The Penn State College of Engineering fundraised $46,291 from 254 gifts on GivingTuesday, which took place on Dec. 8. Credit: Penn State
GivingTuesday gifts to engineering up more than 152% compared to 2021
December 22, 2022
By Ashley WennersHerron
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State College of Engineering fundraised $46,291 from 254 gifts on GivingTuesday, which took place on Dec. 8. The funds will benefit students largely through scholarships, as well as supplement resources for materials and experiences.
“We are grateful not only for the financial generosity of our students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends, but also for the enthusiastic support for programs across the college,” said Anthony Atchley, acting dean of the College of Engineering. “The total dollar amount is made even more impressive by the number of people who championed the engineering campaigns.”
The Penn State Department of Mechanical Engineering campaign led the college’s race with 40 gifts totaling $23,555, the fifth most of any GivingTuesday campaign for the University. An anonymous donor provided a one-to-one matching gift up to $400, and alumni Patty and Ray Stevens — with a matching gift from Boeing — matched donations one-to-one up to $4,000. The funds will be used to offset out-of-pocket costs for ME students’ specialized, hands-on hardware kits that are required in third- and fourth-year coursework.
In total, Penn State raised $1,235,606 from 10,751 donors.
Other engineering campaign outcomes may be found below:
- Architectural Engineering General Scholarship
- College of Engineering Scholarship Fund
- Drawdown Scholars
- Engineering Leadership Development
- Engineers Without Borders
- Global Engineering Engagement
- Penn State Engineering Alumni Society Endowed Scholarship
- Penn State Engineers in Action
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