MEMBERSHIP GUIDE 2019 20 CULTURE ACCOUNTABILITY COMPLIANCE & FINANCIAL GROWTH/DEVELOPMENT
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COMMUNITY CLASSROOM ENGAGEMENT ACADEMIC SUCCESS INTEGRATION STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT
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COMPETITION COMPLIANCE & FINANCIAL RESOURCE TO WIN ENHANCE FACILITIES
Dear Champions Club members and future members, First and foremost, thank you! Thank you for supporting all of our 350 We determined that our mission was to support the University of North student-athletes on an annual basis. Dakota through intercollegiate athletics while providing our student-athletes The opportunity to be a Division I athlete representing the University of the opportunity to compete, learn and grow, while our vision is to create North Dakota and the State of North Dakota in athletic competition throughout champions in the classroom, community and competition while providing a the country is a special one. One that we as administrators and coaches united and diverse culture. The mission and vision could not be executed impress upon them on a daily basis so that they can use their time at UND to without the underlying values of accountability, integrity and loyalty. absorb as much out of their experience as possible. The cornerstones of our Flight Plan are centered around our 4 C’s – As you consider re-joining or joining, I wanted to share with you that our culture, classroom, competition and community. athletic staff along with several groups of individuals helped us launch our Please know that we take tremendous pride in making sure that your athletic department strategic plan in December. Our athletic department team investment is used as wisely as possible and this plan will allow us to do just did a tremendous job in concisely identifying what we do and more importantly that. why we do it. Thank you for allowing me to serve UND and thank you for pledging your Many athletic departments across the nation have strategic plans but support. we felt for several logical reasons that that just was not enough for us-- we needed a Flight Plan. The highlights of the plan are our mission, vision and values. Bill Chaves, UND Director of Athletics 2 CULTURE ACCOUNTABILITY COMPLIANCE & FINANCIAL GROWTH/DEVELOPMENT
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COMMUNITY CLASSROOM ENGAGEMENT ACADEMIC SUCCESS IN THE CLASSROOM INTEGRATION STUDENT-ATHLETE Student-athlete GPAs above 3.0: Fall 258, Spring 262 DEVELOPMENT 4.0 GPAs: Fall 74, Spring 70 Highest team GPAs: Men's Golf (3.321) COMPLIANCE & FINANCIAL Women's Cross Country (3.601) UND had every one of its varsity sports record a Spring GPA above 3.0 for the COMPETITION first time in its Division I era COMPLIANCE & FINANCIAL RESOURCE TO WIN ENHANCE FACILITIES CHAMPIONS IN THE CLASSROOM, COMMUNITY AND COMPETITION
IN COMPETITION UND hockey hosted a very successful US Hockey Hall of Fame game at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., complete with a 3-1 win over the rival Minnesota Gophers. The football team ended the FCS’ longest home winning streak with a 24-23 win at fifth-ranked Sam Houston State on Sep. 22. Ashlyn Guggisberg notched holes-in-one on back-to-back days at the Jackrabbit Invitational in Boulder City, Nev., Mar. 11-12. Lexi Klabo was named one of the top women’s basketball players at her position nationally, as IN THE COMMUNITY a Cheryl Miller Award semifinalist. UND student-athletes combined for 7,327 hours of Molli Detloff and Kyley Foster became the community service. That’s over 20 hours per student- school’s first-ever NCAA Indoor Track and Field athlete. All-Americans 3 TOTAL SCHOLARSHIPS SUPPORT THE $5,324,523 NEED * based on estimation for 2019-20 Student-athlete scholarship $28,024
Scholarships needed 190
Total scholarships $5,324,523
$2,200,000 Champions Club OUR GREATEST NEED: SCHOLARSHIPS With consistent increases in tuition, the Champions Club strives to raise more dollars each year to support $2,300,383 growing scholarship costs and additional resources. Unfulfilled Scholarship Needs Your membership can help ease UND Athletics’ financial burdens, allowing UND to recruit the best and brightest student-athletes.
