Undergraduate scholarship applications due April 26
3/27/13
Undergraduate students with an interest in information or library science may apply now for a University Libraries scholarship, which can help with current school costs.
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Adult students benefit from Penn State scholarships just for them
3/21/13
Two-thirds of all college students receive some type of financial aid, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), but most aid is focused on full-time traditional-age students. Adult students — a population NCES expects will grow 20 percent by 2020 — have fewer financial aid options, because often they are enrolled part time. To help adult students achieve their education goal, Penn State is creating scholarships and other financial aid options for these students.
Ag cooperative trade organization creates two Penn State scholarships
2/19/13
The Mid-Atlantic Alliance of Cooperatives has established two endowed scholarships to benefit students in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
New engineering scholarship honors founder of Pittsburgh firm
2/14/13
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – A new scholarship in the College of Engineering honors the founder of a Pittsburgh engineering firm.
Civil & Environmental Consultants (CEC) Inc., established the endowment for James M. Roberts, a Penn State alumnus and the firm’s chairman emeritus.
Special education graduate program scholarships now available
1/31/13
Penn State is offering scholarships to support graduate-level study in special education in response to the continuing national demand for special education teachers. The program in the College of Education includes scholarships in the amount of at least $19,000 for as many as 15 months of study with an emphasis on infants, toddlers and preschoolers who have disabilities and their families.
Annual Blue and White Scholarship Luncheon set for Jan. 20
1/10/13
Penn State Greater Allegheny will host its annual Blue and White Scholarship Luncheon on Jan. 20. The annual luncheon brings together donors with incoming scholarship recipients and their families. Two recent alumni, who started their Penn State careers at Greater Allegheny and who were Blue and White scholarship recipients, will be the featured speakers at the event.
Dinner raises more than $255,000 for Renaissance scholarships
11/16/12
Penn State's 36th annual Renaissance Fund dinner raised more than $255,000 to endow scholarships in honor of community leaders and philanthropists, Ed and Charlene Friedman, this year's Renaissance Fund Honorees. Over 400 guests attended the Nov. 15 dinner at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel.
The annual event raises money for Renaissance Fund scholarships, which are awarded to academically talented Penn State students who have great financial need. The dinners honor community leaders, and contributions are used to endow scholarships in their names. Since the Renaissance Fund's inception in 1969, the total endowment has grown to more than $10 million. To date, 393 scholarships have been awarded for the 2012-13 academic year. The Renaissance Fund announced the Friedmans as this year's honorees in late August.
Ninth annual All That's Jazz benefit raises more than $105K
10/30/12
"Legacy" was the theme of the ninth annual All That's Jazz Student Scholarship event, held Oct. 27 at Penn State Greater Allegheny. And a legacy was definitely provided - in the amount of $105,528, which will be added to the campus' student scholarship fund. Penn State Greater Allegheny Chancellor Curtiss Porter explained that now, more than ever before, there is a real need for scholarship funding, with more than 91 percent of students requiring financial aid. Students Maria Marroquin from Washington, D.C., and Michael Monezis from McKeesport, Pa., demonstrated that need, thanking the crowd of advisory board members, alumni, faculty, staff and friends. Both receive scholarship funds, and would not be able to attend college without a little help from the donors in the room.
Students and donors meet at annual scholarship reception
10/24/12
Melding academic prowess with a passion for horses, Penn State New Kensington student Shanna Williams desires to start a new business after graduation. Penn State alumnus Mike Kotyk funds a campus scholarship that is helping Williams fulfill her desire. Williams, a senior in the Applied Psychology program, was the guest speaker Oct. 23 at the campus' annual Scholarship Reception, an event that brings together recipients and donors. The reception gives students who receive scholarships and benefactors who establish scholarships, a chance to meet face to face. Students attending the reception were able to deliver personal thanks to their donors, who in turn were able to see the personification of their philanthropic endeavors. Williams is the recipient of the Gregory and Xenia Kotyk Memorial Trustee Family Scholarship. The $50,000 endowment was established in 2011 by Kotyk in honor of his parents. "I cannot thank Mr. Kotyk enough for his generosity and kindness that has been beneficial to me in so many ways," said Williams, a product of the Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School. "I never imagined being able to afford college. By working hard academically, and with the scholarships, grants and some loans, I have seen the fruits of my labor through the helping hands extended to me by Mr. Kotyk and other scholarship donors."
Applications being accepted for Space Grant scholarships
10/18/12
The Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium is accepting applications for Undergraduate Research Scholarships. Information about the scholarships and the application can be found at http://pa.spacegrant.org.
$1 million gift funds scholarships at Penn State Hazleton
10/3/12
A $1 million scholarship endowment to benefit Penn State Hazleton students has been made possible by the John E. Morgan Foundation. The John E. Morgan Foundation Trustee Scholarship will be created, which will help qualified students with financial need to attend the Hazleton campus.
The Morgan Foundation made a $1 million gift to The Pennsylvania State University Philanthropic Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which then directed the funds to Penn State Hazleton. It is the largest gift that the Hazleton campus has received during Penn State's current fundraising effort, For the Future: The Campaign for Penn State Students.
