Become a Smeal Champion for Giving Tuesday

Smeal Champions are alumni, friends, and students who donate their time to raise awareness of Smeal initiatives within their networks. As ambassadors for Smeal, they help us to be successful by living the WE ARE spirit and encouraging those around them to become more involved members of the Smeal community.

Giving Tuesday is being held on December 3, 2024!

Smeal Champions are alumni, friends, and students who donate their time to raise awareness of Smeal initiatives within their networks. As ambassadors for Smeal, they help us to be successful by living the WE ARE spirit and encouraging those around them to become more involved members of the Smeal community. 

Is it complicated or time-consuming? No! You can be helpful by simply promoting the information to your network of Penn State friends and classmates. 

Join us in rallying the Smeal community and to access resources that make sharing with your network easy by checking out the Smeal Champion Toolkit. 

The fundraising campaign will focus on the Smeal Student Emergency Fund, which provides short-term financial assistance for students in times of need and FIRST@Smeal, a new initiative designed to help first-generation Smeal students succeed academically and personally by bridging educational gaps, enhancing financial literacy, and creating a sense of community to help address the unique challenges they face in college.

Becoming a Smeal Champion is as easy as:

  • Sending an email to your close peers or classmates at Smeal
  • Posting information about Smeal's Giving Tuesday efforts on social media for your network to see
  • Making your own gift or challenge gift to inspire others to join you

Regardless, YOUR influence and network can help make all the difference in this campaign to support students with great need.