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Jim Stengel

Alumni Association leadership conference set to inspire volunteers

6/14/18

Jim Stengel’s next opportunity to connect with fellow Penn Staters arrives later this summer, when he’ll keynote several sessions during the Alumni Association's Alumni Leadership Connections Conference, taking place Aug. 3–5 at University Park. The conference will give Alumni Association volunteer leaders the opportunity to learn and share best practices, and also hear key insight from experts.

Richard and Claudia Fischer

Couple creates Penn State World Campus scholarship that will total $3 million

6/13/18

Richard and Claudia Fischer have donated $1 million to the University to create the Richard and Claudia Fischer Open Doors Scholarship in Penn State World Campus. Through the Open Doors Scholarship Matching Program, the University will provide a permanent 2:1 matching contribution of $2 million. The Fischers designated the scholarship to give priority to Penn State World Campus students who are participating in Smart Track to Success, RaiseMe, Complete Penn State or additional programs created by the University under its Open Doors initiative.

A female student is pictured completing paperwork in the campus's OTA Lab.

Students benefit from staff-led 'Fuel for the Future' fund

6/11/18

In 2016, the Penn State Shenango Staff Advisory Council (SAC) introduced a new fundraising initiative to support students at the Shenango campus. The program, titled “Fuel for the Future,” was designed to provide financial assistance to a student or students who are participating in an internship program or working on their clinical outside of the campus.

Charles E. Hunnell makes gift for Penn State Fayette Open Doors Scholarship

6/8/18

Greene-County native and retired schoolteacher Charles E. Hunnell has made a gift of $50,000 to Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus in coordination with the Open Doors Scholarship Matching Program. Penn State will make a 2:1 matching contribution to gifts of at least $30,000 through June 30.

EMS academic and alumni leaders create Open Doors Scholarships

6/7/18

Lee and Michelle Kump have always felt compelled to help students with financial need, so when they learned about the RaiseMe program, which intersects with the University’s Open Doors Scholarship Program, they saw the perfect opportunity to make an impact. They have since done just that with a $30,000 commitment ­­to create an Open Doors Scholarship with a preference for students in RaiseMe.

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