FLORIDA SEA GRANT KARL HAVENS ENDOWMENT
Karl E. Havens, served as director of Florida Sea Grant from 2007 until his unexpected passing on April 26, 2019. A professor of aquatic ecology at the University of Florida, Karl was a leading international expert on aquatic research, management, education and outreach.
Your gift will help to permanently endow this fund in Karl’s memory and fuel Florida Sea Grant’s continued work to better understand and protect our most precious resources – our water, coastlines and ecosystems.
WHAT IS “STAND UP & HOLLER?”
Stand Up & Holler is UF's fifth annual giving day, a full 24-hour fundraising event, calling on all University of Florida alumni, students, faculty, staff, families and friends to come together to support UF and all of its areas of positive impact in our state, nation and world. The event takes place on Feb. 16, 2023, beginning at 12 a.m. EST and concluding at 11:59 p.m. PST.
WHAT IS THE GOAL?
Our goal is 27,000 gifts in 24 hours. Gifts can be directed to the school, department, research initiative, campus activity, UF program or an area of greatest need that means the most to you.