Penn State Abington students gather on the Sutherland Plaza around the iconic clock.
ABINGTON, Pa. — Penn State will celebrate its 10th GivingTuesday on Dec. 3, and Penn State Abington invites alumni and friends to mark this milestone by making a gift to support the Abington General Scholarship and Student Emergency Assistance funds.
The funds are an important component of Abington’s campus-wide network of support for students, according to Chancellor Gary Liguori.
"GivingTuesday is what 'We Are' looks like in action at Penn State Abington," Liguori said. "Our students have their individual aspirations, but they achieve their goals thanks to your collective generosity. In this season of gratitude, please consider supporting the campus emergency assistance and scholarship funds on GivingTuesday. Gifts of every size are pooled so we can reduce barriers to higher education and provide resources that keep students on the path toward earning a Penn State degree."
Many students are on the edge of housing, food and transportation insecurities, and when an emergency strikes — a job loss, a car breaks down — they may miss classes or even withdraw from school. Gifts to the emergency assistance fund give Student Affairs staff the resources to respond to students with immediate, urgent needs.
The average gap between educational costs and the financial resources of Abington students exceeds $14,000 a year, so scholarship funds that help defray the cost of education are often a deciding factor in whether students can enroll. Students who qualify for need-based financial aid are eligible to receive funds from the Abington General Scholarship Fund.
True to Penn State GivingTuesday tradition, the celebration will kick off on Monday, Dec. 2, at 18:55 (6:55 p.m. EST) — a nod to the year the University was founded.
Gifts made on GivingTuesday advance the University’s historic land-grant mission to serve and lead. Through philanthropy, alumni and friends are helping students to join the Penn State family and prepare for lifelong success; driving research, outreach and economic development that grow our shared strength and readiness for the future; and increasing the University’s impact for families, patients and communities across the commonwealth and around the world. Learn more by visiting raise.cesametal.net.
About Penn State Abington
Penn State Abington provides an affordable, accessible and high-impact education resulting in the success of a diverse student body. It is committed to student success through innovative approaches to 21st-century public higher education within a world-class research university. With more than 3,100 students, Penn State Abington is a residential campus that offers baccalaureate degrees in 25 majors, accelerated master's degrees, undergraduate research, the Schreyer Honors College, NCAA Division III athletics and more.