$594,140 The Champions Club strives to cover expenses and Endowments scholarship dollars for all of UND’s student-athletes. The total annual cost of scholarships across all sports is over $5 million. We are dedicated to meeting this challenge through Champions Club memberships, Impact Scholarships, and Scholarship Endowments.
$230,000 Impact Scholarships
4 PLEDGE YOUR
SUPPORT THE IMPACT $25,000/year x 5 $125,000 NEED $15,000/year x 5 $75,000 $10,000/year x 5 $50,000 $2,000/year x 5 $10,000 $1,000/year x 5 $5,000 IMPACT SCHOLARSHIPS Impact Scholarships help offset the cost of annual scholarships. Gifts to Impact Scholarships are not invested; rather, 100% of your yearly pledge will directly benefit a student-athlete scholarship. In 2018 we projected about $110,500 in gifts to Impact Scholarships and in 2019 we are excited to project $230,000. We are moving in the right direction but with an overall scholarship bill of $5 million, your support to Impact Scholarship is critical.
BENEFITS OF AN IMPACT SCHOLARSHIP By creating an Impact Scholarship, you may: • designate your gift to a specific sport and even a specific position. • name a scholarship. • be recognized on the Ralph Engelstad Arena Legacy Wall for the length of your pledge (if your gift is $25,000+) • meet the student-athlete(s) selected to receive your scholarship. • receive North Dakota Champions Club Priority Points (must be Champions Club member).
5 ENDOWMENT IMPACT
$600,000 $24,000 annual scholarship
$300,000 $12,000 annual scholarship
$100,000 $4,000 annual scholarship $25,000 $1,000 annual scholarship
* May have tax benefits, please consult your financial advisor.
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS Endowed scholarships are an investment into the future, providing perpetual financial support that increases over time. To lay the permanent groundwork for our program, we need to increase our scholarship endowment support for the long term.
BENEFITS OF AN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP • allow you to designate your gift to a specific sport or position • support a scholarship forever. • permanently associate your name with the scholarship endowment. • recognize you on the Ralph Engelstad Arena Legacy Wall. • allow you to meet the student-athlete(s) selected to receive your scholarship. • earn you North Dakota Champions Club Priority Points (must be Champions Club member).
6 CHAMPIONS IN YOUR COMMUNITY
wa vt 3 0 me mt nd mn 0 4 2216 420 nh UNITED STATES or 0 1 id wi ny ma TOTAL 2,758 0 12sd 4 4 3 wy2 mi0 Alabama 1 ia pa ri ne 0 ct 0 Arizona 19 nv 5 oh 4 in nj 0 Arkansas 1 2 ut il 1 co 8 2 wv 1 California 4 1 va de ca 11 ks mo ky 0 1 1 Colorado 11 4 2 2 0 Delaware 1 nc tn 1 dc md Florida 9 az ok 2 0 0 19 nm 2 ar sc Georgia 1 0 1 0 al ga Illinois 8 ak ms0 1 1 Indiana 2 0 tx la Iowa 5 7 1 Kansas 2 HI0 fl Louisiana 1 9 Massachusetts 3 Texas 7 Minnesota 420 Utah 1 Missouri 2 Virginia 1 Montana 4 Washington 3 Nebraska 4 Wisconsin 4 Nevada 2 Wyoming 2 New Jersey 1 TOTAL COUNT New York 4 North Carolina 1 MEMBERS North Dakota 2,216 CANADA NO MEMBERS Ohio 1 TOTAL 1 Oklahoma 2 Oregon 1 Manitoba 1 South Dakota 12 Tennessee 2 2,759 7 Legend Diamond Emerald Directors Coaches Captains Varsity Century 2019-20 CHAMPIONS CLUB BENEFITS $50,000+ $14,000+ $7,500+ $3,750+ $1,500+ $1,000+ $500+ $200+ Exclusive availability and marketing to 1 person or business per year
Reserved underground parking space at Ralph Engelstad Arena
Leadership session with UND head coach of your choice
Complimentary “Best Seats in the House” - football, hockey, basketball Reserved parking space at Ralph Engelstad Arena & Alerus Center
Named scholarship & invitation to Champion Builders Reception
