Lincoln, Neb.--Thank you to everyone who supported the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts and all of its areas during this year's Glow Big Red on Feb. 11-12.
Glow Big Red—24 hours of Husker Giving—celebrates our campus and raises vital funding to ensure that Husker arts students receive a world class education and have a life-changing experience at Nebraska.
This year, 100 gifts were made totaling $12,402 to support the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts. This year marked the first year that the college surpassed $10,000 in giving. Overall, Glow Big Red raised $3,667,815 from 8,080 gifts.
“We are overwhelmed by the support shown to the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts during this year’s Glow Big Red,” said Andy Belser, dean of the college. “This year’s record-setting total will enhance our students’ experiences and is a credit to the community’s support of the arts at Nebraska.”
Our gifts unlocked three challenge gifts:
• An extra $500 was unlocked for 70 donors making gifts to the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts, thanks to the generosity of Dr. Daniel and Kim Einspahr.
• An extra $1,000 was unlocked for 10 donors making gifts to the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, ghanks to the generosity of Dr. Douglas Jose.
• $750 in matching gifts made to the Glenn Korff School of Music's Dance Division, thanks to the generosity of Cindy Heimann Harms, Kari Swanson Neth and Shelley Brackhan Fritz.
We appreciate your support for our students!
Learn more about the event at https://glowbigred.unl.edu.