Alumni Society has new total of $24,000 in golf outing proceeds
9/28/12
The Penn State Beaver Alumni Society announced a new total of $24,000 in proceeds from its 12th annual Golf Outing held Sept. 10. Last week the group announced it had raised $22,000, but additional income received had not been included in that total. All proceeds benefit the group's endowed scholarships for Beaver campus students. To date, the Alumni Society has raised more $185,000 for the campus.
Next year's golf outing will be held Sept. 9 at Seven Oaks Country Club, Brighton Township. For information about the golf outing or the Alumni Society, contact Diana Patterson, director of development, at dlp25@psu.edu or 724-773-3558.
Beaver Alumni Society golf outing raises $22,000 for scholarships
9/20/12
The Penn State Beaver Alumni Society's Twelfth Annual Golf Outing held Sept. 10 raised $22,000 for the group's endowed scholarship for Beaver campus students. To date, the Alumni Society has raised more than $183,000 for the campus. For information about the 2013 golf outing or the Alumni Society, contact Diana Patterson at dlp25@psu.edu or 724-773-3558.
Penn State Beaver Alumni Society golf outing winners are announced
9/14/12
The Penn State Beaver Alumni Society announced the winners of the its twelfth annual golf outing held Monday, Sept. 10 at Seven Oaks Country Club, Brighton Township. First place team was Kip's Ice Cream with a score of 57 by team members Nick Anderson, Shane Hecht, John Murawski, and Don Ware. The Beaver County Times team won second place with a score of 60 by team members Greg Best, Larry Boggs, Bob Johnston, and Vaughn Vacar. Each first-place winner received a $75 gift certificate and each second-place winner received a $60 gift certificate to be used in the club's pro shop. The golf outing proceeds, which will be announced soon, benefit the Alumni Society's endowed scholarships for Beaver campus students. For information about the 2013 golf outing, contact Diana Patterson, director of development at Beaver, at dlp25@psu.edu or 724-773-3558.
Penn State World Campus student is first Navy scholarship recipient
9/10/12
For five years, Justin Scinocco was a Navy special warfare combatant-craft crewman (SWCC), a member of an elite team that supports Navy SEALS. He served in Iraq in 2003. In 2011, he enrolled in Penn State's World Campus to prepare for a medical career. For his Navy service and academic achievements, Scinocco has been chosen to receive the first Alexander P. Fletcher Navy Student Award presented by the World Campus.
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Undergraduate scholarship applications due April 26
3/27/13
Undergraduate students with an interest in information or library science may apply now for a University Libraries scholarship, which can help with current school costs.
Adult students benefit from Penn State scholarships just for them
3/21/13
Two-thirds of all college students receive some type of financial aid, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), but most aid is focused on full-time traditional-age students. Adult students — a population NCES expects will grow 20 percent by 2020 — have fewer financial aid options, because often they are enrolled part time. To help adult students achieve their education goal, Penn State is creating scholarships and other financial aid options for these students.
Ag cooperative trade organization creates two Penn State scholarships
2/19/13
The Mid-Atlantic Alliance of Cooperatives has established two endowed scholarships to benefit students in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
New engineering scholarship honors founder of Pittsburgh firm
2/14/13
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – A new scholarship in the College of Engineering honors the founder of a Pittsburgh engineering firm.
Civil & Environmental Consultants (CEC) Inc., established the endowment for James M. Roberts, a Penn State alumnus and the firm’s chairman emeritus.
Special education graduate program scholarships now available
1/31/13
Penn State is offering scholarships to support graduate-level study in special education in response to the continuing national demand for special education teachers. The program in the College of Education includes scholarships in the amount of at least $19,000 for as many as 15 months of study with an emphasis on infants, toddlers and preschoolers who have disabilities and their families.
Annual Blue and White Scholarship Luncheon set for Jan. 20
1/10/13
Penn State Greater Allegheny will host its annual Blue and White Scholarship Luncheon on Jan. 20. The annual luncheon brings together donors with incoming scholarship recipients and their families. Two recent alumni, who started their Penn State careers at Greater Allegheny and who were Blue and White scholarship recipients, will be the featured speakers at the event.
Dinner raises more than $255,000 for Renaissance scholarships
11/16/12
Penn State's 36th annual Renaissance Fund dinner raised more than $255,000 to endow scholarships in honor of community leaders and philanthropists, Ed and Charlene Friedman, this year's Renaissance Fund Honorees. Over 400 guests attended the Nov. 15 dinner at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel.
The annual event raises money for Renaissance Fund scholarships, which are awarded to academically talented Penn State students who have great financial need. The dinners honor community leaders, and contributions are used to endow scholarships in their names. Since the Renaissance Fund's inception in 1969, the total endowment has grown to more than $10 million. To date, 393 scholarships have been awarded for the 2012-13 academic year. The Renaissance Fund announced the Friedmans as this year's honorees in late August.
