Fundraising Opportunities
Endowment
Ensuring educational opportunity and quality of life for generations
Endowment funds help support the Performing Arts Series,
Project GRAD, academic programs, general scholarships, and
the general endowment.
Note: The U.S. Department of Education Endowment Challenge
Grant awarded to Pellissippi State for 2003-2008 ensures that all gifts
designated to endowments will be matched dollar for dollar until the goal
of $362,000 has been reached.
Academic and Student Enrichment
Gifts support whatever areas have the greatest need- anything from emergency loans for students to professional development for faculty to enrichment of academic and technical programs.
- Student Scholarships
- Greatest Need Fund
- Academic Department Funds
Funds that Support the Academic Departments at Pellissippi State:
- Business and Computer Technology Department
- Engineering and Media Technologies Department
- English Department
- Liberal Arts Department
- Mathematics Department
- Natural and Behavioral Sciences Department
Nursing Program
Meeting the demand for increased health care
In response to the critical shortage of certified nurses in the region, Pellissippi State collaborated with Roane State Community College in fall 2005 to launch a nursing program and create the Tennessee Board of Regents Magnolia Avenue Nursing Center.
Other Giving Options
- Student Scholarships
- Faculty/Staff Awards
- Student Emergency Loan Fund (SEL)
- Outstanding Student Awards