Blood Drive

Roll Up Your Sleeve, Bison – Blood Drive September 25, 2025

Hosted by Residence Life in partnership with Vitalant

Residence Life partners with Vitalant each semester to host a campus blood drive—an opportunity for the NDSU community to make a life-saving impact.

Mark Your Calendar

The Homecoming Blood Drive is on Thursday, September 25, 2025, from 10:30 am - 4:30 pm in Cater Hall.

Blood Drive Reminders

Save Time with FastTrack – Complete your FastTrack the day of your appointment (after 4 a.m.) to save up to 20 minutes. Be sure to bring the QR code for staff to scan. Complete FastTrack Here
Bring ID – A photo ID or donor ID is required to donate.
Eat & Hydrate – Eat a healthy, low-fat meal within two hours of donating and drink 8–16 ounces of water or other non-caffeinated, non-alcoholic beverages one hour before your appointment.

Did You Know?

There’s no substitute for blood—it’s essential for life. It delivers oxygen and nutrients, fights infections, and heals wounds. When you donate, you make a difference for patients and their families.

Quick Blood Facts from Vitalant:

Blood makes up about 7% of your body weight.
The average adult has 10–12 pints of blood.
1 in 7 people entering a hospital will need blood.
Every 2 seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood.
Blood travels through 60,000 miles of vessels—enough to wrap around the earth 2.5 times.
Your body produces 180 million red blood cells every hour.
Blood or plasma from paid donors is not used for human transfusion—it’s processed into pharmaceutical products.

Questions?

Contact Jen Kacere at jennifer.kacere@ndsu.edu