Corporate Ambassadors are alumni and alumnae that pledge to stay connected to Rensselaer, champion Rensselaer at the workplace, and keep the value of a Rensselaer degree strong. The Rensselaer Corporate Ambassador community at General Electric is led by Jessica Budris ’01, ’04, Human Resources Manager. The key goals of the group are to:

• Grow the Rensselaer alumni community at GE
• Connect GE to the exceptional people and programs at Rensselaer that support GE’s key business priorities
• Ensure all students have access to a Rensselaer education

Your help is needed – now more than ever – as we continue to prepare our students to join the global network of successful alumni and alumnae after completing their education – particularly challenging during these unprecedented times.

Between May 28 and 2Rπ Giving Day on June 28, we are encouraging alumni and alumnae at GE to support Rensselaer funding initiatives. Student support is needed more than ever. Your gift will provide critical support to our future alumni and alumnae as global leaders and will show our students just how strong this community is. The company with the highest giving participation among alumni and alumnae between May 28 and June 28 will receive the Rensselaer Corporate Cup.

Funding Priorities

General Electric alumni and alumnae donations will help support Rensselaer students in the following areas:

• Rensselaer Annual Fund (area of greatest need): Your gift will help our current generation of students complete their Rensselaer education, and allow them to become the future leaders in science, technology, and innovation. Gifts to the Annual Fund support the area of greatest need, one of our many athletics and scholarship programs, or student-specific funds, among several options.
• Rensselaer Research Fund: This fund, recently established in order to support the efforts in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, supports the continued advancement of ongoing research initiatives.
• Undergraduate Student Relief Fund: The Student Relief fund is an emergency fund for Rensselaer students who face financial hardship that threatens their academic progress during their time at Rensselaer.
• Annual Fund Scholars Program: This program provides financial aid and scholarship support directly to current Rensselaer students. This program is critical in allowing students of all backgrounds to follow their dreams, and to have access to a Rensselaer education.
• Society of Women Engineers at Rensselaer: Your gift will help support the success of female undergraduates in engineering programs at Rensselaer, offering a host of opportunities for exceptional women to prepare and succeed in today's technologically advanced and culturally diverse workforce. The Society of Women Engineers at Rensselaer has won several awards, and hosted the regional conference twice in the last ten years.
• Other: You can choose to support any other initiative that interests you, including your school, student projects through weR Gold, athletics through Let’s Go Red!, and many more. Please visit the Rensselaer Giving website for more information.

**Your gift may be eligible for corporate match! Employees who make eligible donations of USD $25 or more (or equivalent) to a participating charity can register for a match by visiting the GE Foundation Matching Gifts website - click "GE Participants" to log in using your GE SSO ID and password. Search for and select your charity to begin the registration process (the search will default to an employee’s work country, but employees can search for and select charities in any country). You will then be asked to enter details such as donation date and amount. Please note that donations should be made directly to the charity first – the Matching Gifts website is for matching registration only.**

You will need to input Rensselaer’s Tax-ID number to complete the match on the GE Foundation Matching Gifts website.  Rensselaer’s Tax-ID number is: 14-1340095.