Ninth annual All That's Jazz benefit raises more than $105K
10/30/12
"Legacy" was the theme of the ninth annual All That's Jazz Student Scholarship event, held Oct. 27 at Penn State Greater Allegheny. And a legacy was definitely provided - in the amount of $105,528, which will be added to the campus' student scholarship fund. Penn State Greater Allegheny Chancellor Curtiss Porter explained that now, more than ever before, there is a real need for scholarship funding, with more than 91 percent of students requiring financial aid. Students Maria Marroquin from Washington, D.C., and Michael Monezis from McKeesport, Pa., demonstrated that need, thanking the crowd of advisory board members, alumni, faculty, staff and friends. Both receive scholarship funds, and would not be able to attend college without a little help from the donors in the room.
Students and donors meet at annual scholarship reception
10/24/12
Melding academic prowess with a passion for horses, Penn State New Kensington student Shanna Williams desires to start a new business after graduation. Penn State alumnus Mike Kotyk funds a campus scholarship that is helping Williams fulfill her desire. Williams, a senior in the Applied Psychology program, was the guest speaker Oct. 23 at the campus' annual Scholarship Reception, an event that brings together recipients and donors. The reception gives students who receive scholarships and benefactors who establish scholarships, a chance to meet face to face. Students attending the reception were able to deliver personal thanks to their donors, who in turn were able to see the personification of their philanthropic endeavors. Williams is the recipient of the Gregory and Xenia Kotyk Memorial Trustee Family Scholarship. The $50,000 endowment was established in 2011 by Kotyk in honor of his parents. "I cannot thank Mr. Kotyk enough for his generosity and kindness that has been beneficial to me in so many ways," said Williams, a product of the Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School. "I never imagined being able to afford college. By working hard academically, and with the scholarships, grants and some loans, I have seen the fruits of my labor through the helping hands extended to me by Mr. Kotyk and other scholarship donors."
Applications being accepted for Space Grant scholarships
10/18/12
The Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium is accepting applications for Undergraduate Research Scholarships. Information about the scholarships and the application can be found at http://pa.spacegrant.org.
$1 million gift funds scholarships at Penn State Hazleton
10/3/12
A $1 million scholarship endowment to benefit Penn State Hazleton students has been made possible by the John E. Morgan Foundation. The John E. Morgan Foundation Trustee Scholarship will be created, which will help qualified students with financial need to attend the Hazleton campus.
The Morgan Foundation made a $1 million gift to The Pennsylvania State University Philanthropic Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which then directed the funds to Penn State Hazleton. It is the largest gift that the Hazleton campus has received during Penn State's current fundraising effort, For the Future: The Campaign for Penn State Students.
Alumni Society has new total of $24,000 in golf outing proceeds
9/28/12
The Penn State Beaver Alumni Society announced a new total of $24,000 in proceeds from its 12th annual Golf Outing held Sept. 10. Last week the group announced it had raised $22,000, but additional income received had not been included in that total. All proceeds benefit the group's endowed scholarships for Beaver campus students. To date, the Alumni Society has raised more $185,000 for the campus.
Next year's golf outing will be held Sept. 9 at Seven Oaks Country Club, Brighton Township. For information about the golf outing or the Alumni Society, contact Diana Patterson, director of development, at dlp25@psu.edu or 724-773-3558.
Beaver Alumni Society golf outing raises $22,000 for scholarships
9/20/12
The Penn State Beaver Alumni Society's Twelfth Annual Golf Outing held Sept. 10 raised $22,000 for the group's endowed scholarship for Beaver campus students. To date, the Alumni Society has raised more than $183,000 for the campus. For information about the 2013 golf outing or the Alumni Society, contact Diana Patterson at dlp25@psu.edu or 724-773-3558.
Penn State Beaver Alumni Society golf outing winners are announced
9/14/12
The Penn State Beaver Alumni Society announced the winners of the its twelfth annual golf outing held Monday, Sept. 10 at Seven Oaks Country Club, Brighton Township. First place team was Kip's Ice Cream with a score of 57 by team members Nick Anderson, Shane Hecht, John Murawski, and Don Ware. The Beaver County Times team won second place with a score of 60 by team members Greg Best, Larry Boggs, Bob Johnston, and Vaughn Vacar. Each first-place winner received a $75 gift certificate and each second-place winner received a $60 gift certificate to be used in the club's pro shop. The golf outing proceeds, which will be announced soon, benefit the Alumni Society's endowed scholarships for Beaver campus students. For information about the 2013 golf outing, contact Diana Patterson, director of development at Beaver, at dlp25@psu.edu or 724-773-3558.
Penn State World Campus student is first Navy scholarship recipient
9/10/12
For five years, Justin Scinocco was a Navy special warfare combatant-craft crewman (SWCC), a member of an elite team that supports Navy SEALS. He served in Iraq in 2003. In 2011, he enrolled in Penn State's World Campus to prepare for a medical career. For his Navy service and academic achievements, Scinocco has been chosen to receive the first Alexander P. Fletcher Navy Student Award presented by the World Campus.