencies.

Support Student Biologists

By EEB GSO

Provide much-needed support to student biologists as we pursue professional development opportunities and engage our local Kansas communities in science.

Support the Project on the History of Black Writing (HBW)

By KU Dept. of English

Help HBW support student work, archive Black books, and transform the public humanities.

Thank You, Chancellor Gray-Little

Join us in honoring the Chancellor with a gift and a note of gratitude.

In the past seven years, we have made tremendous strides and positioned KU for even greater future achievements thanks to Chancellor Gray-Little’s leadership.

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Theta Tau Regional Engineering Conference

By Zeta Chapter of Theta Tau

Members of Theta Tau are gathering in Lawrence to grow in service, professionalism, and brotherhood. Support the Zeta Chapter in making this event a success!

THRIVE: A KUMC Food Pantry

By LaunchKU

Funds raised will help start and sustain the THRIVE food pantry at KUMC.

Valentino Stella Students & Friends Graduate Fellowship

By School of Pharmacy

Join us in honoring Dr. Stella’s 44-year teaching and research career at KU, his commitment to his students, and the international impact of his discoveries!

V Foundation Match for Cancer 2019

By KU Cancer Center

The University of Kansas Cancer Center, The V Foundation for Cancer Research, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Hunt Family Foundation unite to fight cancer.

100 for 100: Spencer Collection Centennial Celebration

By Spencer Museum of Art

It has been 100 years since our collection’s founding gift. Support the Spencer Museum to sustain another 100 years of art at KU.

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