In commemoration of UT Dallas’ 50th anniversary, the fourth annual Comets Giving Day will last 1,969 minutes from Aug. 5 at 10 a.m. until Aug. 6 at 6:49 p.m. More than 50 campus groups will participate in the extended day of giving with a challenge to raise $1 million. The resilience and caring shown by our community over the last few months have demonstrated just how great we really are. Rescheduled from its original date in April, this year’s Comets Giving Day will allow students, alumni and friends to renew connections and rally around common goals. “We began this year celebrating everything that’s made UT Dallas great for the past half-century,” said Kyle Edgington PhD’13, vice president for development and alumni relations. Participants can use the hashtag #COMETogetherUTD to join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn, and monitor challenges and live leaderboards on the Giving Day website.