Jordan Ooten
April 21, 2025
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WMUL-FM) — Marshall University’s Day of Giving, also known as 1,837 Minutes for Marshall, allowed students, faculty, supporters and Marshall alumni to give donations to certain programs.
The day, which lasted from 12 p.m. on April 23 to 6:37 p.m. on April 24, had donations coming in from all over the country, with $263,409 raised.
The event’s namesake honors the year that Marshall was founded.
The goal of this event is to “raise critical funding and engage our community to advance the mission of Marshall,” according to the 1,837 Minutes for Marshall website.
The money from these donations will help go to scholarships, resources and research.
“You decide where your dollars make an impact at Marshall,” the website said. “Whether your heart is in the arts, research labs, supporting students or investing in a specific school, the choice is yours. Every gift makes an impact, giving more students access to a world-class education, investing in innovation and connecting our community.”
West Virginia made the most donations with 377 gifts. Ohio and Maryland were second and third, with 58 and 31 gifts respectively.
Some of the participating groups were the College of Liberal Arts, the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, the School of Pharmacy, the College of Arts and Media and the Marshall University Alumni Association.
There were lots of challenges during the virtual event, like the Marshall University Alumni Association Challenge, Lunch Break Challenge, Rush Hour Challenge and Herd in the USA Challenge.
There was also a challenge for the ambassadors of the event, in which whoever has the most donors wins a bag of Marshall merchandise. The winner was Shaunte Polk with 24 donors.