What is the Pittsburgh-Marquette Challenge?

An annual event, the Pittsburgh Marquette Challenge is a grassroots fundraising effort coordinated and carried out exclusively by physical therapy students! Students at Marquette University initiated the Challenge in 1989. Marquette is the Challenge's permanent sponsor, with co-sponsorship being awarded to the school raising the most money each year. In the past 17 years, the Challenge has raised more than $800,000, all of which is donated to the Foundation for Physical Therapy! These funds are then allocated to support physical therapy reserach and for scholarships.

Recordbreaking, schools participating in the 2005-2006 Challenge raised $132,771.68. UNLV was one of the schools that participated!

Student representatives for universities earning awards for their participation in the 2005-2006 Pittsburgh-Marquette Challenge with Foundation president Nancy White (far right).

What involvement does UNLV Physical Therapy have?

UNLV's physical therapy students were excited to participate for the first time in the 2005-2006 Pittsburgh-Marquette Challenge. UNLV earned an honorable mention for the funds donated to the Foundation for physical therapy. Students hope to raise even more money for next year's challenge!

UNLV Physical Therapy Students sold Entertainment books at one of their fundraisers for the Pittsburgh-Marquette Challenge!