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Contact Information

Lyn Culver
Director of Recruitment and Professional Education

105 Old Main
University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-867-2415
E-mail: lkc3@psu.edu

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Career Opportunities

Penn State is always looking for talented professionals to join the development team.

Penn State's administrative and research hub is our University Park campus, but Penn State has 23 additional undergraduate and specialized locations across Pennsylvania.

Fundraising at Penn State

Penn State is one of the nation's largest and most comprehensive universities. Its long-standing tradition of philanthropy began with its origins in 1855 on 200 acres donated by a local business leader and its designation in 1863 as Pennsylvania’s land-grant institution.

We still value that spirit of philanthropy today, and our Development operation is focused on supporting our donors and friends in their efforts to continue to foster philanthropy at Penn State.

We value our alumni and friends and the altruistic spirit of our volunteers and donors.
We value the relationships we have with our alumni, volunteers, donors, students, faculty and staff.
We value colleagues who are talented, honest, ethical, collegial, and hardworking; who demonstrate integrity and respect for each other.
We value and encourage diversity in an open and welcoming environment.
We value the high quality of our programs and continuously strive to improve our services and encourage the professional growth and development of our staff.
We value the collaborative relationship between the Penn State Alumni Association and the Office of University Development in our shared responsibility to help shape the future of the University.

Fundraising Accomplishments

In fiscal year 06-07, over 143,000 donors gave a total of $190.3 million, excluding pledges and other future commitments.
Penn State has ranked first in the number of alumni
donors among its peer institutions for the last ten years.
In 2003, the University completed its seven-year Grand Destiny Campaign, which raised nearly $1.4 billion.
The leadership gift phase of a new campaign, For the Future: The Campaign for Penn State Students, was launched in 2007 with a working goal of $1.65 billion.

About the Division of Development and Alumni Relations (DDAR)

About 280 employees work for DDAR, either in our central offices, or for a college, unit, or campus.
The Division is led by the Senior Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations, Rod Kirsch. During Rod’s tenure, which began in 1996, Penn State has secured more private support than it raised in its previous 140-year history.

Vision

The Division of Development and Alumni Relations connects members of the Penn State family to the University and to each other, gaining their ideas, advocacy, and support on behalf of the University's mission and goals.

Mission

The mission of the Division is to advance the University's mission of teaching, research, and service by:

involving our alumni, volunteers, and other constituents in an on-going relationship with the University;
providing high-quality programs and services which are responsive to the needs of our constituents;
informing our constituents of the University's accomplishments, challenges, and priorities;
identifying and securing the gifts of time, ideas, and resources from our key stakeholders;
being good stewards of our relationships and resources.