Invitation to UND Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet VIP Football Sideline Experience for member & guest VIP Pregame Ice Level Experience for member & guest NDCC Priority Parking (with purchase of men’s hockey season tickets) 4 4 3 2 1 NDCC Priority Parking (with purchase of football & basketball season tickets) 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 Football tailgate tent admission Free admission to volleyball* Recognition in game programs & UNDsports.com/championship Opportunity to purchase men's hockey season tickets** 12 12 12 8 4 2 2 2 Opportunity to purchase all other season tickets** 16 16 16 12 8 6 6 4 15% Sioux Shop Discount Auto Decal Exclusive presale of single game tickets
*Regular season **Subject to availability. Joining the North Dakota Champions Club If you share your membership with other alumni/friends, NDCC will home games does not obligate you to purchase priority seating season tickets. only recognize one individual from the group as the contact person. There will be one receipt issued and only the contact person will ***If you are a suite or club seat licensee at receive Priority Points and the membership benefits noted. Ralph Engelstad Arena(REA), contact REA regarding Champions Club benefits. 8 NDCC - [North Dakota Champions Club] HOW TO BUILD PRIORITY POINTS Legend Diamond $50,000+ $14,000+ Increase Champions Club membership level 3 pts per $100
Athletic MVP gifts 3 pts per $100
Gifts to High Performance Center 3 pts per $100 (tax credit may apply) Gifts to Athletic Endowments 3 pts per $100 (tax credit may apply) Gifts to Impact Scholarships 3 pts per $100
UND Letterwinner 10 pts
UND Alumni 10 pts
*Total years as a NDCC member 3 pts per year since '01
More information and FAQs can be found at NDchampionsclub.com
How do you determine Priority Points ranking? PRIORITY POINTS BY Champions Club members are ranked 1 through 2,759, determined by their total number of points. We use the ranking to ensure an equal approach to ticket allocation when limited tickets are available. MEMBERSHIP LEVEL Champions Club Priority Points allow for a systematic, Do gift pledges or payment plans toward my orderly and equitable process to prioritize requests for Champions Club membership affect my points? season ticket allocations, away game ticket requests, Priority Points accumulate as gifts and payments are postseason tickets,Legend and other benefits. received, not at the time they are pledged. $50,000+ Legend 1,500 pts When are Priority Points used? To determine ticket priority when limited tickets are available. Diamond 420 pts
What is the difference between my Priority Points Emerald 225 pts and my Priority Point Rank? Directors 112.5 pts We use your total number of priority points to see where you rank among Coaches 45 pts all Champions Club members. For example, a donor with 1,943.59 Priority Points might have a Priority Point Rank of 100 out of 2,759 members. Captains 30 pts Varsity 15 pts
Century 6 pts 9 HOCKEY
Venue | Ralph Engelstad Arena
Men’s Hockey Waitlist The demand for season tickets is so high we have created a waitlist. Your first step? Join the Champions Club or upgrade your membership level to increase your priority! Season ticket allocations are based on Priority Points. The deposit to join the waitlist is a one-time fee of $100. That money will go towards the cost of your season ticket once you are awarded them. You can join the waitlist by calling Val at 701.777.4078 or the REA Ticket Office at 701.777.4689.
Away Game Tickets NDCC members receive first priority for away game tickets. To request away game tickets please email [email protected] at the least three weeks prior to the game you want to attend. Tickets will be allocated based on Priority Points.
