Support the Chaiken Center

Making a gift to the Penn State Chaiken Center for Student Success is extending a helping hand to talented, hard-working students for whom attending college is not a given, but a dream—one that can influence the course of their entire lives.

Chaiken Center for Student Success

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A gift to the Penn State Chaiken Center for Student Success will support our suite of programs and initiatives aimed at helping students thrive at Penn State. As we strive to grow the Center’s reach and impact, we are asking alumni, parents, and friends to consider gifts to the following areas:  academic coaching, first-generation student success, free school supplies initiative, endowed positions and space.

Rob Pangborn Honorary Fund

Rob Pangborn Honorary Fund

The Center is seeking gifts of any size to support the Rob Pangborn Honorary Fund for the Student Success Center.

A gift to this fund, named in honor of the retired vice president and dean for Undergraduate Education, will provide the center with funding to be used for a range of priorities and needs. Gifts to this fund could be used to advance initiatives such as establishing a student-alumni mentoring program, launching a speaker series focused on various facets of student success, and expanding support and recognition of Penn State's first-generation student population.

Individuals who wish to make a contribution to the Rob Pangborn Honorary Fund for the Chaiken Center can do so online.

Additional Opportunities

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Download our giving brochure to read about further opportunities to support the Center.

To discuss your gift to the Penn State Chaiken Center for Student Success, contact Undergraduate Education's Development Office at UEDevelopment@psu.edu or 814-865-6600.