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When you give, you enhance the learning and college experience for every student at SSU. Every dollar makes a difference.

 

Student Programs and Internships

Programs like Dress for Success and SSU Works are made possible in part by funding from the SSU Foundation. Read more.

SSU Athletics

The SSU Foundation’s Bear Club funds training equipment and travel expenses for over 300 varsity SSU athletes in 22 different sports. Read more.

Campus Events and Conferences

Long-standing campus events like Interprofessional Education Day are funded through SSU Foundation grants. Read more.

The Performing Arts

One of the Foundation’s pillar funds, the Patron Club supports performing artists, students, and the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts. Read more.

Foundation Scholarships

Hundreds of scholarships are available to aid students with financial needs thanks to donations made to the SSU Foundation. Read more.

Research, Technology and Equipment

The SSU Foundation provides funding for faculty research, equipment and lab upgrades, technological enhancements all over campus. Read more.

 
 

Read more about the many ways the Shawnee State University Foundation supports our campus, our students, and our region.

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Dress for Success: Empowering Students with Confidence and Opportunity
Dress for Success: Empowering Students with Confidence and Opportunity

The Dress for Success Program helps SSU students purchase professional business attire, allowing them to present themselves with confidence going forward in their careers.

SSU Respiratory Therapy Program receives $10,000 in funding from NBRC
SSU Respiratory Therapy Program receives $10,000 in funding from NBRC

The long-standing organization is allocating over $4 million in scholarship funds to more than 450 CoARC-accredited respiratory care educational programs across the United States.

Planting seeds for the future through Campus Beautification Fund
Planting seeds for the future through Campus Beautification Fund

Dr. James and Dr. Ann Chapman established the Campus Beautification Fund in 1998 to plant trees and support landscaping throughout Shawnee State’s campus.

Parkinson's Play coming to SSU July 10
Parkinson's Play coming to SSU July 10

Professional actor Matthew Moore with perform his moving play about Parkinson’s Disease at the Clark Library.

Honoring Michael Hairston through the gift of scholarship
Honoring Michael Hairston through the gift of scholarship

Marilyn and Gary Hairston created the Michael Hairston Memorial Scholarship 25 years ago to honor their son’s legacy and support students from Portsmouth High School who choose to attend Shawnee State.

Interprofessional Education Day gets boost from Foundation grant program.
Interprofessional Education Day gets boost from Foundation grant program.

The cornerstone event for second-year students in the Allied Health Science department has been a collaborative, teamwork-building exercise since 2015.

Hodgden Travel Fund supports trip to Peru for SSU Nursing student
Hodgden Travel Fund supports trip to Peru for SSU Nursing student

Hodgden Travel Fund supports trip to Peru for SSU Nursing student

Casino Night and Bourbon Tasting Photo Gallery 2024
Casino Night and Bourbon Tasting Photo Gallery 2024

The annual event raises money for the Shawnee Fund.