CHAMPIONS CLUB LEVELS
Diamond, Emerald, Directors Varsity
Coaches Century
Captains Single game tickets Student Section Season tickets $465 for all sections *Subject to availability 10 MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL BETTY ENGELSTADVenue | SIOUX Betty Engelstad CENTER Sioux Center SEASON TICKETS COMBINED FACULTY/ SECTION MEN’S/WOMEN’S STAFF $220 $198
W I I W $160 $144
W N M I H B B H I M N W LEVEL SECTION PURCHASE MINIMUM MAXIMUM CONTRIBUTION LEGEND A 16 $50,000+ DIAMOND A 16 $14,000+ LOUNGE M B C HC M N W EMERALD A 16 $7,500+ DIRECTORS A 12 $3,750+ COACHES A 8 $1,500+ CAPTAINS B 6 $1,000+ W N M I H B B H I M N W VARSITY B 6 $500+
W I I W CENTURY B 4 $200+ CHAMPIONS CLUB LEVELS
*NEW THIS YEAR! We are no longer offering split season packages. All Sea- Diamond, Emerald, Directors, Coaches son tickets are now combined sports for Men’s and Women’s Basketball. Captains, Varsity, Century Champions Club members can purchase basketball season tickets at the Ralph Engelstad Arena. To purchase season tickets in the priority seating area, you must See map for season ticket prices *Subject to availability first make a minimum per-seat contribution to the Champions Club. See seating chart for membership levels. All requests for new, additional, or upgraded season tickets are determined by Champions Club level and Priority Points rank. 11 FOOTBALL
Champions Club members can purchase football season tickets at the Ralph Engelstad Arena. To purchase season tickets in the priority seating area, you must first make the appropriate contribution to the Champions Club. See seating chart for membership levels. All requests for new, additional, or improved season tickets are determined based on Champions Club level and Priority Points rank.
AWAY GAME TICKETS NDCC members receive first priority for away game tickets. To request away game tickets please email [email protected] at the least three weeks prior to the game you want to attend. Tickets will be allocated based on Priority Points.
12 Certain NDCC memberships receive receive Certain NDCC memberships their seasonparking passes with Duplicating your ticket purchases. in loss of parking permit can result will be required privileges. A $300 fee a lost or stolen permit. to replace PARKING NDCC VARSITY COACHES CAPTAINS PARKING GENERAL PAID PARKING PAID PAID PAID NDCC PARKING DIAMOND EMERALD GENERAL DIRECTORS PARKING PARKING GENERAL PAID PARKING GENERAL PAID
SEASON PRIVATE TAILGATING PARKING GENERAL
TAILGATING SEASON PRIVATE STUDENT PARKING
SEASON PRIVATE STUDENT TAILGATING RESTRICTED ACCESS GATE TAILGATING Football Hockey Basketball THANK YOU to every golfer who participated in the 2018 Champions Golf Tour! Last year’s tour was the most successful tour to date, raising more that $78,000 for UND student-athlete scholarships.
The 2019 Champions Golf Tour sponsored by Lithia:
Park River, N.D. | Thursday, June 6 Bismarck | Thursday, June 20 Fargo (Edgewood) | Wednesday, June 26 Grand Forks (GF Country Club) | Tuesday, July 9 Detroit Lakes, Minn. | Thursday, July 18
Thank You!
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May 31 Champions Club season ticket renewal deadline 2019-2020 MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION June 6 Champions Golf Tour | Park River June 20 Champions Golf Tour | Bismarck June 26 Champions Golf Tour | Fargo/Edgewood July 9 Champions Golf Tour | Grand Forks Country Club Bill Chaves July 18 Champions Golf Tour | Detroit Lakes Director of Athletics 701.777.2234 July 31 Football single-game ticket pre-sale: NDCC only [email protected] Aug. 22 UND Football Fan Fest | Memorial Stadium Sept. 4 Hockey single-game ticket pre-sale: Waitlist only Steve Brekke, ’84 Senior Associate Athletic Director, Major Gifts Sept. 5 Hockey single-game ticket pre-sale: NDCC only 701.777.6426 Sept. 12 Potato Bowl French Fry Feed [email protected] Sept. 14 Potato Bowl Parade & Football Game vs Sam Houston State Val Sussex, ’09, ’11 Sept. 16 UND Champion Builders Reception Director, Champions Club Oct. 4 UND Athletic Hall of Fame | Alerus Center 701.777.4078 Oct.5 Homecoming Parade & Football Game vs UC Davis [email protected] Heather Reardon Box Office Manager 701.777.4694 UND | REA TICKET OFFICE [email protected] One Ralph Engelstad Drive University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND 58203 701.777.4689 | 877.917.4689 CHAMPIONS CLUB UND Alumni Association & Foundation 3501 University Ave. Stop 8157 Grand Forks, ND 58202 800.543.8764 NDChampionsClub.com 16