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Any gift made to the class gift through Dec. 31 will be matched The Nittany Lion Shrine on Penn States University Park campus. Image: Penn State 2021 Class Gift Receives $10K match from Peter Weiler Family Endowment June 03, 2021 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State’s Student Philanthropy Network (SPN) recently announced that the organization has received a $10,000 matching gift for the 2021 Class Gift, the Student Access and Equity Fund. Through the match, which was made possible through the...

Donations to the Class 2021's Class Gift, the creation of Penn State's first-ever Student Access And Equity Fund, will be matched up to $10,000 through an endowment created in honor of a longtime Penn State leader.

The Class of 2021s gift was officially approved during Penn State’s Board of Trustees meeting Friday. Rachel Bruning, president of the Student Philanthropy Network, announced the gift at the end of the fall 2020 semester — the network will create the Student Access and Equity Fund. The fund, according to Bruning, will be dedicated to helping students who contribute to the diversity of the university and who are in need of educational expenses not covered by their financial aid. The Co...

The Nittany Lion Shrine on Penn States University Park campus. Image: Penn State Class of 2021 votes to create Student Access and Equity Fund December 16, 2020 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State’s class of 2021 recently voted to create the Student Access and Equity Fund as its class gift. The fund is designed to support individuals who contribute to the diversity of the student body and who are unexpectedly in need of help to afford educational expenses not covered through financial aid. "I ...

The fund will support individuals who “contribute to the diversity of the student body” and are unexpectedly in need of help affording expenses not covered through financial aid. “I cannot wait to see the class of 2021 unite in support of the Student Access and Equity Fund and the positive impact it will have on our campus and Penn State students,” Student Philanthropy Network President Rachel Bruning said. “I hope that our peers are similarly excited about the gift and its purpose �...