Discover the Power
From groundbreaking cures for all to increased opportunities for the best and brightest students, the Campaign advances key priorities, at the University level and for each School and Center, to help us meet the unique challenges of our time.
The Power of Penn Campaign will expand the most robust undergraduate grant-based financial aid program in the nation and will grow graduate and professional student aid to minimize the burden of debt. We will build spaces like the New College House West that unite people with common interests under one roof, and empower first-generation college students to achieve their full potential through the Penn First Plus initiative.
Remarkable advances are happening in every health arena at Penn. The pioneering work underway at Penn Dental, Penn Nursing, Penn Medicine and Penn Vet is transforming health outcomes in communities everywhere. The Campaign will help Penn Medicine speed the immunotherapy revolution to make the finest cancer treatments widely available while exploring their application to immune system-related diseases such as Alzheimer’s and HIV. The patient-centered, forward-thinking design of The Pavilion at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania will shape the patient experience with an unmatched level of coordinated care.
The world’s urgent need for clean, renewable energy is one of the most pressing challenges facing society. The Vagelos Institute of Energy Science and Technology gathers scientists to advance an aggressive research and teaching agenda that encompasses solar, fuel cells, wind, hydrogen fission and beyond. The Campaign will fund a new state-of-the-art Science Research Building designed to support the Institute’s innovative, cross-disciplinary work. The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at PennDesign convenes thought leaders and visiting scholars to foster and implement energy policy innovations.
Offices, labs and production spaces come together at Pennovation Works on the banks of the Schuylkill River—an engine of economic opportunity designed to help researchers, entrepreneurs and industry partners translate inventions into viable ventures. On the western edge of campus, the Venture Lab, led by Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship, is where student innovators from Penn’s 12 Schools will collaborate with mentors and advisors to put ideas into practice and commercialize their concepts for real-world impact.
Penn advances scholarship and research that cross disciplines, continents and cultures to engage a rich diversity of voices in boundary-breaking, discovery-making collaboration. We will increase the number of endowed positions available to stellar faculty, including Penn Integrates Knowledge (PIK) University Professors and Presidential Term Professors. Penn Global will educate informed citizens for contemporary times, and the Penn Museum’s Building Transformation will connect us to the ancient world. Expanded Arts and Culture offerings will enrich the lives of those in the Penn community and beyond campus. The Behavior Change for Good Initiative will use neuroscience research, data and accessible technologies to improve human behavior and create lasting change.
The Power of Penn Campaign will increase the number of people meaningfully connected to Penn. Alumni will renew their commitment to lifelong learning through social, academic and cultural events on campus and around the world. They will discover new ways to give of their time as mentors and volunteers, and will join the countless alumni, parents, friends and patients who choose to give back to Penn through generous contributions. Find out how you can Get Involved.