Penn State Greater Allegheny will host its spring commencement at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 5, in Wunderely Gymnasium. Chancellor Curtiss E. Porter will preside as diplomas are conferred to 33 individuals receiving baccalaureate and associate degrees. The keynote speaker will be John Lydon, chief executive officer (CEO) at the Auberle and Pauline Auberle Foundation. (more)
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center has surpassed the $200 million mark in its current $300 million fundraising initiative, For the Future: The Campaign for Penn State Hershey Medical Center. (more)
Penn State men's basketball coach Patrick Chambers will headline a special benefit and exhibition for the newly established Penn State Student Emergency Fund on Sunday, April 15 at the Rosenfeld Gallery (113 Arch Street) in Philadelphia. The benefit will serve as the launch of the "Hand in Hand" commemorative art project, which will support the Fund through the sale of a limited edition tapestry based on the artwork of noted Penn State graphic design professor Lanny Sommese. (more)
Penn State York recently established the first Renaissance Fund at the campus thanks to a $30,000 gift from Susquehanna Bank to meet the minimum endowment requirement for the fund. This Renaissance Fund is dedicated to students who begin their Penn State journey at Penn State York. This fund will provide a Penn State York student with about $1,500 per year at current endowment spending rates. The scholarship can be renewed each year for up to eight semesters. (more)
Maureen S. Joly of Allentown, Pa., has accepted the position as director of development at Penn State Lehigh Valley. In this position, Joly will be responsible for overseeing and managing all fundraising efforts for the campus.
Joly has 18 years of experience in development and fundraising in the Lehigh Valley. Prior to her appointment, she was the director of development for the Allentown Symphony Association, and has worked for other nonprofit organizations including Grace Montessori School and Sacred Heart Hospital. (more)
Former Penn State New Kensington student Suzette Schultz recently pledged $50,000 to create the Shaffer Family Trustee Matching Scholarship at the campus.
Schultz's gift establishes the 11th trustee matching scholarship at the campus. Through the matching scholarship program, developed in 2002 by the Penn State Board of Trustees, donors become partners with the University in supporting students. The annual spendable income on an endowed scholarship, which averages 5 percent, is matched by the University and allows donors to make the most of their philanthropic dollars. (more)
Penn State Harrisburg engineering students planning careers in the electric utility industry will have an edge on the competition when they graduate, thanks to nearly $200,000 in gifts of software, equipment, and financial support from PPL Corporation and leading electric utility suppliers. The PPL Electric Utilities Power Laboratory on campus offers students hands-on training with the same equipment utility companies use to control and protect the nation's power systems. (more)
Penn State New Kensington continues the public phase of its fundraising campaign, "For the Future: The Campaign for Penn State Students," that highlights scholarships, athletics and global initiatives. The campaign is a University-wide effort to raise $2 billion by June 2014. New Kensington is responsible for $3 million of the total. During the private phase of the campaign that began in 2007 and during the current public phase that began in 2010, New Kensington raised $1.8 million, which is 60 percent of its total. "With three years remaining in the campaign, we are on track to reach our goal," said Donna Speer, New Kensington's director of development. "Our objectives reflect the most critical needs for revitalization of our campus and our main objective is to build a campus of the future that enriches the experiences of students beyond the classroom, and serves the community needs of the Alle-Kiski Valley." (more)
Earl K. Harbaugh, a 1961 Penn State alumnus, and his wife, Kay L. Harbaugh, recently made the first leadership gift to the Penn State University Charitable Gift Fund (PSUGF), which will benefit the University and other charitable organizations. The Harbaughs' gift fund will support programs in the College of Agricultural Sciences. (more)
Alumni and friends who want a simple, cost-effective way to maximize the impact and tax benefits of their philanthropy now have a new option at Penn State. The University recently launched the Pennsylvania State University Charitable Gift Fund, a donor-advised fund (DAF) that allows Penn State supporters to invest their charitable dollars and direct contributions to both the University and other nonprofit organizations. (more)
